Nature's Wild Kingdom - Pearl Abalone Donkey Ear Shell Haliotis Priced per 50 shells

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Pearl Abalone Donkey Ear Shells 2"+ Priced per 50 shells

Unusual shell is the abalone: Its shell has a form similar like a human ear, because the last whirl is always much extended, compared to the previous ones, and grows into a longish form. One species is appropriately called ass's ear abalone (Haliotis asinina) obviously, it is long enough to resemble a donkey's ear. Even more extraordinarily, the last whirl of abalone shells has a row of little holes in it. There is not much known about the origin of these holes, but the snails seem to use the front most holes to put tentacles through them, and the older ones to get rid of their waste water.