Dolomena variabilis
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Dolomena_variabilis_01.JPG
| image_caption = Five views of a shell of Dolomena variabilis
| genus = Dolomena
| species = variabilis
| authority = (Swainson, 1820)
| synonyms =
- Dolomena variabilis variabilis (Swainson, 1820)· accepted, alternate representation
- Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis
- Strombus (Dolomena) variabilis var. palauensis Romagna-Manoja, 1974 (unavailable name under Art. 15.1 and 15.2 of the ICZN)
- Strombus athenius Duclos, 1844
- Strombus lituratus Menke, 1829 (dubious synonym)
- Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820 (basionym)
}}
Dolomena variabilis, common name : the Variable Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.{{WRMS species|564515 |Dolomena variabilis(Swainson, 1820) |||WoRMS (2010). Dolomena variabilis (Swainson, 1820). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Samoa, Indonesia and Northeast Australia. There have been a total of 516 occurrences[https://www.gbif.org/species/6489795/metrics], 219 of them being from Australia.
References
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- Chenu, 1844 Parts 26–27. In Illustrations Conchyliologiques ou description et figures de toutes les coquilles connues vivantes et fossiles, classées suivant le système de Lamarck modifié d'après les progrès de la science et comprenant les genres nouveaux et les espèces récemment découvertes, p. Strombus pp 1–8 ; Spondylus pl 28, 29 ; Pecten pl 2, 8, 3, 4, 44-6 ; Cassis pl 2 ; Vermetus pl; 4 ; Dentalium pl 7
External links
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- {{Gastropods.com|key=5|id=1365|title=Dolomena variabilis variabilis|access-date=29 March 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1820
Category:Taxa named by William Swainson
Category:Molluscs of the Pacific Ocean
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