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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
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)
- C.S. Rafinesque, 1815
- Family:
Strombidae
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)
- C.S. Rafinesque, 1815
- Genus:
Strombus
(
)
- C. Linnaeus, 1758
- Specific name:
pugilis
- Fluck, 1915
- Subspecies:
nicaraguensis
- Scientific name: - Strombus pugilis nicaraguensis Fluck, 1915
- Subspecies:
nicaraguensis
- Specific name:
pugilis
- Fluck, 1915
- Genus:
Strombus
(
- Family:
Strombidae
(
- Superfamily:
Stromboidea
(
- Infraorder:
Littorinimorpha
(
- Suborder:
Hypsogastropoda
(
- Order:
Sorbeoconcha
(
- Superorder:
Caenogastropoda
(
- Subclass:
Orthogastropoda
(
- Class:
Gastropoda
(
- Phylum:
Mollusca
(
- Superphylum:
Eutrochozoa
(
- Infrakingdom:
Lophotrochozoa
(
- Branch:
Protostomia
(
- Subkingdom:
Bilateria
(
- Kingdom:
Animalia
(
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)
More Info
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Further Reading
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- Moscatelli, R., 1987, A SuperfamÃlia Strombacea no Atlantico Ocidental, pg.39.
Notes
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Contributors
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-present. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Zwaag, The Netherlands. Accessed February 5, 2012.
Identifiers
- Biodiversity Heritage Library NamebankID: 1926162
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 2410041
