There are several hundred varieties of shells found all over the world. The cone seashell is one the most familiar and beloved symbols of marine life and ocean romance. How to identify the cone seashell? You will find the answer in this article.
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Identification of cone seashell
2010-07-07 17:34:00
The allure of seashell collecting is due, in large part, to the tremendously vast array of their different colors and shapes. Follow these steps to identify a cone seashell.
Start to identify the cone seashell with a general teardrop shape. Nearly all varieties of the cones seashell take a teardrop shape with a bulbous top and gracefully narrowing to a dulled point.
Identify a shell from pointy tip. Coned seashells usually come to a tip on the top of the shell at the larger. Sometimes the cone seashell takes a layered, wedding-cake form that ends in a pointy tip on the top layer.
Check the lip to choose cone seashell. There is a protruding outer lip in the cone seashell. It's as if the shell started out as a single flat sheet that was rolled diagonally into a cone, except for the last 5 percent of the sheet.
Determine the groove. There is a tangible groove made up of parallel lines that spiral down the midsection of the cone in various cone seashells. Identify these groups with your fingertips because the coloration is too faint to see at times.
With this guide on identifying cone seashell, you can pick the most wonderful seashell you like.
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