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Strombus peruvianus

Lobatus peruvianus
Strombus peruvianus 15a.jpg
Apertural (left) and abapertural (right) views of a shell of Lobatus peruvianus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Caenogastropoda
Clade: Hypsogastropoda
Clade: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Lobatus
Species: L. peruvianus
Binomial name
Lobatus peruvianus
(Swainson, 1823)
Synonyms
  • Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1823 (basionym)

Lobatus peruvianus, commonly known as the Peruvian conch or the cock's comb conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs and their allies.

Lobatus peruvianus occurs along the coastal waters of the Eastern Pacific Ocean.



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