Whelk eggs . . .

[Pat Water]

I think maybe I've worked out what it was that I found on the beach near Cape Canaveral some months back. It was an egg sac, but what kind of egg sac? It looked like telephone cable with a connecting cord to which eack sac was attached. Each little sac reminded me of the paper nautilus, but I knew that their egg sacs were quite different. I'd like to know exactly what the actual name of the whelk is? Each egg sac was a good 1/2 inch in diameter. The overall length of the spiral was approx. a foot long.Thanks for any input. Pat Diver.

 

[Spoon]

i have no idea whaqt you found, maybe post some pics? anyway welcome to the board

 

[Li'l38]

I think maybe I've worked out what it was that I found on the beach near Cape Canaveral some months back. It was an egg sac, but what kind of egg sac? It looked like telephone cable with a connecting cord to which eack sac was attached. Each little sac reminded me of the paper nautilus, but I knew that their egg sacs were quite different. I'd like to know exactly what the actual name of the whelk is? Each egg sac was a good 1/2 inch in diameter. The overall length of the spiral was approx. a foot long.Thanks for any input. Pat Diver.

Yeah, we need to see pics. Your description is a bit vague (sorry Pat, I haven't got a clue).... Welcome to SB! Hope you get the answer you're looking for. Happy and safe diving!

 

[dlndavid]

Hi Pat and welcome to ScubaBoard, can you posts some pictures? It sounds interesting what ever it is you found.
David

 

[justleesa]

Moved from Intros & Greets

 

[Pat Water]

I'm pretty sure that the egg sac I found at Cape Canaveral was that of a knobbed whelk. In the bit of research I've done, experts refer to the telephone cable or helioid spiral of the eggs. They were fascinating to see. I thought I'd picked up a discarded bit of phone cable at first. Thanks for the interest. Cheers. Pat Diver