Dominus labiosus
Species of gastropod
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Dominus labiosus, commonly known as the thick-lipped conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
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| Dominus labiosus | |
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| Shell of Dominus labiosus (specimen at Naturalis Biodiversity Center) | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Dominus |
| Species: | D. labiosus |
| Binomial name | |
| Dominus labiosus (Wood, 1828) | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 65 mm.
Distribution
This species is distributed in the Indian Ocean along Madagascar and Tanzania; in the Pacific Ocean along the Fiji Islands.
