Lentigo (gastropod)
Lentigo is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]
| Lentigo | |
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| Five views of a shell of the silver conch, Lentigo lentiginosus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Superfamily: | Stromboidea |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Lentigo Jousseaume, 1886 |
| Type species | |
| Strombus lentiginosus | |
Species
Species within the genus Lentigo include:
- Lentigo lentiginosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798)
References
- Lentigo Jousseaume, 1886. WoRMS (2009). Lentigo . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531664 on 25 March 2011 .
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