Strombus alatus (fighting conch) on marine beach (Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) 2 (25543350610)

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Description: Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 - Florida fighting conch (apertural view) in Florida, USA. The gastropods (snails & slugs) are a group of molluscs that occupy marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments. Most gastropods have a calcareous external shell (the snails). Some lack a shell completely, or have reduced internal shells (the slugs & sea slugs & pteropods). Most members of the Gastropoda are marine. Most marine snails are herbivores (algae grazers) or predators/carnivores. Classification: Animalia, Mollusca, Gastropoda, Strombidae Locality: marine beach immediately south of Sanibel Inn, southern shoreline of Sanibel Island, southwestern Florida, USA More info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strombus_alatus. Date: 15 December 2013, 10:12. Source: Strombus alatus (fighting conch) on marine beach (Sanibel Island, Florida, USA) 2. Author: James St. John.