Laciniate conch
Latissistrombus sinuatus
- Usual depth5–46 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsMarch, July, and September
- How commonRare
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 3 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 0 records
- June: 1 records
- July: 2 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 2 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 1 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 5–46 m · Deepest record: 46 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Laciniate conch
Names in 1 more languages
- Japanese
- ヒメゴホウラ
Other scientific names: Lambis lobata, Pterocera palmata, Sinustrombus sinuatus, Solidistrombus sinuatus, Strombus (Tricornis) sinuatus, Strombus cristatus, Strombus laciniatus, Strombus sinuatus
Similar species
- wide-mouthed conch
Latissistrombus latissimus
Labiate StrombCanarium labiatum
Red Mouthed StrombConomurex luhuanus
- Gibbose Stromb
Gibberulus gibberulus
- Chiragra spider conch
Harpago chiragra
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 82 open-data records from 1962 to 2005.
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