455238Strombus gigasNOT EVALUATED<i>Strombus gigas</i> Linnaeus, 1758pink or queen conchpink or queen conchqueen conchenPink Conchenpink or queen conchenqueen conchBulletin of Marine Science 51(3), November 1992: p.287-300.16808116808327030false1Bulletin of Marine Science 29(3), 1979: p.303-311.16809116809327030false1Caribbean Journal of Science 16(1-4), 1980: p.105-107.16810116810327030false1Journal of Shellfish Research 4(1) 1984: p.45-62.16811116811327030false1Journal of Shellfish Research 9(1) 1990: p.59-62.16812116812327030false1Oceans 17(1) 1984: p.30-33.16813116813327030false1Bulletin of Marine Science 51(3), November 1992: p.287-300.168081168081077098false1Bulletin of Marine Science 29(3), 1979: p.303-311.168091168091077098false1Caribbean Journal of Science 16(1-4), 1980: p.105-107.168101168101077098false1Journal of Shellfish Research 4(1) 1984: p.45-62.168111168111077098false1Journal of Shellfish Research 9(1) 1990: p.59-62.168121168121077098false1Oceans 17(1) 1984: p.30-33.168131168131077098false1Bulletin of Marine Science 51(3), November 1992: p.287-300.168081168081140936false1Bulletin of Marine Science 29(3), 1979: p.303-311.168091168091140936false1Caribbean Journal of Science 16(1-4), 1980: p.105-107.168101168101140936false1Journal of Shellfish Research 4(1) 1984: p.45-62.168111168111140936false1Journal of Shellfish Research 9(1) 1990: p.59-62.168121168121140936false1Oceans 17(1) 1984: p.30-33.168131168131140936false11. UNEP-WCMC database (August, 2002) <a href="http://www.unep-wcmc.org">http://www.unep-wcmc.org</a>69338316933831420602false12. Wye, K. (1991) <i>The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Shells</i>. Quintet Publishing Limited, London.69338416933841420602false13. Enchanted Learning (August, 2002) <a href="http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollusk/gastropod/Conchprintout.shtml">http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/invertebrates/mollusk/gastropod/Conchprintout.shtml</a>69338516933851420602false14. Animal Diversity Web (August, 2002) <a href="http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/strombus/s._gigas$narrative.html">http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/accounts/strombus/s._gigas$narrative.html</a>69338616933861420602false15. Caribbean Fisheries Management Council (August, 2002) <a href="http://www.caribbeanfmc.com/qcpdfs/QCfmpj96.pdf">http://www.caribbeanfmc.com/qcpdfs/QCfmpj96.pdf</a>69338716933871420602false16. American Museum of Natural History (August, 2002) <a href="http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/conch/conch.html">http://www.amnh.org/nationalcenter/Endangered/conch/conch.html</a>69338816933881420602false17. CITES (August, 2002) <a href="http://www.cites.org/">http://www.cites.org/</a>69338916933891420602false18. International Queen Conch Initiative (August, 2002) <a href="http://www.strombusgigas.com/index.html">http://www.strombusgigas.com/index.html</a>69339016933901420602false19. Gascoigne, J. (2005) <i>Pers. Comm.</i>69339116933911420602false1Queen conch have internal fertilization, after which the female spawns thousands of eggs in a long tubular egg mass. Spawning tends to occur during the summer; the large egg masses may take up to 36 hours to produce and can hold between 310,000 and 750,000 eggs. These egg masses are covered with sand to provide camouflage and the larvae emerge after around 5 days. A single female will spawn between 6 and 8 times during one season. Larvae, known as veligers, float in the open ocean, feeding on phytoplankton and may drift a considerable distance from the site where they emerged, although evidence for this is limited. Between 18 and 40 days later (depending on conditions) the larvae settle into the sand and metamorphose into the adult form. Adult queen conch have been observed to migrate to deeper waters as they increase in size, and seasonal migrations during the summer months, in order to group together and spawn, have also been recorded (5).</p><p>Conch move by an unusual 'hopping' motion whereby the foot is thrust against the bottom, causing the shell to rise and then be thrown forward. Queen conch are most active during the night and graze on algae and detritus using their extendable proboscis (5).2d7f779248894c8f60998442ad775e2a2610130WildscreenCopyright Wildscreen 2003-2008ARKiveCopyrightCopyright Wildscreen 2003-2008. Some rights reservedhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0/SupplierARKivehttp://www.arkive.org/5978arkiveLocationSource URLView original data objecthttp://www.arkive.org/queen-conch/strombus-gigas/CitationEnglishcc-by-nc-sa 3.0Texthttp://content10.eol.org/content_large.jpghttp://content1.eol.org/content_medium.jpghttp://content2.eol.org/content_small.jpg13290302267232704204129783328662512959717226298227131AnimaliaNOT EVALUATEDAnimalia2195MolluscaNOT EVALUATEDMollusca2366GastropodaNOT EVALUATEDGastropoda2472NeotaenioglossaNOT EVALUATEDNeotaenioglossa2517StrombidaeNOT EVALUATEDStrombidae58242StrombusNOT EVALUATEDStrombus455238Strombus gigasNOT EVALUATED<i>Strombus gigas</i> Linnaeus, 1758Portland State University, MA Education
7klansBA Physics - Johns Hopkins University
MS Education - Johns Hopkins University
ME Engineering Physics - University of Virginia
10peterPh.D., University of Bristol (1976)
D.Sc., Queen's University, Belfast (1990)
11paddyThe Field Museum of Natural History (EOL Program Manager)
Member of Society for Integrative and Comparative Biology, American Malacological Society, Paleontological Society15022AudreyAAsst. Project Manager, Antarctic Invertebrates, Smithsonian Institution
Visiting Scientist, Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Lab, US Agricultural Research Service, 2005-2006
Hammock, J., Vinyard, B., Dickens, J. 2007. Response to host plant odors and aggregation pheromone by larvae of the Colorado potato beetle on a servosphere. Arthropod-Plant Interactions, 1(1):27-35
PhD, Biological Oceanography, Massachussetts Institute of Technology/Woods Hole Oceangraphic Institution, 200520470jhammockUniversity of Michigan, PhD 1997
Thesis: Social behavior and vocal communication of American Crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos)
Member of Ecological Society of America, Entomological Society of America.25567csparr33422mstuderEOL Species Pages Coordinator, Ph. D. in Entomology, University of Arizona 1999, Diploma in Biology, Freie Universität Berlin 198935200KatjaWilliam Miller, PhD
Assistant Professor
Baker University
Dept. of Biology
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Baldwin city, Kansas
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35243WMillerI am a biologist student in the University of Pecs (Hungary). I am working on the taxonomy and ecology of land snails, (especially family Clausiliidae).
Most important publications:
Páll-Gergely, B. & Németh L. (2008): Observations on the breeding habits, shell development, decollation, and reproductive anatomy of Pontophaedusa funiculum (MOUSSON 1856) (Gastropoda, Pulmonata, Clausiliidae, Phaedusinae) — Malacologia Bohemoslovaca 7: 11-14.
Páll-Gergely, B. & Csabai, Z. (2008): Notes on the continental malacofauna of Rhodes, with two new species to the fauna of the island — Malacologia Bohemoslovaca 7: 76-78.
Hausdorf, B. & Páll-Gergely, B.: Monacha oecali new species from southern Turkey (Gastropoda: Hygromiidae) (2009) — Journal of Conchology 40(1): 15-17.
Páll-Gergely, B. (2009): Revision of the Turkish Ramusculus taxa with description of Ayna gen. nov. (Gastropoda: Pulmonata: Enidae) — Journal of Conchology 40(1): 73-77.35779Alopia36197MarthaTestuserfaculty, Department of Biology
University of Miami
Coral Gables, Fl 33124
AAAS, ICRS, Sigma Xi
http://www.bio.miami.edu/Fac/Sealey.html38707ksealeyEmeritus Fellow, Trinity College Dublin
Holdich, Catherine, David M., Noel, Pierre Y., Reynolds, Julian D. and Haffner, Patrick (eds) (2006). Atlas of crayfish in Europe. Museum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris, 187 pages. Patrimoines naturels, 64.
Hudson, Anne V. and Reynolds, Julian D. (1984). Distribution of Irish intertidal Talitridae. Bulletin of the Irish biogeographical Society, 8, 63-76.
Reynolds, Julian D. (1976). Occurrence of the fresh-water Bryozoan, Cristatella mucedo Cuvier, in British Columbia. Syesis, 9, 365-366.
Smyth, Thomas and Reynolds, Julian D. (1995). Survival ability of statoblasts of freshwater Bryozoa found in Renvyle Lough, County Galway. Biology and Environment: Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 95B (1), 65-68.
Wickenberg, Maria and Reynolds, Julian D. (2002). A recent Irish record of the woodlouse Acaeroplastes melanurus (Budde-Lund, 1885) (Isopoda: Porcellionidae), considered to be extinct in the British Isles. Bulletin of the Irish Biogeographical Society, 26, 60-63.39544jrynoldsAffiliated with EOL Species Pages Group39552lshapiroCurator of marine invertebrates, National Museums Northern Ireland (Ulster Museum)
Author Sponges of the British Isles - A colour guide and working document, 1992 Edition. Ackers, R.G., Moss, D. & Picton, B. E. 1992. Marine Conservation Society, UK. Revised and extended, 2007, Bernard Picton, Christine Morrow & Rob van Soest. PDf and website40160BernardPictonpermanent research scientist, Netherlands Centre for Biodiversity "Naturalis"40457schilthuizen020