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Mexican snail - Carlos Galan - 07-03-2011 Hi, This is a shell from México, anybody kows the specie? Thanks. Re: Mexican snail - paul monfils - 07-03-2011 If you found this in Mexico, someone dropped it there.  This is Turbo chrysostomus, the "gold-mouth turban", from the Western Pacific.  This is one of the commonest imported species sold for shell craft, and in "tourist baskets" in gift shops, etc.  Perhaps there were such shops in the vicinity of the beach where you found this? Re: Mexican snail - diocrisseashells1000 - 07-04-2011 in the Philippines turbo chrysostomus is a common food for local fisherman. Perhaps it is also exported in Mexico or in other country to serve as an exotic food.             diocris, Re: Mexican snail - Carlos Galan - 07-05-2011 thanks for the determination, the shell was near a market and restaurants, so there might have arrived.