plicate conch
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
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 77 mm. The Dolomena plicita has a pointed bottom and rounds out near the middle before transitioning to a spiral pointed tip. It also boasts ridges and an open flange on the side where the snails abdomen makes contact with the outside world.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 959870.