Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell
Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell.
The shell of this mollusc is unique because bristling dozens of fine and pointed needles perfectly arranged.
Its siphonal canal is particularly long. Needles protect the animal from predators but also prevent it from sinking into the sand.
Like other molluscs of the genus Mures, this gastropod feeds on other molluscs.
Size averages of the shell: 13 cm
Orange lace sea fan on a base
Orange Whip Coral
Mounted on a turned and patinated wooden base, 19th century style
Blacktip shark jaws - Carcharhinus limbatus
18/20cm
Orange lace sea fan on a base
Orange Whip Coral
Mounted on a turned and patinated wooden base, 19th century style
Large Test of purple green sea urchin: Toxopneustes pileolus
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Sorrah shark jaws - Carcharhinus sorrah
18/20cm
Trio of small Plococidaris verticillata sea urchins
Also known as Sputnik
Under a bell
Megalodon tooth fossil - Otodus megalodon
12.6cm
Indonesia
Fossil shark tooth
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Slate pencil urchin on base - Heterocentrotus mamillatus
Origin: Indo-Pacific
There are always broken or missing picks
Hardnose shark jaw - Carcharhinus macloti
Approximately 33cm high and 35cm wide
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Venus Comb: Murex Pecten shell
