Thetystrombus latus

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Thetystrombus latus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Thetystrombus
Species:
T. latus
Binomial name
Thetystrombus latus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms [1] [2]
  • Lambis carnaria Röding, 1798
  • Lambis carnea Röding, 1798
  • Lambis fasciatus Gmelin, 1807
  • Strombus adansoni DeFrance, 1827
  • Strombus auratusSpalowsky, 1795
  • Strombus bubo Deshayes, 1833
  • Strombus bubonius Lamarck, 1822
  • Strombus dilatatus Lamarck, 1822 (Invalid: junior homonym of Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821)
  • Strombus fasciatus Gmelin, 1791 (Invalid: junior homonym of Strombus fasciatus Born, 1778)
  • Strombus latus Gmelin, 1791 (basionym)
  • Strombus latus f. arenensisBernard, 1982 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2))
  • Strombus latus f. minimaBernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2))
  • Strombus latus f. portgentilensisBernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2))
  • Strombus mediterraneusDuclos, 1844

Thetystrombus latus, commonly known as the Bubonian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. [3]

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Description

The shell size varies between 70 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

The Bubonian conch occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, Senegal, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ascension Island and Angola.

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References

  1. GBIF
  2. WMSD
  3. MolluscaBase eds. (2021). MolluscaBase. Thetystrombus latus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=1428085 on 2021-04-22