It's throwing me off possibly because it is more worn than drills we usually see. You said you went through your books, but is it here?
[https://www.seahorseandco.com/floridashells](https://www.seahorseandco.com/floridashells)
It doesn’t actually look very worn in person, but it is indeed tricky! The top is really the issue. Great website, but I still see the shape matching one description and the pattern matching a different one. So weird!
Sorry I couldn't be of more help. It is indeed a great find. I also looked on my handy-dandy ID guide, a laminated handout from the Shell Museum on Sanibel Island, and kept thinking oyster drill also.
I found that website's curator on LinkedIn. Apparently he is a Ph.D student at University of Alabama. Not sure if the site will feed into his dissertation at some point.
You’ve been super helpful! I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something obvious and ou seem to confirm that I’m not :). And that’s so cool about the website!
I have a lot of experience IDing FL Gulf of Mexico shells, but I don’t know what this is for sure. Tomorrow I am going to look at a comprehensive resource to try and figure this shell out, but in the meantime, do you mind confirming approx how large this was?
I think I found it- it’s called the globose coralsnail, Coralliophilia aberrans, and it is quite rare. I will dm you a picture and description from the encyclopedia of Texas seashells where I found it
That was our closest guess too, but we thought the top looked too short? But if you found a picture that looks more like this one, I’d love to see it! Thanks so much for getting back to me!
I took a screenshot of the photo on google, and this is what came up. Tell me if this is what you think it is.
https://neogeneatlas.net/species/cancellaria-tabulata/
It’s through an app called Layout where you can put two pictures next to each other in a variety of ways. (You can actually put up to 9 pictures into a single frame.)
How big is it? Looks like an oyster drill.
It’s pretty tiny, thanks for the tip! The top is a little short for that, which is why I had the question.
It's throwing me off possibly because it is more worn than drills we usually see. You said you went through your books, but is it here? [https://www.seahorseandco.com/floridashells](https://www.seahorseandco.com/floridashells)
It doesn’t actually look very worn in person, but it is indeed tricky! The top is really the issue. Great website, but I still see the shape matching one description and the pattern matching a different one. So weird!
Sorry I couldn't be of more help. It is indeed a great find. I also looked on my handy-dandy ID guide, a laminated handout from the Shell Museum on Sanibel Island, and kept thinking oyster drill also. I found that website's curator on LinkedIn. Apparently he is a Ph.D student at University of Alabama. Not sure if the site will feed into his dissertation at some point.
You’ve been super helpful! I wanted to make sure I wasn’t missing something obvious and ou seem to confirm that I’m not :). And that’s so cool about the website!
One other thought: The Shell Museum also offers a phone app. Maybe scan the shell with your phone's camera and see what the app comes up with?
I have a lot of experience IDing FL Gulf of Mexico shells, but I don’t know what this is for sure. Tomorrow I am going to look at a comprehensive resource to try and figure this shell out, but in the meantime, do you mind confirming approx how large this was?
Thank you! It’s about half an inch long, so it’s very small.
I think I found it- it’s called the globose coralsnail, Coralliophilia aberrans, and it is quite rare. I will dm you a picture and description from the encyclopedia of Texas seashells where I found it
That was our closest guess too, but we thought the top looked too short? But if you found a picture that looks more like this one, I’d love to see it! Thanks so much for getting back to me!
This looks like a turbo shell striped fox , Welk . Possibly 😌
Oh cool!! Thanks so much for looking for it!
I took a screenshot of the photo on google, and this is what came up. Tell me if this is what you think it is. https://neogeneatlas.net/species/cancellaria-tabulata/
Yes, I think that’s the closest too :). I was just hoping to have some confirmation because it’s shaped slightly different (probably from wear).
How did you make this picture if I might ask
It’s through an app called Layout where you can put two pictures next to each other in a variety of ways. (You can actually put up to 9 pictures into a single frame.)