Shellseeker Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 My wife and I celebrated her birthday last night at a local restaurant on the beach. It was lovely. The Inn & Restaurant have been in existence for over 120 years, and in the lobby have a seashell exhibit filled with shells that were found about 100 years ago. I noticed some incrustations on a Turkey Wing sea shell that I did not recognize... I am hopeful some one can easily identify, so I can check out what they looked like as fossils. @digit @MikeR @Coco Thanks , Jack The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Hi, They look like nice corals. Coco 2 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted July 17, 2021 Share Posted July 17, 2021 Yes they are corals. I think Phyllangia americana which can also be found as a fossil in Upper Pliocene Tamiami deposits. LINK 1 "A problem solved is a problem caused"--Karl Pilkington "I was dead for millions of years before I was born and it never inconvenienced me a bit." -- Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 18, 2021 Share Posted July 18, 2021 Yup, P. americana seems a good fit for this one. This is a colonial cup coral that forms singular cup-like corallites that tend to be joined into clusters at the base. The common name is Hidden Cup Coral as it is often found on cave ceilings and secluded overhangs. Interesting to see one encrusting a bivalve. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted July 18, 2021 Author Share Posted July 18, 2021 Thanks to all. What a great resource is TFF and you make it so... A little Info on the way back: And here is a website that raises and sells the pretty little corals.. They are very reasonable in price BUT I would have to buy a salt water aquarium to keep them alive !!! That might be pricey . https://gulfspecimen.org/specimen/coelenterata/encrusting-hard-corals/ The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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