Laevistrombus canarium – Dark, large Indian Ocean specimen!

Species: Laevistrombus canarium

Author: (Linnaeus, 1758)

Locality: Keelakarai, India

Size: 76.0mm

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Description

Description

Dived at 10~15 meters deep. Nick at the protoconch. Extremely thick lip with some nacre cracks, normal for gerontic specimens, slight nicks at the canal. Interestingly also gerontic specimens sometimes develop a “humpback”. Heavy like a rock.