JSERTL Posted August 7, 2021 Share Posted August 7, 2021 Everything I find is from right here in southern Iron County in SE Missouri off of Big Creek & Black River. If someone would be so kind as to put a name to these little guys so I can label them I'd greatly appreciate it. please & thank you The 1st picture is the best looking shell I've ever found but it's only a few centimeters across. . The 2nd picture is of one I just found a few days ago while I was at the creek (Big Creek) dimensions are 1"x1" The last three pictures are kind of a funny story and not at the same time. So one of my hobbies is making arrowheads & while searching for good rocks to knock off some chunks I busted one in half & this was on the inside. It's dimensions are 2.5"x2.5" So in posting this for some reason the first and second picture got flip-flopped. so the second picture is only a few centimeters across I took that picture with my microscope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 The big snail is probably a Maclurites sp. The small one is an internal mold and likely doesn't have any identifying characteristics. There is a possibility it can be identified but it wouldn't be easy. If you can determine the formation of the strata using a geologic map you might be able to find a list of fauna previously described from the area. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 8, 2021 Share Posted August 8, 2021 This monograph has numerous gastropod figures from nearby Reynolds and Shannon counties. Bridge, J. 1930 Geology of the Eminence and Cardareva Quadrangles. Missouri Bureau of Geology and Mines, 24(2):1-228 PDF LINK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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