Queen Conch Shells discarded after their flesh was taken for human consumption

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Binomial name Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Synonyms Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 Strombus lucifer Linnaeus, 1758 Eustrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) Pyramea lucifer (Linnaeus, 1758) Strombus samba Clench, 1937 Strombus horridus Smith, 1940 Strombus verrilli McGinty, 1946 Strombus canaliculatus Burry, 1949 Strombus pahayokee Petuch, 1994

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Size: 5100px × 3400px
Location: Caye Caulker, Caribbean Sea, Offshore Belize, Central America
Photo credit: © Sabena Jane Blackbird / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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