''Lobatus'' is a

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of very large

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s in the

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Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus ''

Eustrombus ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil species w ...

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Species

Living and fossil species within the genus ''Lobatus'' include:Landau B., Kronenberg G. C. & Da Silva C. M. (2010). "A new species of ''Lobatus'' (Caenogastropoda, Strombidae) from the Neogene of the Dominican Republic, with notes on further species from the Dominican assemblages". '' Basteria'' 74(4-6): 95-109. Strombus peruvianus 15a

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Lobatus peruvianus ''Lobatus peruvianus'', commonly known as the Peruvian conch or the cock's comb conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their allies. Distribution ''Lobatus peruvianus'' ...

'' ( Swainson, 1823) *''

Lobatus raninus ''Lobatus raninus'', common name the hawk-wing conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.Bouchet, P. (2010). Lobatus raninus (Gmelin, 1791). Accessed through: World Regi ...

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, 1791) * †''

Lobatus dominator ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil specie ...

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, 1917) * †''

Lobatus galliformis ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil specie ...

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, 1917) * †''

Lobatus haitensis ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil specie ...

'' (Sowerby, 1850) * †''

Lobatus leidyi ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil specie ...

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, 1887) * †''

Lobatus vokesae ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil specie ...

'' Landau ''et al''., 2008 * †''

Lobatus williamsi ''Lobatus'' is a genus of very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Some of the species within this genus were previously placed in the genus '' Eustrombus''. Species Living and fossil specie ...

'' (Olson & Petit, 1964) Species brought into synonymy include: *''Lobatus costatus'' (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as ''

Macrostrombus costatus ''Macrostrombus costatus'', formerly known as ''Strombus costatus'' and ''Lobatus costatus'', or commonly known as the milk conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. They are an ...

'' (Gmelin, 1791) *''Lobatus galeatus'' (Swainson, 1823) accepted as ''

Titanostrombus galeatus ''Titanostrombus galeatus'', commonly known as the Eastern Pacific giant conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their allies.MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Ti ...

'' (Swainson, 1823) *''Lobatus gallus'' (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as ''

Aliger gallus ''Aliger gallus'', previously known as ''Strombus gallus'', common name the rooster conch or rooster-tail conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.MolluscaBase eds. (2020 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Lobatus gigas'' (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as ''

Aliger gigas ''Aliger gigas,'' originally known as ''Strombus gigas'' or more recently as ''Lobatus gigas'', commonly known as the queen conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family of true conches, the Strombidae. This s ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) *''Lobatus goliath'' (Schröter, 1805) accepted as ''

Titanostrombus goliath ''Titanostrombus goliath'', previously known as ''Lobatus goliath'' and ''Strombus goliath'', common name the goliath conch, is a species of very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. ''T. ...

'' (Schröter, 1805) *''Lobatus magolecciai'' (Macsotay & Campos, 2001) accepted as ''

'' (Gmelin, 1791) (junior subjective synonym)

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