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 pogogirl33
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  Posted 08/07/2007 11:48:07 PM
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its shaped kind of like a lightning whelk except its barely an inch and its tanish. I found it in west palm beach florida. i have no idea what it could be!

rose
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 Paul Monfils
  Posted 09/07/2007 06:19:54 AM
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Sounds like it is a juvenile lightning whelk (Busycon sinistrum or Busycon contrarium - there is some discussion regarding the proper name). They start life a lot smaller than an inch, only a few millimeters in length. Check your specimen against this picture ...

http://www.jaxshells.org/0315bb.htm


 pogogirl33
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  Posted 09/07/2007 11:20:19 PM
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thats it!!!!!!!!  

rose

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