Tibia insulaechorab, the Arabian tibia, is a species of
gastropod mollusc in the family
Rostellariidae, native to the western Indian Ocean. It was first
described by the German malacologist
Peter Friedrich Röding in 1798, the type locality being the
Red Sea. He included it in the family
Strombidae, but this large family was later split and the genus
Tibia was transferred to the family Rostellariidae.
This photograph shows a dorsal view of a T. insulaechorab shell. Growing up to 20 cm (8 in) long, including the elongated siphonal canal, it is highly sought after by collectors because of its attractive appearance.Photograph credit: Hans Hillewaert