Strombus_marginatus

<i>Margistrombus marginatus</i>

Margistrombus marginatus

Species of gastropod

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]

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Subspecies

  • Margistrombus marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005[2][3]
  • Margistrombus marginatus succincta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Margistrombus marginatus succincta

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Andaman Sea, at the southern tip of India and the Strait of Malacca.

References

  1. [1]
    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 Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine on 2011-03-26
  2. [2]
    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.
  3. [3]
    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 Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
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