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Campanile giganteum (Lamarck 1804)


Ludwigia

54cm. long

Early Lutetian

Eocene

From the famous sands at Fleury-La-Rivière, Marnes, France

 

I've been drooling over these for years and finally got a good deal on one.

 

 

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From the album:

Gastropods and Bivalves Worldwide

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Photo Information

  • Taken with Canon Canon PowerShot SX230 HS
  • Focal Length 5 mm
  • Exposure Time 1/30
  • f Aperture f/4.0
  • ISO Speed 100

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2 hours ago, Kane said:

It’s a unicorn! :D 

That is one impressive gastro! :wub:

You said it! :D

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Definitely wouldn't want to go stumbling around in the dark with those sticking out of the ground!

Your patience paid off, it's a beauty.

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7 hours ago, caldigger said:

Definitely wouldn't want to go stumbling around in the dark with those sticking out of the ground!

Your patience paid off, it's a beauty.

It sure is! Apparently a couple of collectors were killed when a man-made cavern collapsed there a few years ago, so there are needless to say restrictions on digging now.

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Congratulations! Beautiful gastropod. Campanile symbolicum Iredale, 1917, is now the only one left of the Gender and Family that once had so much biodiversity in the Tethys.

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