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jrune8

03-26-2010, 03:23 PM
I found this shell in a tide pool in southern california

possibly a abalone not sure

heres link

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dave r

03-26-2010, 03:51 PM
It is not an Abalone I am afraid, it is a mussel shell, Mytilus, probably edulis.
Dave
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