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more shells to id.
06-21-2011, 09:35 AM,
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Re: more shells to id.
To me it looks like it has had a large protoconch broken off. A large protoconch on a shell this size says to me a juvenile. Also a mature Nucella species tends to have a thickened lip.
I am no expert but I have been collecting and studying shells for over 40 years.
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more shells to id. - by diocrisseashells1000 - 06-04-2011, 04:47 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by diocrisseashells1000 - 06-10-2011, 04:05 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by diocrisseashells1000 - 06-15-2011, 05:03 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by dave r - 06-21-2011, 01:24 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by diocrisseashells1000 - 06-21-2011, 08:54 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by dave r - 06-21-2011, 09:35 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by diocrisseashells1000 - 06-22-2011, 04:22 AM
Re: more shells to id. - by dave r - 06-22-2011, 09:30 AM

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