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Florida Horse Conch

Triplofusus giganteus

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25 photos

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in North Carolina.January 8, February 10, March 9, April 14, May 14, June 9, July 7, August 7, September 8, October 11, November 6, December 7.
United States2,394
North Carolina108
Texas100
South Carolina82
Mexico30
Georgia29
Yucatan17
Alabama14
Quintana Roo7
Tamaulipas3

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Traits

Physical

  • Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification

Classification

KingdomAnimals · Animalia
PhylumMolluscs · Mollusca
ClassGastropods · Gastropoda
OrderNeogastropoda
FamilyTulip and Spindle Shells · Fasciolariidae
GenusHorse Conches · Triplofusus

Sources

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