What kind of shell?

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  1. Gresham

    Gresham Great Blue Whale

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    Baja Mexico has tons of different Murex...

    Murex pecten from the Indo Pacific by far is the neatest one though...

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  2. pagojoe

    pagojoe Corkscrew Tentacle Anemone

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    Yeah, the big one is Chicoreus ramosus, "ram's horn murex." I have one that is about 12 inches long, but they probably get a little bigger.

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    Don
     
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