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Queen Conch
Aliger gigas
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
Milk ConchMacrostrombus costatus
Fighting ConchStrombus pugilis
Hawkwing ConchLobatus raninus
West Indian Chank ShellTurbinella angulata
Florida Horse ConchTriplofusus giganteus
Knobbed WhelkBusycon carica
Giant Spider ConchLambis truncata
White-speckled HermitPaguristes puncticeps
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 622 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 110 |
| Quintana Roo | 105 |
| Puerto Rico | 65 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 38 |
| Panama | 11 |
| Colombia | 8 |
| Provincia de Bocas del Toro | 7 |
| Yucatan | 5 |
| Venezuela | 5 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- Shell-bearingProtected by a hard shellFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Molluscs · Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropods · Gastropoda |
| Order | Littorinimorpha |
| Family | True Conchs · Strombidae |
| Genus | Aliger |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Queen Conch with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.