Names
| Dutch name | Zilverschelp (coined by Brenneker (1953); name not commonly used) |
| English name | Milk Conch |
| Papiamento name | Carcó dúru |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Tonto di Lareina (Aruba) |
| Valid name | Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791) |
| Synonym | Lobatus costatus (Gmelin, 1791) |
| Synonym | Aliger costatus (Gmelin, 1791) |
| Synonym | Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791 |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Mollusca [phylum]
Molluscs
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Gastropoda [class]
Snails and slugs
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Caenogastropoda [subclass]
Caenogastropods
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Littorinimorpha [order]
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Stromboidea [superfamily]
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Strombidae [family]
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Macrostrombus Petuch, 1994 [genus]
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Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791) [species]
Milk Conch
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Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791) [species]
Milk Conch
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Macrostrombus Petuch, 1994 [genus]
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Strombidae [family]
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Stromboidea [superfamily]
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Littorinimorpha [order]
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Caenogastropoda [subclass]
Caenogastropods
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Gastropoda [class]
Snails and slugs
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Mollusca [phylum]
Molluscs