Tectus

Tectus is distinguished from the other gastropods by its shell conical, striped green, red and white. Their common size is more about 5 to 8 (2-15) centimetres. The tectus live 15-20 years and reach their maturity at the 2 years age.

Habitat - distribution

The tectus are marine animals which populate the coral barriers. Tropical Indo-West-Pacific area.

Systematic

Tectus (Tectus) Montfort, P.D. of, 1810

Tectus pagodalis Montfort, P.D. of 1810
Tectus (Tectus) architectonicus
Tectus (Tectus) dentatus
Tectus (Tectus) mauritianus
Tectus (Tectus) niloticus
Tectus (Tectus) niloticus maximus (F)
Tectus (Tectus) noduliferus
Tectus (Tectus) royanus
Tectus (Tectus) triserialis
Tectus (Tectus) virgatus

Tectus (Rochia) Gray, J.E., 1857

Tectus (Rochia) known known
Tectus (Rochia) known known hirasei (F)
Tectus (Rochia) known elatus
Tectus (Rochia) fenestratus
Tectus (Rochia) maximum
Tectus (Rochia) obesus
Tectus (Rochia) pyramis pyramis
Tectus tabidus
Tectus (Rochia) pyramis noduliferus

Source

Tectus, Trochidae
Nathalie Moscowskaya (2007). '' Coquillages of the world. History, collectionnement, art ''. Aquarium (Moscow): 256 p.

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