Conomurex decorus
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Conomurex decorus, common name : the Mauritian 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 35 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution
- Mediterranean Sea[2]
- Red Sea[1]
- Indian Ocean[1] along Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
- * Pacifoc Ocean along Singapore.
References
- ^ a b c d Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798). Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Template:De icon Wawra E. & Sattmann H. (1988), "Bemerkungen zur Radula von Strombus decorus (RÖDING, 1798) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) aus dem Mittelmeer". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 90B: 357-360. PDF.