Ministrombus variabilis
Species of gastropod
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Ministrombus variabilis, the variable conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
| Ministrombus variabilis | |
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| Five views of a shell of Ministrombus variabilis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Ministrombus |
| Species: | M. variabilis |
| Binomial name | |
| Ministrombus variabilis (Swainson, 1820) | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along the Philippines, Samoa, Indonesia and Northeast Australia. There have been a total of 516 occurrences, 219 of them being from Australia.
