Conomurex decorus
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Conomurex_decorus_01.jpg
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| genus = Conomurex
| species = decorus
| authority = (Röding, 1798)
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| synonyms = *Strombus decorus (Röding, 1798)
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Conomurex decorus, the Mauritian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.{{WRMS species|564728 |Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798)|||WoRMS (2009). Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=564728 on 24 March 2011}}
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.
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Distribution
- Mediterranean Sea{{in lang|de}} Wawra E. & Sattmann H. (1988), "Bemerkungen zur Radula von Strombus decorus (RÖDING, 1798) (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) aus dem Mittelmeer". Annalen des Naturhistorischen Museums in Wien 90B: 357-360. [http://www.biologiezentrum.at/pdf_frei_remote/ANNA_90B_0357-0360.pdf PDF].
- Red Sea
- Indian Ocean near Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
- Pacific Ocean near Singapore.
References
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External links
- {{Gastropods.com|key=4|id=204|title=Conomurex decorus decorus|access-date=24 March 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1798
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