Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Also known as Melongena corona bicolor (Say, 1827)
Boca Chica Key, Monroe Co., Florida Keys (35 mm.)
Prey: Batillaria, Cerithium.

Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida

Also known as Melongena aspinosa Dall, 1890.
Florida Bay, Plantation, Monroe Co., Florida (67 mm.)
Prey: various small snails and clams.
Cannibalistic specimens at this locality sometimes exceed 100 mm.
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
San Pedro Bay, Plantation Key, Monroe Co., Florida (80 mm.).
Prey: various snails and clams.
Large specimens at this location are cannibalistic and are quite variable in size, form and color
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Also known as Melongena aspinosa Dall, 1890
Near mile-marker 108 between Florida City and Key Largo, Monroe Co., Florida  (40 mm.)
Prey: Polymesoda and Cerithidea.
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Florida Bay, Flamingo, Monroe Co., FL (81 mm.)
Prey: various snails and clams.
Size and forms are very variable in this area.
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Florida Bay, Key Largo, Monroe Co., FLorida (67 mm.).
Prey: various snails and clams.
This is an unusual lavender form. It's also larger and spinier than is typical at this location.
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Florida Bay side of Upper Keys, near Plantation, Monroe Co., Florida (146 mm.)
Prey: Cannibalism may lead to exceptional size within a colony.
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Monroe County, Florida
Dreguez Key, near Perky, Monroe Co., Florida (62 mm.)
Prey: Polymesoda.
Though they don't seem to appear in the literature, similar forms are not uncommon in red mangrove habitats at the northwest edge of the Keys between Key West and Key Largo.
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