Conomurex decorus
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Conomurex |
| Species: | C. decorus
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| Binomial name | |
| Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798)
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Conomurex decorus, the Mauritian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
- Mediterranean Sea[2]
- Red Sea[1]
- Indian Ocean[1] near Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
- Pacific Ocean near Singapore.
References
- ^ a b c 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.
External links
- "Conomurex decorus decorus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 March 2011.