Image of Florida fighting conch
Description:
This shell is interesting because you can see the scar where the animal managed to survive a serious predation attempt, and then was able to repair the shell and carry on with its life. It is also interesting because the shell had small knobs on the shoulder of the body whorl before the predation attempt, but became smooth on the shoulder after the predation attempt.
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- Eukaryota (eukaryotes)
- Opisthokonta (opisthokonts)
- Metazoa (animals)
- Bilateria
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- Spiralia (spiralians)
- Mollusca (molluscs)
- Gastropoda (snails)
- Caenogastropoda
- Littorinimorpha
- Stromboidea
- Strombidae (true conch)
- Strombus (conch)
- Strombus alatus (Florida fighting conch)
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- Susan J. Hewitt
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