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Philippines productsPhilippines products Some of the rostrate melanistic specimens of Cypraea felina velesia Iredale from the Capricorn Islands have a diseased appearance, and flakes of nacre are broken off which makes the shell unattractive, but those which are not flaked are attractive. Arthur Nash and Roy Perry sent me some flaked rostrate melanistic specimens with the animal in them which I sent to Dr. Schilder for study Schilder is quite interested in the study of aberrant specimens. Philippines productsPhilippines products Although I always have been interested in natural science, I only took up shell collecting seriously about three years ago. I have seen quite a number of Golden Cowries around here, but when I noticed in R. Tucker Abbott's little book Sea Shells Of The World that the Cypraea guttata was classified as very rare, I didn't give myself a chance of ever seeing one. Nevertheless, only a couple of months after I got this useful little book, I came across one, to my great surprise, of course. My work here in the Solomons includes occasional visit to native villages and on May 24th, 1963 I made a call at one of the many artificial little islands in the lagoon at Ataa. A man showed me a shell he had found in a fishI couldn't believe my eyes, but it was obvious that he had a Cypraea guttata. The color and pattern of spots were perfect; only there was a tiny spot at the posterior end, slightly on the side towards the inner lip, where the fish had left a tooth mark, probably trying to crush the shell before swallowing it. The outer polished surface was damaged, but not pierced right through. As a matter of fact, it is hardly noticeable. The story I got from the man was as follows. Philippines products philippines products,home decor,shells costume jewelry wholesale,philippines shells home decors,handmade sigay,philippines products hand-made ethnic,fashion nuggets,capiz shells,shells handmade,philippines products
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