''Dolomena'' is a
genus
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of
sea snails,
marine
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* ...
gastropod mollusks
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in the
family
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Strombidae
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact m ...
, the true conchs.
The name of the genus ''Dolomena'' was originally introduced by
Iredale in 1931, but he did not provide a description.
[1931, Records of the Australian Museum, 18(4): 212, 232] Therefore he was not accepted as the author of this genus (Art. 13.1 of the
ICZN
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Code)
Species
Species within the genus ''Dolomena'' include:
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Dolomena abbotti
''Dolomena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine (ocean), marine gastropoda, gastropod mollusca, mollusks in the family (biology), family Strombidae, the true conchs.
The name of the genus ''Dolomena'' was originally introduced by Tom Iredale, Ired ...
''
Dekkers & Liverani, 2011
* † ''
Dolomena bruneiensis''
Harzhauser, Raven & Landau, 2018
*''
Dolomena columba''
(Lamarck
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, 1822)
*''
Dolomena dilatata
''Dolomena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
The name of the genus ''Dolomena'' was originally introduced by Iredale in 1931, but he did not provide a description.1931, Records of ...
''
( Swainson, 1821)
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Dolomena hickeyi''
(Willan, 2000)
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Dolomena labiosa
''Dolomena labiosa'', commonly known as the thick-lipped conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The shell size varies between 20 mm and 65 mm.
Distributi ...
''
(Wood
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, 1828)
*''
Dolomena minima''
(Linnaeus
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, 1771)
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Dolomena plicata
''Dolomena plicata'', common name the pigeon conch, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
;Subspecies:
* ''Dolomena plicata sibbaldi'' (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (s ...
''
( Röding, 1798)
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Dolomena pulchella
''Dolomena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
The name of the genus ''Dolomena'' was originally introduced by Iredale in 1931, but he did not provide a description.1931, Records of ...
''
( Reeve, 1851)
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Dolomena swainsoni
''Dolomena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
The name of the genus ''Dolomena'' was originally introduced by Iredale in 1931, but he did not provide a description.1931, Records of ...
''
( Reeve, 1851)
*''
Dolomena variabilis
''Dolomena variabilis'', common name : the Variable Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Description
The shell size varies between 25 mm and 60 mm.
Distribution
Thi ...
''
( Swainson, 1820)
*''
Dolomena wienekei
''Dolomena'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
The name of the genus ''Dolomena'' was originally introduced by Iredale in 1931, but he did not provide a description.1931, Records of ...
''
Wiersma & D. Monsecour, 2012
;Species brought into synonymy:
* ''Dolomena septima''
(Duclos, 1844): synonym of ''
Margistrombus septimus
''Margistrombus'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Species
Species within the genus ''Margistrombus'' include:
* ''Margistrombus marginatus'' (Linnaeus, 1758
Events
Jan ...
''
(Duclos, 1844)
*''Dolomena sibbaldi''
( Sowerby II, 1842): synonym of ''Dolomena plicata sibbaldii''
(G. B. Sowerby II, 1842)
References
* Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1-54, pls 131-164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
Strombidae
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