Thetystrombus latus
Thetystrombus latus | |
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Shells of Thetystrombus latus from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center Collection | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Thetystrombus |
Species: | T. latus
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Binomial name | |
Thetystrombus latus (Gmelin, 1791)
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Synonyms[1][2] | |
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Thetystrombus latus, commonly known as the Bubonian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[3]
Description[]
The shell size varies between 70 mm and 165 mm.
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Distribution[]
The Bubonian conch occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, Senegal, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ascension Island and Angola.
References[]
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon [Shells of Gabon]. Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. [Shells and molluscs of Angola]. Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links[]
- "Persististrombus latus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
Categories:
- Strombidae
- Gastropods described in 1791
- Taxa named by Johann Friedrich Gmelin
- Molluscs of the Atlantic Ocean
- Molluscs of Angola
- Fauna of Ascension Island
- Gastropods of Cape Verde
- Invertebrates of Gabon
- Strombidae stubs