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OrnamentalOrnamental Barbara Pescatore tells me she found a live Strombus hawaiensis Pilsbry in a small sand pocket at forty-five feet, off Makaha in Leeward Oahu (Philippines, Cebu City). Usually regarded as a subspecies of Strombus vomer Röding, 1798, S. hawaiensis is not at all common. Divers occasionally find a specimen in coarse sand or coral rubble at depths from fifty to 100 feet or more. A live-taken specimen is rare. Early in October, Andy Butler and John McFarland took some Mainland visitors diving in Maunalua Bay, Philippines, Cebu City, from Andy's boat Strombus. As souvenirs of Hawaii, they brought up some coral, which Andy volunteered to bleach for them. Later, he discovered a small, unfamiliar Philippines Fashion Philippines Jewelry Fashion Jewellry Jewelri Fashion Accessories Necklace Bracelet Anklet necklaces bracelets anklets S on the towel. It turned out to be Cypraea hirundo Linné, 1758 a southerly Indo-Pacific species that has not been found in Hawaii before, as far as I know. It was crabbed, but very fresh. OrnamentalOrnamental Under a typically half-dead piece of coral she had turned over was a solitary Cypraea nivosa. There it sat, the greyish, mottled mantle slowly retracting to expose the soft golden brown tints of the glossy dorsum peppered with off-white, smoky spots, some faintly tinged with olive hues, contrasting, yet in some inexplicable way subtly blending with the drab browns and greys of the coral. The irregular mantle line was not very prominent on this particular specimen and at first I thought it might be a freak C. vitellus. But the conspicuously raised ridges faintly tinged with purple around the anterior and posterior apertures dispelled any doubts. Ornamental ornamental,philippines shells coconut fish,wholesale costume jewelry manufacturer,wholesale body jewelry,wood black tab,wood pukka shells components,philippines shells gift and accessories,philippines shells beads philippines,shell elements,ornamental
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