Shells from Kalba beach in Sharjah, UAE

[urright4me]

Dave R, that middle one in your picture is exactly what mine look like.  I have three of them, some of the spines are broken.  There were hundreds of them caught up in the fishing nets on the beach.  I took mine from the sand.  The ones in the nets were still living creatures, 2 of mine had things inside.

I've soaked them in bleach, boiled them in water and have now frozen them.  Still very smelly.  One still has the cover protector inside, not sure what that little protective piece is called.  I did read that some people like to save them to show they were caught live.  Why is that?  Shell collecting is new to me.

I'd be happy to trade you one.  I can email you my pictures if you'd like to take a closer look and pick one.What have you got to trade?  My "collection" (if you can call it that) is mostly from the beaches of the UAE, a few from the Maldives.  I'd love something I don't have, which is a lot.

Karen