Canarium maculatum

Canarium maculatum
Shell of Canarium maculatum (syntype at MNHN?, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Canarium
Species:
C. maculatum
Binomial name
Canarium maculatum
(G.B. Sowerby II, 1842)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strombus floridus var. depauperata Dautzenberg & Bouge, 1933
  • Strombus maculatus G.B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination)

Canarium maculatum is a marine species of snail, a gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, known as the true conchs.[1] C. maculatum is commonly referred to as the spotted conch. This species was introduced to the marine aquarium hobby where it is quite popular due to its small size and its willingness to reproduce in captivity.


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