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Family: Strombidae conchs (See list of species below)

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97 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)


Aliger gigas
[Pink conch]
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Canarium erythrinum
[Elegant conch]
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Canarium hellii
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Canarium maculatum
[Spotted stromb]
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Canarium mutabile
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Canarium ochroglottis
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Canarium urceus
[Little pitcher conch]
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Canarium wilsonorum
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Conomurex coniformis
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Conomurex decorus
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Conomurex fasciatus
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Conomurex luhuanus
[Strawberry conch]
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Conomurex persicus
[Persian conch]
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Dolomena boholensis
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Dolomena dilatata
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Dolomena hickeyi
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Dolomena labiosa
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Dolomena minima
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Dolomena pulchella
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Dolomena septima
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Dolomena variabilis
[Variable conch]
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Doxander entropi
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Doxander vittatus
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Euprotomus aurora
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Euprotomus chrysostomus
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Euprotomus kiwi
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Euprotomus vomer
[Vomer conch]
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Eustrombus goliath
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Fusistrombus fusiformis
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Gibberulus gibberulus
[Gibbose conch]
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Gibberulus gibbosus
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Harpago arthriticus
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Harpago chiragra
[Chiragra spider conch]


Laevistrombus canarium
[Dog conch]
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Laevistrombus maxwelli
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Laevistrombus turturella
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Lambis arachnoides
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Lambis crocata
[Orange spider conch]


Lambis lambis
[Common spider conch]


Lambis millepeda
[Milleped spider conch]
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Lambis pilsbryi
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Lambis robusta
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Lambis scorpius
[Scorpio spider conch]


Lambis truncata
[Giant spider conch]
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Lambis wheelwrighti
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Lentigo lentiginosus
[Silver conch]


Lentigo pipus
[Butterfly conch]


Lobatus gallus
[Roostertail conch]
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Lobatus magolecciai
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Lobatus peruvianus
[Cock's comb conch]
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Lobatus raninus
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Macrostrombus costatus
[Milk conch]
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Ophioglossolambis violacea
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Persististrombus granulatus
[Granulated conch]
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Rostellariella delicatula
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Rostellariella martinii
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Sinustrombus taurus
[Bull conch]


Strombus alatus
[Florida fighting conch]


Strombus aratrum
[Dark diana conch]


Strombus aurisdianae
[Diana conch]


Strombus bulla
[Bubble conch]
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Strombus campbelli
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Strombus dentatus
[Samar conch]
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Strombus dilatatus
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Strombus epidromis
[Swan conch]


Strombus fragilis
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Strombus gracilior
[Eastern Pacific fighting conch]
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Strombus haemastoma
[Lavender-mouth conch]


Strombus labiatus
[Plicate conch]


Strombus labiosus
[Lip conch]


Strombus latissimus
[Widest Pacific conch]


Strombus latus
[West African stromb]


Strombus marginatus
[Marginate conch]


Strombus microurceus
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Strombus minimus
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Strombus mutabilis
[Mutable conch]


Strombus plicatus
[Pigeon conch]


Strombus pugilis
[Fighting conch]


Strombus raninus
[Hawkwing conch]


Strombus sinuatus
[Laciniate conch]


Strombus terebellatus
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Strombus wilsoni
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Terebellum terebellum
[Terebellum conch]
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Thersistrombus thersites
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Tibia cancellata
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Tibia crispata
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Tibia curta
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Tibia fucus
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Tibia fusus
[Shinbone tibia]


Tibia insulaechorab
[Arabian tibia]
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Tibia martini
[Martini's tibia]


Tibia powisi
[Powis tibia]
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Titanostrombus galeatus
[Giant Eastern Pacific conch]
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Tricornis oldi
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Tricornis tricornis
[Three-knobbed conch]
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Tridentarius dentatus
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Varicospira crispata
[Network beak shell]
97 Species of Family Strombidae
(conchs)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aliger gigas Pink conch Western Atlantic 30 SHL
Canarium erythrinum Elegant conch Indo-Pacific.
Canarium hellii Eastern Central Pacific
Canarium maculatum Spotted stromb Pacific Ocean
Canarium mutabile Indo-West Pacific
Canarium ochroglottis Western Indian Ocean
Canarium urceus Little pitcher conch Indo-West Pacific 6.5 SHL
Canarium wilsonorum Western Central Pacific
Conomurex coniformis Western Indian Ocean
Conomurex decorus Western Indian Ocean
Conomurex fasciatus Western Indian Ocean
Conomurex luhuanus Strawberry conch Indo-West Pacific. 8 SHL
Conomurex persicus Persian conch Western Indian Ocean. In
Dolomena boholensis Western Central Pacific
Dolomena dilatata Western Central Pacific
Dolomena hickeyi Western Central Pacific
Dolomena labiosa Western Central Pacific
Dolomena minima Western Central Pacific
Dolomena pulchella Western Central Pacific
Dolomena septima Western Central Pacific
Dolomena variabilis Variable conch Indo-Pacific 6 TL
Doxander entropi Western Central Pacific
Doxander vittatus Indo-West Pacific.
Euprotomus aurora Western Central Pacific
Euprotomus chrysostomus Western Central Pacific
Euprotomus kiwi Southwest Pacific
Euprotomus vomer Vomer conch Indo-Pacific.
Eustrombus goliath Western Atlantic. 38 DL
Fusistrombus fusiformis Western Indian Ocean.
Gibberulus gibberulus Gibbose conch Indo-Pacific. 7 SHL
Gibberulus gibbosus Pacific Ocean 5.2 TL
Harpago arthriticus Indo-West Pacific
Harpago chiragra Chiragra spider conch Indo-Pacific. 32 SHL
Laevistrombus canarium Dog conch Indo-West Pacific 10 ShH
Laevistrombus maxwelli Western Central Pacific
Laevistrombus turturella Western Central Pacific
Lambis arachnoides Western Central Pacific
Lambis crocata Orange spider conch Indo-Pacific. 24 SHL
Lambis lambis Common spider conch Indo-Pacific 29 SHL
Lambis millepeda Milleped spider conch Indo-West Pacific. 16 ShH
Lambis pilsbryi Central Pacific
Lambis robusta Eastern Central Pacific
Lambis scorpius Scorpio spider conch Indo-Pacific 20 ShH
Lambis truncata Giant spider conch Indo-Pacific 43 SHL
Lambis wheelwrighti Western Central Pacific
Lentigo lentiginosus Silver conch Indo-Pacific. 10.5 ShH
Lentigo pipus Butterfly conch Central Pacific 7 TL
Lobatus gallus Roostertail conch Western Atlantic. 19.7 DL
Lobatus magolecciai Western Atlantic. 9.3 DL
Lobatus peruvianus Cock's comb conch Eastern Pacific
Lobatus raninus Western Atlantic. 12.1 DL
Macrostrombus costatus Milk conch Western Atlantic. 23.1 DL
Ophioglossolambis violacea Western Indian Ocean
Persististrombus granulatus Granulated conch Pacific Ocean and Western
Rostellariella delicatula Indian Ocean
Rostellariella martinii Western Central Pacific
Sinustrombus taurus Bull conch Western Central Pacific 12 SHL
Strombus alatus Florida fighting conch Western Central Atlantic 11.2 DL
Strombus aratrum Dark diana conch Western Pacific
Strombus aurisdianae Diana conch Indo-Pacific 9 SHL
Strombus bulla Bubble conch Indo-Pacific. 7.5 ShH
Strombus campbelli Indo-West Pacific
Strombus dentatus Samar conch Indo-Pacific. 6 ShH
Strombus dilatatus Western Central Pacific 6 TL
Strombus epidromis Swan conch Indo-West Pacific 9 ShH
Strombus fragilis Central Pacific
Strombus gracilior Eastern Pacific fighting conch Eastern Pacific
Strombus haemastoma Lavender-mouth conch Western Pacific.
Strombus labiatus Plicate conch Indo-West Pacific 5 SHL
Strombus labiosus Lip conch Western Central Pacific 5 ShH
Strombus latissimus Widest Pacific conch Indo-West Pacific 20 ShH
Strombus latus West African stromb Eastern Atlantic and the
Strombus marginatus Marginate conch Indo-West Pacific 7 SHL
Strombus microurceus Western Central Pacific.
Strombus minimus Western Central Pacific 4 ShH
Strombus mutabilis Mutable conch Indo-Pacific and the Medi 4 SHL
Strombus plicatus Pigeon conch Western Central Pacific
Strombus pugilis Fighting conch Western Atlantic. 11 DL
Strombus raninus Hawkwing conch Western Central Atlantic 12.1 DL
Strombus sinuatus Laciniate conch Indo-West Pacific 13 SHL
Strombus terebellatus Indo-West Pacific
Strombus wilsoni Central Pacific
Terebellum terebellum Terebellum conch Indo-Pacific. 7 SHL
Thersistrombus thersites Western Pacific. Tropica
Tibia cancellata Western Central Pacific 3.5 ShH
Tibia crispata Western Central Pacific 3 ShH
Tibia curta Western Indian Ocean
Tibia fucus Western Central Pacific 30 TL
Tibia fusus Shinbone tibia Indo-West Pacific 30 ShH
Tibia insulaechorab Arabian tibia Western Indian Ocean
Tibia martini Martini's tibia Western Central Pacific 18 ShH
Tibia powisi Powis tibia Western Central Pacific
Titanostrombus galeatus Giant Eastern Pacific conch Eastern Pacific and South
Tricornis oldi Western Indian Ocean
Tricornis tricornis Three-knobbed conch Southwest Atlantic, Medit
Tridentarius dentatus Western Central Pacific
Varicospira crispata Network beak shell Western Central Pacific



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