Common Name: Conch
Classification:
http://marinelife.about.com/od/invertebrates/p/Conchs.htm
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Kingdom: Anima
http://www.neptunes.com/conchfacts.html
The Queen Conch is a mollusk Strombus gigas
Queen conch: -Found in groups of hundreds of individuals. -Live in shallow, clear water at depths less than 245 feet.
-Prefer sea-grass meadows, coral rubble, algal plains, and sandy bottoms.
-Can be found in; Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico.
Characteristics of your common conch.
Pleuroploca gigantea
-Remain buried for first year of life.
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