Tibia fusus is a species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 of sea snail

Sea snail

Sea snail is a common name for those snails that normally live in saltwater, marine gastropod molluscs....

, a marine

Marine (ocean)

Marine is an umbrella term. As an adjective it is usually applicable to things relating to the sea or ocean, such as marine biology, marine ecology and marine geology...

 gastropod mollusk in the family

Family (biology)

In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...

 Strombidae

Strombidae

Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the superfamily Stromboidea....

, the true conchs.

Description

Tibia fusus belongs to the Strombidae family and it is considered one of the true conch shells. Tibia fusus is spindle-shaped with a long siphonal canal. It is a fairly common shell, but, given its attractive appearance, it is highly appreciated by collectors. Most Tibia fusus live in off-shore waters where there is plenty of sand. Tibia fusus's length (including its long siphonal canal) ranges from 5"50 to 12"20.