The shell of the Tulip Snail (Fasciolaria tulipa), a gastropod in the Fasciolariidae family of tulips and spindles.

Shell of the Tulip Snail

The shell of the Tulip Snail (Fasciolaria tulipa), a gastropod in the Fasciolariidae family of tulips…

"Spindle-shell (Fusus colus). Fusus: a genus of gastropodus mollusks having a fusiform shell with a canaliculated base, an elongated spire, a smooth columella, and the lip not slit." -Whitney, 1911

Spindle Shell

"Spindle-shell (Fusus colus). Fusus: a genus of gastropodus mollusks having a fusiform shell with a…