Conomurex luhuanus (Linnaeus, 1758) - strawberry conch (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA)
The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
The strawberry conch shown above is part of the Indo-West Pacific Province: "The world's largest and richest province extends from the Red Sea and East Africa across the Indian Ocean, then touches northern Australia and southern Japan to extend eastward throughout the "South Seas" to Hawaii and Easter Island. Probably 5,000 marine species are found in its shallow coral waters." [info. from museum signage]
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae
Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified
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More info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conomurex_luhuanus
Tags: Conomurex luhuanus strawberry conch conchs Strombus snail snails shell shells gastropod gastropods Strombidae
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 - queen conch (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA)
This species is also known as Eustrombus gigas, Lobatus gigas, and Aliger gigas.
The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is a large gastropod that occupies shallow-water to moderately shallow-water seagrass beds, sandy seafloors, and rubbly seafloors. It occurs in tropical to subtropical areas of the western Atlantic Basin, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
The queen conch shown above is part of the Caribbean Province: "The warm coral waters of the Caribbean stretching from northern Brazil to the Gulf of Mexico and northward adjacent to the Bahamas and Bermuda, contain a fauna of about 800 colorful species of common, shallow-water mollusks. The pink, or queen, conch and the sunrise tellin are typical." [info. from museum signage]
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae
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More info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobatus_gigas
Tags: Strombus gigas queen conch pink Eustrombus Lobatus conchs snail snails shell shells gastropod gastropods Strombidae
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 - queen conch shell (apical view) (specimen housed in the Biologic Repository at Gerace Research Centre, San Salvador Island, Bahamas).
This species is also known as Eustrombus gigas, Lobatus gigas, and Aliger gigas.
The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is a large gastropod that occupies shallow-water to moderately shallow-water seagrass beds, sandy seafloors, and rubbly seafloors. It occurs in tropical to subtropical areas of the western Atlantic Basin, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae
Locality: San Salvador Island, eastern Bahamas
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More info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobatus_gigas
Tags: Strombus gigas queen conch snail San Salvador Island Bahamas snails gastropod gastropods
Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 - queen conch (apical view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA)
This species is also known as Eustrombus gigas, Lobatus gigas, and Aliger gigas.
The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
The queen conch, Strombus gigas, is a large gastropod that occupies shallow-water to moderately shallow-water seagrass beds, sandy seafloors, and rubbly seafloors. It occurs in tropical to subtropical areas of the western Atlantic Basin, the Gulf of Mexico, and the Caribbean Sea.
From museum signage:
"Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758
Queen conch
The queen conch is well known as the delicacy used in conch fritters and other Caribbean island dishes. This species is protected in Florida but is harvested in the Bahamas and other Caribbean islands. The presence of a large, flared lip indicates mature individuals. Immature specimens lack the flared lip and are known as "rollers". Given its value as a commercial species, a great deal of biological research is devoted to the queen conch every year."
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae
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More info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobatus_gigas
Tags: Strombus gigas queen conch shell shells snail snails conchs gastropod gastropoda Strombidae
Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1823 - Peruvian conch (apertural view) (public display, Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum, Sanibel Island, Florida, USA)
This species is also known as Lobatus peruvianus.
The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores.
The Peruvian conch shown above is part of the Panamic Province: "Much richer in species than its Caribbean counterpart, the tropical-water Panamic area extends from the Gulf of California, along the Pacific coast of Central America to Ecuador. Known for its wide tidal ranges, its sandy-mud shores and offshore waters abound in colorful murexes, cones, olives and cowries. Over 2,500 species are known from here, including the endemic tent olive." [info. from museum signage]
Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae
Locality: unrecorded/undisclosed/unspecified
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More info. at:
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobatus_peruvianus
Tags: Strombus peruvianus Peruvian conch Lobatus conchs snail snails shell shells gastropod gastropods Strombidae