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Family: Strombidae conchs



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111 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 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 aurisdianaeLinnaeus, 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 dentatusLinnaeus, 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 epidromisLinnaeus, 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 labiosusWood, 1828

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus labiosus
[Lip conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Atlantic and the

Strombus latusGmelin, 1791

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

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Strombus marginatusLinnaeus, 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 mutabilisSwainson, 1821

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

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Strombus plicatusReeve, 1851

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus plicatus
[Pigeon conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 11.2 cm DL
Strombus pugilisLinnaeus, 1758

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

Coltro, Marcus

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

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus raninus
[Hawkwing conch]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific

Strombus terebellatusSowerby, 1842

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Strombus terebellatus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Strombus wilsoniAbbott, 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 insulaechorabRöding, 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 powisiPetit, 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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