Mystery white cone shell from seller in Florida
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10-17-2017, 09:45 AM,
(This post was last modified: 10-17-2017, 10:02 AM by JackSullivan.)
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Mystery white cone shell from seller in Florida
I just spent $10 on this 4 inch (~100 mm) shell without identification from a seller in the Florida Panhandle. It is obviously real, as shown by the photos. What got me interested in this is the pronounced blue coloration around the siphonal canal. I had originally thought that this coloration was caused by pigments in the cone material (aragonite) but I'm leaning more toward the observation that aragonite can crystallize in a range of colors, including blue. This is a genetic trait as the deposition of calcium, caerbonate & other ions by the mantle are all controlled by the animal's DNA.
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Mystery white cone shell from seller in Florida - by JackSullivan - 10-17-2017, 09:45 AM
RE: Mystery white cone shell from seller in Florida - by wolfi - 10-17-2017, 07:30 PM
RE: Mystery white cone shell from seller in Florida - by JackSullivan - 10-18-2017, 10:00 AM
RE: Mystery white cone shell from seller in Florida - by meerameera - 01-30-2019, 02:03 AM
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