One Aliger gallus (Rooster Conch) measuring approximately 4 inches

One Aliger gallus (Rooster Conch) measuring approximately 4 inches

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Aliger gallus, previously known as Strombus gallus, common name the rooster conch, is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

The Aliger Gallus dwells from southeast Florida and Bermuda through the West Indies, south to Brazil.

Rooster conch growth can reach up to 8 inches but these are rare, most do not grow over 5 inches.

These conchs live in depths from 1 to depths 269 feet.

Scientific classification

Domain: Eukaryota

Kingdom: Animalia

Phylum: Mollusca

Class: Gastropoda

Subclass: Caenogastropoda

Order: Littorinimorpha

Family: Strombidae

Genus: Aliger

Species: Aliger gallus

Binomial name: Aliger gallus

(Linnaeus, 1758)

(REF: Dance P. S. (1977). The Encyclopedia of Shells. Blandford Press, Dorset)(REF: MolluscaBase eds. (2020). MolluscaBase. Aliger gallus (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species)(REF: Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence")(REF:Lobatus Swainson, 1837. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species )