Dolomena plicata
| Dolomena plicata | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Caenogastropoda clade Hypsogastropoda clade Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Dolomena |
| Species: | D. plicata |
| Binomial name | |
| Dolomena plicata (Röding, 1798) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Dolomena plicata, common name the pigeon conch, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Description
The shell size varies between 45 mm and 77 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along East Africa.
References
- 1 2 Dolomena plicata (Röding, 1798) . WoRMS (2009). Dolomena plicata (Röding, 1798). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species on 28 March 2011.
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
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