Dolomena hickeyi

Dolomena hickeyi
Dolomena hickeyi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Dolomena
Species: D. hickeyi
Binomial name
Dolomena hickeyi
(Willan, 2000) [1]
Synonyms[2]

Strombus hickeyi Willan, 2000

Dolomena hickeyi is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2]

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Description

The shell grows to a length of 55 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed along the Philippines and Queensland, Australia.

References

  1. ^ Willan (2000). Vita Marina 47 (1) : 18-24
  2. ^ a b Dolomena hickeyi (Willan, 2000) . WoRMS (2010). Dolomena hickeyi (Willan, 2000) . In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.eu/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564501 on 25 March 2011.

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