{"id":7890,"date":"2011-09-15T12:20:39","date_gmt":"2011-09-15T16:20:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=7890"},"modified":"2011-09-15T12:20:39","modified_gmt":"2011-09-15T16:20:39","slug":"carried-away-by-a-carrier-shell","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2011\/09\/15\/carried-away-by-a-carrier-shell\/","title":{"rendered":"Carried Away By A Carrier Shell"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Woohoo! I found a huge CARRIER SHELL! I am so tickled to find a whole one and to find one this big is such a bonus. I know, it doesn’t look like a pretty shell but this is the original shell collector. When the mollusk that made this shell was alive, it collected different shells and glued them to its own shell. The original shell crafter!<\/p>\n

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This one has a few bits and parts of shells, coral and maybe even a rock or two still stuck to it but the fascinating thing is to see the shape of the shell itself. It reminds me of a Christmas tree with only a few ornaments on it so far.<\/p>\n

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It seems to reason that if this shell did have a few whole shells attached to it at some point, they may have been broken off while tumbling in the surf since I found it high on the beach. Who knows. I love it with its bits and pieces.<\/p>\n

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I found this yesterday early evening at\u00a0West Gulf Drive beach access #7<\/a><\/strong>.\u00a0Clark and I went to Gulf Side City Park first and didn’t see many keepers so he wanted to go back to West Gulf. I’m so glad we went!<\/p>\n

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I may be carried away with all the photos of this CARRIER SHELL but as you can see, this was an exciting find for me. I’m even going to list the “real” scientific name… XENOPHORIDAE. Ha! Don’t ask me how to pronounce that… maybe “zee-no-FOR-id” ?<\/p>\n

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This next photo is the exact way I found it on the beach. It’s not so easy to spot, right? But maybe this will help you spot one if you even come across one trying to hide.<\/p>\n

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I was also so happy \u00a0I found the video I shot from the Sanibel Shell Fair and Show<\/a><\/strong> this past March of blue ribbon winner Pat Linn telling us how the CARRIER SHELL attaches other shells to itself while showing her exhibit. Thanks Pat! I can’t wait to see what you have in 2012.<\/p>\n\n

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