This is the egg case for the familiar marine gastropod called a whelk which belongs to the family Buccinidae. There are three species of whelk in Rhode Island: channeled whelk (*Busycotypus canaliculatus*), knobbed whelk (*Busycon carica*), and lightning whelk (*Busycon sinistrum*).
More info on local Rhode Island whelks here:
https://seagrant.gso.uri.edu/the-secret-life-of-whelks/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buccinidae
http://www.dem.ri.gov/programs/bnatres/marine/pdf/Angell_2019_Whelk.pdf
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