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Lightning whelk egg casing strand

Busycon contrarium

Description:

approx. 8 inches long; each spiney-edged disc approx. 3/4 inch diameter

Habitat:

spotted on sandy bottom along the shore of the Indian River

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2 Comments

auntnance123
auntnance123 11 years ago

I hadn't noticed that, but now that you mention it, it does have that classic shape.

metreebug
metreebug 11 years ago

It looks like lightning!

auntnance123
Spotted by
auntnance123

Florida, USA

Spotted on Feb 21, 2013
Submitted on Feb 22, 2013

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