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Sea slugs & snails

Short-tailed Latirus

Latirus polygonus

Also known as: Horse Conch, Many-angled Spindle, Many-angled Spindle Shell, Spindle Shell, Spindle Snail, Tulip Shell, Tulip Snail

Adult
@fishx6 · Mirihi, Maldives · May 20081 / 3
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Overview

Found over rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs. These shells resemble a piece of encrusted dead coral, they are always heavily overgrown.

Horse Conches are long and spindly with high spired shells, often found encrusted in algae.

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How to identify

Pattern
spots
Body shape
shells
Behaviour
camouflaged

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-West Pacific
  • Country only · 3
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Found over rubble and sandy areas, of coral and rocky reefs.

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Adult photos 3

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classGastropoda
    4. orderNeogastropoda
    5. familyFasciolariidae
    6. genusLatirus
    7. speciesLatirus polygonus (Gmelin, 1791)

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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    More in the family

    Sea Snails (Fasciolariidae)