Just a question, and I'm asking this out of ignorance:
If we are talking here about the Florida Crown Conch -  Melongena corona,
wouldn't the subspecies name be Melongena corona sprucecreekensi?
Can a population having different habits or lifestyle from the originally
named species be a criterion for a new species or does there have to be a
physiological difference as well, either in the soft parts or the hard shell?
How much of a difference?  I bet this topic is hotly debated.
 
Jr Powers wrote:
 
> For those that hasn't heard, John K. Tucker has just named a subspecies of
> the crown conch- Melongena sprucecreekensi. He says the conch eats live
> oysters and clams and also can open them. Just thought some might like to
> know this.
> Jr Powers
> Edgewater,Florida    Just 4 miles from where they were found.