please help!!! i know nothing about seashells

[chastidyllaws]

COULD YOU PLEASE TELL ME ABOUT THIS PLEASE!! THANK YOU 3 1/2 INCHES LONG<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348733" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348733">http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348733</a><!-- m --></a> <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348756" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348756">http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348756</a><!-- m --></a> <a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348777" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348777">http://www.badongo.com/pic/1348777</a><!-- m --></a>    YOU ALL MAY BE SICK OF ME BEFORE ITS OVER, I HAVE 100 MORE SHELLS, I WOULD GREATLEY APPRECIATE ANY HELP, THANKS

[paul monfils]

This is Murex (Hexaplex) regius, the Regal Murex, from West Central America. Value in prime condition, about $10.00.  This one has an obvious large chip at the lower end, and these frequently have borings and other damage on the upper side.

[chastidyllaws]

THANK YOU SO MUCH PAUL YOU MAY BE SICK OF ME BEFORE ITS OVER BUT I HAVE 100 MORE SHELLS I WOULD LIKE TO POST AND FIND OUT ABOUT.

[paul monfils]

I would suggest taking some group photos, maybe a dozen shells in one picture. One pic showing straight on bottom views of the shells, another showing straight on top (dorsal) views of the same shells.  That would save a lot of time and work, and usually that is sufficient to get an ID if the pictures are sharp.