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.
The Papal Mitre shell - Mitra papalis
Dimensions: 10/15cm
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Abalone shellfish - Haliotis nicknamed the sea ears
Also called Paua by the Maoris in New Zealand
Beautiful iridescent blue-green mother-of-pearl
Scyphocrinus fossil: Sea lilies - 420 million years.
Orange lace sea fan on a base
Orange Whip Coral
Mounted on a turned and patinated wooden base, 19th century style
Orange lace sea fan on a base
Orange Whip Coral
Mounted on a turned and patinated wooden base, 19th century style
Test of sea urchin pencil phyllacanthus imperialis
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
Diodon fish
Porcupinefish on wooden pedestal
Ammonite fossil - France
Jurassic period, about 200 to 145 million years ago
Genre: Reineckeia
Large Test of purple green sea urchin: Toxopneustes pileolus
Magpie shell of West Indies
