Latin Name: Pleuroploca Trapezium
From the family Strombidae, class Gastropoda, subclass Prosobranchia. Shell is trianular in shape with a wide lip (ours is cut off). Found in Indo-Pacific shallow waters (the Phillipines). Conch meat is harvested and consumed by people in the Caribbean countries. It is harvested by immediatly freezing the catch for up to 3 days. It is then placed in luke warm water to help defrost. During this process, a hole is drilled in the 3rd loop from the lip to help release suction and pull the meat out in one peice. This animal feeds on fine plant matter.
