Definition of Strombus. Meaning of Strombus. Synonyms of Strombus

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Definition of Strombus

Strombus
Strombus Strom"bus, n. [L., fr. Gr. ?.] (Zo["o]l.) A genus of marine gastropods in which the shell has the outer lip dilated into a broad wing. It includes many large and handsome species commonly called conch shells, or conchs. See Conch.

Meaning of Strombus from wikipedia

- the queen conch, Strombus gigas (now usually known as Eustrombus gigas or Lobatus gigas), and the West Indian fighting conch, Strombus pugilis. However...
- allocated in the genus Strombus, including A. gigas. However, according to Simone, only Strombus gracilior, Strombus alatus and Strombus pugilis, the type...
- Strombus alatus, the Florida fighting conch, is a species of medium-sized, warm-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the...
- genus Strombus and Lambis, including Strombus pugilis, was proposed by Latiolais et al (2006). In this hypothesis, Strombus pugilis and Strombus alatus...
- Illustrations of the S**** of ****an. It comprised two species, Strombus (Laevistrombus) canarium and Strombus (L.) isabella Lamarck, 1822. No type specimen was designated...
- Strombus Ridge is a ridge curving eastward from Thulla Point toward Jane Col on Signy Island, South Orkney Islands. The feature is 0.3 nautical miles (0...
- within the genus Strombus, including C. luhu****. However, according to Simone, only Strombus gracilior, Strombus alatus and Strombus pugilis, the type...
- gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, specifically in the genus Strombus and other closely related genera. For example, Lobatus gigas, the queen...
- 1807 Strombus adansoni DeFrance, 1827 Strombus auratus Spalowsky, 1795 Strombus bubo Deshayes, 1833 Strombus bubonius Lamarck, 1822 Strombus dilatatus...
- conch Strombus pugilis, and the Florida fighting conch Strombus alatus. Until recently, all of these species were placed in the genus Strombus, but now...