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Pleuroploca trapèze

Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758)

AnimalsClearly visible spiral shell not covered by the mantle

Distribution map

Geographic areas (BioObs)

Reunion IslandMayotteNew CaledoniaRed Sea

Observation type

Scuba divingApnea / Snorkelling

Other common names

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Other invalid scientific names

Fasciolaria trapezium f. paeteli
Murex trapezium
Pleuroploca trapezium f. intermedia
Pleuroploca trapezium f. paeteli

Links to our partners' sheets

INPN — Pleuroploca trapezium

GBIF — Pleuroploca trapezium

Sources

LE BRIS Sylvain in : DORIS, 20/01/2021 : Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758), https://doris.ffessm.fr/ref/specie/5182

How to cite this BioObs sheet?

BioObs, 03/06/2026 : Pleuroploca trapezium (Linnaeus, 1758), https://bioobs.fr/en/species-sheets/3546

Modification history

Modified by Maguelone GRATEAU on 03/06/2026

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