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Lot 3480

An Assortment of Shells and Preserved Sea Creatures

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(21) specimens including (2) queen conchs, (1) large horse conch, (3) nautilus shells, (4) Lion's Paw scallop shells, (2) Irish flat scallop shells, (1) large crowned melon shell, (1) large Ramose murex shell, (1) red abalone shell, (1) dried knobby starfish, (1) large strawberry trochus, (1) leopard cone, (1) Arabian tibia curta conch, (1) Marlinspike auger, and (1) Episcopal Miter shell.

Largest queen conch 5 1/2 x 7 1/2 x 9 1/2 in.; grouped approximately 8 x 14 x 18 in.

Private Collection of a Lady, Aiken, South Carolina

Several with areas of loss, mostly naturally occurring.