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Volutes
Jean Allsopp

Volutes

Only 20 species of volutes live in North America. Usually elongated, their shells range from inch to 18 inches high. A deepwater species within this group called junonia, inhabiting waters from North Carolina to Florida, is prized for its brightly colored shell.

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