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This eye-catching shell is a junonia or Juno's volute #mollusk, & they're known to wash up on shore very rarely--usually after strong storms! This #Florida species lives in deeper waters through the Gulf of Mexico. The #shells can grow to ~5 in. long, and are covered in square brown spots. Species: Scaphella junonia / Specimen: UF 150472 #SummerOfSpecimens #museum #collections Mollusk, Brown Spots, Invertebrates, Gulf Of Mexico, Storms, Specimen, Shells, Florida, Collections

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This eye-catching shell is a junonia or Juno's volute #mollusk, & they're known to wash up on shore very rarely--usually after strong storms! This #Florida species lives in deeper waters through the Gulf of Mexico. The #shells can grow to ~5 in. long, and are covered in square brown spots. Species: Scaphella junonia / Specimen: UF 150472 #SummerOfSpecimens #museum #collections

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This eye-catching shell is a junonia or Juno's volute #mollusk, & they're known to wash up on shore very rarely--usually after strong storms! This #Florida species lives in deeper waters through the Gulf of Mexico. The #shells can grow to ~5 in. long, and are covered in square brown spots. Species: Scaphella junonia / Specimen: UF 150472 #SummerOfSpecimens #museum #collections

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