Growing to 2 feet long, with a width of 10 inches, the Florida horse conch is the Shaq of the snail world. It is the largest snail on the Atlantic Coast and one of the largest found anywhere in the ...

We've talked a lot about little, hard-to-see midgets of the shell world. Let's take a look at Brunswick's big daddy shell, the Florida horse conch, Pleuroploca gigantea. You'll know it when you see it ...

Photograph shared on social media shows a "giant horse conch" discovered in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The photograph is authentic and features Triplofusus giganteus, a species from the ...

TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2022) – The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals – is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of ...

Unregulated commercial harvesting and recreational live collection are pushing Florida horse conch populations closer to collapse. The Florida horse conch population -- one of the world's largest ...

The Florida horse conch is sought after by collectors, tourists and dealers Its lifespan is actually "surprisingly short" than previously thought Their reproduction is "less likely to keep pace with ...

During a recent vacation on Sanibel Island, Jessica Reyna and her family participated in the popular tradition of shelling along the beach. More than six months after Hurricane Ian caused catastrophic ...

Jessica Reyna's daughter, Delaney Kain, holds the two shells the family found on a recent visit to Sanibel Island. During a recent vacation on Sanibel Island, Jessica Reyna and her family participated ...

After what Hurricane Ian did to Sanibel Island and surrounding areas last September, places like the island's Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum deserve all of the good news it can get. José H.

Surprising science news includes risks to conch shells, flavors from flowers, and confirmation of new moon craters and shark behaviors. A rare image captures a whale shark feeding on fish that other ...