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Conomurex decorus

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Strombidae

Scientific name
  
Conomurex decorus

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Stromboidea

Genus
  
Conomurex

Rank
  
Species

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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.

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Description

The shell size varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

  • Mediterranean Sea
  • Red Sea
  • Indian Ocean along Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
  • * Pacifoc Ocean along Singapore.

    • References

    Conomurex decorus Wikipedia
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