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Posted: Jul 10 2008
Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791, Milk Conch; White Conch
![Scostatus1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_a8eb2a7d916c4198a05b3428c799cc4b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_114,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_a8eb2a7d916c4198a05b3428c799cc4b~mv2.jpg)
Scostatus1
![Scostatus2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_627ce0f39ff547aea76f801bf9754cdf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_112,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_627ce0f39ff547aea76f801bf9754cdf~mv2.jpg)
Scostatus2
![Scostatus3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_a3e3e8d66a204be39e624c1be99aae55~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_108,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_a3e3e8d66a204be39e624c1be99aae55~mv2.jpg)
Scostatus3
![Scostatus4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_677eed61525943f993455a2871538f27~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_113,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_677eed61525943f993455a2871538f27~mv2.jpg)
Scostatus4
![Scostatus5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_02589c03167549468d2ac03d1c3676f8~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_02589c03167549468d2ac03d1c3676f8~mv2.jpg)
Scostatus5
![costausad1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_09add191bbb3450baca0aafe1a04a307~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_90,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_09add191bbb3450baca0aafe1a04a307~mv2.jpg)
costausad1
![costatusad2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_f6ba28b1289749bc975cbca0f895b72d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_87,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_f6ba28b1289749bc975cbca0f895b72d~mv2.jpg)
costatusad2
![costatusad3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_319eb2f4eb65462e92110609b41ea833~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_86,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_319eb2f4eb65462e92110609b41ea833~mv2.jpg)
costatusad3
![costatusad4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_399ff00a401943dc8d8f03c1db9e34e2~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_115,h_82,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_399ff00a401943dc8d8f03c1db9e34e2~mv2.jpg)
costatusad4
![costatus8-1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_4577640268be4d0d825e8580b21bd9be~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_4577640268be4d0d825e8580b21bd9be~mv2.jpg)
costatus8-1
![Strombuscostatus8-2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_3dd78f37115c41fa9adb95099644ab27~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_3dd78f37115c41fa9adb95099644ab27~mv2.jpg)
Strombuscostatus8-2
![Scostatus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_51e5289b9eab4402afadb20060018f5e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_51e5289b9eab4402afadb20060018f5e~mv2.jpg)
Scostatus
![Revtomscostatus](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_9bbe7c0583db45eca6f9ad3aad206b1c~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_108,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_9bbe7c0583db45eca6f9ad3aad206b1c~mv2.jpg)
Revtomscostatus
![SC1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_d7580ccd7e514bce9f6434c9c245583d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_100,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_d7580ccd7e514bce9f6434c9c245583d~mv2.jpg)
SC1
1/26/15 ehecatisighs:
Here we have another intact S. costatus found on 1/25/2015 by May Vesely on the beach at Three Rooker Island (an island in Pinellas Co., FL. It was occupied by a recently deceased hermit crab. Approximately five inches long.
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![](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_7a1c128cd8e646068268607f77457d30~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_107,h_76,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_7a1c128cd8e646068268607f77457d30~mv2.jpg)
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