Longspine star shell
Lithopoma phoebium, common name the longspine star shell, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
The maximum recorded shell length is 76 mm (almost 3 inches).
This is a tropical Western Atlantic species.
Distribution of Lithopoma phoebium include: Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, Lesser Antilles, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, San Andres, The United States, and Venezuela.
The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 91 m.
