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Does someone know what any of these are? - hleigh99 - 01-31-2010
Hello,
Can anyone identify any of these 6 shells? One is a fossil and 2 have been formed into jewlery while the other 3 are left natural.
Shell 1 fossil
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581216" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581216">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581216</a><!-- m --></a>
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581225" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581225">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581225</a><!-- m --></a>
Shell 2 necklace
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581237" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581237">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581237</a><!-- m --></a>
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581255" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581255">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581255</a><!-- m --></a>
Shell 3 bracelet
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581348" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581348">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581348</a><!-- m --></a>
Shell 4
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581284" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581284">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581284</a><!-- m --></a>
Shell 5
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581311" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581311">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581311</a><!-- m --></a>
Shell 6 3 views of the same shell
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581336" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581336">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581336</a><!-- m --></a>
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581327" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581327">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581327</a><!-- m --></a>
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581342" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581342">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581342</a><!-- m --></a>
I can't thank you enough for your help.
Does someone know what any of these are? - dave r - 01-31-2010
Hi there. Shell one is a fossil called an Ammonite, it is actually the shell of an extinct member of the squid family.
The necklace has been made from pieces of Turbo shell but I could not say from which species. It does have some green colour so could be Turbo marmoratus or crassus. The bracelet looks to be made from mother of pearl which could really be one of many shells, the usual suspect is one of the pearl shells, Pinctada.
Picture 4 looks to be Turbo chrysostomus, the Gold-mouth Turban but I would need to see the aperture (opening)to be sure.Number 5 is a spiny cockle  (Acanthocardium sp.) but without a better quality photo again I can't sday which species. Lastly you have a specimen of Bolinus brandaris, the Purple Dye Murex from the Mediterranean.
Hope this is of some help,
Dave
Does someone know what any of these are? - hleigh99 - 01-31-2010
Thank you so much Dave. I wish I just asked hours ago instead of spending all that time searching online. I do have a picture of the opening side of the possible Gold-mouth Turban. Like so many of the others it is also a fuzzy picture.
<a href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581947" target="_blank"><!-- m --><a class="postlink" href="http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581947">http://www.badongo.com/pic/8581947</a><!-- m --></a>
Thanks again
Does someone know what any of these are? - dave r - 01-31-2010
Yep, definately Gold Mouth Turban. Can you see why?? Â
Dave