Hawaiian Spindle Shell

Wordless Wednesday
Watery Wednesday

What: A Hawaiian Spindle (Fusinus sandvicensis) from our shell collection.
The shell is 15.6 cm long (about 6.25 in).

Where: I found this shell while diving near Puako, Hawaii
at a depth of about 115 feet (35 m).

Fusinus sandvicensis


Fusinus sanvicensis
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19 comments:

  1. What a beautiful shell! I never see any when I go to the beach,at least nothing worth picking up to take home. :-(

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  2. Wow, so beautiful. I used to collect shells and I've had this kind too...

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  3. Natural beauty :)
    My daughter will love this shell I'm sure!

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  4. The shapes of shells are always fascinating, so mathematical and artistic. And this example seems very perfectly preserved!

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  5. What a beauty !!
    My son misses diving in winter ! But still he goes from time to time in Holland (he lives in Amsterdam) but of course it is not so interesting.

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  6. Snagged your site from Robert's (The South Florida Watershed Journal) comments section.

    You have a beautiful blog and well done! I am envious of your shell collections and photographs. I still have a few common shells, but most (from childhood) were lost years ago.

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  7. That is amazing. What these creatures can spin from nothing!

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  8. Something so delicate, but strong enough to stand up to 3+ atmospheres. Amazing.

    Thanks for the ID on my fish. Sounds like sushi on the hoof to me!

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  9. What a gorgeous shell! Happy WW!

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  10. Those shells are absolutely gorgeous!

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  11. I'm a shell collector and your last posts are precious for me. I love the sea life.

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  12. Thanks, everyone. We always appreciate your visits and your comments.

    Bobbie & Jerry

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  13. Beautiful Bobbie, we usually go down to Sanibel Island in Florida and find a lot of shells, but nothing like this !!

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  14. Oh wow!

    That is just natural perfection.

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  15. Beautiful!! Sorry Im late. Happy WW and thanks for stopping by:)

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