Lobatus magolecciai

Lobatus magolecciai
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Lobatus
Species: L. magolecciai
Binomial name
Lobatus magolecciai
(Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Strombus magolecciai Macsotay & Campos, 2001
  • Strombus (Tricornis) magolecciai Macsotay & Campos, 2001
  • Tricornis magolecciai (Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001)

Lobatus magolecciai is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2]

Description

The shell grows to a length of 93 mm. It differs from Lobatus raninus in these characteristics :

Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea along the Isla Margarita, Venezuela, found at depths up to 29 m.

References

  1. Macsotay & Villarroel (2001). Representative mollucs from the Margariata shelf Venezuela. Editoria Rivolta, Valencia 280 p.. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 27 June 2010.
  2. 1 2 Lobatus magolecciai (Macsotay & Villarroel, 2001). WoRMS (2010). Lobatus magolecciai Ma(csotay & Villarroel, 2001). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565372 on 26 March 2011.
  3. Macsotay, O. and R. Campos Villarroel. 2001. Molucos representativos de la Plataforma de Margarita - Venezuela. [iii], iii, 280 pp., 32 pls. Editora Rivolta: Valencia, Venezuela; July 2001

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