Gastropod: Busycon carica (PRI 76867, spec. 3)

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Digital Atlas of Ancient Life
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Release Date
2019-06-18
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Modern specimen of the whelk snail *Busycon carica* from Beaufort County, South Carolina (PRI 76867). Note that the surface of the shell is covered by encrusting bryozoans. Specimen is from the research collections of the [Paleontological Research Institution](http://www.priweb.org), Ithaca, New York. Length of shell is approximately 20 cm. Model by Emily Hauf.