Margistrombus marginatus, the marginate conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
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| Margistrombus marginatus marginatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Margistrombus |
| Species: | M. marginatus
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| Margistrombus marginatus | |
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Subspecies
edit- Margistrombus marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005[2][3]
- Margistrombus marginatus succincta (Linnaeus, 1758)
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 40 mm and 75 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species occurs in the Andaman Sea, at the southern tip of India and the Strait of Malacca.
References
edit- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2011). Margistrombus marginatus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564731 Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine on 2011-03-26
- ^ Visser G. & Man In't Veld L. (2005). "Contributions to the knowledge of Strombacea. 7: Notes on the Strombus (Dolomena) marginatus-complex (Gastropoda: Strombidae and the status of Strombus (Dolomena) robustus Sowerby, 1874; with description of a new subspecies, and a neotype designation of Strombus (Dolomena) marginatus Linnaeus, 1758". Gloria Maris 44(3-4): 55-68.
- ^ Chim C. K., Neo M. L. & Loh K. S. (2009). "The status in Singapore of Strombus (Dolomena) marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005 (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Strombidae)". Nature in Singapore 2 Archived 2011-02-19 at the Wayback Machine: 379-384. PDF Archived 2011-06-06 at the Wayback Machine
External links
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- "Margistrombus marginatus marginatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 26 March 2011.