| General |
| Name: |
Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen
) |
| Status: |
Completed |
| Date: |
03/03/2012
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| Classification Type: |
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| Species: |
Strombus gigas
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| Suggested Class: |
C |
| Common Name(s): |
Queen Conch
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| Species Synonyms: |
Lobatus gigas
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| Fish/Invert/Culture: |
I
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| Spawn Mode: |
Demersal
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| Fish Base Link: |
http://www.sealifebase.org/Summary/speciesSummary.php?ID=2799&genusname=Lobatus&speciesname=gigas
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| Breeding Success: |
True |
| Success References: |
http://savetheconch.org/downloads/pdf/shawl_davis_2004.pdf
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| Journal: |
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| If Challenging Existing Classification |
| Reasons Species Should be Reclassified: |
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| If Requesting New Classification |
| Research or Links to information on Species: |
http://savetheconch.org/downloads/pdf/shawl_davis_2004.pdf |
| Other Details |
| Other Information: |
The same methods are used for this species as are used for the Florida Fighting Conch, which we placed at C, but in hindsight, could be a B...it's debatable. Read up! |