Melongena corona

Melongena corona
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Melongenidae
Genus:	Melongena
Species:	M. corona
Binomial name
	Melongena corona; (Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms
	Cassidula corona (Gmelin, 1791); Fusus bicolor Say, 1826 (original combination); Hemifusus corona (Gmelin, 1791) (superseded combination); Hemifusus corona var. estephomenos Melvill, 1881; Hemifusus corona var. minor G. B. Sowerby III, 1879; Melongena altispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934; Melongena belknapi Petit, 1852; Melongena bicolor (Say, 1826); Melongena corona altispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934; Melongena corona aspinosa (Dall, 1890); Melongena corona bicolor (Say, 1826); Melongena corona corona (Gmelin, 1791; Melongena corona johnstonei (Clench & Turner, 1956); Melongena corona perspinosa Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934; Melongena corona sprucecreekensis Tucker, 1994; Melongena corona f. altispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934 (original combination); Melongena pyruloides (DeKay, 1843); Murex corona Gmelin, 1791 (original combination);

Melongena corona, common name the Florida crown conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches and their allies.