True Tulip
Fasciolaria tulipa
A smooth, glossy spindle shell streaked in salmon, grey and green, larger and rounder than the banded tulip it is usually confused with.
- Typical size
- 3–6 in
- How often it turns up
- Fairly common
- Collecting
- Restricted
- Handling
- Handle with care
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
- Smooth surface with fine spiral lines over the whole shell
- Mottled streaky colour, not neat dark bands
- Larger and broader than a banded tulip
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