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Wanted: Confirmation on shell identification from Nova Scotia - bekkievandenberg - 08-09-2010
Hello, I am looking for confirmation on some seashells that I have found .
I have an idea of what they might be, but for labelling purposes, I would like to be sure
Thank you !
(Sorry for huge pictures again)
<img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl001.jpg" alt="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl001.jpg" style="border:0" />
These ones sort of look like baby moon snails, but I'd like to make sure . They are approximately 1/3 of an inch long
<img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl002.jpg" alt="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl002.jpg" style="border:0" />
These ones I really don't know what they could be. They are also 1/3 of an inch long
<img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl003.jpg" alt="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl003.jpg" style="border:0" />
These are unfortunately cracked, I was told they might be baby razor/bar clams . I don't know for sure
<img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl004.jpg" alt="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl004.jpg" style="border:0" />
I don't know what these ones could be .
<img src="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl005.jpg" alt="http://i224.photobucket.com/albums/dd78/xxx_bekkie/Shelsl005.jpg" style="border:0" />
Lastly, I wanted to make sure that these are Limpets, particularily atlantic plate limpets
Thank you so much ! Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by bekkievandenberg on 2010-08-09 20:22:43 --</span>
Wanted: Confirmation on shell identification from Nova Scotia - paul monfils - 08-09-2010
Littorina obtusata
Nassarius trivittatus
Siliqua costata
Petricola pholadiformis
Acmaea testudinalis
Wanted: Confirmation on shell identification from Nova Scotia - bekkievandenberg - 08-09-2010
how come i found siliqua costata on the atlantic coast of canada ?
Wanted: Confirmation on shell identification from Nova Scotia - paul monfils - 08-10-2010
S. costata ranges from Eastern Canada to New Jersey. I have collected them in northern Massachusetts. Â Actually, my first thought when I saw these was that they were a species of Gari or Tagelus, in the family Sanguinolariidae (Gariidae). Â However, I don't know of any members of that group that range that far north, so I went with Siliqua. Â You can confirm this by looking at the interior of the shell. Siliqua has a sort of raised rib running across the interior of the shell, from the hinge area to the opposite side. Â If these don't have it, we'll have to take another look at Gariidae. Â <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2010-08-10 00:59:03 --</span>
Wanted: Confirmation on shell identification from Nova Scotia - bekkievandenberg - 08-16-2010
well they're so cracked and parts of them have broken off that they don't have any distinguishable anything on them except the purple on the front