Lithopoma phoebium
# Lithopoma phoebium

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.

## Distribution

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.

## Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 76 mm (almost 3 inches).

## Habitat

The minimum recorded depth for this species is 0 m; maximum recorded depth is 91 m.

* basal view
* apertural view
* apical view
