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is it a Whelk or other shell, please tell - dlarsen5@austin.rr.com - 07-10-2008 I have this shell that I would like help to ID It measures approx 9-10 inches long I am new to this forum I hope the link below works thank you d <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/3965869" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/3965869">http://www.badongo.com/pic/3965869</a><!-- m --></a>  <span class="petit">--Last edited by Paul Monfils on 2008-07-11 03:39:00 --</span> is it a Whelk or other shell, please tell - dave r - 07-11-2008 Hi there. It is not a whelk, it belongs to the family Fasciolariidae; the Tulip and Spindle shells. It is the Florida Horse Conch <i>Pleuroploca papillosa</i>(Sowerby 1825) found from the S.E. United States to N. Mexico. Dave