Sea Snail Sea shell - S-465 STROMBUS GOLIATH

A treat for collectors. A beautiful, very large shell, rarely available for sale: Strombus goliath—Titanostrombus goliath, formerly known as Lobatus goliath, the common name of the goliath conch, is a species of a very large edible sea snail, a marine snail in the family Strombidae. The goliath shell has a very large, heavy, and solid shell, with a very conspicuous, broad, inflated outer lip. The stroboidal notch is rather inconspicuous in adults, but it can be identified as a secondary anterior notch on the right side of the siphonal canal in a sinistral shell, assuming it is viewed ventrally with the anterior end directed downward. In contrast to the similarly sized queen conch, Aliger gigas, the aperture of the Goliath conch is brown, not pink. T. goliath also has a shorter spire and darker spines compared with the queen conch, and the outer varix often protrudes far beyond the length of the spire in the shells of adult individuals. Dimensions: 120/200/270 mm. Highly recommended for collectors and interior decorators.