-
-
-
North West Cape, Western Australia, Australia
-
Turbo militaris has a more prominent point at the tip of it's spiral than it's close cousin, Turbo torquatus. Both species have gills and an operculum
-
-
Croatia
-
Bedok South, South East, Singapore
-
Caorle, Veneto, Italy
-
-
Member of the family Trochidae (top shells), they have a pearly nacre lining and graze on algae in the intertidal zone
-
-
Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia
-
Croatia
-
Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia
-
-
Family: TrochidaeSize: 40-50 mmDistribution: Indo-PacificPhoto: U.Schmidt, 2007
-
-
Lusinpikolo, Primorsko-Goranska, Croatia
-
North West Cape, Western Australia, Australia
-
Wilsons Promontory, Victoria, Australia
-
Santa Cruz, California, United States
-
-
Cape Paterson, Victoria, Australia
-
Queen tegulaTrochidae (Top Shell family)South-Central, California, USA
www.flickr.com/photos/50823119@N08/6477932523/NOTE: I have not collected live shells since the mid-1970's. I believe that the animal itself is much more valuable alive than destroyed for its shell. It is for this reason that I will only collect beach/forest shells from deceased specimens.