Persististrombus latus

Persististrombus latus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Persististrombus
Species: P. latus
Binomial name
Persististrombus latus
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lambis carnaria Röding, 1798
  • Lambis carnea Röding, 1798
  • Lambis fasciatus Gmelin, J.F., 1807
  • Strombus adansoni Defrance, 1827
  • Strombus auratus Spalowsky, 1795
  • Strombus bubo Deshayes, G.P., 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. arenensis Bernard, 1982 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2))
  • Strombus latus f. minima Bernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2))
  • Strombus latus f. portgentilensis Bernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2))
  • Strombus mediterraneus Duclos, 1844

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.[1]

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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