Conomurex decorus
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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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Clade: | Caenogastropoda |
Clade: | Hypsogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Conomurex |
Species: | C. decorus |
Binomial name | |
Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798) | |
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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.
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References
- Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- (in 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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