Wednesday, September 19, 2012

Queen Conch - Strombus gigas@$6.50 2/$11.98

Taxonomy: Queen Conch belongs to the Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Order Sorbeoconcha, Family Strombidae, Genus Strombus and Species gigas.

Scientific names: The scientific name of Queen Conch is Strombus gigas.

Other common names: Queen Conch is also commonly known as Caribbean Queen Conch, Lambi, Pink Conch, Caracol Rosado, Cobo, Caracol reina, Caracol de pala, Caracol Rosa, Botuto and Guarura.

Origin or natural range: Strombus gigas hails from the tropical regions such as North America, especially Florida, including the Caribbean Sea, Mexico, Bahamas and Bermuda.

Size: Queen Conch is the largest Mollusk found in the North America, with its size ranging between six inches and twelve inches or fifteen centimeters and thirty-one centimeters or one foot.

Aggression: Strombus gigas is non-aggressive towards the marine aquarium members.

Venom status: Queen Conch is non-poisonous in nature.
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