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A queen conch shell, the lip of which has been cut or filed to make the shell look more attractive to the tourist trade
Reason
This shell is not entirely in its natural state; the cut or filed lip is an artificial modification that is commonly carried out before the shell is sold, and is meant to make the shell look more attractive. The two thumbnails I have included here show how the lip should really look in an intact shell (much more extended and frilly). The lip is thin at the edge and usually gets chipped a lot while it is being collected and shipped, hence the trimming.
Articles this image appears in
Lobatus gigas
Previous nomination/s
gigas 01.jpg Original nomination,

A delist mention

Nominator
Invertzoo (talk)
Yes as far as my knowledge extends, all the rest of the shells in Zell's FPs are fine. However, there is a problem with File:Pulmonata.jpg which is not a Zell image. The illustration in that file is quite pretty to look at, but the portrayal of the snails and slugs in it is scientifically quite inaccurate! I suppose I'd better file a delist nomination for that one too. Invertzoo (talk) 01:27, 28 May 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Delisted --Armbrust The Homunculus 13:26, 8 June 2013 (UTC)[reply]