Lentigo pipus | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Lentigo |
Species: | L. pipus |
Binomial name | |
Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798) | |
Synonyms | |
Lentigo pipus, the elegant conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 85 mm.
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2011) |
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific along the Mascarene Basin and the Philippines.
References
- ^ Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
External links
- "Lentigo pipus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 March 2011.
Taxon identifiers | |
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Lentigo pipus |
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