Juvenile Florida Fighting Conch
All colors of olives augers and juvenile fighting conchs a leopard crab shell and lightning whelks.
Juvenile florida fighting conch. I even found a fossilized shell it looks like a very very old florida cone. So much could be said about that species but today i want to focus on some differences between the juvenile young and the adult shells. Later dates available by request. Strombus alatus commonly known as the florida fighting conch contains a small jagged spire at the top of the shell and about seven whorls.
The front of the shell is designed with two curved edges. Juvenile fighting conch out of season a younger specimen of the larger florida fighting conch we carry. I found some great stuff and displayed it on a concrete rock. These edges allow the eyestalks to look out from under the shell and become aware of its surroundings keeping the rest of its body safe.
Orders placed today will ship tuesday september 22nd. A closeup of a juvenile florida fighting conch before its shell gets all orange and tough. Free shipping on cleaner packages and orders over 65. Stared me down the entire time.
There were plenty on fighting conch shells but most of them had tenants so i put them back out.
