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Shell floral jewelryShell floral jewelry The shell: All 28 live-collected and 2 sub-fossil specimens were undoubtedly C. esontropia. The majority of specimens had the "typical" deltoidal shape, while a few were elongate-ovate, resembling C. cribraria in this respect, all specimens had both sides thickened. The dorsal base colour was mostly a fawnish-orange. Some specimens, however, were orange or reddish-orange, with pale transverse dorsal zones visible on the dorsum. Both margins were thickly spotted with dark brown, the columellar spots extending onto the base. On an average, the labial teeth were fewer in number than in C. cribraria. The columellar teeth did not extend as ridges onto the curved fossula, but appeared as weakly formed, isolated denticles. There was no specimen without the marginal spotting, and one adult specimen lacked the greater part of the dorsal pattern. Shell floral jewelryShell floral jewelry Allowing for certain color variations within any particular race I wonder whether in fact this is a specimen of C. stolida thakau with whose description, as given by Joyce Allen, it seems to tally more closely than any other. Yet its habitat is said by her to be restricted to the Fiji Islands with distribution in the Pacific Province. Presumably this could encompass the Singapore/Malaysia region. Shell floral jewelry shell floral jewelry,wholesale shells,natural coco jewelry,philippines puka necklace,philippines products handicrafts,shells jewelryjewelry,wholesale jewelry wood,fashion hair accessories,philippines shells clams,shell floral jewelry
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