Dolomena plicata, common name the pigeon conch, is a species of medium-sized to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Subspecies Dolomena plicata sibbaldi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) (synonyms: Dolomena sibbaldi (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842); Strombus kieneri Issel & Tapparone Canefri, 1876; Strombus sibbaldi G. B. Sowerby II, 1842 (original combination) ) Dolomena plicata yerburyi (E. A. Smith, 1891) (synonym: Strombus yerburyi E. A. Smith, 1891 )
Description The length of the shell varies between 45 mm and 77 mm. The Dolomena plicita has a pointed bottom and rounds out near the middle before transitioning to a spiral pointed tip. It also boasts ridges and an open flange on the side where the snails abdomen makes contact with the outside world.
Distribution This species occurs in the Red Sea and in the Indian Ocean off East Africa.
References
Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong Liverani V. (2014) The superfamily Stromboidea. Addenda and corrigenda. In: G.T. Poppe, K. Groh & C. Renker (eds), A conchological iconography. pp. 1–54, pls 131–164. Harxheim: Conchbooks.
External links
Griffith, E. & Pidgeon, E. (1833-1834). The Mollusca and Radiata. Vol. 12, In: E. Griffith, −1835, The Animal Kingdom arranged in conformity with its organization, by the Baron Cuvier, [...]. London: Whittaker and Co., viii + 601 pp., 61 pls. 1−138