CLAM SHELLS FOR COLLECTORS AND CRAFTERS

Clam shells

Clams are bivalves. There are many species found world wide ranging from tiny to the giant specimens the can reach several feet in size>

Cebu Clam Pairs

Cebu's are bivalves. They have a top shell and a matching bottom shell hinged together by ligaments. Cebu's are found in the Indo-Pacific region. This shell has given rise to a thriving industry across the Philippines.

You will note in the listing picture, this clam is highly polished. The silver nacre pearlized inner shell is seen. This shell is highly prized by collectors for its striking shiny nacre. It is hard to capture the true silvery shine of this shell in picture.

One Cebu Clam Shell Pair 6 to 6 7/8 inch.....$6.30

One Cebu Clam Shell Pair 7 to 7 7/8 inch......$7

One Cebu Clam Pair 8 to 8 7/8 inch......$8.40

One Cebu Clam Pair 9 to 9 7/8 inch......$9.45

Cebu Clam Singles

Cebu's are bivalve. They have a bottom shell and a matching top shell hinged by ligaments. This listing does not have matching top and bottom shells. It is a single shell one half the total bivalve cebu shell. You will receive either the top or bottom of the cebu shell. The singles are all highly polished revealing the inner nacre silvery pearl shine.

One Cebu Single Clam Shell 4 1/2 to 5 inch...... $1.40

One Cebu Clam Single shell 6 to 6 7/8 inch......$2.45

One Cebu Clam Single shell 7 to 7 1/2 inch......$2.80

Lima Lima shell Pairs

Lima Lima shell pairs are bivalves. This listing offers a bottom and matching top shell of the Lima Lima. These are shallow sea shells commonly found across the Indo-Pacific region.
One Lima Lima Shell Pair 3 to 4 inch...... .85

Tiger Clam Singles

Tiger Clams are Lucine clams. These are primarily discoidal shells and have a very small lunule and a long ligament. The ligament can be internal or external. The large narrow front muscle scar and the absence of a pallial sinus distinguishes lucines from the similar venus clams.

Lucine clams are found in tropical seas. They range across the Indo-Pacific area and prefer to burrow in sand or mud.

One Tiger Clam 2 to 2 7/8 inch...... .22

One Tiger Clam 3 to 4 inch...... .30

Tiger Clam Polished Singles

Tiger Clams are Lucine clams. These are primarily discoidal shells and have a very small lunule and a long ligament. The ligament can be internal or external. The large narrow front muscle scar and the absence of a pallial sinus distinguishes lucines from the similar venus clams.

Lucine clams are found in tropical seas. They range across the Indo-Pacific area and prefer to burrow in sand or mud.

One Tiger Clam Shell Polished Single 3 to 4 inch...... .85

Tiger Clam Polished Pairs

Tiger Clams are Lucine clams. These are primarily discoidal shells and have a very small lunule and a long ligament. The ligament can be internal or external. The large narrow front muscle scar and the absence of a pallial sinus distinguishes lucines from the similar venus clams.

Lucine clams are found in tropical seas. They range across the Indo-Pacific area and prefer to burrow in sand or mud.

One Polished Tiger Clam Pair 3 to 4 inch......$1.05

Baby Quahog Clams

Quahog clams are found along the Atlantic Coastal area. They have been a very popular food source. As other clams these are bivalves but we are not offering matching upper and lower shells.

One half pound of Baby Quahog Clam shells 1 1/2 to 2 1/2 inch....... $1.25

Baby Pink Clam Shell Pairs

Baby Pink Clams pairs are bivalves. They have matching top and bottom shells. These species are found along the Atlantic shore line.

Five Baby Pink Clam Pairs 1 to 1 1/2 inch......$2.10

One Baby Pink Clam Pairs 1 to 1 1/2 inch....... .45

Venus Clam Pairs

Species: Paphia Alapapilionis. family. Veneridae. Type: bivalve. It has matching top and bottom shell, hinged together by a ligament. Often called Butterfly-wing Venus. This is an elegant, boat shaped, porcelain like shell. The shell has broad forward pointing umbones and is rounded at the front and rear. Flattened ribs cover the outer shell and are separated by narrow grooves. The hinge is thin and has a long ligament and three cardinal teeth.

This species is yellowish orange, spotted and flecked with pale brown. It has four interrupted reddish brown rays.
Habitat. This shell is found across the Indo-Pacific region in shallow water in sand. The species is not rare but moderately common.

One Venus Clam Pair 2 to 3 1/3 inch...... .70

Violet Clam shells

Violet clams are bivalves. They are a common shell and attractive for their color and size for various craft projects.

One pound of Violet Clams 1/2 to 1 1/4 inch....... $1.80

Purple Baby Clams

Purple Baby Clams are bivalves. (We are not offering the matching upper and lower shell in this listing). They are shore line species found in shallow water.

One half pound of Purple Baby Clam Single Shells 3/4 inch or less......$1.60

One half pound of Purple Baby Clam Single shells 3/4 to 1 inch.......$1.80

Purple Clam Pairs Polished

The species is a bivalve. It has top and bottom matching shells which were held together by a ligament. They are now held together by light adhesive. The color is deep purple to a cream color with purple swirls.
One Purple Clam shell pair highly polised 1 1/2 to 2 1/4 inch...... .79

One Purple Clam Pair highly polished 3 to 4 inch......$3.50

Bittersweet Polished Clam Pairs

Family: Glycymerididae. Species. Glycymeris. Common Name. European Bittersweet.Type. Bivalve with matching top and bottom shell joined with a ligament.

European Bittersweet Clams are solid, thick shells with an outline that is almost circular. The ligament occupies a broad, triangular area below the centrally placed umbones.

Color. White with dark and pale brown markings in bands and zigzags. This species has a dark brown periostracum.

Habitat. North Atlantic European shore South to the Northern African shore. They prefer mud and sand sea floor and are found offshore. They are considered relatively common.

One Polished Bittersweet Clam Shell 2 1/2 to 3 inch......$2.45

Polished Brown Clam Pairs

This species is a bivalve. It has matching lower and upper shell hinged together by a ligament. This particular specie has has been highly polished and you will receive the lower shell and matching upper shell. I light adhesive has been used to hold the pair together.

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One Polished Brown Clam Pair 3 to 4 inch......OUT OF STOCK

Callista Erycina Clam shell Pairs

Family. Veneridae. type. bivalve. This species is offered as a complete bivalve, with matching upper and lower shell. The matching shells are hinged together by a ligament. The ligament deteriorates shortly after the clam dies. The shells are shipped as pairs held together by a light adhesive. Common name. Red Callusta.

This species is considered boat shaped, with prominent umbones pointing forward. It has a long external hinge. The shell's front is more rounded than is rear. The ribs are regular spaced, broad and flattened with narrow grooves separating them.

Color. can vary. Cream, pale brown and orange red with reddish brown rays. Inside section is yellowish white with orange reddish edges.

Habitat. Stretches across the Indo-Pacific from Indian Ocean East to Northern Australian/New zealand shores. They can be found in sand at low tide. They are considered a moderately common shell.

One Callista Erycina Polished Clam shell 2 to 3 inch...... .85

Silver Clam Singles

The Silver Clam shell is a bivalve. We are selling this as a single shell rather than matching top and bottom shell of the bivalve. The shell has been polished to the inner nacre leaving a shiny silver color.

One Silver Clam Polished Single 3 to 3 1/2 inch...... .70

One Silver Clam shell single 3 3/4 to 5 inch...... .85

Silver Clam Pairs

The Silver Clam shell is a bivalve. We are selling this as a complete bivalve shell, with a matching top and bottom shell. The shell has been polished to the inner nacre leaving a shiny silver color.

One Silver Clam Shell Polished Pair 3 to 3 1/2 inch...... $1.10

Buttercup shells

Buttercup shells are thick Lucine clams. They are a bivalve shell. The Buttercup offered are not the complete bivale with a matching upper and lower shell, but rather a single shell. Buttercups have thick compressed valves, rounded ridge from the umbo at the rear edge. The shell has wide spaced, concentric, sharp ridges. long narrow front muscle scare. The raised lunule gives the valves a sinuous, front-edge profile. Color is yellowish. Buttercups are found in shallow tidal water from the Gulf of Mexico, across the Caribbean and south along the East facing Shores of South America to the northern fringes of Argentina. Scientific name: Lucina Pectinata.

One half pound of Buttercup single shells 2 to 3 inch..... $1.80

Turkey Wing Shells

One half pound of Turkey Wing shells 1 1/2 inch...... $1.95

PROPELLAR SHELLS

Propellar shell scientific name: Cyrtodaria Siliqua. Propellar shells are bivalves, having a top and matching bottom shell. We are not offering the complete bivalve but a single shell. This is a thick heavy shell. Shell surface has concentric grooves. Propellar shells are found in moderately deep temperate water.

One half pound of Propellar Shells 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inch...... $1.69

Natural Ark Shell Singles

Natural Ark Shells. Belong to the shell family Arcidae. They are bivalves. Color is commonly white to cream. Found in Western Atlantic coastal area. Arks are found world wide. They like to attach to subsurface objects.

One half pound of Natural Ark shells 1/2 to 1 inch.... $1.60

White Ark Shell

One half pound of White Ark Clam Shells 3/4 to 1 inch......$1.35

One half pound of White Ark Clam Shells 1 1/2 to 2 inch...... $1.55

One half pound of White Ark Clam Shells 2 1/4 to 2 1/2 inch..... $1.65

Brown and White Arks assorted

One Half Pound of Brown and White Ark clam shells (sold in assorted colors) 3/4 to 1 inch...... $1.95

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