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OYSTER SHELLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD INCLUDE HIGHLY POLISHED TO THE PACIFIC THORNY OYSTER AT DISCOUNT PRICING
Zigzag Oyster shells of the Tropical Indo-Pacific region
The Zigzag Oyster is also known as the Cock's Comb Oyster. Oysters are members of the bivalve(mollusk with a shell formed of two pieces)(mollusks are soft-bodied, legless animals that secrete a calcious shell).
Young oysters cement themselves to hard objects on the ocean floor. Many have spines that act as a defense against predators(animal that seeks and kills another animal for food).
The zigzag Oyster is called a true oyster. These are edible. This oyster has a solid thick, sharply ridged shell.
The Zigzag Oyster ranges from the western Indian Ocean to the Northeastern shores of Australia. It usually is found in patches of off-shore seaweed. They are fairly common with an average size of approximately 3 inches.
SIZES AND PRICES OF THE ZIGZAG OYSTER
One ZigZag Oyster 4 to 4 7/8 inches.....$5.25
One Zigzag Oyster 5 to 6 inches...... $7.75
THE SELOY OYSTER SHELL IS FROM THE WESTERN PACIFIC
The Seloy Oyster is a smooth bodied bivalve
This is a highly polished oyster, making it attractive to collectors.
The picture of the Seloy shows too much pink. Ninety nine percent of the Seloy's are various shades of purple and rarely pink. Even so, the shells are striking polished.
SIZE AND PRICE OF THE POLISHED SELOY OYSTER
One Seloy Oyster 4 to 5 inches......$2.85
SPONDYLUS VARIAN OYSTER IS A RARE SPECIMEN LARGEST OF ITS SPECIES. THE SPONDYLUS VARIAN OYSTER RANGES ACROSS THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION. BELOW ARE SIZES AND PRICES OF THE VARIAN OYSTER
One Spondylus Varian Oyster 5 to 6 7/8 inches......$12.65
One Spondylus Varian Oyster 7 to 8 inches......$21
SPINY REGIOUS OYSTER
The Spiny Regious Oyster belongs to the Spondylus species. This class includes about 40 different oysters, all having spines and all located in tropical waters.
The Regious Oyster we offer is from the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Indian Ocean to across the Northern Australian coast.
The Regious Oyster delicate spines make them very popular with shell collectors
ABOVE THIS TEXT IS THE REGIOUS OYSTER PICTURE, THE PRICES AND SIZES OFFERED ARE
One Spiny Regious Oyster 3 1/2 to 4 inches......$14
One Spiny Regious Oyster 4 1/2 to 5 inches......OUT OF STOCK
SPONDYLUS DUCALLIS IS PICTURED ABOVE THIS TEXT AND BELOW IS THE SIZE AND PRICE
One Spondylus Ducallis Oyster 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches......$1.75
SPONDYLUS IMPERIALIS OYSTER
The Spondylus Imperialis Oyster is another spiny oyster found in the Indo-Pacific region.
The Imperialis, like the Ducallis Oyster is popular due to its color; pure white. Its pines are impressive but the overall appearance is the magnet to collectors.
THE SPONDYLUS IMPERIALIS PICTURE IS ABOVE THIS TEXT AND THE SIZE AND PRICE BELOW
One Spondylus Imperialis Oyster 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches......$4.95
SPINY OYSTER PAIRS FROM ZAMBOANGA PHILIPPINES
You will notice this thick shelled Spondylus Oyster has a pinkish white exterior and a creamy interior.
These Spiny Oysters have been found in tropical sea water as shallow as 1 foot to as deep as 150 feet.
ABOVE THIS TEXT YOU WILL SEE THE SPINY OYSTER PAIR AND BELOW IS THE SIZE AND PRICE
One Spiny Oyster Pair 3 1/2 to 4 inches......$1.10
BROWNLIP OYSTER SIZE,DISCRIPTION AND PRICE
- Discription.Pteria Penguin - commonly known as the Penguin Wing Oyster or the Brownlip Oyster for its lustrous brown finish. This is one of the winged oysters. It is part of a large family of tropical dwelling oysters with a mother of pearl interior. These oysters are usually found attached to rocks near reefs. These oysters are bivalves but only one of the bivalve shell pairs is usable. The listing gives you the usable side. Most dwell in shallow water. They are common near the Solomon Islands in the Tropical Pacific. This is a very attractive oyster when polished.
- Listing picture. Provides an excellent example of the color, shape and markings of the Bownlip Oyster.
Polished 4 to 5 inches.......$2.10
Description, size and prices of the Black-lipped Pearl Oyster.
- Genus Pinctada Roding. Bivalve (mollusk that creates a upper and matching lower shell). Habitat is moderately deep salt water, in the central and eastern Pacific. The Blacklip Oyster is rather large heavy and it can grow to 8 inches long. The shell shape is oval with a short thick hinge line. Juvenile specimens are greenish brown with their surface covered with thin scales. The shell interior is very pearly and is commercially used. Valuable pearls have been found in these species. These are moderately common.
- Single shell of the Bivalve Blacklip Oyster shell polished 1 to 1 1/4 inches...... .70
One single shell of the bivalve Blacklip Polished Oyster shell 1 1/2 to 1 7/8 inches...... .79
One single shell of the bivalve Blacklip Polished Oyster shell 2 to 2 1/4 inches...... $1.29
One single shell of the bivalve Blacklip Polished Oyster shell 2 1/2 to 2 7/8 inches...... $1.75
One single shell of the bivalve Blacklip Polished Oyster shell 3 1/2 to 3 7/8 inches...... $2.29
One single shell of the bivalve Blacklip Polished Oyster shell 4 to 4 1/4 inches...... OUT OF STOCK
One single shell of the bivalve Blacklip Polished Oyster shell 4 1/2 to 5 inches...... OUT OF STOCK
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