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Canarium urceus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Stromboidea

Genus
  
Canarium

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Strombidae

Scientific name
  
Canarium urceus

Rank
  
Species

Canarium urceus Canarium urceus Wikipedia

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Canarium urceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

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Canarium urceus Gastropoda Stromboidea Species Canarium Urceus

Subspecies

There are two subspecies :

Canarium urceus Gastropoda Stromboidea Species Canarium Urceus

  • Canarium urceus incisum (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Canarium urceus urceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonyms : Canarium ustulatum Schumacher, 1817; Strombus anatellus Duclos in Chenu, 1844; Strombus urceus orrae Abbott, 1960; Strombus ustulatus (Schumacher, 1817)

    • Description

    The adult shell size varies between 20 mm and 70 mm.

    Distribution

    Canarium urceus Gastropoda Stromboidea Species Canarium Urceus

    This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mozambique and in the western part of the Pacific Ocean along the New Hebrides.

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    References

    Canarium urceus Wikipedia
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