+- Forums SEASHELL-COLLECTOR (http://forum.seashell-collector.com)
+-- Forum: Seashell Collector's Forum (http://forum.seashell-collector.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=3)
+--- Forum: Shells identification Help (http://forum.seashell-collector.com/forumdisplay.php?fid=5)
+--- Thread: Cape Cod Shell (/showthread.php?tid=13011)
Cape Cod Shell - egtfarm - 12-04-2014
This was recently found at Linell Landing, Brewster on Cape Cod. I have never seen this as a local shell.
It is 58 mm long and 45 mm wide. I was only able to attach one photo, the rest are too large. If anyone wants more photos, i can email them separately.
Thank you for any assistance.
Elizabeth
RE: Cape Cod Shell - paul monfils - 12-05-2014
Hi Elizabeth,
This is Bufonaria rana, the "Common Frog Shell" from the Western Indo-Pacific region. I believe this is the 5th time - maybe more - that someone has posted an Indo-Pacific shell they found on Cape Cod or in Florida. I don't live far from Cape Cod, and have done quite a bit of collecting there. I have also found a couple of Indo-Pacific shells on Cape Cod beaches. It isn't really surprising since Cape Cod has many tourist shops that sell baskets of common Indo-Pacific shells. People buy them, then drop them, or discard ones they don't care for, I suppose.
http://www.conchology.be/?t=66&species=Bufonaria+rana
.
RE: Cape Cod Shell - egtfarm - 12-05-2014
(12-05-2014, 10:34 AM)paul monfils Wrote: Hi Elizabeth,
This is Bufonaria rana, the "Common Frog Shell" from the Western Indo-Pacific region. I believe this is the 5th time - maybe more - that someone has posted an Indo-Pacific shell they found on Cape Cod or in Florida. I don't live far from Cape Cod, and have done quite a bit of collecting there. I have also found a couple of Indo-Pacific shells on Cape Cod beaches. It isn't really surprising since Cape Cod has many tourist shops that sell baskets of common Indo-Pacific shells. People buy them, then drop them, or discard ones they don't care for, I suppose.
http://www.conchology.be/?t=66&species=Bufonaria+rana
.
Thank you very much for the ID. I was thinking that someone was salting our beaches. If you are on cape cod, stop at the museum. I will put you to work. I am in the process of verifying/identifying all the shells in our collections. I usually don't have to play detective with alien species.
et