Lobatus magolecciai

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Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Strombidae Scientific name Lobatus magolecciai		Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Stromboidea Genus Lobatus Rank Species

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

Distribution

This species is found in the Caribbean Sea along the Isla Margarita, Venezuela, found at depths up to 29 m.

The maximum recorded shell length is 93 mm. It differs from Lobatus raninus in these characteristics :

the alation (wing-like outer lip) ends in a single extended lobe (rather than two) beyond the height of the spire

the shell shows twelve nodules (a swollen knob-like structure) instead of two

the aperture is yellowish white (instead of red or blue)

Minimum recorded depth is 18 m. Maximum recorded depth is 27 m.

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