Lobatus peruvianus

Lobatus peruvianus
Apertural (left) and abapertural (right) views of a shell of Lobatus peruvianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
Clade:Caenogastropoda
Clade:Hypsogastropoda
Order:Littorinimorpha
Family:Strombidae
Genus:Lobatus
Species: L. peruvianus
Binomial name
Lobatus peruvianus
(Swainson, 1823)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1823 (basionym)

Lobatus peruvianus, commonly known as the Peruvian conch or the cock's comb conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their allies.[2]

Distribution

Lobatus peruvianus occurs along the coastal waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.[2]

References

  1. ↑ Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823). WoRMS (2013). Lobatus peruvianus (Swainson, 1823). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Speciesathttp://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531665 on 6 December 2013.
  2. 1 2 Senchenberg; Krupp, F.; Schneider, W.; Sommer, C.; Carpenter, K. E.; Niem, V. H. (1995). Guia FAO para la identificación de especies para los fines de la pesca (in Spanish). 1. Rome: Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Agricultura y la Alimentación. p. 283. ISBN 92-5-303408-4.


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