- English Common Name
- Black-lipped Conch
- Scientific name
- Strombus urceus
- Taxonomy
- Order: Hypsogastropoda, Family: Strombidae
- Size
- About 4 cm (length of its shell)
- Species Distribution
- Iriomote, Ishigaki, Miyako and Okinawa Islands
- Okinawa Red List of Threatened Species:Vulnerable
- Japan Red List of Threatened Species:Near Threatened
- This species is found in eelgrass beds or bottoms with sand and gravel close to eelgrass beds in large tidal flats. This is a unique snail found in Zostera japonica and Halpdule pinifolia communities, and it feeds on algae.
This species lays tape-like egg cases containing eggs. This snail is fecund, meaning it produces large number of offspring, and it is a primary consumer within shallow tropical waters. It has an important role as a food resource for other carnivorous animals.
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- Updated March 2019
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