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Queen Conch Aliger gigas

Photo: Hans Smulders

Classification

Strombidae [family]
Aliger [genus] (2)
gigas [species]

Classification

Strombidae [family]
Aliger [genus] (2)
gigas [species]

Legislation and policy ?

CITES species of CITES Appendix II
SPAW Protocol species of SPAW Annex III

Publications

  • CITES 2015. Checklist of CITES Species. UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre. [link]
  • MacRae, D.M. & De Meyer, K. 2020. Dutch Caribbean conservation species list. Using management effectiveness to strengthen species conservation in the Caribbean.
  • SPAW Protocol 1990. Protocol concerning specially protected areas and wildlife to the convention for the protection and development of the marine environment of the wider Caribbean region. The Caribbean Environment Programme. [link]