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Dolomena variabilis (Swainson 1820)

Dolomena variabilis

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Dolomena variabilis, common name : the Variable 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 25 mm and 60 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Samoa, Indonesia and Northeast Australia.

References

  1. ^ a b Dolomena variabilis(Swainson, 1820). WoRMS (2010). Dolomena variabilis (Swainson, 1820). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564515 on 29 March 2011 .
  • Chenu, 1844 Parts 26-27. In Illustrations Conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes, p. Strombus pp 1-8 ; Spondylus pl 28, 29 ; Pecten pl 2, 8, 3, 4, 44-6 ; Cassis pl 2 ; Vermetus pl; 4 ; Dentalium pl 7

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Dolomena variabilis: Brief Summary

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Dolomena variabilis, common name : the Variable Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

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