Pteria penguin (English spelling)

Japanese: Pteria penguin(英語表記)Pteriapenguin
Pteria penguin (English spelling)

...It is widely distributed from the Kii Peninsula south to the Pacific and Indian Oceans, and mainly lives on the sandy gravel bottoms of coral reefs up to 30m deep. Pteria penguin (illustration) is a large species with a shell length and height of 20cm, and the left shell is well expanded to 6cm. It grows diagonally backwards.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Pteria penguin" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…紀伊半島以南~太平洋,インド洋に広く分布し,おもに水深30mまでのサンゴ礁の砂れき底にすむ。マベガイPteria penguin(イラスト)は殻の長さ高さとも20cm,左殻はよく膨らみ6cmに達する大型種。後方へ斜めに成長する。…

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