Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 - Page Four

Strombus alatus on the sand bar at Salt Run, inside St. Augustine Inlet, Davis Shores, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, minus tide, 5/25/2021.
     Strombus alatus on the sand bar, Salt Run, inside St. Augustine Inlet, Davis Shores, St. Augustine, St. Johns County, Florida, minus tide, 5/25/2021. This species is a relative newcomer to the intertidal fauna of northeast Florida. It was initially recorded from the St. Augustine area in 2008 but had earlier been recorded from the Matanzas Inlet area (about 30 miles south) on 5/30/1976 and twice more in subsequent years.

Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 Florida Fighting Conch Extracted Animal

Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 Florida Fighting Conch being devoured by a Raccoon

Extracted Animal

Strombus alatus being devoured by a Raccoon

Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 Florida Fighting Conch In Situ   Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 Florida Fighting Conch In Situ

Strombus alatus In Situ

Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791 Florida Fighting Conch Freak

Strombus alatus Freak

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