Lentigo pipus, the elegant conch, is a species of Conch sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.[1]

Lentigo pipus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Lentigo
Species:
L. pipus
Binomial name
Lentigo pipus
(Röding, 1798)
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Description

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The shell size varies between 35 mm and 85 mm.

Distribution

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This species is distributed in the Indo-West Pacific along the Mascarene Basin and the Philippines.

References

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  • Walls, J.G. (1980). Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong
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  • "Lentigo pipus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 28 March 2011.