Let's start with some Wentletraps. These are all Angulate Wentletraps, except for the one that is perfectly vertical in the center. That one is a Humphrey's Wentletrap- it is more stretched out and the ridges are not as sharp-looking. I'll do a post and the wentletraps soon!
These here are Pennsylvania Lucines. I found a bunch of these in Fort Lauderdale on the East Coast of Florida.
The Sailor's Ear or Channeled Duck Clam. The hind-ends of this shells is flared so that the siphon protrudes.
The White baby's Ear contains a foot tat cannot be withdrawn into the shell, due to the shell being rather flat.
The Florida Spiny Jewelbox live cemented to reefs and debris at medium depths. But Florida Spiny Jewelboxes detach when still young and live freely among the sand and rubble.
The Buttercup Lucine isn't perfectly white, you can see the beautiful yellow on the inside of the shell, but I just had to include it! Both these shells and Pennsylvania Lucines can live in depths of up to 300 feet.
These are Dosinias. These mollusks have strong hinge ligaments that stay attached long after the mollusk dies. That is why you can often find double Dosinias on the beach.
And finally, before I go, here is a seashell pendant that I made today.
Bye for now!
Yaroshelllava :D
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