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barnacle rock shell

Concholepas concholepas

Classification

Family
Muricidae

Concholepas concholepas, the Chilean abalone or Peruvian tolina, is a species of large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk. Despite the superficial resemblance, C. concholepas is not a true abalone (a species in the family Haliotidae), but a member of the family Muricidae, also known as murex snails or rock snails.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Peru · 21