I am looking to id a shell we find while on a cruise to the caribean. Â it is clam like, about 2 inches by 1 inch. It is a translucent milky white witha "sunburst" pattern of yellow alternating to orange/pink from it's hinge point. Â Thank you for your help to ID this shell
Scott Rupp
That is it. Â Thank you for your help.
Scott Rupp
Sounds like a Sunrise Tellin, Tellina radiata. Compare it to these pictures:
<a href="http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells/sunrisetellin.htm" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells/sunrisetellin.htm">http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells ... tellin.htm</a><!-- m --></a>
<a href="http://www.jaxshells.org/tel85.htm" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.jaxshells.org/tel85.htm">http://www.jaxshells.org/tel85.htm</a><!-- m --></a>
If that isn't it I'll try to think of something else that fits. Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2007-11-13 06:22:55 --</span>