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    Posted: October 27 2008 at 12:41am
I found one of these dead a few months back, and now a couple more.  It is very flat and about the size of a dime.  Maybe as thick as two dimes stacked on each other.  Here are some pics (just curious as to what it is.  I didn't add it and it appears to be reproducing?)

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Edited by kdinkel - October 27 2008 at 10:42am
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that is the "shield" of a Snail when it goes inside the shell it uses that as a cover to protect it's soft  body form the opening
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to add to that that usually means the snail it came from is dead. Cry
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Gotcha, the piece that closes it off!



Edited by kdinkel - October 27 2008 at 2:13pm
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It looks too thick to be an operculum to me.
 
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That looks like it's from a mexican turbo.  I was just going to post some pictures of some of mine and see if anyone else thought they'd make cool buttons or cuff links hahahaha
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They would make cool buttons!
 
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I think they are very "pretty", both sides!  I wonder how they'd hold up though.  Maybe I'll try it some day!
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