Does anybody know what this is?
Sep 22, 2020 13:13:02 #
We just found this washed ashore off of Cedar Beach Mt Sinai Long Island
Sep 22, 2020 13:21:24 #
Sep 22, 2020 13:33:06 #
Sep 22, 2020 13:34:10 #
Sep 22, 2020 13:34:21 #
bob4pix wrote:
My very distant and fuzzy memory said: Egg casing.
Same recollection, but not of what!
Sep 22, 2020 14:00:11 #
Sep 22, 2020 14:09:14 #
I think it's a whelk egg case.
Google Images seems to agree
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Google Images seems to agree
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This is a skate: https://www.businessinsider.com/black-skate-eggs-beach-smartphone-light-2017-6
Sep 22, 2020 14:11:19 #
ORpilot wrote:
Skate egg case ... Skates are like stingrays
Don't believe it's a skate egg case.
But I've seen them before a long time ago....
Sep 22, 2020 14:40:19 #
Linda From Maine wrote:
I think it's a whelk egg case.
Google Images seems to agree
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Google Images seems to agree
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I think Linda-the-beachcomber-from-Maine has it right! 😊
Sep 22, 2020 14:47:09 #
TriX wrote:
Sea Worm?
Worms are not vertebrates.
Looks man made to me, even though that makes no sense.
Sep 22, 2020 14:49:56 #
srt101fan wrote:
I think Linda-the-beachcomber-from-Maine has it right! 😊
Bingo!
That sounds VERY familiar!
https://30a.com/lightning-whelks/
Sep 22, 2020 15:02:01 #
ORpilot wrote:
Skate egg case ... Skates are like stingrays
Rays bear lie young, skates lay eggs (in single cases)
Sep 22, 2020 16:26:53 #
Sep 22, 2020 17:12:25 #
User ID wrote:
Worms are not vertebrates.
Looks man made to me, even though that makes no sense.
Looks man made to me, even though that makes no sense.
Linda is correct (as usual). I have one in my collection from the NC coast, but didn’t know what it was. Here’s an image (along with other things) and an image of a sea worm (bristleworm).
Sep 22, 2020 20:11:17 #
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