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Margistrombus marginatus

Species of gastropod

Margistrombus marginatus
Summary

Species of gastropod

  • Lambis carinata Röding, 1798
  • Strombus marginatus Linnaeus, 1758 (basionym)

Margistrombus marginatus, the marginate conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

Subspecies

  • Margistrombus marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005
  • 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

References

  1. link. (2012-11-05 on 2011-03-26)
  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. 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'' [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2009.html '''2'''] {{webarchive. link. (2011-02-19 : 379-384. [http://rmbr.nus.edu.sg/nis/bulletin2009/2009nis379-384.pdf PDF] {{Webarchive). link. (2011-06-06)
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