Biology:Lentigo pipus

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Short description: Species of gastropod

Lentigo pipus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
Family:
Strombidae
Genus:
Lentigo
Species:
L. pipus
Binomial name
Lentigo pipus
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lambis pipus Röding, 1798 (basionym)
  • Strombus adustus Reeve, 1851
  • Strombus exustus Swainson, 1822
  • Strombus papilio Dillwyn, 1817
  • Strombus pipus Röding, 1798

Lentigo pipus, common name : the Elegant Conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Description

The shell size varies between 35 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific along the Mascarene Basin and the Philippines .

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong

Wikidata ☰ Q3656300 entry




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