Ophioglossolambis violacea

Ophioglossolambis violacea is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae family, the true conchs and their allies.^[2]

Ophioglossolambis violacea
Apertural view of a shell of O. violacea, from the Naturalis Biodiversity Center
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Littorinimorpha
Family:	Strombidae
Genus:	Ophioglossolambis
Species:	O. violacea
Binomial name
Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821)
Synonyms[2]
Lambis violacea (Swainson, 1821) Pterocera multipes Sowerby II, 1842 Pterocera violacea Swainson, 1821 (basionym)

Distribution

This species is endemic to St. Brandon, Mauritius and, possibly, to the Mascarene basin.^{[citation needed]}