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butterfly-shaped shell fragment
12-16-2008, 01:24 PM,
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butterfly-shaped shell fragment
Sounds like shell plates from a chiton.  These molluscs have 8 shell plates in a linear row down their back.  The loose plates are common on beaches where such molluscs live.
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butterfly-shaped shell fragment - by bardite - 12-15-2008, 12:31 PM
butterfly-shaped shell fragment - by dave r - 12-15-2008, 02:53 PM
butterfly-shaped shell fragment - by paul monfils - 12-16-2008, 01:24 PM

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