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Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Thoughts?
I found these three objects washed up on the shore at Spectacle Island today - Any thoughts on what they might be?
After looking on google images, I have to agree that the shells look like the Atlantic Jackknife Clam. As for the snail shell, it does look a lot like a Moon Snail, but like Marina said, we didn't see any on Lovell's. Although it is a completely different island and we didn't see many periwinkles at Spectacle.
The shells on the left look like a razor clam (Atlantic Jackknife Clam) and the shell on the right looks like a moon snail shell.
ReplyDeleteNot finding any moon snail shells on Lovell's threw me off on the predator of the periwinkle question!
After looking on google images, I have to agree that the shells look like the Atlantic Jackknife Clam. As for the snail shell, it does look a lot like a Moon Snail, but like Marina said, we didn't see any on Lovell's. Although it is a completely different island and we didn't see many periwinkles at Spectacle.
ReplyDeleteChris Connolly