Conomurex decorus
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Conomurex |
Species: | C. decorus
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Binomial name | |
Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798)
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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.
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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.
Categories:
- Strombidae
- Gastropods described in 1798
- Strombidae stubs