-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 25th of June 2022 07:50:20 AM
Kebbin said
07:42 AM Jun 25, 2022
That's a Baler, the Aboriginal's use to bail out their canoes with them, just looked them up also used for water storage Baler Melo maybe the name.
Dougwe said
07:46 AM Jun 25, 2022
Morning Joe,
You will find it is an upper class snail, mate. Trust me!
Sorry Joe, could resist
86GTS said
10:03 AM Jun 25, 2022
I reckon its called Michelle. I ordered snails in a posh French restaurant in Melbourne's CBD. They tasted like pieces of bicycle inner tube soaked in garlic butter.
peter67 said
01:54 PM Jun 25, 2022
Farmhat wrote:
Hi Folks.
I come across this near perfect large shell about 30 cm in length.
Anybody know what type of shell this is please.
Cheers, Joe.
While we are here don't pick cone shells up, it can be fatal.
Farmhat said
09:48 PM Jun 25, 2022
Thanks Guys,
86GTS you had me in fits of laughter, as did you Chief, Lol.
I'm south of Darwin right now, weather's about perfect. Sorry for the ones I left behind in SA :)
Hi Folks.
I come across this near perfect large shell about 30 cm in length.
Anybody know what type of shell this is please.
Cheers, Joe.
Obviously an extra large one of these .
I "did" know but the old memory aint what it used to be!!
Sorry
Ian
It looks like a "baler" (bailer?).
http://www.seashells.net.au/seashell_deco.html
-- Edited by dorian on Saturday 25th of June 2022 07:50:20 AM
Morning Joe,
You will find it is an upper class snail, mate. Trust me!
Sorry Joe, could resist
I reckon its called Michelle.
I ordered snails in a posh French restaurant in Melbourne's CBD.
They tasted like pieces of bicycle inner tube soaked in garlic butter.
While we are here don't pick cone shells up, it can be fatal.
86GTS you had me in fits of laughter, as did you Chief, Lol.
I'm south of Darwin right now, weather's about perfect. Sorry for the ones I left behind in SA :)
Cheers, Joe.
Interesting, in English the verb is to "bail". I checked whether it was a Bailer Shell or a Baler Shell.
Google goes both ways, one site even interchanges while giving a explanation
.
Here is link for some more info https://www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/Home/Seafood/Species-Information/List/bailer-shell