Scott & Jeanette Johnson, Kwajalein Unterwater
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Rochia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Rochia nilotica, also known as Trochus niloticus, is the economically most important gastropod species in the tropical West Pacific.
The large snail with a circular shell is both an important traditional foodstuff and a leading export article used as a source of mother-of-pearl material for buttons and jewellery.
Rochia nilotica is typically found in shallow, sandy bottoms with algae in reefs, sometimes in areas with dead and occasional live coral patches.
Aquaristically, the large circular snails are very interesting, as they are mainly feeding on thread algae!
Synonyms:
Rochia niloticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tectus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767
Rochia nilotica, also known as Trochus niloticus, is the economically most important gastropod species in the tropical West Pacific.
The large snail with a circular shell is both an important traditional foodstuff and a leading export article used as a source of mother-of-pearl material for buttons and jewellery.
Rochia nilotica is typically found in shallow, sandy bottoms with algae in reefs, sometimes in areas with dead and occasional live coral patches.
Aquaristically, the large circular snails are very interesting, as they are mainly feeding on thread algae!
Synonyms:
Rochia niloticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tectus niloticus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Trochus niloticus Linnaeus, 1767
