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wjefferis

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Do you mean this snail???????

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I believe it is a deer cowrie
 
Very Cool! Thanks
 
How cool is that! Thanks. I've lived here all my life and don't know what half of our shells are called
 
I really enjoy to learn about the sealife and shells that I encounter while diving. For me it really adds to my experience knowing what I am looking at. With each dive out in the Gulf I learn at least one new marine creature or new shell. Last weekend for instance I learned the the name of crazy looking snails I have seen on alot of the artificial reefs I have been on are called cowries. The picture of one is above. I then started looking up on the internet until I found the exact kind, a deer cowrie. I discovered this when one of my pictures showed the actual shell and what it looks like when it is not totally covered by the spikes.
 
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