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moxed

05-15-2009, 02:09 PM
Hello! I'm new the forum. Could you please help me identify this shell (genus/species if possible). I think it's some type of Murex, but I'm not sure.

Thanks!

<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/senob_bones/IMG_1639-1.jpg" alt="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/senob_bones/IMG_1639-1.jpg" style="border:0" />

<img src="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/senob_bones/IMG_1637-1.jpg" alt="http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a17/senob_bones/IMG_1637-1.jpg" style="border:0" />

paul monfils

05-15-2009, 02:58 PM
Hi, welcome to the forum and the website.  Not a murex.  This is in the family Bursidae.  It appears to be Bursa (Bufonaria) rana  (Linnaeus, 1758).
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