Strombus pugilis
Strombus pugilis, common names the fighting conch and the West Indian fighting conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.
Fighting conch | |
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Five views of a shell of Strombus pugilis | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
Order: | Littorinimorpha |
Family: | Strombidae |
Genus: | Strombus |
Species: | S. pugilis |
Binomial name | |
Strombus pugilis | |
Synonyms | |
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S. pugilis is similar in appearance to Strombus alatus, the Florida fighting conch.
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