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SEA SNAIL OF CUBA - Carlos Galan - 12-08-2010

Hello, this is a snail that I took in Cuba, it was in the beach. Anybody knows the genus and if is posible the specie?

Thanks.

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Re: SEA SNAIL OF CUBA - wolfi - 12-09-2010

Hi,
should be Turbinidae, genus Astraea. You should compare with A. phoebia Röding and A. cruentata Mühlfeld (rather small species, width in general only up to about 1/2 inch).
Kind regards  Smile: wolf