Macrostrombus
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| Macrostrombus | |
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| Shells of Macrostrombus costatus, type species of the genus Macrostrombus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Macrostrombus Petuch, 1994 |
| Type species | |
| Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Strombus (Macrostrombus) Petuch, 1994 (original rank) | |
Macrostrombus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]