Horse Conch 11-12 in whelk Please note

Please note

They are thick and elongated

it is 25 cm (10 inches) long

Nearly all species of shallow-water corals and several other groups of reef invertebrates have symbiotic relationships with these algae

Dead nautilus shells float as far away as East Africa and Japan

Horse Conch 11-12 in whelk Please noteThe horse conch is the Florida state shell. It is one of the largest shells to be found around the coastline and is the largest snail in North America. The horse conch is one of the spindle shells family Fasciolariidae. They are thick and elongated. It looks like someone stretched the shell from both ends. It can grow to be nearly 2 feet in length! The Shell you receive may not look exactly like the image. No two are alike.