I have found two at Blind Pass , (Between Sanibel & Captiva Islands) they
were  both beached in May..........3 years apart, but none the less a thrill
to find.
----- Original Message -----
From: Andrew Dickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, July 14, 2000 12:49 PM
Subject: Re: Junonia


> > > Is the Scaphella junonia found on the east coast of Florida?  Are
> > they
> > found
> > > in South Carolina? (beached after a storm?)
>
> Some texts say this shell is found off the Carolinas and I have seen some
> for sale from North Carolina and it is found off the east coast of
> Florida.
>
> For some reason this shell seems to be scarce off the east coast of the
> U.S. and I have not heard any specimens found by scuba diving anywhere
> off this coast north of the Florida Keys.  I bet someone on this forum
> has heard or seen otherwise.
>
> I did hear about a Scaphella which was found off Palm Beach in 60 feet of
> water but it was lost during the dive.  I was told it wasn't a junonia.
> It was probably a Scaphella georgiana which somehow came up from a wall
> leading to much deeper water.
>
> Andrew