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Shells painted woodShells painted wood What made me turn to this particularly unimposing piece of coral I don't know. I had turned over a dozen others twice its size and much more colorful without finding anything really worthwhile except for one small Cypraea nucleus. In any event I upended this drab eyesore. It was as dry and denuded of marine growth underneath as it was on top Except, there on rock were the scarlet mantles of no less than three Cypraea punctata atomaria, the lemon-yellow foot of a C. stolida protruding from beneath a small crevice, the mottled dorsum of a handsome C. lynx, and two C. hirundo neglecta lodged in small holes. Shells painted woodShells painted wood THE CHAMBERED NAUTILUSFamily: Nautilidae. The Chambered Nautilus is the last surviving genus of the nautiloids. The nautiloids were the largest predators in the seas of the Ordovician period, 450 million years ago. The Nautilus is found in the tropical waters of the Indo-Pacific Ocean. Its most familiar characteristic is its smooth, coiled shell, up to 11 inches in diameter. The shell is lined with mother-of-pearl and is separated into a series of progressively larger compartments; the most recent of which is inhabited by the animal. The walls (septa) dividing the chambers are pierced by a tube (siphuncle) connected to the nautilus. Gas and liquid exchange occurs through the siphuncle walls, by means of which the nautilus can regulate its buoyancy. Nautiluses spend most of their time at depths of 600-800 feet, but rise to 200 feet at night to feed. Interesting Facts: The Nautilus, which is related to the octopus, is the only cephalopod to have a true external shell. The form of the shell itself has fascinated naturalists, mathematicians and physicists for years. The spirally coiled, chambered shell is perfectly proportioned mathematically. Shells painted wood shells painted wood,philippines bracelets bangles,wood chairs tables cebu shells cebu fashion,jewelry jewelry bracelet,philippines products natural jewelry,natural stranding,shells philippines show,natural exporter jewelry,fashion philippines jewelre,shells painted wood
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