Canarium urceus

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

Canarium urceus
Five views of a shell of Canarium urceus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Canarium
Species:
C. urceus
Binomial name
Canarium urceus
Synonyms

Subspecies

There are two subspecies :

  • Canarium urceus incisum (Wood, 1828)
  • Canarium urceus urceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (synonyms : Canarium ustulatum Schumacher, 1817; Strombus anatellus Duclos in Chenu, 1844; Strombus urceus orrae Abbott, 1960; Strombus ustulatus (Schumacher, 1817)

Description

The adult shell size varies between 20 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Red Sea, in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Mozambique and in the western part of the Pacific Ocean along the New Hebrides.

References
  1. Canarium urceus Linnaeus, 1758. Bouchet, P. (2010). Canarium urceus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=532183 on 25 February 2011 .
  • Dautzenberg, Ph. (1929). Mollusques testaces marins de Madagascar. Faune des Colonies Francaises, Tome III
  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
  • "Canarium urceus urceus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.
  • "Canarium urceus incisus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 29 March 2011.


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