Conch Shell 3D model

Conchs are mollusks, marine snails that build elaborate shells as a home and a form of protection from predators. The shell of the queen conch or pink conch shell ranges in size from about six inches to 12 inches in length. It has between nine and 11 whorls on the protruding spire. In adults, the expanding lip points outward, rather than curving inward, and the last whorl has a strong spiral sculpture on its surface. Very rarely the conch may produce a pearl.

The adult queen conch has a very heavy shell, with a brown horny organic exterior cover (called periostracum) and a bright pink interior. The shell is strong, thick, and very attractive, and is used to make shell tools, as ballast, to form jewelry.