GirlonFire
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Anyone know what this is? Saw it at Blue Angel.
I call it an eyelash clam.
Thanks
I call it an eyelash clam.
Thanks
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Yup.
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GirlonFire
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Thank you.
I just read they are a delicacy in Spain-a cross between a clam and a lobster in taste.
Cozdreamer
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cool! Never seen or heard of one! Learn something new everyday!
ThatDogDontHunt
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Your picture shows a flat shell. The Spanish GooseNeck Barnacle (percebes) is a very different animal.
Clusters of small round stalks with a toenail like pointy end. Very tasty.
Goose barnacle - Wikipedia
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GirlonFire
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Lepas anatifera Linnaeus 1758 ?
Looks about right.
Looks about right.
Barnacles are relatively rare in the waters around Cozumel. Wooden pilings in the Gulf of Mexico waters off Texas and Louisiana are usually solidly encrusted with them.
