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Pleuroploca filamentosa (Röding, 1798) Filamentous horse conch |
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photo by
Coltro, Marcus |
| Family: | Fasciolariidae (horse conchs, spindle shells) | |||
| Max. size: | 15 cm SHL (male/unsexed) | |||
| Environment: | benthic; marine | |||
| Distribution: | Indo-West Pacific: from East Africa, to Melanesia; north to the Philippines and south to Queensland and New Caledonia. | |||
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| Biology: | Mainly in shallow water (Ref. 349). | |||
| IUCN Red List Status: | Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251) | |||
| Threat to humans: | harmless | |||
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