HELP IDENTIFYING
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12-10-2014, 10:33 AM,
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HELP IDENTIFYING
the pic of 3 shells which are strange and id like to know about-i included a couple
pics of what im up against here in sheer volume and thats a small amount |
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12-10-2014, 03:03 PM,
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RE: HELP IDENTIFYING
Pictures 1 & 2: At left is a chiton, a member of a completely different class of molluscs from all the other shells you posted. Chitons have a shell made up of 8 overlapping shell plates surrounded by a muscular band called the girdle. This is probably Chiton articulatus, though I can't be certain from this view. In front is a carved Turritella shell, species uncertain. At right is a fish vertebra, no idea what species. Inside the jar appears to be a Murex elenensis.
Picture 3: Right side, Cypraea spadicea, identified in a previous post. At front, Olive incrassata, family Olividae. Along the left side of the box appear to be small cowrie shells, probably Cypraea annettae, though a better picture would be necessary to verify. Picture 4: front, Turritella gonostoma, family Turritellidae; rear, Pteropurpura trialata, family Muricidae, possibly with a couple of specimens of some other murex mixed in. |
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12-10-2014, 03:51 PM,
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RE: HELP IDENTIFYING
(12-10-2014, 03:03 PM)paul monfils Wrote: Pictures 1 & 2: At left is a chiton, a member of a completely different class of molluscs from all the other shells you posted. Chitons have a shell made up of 8 overlapping shell plates surrounded by a muscular band called the girdle. This is probably Chiton articulatus, though I can't be certain from this view. In front is a carved Turritella shell, species uncertain. At right is a fish vertebra, no idea what species. Inside the jar appears to be a Murex elenensis.THANKS-ARE THESE ALL COMMON SHELLS OR ARE ANY RARE |
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12-11-2014, 04:39 AM,
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RE: HELP IDENTIFYING
None of the shells you posted so far are rare. They would all be rated "common" or "moderately common".
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12-11-2014, 04:45 AM,
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