Conch Sea shell - Strombus gigas

Shell Strombus gigas (Lobatus gigas, lambi, or queen conch)

A species of marine mollusk found in the equatorial and tropical zone of the western Atlantic, notably in the Antilles and Florida.

Its shell and the pearls it can produce are used for decoration and the making of objects such as jewelry, in particular the very rare pink pearl (about one pink pearl per thousand lambis).

Pre-Columbian Andean populations already consumed it at the time, and used it as a calling trumpet ('pututo').

Shells are frequently found near shards of pottery by archaeologists, including in Martinique.

Lobatus gigas is a delicacy in the Antilles, as sought-after and luxurious as lobster. In the French Antilles, its culinary name is 'lambi'. (naturalia: animalia.)

Height: 18 cm
Width: 17 cm
Length: 25 cm
Weight: 2.050 kg

In superb condition