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The shell can reach 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length, but typically measures between 8 and 12 centimetres (3.1 and 4.7 in). Compared with other cones, C. gloriamaris is relatively large, slender, with a tall spire. It is finely reticulated with orange-brown lines, enclosing triangular spaces similar to other textile cones, and two or three ...
The following genera and species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species: [1] Anomia. Anomia achaeus Gray, 1850; Anomia chinensis Philippi, 1849 - Chinese jingle shell; Anomia cytaeum Gray, 1850; Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 - European jingle shell; Anomia macostata Huber, 2010; Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny, 1846 - Peruvian ...
Syrinx aruanus, common name the Australian trumpet or false trumpet, is a species of extremely large sea snail measuring up to 75 cm long and weighing up to 18 kg. It is a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, and is the only species in the genus Syrinx.
The Registry of World Record Size Shells is a conchological work listing the largest (and in some cases smallest) verified shell specimens of various marine molluscan taxa.A successor to the earlier World Size Records of Robert J. L. Wagner and R. Tucker Abbott, it has been published on a semi-regular basis since 1997, changing ownership and publisher a number of times.
The notably large shell of Melo melo has a bulbous or nearly oval outline, with a smooth outer surface presenting distinguishable growth lines. The outside of shell colour is commonly pale orange, sometimes presenting irregular banding of brown spots, while the interior is glossy cream, becoming light yellow near its margin. [ 2 ]
Cassis tuberosa, the king helmet, is a species of very large sea snail with a solid, heavy shell, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Cassidae, the helmet shells and their allies. [ 1 ] Distribution
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The shell is solid and imperforate. The four whorls rapidly increase and are very strongly spirally lirate. There are seven to eight lirae on the body whorl , separated by deep grooves, in which incremental strife are evident.