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Cone Shell ID need help quick
05-17-2014, 02:51 AM,
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RE: Cone Shell ID need help quick
(05-16-2014, 11:08 PM)paul monfils Wrote: Hi.  Not a cone shell, but a volute.  This is Cymbiola vespertilio, the "bat volute", from the Indo-Pacific region.  This is an extremely variable species, in color, pattern, and shape.  It is also the commonest volute species.  You can see a few of the many variations here: http://www.gastropods.com/7/Shell_7.shtml
Thanks so much! Do you think it could have just washed up on Coronado Beach in such good condition or could it actually live here?
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Cone Shell ID need help quick - by kaley1797 - 05-16-2014, 10:31 AM
RE: Cone Shell ID need help quick - by kaley1797 - 05-17-2014, 02:51 AM

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