Bobby Rico Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hi my friend gave me this last year as a joke. He noticed a picture of some small Gastropods form Florida I got from @Nimravis (maybe you may know about this Ralph ) and said he had a nice little one I could have if I had the room . I said yes please . He sent it in a massive box 24inches by 12inches . When I opened it , I found a Huge Pilocene Gastropod from California . If anybody can help with an ID I would be very grateful . thanks Bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Hi, Bobby! I'm pretty sure that's Sinistrofulgar sp. There was another thread about one recently, I recall. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thanks Adam looks spot on to me. I will find that thread and have a look. It is a good size so I thought I could get an ID even with just California as a location. cheers mate bobby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 And Though the one pictured here looks very different to me. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said: And Though the one pictured here looks very different to me. This does look a little different and lots smaller but I google it and it does look like Sinistrofulgar sp. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 More like the ones in the first link I posted, methinks. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 Did he (the friend) find this in California himself? It looks more Floridian to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 2 minutes ago, caldigger said: Did he (the friend) find this in California himself? It looks more Floridian to me. No he did not. I think he just acquired. He is normally very reliable with info regarding his fossil but he could have got incorrect info in the first place. Thank you @caldigger Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 5 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: No he did not. I think he just acquired. He is normally very reliable with info regarding his fossil but he could have got incorrect info in the first place. Thank you @caldigger I think Doren @caldigger is correct, looks to me like something that would come out of a Florida shell pit. Maybe @MikeR or @Shellseeker could confirm the id that @Tidgy's Dad provided. I figured I add the whole FF Family on this reply- lol. It is a very pretty piece. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 Thanks Ralph I going text my friend he can check his records. I think Doren right too. Very much appreciated Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 7 minutes ago, Bobby Rico said: Thanks Ralph I going text my friend he can check his records. I think Doren right too. Very much appreciated I am at work right now and cannot view any of my references- sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeR Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 The shell is Sinistrofulgur and was not found in California as the extant genus is native to the U.S. Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. Mike 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...
Shellseeker Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 4 minutes ago, MikeR said: The shell is Sinistrofulgur and was not found in California as the extant genus is native to the U.S. Atlantic coast and the Gulf of Mexico. Mike Pure expertise. I am flattered to be considered in the same shell universe as Mike. 1 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted January 4, 2018 Author Share Posted January 4, 2018 It is a funny thing, I started out with my first post with no ID on this shell but a location . Now I have an ID and a different location. I think when fossils travel from country to country , thought different hands info can get lots sometimes. But I can now do a label that says Sinistrofulgur sp. U.S. Atlantic coast. thank you very much our FF family @Tidgy's Dad @Nimravis @caldigger @MikeR @Shellseeker Fantastic people. Cheers Bobby 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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