Triplofusus giganteus: taxon details and analytics
- Domain
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Neogastropoda
- Family
- Fasciolariidae
- Genus
- Triplofusus
- Species
- Triplofusus giganteus
- Scientific Name
- Triplofusus giganteus
Summary description from Wikipedia:
Triplofusus giganteus
Triplofusus giganteus, commonly known as the Florida horse conch, or the giant horse conch, is a species of extremely large predatory subtropical and tropical sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, tulip snails and their allies. On average, it weighs over 11 pounds (5.0 kg).
Although known as a horse conch, this is not a true conch, as it is not in the family Strombidae.
With a shell length that can reach 60 centimetres (24 in), this species is the largest gastropod in United States waters, and one of the largest gastropods in the world.
...Triplofusus giganteus in languages:
- Czech
- fasciolárka obrovská
- English
- Florida Horse Conch
- English
- Horse Conch
- English
- Giant Horse Conch
- Japanese
- ダイオウイトマキボラ
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