Trying to identify this shell and where I can find more of the same ones...any help is much appreciated!
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This is a land snail - like you might find crawling around in your garden. Â Exact ID may be tough because there are many species that look similar to this one. Â What is the size of this shell? Â That may help.
Size is roughly the same as a silver dollar or so. Â I am not sure where it came from but need to find one almost the same...
One more request. Â The image on the left is helpful, but the one on the right is not. Â Very important in land shell identification is a view of the interior of the aperture, like this:
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There are often structures in the aperture - teeth, ridges, etc. - that are useful for identifying families as well as individual species. Â Lack of such structures is also helpful in ruling out some families and identifying others.
Sorry those are the only pictures I have of it but I can tell you it was pretty smooth on the inside, no ridges really or anything. Â I am trying to reproduce it in silver for a friend it meant a lot to him and he lost it so I am trying to see if I can reproduce it as a charm for him. Â Appreciate any help I can get thanks! :-)
OK, well I was thinking it looks like one of several Pleurodonte species that inhabit various Caribbean islands. Â Something like this:
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However, most Pleurodonte species do have well developed blunt teeth in the aperture. Â In a few Pleurodonte species the teeth are only minimally developed though, so it may be one of these, though I can't guarantee that ID. Â Also, not sure where you might get one, unless one of our frequent users might have one to offer.