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Lightning whelk eggs

Busycon contrarium

Description:

spiraling chain of 3/4 inch spurred discs

Habitat:

spotted on shore of Indian River

Notes:

A lefthanded shell; the official State of Florida Seashell

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1 Comment

btudeen
btudeen 11 years ago

Thank you for posting! We just spotted several of these on New Smyrna Beach in Florida and had no idea what they were.

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Apr 15, 2012
Submitted on Apr 16, 2012

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