Conomurex decorus

Conomurex decorus, the Mauritian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[1]

Conomurex decorus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Superfamily:	Stromboidea
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Conomurex
Species:	C. decorus
Binomial name
Conomurex decorus (Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
Strombus decorus (Röding, 1798) Strombus cylindricus Swainson, 1821 Strombus mauritianus Lamarck, 1822

Description

The shell size varies between 35 mm and 80 mm.

Distribution

• Mediterranean Sea^[2]
• Red Sea^[1]
• Indian Ocean^[1] near Aldabra Atoll, the Mascarene Basin, Mauritius and Tanzania
• Pacific Ocean near Singapore.