Shell Scientific Names

Here's just some of the shell components used in importation and their corresponding scientific names.


COMMON NAME SCIENTIFIC NAME
   
LETTERED CONE (LITOB) CONUS LITTERATUS
NASA (TIGER NASA) PYRENE EPAMELLA
PACIFIC LETTERED CONUS LITTERATUS
PEAR-SHAPED MOON POLINICES TUMIDUS
ROSY CONE (RICE SHELL) CONUS TINIANUS
TEXTLE CONE CONUS TEXTILE
TIGER COWRIE CYPRAEA TIGRIS
MELO HEAD (MELON SHELL) MELO AETHIOPICUS LINNE
LISWE RING (LISWE SHELL) LUHUANOS LINNE
TIGER NASSA PYRENE EPAMELLA
ANINICAD (MITRA SHELL) VEXILLUM RUGOSUM
PAUA SHELL HALIOTIS IRIS
CEBU BEAUTY CORALPHYLEA VIOLECEA
FISH BONE SCOMBER HOLESTEI
GREEN SHELL TURBO MARMORATUS
LIMPET PATELLA TESTUDINARIA
MELON SHELL (MELO SHELL) MELON AETHIOPICUM
Mother of Pearl (MOP) PINCTADA MAXIMA
PINK SHELL VENUS DISTINGUINDA
PURPLE CLAM GELOINA LUNCHUANA
PURPLE OYSTER MODIOLUS PHILIPINARIUM
RED LIPS STROMBUS LUHUANOS
SPOTTED CONUS CONUS PAPILRONACEUS
OLIVE OLIVE ISPIDULA
HAMMERSHELL MALEUS MALEUS
COWRIE CYPREA TIGRIS
CARABAO BUBALOS BUBALE
GREEN EVERLASTING (STRAWBERRY CONCH) STROMBUS LUHUANOS
WHITE ROSE BRUGUIRES MACOMA
COLORED ROSE MACOMA BRUGUIREI HANLL
LUANOS LUHUANOS LINNE
BROWN PEN PINNE VEXILLUM
VIOLET OYSTER CONUS AMMILATUS
PUKA SHELL CONUS LEOPARDUS RODING
NASA SHELL PYRENE EPAMELLA