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mschiebe

03-29-2008, 04:55 PM
This is probably a very ordinary shell, but I don't know what it is.  I found it on the beach in Galveston, Texas.

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chromodoris

03-29-2008, 06:17 PM
This is a crab shell (carapace).  Looks like a purse crab (Persephona sp.)  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Chromodoris on 2008-03-29 21:17:28 --</span>
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