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Apertural view of an adult queen conch Lobatus gigas with the foot, eyes and snout visible A shell of a dead Florida crown conch Melongena corona inhabited by a hermit crab. Conch (US: / k ɒ ŋ k / konk, UK: / k ɒ n tʃ / kontch [1]) is a common name of a number of different medium-to-large-sized sea snails.
The adult animal has a very large, solid and heavy shell, with knob-like spines on the shoulder, a flared, thick outer lip, and a characteristic pink or orange aperture (opening). The outside of the queen conch is sandy colored, helping them blend in with their surroundings.
Triplofusus giganteus, commonly known as the Florida horse conch, or the giant horse conch, is a species of extremely large predatory subtropical and tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, tulip snails and their allies. [1] On average, it weighs over 11 pounds (5.0 kg). [2]
Turbinella pyrum, common names the chank shell, sacred chank or chank, also known as the divine conch or referred to simply as a conch, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.
Queen Conch Imagine the most majestic, almost cartoonish, seashell you can fathom. That is what a queen conch looks like, and one of the reasons behind their overfishing in the 1970s.
Strombus pugilis, common names the fighting conch and the West Indian fighting conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. S. pugilis is similar in appearance to Strombus alatus , the Florida fighting conch.
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Lambis lambis, common name the spider conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. [ 2 ] Distribution