Ophioglossolambis violacea

Ophioglossolambis violacea
	Apertural view of a shell of O. violacea, from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Conservation status
	; Data Deficient (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Ophioglossolambis
Species:	O. violacea
Binomial name
	Ophioglossolambis violacea; (Swainson, 1821)
Synonyms[2]
	Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821); Pterocera multipes Sowerby II, 1842; Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821 (basionym);

Ophioglossolambis violacea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae family, the true conchs and their allies.[2]

Distribution

This species is endemic to Mauritius, the Mascarene basin and Réunion.

Starmühlner F. (1996). Lambis violacea. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 7 August 2007.
Bouchet, P. (2012). Ophioglossolambis violacea. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=599536 on 2012-06-07

Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong.
Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 64
Dekkers A.M. (2012) A new genus related to the genus Lambis Röding, 1798 (Gastropoda: Strombidae) from the Indian Ocean. Gloria Maris 51(2-3): 68-74. [8 April 2012; title page erroneously dated 11 March]

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.