Strombus

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See also: strombus

Translingual

Etymology

Ultimately from Ancient Greek στρόμβος (strómbos, “conch; snail”).

Proper noun

Strombus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Strombidae – formerly included most conches, now many are in other genera.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Gastropoda - class; Caenogastropoda - subclass; Sorbeoconcha - order; Hypsogastropoda - suborder; Littorinimorpha - infraorder; Stromboidea - superfamily; Strombidae - family; Strombinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

For species see Strombus on WikispeciesWikispecies or Strombus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Derived terms

Laevistrombus

References

Strombus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Strombus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Strombus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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