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This species was first described by G. A. Klebs in 1892 as Tetramitus pyriformis. [2] [3] Under this name, it has been frequently discussed in the context of sewage, sewage treatment, and water quality during the 20th century.
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The shells of these quite uncommon cowries reach on average 20–25 millimetres (0.79–0.98 in) of length, with a minimum size of 16 millimetres (0.63 in) and a maximum size of 34 millimetres (1.3 in).
The length of their bodies is 59–74 cm, with a wingspan of 141–160 cm and weight of between 1.7 and 2.3 kg. Their behaviors include feeding off large carcasses by following other scavengers to the source of food but also hunt for living prey.
The entire life cycle, from egg to adult, takes place in the human gastrointestinal tract of a single host, [18] [19] from about 2–4 weeks [20] or about 4–8 weeks. [21] E. vermicularis molts four times; the first two within the egg before hatching and two before becoming an adult worm.
Aequornithes (/ iː k w ɔːr ˈ n ɪ θ iː z /, from Latin aequor, expanse of water + Greek ornithes, birds), or core water birds, [6] are defined in the PhyloCode as "the least inclusive crown clade containing Pelecanus onocrotalus and Gavia immer".
Cryptocarpus pyriformis which is commonly known as salt bush or monte salado is native to the Galápagos Islands as well as mainland Ecuador and Peru. [2] It is the sole representative of the genus Cryptocarpus .
Palaeeudyptinae, the giant penguins, is a paraphyletic subfamily of prehistoric penguins.It includes several genera of medium-sized to very large species, such as Icadyptes salasi, Palaeeudyptes marplesi, Anthropornis nordenskjoeldi, and Pachydyptes ponderosus.