Terestrombus fragilis

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| image = Terestrombus fragilis 01.jpg

| image_caption = Terestrombus fragilis

| genus = Terestrombus

| species = fragilis

| authority = (Röding, 1798)

| synonyms = *Lambis fragilis Röding, 1798 (basionym)

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Terestrombus fragilis, common name : the Fragile Conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.{{WRMS species|531864 |Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) Bouchet, P. (2010). Terestrombus fragilis (Röding, 1798) . Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=531864 on 29 March 2011}}

Description

The shell size varies between 25 mm and 53 mm.

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Distribution

This species is distributed in the western and central part of the Pacific Ocean and along the Philippines.

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