- Conomurex decorus
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Conomurex decorus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade LittorinimorphaSuperfamily: 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]
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Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
- Mediterranean Sea[2]
- Red Sea[1]
- Indian Ocean[1] along Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
- * Pacifoc Ocean along Singapore.
References
- ^ a b c d Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564728.
- ^ (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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