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is it a Whelk or other shell, please tell

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is it a Whelk or other shell, please tell
07-11-2008, 09:39 AM,
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is it a Whelk or other shell, please tell
Hi there. It is not a whelk, it belongs to the family Fasciolariidae; the Tulip and Spindle shells. It is the Florida Horse Conch <i>Pleuroploca papillosa</i>(Sowerby 1825) found from the S.E. United States to N. Mexico.
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is it a Whelk or other shell, please tell - by dave r - 07-11-2008, 09:39 AM

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