-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
The Atlantic Kitten's Paw, Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801, is oftne found in beach drift at University Beach, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Its shell is trigonal but can be irregular, with thick radial undulations and commarginal growth marks. Fresh shells (like the one in the photos here) have purple-brown maculations in thick commarginal bands, interwoven with thin irregular lines. The shell can grow to about 25 mm in diameter (1 in). It is distributed from North Carolina to Florida and south to Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. Read more about this species in Tunnell et al (2010)âs Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, page 331, and in the upcoming Texas Seashells, A Field Guide, on page 176.
-
-
The Atlantic Kitten's Paw, Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801, is oftne found in beach drift at University Beach, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas. Its shell is trigonal but can be irregular, with thick radial undulations and commarginal growth marks. Fresh shells (like the one in the photos here) have purple-brown maculations in thick commarginal bands, interwoven with thin irregular lines. The shell can grow to about 25 mm in diameter (1 in). It is distributed from North Carolina to Florida and south to Brazil, and in the Gulf of Mexico to Texas. Read more about this species in Tunnell et al (2010)âs Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, page 331, and in the upcoming Texas Seashells, A Field Guide, on page 176.
-
This is my favorite shell ever.
-
"Size of the first example is about 3/4"" long. The second (white) shell is 18mm long and 15mm wide."
-
"Size of the first example is about 3/4"" long. The second (white) shell is 18mm long and 15mm wide."
-
"Size of the first example is about 3/4"" long. The second (white) shell is 18mm long and 15mm wide."
-
"I wonder if this shell would be so cute and attractive if it's name were something like ""Snail's Gizzard""...not that I have any familiarity with gastropod anatomy."
-
-
-
-
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
-
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
-
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801
-
Plicatula gibbosa Lamarck, 1801