Conomurex decorus

Conomurex decorus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Conomurex
Species: C. decorus
Binomial name
Conomurex decorus
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • 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

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798).  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. (German) Wawra E. & Sattmann H. (1988), "Bemerkungen zur Radula von Strombus decorus (RÖDING, 1798) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) aus dem Mittelmeer". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 90B: 357-360. PDF.

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