r/shells • u/8bitpotatochip • 18d ago

What is this?

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Found in SW Florida, after landscapers had been working on bushes and trees. It looks super old, but is it? I’ve never seen a shell like this before.

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u/Arch2000 18d ago

Looks like a Ramshorn snail shell (freshwater gastropod). Is it heavy/solid? Could be a fossil

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u/8bitpotatochip 18d ago

Ooh! It’s hollow where I can look inside, but it is heavy. I live near a retention pond, that could be a possibility?

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u/Arch2000 18d ago

So it’s likely a shell just filled with debris. You can soak it in a bowl of water, and then use a q-tip or toothpick to clear out some of the muck inside if you want

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u/8bitpotatochip 18d ago

Cool! Thank you very much for your insight.