Melongena melongena

Melongena melongena
Five views of a shell of Melongena melongena (Linné, 1758)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Caenogastropoda
Order:	Neogastropoda
Family:	Melongenidae
Genus:	Melongena
Species:	M. melongena
Binomial name
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758)

Melongena melongena, common name the Caribbean crown conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Melongenidae, the crown conches.[1] Other common names: West Indian Crown Conch, Brown Crown Conch, Black Crown Conch, Fiber Conch.

References

1. Bruggeman-Nannenga, M. A.; Wagenaar Hummelinck, P. (1986-01-01). "Notes on the Caribbean crown conch Melongena Melongena". Studies on the Fauna of Curaçao and other Caribbean Islands. 68 (1): 148–190. ISSN 0166-5189.