butterfly conch
Lentigo pipus
- Usual depth23–71 m
- Water temperature25–30 °C
- Best monthsJune
- How commonRare
About this species
Lentigo pipus, the elegant conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Text from the Wikipedia article “Lentigo pipus”, 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: 0 records
- February: 0 records
- March: 0 records
- April: 1 records
- May: 1 records
- June: 4 records
- July: 1 records
- August: 1 records
- September: 1 records
- October: 0 records
- November: 0 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Depth
Mostly recorded at 23–71 m · Deepest record: 70.5 m
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 25–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- butterfly conch
Names in 2 more languages
- Japanese
- オハグロイボソデ
- Simplified Chinese
- 黑唇鳳凰螺
Other scientific names: Lambis pipa, Strombus (Lentigo) pipus, Strombus adustus, Strombus exustus, Strombus papilio, Strombus pipus
Similar species
- Silver Conch
Lentigo lentiginosus
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).
- 76 open-data records from 1952 to 2006.
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