Mysterious shell washes up on shore of the Outer Banks

OUTER BANKS, N.C. — A 3.5-inch shell found partially buried in the sands of the Outer Banks after washing up on shore is stumping officials with the National Park Service.

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Park officials said they think it is “a Cone Snail Shell.” Only there’s a problem with that idea: Cone snails don’t live along the North Carolina coast.

Do you have any ideas where it might have come from?

Here’s the location of where the shell was found:

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