Snail id, please?

scase

New member
Bought this under the assumption that it was a conch, but wanted to verify. Any ideas?
Thanks in advance,
Sean
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It's Melongena corona or the crown conch. The common name is misleading because it's not a conch at all, but a predatory whelk. They feed on other mollusks.
 
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