telescope creeper

Telescopium telescopium

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: —
Family: Potamididae

Telescopium telescopium, commonly known as the telescope snail, is a species of snail in the horn snail family Potamididae found in mangrove habitats in the Indo-Pacific. They are large snails that can grow up to 8 to 10 cm (3. 1 to 3.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 1

Sources and credits

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