WHITE MOTHER OF PEARL Whitelip Oyster - Pinctada maxima.
BLACK MOTHER OF PEARL Blacklip Oyster - Pinctada margaritifera. A large family of tropical oysters having mother-of pearl interiors. Location - Indo-Pacific, 5 - 30 meters offshore.
GOLDEN MOTHER OF PEARL Goldlip Oyster - Pinctada maxima.
BROWN MOTHER OF PEARL Brownlip Oyster – Pteria penguine ( Syn: Macroptera lamark) A large family of tropical oysters having mother-of pearl interiors. Location - Indo-Pacific, Shallow Water.
NEW ZEALAND ABALONE 'PAUA' - Haliotis iris. The largest, commonest and best known of the New Zealand species. The interior of the shell has cloudy waves of rainbow colours with blues and green being dominant. The shells were used by the Maori to add a gleam of life to the eyes in their carved figures. Paua live clinging to rocks at depths of 1 – 10 meters. They can be found around most of the NZ rocky shoreline. However, the larger and finer specimens are found in the cold waters around Stewart Island and Southland.
MISSISSIPPI PINK MUSSEL - Potamulus purpuratus ( Syn. Proptera purpurata ) is gathered from the upper reaches of the Mississippi river in the United States. Only a small percentage, around 20% have the radiant pink colour and so are sought after for their beauty by the jewellery industry.
PEN SHELL - Atrina vexillum. A mollusc found within a group of about 250 species in the Order Pterioida ( Pearl Oysters and Fan shells )
TIGER COWRIE - Cypraea tigris. A large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Cypraeidae, the cowries. Measuring up to 15 cm (6 in) in length, the shell is round, with black spots on a white background, and is usually covered by the mantle when the cowrie is roving the sea floor and coral reefs. The natural range of this species is the western Pacific and northern Indian Oceans, at depths of 10 to 40 metres.
TROCA SHELL - Trochus sp. Within a genus of medium-sized to very large sea snails. They are marine gastropod molluscs in the family Trochidae, the top snails. Trochus niloticus, for example, is a very large ( up to 13 cm ), Indo-Pacific top shell, which has a very thick inner layer of nacre.
CAPIZ SHELL - Placuna placenta. The outer shell of the marine mollusk, Placuna placenta, found in the shallow coastal waters of the Philippines. Capiz shell is a flat, semi-transparent shell with a pearlescent appearance. Capiz is often used to create lampshades or other luminescent objects because of its striking appearance when light shines through.
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