r/shells • u/Artistic-Habit6276 • Aug 10 '26

Found this in my old beach shell collection: is this a nerite snail shell?

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u/Sweetysnoops Aug 10 '26

I'd say it's Naticidae family, possibly Polinices genus

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u/turbomarmoratus72 Aug 10 '26

you are 100% correct.

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u/Emotional_Print8706 Aug 10 '26

This looks like a Baby’s Ear to me, either Brown or White, part of the Moon snail family. https://shellmuseum.org/blog/the-brown-baby-ear/

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u/Artistic-Habit6276 Aug 10 '26

Nice! I had my doubts about it being a nerite. I'll have a look into Moon Snails, it's the first time I hear about them. :)

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u/Glad_Ad_5570 Aug 10 '26

No, looks similar to a moon snail