Dolomena variabilis

Dolomena variabilis
Five views of a shell of Dolomena variabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Dolomena
Species: D. variabilis
Binomial name
Dolomena variabilis
(Swainson, 1820)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis
  • Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis var. palauensis Romagna-Manoja, 1974 (unavailable name under Art. 15.1 and 15.2 of the ICZN)
  • Strombus athenius Duclos, 1844
  • Strombus lituratus Menke, 1829 (dubious synonym)
  • Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820 (basionym)

Dolomena variabilis, common name : the Variable 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 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Samoa, Indonesia and Northeast Australia.

References

  1. 1 2 Dolomena variabilis(Swainson, 1820) . WoRMS (2010). Dolomena variabilis (Swainson, 1820). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564515 on 29 March 2011.

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