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Shell/shell fragment found in Turks and Caicos
06-19-2017, 02:01 AM,
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Shell/shell fragment found in Turks and Caicos
Could you please help me identify this? Thank you very much!


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06-19-2017, 04:36 AM, (This post was last modified: 06-20-2017, 07:54 AM by paul monfils.)
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RE: Shell/shell fragment found in Turks and Caicos
This is an upper valve of Dendostrea frons. The lower valve is quite different, having fingerlike projections by which the shell attaches to sea fans and other objects. For that reason, upper valves wash ashore much more commonly than lower valves. Common names - Frons Oyster or Coon Oyster.
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06-19-2017, 04:51 AM,
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RE: Shell/shell fragment found in Turks and Caicos
Thank you very much!!
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