Monday, July 30, 2012

Family Strombidae

Conch with its resident
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Caenogastropoda
Superfamily:Stromboidea
Family:Strombidae

A conch does not just slowly creep along. Instead, it can move in jerks. While most other snails have a broad operculum to seal the shell opening, members of the Conch family have a narrow operculum. Instead of a broad flat foot, a conch has a narrow foot that is strong and muscular. The conch digs its claw-like operculum into the sand and pushes against it to 'hop' forwards like a pole-vaulter.

Credits: http://www.wildsingapore.com/wildfacts/mollusca/gastropoda/strombidae/strombidae.htm

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