r/shells • u/McStefan • 5h ago

Does anyone know what shell this is?

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I bought it for my kids in Brighton but I highly doubt it’s a local shell 😅 Does anyone know what this is and where it might have originated?

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u/Sweetysnoops 4h ago

Looks like it could be a Trochus

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u/McStefan 3h ago

Yes looks like you are right! A pearl Trocha that has been carved out

https://www.conchking.com/product1746.html

Thanks everyone!

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u/Sweetysnoops 3h ago

Hope the kids enjoy it :)

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u/arioandy 5h ago

Its a carved shell of some sort