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Nabiel need some help please - nabiel - 07-15-2009
Hey there, any one can give me the english and latin name for this one?
<img src="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/nabiel_baawad/20090705_Ebay/ssn0032-3.jpg" alt="http://i129.photobucket.com/albums/p212/nabiel_baawad/20090705_Ebay/ssn0032-3.jpg" style="border:0" />
I'm looking around in internet and still can not find. Is this a rare sea shell?
thanks  <span class="petit">--Last edited by nabiel on 2009-07-15 00:36:41 --</span>
Nabiel need some help please - dave r - 07-15-2009
It is called the Bear's Paw Clam, Hippopus hippopus, it is a pretty and fairly common shell but very large specimens are scarce, i.e. over 150mm.
Dave
Nabiel need some help please - nabiel - 07-16-2009
Thanks a lot Dave!
mine is only 114mm. I will look for the 150mm+ next month, hopefully I can find it
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