Catalogue information

LastDodo number
9262413
Area
Naturalia
Title
Strombus alatus
Method of conservation
Part of plant /animal
Gender
Sub-specie
Type reference
Weight
 g
Dimensions
 x  x  cm
Details

Dark shell from Florida to Mexico. Average 70 - 90 mm, up to maximum 110 mm. Very common species. Patterned copies are rarer. There is also a form without spines and with grooves on the last turn. This is known as the Pleistocene form.

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