Conches are best known for their colorful, musical shells and for their meat. But, these mollusks are much more interesting and complicated than they seem. Conches are sea snails with eyestalks and feet. There are about 50 different species of conches. Lovely underwater photographs show conches in their natural habitats.
year: 2014
call number/section: 594, 594.3, 593
subjects: strombidae, juvenile literature, snails, shells, eggs, human-animal relationships, anatomy, life cycles, animal defenses, mollusks, food
Editions
Baxter, Bethany
PowerKids Press (2014)
Examines the life style and habitat of conches and how the shell it lives in provides protection.
Schools: 4
Baxter, Bethany
Conches are best known for their colorful, musical shells and for their meat. But, these mollusks are much more interesting and complicated than they seem. Conches are sea snails with eyestalks and feet. There are about 50 different species of conches. Lovely underwater photographs show conches in their natural habitats.
Schools: 2