Canarium maculatum | |
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Shell of Canarium maculatum (syntype at MNHN?, Paris) | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Canarium |
Species: | C. maculatum
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Binomial name | |
Canarium maculatum (G.B. Sowerby II, 1842)
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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.