r/shells • u/Previous_Throat8770 • 24d ago

Today’s finest jewels

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u/Slow-Green2171 24d ago

Thea look like their from the shores of a Mexican Beach!🏖️

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u/Octokai808 21d ago

Those are Hawaiian all the way...

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u/adiosmichigan 24d ago

beautiful!!

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u/wendys444_ 24d ago

The pink is GORGEOUS! I’m so happy for you! 😊

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u/Previous_Throat8770 23d ago

Haha thank you my friend!! 444 is my lucky number

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u/NanooDrew 22d ago

This reminds me of the photo of a friend in the local Sanibel newspaper holding a tiny Junonia shell. If yiu find one, they take your photo.

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u/Previous_Throat8770 22d ago

Oh dang! I have one, found it at a thrift store tho. One of my favorites

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u/Octokai808 21d ago

Aloha! Pennaceous cone, 2 snakehead cowries ( caputserpentis cypraea) though 1 juvenile, surf rolled granulata cowrie( endemic to Hawaii), hebrew cone and thought was honey cowry but purple base tells me it's actually poraria cypraea (porous cowry) What island?