Silver Conch
Lentigo lentiginosus
- Usual depth1–27 m
- Water temperature15–30 °C
- Best monthsJuly
- How commonRare
About this species
Lentigo lentiginosus, the silver conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lentigo lentiginosus”, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Read the article
Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 14 records
- February: 12 records
- March: 10 records
- April: 5 records
- May: 13 records
- June: 15 records
- July: 27 records
- August: 15 records
- September: 5 records
- October: 16 records
- November: 6 records
- December: 14 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 1–27 m · Deepest record: 26.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 15–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Silver Conch
Names in 4 more languages
- French
- Conche argentée
- Japanese
- イボソデ, イボソデガイ
- Thai
- หอยสังข์เงิน
- Simplified Chinese
- 粗瘤鳳凰螺, 赤疣鳯凰螺
Other scientific names: Lambis rana, Strombus (Lentigo) lentiginosus, Strombus lentiginosus
Similar species
- butterfly conch
Lentigo pipus
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.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 375 open-data records from 1758 to 1998.
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