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Queen conch

Lobatus gigas

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Field Notes

Description:

Photo take a t -40 ft in a Caribbean reef.
Possesses a large conical shell with a flared lip which spirals to a point adorned with knobby spines. The orange to brown shell is often covered in encrusting algae, while the inside edge of the lip is a rich pink or orange colour. Small yellow eyes on stalks protrude from under the narrow end of the shell, and a yellowish horn on the end of the muscular foot is used for locomotion.

Habitat:

The queen conch is herbivorous and lives in seagrass beds, find from Florida all The Caribbean sea to Honduras.

Notes:

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)

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