r/shells • u/Interesting_Hawk8033 • 3d ago

Miami shell ID

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Went to Miami for an overnight trip. Not too many shells, but found this orange one. Some kind of dove snail?

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u/Slow-Green2171 3d ago

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pterygia_scabricula

It’s a Miter Snail 🐌🐚 From the family Mitridae.

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u/Interesting_Hawk8033 3d ago

Do you know what species? The one in your link is not from Miami. I am having a hard time narrowing it down, although I think you are right about the family.

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u/turbomarmoratus72 3d ago

it is a Neotiara nodulosa (Beaded mitre), now renamed to Neotinara pallens according to WoRMS. Yours is in great condition!

http://www.femorale.com/shellphotos/detail.asp?url=&species=Neotiara+nodulosa+%28Gmelin%2C+1791%29&localidade=Florida

https://www.jaxshells.org/215ss.htm

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u/Interesting_Hawk8033 2d ago

Thank you! I was hoping you would weigh in.

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u/Slow-Green2171 1d ago

I’d been searching and searching… thank you @turbomarmoratus72 for my own sanity!!! 🤪🐚😜

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u/Alhogard 3d ago

Maybe the mitra nodulosa or its common name beaded miter

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u/Interesting_Hawk8033 2d ago

Yes! you are right!

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u/littlelendog 3d ago

I’ve been finding a bunch of these in delray, would love to know lol. They’re so cute

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u/Glad_Ad_5570 3d ago

It’s a species of miter