Conomurex persicus, common name : the Persian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Conomurex |
| Species: | C. persicus
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| Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821)
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 35 mm and 75 mm
Distribution
editThis species is found in the Mediterranean Sea along Greece, as alien species immigrated by Suez Canal (Albano et al., 2021) in the Arabian Sea and the Persian Gulf.
References
edit- ^ Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821). Gofas, S. (2009). Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565371 on 21 March 2011 .
- Gofas, S.; Le Renard, J.; Bouchet, P. (2001). Mollusca, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 180–213
- Streftaris, N.; Zenetos, A.; Papathanassiou, E. (2005). Globalisation in marine ecosystems: the story of non-indigenous marine species across European seas. Oceanogr. Mar. Biol. Annu. Rev. 43: 419-453 (look up in IMIS)
External links
edit- "Conomurex persicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 22 March 2011.