The Strombidae Family includes 136 species comprising 30 genus (Canarium (19 species), Dolomena (15), Lambis (14), Maculastrombus (10), Ministrombus (7), Laevistrombus (7), ...)

Phylum      : Mollusca
 Class       : ⤷Gastropoda 
  Subclass    : ⤷Caenogastropoda 
   Order       : ⤷Littorinimorpha 
    Superfamily : ⤷Stromboidea 
     Family      : ⤷Strombidae

Common name : true conchs

Aspect : biconical shell, elongated opening with a large siphonal channel; presence of nodule, thorn or pimple on the shoulder of the last turn; characteristic notch at the bottom of the outer lip; elongated opening with a folded and dilated edge in wing sometimes provided with finger-shaped extensions; smooth and thick parietal edge; narrow, bill-like operculum used for locomotion and against predators; average size between 3 to 30 cm

Feeding : herbivorous (red and green alga, seagrasses; Some species, like Laevistrombus canarium, also consume detritus (organic debris); juveniles and larvae are planktivorous

Environment : Indo-Pacific and Caribbean regions; in intertidal and subtidal zones up to about 30 meters deep; on seagrass beds, sandy or muddy bottoms, coral reefs