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)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Neogastropoda (Order)
   └Fasciolariidae (Family)
    └Triplofusus (Genus)
     └T. giganteus (Species)

Gastropods
Tulip Shells

Florida Horse Conch

True Tulip



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