Magpie shell of West Indies
Magpie shell of West Indies (Cittarium pica)
An original version of the Burgo, or Burgaud, or Turbo, originating in the Caribbean where it is the subject of a traditional fishing. Its shell is mottled white and black.
Average shell size: 6-7cm.
Blacktip shark jaws - Carcharhinus limbatus
18/20cm
Slate pencil urchin on base - Heterocentrotus mamillatus
Origin: Indo-Pacific
There are always broken or missing picks
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Crustacean: Common Barnacle - Balanus perforatus
Mounted on a square wooden base
Brownbanded bamboo shark
Naturalized
Chiloscyllium punctatum
Sorrah shark jaws - Carcharhinus sorrah
18/20cm
Naturalized Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Orange lace sea fan on a base
Orange Whip Coral
Mounted on a wooden black base
XL: Total height: 85cm - Wingspan: 70cm
Sphere in Natural Onyx, also known as "Mexican Marble"
Echinus esculentus
Cold Sea Urchin Test (North Sea)
barracuda in it's glass reliquary box - Sphyraena barracuda
Magpie shell of West Indies
