Pleuroploca filamentosa (Röding, 1798)
Filamentous horse conch
photo by Coltro, Marcus

Family:  Fasciolariidae (horse conchs, spindle shells)
Max. size:  15 cm SHL (male/unsexed)
Environment:  benthic; marine
Distribution:  Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, to Melanesia; north to the Philippines and south to Queensland and New Caledonia.
Diagnosis:   
Biology:  Mainly in shallow water (Ref. 349).
IUCN Red List Status: Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
Threat to humans:  harmless
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