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Strombus microurceus

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Interesting Facts

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Description

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Genus Strombus

(Gr. strombos: spiraling object) A legume which is spirally coiled , as in Medicago.

Taxonomy

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Domain: Eukaryota () - Whittaker & Margulis,1978 - eukaryotes
- Kingdom: Animalia () - C. Linnaeus, 1758 - animals
  - Subkingdom: Bilateria () - (Hatschek, 1888) Cavalier-Smith, 1983
    - Branch: Protostomia () - Grobben, 1908
      - Infrakingdom: Lophotrochozoa ()
        Superphylum: Eutrochozoa ()
        Phylum: Mollusca () - (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Cuvier, 1795 - Molluscs
        Class: Gastropoda () - Cuvier, 1795 - Snails and Slugs
        Subclass: Orthogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1996
        Superorder: Caenogastropoda () - Cox, 1960
        Order: Sorbeoconcha () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Suborder: Hypsogastropoda () - Ponder & Lindberg, 1997
        Infraorder: Littorinimorpha () - Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975
        Superfamily: Stromboidea () - C.S. Rafinesque, 1815
        Family: Strombidae () - C.S. Rafinesque, 1815
        Genus: Strombus () - C. Linnaeus, 1758
        Specific name: microurceus - Kira, 1959
        Scientific name: - Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959

Similar Species

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Members of the genus Strombus

ZipcodeZoo has pages for 7 species and subspecies in this genus:

S. alatus (Florida Fighting Conch) · S. costatus (Milk Conch) · S. gallus (Roostertail Conch) · S. gigas (Pink Or Queen Conch) · S. ochroglottis (Rakery Beaconlamp) · S. pugilis (West Indian Fighting Conch) · S. raninus (Hawkwing Conch)

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Further Reading

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The Natural history of Enewetak Atoll / edited by Dennis M. Devaney. .. [et al.]; prepared by Office of Scientific and Technical Information, U.S. Department of Energy. Oak Ridge, Tenn.: U.S. Dept. of Energy, Office of Energy Research, Office of Health and Environmental Research, Ecological Research Division, c1987. url p. 112.

Notes

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Contributors

Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.

Data Sources

Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 25, 2007:

Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences Malacology Database
Academy of Natural Sciences, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database [Darwin Core]
Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, Rutgers University, Academy of Natural Sciences OBIS Mollusc Database
OZCAM
Provider, Online Zoological Collections of Australian Museums

Identifiers

Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 5481959
Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 15584612
Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 640647

Last Revised: 7/21/2012