Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum.

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Decorative arrangement of nine colorful shells including the cowrie, mitra, Peruvian olive and terebellum. Ancillaire bordee : Ancillaria marginata Volvaire hyaline : Volvaria pallida Marginelle diatanson : Marginella Adansoni Mitre scabriuscule : Mitra scabriuscula Cariere subulie : Terebellum subulatum Ovule intermediaire : Ovula intermedia Olive de Pereu : Olive Peruviana Porcelaine buffenne : Cyproea scurra Handcolored engraving by Pretre from Charles d'Orbigny's "Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle" (Universal Dictionary of Natural History) 1849.

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