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What kind of shell is this one?
03-22-2007, 09:19 AM,
#1
What kind of shell is this one?
Please help with identification of this shell. I don t have better image, hope it is real one, not two shells together.
Anyway, knows anybody the name?

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Great site, I have looked for one as this.
Thx for reply
Peter
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03-22-2007, 02:20 PM,
#2
What kind of shell is this one?
Hi peter,

Welcome to the site. I wish the picture was a little better, but still I'm quite sure this is Glossus humanus (Linne., 1758), commonly known as the Oxheart Clam. It is a European species, fairly common from Norway south to the Mediterranean. A synonym often seen in older books is Isocardia cor. Compare your shell to this picture:

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03-22-2007, 05:27 PM,
#3
What kind of shell is this one?
hi Paul,
I congratulate on your knowledge,
I think it is exactly that one. Yesterday I did n´t find any info about, so I came here. Your help is very valued.
Thanks from Prague, Czech.Rep.
Peter
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