Florent's Guide To The

Tropical Reefs

Queen Conch
Aliger gigas
Queen Conch
Category: True Conchs
Scientific Name: Aliger gigas
Synonyms: Strombus gigas, Lobatus gigas
Size: 6 to 9 in. (15 to 23 cm)  
Depth: 3-100 ft. (1-30 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, South Florida
Mollusca (Phylum) Mollusks
└Gastropoda (Class) Gastropods
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass) Caenogastropods
  └Littorinimorpha (Order)
   └Strombidae (Family) True Conchs
    └Aliger (Genus)
     └A. gigas (Species)
WoRMS ID: 1429769🔗
iNaturalist ID: 1099504🔗

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