Strombus pugilis

Fighting conch
Five views of a shell of Strombus pugilis
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Strombus
Species:
S. pugilis
Binomial name
Strombus pugilis
Synonyms
  • Drillia actinocycla Dall & Simpson, 1901 (Described from the protoconch and early whorls of Strombus pugilis)
  • Pyramis striata Röding, 1798
  • Strombus cornutus Perry, 1811
  • Strombus nicaraguensis Fluck, 1905
  • Strombus peculiaris M. Smith, 1940
  • Strombus pugilis peculiaris M. Smith, 1940
  • Strombus pugilis worki Petuch, 1993
  • Strombus sloani Leach, 1814
  • Strombus worki Petuch, 1993

Strombus pugilis, common names the fighting conch and the West Indian fighting conch, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

S. pugilis is similar in appearance to Strombus alatus, the Florida fighting conch.

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