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.
Ammonite fossil - France
Jurassic period, about 200 to 145 million years ago
Genre: Reineckeia
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
European lobster - Beauchêne explosion style under glass
Homarus gammarus
By Will Never Die
Naturalized Small-spotted catshark
Scyliorhinus canicula
Hardnose shark jaw - Carcharhinus macloti
Approximately 33cm high and 35cm wide
Trio of small Plococidaris verticillata sea urchins
Also known as Sputnik
Under a bell
Large Test of purple green sea urchin: Toxopneustes pileolus
Slate pencil urchin on base - Heterocentrotus mamillatus
Origin: Indo-Pacific
There are always broken or missing picks
Echinus esculentus
Cold Sea Urchin Test (North Sea)
Crustacean: Common Barnacle - Balanus perforatus
Mounted on a square wooden base
Magpie shell of West Indies
