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acanthus? weather worn shell? - wil9000 - 04-28-2009 I would like to ask for help identifying the following 2 shells. Both are from a box of Murex. The first had a piece of paper in it that said simply "Acanthus", but this hasn't helped. <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818009" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818009">http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818009</a><!-- m --></a> <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818010" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818010">http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818010</a><!-- m --></a> The second looks like a Black Murex to me, but every surface is rounded evenly. It doesn't look weathered to me, just strange. <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818011" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818011">http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818011</a><!-- m --></a> <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818013" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818013">http://www.badongo.com/pic/5818013</a><!-- m --></a> Thank you for your help acanthus? weather worn shell? - paul monfils - 04-28-2009 The first is Neorapana muricata, from West Central America.  The second is Vasum turbinellum, from the Indo-Pacific region.