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NZ flat oyster Upper shell. And cockle.
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Shells on Purau beach.
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Shells on Purau beach.
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Shells on Purau beach.
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Two oysters back to back
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Deep shell attaches, flat lid. with black rock, lighter than you would expect (but does not float in fresh water). poor quality snowflake obsidian? with pumice inside to make light?? Looks more like wet coal (but absolutely clean, hard, no crumble at all).
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Deep shell attaches, flat lid. with black rock, lighter than you would expect (but does not float in fresh water). poor quality snowflake obsidian? with pumice inside to make light?? Looks more like wet coal (but absolutely clean, hard, no crumble at all).
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Marine delicacy.Other valve is pretty much flat.
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Marine delicacy.Other valve is pretty much flat.
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a cluster of juvenile bluff oysters sighted at low tide
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Several specimens of the Atlantic Foam Oyster, Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985) were found by Tony Amos during his beach surveys near Port Aransas, Texas. They were found attached to the red life ring (photo) that washed ashore on a beach. (the photos of the life ring and the two valves against a light-colored background were taken by Tony). Tony sent me the specimens for identification, and I took photographs of them on 2013-07-12. The specimens were brightly colored and showed the typical spongy structure near the inside margin of the shell as seen in the close-up photos. Read more about this species in Tunnell et al. (2010) Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, p. 323.
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Several specimens of the Atlantic Foam Oyster, Hyotissa mcgintyi (Harry, 1985) were found by Tony Amos during his beach surveys near Port Aransas, Texas. They were found attached to the red life ring (photo) that washed ashore on a beach. (the photos of the life ring and the two valves against a light-colored background were taken by Tony). Tony sent me the specimens for identification, and I took photographs of them on 2013-07-12. The specimens were brightly colored and showed the typical spongy structure near the inside margin of the shell as seen in the close-up photos. Read more about this species in Tunnell et al. (2010) Encyclopedia of Texas Seashells, p. 323.