''Euprotomus bulla'', common name : the Bubble Conch, is a

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of sea snail, a marine gastropod

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in the

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Strombidae Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea, and the Epifamily Neostromboidae. The term true conchs, being a common name, does not have an exact me ...

, the true conchs.

Description

The shell size varies between 48 mm and 90 mm.

Distribution

This species is distributed in the Pacific Ocean along ''Indonesia'',
the ''Ryukyus'' (Japan) and

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Habitat

Known from depths around 500 feet, via tangle nets.

References

* Walls, J.G. (1980).'' Conchs, tibias and harps. A survey of the molluscan families Strombidae and Harpidae''. T.F.H. Publications Ltd, Hong Kong

External links

* Strombidae Gastropods described in 1798 {{Strombidae-stub