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Handmade philippines beadsHandmade philippines beads Then, in March 1970, Mr. Ray Cruickshank of Durban discovered a glossy adult specimen of E. barclayi in the stomach of the fish Chrysoblephus puniceus caught at 50 fathoms off Durban: the marvelous precious shell has been sent to the writer for examination and returned. Our photo shows three views of the shell with the formula: 19.1mm long, breadth 61 percent, with 20 labial and 16 columellar teeth. The dorsum shows close reddish brown spots; sides and base are whitish, unspotted; the extremities are richly tinged with orange both dorsally and basally; and the thickly produced labial teeth are also orange; the fossula is broad with coarse white inner denticles the first of which projects most; the columella is ribbed. Handmade philippines beadsHandmade philippines beads During a recent conversation with Bert, I obtained a clue which may explain the reason why Philippine collectors have not been able to zero-in on this species. Bert had been swimming at a depth of 40 feet, turning over small brick-sized chunks of dead coral that were scattered over the flat, hard ocean floor. Here and there appeared patches of coarse sand. He had pocketed a number of Cypraea helvola found underneath these coral chunks and was in the process of returning one such chunk to its original position, when out rolled the little labrolineata. But it did NOT roll out from the bottom of the chunk. Instead, it fell out of algae growing on top of the coral. What collector searches the algae ON TOP of dead coral? None, as far as I know. Handmade philippines beads handmade philippines beads,natural troka fashion,philippines shells contemporary native jewelry,wood jewelrie,handmade combs keychains bijoux,fashion philippines jewellerys,shells hairclips,jewelry manufacturer jewelry,sinamay products,handmade philippines beads
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