Tuesday, August 9, 2011

world record horse conch: Sanibel man's book chronicles lifetime of collecting gifts from the sea | The News-Press | news-press.com

Island treasure: Sanibel man's book chronicles lifetime of collecting gifts from the sea | The News-Press | news-press.com:
While diving about 20 miles off Sanibel’s coast, Ed Hanley found this world-record horse conch, which is now on permanent display at the Bailey-Matthews Shell Museum on Sanibel
"Not all of his treasures came from far-flung places; Hanley found the world record horse conch while diving right here in Florida. But instead of selling it to an eager collector, Hanley placed the shell, Florida's state mollusk, on permanent display at the Bailey-Matthews museum."

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