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Identification New Jersey #2 - crumpybumpy - 07-19-2014
Found at Long Beach Island New Jersey.
They are both the same? And what are they? Thank you.
RE: Identification New Jersey #2 - paul monfils - 07-19-2014
Yes, both the same. These are Crepidula fornicata, the common slipper shell or slipper limpet. Unlike the other two shells you posted, which are both bivalves, this one is a gastropod, a "snail-type" shell. These live attached to hard surfaces like rocks and other shells. Sometimes they attach to one another, forming stacks.
http://academics.smcvt.edu/dfacey/AquaticBiology/Coastal%20Pages/slipper%20limpet.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_slipper_shell
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RE: Identification New Jersey #2 - crumpybumpy - 07-19-2014
Thank you so much Paul---you are teaching me a lot!