Biology:Conomurex decorus
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Short description: Species of gastropod
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Conomurex |
| Species: | C. decorus
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| Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798)
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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]
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
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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" (in en). Gastropods.com. http://www.gastropods.com/4/Shell_204.shtml.
Wikidata ☰ Q385052 entry
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