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Seashell Identification Help??
12-05-2008, 12:59 PM,
#1
Seashell Identification Help??
Could someone help me identify these shells I just bought?

1) Triton?
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823066" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823066">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823066</a><!-- m --></a>

2) Whelk?
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823075" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823075">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823075</a><!-- m --></a>

3) Pectinidae?
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823086" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823086">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823086</a><!-- m --></a>

4) Unknown
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823099" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823099">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823099</a><!-- m --></a>

5) Unknown
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823110" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823110">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823110</a><!-- m --></a>

6) Unknown
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823113" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823113">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823113</a><!-- m --></a>

7) Unknown
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823117" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823117">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823117</a><!-- m --></a>

8) Unknown
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823120" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823120">http://www.badongo.com/pic/4823120</a><!-- m --></a>


Thanks for your help!
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12-06-2008, 02:04 PM,
#2
Seashell Identification Help??
1)  Bursa (Bufonaria) perelegans - family Bursidae - Indo-Pacific region

2)  This is a Thais species, family Muricidae - probably Thais haemastoma floridana from Florida.

3)  Yes, Pectinidae.  Looks like Pecten albicans, a commercially important species from Japan

4)  Unknown bivalve, probably family Veneridae

5)  A Tapes species, family Veneridae, probably Tapes philippinarum, which was originally from the tropical Indo-Pacific, but has now been introduced into Western North America and Europe.

6)  This is an Anomia species, family Anomiidae, probably Anomia simplex from the eastern United States.

7)  Unknown bivalve. The exterior looks like a Glycymeris, but not sure.

8)  Chlamys (Swiftopecten) swifti - family Pectinidae - from Japan
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12-07-2008, 10:03 AM,
#3
Seashell Identification Help??
Great, thanks for the help.  I guess identification skill like that comes with time.  Does anyone else have any suggestions for #4 and #7?
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12-17-2008, 07:05 PM,
#4
Seashell Identification Help??
hi, no 4 seems to be glycymeris donovani;
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