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Posted: Dec 12 2010
Triplofusus giganteus (Kiener, 1840)
Syn: Pleuroploca gigantea (Kiener, 1840)
![Tgiganteus1](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_bf40b24e23b84d5099736fd77497b894~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_bf40b24e23b84d5099736fd77497b894~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus1
![Tgiganteus2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_7c44058e9d274ed9b5e1001b7fd39d54~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_7c44058e9d274ed9b5e1001b7fd39d54~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus2
![Tgiganteus3](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_bed4cc3dc5824c43b31e350c1b6289e1~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_bed4cc3dc5824c43b31e350c1b6289e1~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus3
![Tgiganteus4](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_5fa879c71c9b4d6f90bf03f56148315a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_5fa879c71c9b4d6f90bf03f56148315a~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus4
![Tgiganteus5](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_7b20115e538941bc9e6aba904c003bd7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_99,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_7b20115e538941bc9e6aba904c003bd7~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus5
![Tgiganteus6](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_b8af544f158c4f3eaad3f2770c0c64cd~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_b8af544f158c4f3eaad3f2770c0c64cd~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus6
![Tgiganteus7](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_57d59a1035a040fca9e0dbff599da502~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_57d59a1035a040fca9e0dbff599da502~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus7
![Tgiganteus8](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_d5edb9f4709248e7b0c17886116f676a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_98,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_d5edb9f4709248e7b0c17886116f676a~mv2.jpg)
Tgiganteus8
![battreevei](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_28fe1f60c8c5464db94238e683ca6d3d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_108,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_28fe1f60c8c5464db94238e683ca6d3d~mv2.jpg)
battreevei
![horse9](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_29d3f23fb44740569ab41d62ac0a35a0~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_102,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_29d3f23fb44740569ab41d62ac0a35a0~mv2.jpg)
horse9
![Horse10](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_dab129e511c646e3b218d7b4333c2525~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_108,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_dab129e511c646e3b218d7b4333c2525~mv2.jpg)
Horse10
![h2](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_3effd7b7aa9f49cbbe541cac260f7c50~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_144,h_103,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/04fdd9_3effd7b7aa9f49cbbe541cac260f7c50~mv2.jpg)
h2
![Triplofusus giganteus 12.JPG](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/04fdd9_15941e2d73664752812ac2a39d1f7ccb~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_155,h_108,al_c,q_80,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,blur_2,enc_auto/Triplofusus%20giganteus%2012_JPG.jpg)
This is the Florida State shell
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