Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

Florida Horse Conch
Triplofusus giganteus
Florida Horse Conch
Category: Tulip Shells
Scientific Name: Triplofusus giganteus
Size: up to 24 in. (60 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Florida, Gulf of America
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Neogastropoda (Order)
   └Buccinoidea (Superfamily)
    └Fasciolariidae (Family) Tulip Shells
     └Triplofusus (Genus)
      └T. giganteus (Species)
WoRMS ID: 420051🔗
iNaturalist ID: 253547🔗

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