Stats

Lifespan: Up to 10 yrs
Size: Medium
Diet: Herbivore
Activity: Diurnal
Social: Solitary
Biome: Seagrass beds
Range: Central and South America
Movement: Hopping
Breeding: Egg-laying
Defense: Armor
Status: Uncommon

About

Fighting Conchs are medium to large sea snails that live in warm waters. They have a hard, spiral shell that is used to defend themselves from predators.

Life cycle

1.
juvenile
A juvenile mollusk takes adult form after its larval phase and begins building or growing its shell.
2.
adult
Fully grown at adult shell size or body length.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Strombus
Species: Strombus pugilis