Conomurex decorus

Conomurex decorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Stromboidea
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Conomurex
Species:	C. decorus
Binomial name
	Conomurex decorus; (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
	Strombus decorus (Röding, 1798); Strombus cylindricus Swainson, 1821; Strombus mauritianus Lamarck, 1822;

Conomurex decorus, common name : the Mauritian Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[1]

Description[]

The shell size varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution[]

Mediterranean Sea^[2]
Red Sea^[1]
Indian Ocean^[1] near Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
Pacific Ocean near Singapore.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
^ (in German) Wawra E. & Sattmann H. (1988), "Bemerkungen zur Radula von Strombus decorus (RÖDING, 1798) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) aus dem Mittelmeer". 90B: 357-360. PDF.

External links[]

"Conomurex decorus decorus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 March 2011.

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[WoRMS-1] Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

[2] (in German) Wawra E. & Sattmann H. (1988), "Bemerkungen zur Radula von Strombus decorus (RÖDING, 1798) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) aus dem Mittelmeer". 90B: 357-360. PDF.

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