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Family: Strombidae conchs



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112 species (see list below)
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FAO

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 30 cm SHL
Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Aliger gigas
[Pink conch]
No picture found
 
Canarium andamanense
[]
No picture found
 
Canarium darwinense
[]
No picture found
 
Canarium erythrinum
[Elegant conch]
No picture found
 
Canarium hellii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean

Canarium maculatum (Sowerby, 1842)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Canarium maculatum
[Spotted stromb]
No picture found
 
Canarium mutabile
[]
No picture found
 
Canarium nipponium
[]
No picture found
 
Canarium ochroglottis
[]
No picture found
 
Canarium rapanuense
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL
Canarium urceus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Canarium urceus
[Little pitcher conch]
No picture found
 
Canarium wilsonorum
[]
No picture found
 
Conomurex coniformis
[]
No picture found
 
Conomurex decorus
[]
No picture found
 
Conomurex fasciatus
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Conomurex luhuanus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Conomurex luhuanus
[Strawberry conch]
No picture found
 
Conomurex persicus
[Persian conch]
No picture found
 
Dolomena boholensis
[]
No picture found
 
Dolomena dilatata
[]
No picture found
 
Dolomena hickeyi
[]
No picture found
 
Dolomena labiosa
[]
No picture found
 
Dolomena minima
[]
No picture found
 
Dolomena pulchella
[]
No picture found
 
Dolomena septima
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm TL
Dolomena variabilis (Swainson, 1820)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Dolomena variabilis
[Variable conch]
No picture found
 
Doxander entropi
[]
No picture found
 
Doxander queenslandicus
[]
No picture found
 
Doxander vittatus
[]
No picture found
 
Euprotomus aratrum
[]
No picture found
 
Euprotomus aurora
[]
No picture found
 
Euprotomus chrysostomus
[]
No picture found
 
Euprotomus kiwi
[]
No picture found
 
Euprotomus vomer
[Vomer conch]
No picture found

Max. Length 38 cm DL
 
Eustrombus goliath
[]
No picture found
 
Fusistrombus fusiformis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Gibberulus gibberulus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gibberulus gibberulus
[Gibbose conch]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm TL
 
Gibberulus gibbosus
[]
No picture found
 
Harpago arthriticus
[]

Pillon, Roberto

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 32 cm SHL
Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Pillon, Roberto
 
Harpago chiragra
[Chiragra spider conch]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm ShH
Laevistrombus canarium (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Laevistrombus canarium
[Dog conch]
No picture found
 
Laevistrombus maxwelli
[]
No picture found
 
Laevistrombus turturella
[]
No picture found
 
Lambis arachnoides
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 24 cm SHL
Lambis crocata (Link, 1807)

Photo by FAO
 
Lambis crocata
[Orange spider conch]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 29 cm SHL
Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Lambis lambis
[Common spider conch]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 16 cm ShH
Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Lambis millepeda
[Milleped spider conch]
No picture found
 
Lambis pilsbryi
[]
No picture found
 
Lambis robusta
[]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm ShH
Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Lambis scorpius
[Scorpio spider conch]

Harasti, David

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 43 cm SHL
Lambis truncata (Humphrey, 1786)

Photo by Harasti, David
 
Lambis truncata
[Giant spider conch]
No picture found
 
Lambis vertriesti
[]
No picture found
 
Lambis wheelwrighti
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm ShH
Latissistrombus latissimus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Latissistrombus latissimus
[Widest Pacific conch]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 13 cm SHL
Latissistrombus sinuatus ([Lightfoot], 1786)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Latissistrombus sinuatus
[Laciniate conch]
No picture found
 
Lentigo lata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.5 cm ShH
 
Lentigo lentiginosus
[Silver conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm TL
Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lentigo pipus
[Butterfly conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 19.7 cm DL
Lobatus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lobatus gallus
[Roostertail conch]
No picture found
 
Lobatus goliath
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.3 cm DL
 
Lobatus magolecciai
[]
No picture found
 
Lobatus peruvianus
[Cock's comb conch]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.1 cm DL
 
Lobatus raninus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 23.1 cm DL
Macrostrombus costatus (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Macrostrombus costatus
[Milk conch]
No picture found
 
Margistrombus eloiseae
[]
No picture found
 
Ministrombus aurantius
[]
No picture found
 
Ministrombus caledonicus
[]
No picture found
 
Ministrombus oceanicus
[]
No picture found
 
Ophioglossolambis itsumiae
[]
No picture found
 
Ophioglossolambis violacea
[]
No picture found
 
Persististrombus granulatus
[Granulated conch]
No picture found
 
Persististrombus latus
[]
No picture found
 
Rostellariella delicatula
[]
No picture found
 
Rostellariella martinii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SHL
 
Sinustrombus taurus
[Bull conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 11.2 cm DL
Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus alatus
[Florida fighting conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Strombus aratrum (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus aratrum
[Dark diana conch]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Strombus aurisdianae Linnaeus, 1767

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Strombus aurisdianae
[Diana conch]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7.5 cm ShH
Strombus bulla (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Strombus bulla
[Bubble conch]
No picture found
 
Strombus campbelli
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Strombus dentatus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus dentatus
[Samar conch]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Strombus dilatatus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 9 cm ShH
Strombus epidromis Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Strombus epidromis
[Swan conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Strombus fragilis (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus fragilis
[]
No picture found
 
Strombus gracilior
[Eastern Pacific fighting conch]
No picture found
 
Strombus haemastoma
[Lavender-mouth conch]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Strombus labiatus (Röding, 1798)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Strombus labiatus
[Plicate conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5 cm ShH
Strombus labiosus Wood, 1828

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus labiosus
[Lip conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Atlantic and the

Strombus latus Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus latus
[West African stromb]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Strombus marginatus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus marginatus
[Marginate conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific.

Strombus microurceus (Kira, 1959)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus microurceus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShH
 
Strombus minimus
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific and the Medi
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Strombus mutabilis
[Mutable conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Strombus plicatus Reeve, 1851

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus plicatus
[Pigeon conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 11 cm DL
Strombus pugilis Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus pugilis
[Fighting conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 12.1 cm DL
Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus raninus
[Hawkwing conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific

Strombus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus terebellatus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Strombus wilsoni Abbott, 1967

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus wilsoni
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Terebellum terebellum (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Terebellum terebellum
[Terebellum conch]
No picture found
 
Thersistrombus thersites
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
 
Tibia cancellata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShH
 
Tibia crispata
[]
No picture found
 
Tibia curta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Tibia fucus
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 30 cm ShH
Tibia fusus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Tibia fusus
[Shinbone tibia]

Modi, Shuanak

Western Indian Ocean

Tibia insulaechorab Röding, 1798

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Tibia insulaechorab
[Arabian tibia]
No picture found

Max. Length 18 cm ShH
 
Tibia martini
[Martini's tibia]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Tibia powisi Petit, 1842

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tibia powisi
[Powis tibia]
No picture found
 
Titanostrombus galeatus
[Giant Eastern Pacific conch]
No picture found
 
Tricornis oldi
[]
No picture found
 
Tricornis tricornis
[Three-knobbed conch]
No picture found
 
Tridentarius dentatus
[]
No picture found
 
Varicospira crispata
[Network beak shell]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aliger gigas Pink conch Western Atlantic 30 SHL 1758
Canarium andamanense Western Atlantic 2022
Canarium darwinense Western Atlantic 2021
Canarium erythrinum Elegant conch Indo-Pacific. 1817
Canarium hellii Eastern Central Pacific 1843
Canarium maculatum Spotted stromb Pacific Ocean 1842
Canarium mutabile Indo-West Pacific 1821
Canarium nipponium Indo-West Pacific 2021
Canarium ochroglottis Western Indian Ocean 1960
Canarium rapanuense Western Indian Ocean 2021
Canarium urceus Little pitcher conch Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SHL 1758
Canarium wilsonorum Western Central Pacific 1967
Conomurex coniformis Western Indian Ocean 1842
Conomurex decorus Western Indian Ocean 1798
Conomurex fasciatus Western Indian Ocean 1778
Conomurex luhuanus Strawberry conch Indo-West Pacific. 8 SHL 1758
Conomurex persicus Persian conch Western Indian Ocean. In 1821
Dolomena boholensis Western Central Pacific 1981
Dolomena dilatata Western Central Pacific 1821
Dolomena hickeyi Western Central Pacific 2000
Dolomena labiosa Western Central Pacific 1828
Dolomena minima Western Central Pacific 1771
Dolomena pulchella Western Central Pacific 1851
Dolomena septima Western Central Pacific 1844
Dolomena variabilis Variable conch Indo-Pacific 6 TL 1820
Doxander entropi Western Central Pacific 1993
Doxander queenslandicus Western Central Pacific 2022
Doxander vittatus Indo-West Pacific. 1758
Euprotomus aratrum Indo-West Pacific. 1798
Euprotomus aurora Western Central Pacific 2002
Euprotomus chrysostomus Western Central Pacific 1942
Euprotomus kiwi Southwest Pacific 2011
Euprotomus vomer Vomer conch Indo-Pacific. 1798
Eustrombus goliath Western Atlantic. 38 DL 1805
Fusistrombus fusiformis Western Indian Ocean. 1842
Gibberulus gibberulus Gibbose conch Indo-Pacific. 7 SHL 1758
Gibberulus gibbosus Pacific Ocean 5.2 TL 1798
Harpago arthriticus Indo-West Pacific 1798
Harpago chiragra Chiragra spider conch Indo-Pacific. 32 SHL 1758
Laevistrombus canarium Dog conch Indo-West Pacific 10 ShH 1758
Laevistrombus maxwelli Western Central Pacific 2022
Laevistrombus turturella Western Central Pacific 1798
Lambis arachnoides Western Central Pacific 1971
Lambis crocata Orange spider conch Indo-Pacific. 24 SHL 1807
Lambis lambis Common spider conch Indo-Pacific 29 SHL 1758
Lambis millepeda Milleped spider conch Indo-West Pacific. 16 ShH 1758
Lambis pilsbryi Central Pacific 1961
Lambis robusta Eastern Central Pacific 1821
Lambis scorpius Scorpio spider conch Indo-Pacific 20 ShH 1758
Lambis truncata Giant spider conch Indo-Pacific 43 SHL 1786
Lambis vertriesti Indo-Pacific 2022
Lambis wheelwrighti Western Central Pacific 1978
Latissistrombus latissimus Widest Pacific conch Indo-West Pacific 20 ShH 1758
Latissistrombus sinuatus Laciniate conch Indo-West Pacific 13 SHL 1786
Lentigo lata Eastern Atlantic. 1791
Lentigo lentiginosus Silver conch Indo-Pacific. 10.5 ShH 1758
Lentigo pipus Butterfly conch Central Pacific 7 TL 1798
Lobatus gallus Roostertail conch Western Atlantic. 19.7 DL 1758
Lobatus goliath Western Atlantic. 1805
Lobatus magolecciai Western Atlantic. 9.3 DL 2001
Lobatus peruvianus Cock's comb conch Eastern Pacific 1823
Lobatus raninus Western Atlantic. 12.1 DL 1791
Macrostrombus costatus Milk conch Western Atlantic. 23.1 DL 1791
Margistrombus eloiseae Western Atlantic. 2022
Ministrombus aurantius Western Atlantic. 2022
Ministrombus caledonicus Western Atlantic. 2022
Ministrombus oceanicus Western Atlantic. 2022
Ophioglossolambis itsumiae Western Atlantic. 2021
Ophioglossolambis violacea Western Indian Ocean 1821
Persististrombus granulatus Granulated conch Pacific Ocean and Western 1822
Persististrombus latus Pacific Ocean and Western 1791
Rostellariella delicatula Indian Ocean 1881
Rostellariella martinii Western Central Pacific 1877
Sinustrombus taurus Bull conch Western Central Pacific 12 SHL 1857
Strombus alatus Florida fighting conch Western Central Atlantic 11.2 DL 1791
Strombus aratrum Dark diana conch Western Pacific 1798
Strombus aurisdianae Diana conch Indo-Pacific 9 SHL 1767
Strombus bulla Bubble conch Indo-Pacific. 7.5 ShH 1798
Strombus campbelli Indo-West Pacific 1834
Strombus dentatus Samar conch Indo-Pacific. 6 ShH 1758
Strombus dilatatus Western Central Pacific 6 TL 1821
Strombus epidromis Swan conch Indo-West Pacific 9 ShH 1758
Strombus fragilis Central Pacific 1798
Strombus gracilior Eastern Pacific fighting conch Eastern Pacific 1825
Strombus haemastoma Lavender-mouth conch Western Pacific. 1842
Strombus labiatus Plicate conch Indo-West Pacific 5 SHL 1798
Strombus labiosus Lip conch Western Central Pacific 5 ShH 1828
Strombus latus West African stromb Eastern Atlantic and the 1791
Strombus marginatus Marginate conch Indo-West Pacific 7 SHL 1758
Strombus microurceus Western Central Pacific. 1959
Strombus minimus Western Central Pacific 4 ShH 1771
Strombus mutabilis Mutable conch Indo-Pacific and the Medi 4 SHL 1821
Strombus plicatus Pigeon conch Western Central Pacific 1851
Strombus pugilis Fighting conch Western Atlantic. 11 DL 1758
Strombus raninus Hawkwing conch Western Central Atlantic 12.1 DL 1791
Strombus terebellatus Indo-West Pacific 1842
Strombus wilsoni Central Pacific 1967
Terebellum terebellum Terebellum conch Indo-Pacific. 7 SHL 1758
Thersistrombus thersites Western Pacific. Tropica 1823
Tibia cancellata Western Central Pacific 3.5 ShH 1816
Tibia crispata Western Central Pacific 3 ShH 1842
Tibia curta Western Indian Ocean 1842
Tibia fucus Western Central Pacific 30 TL 1758
Tibia fusus Shinbone tibia Indo-West Pacific 30 ShH 1758
Tibia insulaechorab Arabian tibia Western Indian Ocean 1798
Tibia martini Martini's tibia Western Central Pacific 18 ShH 1877
Tibia powisi Powis tibia Western Central Pacific 1842
Titanostrombus galeatus Giant Eastern Pacific conch Eastern Pacific and South 1823
Tricornis oldi Western Indian Ocean 1965
Tricornis tricornis Three-knobbed conch Southwest Atlantic, Medit 1786
Tridentarius dentatus Western Central Pacific 1758
Varicospira crispata Network beak shell Western Central Pacific 1842



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