Fighting Conch
Below you can see the great variation in color of the fighting conch
This is a juvenile fighting conch. It can sometimes be tough to identify because it is so different from an adult one. A lot of the seashell books do not picture it.
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Strombus alatus. Common along the beaches after the winds blow hard. This is one of the more numerous shells to find on Sanibel. Grows to about 4.5"
Below you can see the great variation in color of the fighting conch
This is a juvenile fighting conch. It can sometimes be tough to identify because it is so different from an adult one. A lot of the seashell books do not picture it.
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