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Carved Starsnail

Lithopoma caelatum

Classification

Lithopoma caelatum, common name the carved star shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Sea and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off the Bahamas. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 100 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
France · 9United States of America · 9Netherlands · 6Mexico · 5United Kingdom · 4Cuba · 2