{"id":5033,"date":"2011-02-26T16:51:36","date_gmt":"2011-02-26T21:51:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=5033"},"modified":"2013-09-29T22:38:33","modified_gmt":"2013-09-30T02:38:33","slug":"prettiest-speckled-tellin-seashell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/02\/26\/prettiest-speckled-tellin-seashell\/","title":{"rendered":"Prettiest Speckled Tellin Seashell"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Speckled<\/a>

Speckled Tellin<\/p><\/div>\n

This is the prettiest SPECKLED TELLIN<\/a><\/strong> I’ve ever seen!\u00a0\u00a0I met a Sanibel local gal Susie on the beach at Sanibel Blind Pass and while we were talking, I saw those stripes through her plastic shelling bag…. Okay, I always nonchalantly sneek a peek at someone’s shell bag while I talk to them (heehee). So I asked her what she had. She pulled out this gorgeous TELLIN! I don’t normally see SPECKLED TELLINS on this beach- especially with those pretty colored “rays”. Nice find Susie!<\/p>\n

\"Susie<\/a>

Susie (Sanibel) and Peg (Cincinnati, OH)<\/p><\/div>\n

While I was talking to Susie and Peg, I saw our shelling sister Lee and her husband Bill who found the CARRIER SHELL<\/a><\/strong> in October. She told me she found an 11″ HORSE CONCH last week north of West Gulf Drive beach access #7<\/a><\/strong>. I had to see it!<\/p>\n

\"11"<\/a>

Lee’s 11″ horse conch<\/p><\/div>\n

Wow- that’s a doosie! And such a pretty color! You can’t see really how big it is so the next photo I put a little “candy” horsie conch next to it. Cute, huh?<\/p>\n

\"11"<\/a>

Baby next to a grandaddy<\/p><\/div>\n

Lee told me before she left home to come to Sanibel, her grandson Samuel said he would like her to find a big shell for him just like the one she has displayed in her “best shell finds” cabinet ….a\u00a0big horse conch.\u00a0Looks like you’ll get \u00a0your wish Samuel!<\/p>\n

\"Albino<\/a>

Albino fighting conch\u00a0<\/p><\/div>\n

Lee also found this ALBINO FIGHTING CONCH. \u00a0Sometimes it’s hard to tell an albino from a sun-bleached shell but in this case, there is such a glossy shine and all of the tips look so perfect that I am sure this must me an albino. This one will probably make it into Lee’s “best shell finds” cabinet too!<\/p>\n

\"albino<\/a>

Albino fighting conch aperture<\/p><\/div>\n

I always enjoy seeing so many different colors and color patterns of the FLORIDA FIGHTING CONCH. Shelling sister Mary Ann<\/a><\/strong> captured so many variations in this next photo, I thought you would enjoy this as much as I did. Thanks for posting this great shot on FaceBook<\/a><\/strong>, Mary Ann.<\/p>\n

\"florida<\/a>

Florida Fighting Conch by Mary Ann Ross<\/p><\/div>\n

Okay, lets get back to Lee and her other finds for the week… I see CHESTNUT TURBANS on a regular basis but I don’t show many pictures of them so here are a few in Lee’s collection this week.<\/p>\n

\"Chestnut<\/a>

Chestnut Turbans<\/p><\/div>\n

So now I think I am acquiring a taste for bivalves after seeing this SPECKLED TELLIN and some of the other TELLINS in the last week<\/a><\/strong>. No, not to eat them (although I do love oysters at a raw bar) but to admire their beauty as much as the gastropods like the TURBAN or CONCH. I have to thank our blog buddy Bird for suggesting I get a copy of Bivalve Seashells of Florida <\/em>by Trish Hartman. How did I live without this book before? Thank you, Bird (and Scott R)!<\/p>\n

\"double<\/a>

Double Broad-Ribbed Cardita<\/p><\/div>\n

\"Turkey<\/a>

Turkey Wing<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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