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help identifying sea shell! - fetandog - 12-20-2010
this is a common sea shell in our area (Cebu) please help us identifying this.
thanks,
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Re: help identifying sea shell! - paul monfils - 12-23-2010
These are both color forms of Strombus (Canarium) urceus, commonly called "Little Bear Conch". It is an extremely common species throughout the Indo-Pacific region, and is exported literally by the ton for shell craft and other uses. It is also a very variable species, occurring in many colors and patterns, and also varying quite a bit in shape.
Re: help identifying sea shell! - fetandog - 12-23-2010
ok.. thank you very much! this is a big help to me!!
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