Canarium erythrinum

Canarium erythrinum is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Canarium erythrinum
Five views of a shell of Carnarium erythrinum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
(unranked):
clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:
Stromboidea
Family:
Strombidae
Genus:
Canarium
Species:
C. erythrinum
Binomial name
Canarium erythrinum
Dillwyn, 1817
Synonyms[1]
  • Strombus crassilabrum Anton, 1838
  • Strombus elegans G.B. Sowerby II, 1842
  • Strombus erythrinum Dillwyn, 1817 (basionym)
  • Strombus radians Duclos in Chenu, 1844
  • Strombus ruppelli Reeve, 1850

Canarium erythrinum is widespread throughout the tropical waters of the Indo/West Pacific area, including the Red Sea.[2]

This sea shell has size going from 2 cm to 5 cm.[3]

References
  1. Canarium erythrinum Dillwyn, 1817. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
  2. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532157
  3. "Canarium erythrinum". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 12 January 2019.


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