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Pleuroploca gigantea |
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FLorida horse conch |
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Florida Conch |
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Florida vleugelslak |
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Conque de floride |
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Chacpel;Caracola gigante sagrada |
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The tropical Atlantic |
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Substrate and environment |
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Exclusively a marine species
The species is generally observed in a sandy zone or in seagrass
The species crawls on the seafloor
The species generally lies on a sandy seafloor or in seagrass
The species can be found between 0 and 30 Meters
Common species.
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General behaviour of the species |
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Species generally solitary
The animal retracts or flees if disturbed
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General characteristics of the species |
Maximum size : 60 cm
The animal is a hunter low in the food chain.Diet : Mollusks
The shell is covered with algae
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Relationship with humans |
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The species can be eaten but is of no particular culinary interest
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