Abalone Shell - Paua - Haliotis - New Zealand
Abalone shellfish - Haliotis nicknamed the sea ears
Also called Paua by the Maoris in New Zealand
Beautiful iridescent blue-green mother-of-pearl
Description
Abalone shell - Haliotis
Also called Paua in New Zealand by the Maoris, comes from New Zealand, an oval-shaped shell also known as "Sea Opal".
Inside, the mother-of-pearl is an iridescent blend of several colors, including green, blue, purple and sometimes pink.
Legal export as shells are over 13 cm long.
Butterflyfish on wooden base - Chaetodontidae
Butterflyfish on wooden base
Chaetodontidae
Large Test of purple green sea urchin: Toxopneustes pileolus
Large Test of purple green sea urchin: Toxopneustes pileolus
Diodon fish - Porcupinefish on wooden pedestal - Diodontidae
Diodon fish
Porcupinefish on wooden pedestal
Jellyfish under a globe - Sea urchin and siliceous sponge...
Jellyfish under a globe
Sea urchin and siliceous sponge
Shell under a bell
Barracuda in it's glass reliquary box
barracuda in it's glass reliquary box - Sphyraena barracuda
Natural onyx sphere - Mexican marble
Sphere in Natural Onyx, also known as "Mexican Marble"
Shark tooth fossil - Otodus Obliquus - Ref DF16
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago
copy of Orange lace sea fan on a base - Orange Whip Coral...
Orange lace sea fan on a base
Orange Whip Coral
Mounted on a turned and patinated wooden base, 19th century style
Red sea fan on a base - Whip Coral - Ref B
Red sea fan on a base
Whip Coral
Mounted on a black-painted wooden base
Shark tooth fossil - Otodus Obliquus - Ref DF12
Shark tooth fossil
Otodus Obliquus dating from the Ypresian: 50 million years ago