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My mother's shells - help w/ ID S.V.P. - caseymc - 04-21-2008 Firstly, thank you so much for this great resource!  I would like some help, please, in identifying some shells that I found in a box from my mother’s estate marked, appropriately, “shells.†My mother's shells - help w/ ID S.V.P. - paul monfils - 04-22-2008 Hello! Welcome to the site! Picture 1: 1 and 2 - Cypraea tigris (Tiger Cowrie) Indo-Pacific 3 - Cypraea talpa (Mole Cowrie) Indo-Pacific 4 - A Top Shell, Trochus or Tectus, but the exact species is difficult to determine from this angle. A side view would be better. Perhaps Tectus conus. 5 - Architectonica trochlearis (Trochlear Sundial) Western Pacific 6 - Tridacna squamosa (Fluted Giant Clam) Indo-Pacific Picture 2: 1 - Polished Turbo shell, species uncertain since most of the distinuishing characteristics have been ground/polished away, perhaps Turbo argyrostomus 2 - Turbo sp. picture too small, not enough detail for positive ID of species, perhaps Turbo stenogyrus 3 - Turbo marmoratus (Great Green Turban) Indo-Pacific 4 - Conus bandanus, Western Pacific, probably Philippines 5 - Murex (Chicoreus) cichoreum (Endive Murex) Western Pacific 6 - Mitra papalis (Papal Miter) Western Pacific Picture 3: 1 - probably Murex (Hexaplex) brassica (Cabbage Murex) West Central America - would need a view of the underside to confirm this ID 2 - juvenile Cassis tuberosa (King Helmet) Florida/Caribbean 3 - Cassis cornuta (Horned Helmet) Western Pacific 4 - Lambis chiragra (Chiragra Spider Conch) Indo-Pacific 5 - Lambis crocata (Orange Spider Conch) Indo-Pacific 6 - Aulica imperialis (Imperial Volute) Philippines Picture 4: 1 - Cymbiola magnifica (Magnificent Volute) Australia 2 - Spondylus sp. (Thorny Oyster) These are difficult to identify to species because they are so variable, but I think this one looks like Spondylus americanus (American Thorny Oyster) from Florida/Caribbean 3 - polished Turbo marmoratus 4 - juvenile Strombus gigas (Queen Conch or Pink Conch) Florida/Caribbean 5 - juvenile Busycon sinistrum (Busycon contrarium in older books) (Lightning Whelk) Southeastern United States  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2008-04-22 15:33:43 --</span> My mother's shells - help w/ ID S.V.P. - caseymc - 04-23-2008 Wow - that was quick!  Thanks so much.