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Species of gastropod
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Conomurex fasciatus
Five views of a shell of Conomurex fasciatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Conomurex
Species: C. fasciatus
Binomial name
Conomurex fasciatus
(Born, 1778)
Synonyms
  • Strombus dehelensis Ostini & Rigoletto, 1983
  • Strombus fasciatus Born, 1778 (basionym)

Conomurex fasciatus, common name the lined conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

Description

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The shell size varies between 25 mm and 50 mm.

It has a white base color and lines passing vertically on its body. The colors can range from different shades of brown to solid black. The crown and upper part is drill shaped.

Subspecies

Conomurex fasciatus dehelensis (var.) - Ostini & Rigoletti, 1983

Conomurex fasciatus elegans (var.) - Romagna-Manoja, E., 1973

Both subspecies occurs in the Red Sea.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea and the Persian Gulf.

References

  1. Conomurex fasciatus. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.

Further reading

  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
  • Vine, P. (1986). Red Sea Invertebrates. Immel Publishing, London. 224 pp

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Taxon identifiers
Conomurex fasciatus


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