Queen Conch

The Queen Conch, otherwise known as the Aliger gigas or Strombus gigas, is a large sea snail that eats plants and algai.
It is native to the Caribbean Sea, and tropical northwestern Atlantic, from Bermuda to Brazil.
International trade in the Caribbean queen conch is regulated under the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) agreement, in which it is listed as Strombus gigas. This species is not endangered in the Caribbean as a whole, but is commercially threatened in numerous areas, largely due to extreme overfishing.
The Queen conch displayed in this photograph is over 50 years old and still holds it’s shine! I bought it when I was in Bimini from a street vendor as a teenager.

Queen Conch from my shell collection
Queen Conch – Shells-0954-2021_07_04

Shell Collection

Shell Collection featuring the Caribbean Triton, Horse Conch, Queen Conch, Horned Helmet Shell

Caribbean Triton
Shells-0826-2021_07_04 – Caribbean Triton
Horse Conch
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Queen Conch
Shells-0899-2021_07_04 – Queen Conch
Horned Helmet Shell
Shells-0842-2021_07_04-Horned Helmet Shell

The Sundial Seashell

The Sundial seashell, Architectonica perspectiva, are found around the world and is a marine gastropod mollusk

The Sundial seashell, Architectonica perspectiva, are found around the world and is a marine gastropod mollusk
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Venus Comb Murex Seashell

Venus Comb Murex Seashell, Murex pecten or Murex Nigrospinosus Sea Shell Collection

Venus Comb Murex Seashell, Murex pecten or Murex Nigrospinosus Sea Shell Collection
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A Wentletrap Seashell

This is a Wentletrap, small, often white, sea snail with a porcelain-like appearance including an intricately geometric shell architecture.
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I have always found the structure, designs, colors and symmetry of sea shells so amazing to me. This is a Wentletrap, from the Dutch word (wenteltrap) meaning spiral staircase. Wentletraps are usually white, and have a porcelain-like appearance with an intricately geometric shell architecture. These snails are sometimes called “staircase shells”, and “ladder shells”.

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