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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.
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]
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.
Melongena corona, common name the Florida crown conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies. [ 2 ] Subspecies
The hooded pitohui.The neurotoxin homobatrachotoxin on the birds' skin and feathers causes numbness and tingling on contact.. The following is a list of poisonous animals, which are animals that passively deliver toxins (called poison) to their victims upon contact such as through inhalation, absorption through the skin, or after being ingested.
Similar to other animals in the family Strombidae, Lobatus peruvianus moves around by using their muscular foot that sinks like a claw into the sand to exert force and move forward. This behavior is also beneficial in terms of predator avoidance. It causes the conch's chemical trail to be scattered and inconsistent therefore confusing predators ...
Finding large dog-conch individuals has become an increasingly difficult task in several regions where this species occurs. [40] Initiatives in the southern Thailand province of Phuket intend to increase depleted natural stocks of L. canarium by reintroducing cultured animals in local seagrass beds. Fishermen are encouraged not to collect ...
Milk conch eyes have rings that can range in colors from red, orange, yellow, to black. [3] An average M. costatus shell measures around 20 cm in length. The maximum recorded shell length is 23.1 cm. However, they are a smaller conch species compared to the more widely studied Aliger gigas, the queen conch, which can measure up to 31 cm. [5]