Welcome to ScubaBoard, an online scuba diving forum community where you can join over 205,000 divers diving from around the world. If the topic is related to scuba diving, this is the place to find divers talking about it. To gain full access to ScubaBoard (and make this large box go away) you must register for a free account. As a registered member you will be able to:
Participate in over 500 dive topic forums and browse from over 5,500,000 posts.
Communicate privately with other divers from around the world.
Post your own photos or view from well over 100,000 user submitted images.
Gain access to our free classifieds marketplace to buy, sell and trade gear, travel and services.
Use the calendar to organize your events and enroll in other members' events.
Find a dive buddy or communicate directly with scuba equipment manufacturers.
All this and much more is available to you absolutely free when you register for an account, so sign up today!
If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please contact the ScubaBoard Support Team.
Can't figure where to ask so I am asking here and feel free to move it.
I was in Roatan last week and saw this snail, it was massive. The length in this picture is at least 12" if not more.
Just curious what kind of snail (gastropod) it is.
Man, that one has me stumped, and I'm the big time shell collector. Couldn't find it in any of my books. 12"...hmm. You may want to send the picture to either Seashell Collector.com or Let's Talk Seashells. You most likely have to join these forums to post the question. They both have "Identification" forums. Maybe someone else will enlighten us first.
Man, that one has me stumped, and I'm the big time shell collector. Couldn't find it in any of my books. 12"...hmm. You may want to send the picture to either Seashell Collector.com or Let's Talk Seashells. You most likely have to join these forums to post the question. They both have "Identification" forums. Maybe someone else will enlighten us first.
Easily 12" in the lower picture from tip to tip. I dare say 18" but everything looks bigger underwater. I put my hand next to it to get some scale but the crowd was building to look at it so I backed away.
It looks kinda like these snails we saw in Cozumel 2004. The mama snail was easily 12 inches at the mantle if not bigger. I've never been able to definitely ID it. Moon snail? Photo by buddy Josh Graham.
song, From your pic. it kind of looks like a Partridge Tun, but they're like 3". Can't be a Giant Tun-they only get to 6-8" and wrong spiral shape. That 12" thing is really starting to bug me. Helmets can get that big, and of course Florida Horse Conchs (20") and Chanks (15" or so). Atl. Triton Trumpets 15". Those are the only giants I can think of in Atlantic waters. Doubt it's a member of the Moon Snail family-doesn't look right and none of them get that big to my knowledge.
It looks kinda like these snails we saw in Cozumel 2004. The mama snail was easily 12 inches at the mantle if not bigger. I've never been able to definitely ID it. Moon snail? Photo by buddy Josh Graham.
That definately looks like the same snail. And Yes, 12" seems so dang big but it was.
LinkBack URL
About LinkBacks
Reply With Quote
Originally Posted by TMHeimer
