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Eléphant de mer

Pterotrachea coronata Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775

AnimalsMolluscsPelagic gastropods
Corps de grande longueur (360 mm), de forme hydrodynamique, allongé et cylindrique. Trompe mince et cylindrique avec une petite masse buccale. Yeux rectangulaires.

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Western MediterraneanMediterranean - Alboran SeaEastern Mediterranean

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / SnorkellingBoat observation

Other common names

Other invalid scientific names

  • Pterotrachea coronara

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Pterotrachea coronataGBIF — Pterotrachea coronata

Sources

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 12/04/2024 : Pterotrachea coronata Forsskål in Niebuhr, 1775, https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/2393

Modification history

  • Modified by Maguelone GRATEAU on 12/04/2024

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