Ophioglossolambis digitata

Ophioglossolambis digitata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Caenogastropoda
clade Hypsogastropoda
clade Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Ophioglossolambis
Species: O. digitata
Binomial name
Ophioglossolambis digitata
(Perry, 1811)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lambis digitata (Perry, 1811)
  • Pterocera crocea Reeve, 1842
  • Pterocera elongata Swainson, 1841
  • Pterocera novemdactylis Deshayes, 1843
  • Strombus digitatus Perry, 1811 (basionym)

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Kenya, Madagascar, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius, Mozambique, Réunion and Tanzania.

References


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