seashells jewelry,
pukalet,
nasa shell,
cyprea mauretiana,
pecten palleum,
brown lip,
blacklip,
sigay shells,
raw shell,
tortella,
gifts,
leis shellcrafts,
clams raw,
conus stripe,
earrings,
paua,
pokalets,
hawaii,
seashell,
philippines,
wallets shell,
hawaiian jewelry,
coral,
capis shells,
shell leis,
leis puka,
cut sigay,
assorted shell,
murex torrifactus,
philippine shells,
pinkrode,
land snail,
tiger cowry,
hawaiian,
exporters,
shells,
shells accessory,
shell bracelets,
whole sale,
conus aulicus,
white clam,
frogshell,
fusos calus,
turbo pitholatus,
white,
violet oyster,
hair accessory,
pawa,
black tab,
casis bibex,
enlay,
brown lip,
black agate,
mitra papales,
cockle,
abalone,
wholesaler,
ovula ovum,
tiger brownlip,
troca bead,
notorium,
haliotis asinana,
pukalet,
shell necklaces,
leis pukka,
natural,
murex treremis,
shell jewelry,
phjilippine shells,
tuna fasciolata,
snail,
shells fashion,
decorative,
brown-lip shell heishe,
conus virgo,
black pen heishe,
conus omaria,
m.o.p,
ornament,
strombus latesimus,
supplier shells,
conus marmereous,
white clam,
brown conus,
pendants,
black olive,
conus,
murex indivia longspine,
sundial landsnail,
philippine,
troka,
troca female pearlized,
black leaf,
shells necklace,
raw material,
shells components,
yellow punaw,
shell pendants,
philippine shellcraft,
white abalone,
brown fusus,
natural body jewelry,
white rose,
shells bracelets,
brown cockle,
shells jewelries,
fashion,
shell-madebelts,
maxima clam,
pectin nobiles,
nautilus,
barnacle,
mactan beauty,
capiz hanging lamps,
shells pendants,
pecten vexillum orange,
shell anklets,
components of mother peral mop,
frog shell,
gift items,
novelty,
shells necklaces,
wholesale,
wallets shell,
trocca,
black pen squarecutrs,
cardium cardissa,
embonium shell,
shell inlay,
capis shell,
decorative shell,
casis cornuta,
troka,
lambis milladeda,
black lip,
hair ornaments,
terebra maculata,
lambis scorpio,
export,
shell fashion,
white shell,
blacktab black lip brown lip,
cyprea vitilus,
troca male,
murex zamboi,
earing,
temriata,
shell leis,
cyprea arabeca,
troca sprial polished,
mother of pearl,
philippines eas shells,
hammershell,
puka shell jewelry and accessory,
murex borneous,
earring,
puka shell,
painted,
hair accessories,
puka,
sea urchin,
cyprea lynx,
hipopos,
oliva,
conus textile,
blacktab,
lampshade,
spondylus orange,
mop shell raw,
cowrie,
shell bracelet,
item gift,
shell carrier,
shellcrafts,
caput shell,
shell accessories,
brownlip,
exporter of fashion shell,
conus capitaneous,
shell necklace,
ornamental,
whole saler,
capis lamps,
shell tiles,
products,
coco shell,
shell madebelts,
clams,
natural fashion jewelry,
spondylus tsenensis,
voluta,
capiz,
green abalone,
white shell,
cordakia tigpena,
craft shells,
shelltiles,
troca,
varian,
shell component,
polished shells,
pokalet,
shell lampshades,
shell accessories,
shell hawaiian,
hammer,
inlaid,
shark teeth,
silver mouth,
puka shell,
green shell heishe,
gold lip,
silver mouth,
telena vergata,
bursa rubeya,
supplier,
cay-cay,
nassa,
sigay,
rapa - rapana,
shell tiles,
luhuanus,
pearls,
ethnic shell,
supplies,
shellcraft,
moonshell orange,
landsnail,
shell hairclips,
capiz shell,
cyprea moneta,
shell inlayed,
moonshell white,
shell inlayed,
item,
strombus mariabelles,
pillary,
capiz shells,
raw shells,
heishi,
strombus ovula,
leis,
paua,
pyrum,
conus magus,
triton,
casis bandatum,
chama lazarus,
shellcraft,
wallers,
tuna perdix,
murex ramusus,
coco shells,
capiz lamps,
puka necklace,
wallets,
shells beads,
monggo shell,
violet oyster shell heishe,
decoration,
black lip,
mello,
components part,
shell heishie,
inlay,
eggshell,
murex alabaster,
strombus sinautus,
murex huastillum,
lei,
conus literatus,
vertagos,
sheashells,
native,
hair,
components,
shell jewelries,
cyprea pappa,
conus stratus,
puka necklaces,
lambis troncata,
capis hanging lamp,
melo shell,
shell inlay,
craft,
black lambis - lambis,
tuna zulcosa,
distrosioanus,
shell fashion accessories,
exporter,
melo,
white clam,
spondylus barbatus,
mop,
toribellum,
hammer shells,
hair ornament,
component part,
shells heishe,
shell jewelry necklace,
cyprea onyx,
shells bracelet,
heishe pokalet,
capiz raw,
crafts,
clam raw,
shell beads,
shell inlay shell tiles,
puka shell jewelry,
white rose,
heishe,
troca female natural polished,
silver mouth,
hearshell,
clam,
chamber nautilus,
shell inlay shell tiles,
whole sale,
earings,
dyed white rose,
conus sowerby,
shells puka,
mitra - mitra,
lambis crocata,
cyprea talpa,
fasciolaria,
hand made,
shell,
cardium unido,
shells jewelry,
bursa ranilla,
raw,
nasa shell,
capis,
shell shell,
shell jewelry s,
lamps,
m.o.p ornament,
lambis - lambis natural,
troca strawberry,
lambis cheragra,
seashells components,
lamp shade,
shark tooth,
shells anklets,
rose clam,
shell jewelry,
jewelry shell,
capis raw,
strombus canarium,
shell beads,
harda - harda,
puka heishi,
tebia fusos,
troca female matura

The prime areas that had been selected in previous searchings at various North Shore and Waianae Coast locations gradually
became unuseable as the strong winter swells descended on the island. The search, therefore, was directed to newly opened
areas along the South Shore. Some areas off of Waikiki had produced fragments of Strombus hawaiensis previously and,
naturally, they were visited first. The only thing produced on these dives was several Harpa conoidalis occupied by the
hermit crab Dardanus gemmatus. One of these shells was very nearly perfect and so was not such a bad find at all! Photos -
Cross -- Not To Scale


Ventral view of Strombus hawaiensis showing foot, probosis
and eye-stalk structure. The latter differs from conventional
mollusks in that the antennae leave at nearly right angles.

Capt. and Mrs. Mal Loring, with daughters Jackie and Cathy had a successful day too. Mrs. Loring excavated an excellent
specimen of Strombus variabilis and a fragile, as yet unidentified, shell. Dr. Osborne's previous experience in fossil areas,
really helped produce a fine collection of specimens. "Doc" found and collected a Cypraea scurra (with reticulations still
evident), 4 C. cicercula 10 to 16 mm in length and in good condition, 2 C. semiplota, an excellent specimen of Strombus
ostergaardi 15 mm long and an almost perfect juvenile Strombus identified tentatively as S. gibberulus gibbosus. Conus
rattus, Mitra, Bulla, Polinices and 6 other unidentified shells completed her "haul" for the day.

Other finds were made by Mrs. Tom Shields (Strombus mutabilis); Mr. Andrus. Verne Olney and son (Strombus ostergaardi,
Cypraea cicercula, and C. tessellata); Mr. and Mrs. Bill Mitchell came up with Conus bullatus, tulipa, and spiceri and a
large Bursa affinis; and us O'Briens (Bob, Aline and children Jim, Mike, Carol, Pat, Terrie, and David) had a fine day of
collecting. Mike made the find of the day (as far as our family was concerned, at least) with three Cypraea scurra and a
beautiful specimen of Conus mitatis, the first to be found in Philippines (see pg. 3) [image not included].

Others present included Mr. and Mrs. Harold Androus; Richard Schulze and son Dennis; Laurie Sanderson and her parents and
baby sister; Mr. and Mrs. D. F. Thompson; Ed deVaul; George Miller; and Mr. and Mrs. Anderson with sons Leland and Rex who
found a fossil Cypraea mauritiana.

The weather was perfect, warm and sunny, and the ocean was calm. Some members took to the water with SCUBA and came back with
a few specimens of live-collected shells. The only species live-collected that was also found as a fossil was Cypraea
mauritiana. I wonder what happened to all the rest of the species in the million or so years since this fossil bed was
formed?

For the reader who needs further proof of indiscriminate shell collecting practices now going on, we give him the following
verified accounts which occurred during the last few months:

mitra papales

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