Dolomena variabilis
| Dolomena variabilis | |
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| 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] | |
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 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.
External links
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