shell identification

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_snail




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Information References.

• shell identification
• common name: true tulip shell
• Fasciolaria tulipa Linnaeus, 1758 - the true tulip
• Size: 2.5” – 9.5” inches (6.4 – 24.1 cm.)
• Range: It is mostly found in areas from the North Carolina coast all the way south and west to the gulf coast of Texas, also in the West
  Indies. Generally, it resides in 30 feet deep water and dwells in the sand or mud at the bottom.
• Diet: Various gastropods and bivalves, especially its cousin, the Banded Tulip.
• Color Patterns: The tulip shell is a white/tan with rows of darker brownish blotches of various sizes from the spire to the aperture. Over
  those are symmetrical rows of thin lines that spiral up the shell ever 1/8 of an inch or so.
  scientific classification:
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  Kingdom: Animalia
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  Phylum: Mollusca
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  Class: Gastropoda
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  Superfamily: Buccinoidea
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  Family: Fasciolariidae
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  Genus: Fasciolaria
  Lamarck, 1799