>Hi, Conch-Lers!
>
>I know this is a common shell; it's put in every curio
>basket; it turns up in crafts all of the time.  But I
>can't find it in any of my books.  It has a silver mouth
>(don't have a 'perc to describe), a cream ground color,
>and
>green and brown markings.
>
>Can someone give me the scientific name for this thing?
>
>Thanks,
>Linda

Er... one of perhaps 30 species of Marmarostoma... quite likely M.
argyrostomus, but not necessarily this one.