jeti Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Hi all, my grandpa recently gave me this snail shell he brought from a Florida holiday some decades ago (he said he "pulled it out of the ocean"; but that's all details I have on the finding situation). I saw this post by Herb with Florida shells, one of which looks quite similar: For the one in my images I'm wondering whether it is a recent exemplar or a fossil one. In a German fossils forum where I showed the images someone tended to recent because of the slight color remnants. On the other hand, it looks really similar to the fossil busycon contrarium I saw here:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Busycon_contrarium Any hints regarding recent vs. fossil and more specific ID are highly welcome! The Euro coin for scale is about 0.9 inch in diameter. Many thanks in advance Jan P.S.: Very nice forum you have here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Welcome to the Forum. I can't help with your question, but there are those here who can. @MikeR @Coco @Herb Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeti Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Thanks! Here is another clue: In the box in which the shell was kept I found what appears to be an opperculum. Based on its size it could belong to the shell. I suspect oppercula are typically not found along with the shells of fossil snails found in the ocean? Jan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 You are correct concerning the preservation of the operculum. Also based upon your grandfather telling you he pulled it out of the ocean I would call it recent Sinistrofulgur sinistrum (Hollister, 1958). Mike "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...
jeti Posted June 3, 2017 Author Share Posted June 3, 2017 Thanks Mike! Still a nice large shell. I'm thinking about removing the seapocks and bleaching the discolorations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 3, 2017 Share Posted June 3, 2017 Hi, I can't help you but Mike knows very well shells ! Coco ---------------------- 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...
sdsnl Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 This is a special species, it spirals counter clockwise and has the aperture on the left, unlike most gastropods. Hermit crabs cannot live in shells of this species because of this anomaly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herb Posted June 5, 2017 Share Posted June 5, 2017 Looks like a Busycon sp. "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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