Aliger gallus

Aliger gallus
A shell of the rooster conch, Aliger gallus.
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Aliger
Species:
A. gallus
Binomial name
Aliger gallus
Synonyms
  • Lambis velum Röding, 1798
  • Lobatus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)
  • Strombus gallus Linnaeus, 1758 (original combination)
  • Strombus solitaris Perry, 1811

Aliger gallus, previously known as Strombus gallus, common name the rooster conch or rooster-tail conch,[1] is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[2]

  1. ^ Dance P. S. (1977). The Encyclopedia of Shells. Blandford Press, Dorset. 82-83. ISBN 0-7137-0698-8.
  2. ^ MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aliger gallus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=419692 on 2020-04-02