Common Name: Conch

Classification:

http://marinelife.about.com/od/invertebrates/p/Conchs.htm

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Kingdom: Anima

http://www.neptunes.com/conchfacts.html

The Queen Conch is a mollusk Strombus gigas

Queen conch: -Found in groups of hundreds of individuals. -Live in shallow, clear water at depths less than 245 feet.

-Prefer sea-grass meadows, coral rubble, algal plains, and sandy bottoms.

-Can be found in; Atlantic, Caribbean, and Gulf of Mexico.

Characteristics of your common conch.

Pleuroploca gigantea

-Remain buried for first year of life.