''Dolomena plicata'',
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the pigeon conch, is a
species
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of medium-sized to large
sea snail
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, a
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gastropod
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This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk
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in the
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Strombidae
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact mea ...
, the true conchs.
;Subspecies:
* ''Dolomena plicata sibbaldi''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (synonyms: ''Dolomena sibbaldi''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842); ''Strombus kieneri''
Issel & Tapparone Canefri, 1876; ''Strombus sibbaldi''
G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination) )
* ''Dolomena plicata yerburyi''
(E. A. Smith, 1891) (synonym: ''Strombus yerburyi''
E. A. Smith, 1891 )
Description
The shell size varies between 45 mm and 77 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the
Red Sea
The Red Sea ( ar, البحر الأحمر - بحر القلزم, translit=Modern: al-Baḥr al-ʾAḥmar, Medieval: Baḥr al-Qulzum; or ; Coptic: ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϩⲁϩ ''Phiom Enhah'' or ⲫⲓⲟⲙ ⲛ̀ϣⲁⲣⲓ ''Phiom ǹšari''; T ...
and in the Indian Ocean off
East Africa
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Due to the historical ...
.
References
* Walls, J.G. (1980). ''Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae''. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
* 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.
External links
*
Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, [18241835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. 1−138]
Strombidae
Gastropods described in 1798
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