Thetystrombus latus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Thetystrombus |
Species: | T. latus |
Binomial name | |
Thetystrombus latus (Gmelin, 1791) | |
Synonyms | |
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Thetystrombus latus, commonly known as the Bubonian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The shell size varies between 70 mm and 165 mm.
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Distribution
The Bubonian conch occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, Senegal, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ascension Island and Angola.
References
- GBIF
- WMSD
- MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thetystrombus latus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1428085 on 2021-04-22
- Bernard, P.A. (Ed.) (1984). Coquillages du Gabon . Pierre A. Bernard: Libreville, Gabon. 140, 75 plates pp
- Gofas, S.; Afonso, J.P.; Brandào, M. (Ed.). (S.a.). Conchas e Moluscos de Angola = Coquillages et Mollusques d'Angola. . Universidade Agostinho / Elf Aquitaine Angola: Angola. 140 pp.
- Rolán E., 2005. Malacological Fauna From The Cape Verde Archipelago. Part 1, Polyplacophora and Gastropoda.
External links
- "Persististrombus latus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 24 March 2011.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Persististrombus latus |
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