Ophioglossolambis violacea
| Ophioglossolambis violacea | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of O. violacea, from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Ophioglossolambis |
| Species: | O. violacea
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| Binomial name | |
| Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821)
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Ophioglossolambis violacea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae family, the true conchs and their allies.[2]
Distribution
This species is endemic to Mauritius, the Mascarene basin and Réunion.[citation needed]
References
- ^ Starmühlner F. (1996). Lambis violacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
- ^ a b Bouchet, P. (2012). Ophioglossolambis violacea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599536 on 2012-06-07
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
- Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 64
- Dekkers A.M. (2012) A new genus related to the genus Lambis Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from the Indian Ocean. Gloria Maris 51(2-3): 68-74. [8 April 2012; title page erroneously dated 11 March]