Florent's Guide To The Florida, Bahamas and

Caribbean Reefs

True Tulip
Fasciolaria tulipa
True Tulip
Category: Tulip Shells
Scientific Name: Fasciolaria tulipa
Size: 3 to 6 in. (7.5 to 15 cm)  
Depth: 0-35 ft. (0-12 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Neogastropoda (Order)
   └Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
    └Fasciolariidae (Family) Tulip Shells
     └Fasciolaria (Genus)
      └F. tulipa (Species)
WoRMS ID: 420024🔗
iNaturalist ID: 208739🔗

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