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Milk Conch Lobatus costatus

Photo: Bert Hoeksema

Classification

Strombidae [family]
Lobatus [genus] (4)
costatus [species]

Classification

Strombidae [family]
Lobatus [genus] (4)
costatus [species]

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 Lobatus costatus (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonym sensu lato Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791
Synonym sensu lato Aliger costatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Classification