Strombus pugilis

Author
Linnaeus, 1758
Common Names
  • West Indian Fighting Conch

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
55 meters
Overall Geographic Range
East Florida to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • herbivore
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
  • seagrass
  • marine
  • intertidal
Microhabitat
  • intertidal
References

  • Alvarado, S. A. 1996. The occurrence and zoogeography of Mollusca from rocky shores of the southwestern Gulf of Mexico, Veracruz, Mexico. Master's thesis, Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi, Texas. viii + 67 pp.

  • Clench, W. J., and R. T. Abbott. 1941. The genus Strombus in the Western Atlantic. Johnsonia 1(1): 1–15.

  • Fernández Milera, J. 1998. Joyas de Cuba. Editorial Oriente, Santiago de Cuba. 222 + [ix] pp.

  • González, M. A., E. A. Chávez, G. de la Cruz, and D. Torruco. 1991. Distribution patterns of gastropods and bivalves at the Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Ciencias Marinas 17(3): 147–172.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-10-2024.

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