Mirabilistrombus listeri

Mirabilistrombus listeri, common name the Lister's conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Mirabilistrombus listeri
Five views of a shell of Mirabilistrombus listeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Mirabilistrombus
Species:
M. listeri
Binomial name
Mirabilistrombus listeri
(T. Gray, 1852)
Synonyms[1]
  • Strombus listeri T. Gray, 1852
  • Strombus mirabilis Sowerby II, 1870

Description

The shell size varies between 90 mm and 160 mm. When the animal is mature, the body whorl takes up over 50% of the shell's height. The pronounced projection at the end of the apertural lip is characteristic of the species (Dance, 2002).

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Northwest Indian Ocean and the Andaman Sea. It is a deep-water species. Formerly very uncommon, its population has been increasing in recent years (Dance, 2002).

References

  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
  • Rosenberg, G. 1992. Encyclopedia of Seashells. Dorset: New York. 224 pp. page(s): 65
  • Dance, S.P. (2002). Shells (Smithsonian Handbooks), 2nd ed. Doring Kindersley: New York. 256 pp. page: 59
  • "Mirabilistrombus listeri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 25 March 2011.


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