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Identification please!
06-29-2014, 10:35 AM, (This post was last modified: 06-29-2014, 10:39 AM by paul monfils.)
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RE: Identification please!
Hello!  This is Strombus (Lobatus) goliath, the "Goliath Conch", largest member of the Conch Family (Strombidae), from the northeastern shores of South America, most commonly Brazil.  It is a prized collector's item, fairly difficult to obtain in prime condition.

http://www.jaxshells.org/goliath.htm

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobatus_goliath

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Identification please! - by delanuez - 06-28-2014, 07:50 PM
RE: Identification please! - by paul monfils - 06-29-2014, 10:35 AM
RE: Identification please! - by delanuez - 06-29-2014, 05:42 PM

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