The Florida horse conch population -- one of the world's largest invertebrate animals -- is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a record length of two feet, it has ...

“So the number of years of reproduction that the horse conch has is actually instead a having, you know, dozens of years of reproduction. In some cases, it might just have one or two per animal.

TAMPA, Fla. (Apr. 6, 2022) – The Florida horse conch population – one of the world’s largest invertebrate animals – is shrinking. Established in 1969 as the Florida state shell with a ...

For years, a photograph allegedly showing a "giant horse conch" spread on social media. In mid-October 2024, a Facebook user claimed in a post that its shell "can grow up to 2 feet long ...

For years, a photograph allegedly showing a "giant gorse conch" spread on social media. In mid-October 2024, a Facebook user claimed in a post that its shell "can grow up to 2 feet long." ...

Though the horse conch is Florida’s state seashell, gathering it there isn’t limited—a step that could help save it, says study author Gregory S. Herbert. —Cynthia Barnett ...