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Persian conch

Conomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The persian conch (Conomurex persicus) is a species in the family Strombidae, order Littorinimorpha.

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Quick facts about the persian conch

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the persian conch live?

Not recorded

Where has it been introduced?

The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species lists the persian conch as introduced in 7 countries, and flagged as invasive in 2 of them.

  1. Cyprusinvasive
  2. Greeceinvasive
  3. Israel
  4. Lebanon
  5. Libya
  6. Syria
  7. Türkiye

Introduced means brought by people and now present; invasive means the country's checklist records an impact. A species can be native to one part of a country and introduced in another. Source: Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (CC BY 4.0).

Is the persian conch endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the persian conch classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderLittorinimorpha
  5. familyStrombidae
  6. genusConomurex
  7. SpeciesConomurex persicus (Swainson, 1821)

Synonyms Strombus beluchiensis, Strombus belutschiensis, Strombus decorus persicus, Strombus decorus raybaudi, Strombus ismarius, Strombus persicus

Other names and names in other languages (10)
  • محار فارسيArabic
  • Persische FlügelschneckeGerman
  • Κώνος της ΠερσίαςGreek
  • Caracola persa de combateSpanish
  • סטרומבוס פרסיHebrew
  • Strombo persianoItalian
  • ペルシャマガキJapanese
  • Perzische vleugelslakDutch
  • Персидский стромбусRussian
  • صدفة فارسيةArabic

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Relatives of the persian conch

Other species in the same genus Conomurex.

Tiger conch

Conomurex luhuanus

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Lined conch

Conomurex fasciatus

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Common questions

Answered only where our data holds the answer.

Is the persian conch an invasive species?

In some places. The Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species flags the persian conch as invasive in 2 countries: Cyprus and Greece. It lists it as introduced in 7 in all.

What kind of animal is the persian conch?

The persian conch (Conomurex persicus) belongs to the family Strombidae in the order Littorinimorpha.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Persian conch (Conomurex persicus). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/persian-conch

MLA

“Persian conch (Conomurex persicus).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/persian-conch.

BibTeX
@misc{persian_conch_2026,
  title = {Persian conch (Conomurex persicus)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/persian-conch},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}