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Strombus papilio, Print, Strombus is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, which comprises the true conchs and their immediate relatives. The genus Strombus was named by Swedish Naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Around 50 living species were recognized, which vary in size from fairly small to very large. Six species live in the greater Caribbean region, including the queen conch, Strombus gigas (now usually known as Eustrombus gigas or Lobatus gigas), and the West Indian fighting conch, Strombus pugilis. However, since 2006, many species have been assigned to discrete genera. These new genera are, however, not yet found in most textbooks and collector's guides.

Strombus papilio, Print, Strombus is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, which comprises the true conchs and their immediate relatives. The genus Strombus was named by Swedish Naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Around 50 living species were recognized, which vary in size from fairly small to very large. Six species live in the greater Caribbean region, including the queen conch, Strombus gigas (now usually known as Eustrombus gigas or Lobatus gigas), and the West Indian fighting conch, Strombus pugilis. However, since 2006, many species have been assigned to discrete genera. These new genera are, however, not yet found in most textbooks and collector's guides.
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Strombus papilio, Print, Strombus is a genus of medium to large sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Strombidae, which comprises the true conchs and their immediate relatives. The genus Strombus was named by Swedish Naturalist Carl Linnaeus in 1758. Around 50 living species were recognized, which vary in size from fairly small to very large. Six species live in the greater Caribbean region, including the queen conch, Strombus gigas (now usually known as Eustrombus gigas or Lobatus gigas), and the West Indian fighting conch, Strombus pugilis. However, since 2006, many species have been assigned to discrete genera. These new genera are, however, not yet found in most textbooks and collector's guides.
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1758 • 2006 • AROUND 50 LIVING SPECIES • ASSIGNED • COLLECTOR'S GUIDES • COMPRISES • DISCRETE GENERA • EUSTROMBUS GIGAS • FAIRLY SMALL • FAMILIAR • FAMILY • GENUS STROMBUS • GENUS • GREATER CARIBBEAN REGION • IMMEDIATE RELATIVES • LARGE SEA SNAILS • LARGE • LOBATUS GIGAS • MARINE GASTROPOD MOLLUSCS • MEDIUM • NEW GENERA • NOW USUALLY • PRINT • QUEEN CONCH • RECOGNIZED • SIX SPECIES LIVE • SIZE • SPECIES • STROMBIDAE • STROMBUS GIGAS • STROMBUS PAPILIO • STROMBUS PUGILIS • STROMBUS • SWEDISH NATURALIST CARL LINNAEUS • TEXTBOOKS • TRUE CONCHS • VARY • WEST INDIAN FIGHTING CONCH • YET