Shell identification help please!

[Ghostly]

I bought these shells for the jars they came in and they have been sitting in a bag in my drawer ever since. Saw them again today and it got me curious as to what kind they might be.

(Any idea what that is in the last 2 pics? The weird formation on the top of the shell.)

thanks!

 

[Ghostly]

Just bumping this back up to the top again... LOL

 

[Fishfur]

Pic 1,2, 7&8 are all one of the many different species of Turbo (Turbinidae) snail shells, probably Jade turbos. There are hundreds of species, some are incredibly pretty & decorative.

Pic 5&6 appear to be another species of Turbo snail, not sure which, sorry.

In pics 2&3, I think you have some Babylonia areolata.

 

[Ghostly]

Pic 1,2, 7&8 are all one of the many different species of Turbo (Turbinidae) snail shells, probably Jade turbos. There are hundreds of species, some are incredibly pretty & decorative.

Pic 5&6 appear to be another species of Turbo snail, not sure which, sorry.

In pics 2&3, I think you have some Babylonia areolata.

Thank you! I tried googling it first and I agree the 1st 2 pics are probable some sort of Turbo shell but there are so many species so I really had no clue haha.

Thanks for the names though will definitely help narrow it down

 

[Fishfur]

Thank you! I tried googling it first and I agree the 1st 2 pics are probable some sort of Turbo shell but there are so many species so I really had no clue haha.

Thanks for the names though will definitely help narrow it down

There are an awful lot of turbos, for sure. Sites that are selling shells are a good place to look for names and generally have very good images.

 

[Ghostly]

So, I took your advice and was looking online at some shell stores and.... What the heck is with this guy? They literally just stuck googly eyes on there

Dried Unique Porcupine Fish Blowfish Taxidermy Nautical Display​

Poor guy...

 

[Fishfur]

There are quite a few rather disturbing things like that - dried baby seahorses come to mind - I’ve seen those.

 

[KimberlyG]

I got my green turbos (along with several different types for my multis) from the sea shell company. If you scroll thru there, you can probably find what you have.