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Subject:	Re: Help with old shell
From:	"Thomas E. Eichhorst" <[log in to unmask]>
Reply To:	Conchologists of America List <[log in to unmask]>
Date:	Thu, 12 Oct 2000 01:18:04 -0600
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James,

That doesn't look like a fossil but rather like a "non-shell" created by a
bryozoan colony.  These start on a gastropod shell and are usually inhabited
by a hermit crab.  See page 378 of the Compendium.  This one is more
intricate than most I have seen, but I assume the shape is greatly
influenced by the original shell that is used.  Looks pretty cool.

Tom

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