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More model informationThis is the highly worn shell of a whelk, a marine sea snail in the family Buccinidae. There are three species of whelk in Rhode Island: channeled whelk (Busycotypus canaliculatus), knobbed whelk (Busycon carica), and lightning whelk (Busycon sinistrum).
More info on local Rhode Island whelks here: https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/the-secret-life-of-whelks/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccinidae http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/marine/pdf/Angell_2019_Whelk.pdf
Accession #: 34.19(?)
Captured with Artec Spider 3D Scanner https://www.artec3d.com/portable-3d-scanners/artec-spider-v2
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Jul 1st 2020
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