Names
| English name | Queen Conch |
| Alternative English name | King Conch (locally on Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten) |
| Alternative English name | Conch (locally on Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten) |
| Alternative English name | Rose Conch (locally on Saba, Sint Eustatius and Sint Maarten) |
| Papiamento name | Carcó |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Karkó |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Kincón |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Koorkóor (possibly a misspelled or misunderstood variant of Carcó) |
| Alternative Papiamento name | Kinkon |
| Valid name | Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Lobatus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) |
| Synonym | Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym | Eostrombus gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) |
Classification
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Animalia [kingdom]
Animals
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Mollusca [phylum]
Molluscs
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Gastropoda [class]
Snails and slugs
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Caenogastropoda [subclass]
Caenogastropods
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Littorinimorpha [order]
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Stromboidea [superfamily]
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Strombidae [family]
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Aliger Thiele, 1929 [genus]
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Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Queen Conch
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Aliger gigas (Linnaeus, 1758) [species]
Queen Conch
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Aliger Thiele, 1929 [genus]
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Strombidae [family]
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Stromboidea [superfamily]
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Littorinimorpha [order]
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Caenogastropoda [subclass]
Caenogastropods
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Gastropoda [class]
Snails and slugs
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Mollusca [phylum]
Molluscs