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West Indian Starsnail

Lithopoma tectum

Classification

Lithopoma tectum, common name the West Indian starsnail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Distribution This species occurs in the Caribbean Sea, the Gulf of Mexico and the Lesser Antilles; in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil. Description The maximum recorded shell length is 63 mm.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog
Brazil · 40Netherlands · 18France · 13Mexico · 11United States of America · 11United Kingdom · 7