Canarium maculatum

Canarium maculatum
Shell of Canarium maculatum (syntype at MNHN?, Paris)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Canarium
Species:	C. maculatum
Binomial name
Canarium maculatum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Synonyms [1]
Strombus floridus var. depauperataDautzenberg & Bouge, 1933 Strombus maculatusG.B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination)

Canarium maculatum is a marine species of snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, known as the true conchs. ^[1] C. maculatum is commonly referred to as the spotted conch. This species was introduced to the marine aquarium hobby where it is quite popular due to its small size and its willingness to reproduce in captivity.

Description

Canarium maculatum is a small snail, growing to sizes of less than one inch in length. ^[2] The shell is a creamy off-white color with varying streaks and spots of orange, yellow, and brown.

Distribution

This species is common in intertidal zones throughout the Indo-Pacific. ^{[3] [4]} C. maculatum is most common near atolls, coral islands, and barrier reefs. ^[2] The first described specimen was collected near the Sandwich Islands.

References

1. Canarium maculatum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842) . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species .
2. "Gastropoda Stromboidea | Species / Canarium Maculatum". www.stromboidea.de. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
3. Boyko, Christopher B. (2003), Loret, John; Tanacredi, John T. (eds.), "The Endemic Marine Invertebrates of Easter Island: How Many Species and for How Long?" , Easter Island: Scientific Exploration into the World’s Environmental Problems in Microcosm, Boston, MA: Springer US, pp. 155–175, doi:10.1007/978-1-4615-0183-1_10, ISBN   978-1-4615-0183-1 , retrieved 2024-06-02
4. Abarquez, Vince R.; Mendez, Noe P.; Galan, Gloria L. (2019-08-16). "Preliminary study on diversity of intertidal gastropods in Barangay Day-asan, Surigao City, Philippines". Ruhuna Journal of Science . 10 (1): 18. doi: 10.4038/rjs.v10i1.54 .

• Sowerby G.B. II , 1842 Thesaurus conchyliorum 1(1), p. 25-39
• Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1-54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.