Hey Joey, Do you know what these are/ I see them
on the beach a lot.. Thanks
George is looking for an ID
My View of Life on the Dock
My View of Life on the Dock
Hey Joey, Do you know what these are/ I see them
on the beach a lot.. Thanks
Good Morning Gloucester 
They are Moon Snail egg casings. Here is a picture of one that I captured from the internet:
http://tinyurl.com/2b8zuoy
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“Moon snail egg cases, commonly called sand collars, appear to be thin pieces of rubber in the shape of a round collar. They are composed of snail eggs sandwiched between layers of mucus coated with sand. About half way through the summer, the eggs hatch and the collars fall apart. The free swimming snail larvae become part of the zooplankton in the ocean until they are ready to settle down and transform into little moon snails.”
http://www.boydski.com/diving/photos/other/Moonsnail/lewis_moon_snail.htm
I wonder if anyone knows anything about eating the collar itself? It doesn’t sound very appetizing, but some folks were collecting them to eat when I was at the beach once and I couldn’t find much online though the snail is eaten (again not sounding too yummy – but who knows)!
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Thank you soo much, iv’e wondered about these for so long;YOU LEARN SOMETHING NEW EVERY DAY!
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Now I have learned something new too. Thanks for asking … thanks for answering.
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I see them at Wingearsheek Beach a lot, have always wondered what they were!
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