Dominus labiosus, commonly known as the thick-lipped conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
| Dominus labiosus | |
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| Shell of Dominus labiosus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Dominus |
| Species: | D. labiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dominus labiosus (Wood, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
editThe shell size varies between 20 mm and 65 mm.
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Distribution
editThis species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along the Fiji Islands.
References
edit- 1 2 Dominus labiosus (Wood, 1828). 8 November 2025. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testacés marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
- Dekkers A.M. & Liverani V. (2011 ["2010"]) Redescription of Strombus labiosus Wood, 1828 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) with description of a new species. Gloria Maris 49(5-6): 107-119. [Published 20 Jan. 2011]
External links
edit- Wood, W. (1828). Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign. London: Richard Taylor. p. 13.
- "Dolomena labiosa labiosa". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 March 2011.
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