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Hello there!

 

I received a very nice birthday gift from my rock-loving colleague - a big gastropod shell from Manzanilla de Cuba!  I'm not sure if it's a fossil or recent shell, but it's pretty heavy (306.72 grams, to be exact), and I was hoping to get some answers as to its identify from you, my forum friends.  Please see pictures below:

 

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Thanks for your help!

 

Monica

 

I think @MikeR is a shell specialist...

And I know that @Max-fossils is a fan of shells, too...

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4 minutes ago, Peat Burns said:

Queen conch, Strombus gigas:)

 

Happy b-day!

Thanks for the b-day wishes! :)

RE: the shell's identity - thanks for that, too!  Do you think it's more on the modern/recent side, or a fossil?  I know that it's not easy to tell, but I'm looking for opinions... Thanks in advance!

 

3 minutes ago, ynot said:

Nice conch!

Happy birthday!:yay-smiley-1:

Thank you!!! :)

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10 minutes ago, Monica said:

Thanks for the b-day wishes! :)

RE: the shell's identity - thanks for that, too!  Do you think it's more on the modern/recent side, or a fossil?  I know that it's not easy to tell, but I'm looking for opinions... Thanks in advance!

 

Thank you!!! :)

I have some fossil ones, and although some color is sometimes retained on the glossy part inside the aperture where the mantle came into contact with the shell, they don't have color on the rest of the shell (i.e. all white).  I think yours is relatively recent and sun-bleached.  (Let's see what others think).  Neat keepsake, though! 

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Happy, happy birthday, Monica! ! ! !:yay-smiley-1::yay-smiley-1::yay-smiley-1:

Please save me some cake. 

Love Adam, wifey and Tidgy. 

P.S. + 1 for probably recent and sun bleached. 

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Happy birthday Monica!

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Happy hunting,

Mason

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51 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Happy, happy birthday, Monica! ! ! !:yay-smiley-1::yay-smiley-1::yay-smiley-1:

Please save me some cake. 

Love Adam, wifey and Tidgy. 

P.S. + 1 for probably recent and sun bleached. 

 

Thanks, Adam!

As for the cake - the kids and I made cupcakes last weekend (from a cake mix, which probably reduced the amount of mess made, but it was still awfully messy!) and there are four left in the fridge - feel free to drop by for one (and Tidgy can have some nice lettuce - I've got a lot of that in the fridge, too :)).

 

29 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said:

Happy birthday Monica!

 

Thanks, Mason! :)

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42 minutes ago, Monica said:

 

Thanks, Adam!

As for the cake - the kids and I made cupcakes last weekend (from a cake mix, which probably reduced the amount of mess made, but it was still awfully messy!) and there are four left in the fridge - feel free to drop by for one (and Tidgy can have some nice lettuce - I've got a lot of that in the fridge, too :)).

 

 

Thanks, Mason! :)

Ah, I so wish I could visit Canada.! One day..............:) 

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14 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Ah, I so wish I could visit Canada.! One day..............:) 

You'd better hurry - there are only two more cupcakes left (the kids each had one as their dessert after dinner :P)

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3 minutes ago, Monica said:

You'd better hurry - there are only two more cupcakes left (the kids each had one as their dessert after dinner :P)

Darn, I don't think my camel can get there in time. :(

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28 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Darn, I don't think my camel can get there in time. :(

Well, I bake pretty much every weekend, so whenever you make it over, there will likely be a treat available (just not cupcakes :P)

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Happy birthday Monica!!! :yay-smiley-1: (One day late though... sorry!)

 

I agree with @Peat Burns that this very nice shell is a queen conch. Lobatus gigas is the name we accept nowadays, Strombus gigas was the older name. 

 

There does seem to be a Manzanilla Formation yielding Neogene fossils, so this could be a fossil! But it's always very hard to tell with seashells, especially the white ones, whether they are fossil or just bleached. So it's probably safer to say that this one is modern.

 

Best regards,

 

Max

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"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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2 hours ago, Max-fossils said:

Happy birthday Monica!!! :yay-smiley-1: (One day late though... sorry!)

 

I agree with @Peat Burns that this very nice shell is a queen conch. Lobatus gigas is the name we accept nowadays, Strombus gigas was the older name. 

 

There does seem to be a Manzanilla Formation yielding Neogene fossils, so this could be a fossil! But it's always very hard to tell with seashells, especially the white ones, whether they are fossil or just bleached. So it's probably safer to say that this one is modern.

 

Best regards,

 

Max

 

Thanks for chiming in, Max!  (And thanks for the belated b-day wishes, too!)

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1 minute ago, Monica said:

 

Thanks for chiming in, Max!  (And thanks for the belated b-day wishes, too!)

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Max Derème

 

"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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