Common Name | Florida Horse Conch |
Language | English |
Type | Vernacular |
Official Trade Name | No |
Rank | 2 - (Preferred common name (unique)) |
Country | United States (contiguous states) |
Locality | |
Ref. | Herbert, G.S., S.P. Geiger, S.G. Hesterberg, N. Seiden, J.A. Rogers, R.M. Harke, M. Sala, K.J. West and E.A. Goddard, 2022 |
Life Stage | juveniles and adults |
Sex | females and males |
Core | non-fish animal |
1st Modifier | other animal |
2nd Modifier | locality/area |
Remarks | 'conch' from Latin 'concha', akin to Sanskrit 'sankha' meaning mussel. |