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Canarium (gastropod)

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Canarium
Five views of a shell of Caranarium erthrinum
A variety of live Canarium sp.
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Canarium

Schumacher, 1817
Type species
Canarium urceus urceus f. ustulatus Schumacher, H.C.F., 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Fusistrombus Bandel, 2007
  • Hawaiistrombus Bandel, 2007
  • Strombidea Swainson, 1840
  • Strombus (Canarium)

Canarium is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Species

Species within the genus Canarium include:

Species brought into synonymy
  • Canarium otiolum Iredale, 1931 : synonym of Canarium labiatum (Röding, 1798)
  • Canarium ustulatum Schumacher, 1817 : synonym of Canarium urceus urceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

References

  1. ^ a b Canarium Schumacher, 1817. WoRMS (2009). Canarium . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531647 on 24 March 2011 .