Does anyone know the name of this shell?

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Does anyone know the name of this shell?

Post by Freckles24 » Mon May 29, 2017 10:00 am

Aston chooses this one shell over the 10+ turbos I have. Like he will wear those for a day switch back and be in this one for a few days. I want to get him more in different sizes since he likes it so much. It's much lighter(thinner?) than the turbos so that may have something to do with it. After doing a little searching on my own I'm thinking it's a lightning whelk but with the end broken off... Any thoughts would be great!
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Re: Does anyone know the name of this shell?

Post by GotButterflies » Mon May 29, 2017 11:01 am

Maybe a ugilina cochlidium, P. tuba type shell?
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Post by LadyJinglyJones » Mon May 29, 2017 12:46 pm

Looks a bit like the king conch I ordered from Naples. It is very light for its size.
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Post by wodesorel » Mon May 29, 2017 3:54 pm

It's a king crown. I've had several young crabs who adored them until they grew larger. I've never seen the shell any bigger that what you have pictured though.

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Re: Does anyone know the name of this shell?

Post by Freckles24 » Mon May 29, 2017 4:59 pm

wodesorel wrote:It's a king crown. I've had several young crabs who adored them until they grew larger. I've never seen the shell any bigger that what you have pictured though.

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Post by annedow9 » Tue Jul 18, 2017 8:11 pm

That's the same shell my Crabby Girl likes. I've had a tough time finding them.


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Re: Does anyone know the name of this shell?

Post by Happyhermiehome » Tue Aug 29, 2017 7:13 pm

That's a very pretty shell! :)
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