Marine Snails

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Slipper shells (Crepidula sp.)
29 Dec 2010

These individuals are on a Stiff Pen Shell.

Slipper shells (Crepidula sp.)
29 Dec 2010


Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Young individual

Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus) Florida Fighting Conch (Strombus alatus)
Collier Co., FL
29 Dec 2010

Young individual



Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) egg case
Washed up on beach in Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2008

Also known as Mermaid's Necklaces, Knobbed Whelk egg cases consist of a series of flattened capsules. Each capsule generally contains a few to many eggs.

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) egg case
Washed up on beach in Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2008

Close up of capsules.

Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) Knobbed Whelk (Busycon carica) egg case
Washed up on beach in Dare Co., NC
6 Nov 2008



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