> I believe the first one is a littorinid, genus Littoraria. Not sure which
> species. L. scabra is the commonest one in that area. There are also L.
> philippiana, L. melanostoma, and a couple of others. This specimen has an
> unusually tall spire, but I still think that's what it is.
That's my thought as well. Abnormally tall spire and as a rwesult of
the abnormal coiling, a large umbilical chink.
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Regards
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Mollusc, Toyota & VW van fan
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