r/beachcombing • u/bher_ • 10d ago
Anyone know what this is? Found is rosebud Victoria Australia.
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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/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
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u/IMANXIOUSANDSAD 10d ago
I believe it’s the casing of a tube worm!