CONCH SHELLS FROM THE WORLD'S TROPICS

Pink Conch shellstype, description, size and price



• The Pink Conch is a heavy solid shell, with a flaring lip when mature. All of the spines were blunted prior to shipping from the Babamas.


• When mature the outer lip extends the shell length, it is then and brittle at the edge. The conch has a creamy exteriorand is often obscured by a brownish periostracum. Its aperture is bright pink (some shells have a less pronounced pink color). The conch is sought for its food and shell. It lives on sandy grass flats. Ranges from Florida thru the West Indies.



• Currently, pink conchs are scarce. The outside of these shells are rough and are certainly not gallery specimen quality. That being said, they are still a good buy, for those looking for pink conch shells.




• Pink Conch family: Strombidae; species: Strombus Gigas. Considered a common occurring species.




• One Pink Conch 8 to 8 7/8 inch........$11.20



• One Pink Conch 9 to 10 inch.......$14

Haition Fighting Conch shell description, size and price



• Tis is a solid, heavy shell with a short pointed spire and large body whorl. The knobs have been blunted as with other shells with sharp projections.

• The Haition Fighting Conch is often called the West Indian Fighting Conch. It is commonly found across the Caribbean in the sandy tidal pool areas. The Haition Fighting Conch is a pale brown or yellowish orange.




• Haition Fighting Conch family: Strombidae; species: Strombus Pugilis.



• One Haition Fighting Conch shell 2 1/2 to 3 1/4 inch...... .20

Silver Lip Conch description, size and price.



• Silver Lip Conch shell Is a heavy shell found commonly in the Indo-Pacific region. Family Strombidae;




• One Silver Lip Conch 2 to 3 1/4 inchM...... .35

Strombus Auresdiane size and price



• One Strombus Auresdiane shell 2 to 2 1/2 inch...... .25

Strombus Vittatus size and price.



• One Strombus Vittatus conch shell 2 to 3 inch...... .25

Golden Crown Conch Shell description, size and price.



• The Crown Family scientific name: Melongenidae. This is a small family of species numbering about 25 that are known



• These are tropical shells, found in the Atlantic and Pacific. Most prefer intertidal zones along sandy shore lines.



• Crown Conchs have large body whorls and a low elongately conical spire and present differing sculpture. The aperture is ovaate to elongate with a basal siphonal canal moderately long. The outer lip margin is usually smooth, sometimes finely toothed and rarely has spired ridges inside. All have a horny, oval operculum, which is pointed at one end.



• Crown Conchs are carnivores scavengers, mainly feeding on other mollusks.



• The female lays egg capsules attached to string like fibers. The larvae hatch as either crawling or swimming young.



• One Golden Crown Conch 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch....... .19

White Conch shells size and price.



• One White Conch 3/4 to 1 1/4 inch...... .14

One White Conch 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inch...... .21

Rooster Conch description, size and price.



• Species: Strombus Gallus. The Rooster Tail conch is high spired, solid shell but light weight for its size. The flared edge of the aperture projects at an angle to the spire. The Rooster conch is creamy with brown streaks and the aperture is a golden brown. Its range is the Caribbean south along the northeastern coast of South America.




• One Rooster Conch 3 1/2 to 4 inch......$1.75

Strombus Listeri description, size and price.



• Species: Strombus Listeri. Often called Lister's Conch. The shell is relatively thin, lightweight and slender-spired. The suture is shallow. Its body is smooth with a curved whorl. The apertural lip extends outward. The outer edge is parallel with the shell's axis and ends with a finger like projection. The smooth columella is lightly callused. The spire whorls have strong vertical ribs crossed by finer spiral riblets. Lister's Conch is white streaked and mottled with brown. The shell was one considered a rare find. These are deep water conchs ranging across the entire Indo-Pacific region; from the Indian Ocean to the northern shores of Australia and New Zealand.




• One Strombus Listeri (Lister's Conch) 3 to 4 inch.....$4.20

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