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shell id help - o2koold - 11-11-2007 I am looking to id a shell we find while on a cruise to the caribean.  it is clam like, about 2 inches by 1 inch. It is a translucent milky white witha "sunburst" pattern of yellow alternating to orange/pink from it's hinge point.  Thank you for your help to ID this shell Scott Rupp shell id help - o2koold - 11-12-2007 That is it.  Thank you for your help. Scott Rupp shell id help - paul monfils - 11-12-2007 Sounds like a Sunrise Tellin, Tellina radiata. Compare it to these pictures: <a href="http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells/sunrisetellin.htm" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells/sunrisetellin.htm">http://www.sanibelflorida.com/seashells ... tellin.htm</a><!-- m --></a> <a href="http://www.jaxshells.org/tel85.htm" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.jaxshells.org/tel85.htm">http://www.jaxshells.org/tel85.htm</a><!-- m --></a> If that isn't it I'll try to think of something else that fits.  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2007-11-13 06:22:55 --</span>