Giant mangrove whelk
A species of Terebralia Scientific name : Terebralia palustris Genus : Terebralia
Giant mangrove whelk, A species of Terebralia
Botanical name: Terebralia palustris
Genus: Terebralia
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Description
Terebralia palustris, common name the giant mangrove whelk, is a species of brackish-water snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Potamididae. This tropical species which inhabits mangrove environments of the Indo-West Pacific region, has the widest geographic distribution amongst the potamidids extending from eastern Africa to northern Australia. Terebralia palustris is the largest mangrove gastropod, with a maximum shell length of 190Â mm recorded from Arnhem Land,
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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Molluscs Class
Snails and slugs Family
Potamidids Genus
Terebralia Species
Giant mangrove whelk 
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