|
The Queen Conch (Strombus gigas) is a true conch and the largest mollusk native to North America. It can grow to 15-31 cm, 6-12" in length. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1200x1126, 544 KB)Conch shell. ...
Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ...
Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ...
Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ...
Subclasses Eogastropoda Orthogastropoda The gastropods, gasteropods, or univalves, are the largest and most successful class of mollusks, with 60,000-75,000 extant species known, comprising the snails and slugs as well as a vast number of marine and freshwater species. ...
Superorders Cocculiniformia Hot Vent taxa Vetigastropoda Neritaemorphi Caenogastropoda Heterobranchia In their work, which has become a standard reference in the field, Ponder and Lindberg (1997) showed that the Orthogastropoda is one of two subclasses of the Gastropoda the class of molluscs, the other subclass being the Eogastropoda. ...
Caenogastropoda Categories: Animal stubs ...
Suborders Discopoda Murchisoniina Hypsogastropoda Sorbeoconcha is an order within the gastropod superorder Caenogastropoda. ...
Hypsogastropoda is a suborder within the gastropod order Sorbeoconcha. ...
Superfamilies Calyptraeoidea Calyptraeidae Capuloidea Cypraeoidea Littorinoidea Naticoidea Rissooidea Stromboidea Tonnoidea Vanikoroidea Vermetoidea Xenophoroidea Littorinimorpha is an important taxonomic infraorder of snails that includes the genus oncomelania. ...
Genera See text Strombidea is a family of gastropod comprising the following genera: Lambis Röding, 1798 (nine known living species), Strombus Linné, 1758 (55 known living species), Terebellum Lamarck, 1799 (one known living species), Tibia Röding, 1798 (six known living species), and Varicospira Eames, 1952 (three known living...
Species See text The genus Strombus is made up of the true conches (pronounced Konk) in the family Strombidae. ...
In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ...
Carolus Linnaeus Baba black sheep crowned patani queen Carl Linnaeus, also known after his ennoblement as (help· info), and in English usually under the Latinized name Carolus Linnaeus (May 23, 1707 – January 10, 1778), the name with which his publications were signed, was a Swedish botanist and physician who laid...
1758 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
Species Strombus gigas Strombus pugilis A conch is a sea-dwelling mollusk, and more specifically, a marine gastropod. ...
Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora Monoplacophora Bivalvia Scaphopoda Gastropoda Cephalopoda The molluscs or mollusks are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. ...
World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...
The Queen Conch lives in the wider Caribbean region including Mexico, southern Florida, and the Bahamas, north to Bermuda. It lives in seagrass meadows and on sandy substrate feeding on detritus, macroalgae, and epiphytes. The nacre of its shell blushes a sunrise of pink, yellow, peach and cream colors. Central America and the Caribbean (detailed pdf map) The Caribbean, (Spanish: Caribe; French: Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Dutch: Cariben or Caraïben, or more commonly Antillen) or the West Indies, is a group of islands and countries which are in or border the Caribbean Sea which lies on...
Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area - Total - Width - Length - % water - Latitude - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170 451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ...
Johnsons seagrass in Florida coast Seagrass (or sea-grass in British English) is a term that refers to flowering plants from two plant families (Potamogetonaceae and Hydrocharitacea) that grow in the marine environment. ...
An example of an epiphyte assemblage of orchids and bromeliads in a garden setting The term epiphyte refers to any plant that grows upon or attached to another living plant. ...
A piece of nacre A schematic of the microscopic structure of nacre, showing how the layers of aragonite platelets are separated by protein. ...
Other names for the Queen Conch include pink conch, caracol reina, caracol rosa, caracol rosado, caracol de pala, cobo, botuto, guarura, and lambi. The female lays between 180,000 and 460,000 eggs. The Carib Indians used to make knives, ax heads, and chisels out of the lip of the conch before they acquired metal. A small cardinal fish, known as the conch fish sometimes lives in the mantle of the conch for protection. traditional Norse knife A knife is a sharp-edged hand tool used for cutting. ...
Steel woodworking chisel. ...
Taxonomy The Queen Conch is currently classified in Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Mollusca, Class Gastropoda, Subclass Orthogastropoda (Ponder & Lindberg, 1996), Superorder Caenogastropoda (Cox, 1960), Infraorder Littorinimorpha (Golikov & Starobogatov, 1975), Superfamily Stromboidea (Rafinesque, 1815), Genus Strombus, Species S. gigas. Previously, it had been classifed in Order Neotaenioglossa. Phyla Porifera (sponges) Ctenophora (comb jellies) Cnidaria (coral, jellyfish, anemones) Placozoa (trichoplax) Subregnum Bilateria (bilateral symmetry) Acoelomorpha (basal) Orthonectida (parasitic to flatworms, echinoderms, etc. ...
Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora - Chitons Monoplacophora Bivalvia - Bivalves Scaphopoda - Tusk shells Gastropoda - Snails and Slugs Cephalopoda - Squids, Octopuses, etc. ...
Subclasses Eogastropoda Orthogastropoda The gastropods, gasteropods, or univalves, are the largest and most successful class of mollusks, with 60,000-75,000 extant species known, comprising the snails and slugs as well as a vast number of marine and freshwater species. ...
Superorders Cocculiniformia Hot Vent taxa Vetigastropoda Neritaemorphi Caenogastropoda Heterobranchia In their work, which has become a standard reference in the field, Ponder and Lindberg (1997) showed that the Orthogastropoda is one of two subclasses of the Gastropoda the class of molluscs, the other subclass being the Eogastropoda. ...
Caenogastropoda Categories: Animal stubs ...
Superfamilies Calyptraeoidea Calyptraeidae Capuloidea Cypraeoidea Littorinoidea Naticoidea Rissooidea Stromboidea Tonnoidea Vanikoroidea Vermetoidea Xenophoroidea Littorinimorpha is an important taxonomic infraorder of snails that includes the genus oncomelania. ...
C. S. Rafinesque Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (October 22, 1783-September 18, 1840) was a nineteenth-century polymath who led a chaotic life. ...
Species See text The genus Strombus is made up of the true conches (pronounced Konk) in the family Strombidae. ...
Due to this classification, it is a mollusk, a gastropod, and a snail. Classes Caudofoveata Aplacophora Polyplacophora Monoplacophora Bivalvia Scaphopoda Gastropoda Cephalopoda The molluscs or mollusks are the large and diverse phylum Mollusca, which includes a variety of familiar creatures well-known for their decorative shells or as seafood. ...
Subclass Subclass Eogastropoda Patellogastropoda Subclass Orthogastropoda Superorder Cocculiniformia Superorder Hot Vent Taxa Neomphaolida Superorder Vetigastropoda Superorder Neritaemorphi Neritopsina Superorder Caenogastropoda Architaenioglossa Sorbeoconcha Superorder Heterobranchia Heterostropha Opisthobranchia Pulmonata The gastropods, or univalves, are the largest and most successful class of mollusks, with 60,000-75,000 species, and second largest class...
Garden Snail photographed in the USA. The name snail applies to most members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells. ...
Historical Human Use Classic Mayan art depicts what appears to be a Queen Conch being worn on the hands of boxers.
References - Wildlife Fact File, 1996, Card #46 (pink conch)
External links |
Feeds |
Contact