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angelwing Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus) Description: (5 3/4 inches) Fairly large, elongate shell tapers to a rounded point. Strongly resembles the wing of an angel. About 30 sharply beaded ribs. Shell rolls outward on top -- this edge not braced by partitions. Very thin shell breaks easily. Color: Pure white exterior and interior, occasionally pink at the edges. Grayish periostracum. Angelwing and NC Sea Grant

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current	02:20, 15 January 2007	527×241 (26 KB)	Edwardtbabinski (Talk \| contribs)	(angelwing <em>Cyrtopleura costata</em> (Linnaeus) Description: (5 3/4 inches) Fairly large, elongate shell tapers to a rounded point. Strongly resembles the wing of an angel. About 30 sharply beaded ribs. Shell rolls outward on top -- this edge not braced)
	01:57, 15 January 2007	527×241 (26 KB)	Edwardtbabinski (Talk \| contribs)	(angelwing <em>Cyrtopleura costata</em> (Linnaeus) Description: (5 3/4 inches) Fairly large, elongate shell tapers to a rounded point. Strongly resembles the wing of an angel. About 30 sharply beaded ribs. Shell rolls outward on top -- this edge not braced)