Margistrombus marginatus


Margistrombus marginatus, the marginate conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

Subspecies

Margistrombus marginatus sowerbyorum Visser & Man In’t Veld, 2005Margistrombus marginatus succincta
[Image: Strombus marginatus Linné, 1758 (4323125580).jpg|thumb|left|Margistrombus marginatus succincta]

Description

The shell size varies between 40 mm and 75 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Andaman Sea, at the southern tip of India and the Strait of Malacca.