Dominus labiosus

Dominus labiosus
Shell of Dominus labiosus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center)
Scientific classification Edit this 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]
  • Dolomena (Dominus) labiosus (W. Wood, 1828) superseded combination
  • Dolomena abbotti Dekkers & Liverani, 2011 junior subjective synonym
  • Dolomena labiosa (W. Wood, 1828) superseded combination
  • Strombus (Dolomena) labiosus (W. Wood, 1828)
  • Strombus (Labiostrombus) labiosus W. Wood, 1818
  • Strombus labiosus W. Wood, 1828 (original combination)

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]

Description

The shell size varies between 20 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along the Fiji Islands.

References

  1. ^ a b 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]
  • 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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