Range: 35°N to 4°N; 97.22°W to 51°W
Depth: 0 to 73 m (live 0.3 to 37 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 250 mm

tulip snails are related to spindle shells
they are pointed spindles with rounded curves and a stemlike siphon canal
true tulips have a darker brown coloration than banded tulip shells
they also have closer set spiral lines of reddish brown


true tulips prey on banded tulips as well as pear whelks and other mid-sized gastropods
tulip snails crawl into shallow waters during the winder to attach their clustered egg capsules
miniature tulip snails emerge from holes of the capsule
(from the book: Florida's Seashells: A Beachcomber's Guide By Blair Witherington, Dawn Witherington)

shell identification

http://www.seashells.com/




http://www.search.com/reference/Tulip_shell




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




http://http//www.malacolog.org/search.php?nameid=4983




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:
• 
  Kingdom: Animalia
• 
  Phylum: Mollusca
• 
  Class: Gastropoda
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  Superfamily: Buccinoidea
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  Family: Fasciolariidae
• 
  Genus: Fasciolaria
  Lamarck, 1799

my process

for these contour drawings i tried to use the little knowledge from last semester to get the whole body in the frame and place the s curve, ribs, and pelvis. knocking some of the dust off...:) i want to try to better my line quality and stroke.
3 words that describe my drawings light, shaky, and delicate

here's my blind contour and continuous line contour drawings. i found it really difficult to slow down and really look look at the subject.