Canarium urceus
Appearance
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Five views of a different form of Canarium urceus | |
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Species: | C. urceus
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Canarium urceus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies :
- Canarium urceus incisum (W. Wood, 1828)
- Canarium urceus urceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonyms : Canarium ustulatum Schumacher, 1817; Strombus anatellus Duclos in Chenu, 1844; Strombus urceus orrae Abbott, 1960; Strombus ustulatus (Schumacher, 1817)
Description
The adult shell size varies between 20 mm and 70 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mozambique and in the western part of the Pacific Ocean along the New Hebrides.
References
- ^ a b Canarium urceus Linnaeus, 1758. Bouchet, P. (2010). Canarium urceus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532183 on 25 February 2011 .
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
External links
- Gastropods.com : Canarium urceus urceus; accessed : 29 March 2011
- Gastropods.com : Canarium urceus incisus; accessed : 29 March 2011
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