The Florida crown conch is a large, predatory snail that can grow to 8 inches. They live on both coasts of Florida, often found in seagrass beds, mangroves and oyster reefs in water up to 6 feet deep.

The shell of the sturdy sea mollusk that also is used in tasty Key West treats such as salad and croquettes is why the area is known as the "Conch Republic." Centuries ago, natives from the Calusa ...

But the forgotten shell, which was on display at the Muséum de Toulouse in France, has been reexamined by researchers some 80 years after its discovery, and they believe it to be the oldest shell ...

More In this photo provided by the Florida Keys News Bureau, Michael Wachter, left, and Georgann Wachter perform during the Conch Shell Blowing Contest, Saturday, March 4, 2023, in Key West, Fla.

KEY WEST (CBSMiami/FKNB) -- Contestants tooted their own horns in Key West Saturday during the 56th annual Conch Shell Blowing Contest, but only one was rewarded with a marriage proposal.

(CN) — Scientists have concluded that an ancient conch shell recovered from the renowned painted Marsoulas cave in the Pyrenees mountains is the earliest wind instrument of its kind on record and ...

Listen to haunting notes from an 18,000-year-old conch shell trumpet Archaeologists in 1931 assumed the shell was only a broken drinking cup. Kiona N. Smith – Feb 12, 2021 7:57 AM | 65 ...

The shell instrument found in the Marsoulas cave is now the oldest known example. Previously, a conch shell instrument found in Syria had been dated to about 6,000 years old, said another Toulouse ...

Conch shells, found buried at ancient Pueblo sites in New Mexico, were likely used as communication devices across the arid landscape. James Wainscoat via Unsplash If you were standing on the edge ...

Yves Mondelus, a master conch cracker at the popular Da Conch Shack restaurant demonstrates how to remove the meat from the shell. “If you are on a deserted island all you need is a hammer and a ...