Kingdom Animalia Superfamily Stromboidea Genus Persististrombus Phylum Mollusca | Class Gastropoda Family Strombidae Scientific name Persististrombus latus Rank Species | |
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Similar Persististrombus, Strombus gracilior, Lobatus peruvianus, Lobatus costatus, Hawkwing Conch | ||
Persististrombus latus, commonly known as the Bubonian 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 70 mm and 165 mm.
Distribution
The Bubonian Conch is distributed in the Atlantic Ocean along West Africa, Senegal, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ascension Island and Angola.
References
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