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Lobatus gigas
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.
The queen conch is herbivorous and lives in seagrass beds, find from Florida all The Caribbean sea to Honduras.
Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES)
Spotted on Jan 21, 2012
Submitted on Jan 21, 2012
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