Thetystrombus latus

Thetystrombus latus, commonly known as the Bubonian conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.^[3]

Thetystrombus latus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Thetystrombus
Species:	T. latus
Binomial name
Thetystrombus latus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1][2]
Lambis carnaria Röding, 1798 Lambis carnea Röding, 1798 Lambis fasciatus Gmelin, 1807 Strombus adansoni DeFrance, 1827 Strombus auratus Spalowsky, 1795 Strombus bubo Deshayes, 1833 Strombus bubonius Lamarck, 1822 Strombus dilatatus Lamarck, 1822 (Invalid: junior homonym of Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821) Strombus fasciatus Gmelin, 1791 (Invalid: junior homonym of Strombus fasciatus Born, 1778) Strombus latus Gmelin, 1791 (basionym) Strombus latus f. arenensis Bernard, 1982 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2)) Strombus latus f. minima Bernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2)) Strombus latus f. portgentilensis Bernard, 1984 (Unavailable name: infrasubspecific (ICZN Art. 15.2)) Strombus mediterraneus Duclos, 1844

Description

The shell size varies between 70 mm and 165 mm.

Distribution

The Bubonian conch occurs in the Eastern Atlantic Ocean off West Africa, Senegal, Gabon, Cape Verde, Ascension Island and Angola.