Summary ²

Telescopium telescopium, or "Horn snail," is a species of marine gastropod molluscs in the family Potamididae. It is found in mangrove forests throughout the coastlines of the Indian Ocean.

Local Name(s) ³

(Tamil) : Pambara sangu;
பம்பரச் சங்கு

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Vikas Madhav Nagarajan, all rights reserved, uploaded by Vikas Madhav Nagarajan
2. Adapted by Aswathi from a work by (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telescopium_telescopium
3. Adapted by Nanditha Ram Satagopan from a work by (c) Aswathi, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

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