Local Distribution and Habitats
Figure 1: Looking across the reef flat zone to Heron Island, Queensland, Australia.
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Spider conchs are typically found in reef flat zones to depths of 5 m (Berg 1973). They are usually found in open sandy areas between coral structures (See Figure 1), as sand is their preferred substrate for locomotion (Walls 1980).
Figure 2: Spider conch on sandy substrate. |
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