Titanostrombus goliath

Titanostrombus goliath
Two shells of Titanostrombus goliath
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Titanostrombus
Species:
T. goliath
Binomial name
Titanostrombus goliath
(Schröter, 1805)[1]
Synonyms[2]

Titanostrombus goliath, previously known as Lobatus goliath and Strombus goliath, common name the goliath conch, is a species of very large edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. T. goliath is one of the largest mollusks of the Western Atlantic Ocean, and also one of the largest species among the Strombidae.[2] It was once considered endemic to Brazil, but specimens have also been recently found in the waters of Barbados.[2][3][4] Brazilian common names for this species include búzio de chapéu or búzio (in Ceará state), and búzio de aba or buzo in (Bahia state).[5] Some phylogenetic hypotheses consider T. goliath as closely related to the queen conch, Aliger gigas.

  1. ^ a b (in German) Schröter J. S. (1805). "Berichtigungen für meine Einleitung in die Conchylienkenntniss nach Linné. Zwente Fortsetzung". Archiv für Zoologie und Zootomie 4(2) 137-160. Strombus goliath is on the page 139.
  2. ^ a b c "Conquiliologistas do Brasil". Strombidae (in Portuguese). 2001–2010. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. ^ Rosenberg, G. (2010). "Malacolog 4.1.1: A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca". Eustrombus goliath (Schröter, 1805). Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. ^ Oxenford, H.A. A giant leap? Goliath conch, a Brazilian endemic species is found in Barbados. Journal of the Barbados Museum and Historical Society LVII: 192-201
  5. ^ Moscatelli, R. (1987). The superfamily Strombacea from Western Atlantic. Antonio A. Nanô & Filho ltda. pp. 64–66.