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Laevistrombus canarium (commonly known as the dog conch or by its better-known synonym, Strombus canarium) is a species of edible sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae (true conches). Known from illustrations in books dating from the late 17th century, L. canarium is an Indo-Pacific species occurring from India and Sri ...
A group of large eastern conches or whelks of the species Busycotypus canaliculatus for sale at a California seafood market. The meat of conches are often eaten raw in salads or cooked in burgers, chowders, fritters, and gumbos. [7] Conch is indigenous to the Caribbean and West Indies. Conch is particularly popular in the Bahamas, Turks and ...
Aliger gigas, originally known as Strombus gigas or more recently as Lobatus gigas, commonly known as the queen conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family of true conches, the Strombidae. This species is one of the largest molluscs native to the Caribbean Sea, and tropical northwestern Atlantic, from ...
Strombus sloani Leach, 1814. Strombus worki Petuch, 1993. Strombus pugilis, common names the fighting conch and the West Indian fighting conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. S. pugilis is similar in appearance to Strombus alatus, the Florida fighting conch.
Strombus alatus, the Florida fighting conch, is a species of medium-sized, warm-water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. Its name derives two Latin words. Strombus means, in Latin, a snail with spiral shell, which derives from the Greek στρόμβος, meaning anything turned or spun around, like ...
Some research also suggests that cats like to make themselves at home on computers because they enjoy imitating humans. However, Dr. David Sands, an expert in animal psychology, believes it’s ...
Polypore. Polypores are a group of fungi that form large fruiting bodies with pores or tubes on the underside (see Delimitation for exceptions). They are a morphological group of basidiomycetes -like gilled mushrooms and hydnoid fungi, and not all polypores are closely related to each other. Polypores are also called bracket fungi or shelf ...
Pine needles are not toxic to dogs but can cause tummy aches if they are eaten. The needles should be cleaned up daily; their sharp points may injure the digestive tract, and their oils may be ...