Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

West Indian Starsnail
Lithopoma tectum
West Indian Starsnail
Category: Turban Shells
Scientific Name: Lithopoma tectum
Size: 1 to 2 in. (2 to 5 cm)  
Depth: 5-25 ft. (2-8 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
  └Trochida (Order)
   └Turbinidae (Family)
    └Lithopoma (Genus)

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