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  2. Kelletia kelletii - Wikipedia

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    Kelletia kelletii, common name Kellet's whelk, is a species of large sea snail, a whelk, a marine gastropod mollusc in the whelk family Austrosiphonidae. [3] [4] [5] [6]Kelletia kelletii is a large scavenger [5] [7] and predatory sea snail commonly found in subtidal kelp forests, rocky reefs, and cobble-sand interfaces at depths ranging from 2 to 70 m from Isla Asunción, Baja California ...

  3. Sea snail - Wikipedia

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    Because the shells of sea snails are strong and durable in many cases, as a group they are well represented in the fossil record. The shells of snails are complex and grow at different speeds. The speed of growth is affected by a few variables such as the temperature of the water, depth of the water, food present for the snail, as well as ...

  4. Hexaplex trunculus - Wikipedia

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    The snail appears in fossil records dating between the Pliocene and Quaternary periods (between 3.6 and 0.012 million years ago). Fossilized shells have been found in Morocco, Italy, and Spain. [3] This sea snail is historically important because its hypobranchial gland secretes a mucus used to create a distinctive purple-blue indigo dye.

  5. Conus granulatus - Wikipedia

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    Conus granulatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Conidae, the cone snails and their allies. [2] Like all species within the genus Conus, these snails are predatory and venomous. They are capable of "stinging" humans, therefore live ones should be handled carefully or not at all.

  6. Turbinella angulata - Wikipedia

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    The shells of Turbinella angulata can reach a size of 12.7–49.6 centimetres (5.0–19.5 in). [3] [8] [6] These large shells are heavy and fusiform, with a sculpture of 8 to 10 prominent ribs angled at shoulder. Columella shows three strong folds. The basic colour of the external shell surface is white, while the inner are may be pink or ...

  7. Crepidula fornicata - Wikipedia

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    Crepidula fornicata is a species of medium-sized sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Calyptraeidae, the slipper snails and cup and saucer snails.It has many common names, including common slipper shell, common Atlantic slippersnail, boat shell, quarterdeck shell, fornicating slipper snail, Atlantic slipper limpet and it is in Britain as the "common slipper limpet".

  8. Turritellidae - Wikipedia

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    Turritellidae, with the common name "tower shells" or "tower snails", is a taxonomic family of small- to medium-sized sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the Sorbeoconcha clade. They are filter feeders ; this method of feeding is somewhat unusual among gastropod mollusks, but is very common in bivalves .

  9. Hexaplex fulvescens - Wikipedia

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    Shells of Hexaplex fulvescens can reach a size of 60–223 millimetres (2.4–8.8 in). [2] These snails are massive and spinose and they are the largest muricid snails of the Western Atlantic (hence the common name). [3] They have several straight or bifurcate spines arranged in 6-10 radial rows with spiraling ridges.

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