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Tegula patagonica

Tegula patagonica

(d´Orbigny, 1835)
Tegula Común

Family: Tegulidae
Order: Trochida
Class: Gastropoda
Phylum / Division: Mollusca
Kingdom: Animalia

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Records from Puerto San Antonio Este- Area natural protegida


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Tegula patagonica is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Tegulidae.

 The size of the shell varies between 10 mm and 21 mm. The thick, umbilicate shell has an orbiculate-conical shape. It is transversely narrowly granulose-sulcate. It has a uniform brownish or purplish color. The spire is conic. The apex is obtuse. The five whorls are subcarinate with sutures excavated. The aperture is rounded. The columella is bidentate.

Distribution: This marine species occurs from Southern Brazil to Southern Chile at depths between 0 m and 57 m.

Source: Wikipedia, article Tegula patagonica. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 16/07/2026.





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Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
140918604/01/2020ArgentinaRío NegroPuerto San Antonio Este- Area natural protegidaNicolas Olejnik
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Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Tegula patagonica – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 22/09/2026.