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I don't know the species name but it is a type of whelk.

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Possibly Spinifulgur spiniger.

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2 hours ago, Darktooth said:

I don't know the species name but it is a type of whelk.

Concur.  

 

As to an ID, I file whelks under the category "splitter's dream"; i.e., a number of species whose differences are way too nuanced for me to differentiate. Further, the same critter seemingly changes species (and genus?) at state lines...

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