Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
September 2, 1815
Primary Source Reference:
Peale Museum Accessions Book, Historical Society of Pennsylvania, p. 78
Notes:
After mating, the female conch lays long gelatinous strings (up to 75 feet). These strings mix with the surrounding sand to form compact egg masses, which may have been fertilized by several males and may contain hundreds of thousands of eggs, which hatch after about 5 days. Lavae then spend about 18-40 days floating and feeding on plankton before settling to the bottom and metamorphosing into the adult form. Lamar University Department of Biology / https://www.lamar.edu/arts-sciences/biology/study-abroad-belize/marine-…
Benjamin Howard Rand (1792-1862) was a Philadelphia professional teacher of penmanship who published twenty-six copybooks and manuals on the subject. Ray Nash, American Penmanship, 1800–1850: A History of Writing and a Bibliography of Copybooks from Jenkins to Spencer (Worcester, Mass., 1969)
Current Common Name:
Conch
Current Scientific Name
Strombus gigas
