Trochus ferreirai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails.Rosenberg, G. (2012). Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti, 1996. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=594203 on 2012-11-23
Description
The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 26 mm. It is a deposit feeder and grazer. Distribution This marine species occurs off the Philippines.
References
Bozzetti, L. (1996). Lopha poppei n. sp. and Trochus ferreirai n. sp. Two new species from Pacific Ocean. World Shells. 16: 65–67.
External links
Adams, A. (1855). Further contribution towards the natural history of the Trochidae: with the description of a new genus and several new species, from the Cumingian collection. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. (1854) 22: 37-41, pl. 27 World Register of Marine Species