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Kingdom :  ANIMALIA  
Phylum :  MOLLUSCA  
Class :  GASTROPODA  
Order :  MESOGASTROPODA  
Family :  STROMBIDAE  
Genus :  Strombus  
Taxon : Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 Comment on this entry
Common name Danish - Kæmpekonkylie ;
Dutch - Karko ;
English - Pink Conch; Queen Conch ;
French - Lambis; Strombe géant ;
German - Fechterschnecke ;
Spanish - Concha reina del Caribe
Distribution : Anguilla , Antigua and Barbuda , ? Aruba , Bahamas , Barbados , Belize , Bermuda , Brazil , British Virgin Islands , Cayman Islands , Colombia , ? Costa Rica , Cuba , Dominica , Dominican Republic , Grenada , Guadeloupe , Haiti , Honduras , Jamaica , Martinique , Mexico , ? Montserrat , Netherlands Antilles , ? Nicaragua , Panama , Puerto Rico , Saint Kitts and Nevis , Saint Lucia , Saint Vincent and the Grenadines , Trinidad and Tobago , Turks and Caicos Islands , United States of America , United States Virgin Islands , Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)
Distribution key
? - outstanding query over status
Distribution is recorded to the level of country or, in some instances, to a sub-country level of Biological Recording Unit (BRU). This recognises areas to the regional/state level of larger countries, as well as larger islands of particular biological importance. If distribution data are not complete, or not known to be complete, this is indicated. Global distribution maps are available for each taxon.

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Legislation Details :
CITES Appendix Country Date listed Notes
II    11/06/92 

 

CITES Export Quotas (refers to specimens of wild origin unless stated otherwise)
Year Country of Origin Quota Notes
2009  Cuba   50000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Honduras   210000   meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Jamaica   in prep.    
www.cites.org, Updated: 10/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   300000   shells for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 10/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   750000   operculum 
www.cites.org, Updated: 10/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   300000   operculum for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 10/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   51029 (112500) kg (lb)  trimming 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   20109 (44334) kg (lb)  trimming are for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   750000   shells 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   113398 (250000) kg (lb)  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2009  Nicaragua   45359 (100000) kg (lb)  meat for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/03/2009
2008  Colombia   112000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 04/07/2008
2008  Cuba   50000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/04/2008
2008  Honduras   210000   meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Jamaica   400000 kg  meat (for the period of 13 May 2008 to 31 July 2008) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 17/07/2008
2008  Nicaragua   750000   operculum (of which 300000 are for scientific purposes) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/04/2008
2008  Nicaragua   750000   shells 
www.cites.org, Updated: 01/04/2008
2008  Nicaragua   51029 (112500) kg (lb)  trimming 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Nicaragua   113398 (250000) kg (lb)  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Nicaragua   45359 (100000) kg (lb)  meat for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2008  Nicaragua   20109 (44334) kg (lb)  trimming are for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 18/12/2007
2007  Colombia   75000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Cuba   42300 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 25/07/2007
2007  Honduras   210000   meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Nicaragua   1050000   operculum (of which 300000 are for scientific purposes) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Nicaragua   113398 (250000) kg (lb)  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Nicaragua   45359 (100000) kg (lb)  meat for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Nicaragua   51029 (112500) kg (lb)  trimming 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2007  Nicaragua   20109 (44334) kg (lb)  trimming for scientific purposes 
www.cites.org, Updated: 30/03/2007
2006  Cuba   70000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 14/02/2006
2006  Dominican Republic   0 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 28/06/2006
2006  Honduras   210000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 28/06/2006
2006  Nicaragua   113636 kg  (250000 lbs) meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 28/02/2006
2006  Nicaragua   750000   shells 
www.cites.org, Updated: 28/02/2006
2005  Bahamas   45359 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Colombia   29386 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/03/2005
2005  Cuba   70000 kg   
www.cites.org, Updated: 03/05/2005
2005  Nicaragua   27918 kg  meat, obtained from the various monitoring activities and morphological studies 
www.cites.org, Updated: 29/09/2005
2005  Nicaragua   45359 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 29/09/2005
2004  Colombia   148000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Colombia   9000 kg  shells 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Jamaica   550000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2004  Nicaragua   45359 kg  meat (100 000 lbs) 
www.cites.org, Updated: 23/04/2004
2003  Colombia   148000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org
2003  Colombia   9000 kg  shells 
www.cites.org
2003  Jamaica   500000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org
2003  Nicaragua   45359 kg  meat (100 000 lbs) 
www.cites.org
2002  Colombia   158000 kg  meat 
www.cites.org
2002  Colombia   9000 kg  shells 
www.cites.org
2002  Nicaragua   45359 kg  meat 
www.cites.org
2001  Colombia   126000 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2001  Jamaica   946000 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/055
2001  Nicaragua   45359 kg  meat (100 000 lbs) 
CITES Notif. No. 2001/041
2000  Colombia   293839 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Colombia   9000 kg  shells 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Colombia   -   pearls of unspecified quantity 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Jamaica   1216000 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
2000  Nicaragua   19958 kg  (44 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 2000/053
1999  Colombia   482923 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/68
1999  Colombia   10000 kg  shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Colombia   -   pearls of unspecified quantity 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Nicaragua   19958 kg  (44 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   3629 kg  ranched; (8 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   50000   ranched; shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   136080 kg  ranched; (300 000 lbs) live 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   288036 kg  wild-taken; (600 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   907 kg  wild-taken; (2 000 lbs) dried meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   50000   wild-taken; shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1999  Turks and Caicos Islands   435456   wild-taken; (960 000 lbs) pieces of shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1999/47
1998  Bahamas   204115 kg  450 000 lbs for 1997/8 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Colombia   300000 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Colombia   64776.52 kg  meat not exported under 1997 quota 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Colombia   11000 kg  shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Colombia   -   pearls of unspecified quantity 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Nicaragua   19958 kg  (44 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   4536 kg  ranched; (10 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   22679 kg  ranched; (50 000 lbs) shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   181436 kg  ranched; (400 000 lbs) live 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   272155 kg  wild-taken; (600 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   907 kg  wild-taken; (2 000 lbs) dried meat 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   22679 kg  wild-taken; (50 000 lbs) shells 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1998  Turks and Caicos Islands   435448 kg  wild-taken; (960 000 lbs) trimmings 
CITES Notif. No. 1998/07
1997  Bahamas   204115 kg  (450,000 lbs) for the period 1997/98 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Colombia   285000 kg  meat 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   453590 kg  ranched conch; (1 000 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   22679 kg  ranched conch; (50 000 lbs) shells 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   22679 kg  ranched conch; (50 000 lbs) live 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   272154 kg  ranched conch; (600 000 lbs) trimmings 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   45359 kg  wild-taken conch; (100 000 lbs) meat 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   454 kg  wild-taken conch; (1 000 lbs) dried meat 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   22679 kg  wild-taken conch; (50 000 lbs) shells 
CITES Notif. No. 994
1997  Turks and Caicos Islands   136077 kg  wild-taken conch; (300 000 lbs)trimmings 
CITES Notif. No. 994
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RedList 1990: Commercially Threatened (CT)
References:
Species 2844, 2857, 2868, 2884, 2885, 2900, 2961, 2973, 3012, 3105, 3119, 7826
Country Antigua and Barbuda -2884, Bahamas -2973, Barbados -2884, Belize -2884, 2936, Cayman Islands -25480, Dominica -2884, Dominican Republic -2884, Grenada -2884, 3037, Haiti -28643, 28644, Honduras -12294, Jamaica -28421, 28422, 28423, Mexico -11420, 11421, Netherlands Antilles -12292, Saint Lucia -2884, 12296, Trinidad and Tobago -2884, 3037, Turks and Caicos Islands -2884, 2961, 25480, Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) -2884
Common Names : Concha reina del Caribe - 6219, Fechterschnecke - 6222
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