Forums SEASHELL-COLLECTOR › Seashell Collector's Forum › Shells identification Help v
help identifying this shell

Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
help identifying this shell
10-13-2011, 06:54 PM,
#1
akhinch Offline
Junior Member
**
 		Posts: 3
Threads: 1
Joined: Oct 2011
Reputation: 0
help identifying this shell
This is a shell found on the beach in Connecticut by my son and MIL.  I know very little about shells and thought it might be some kind of Nerite but can't find anything like it in any of the common shell guides.  It's 1.5 inches in length.  Any help is appreciated!!


Attached Files
.jpg   DSC03503c.jpg (Size: 35.03 KB / Downloads: 26)
Find
Reply

10-14-2011, 02:22 AM,
#2
dave r Offline
Super Moderator
******
 		Posts: 728
Threads: 36
Joined: Nov 2007
Reputation: 0
Re: help identifying this shell
Any chance of a photo?
Find
Reply
10-14-2011, 04:52 AM,
#3
akhinch Offline
Junior Member
**
 		Posts: 3
Threads: 1
Joined: Oct 2011
Reputation: 0
Re: help identifying this shell
"dave r"' Wrote:Any chance of a photo?
Sorry!! I had uploaded one but I didn't realize it needed to be a link only.  Here it is again:
http://www.badongo.com/pic/13855900
Find
Reply
10-14-2011, 10:57 AM,
#4
dave r Offline
Super Moderator
******
 		Posts: 728
Threads: 36
Joined: Nov 2007
Reputation: 0
Re: help identifying this shell
What you have here is a 'chain' of 4 Slipper Limpets (Crepidula fornicata-lovely name!) They live like this one on top of another, the smaller ones on top are males and the larger ones on the bottom are females. Sometimes there will be a chain of a dozen or more.
Dave
Find
Reply

10-14-2011, 01:20 PM,
#5
akhinch Offline
Junior Member
**
 		Posts: 3
Threads: 1
Joined: Oct 2011
Reputation: 0
Re: help identifying this shell
thanks so much!  i had thought they might be 'fornicating'...since it looked like they were stacked but they wouldn't separate. what an ironic name!!
Find
Reply


Forum Jump:


Users browsing this thread: 2 Guest(s)