> > 1. http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Joel-mystery.html
>
>Julio's mystery seems to open when I try to click this one.
>
> > 2. http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Julio2-mystery.html
Yep, both links above go to Julio's thing. It does look like a piece
of chert with a lump of cement attached.
>Not sure it's a shell-looks like a piece of chert with a bump of concrete.
>
> > 3. http://www.manandmollusc.net/Mystery_shell_pages/Rob-mystery.html
>
>A view of the underside of the shell and the opening with the animal
>retracted into the shell would help identify these land snails.
Landshells are notoriuosly conservative, and apertural views with the
animals fully retracted (or better, a dead specimen) are needed for
hope of ID. having said that, I'd say that any snail is edible if
well-cooked.
--
Andrew Grebneff
Dunedin
New Zealand
Fossil preparator
Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut
‚ Opinions stated are mine, not those of Otago University
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