Quick Trivia answer from last week

Which of these is not commonly found in South Carolina estuaries?
a) Spartina alterniflora (Saltmarsh cordgrass)
b) Crassostrea virginica (Eastern oyster)
c) Strombus gigas (Queen Conch)

While the Queen conch can be found at latitudes as far north as ours, they typically inhabit lower latitudes and become a more common find in Florida and throughout the Caribbean and Gulf.  Often, whelk species are confused in the Carolinas for a conch.

Queen Conch photo: NOAA

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Knobbed Whelk photo: SC DNR

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