Striate Bubble
Bulla striata
A rounded, thin brown shell shaped like an olive with the spire sunk inside.
- Typical size
- 0.5–1.5 in
- How often it turns up
- Common
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- Safe to handle
Florida allows no live shelling in many counties and parks. If the animal is still inside, photograph it and put it back where you found it.
How to tell it apart
- Inflated oval with a sunken apex
- Mottled brown and cream
- Thin and light, opening runs the full length
Found one?
Photograph it and BeachNut will rank the likely matches, then log it to your collection.
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