Conomurex fasciatus

Conomurex fasciatus
Conomurex fasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Conomurex
Species: C. fasciatus
Binomial name
Conomurex fasciatus
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms
  • Strombus dehelensis Ostini & Rigoletto, 1983
  • Strombus fasciatus Born, 1778 (basionym)

Conomurex fasciatus, common name : the Lined 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 25 mm and 50 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

References

  1. ^ Conomurex fasciatus .  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564729.
  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp

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