Lentigo pipus
{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}
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| image = Lentigo_pipus_01.JPG
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| genus = Lentigo
| species = pipus
| authority = (Röding, 1798)
| synonyms =
- Lambis pipus Röding, 1798 (basionym)
- Strombus adustus Reeve, 1851
- Strombus exustus Swainson, 1822
- Strombus papilio Dillwyn, 1817
- Strombus pipus Röding, 1798
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Lentigo pipus, the elegant conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.{{WRMS species|565357 |Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798)|||WoRMS (2009). Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565357 on 28 March 2011}}
Description
The shell size varies between 35 mm and 85 mm.
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Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific along the Mascarene Basin and the Philippines.
References
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- 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|key=1|id=1371|title=Lentigo pipus|access-date=28 March 2011}}
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Category:Gastropods described in 1798
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