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LIMPET SHELLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, SOME COMMON OTHERS COVETED BY COLLECTORS
Oval Limpets Hawaii size and price
One Oval Limpet 1 to 1/7/8 inches...... $.65
One Oval Polished Limpet Hawaii 2 to 2 7/8 inches...... $.89
Green Limpets Size and Price
- DescriptionGreen Limpets are gastropods (mollusks that create a single shell to live in), they attach themselves to rocks in the intertidal area. These are excellent craft shells. In all, there are more than 400 species. Most are found in temperate waters distributed worldwide.
- Listing Picture Provides an excellent example of the color, shape and marking.
One Green Limpet shell 1/2 to 1 1/4 inches...... $.28
The Star Limpet Size, Description and Price
- DescriptionPatelloida Lottiidae, Star Limpets, sometimes called the Pacific Sugar Limpet. These are gastropods (mollusks that create a single shell) . They have seven or eight strong radiating ridges, with lesser ridges between, crossed by irregular concentric growth lines. They attach themselves to intertidal rocks . These are excellent craft shells. In all, there are more than 400 species. They are found in the Indo-Pacific region from the east Indian Ocean to the Northern Australian New Zealand shores.
- Listing Picture Provides an excellent example of the dull grey and white outside shell and opaque white inside color, shape and markings of the Star Limpet shell.
One half pound of the Star Limpet shells 3/4 to 1 inch......$1.89
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