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Mexican snail
07-03-2011, 08:34 AM,
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Re: Mexican snail
If you found this in Mexico, someone dropped it there.  This is Turbo chrysostomus, the "gold-mouth turban", from the Western Pacific.  This is one of the commonest imported species sold for shell craft, and in "tourist baskets" in gift shops, etc.  Perhaps there were such shops in the vicinity of the beach where you found this?
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Mexican snail - by Carlos Galan - 07-03-2011, 05:48 AM
Re: Mexican snail - by paul monfils - 07-03-2011, 08:34 AM
Re: Mexican snail - by diocrisseashells1000 - 07-04-2011, 09:29 PM
Re: Mexican snail - by Carlos Galan - 07-05-2011, 08:08 AM

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