Dolomena labiosa

Dolomena labiosa
Dolomena labiosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Dolomena
Species: D. labiosa
Binomial name
Dolomena labiosa
(Wood, 1828)
Synonyms[1]

Strombus labiosus Wood, 1828 (basionym)

Dolomena labiosa, common name : the Thick-lipped 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 20 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Tanzania; in the pacific Ocean along the Fiji Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b Dolomena labiosa (Wood, 1828) . WoRMS (2009). Dolomena labiosa (Wood, 1828) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=559417 on 25 March 2011.
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Dekkers A.M. & Liverani V. (2011 ["2010"]) Redescription of Strombus labiosus Wood, 1828 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) with description of a new species. Gloria Maris 49(5-6): 107-119. [Published 20 Jan. 2011]

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