ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY 



ABBOTT, R. T. 



1954. American seashells. 

 Princeton, N.J., 541 p. 



Van Nostrand Co., Inc. 



Geographic distributions, shell descriptions, adult sizes, 

 partial synonymies and notes on abundance for S. 

 pugilis, S. alatus, S. gigas, S. costatus, S. raninus, and S. 

 gallus. Photographs provided. 



on growth, food, shell morphology, sex ratio, nursery 

 and adult habitats, mortality coefficients, locomotion, 

 survival out of water, relationship of animal weight to 

 total weight, and effects of boring sponges on conchs. 

 Growth rates calculated from tagging data and von Ber- 

 talanffy relationships. Recommendations for conserva- 

 tion and mariculture. Siroinbus raninus and S. costatus 

 mentioned as associates of S. gigas. 



1960. The genus Slrombus in the Indo-Pacific. 

 Pac. MoUusca 1(2):33-144. 



Indo- 



General account of the genus Strombus with remarks on 

 distribution, locomotion, spawning, sexual dimorphism, 

 and morphology and a list of recognized taxa. Strombus 

 pugilis is the type of the subgenus Strombus. Strombus 

 alatus is a distinct species. Mentions fossil members of 

 the subgenus (Strombus) from the Caribbean. 



ANDREWS, J. 



1971. Sea shells of the Texas coast. 

 Austin, Tex., 298 p. 



Univ. Texas Press, 



Slrombus alatus figured with notes on its mating and 

 occurrence on the Texas coast. 



1977. Shells and shores of Texas. 

 Austin, Tex., 365 p. 



Univ. Texas Press, 



1970. American Malacological Union Symposium: rare 

 and endangered mollusks. 7. Eastern marine mollusks. 

 Malacologia 10:47-49. 



Causes of mortality in marine mollusks. Strombus gigas 

 is among the species listed as being overcollected in 

 limited areas. 



1974. American seashells. 

 hold Co., N.Y., 663 p. 



2d ed. Van Nostrand Rein- 



Figures of S. pugilis, S. alatus, S. gigas, S. costatus, S. 

 raninus, and S. gallus with notes on ranges, adult sizes, 

 shells, and habitats. Synonyms given. 



ADAMS. J. E. 



1970. Conch fishing industry of Union Island, Grenadines, 

 West Indies. Trop. Sci. 12:279-288. 



Cultural history of Union Island and the development of 

 the S. gigas fishery there, with detailed descriptions of 

 fishing grounds and vessels. Effects of weather and cur- 

 rents on fishing discussed. Almost all conch fishing near 

 the island is done by diving, with most of the conchs sold 

 for meat; a few shells are sold to tourists. Marketing and 

 trade of conchs with Grenada and Trinidad described. 

 Limitations of the conch resource, the island's most 

 lucrative commodity, and possibilities of overfishing 

 mentioned. 



ALCOLADO, P. M. 



1976. Crecimiento, variaciones morfologicas de la concha 

 y algunas datos biologicos del cobo Strombus gigas L. 

 (Mollusca, Mesogastropoda). Acad. Cienc. Cuba Ser. 

 Oceanol., No. 34, 36 p. 



Extensive study of many aspects of the biology and 

 ecology of S. gigas from several localities in Cuba, 

 including habitats, growth rates, length-weight relation- 

 ships, population densities and structures, maturation 

 sizes and ages, seasonality and effects of the environment 



Strombus alatus figured with notes on its mating and 

 occurrence on the Texas coast. 



ANONYMOUS. 



1961. Conch diet may bolster body's defenses against 

 polio. Med. World News, Sept. 15, p. 7. 



Conch diet may provide defense against viruses such as 

 polio. 



ARNOLD, J. M., and K. O. ARNOLD. 



1969. Some aspects of hole-boring predation by Octopus 

 vulgaris. Am. Zool. 9:991-996. 



Feeding of Octopus vulgaris on S. raninus, S. costatus, 

 S. gallus, and immature S. gigas under laboratory condi- 

 tions. A small bore-hole is made in the spire of the 

 conchs, a venom introduced, and the conch animal 

 removed from the shell and eaten. 



BAIRD, R. H. 



1973. Report to the government of British Honduras on 

 fisheries management and potential. Rep. FAO/UNDP 

 (TA), 3203, FAO, Rome, Italy, 54 p. 



Results of a tagging study to determine movements and 

 growth rate of S. gigas. A dredge was designed to sample 

 conch stocks in deep water. Natural history of S. gigas 

 and effects of a conch quota system and its use to deter- 

 mine future fishing levels described. 



BANDEL, K. 



1976. Die Gelege Karibischer Vertreter aus den Uber- 

 familien Strombacea, Naticacea und Tonnacea 

 (Mesogastropoda) sowie Beobachtungen im Meer und 

 Aquarium. [In Engl, summ.] Mitt. Inst. Colombo- 

 Aleman Invest. Cient. 8:105-139. 



Biological information on 13 species of mesogastropods 

 from the southern Caribbean Sea, including S. gigas and 



