SHELL SHOCK!

CONSERVATION biology; BIOLOGISTS; NUMBERS of species; WATER depth; SEASHELLS

ClassicBahamian dishes that people have enjoyed for generations, like conch saladand conch fritters, could become victims of their own popularity. CONCH LIFE CYCLE Here's how a queen conch develops from an egg that's less than aquarter-inch across into an adult with a shell that's up to a foot long. 1 After adults mate, femaleslay a mass of thousands ofeggs. CONCH ANATOMY Here are the key partsof a conch's body FOOT This muscular body partallows the conch tomove across the seafloor. [Extracted from the article]

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