Biogeographic distribution

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Figure 1. Distribution map for Lentigo lentiginosus (Walls 1980)


The extent of the geographic range of Lentigo lentiginosus is from East Africa through the entire Indian Ocean to the Marshall and Tuamotu Islands in the Pacific (Kreipl & Poppe 1999). In general, Strombids have a circumtropical distribution, occurring predominately within the 20°C isotherm (Berg 1974). Most species are found in the Indian Ocean and Indo-Pacific areas (87 species/subspecies) (Kreipl & Poppe 1999). Most species live in shallow water, from the low tide line to a depth of about 10 metres, on sandy or muddy bottoms, but also on coral reefs (Kreipl & Poppe 1999). Shallow water species, such as Lentigo lentiginosus, tend to be found in areas with hermatypic coral (Berg 1974).