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Any conchologists about?

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MrsBarbaraLangerhans · 16/04/2023 20:33

Can anyone ID this shell please? Found today in the SW. Is it an exciting one?

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Stripycatz · 16/04/2023 20:36

No pic!

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MrsBarbaraLangerhans · 16/04/2023 20:39

Bugger!

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meatbaseddessert · 16/04/2023 20:41

It a whelk

MiniMaxi · 16/04/2023 20:45

Ooh we found one in Dorset this week!

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MrsBarbaraLangerhans · 16/04/2023 20:45

It doesn't look like any whelk I have seen before with the wiggly lip on it?

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Stripycatz · 16/04/2023 20:50

Conch?

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MrsBarbaraLangerhans · 16/04/2023 20:58

MiniMaxi · 16/04/2023 20:45

Ooh we found one in Dorset this week!

Well, I have shown you mine....?

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VeniVidiWeeWee · 16/04/2023 21:02

Have a look here:

https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/marine-life/british-seashell-guide-how-to-identify-and-where-to-find/

British seashell guide: how to identify and where to find | Countryfile.com

Discover top shells, periwinkles, mussels and more with our guide to the UK's most common seashells and best places to find.

https://www.countryfile.com/wildlife/marine-life/british-seashell-guide-how-to-identify-and-where-to-find

Heroicallyfound · 16/04/2023 23:31

Reminds me of a spider conch - but maybe a baby or deformed one as it hasn’t got the spikes??

VillieManillie · 17/04/2023 07:20

Aporrhais pespelecani ?

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