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Dolomena plicata

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Kingdom
  
Animalia

Superfamily
  
Stromboidea

Genus
  
Dolomena

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Strombidae

Scientific name
  
Dolomena plicata

Rank
  
Species

Similar
  
Dolomena variabilis, Canarium labiatum, Euprotomus aurisdianae, Tridentarius dentatus, Margistrombus marginatus

Dolomena plicata, common name the pigeon conch, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

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Description

The shell size varies between 45 mm and 77 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean along East Africa.

References

Dolomena plicata Wikipedia