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Caribbean Crown Conch

Melongena melongena

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Wildlife study photograph from iNaturalist.
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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 6, February 2, March 6, April 7, May 3, June 4, July 0, August 4, September 1, October 5, November 1, December 5.
Mexico44
Colombia33
United States27
Atlántico14
Campeche12
Yucatan12
Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave11
Quintana Roo8
Texas6
Panama5

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
FamilyMelongenidae
GenusMelongena

Sources

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