Labiostrombus epidromis
A true conch of the Central Indo-West Pacific.
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Udo Schmidt from Deutschland · via Wikipedia: Labiostrombus epidromis · CC BY-SA 2.0
The swan conch (Labiostrombus epidromis) is a marine gastropod mollusc belonging to the family Strombidae, the group known as true conchs. Adult shells of this sea snail typically range from 50 to 95 mm in size. Its distribution spans the central Indo-West Pacific, from the Ryukyu Islands of Japan south to Australia (including the Northern Territory, Queensland, and Western Australia) and east to New Caledonia. Phylogenetic analysis based on DNA sequences from nuclear histone H3 and mitochondrial cytochrome-c oxidase I genes indicates that Labiostrombus epidromis (formerly classified as Strombus epidromis) is closely related to Doxander vittatus and Laevistrombus canarium, with all three species sharing a common ancestor.
Scientific classification
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumMollusca
- ClassGastropoda
- SubclassCaenogastropoda
- OrderLittorinimorpha
- FamilyStrombidae
- GenusLabiostrombus
- SpeciesLabiostrombus epidromis
Named by (Linnaeus, 1758)
Sources: Wikipedia taxobox: Labiostrombus epidromis (CC BY-SA 4.0) · order, family and genus agree with WoRMS AphiaID 565368 (CC BY 4.0)
Where the labiostrombus epidromis has been recorded
Each dot is a place where the species has been observed and reported (202 records, half-degree grid) — not a modelled range. 34 inland records left out (institution coordinates).
Map: drawn by Codexery. Data: GBIF occurrence search (records CC0 / CC BY) · Natural Earth basemap (public domain) · place coordinates: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Quick Facts
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More in Marine Snails: Ceriths, Nassas and Conchs
Sources
Compiled from Wikipedia and the sources listed below. Text from Wikipedia is available under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is adapted from it.
- Wikipedia: Labiostrombus epidromis (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Classification: the source article's taxobox; order, family and genus checked against WoRMS, the World Register of Marine Species (CC BY 4.0).
- Occurrence records: GBIF (CC0 / CC BY). Basemap: Natural Earth (public domain).
- Word definitions: the Codexery glossary, each quoted from its Wikipedia article.
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