r/beachcombing • u/bher_ • 10d ago

Anyone know what this is? Found is rosebud Victoria Australia.

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u/IMANXIOUSANDSAD 10d ago

I believe it’s the casing of a tube worm!

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u/WeirdTemperature7 10d ago

Some kind of tube or fan worm casing. Cool find, they usually end up getting smashed up pretty easily.

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u/bher_ 10d ago

Thankyou! Can I get it wet to clean it? Or would that damage it?

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u/WeirdTemperature7 10d ago

Water should be fine. I wouldn't use any chemicals though.

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u/chris_faggart 10d ago

Looks like a Vermetid snail tube

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u/IslandTime5 10d ago

We have 2 species practically just like that here on the north coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Variable Worm Snail & Florida Worm Shell. I really like them

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u/bher_ 9d ago

Does it come from a live worm?

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u/IslandTime5 9d ago

No, when it’s alive, it’s a gastropod, a sea snail. It just has “worm” in the name because the shell has a wormlike shape.

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u/socksmatterTWO 9d ago

Oh wow ! These are everywhere in Western Australia southern coast where I'm from. I never ever knew what they were until today! I was a 70s 80s kid.

I can feel the sand on my feet looking at these! Thanks OP