What is the scientific name of the conch shell?

Well, first of all, its always good to try to narrow it down using the classification system:





Kingdom: Animilia





Phylum: Mollusca





Class: Gastropod





Subclass: Prosobranchia





Order: Mesogastropoda





Family: Strombidae





Genus: Strombus





Species: Gigas








THEREFOR, its scientific name is Strombus gigas (assuming you want to know the typical "Queen Conch", but there are different ones too, so, the differences would be its species, so it would be a Strombus _________ (species)

What is the scientific name of the conch shell?
Unless shell is from tropical or subtropica lwaters it is actually a Whelk shell. There are many kinds, each with an individual name.
Reply:Strombas gigas