Margistrombus marginatus
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| Species: | M. marginatus
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Margistrombus marginatus, common name: the Marginate Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Subspecies[edit]
- Margistrombus marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005[2][3]
- Margistrombus marginatus succincta (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Description[edit]
The shell size varies between 40 mm and 75 mm.
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Distribution[edit]
This species occurs in the Andaman Sea, at the southern tip of India and the Strait of Malacca.
References[edit]
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Margistrombus marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564731 on 2011-03-26
- ^ Visser G. & Man In't Veld L. (2005). "Contributions to the knowledge of Strombacea. 7: Notes on the Strombus (Dolomena) marginatus-complex (Gastropoda: Strombidae and the status of Strombus (Dolomena) robustus Sowerby, 1874; with description of a new subspecies, and a neotype designation of Strombus (Dolomena) marginatus Linnaeus, 1758". Gloria Maris 44(3-4): 55-68.
- ^ Chim C. K., Neo M. L. & Loh K. S. (2009). "The status in Singapore of Strombus (Dolomena) marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombidae)". Nature in Singapore 2 Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine: 379-384. PDF
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Margistrombus marginatus.
- "Margistrombus marginatus marginatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 March 2011.