Sunrise shell earrings

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Tuberose Miter shells / Hawaiian seashells

Tubersore Miter shells

These are among the most elegantly coloed and shaped of all the miters. They are predatory living their entire lives buried in sand. They can occasionally be seen on the surface of the sand at night when they are more actively hunting. The mature size is about 13 mm.

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Janjira

Hawaiian Granulated Cowrie (Cypraea granulata)

Hawaii Granulated Cowrie (Cypraea granulata)
The shell of this quite uncommon cowry reaches on average 22–28 millimetres (0.87–1.1 in) in length, with a maximum size of 49 millimetres (1.9 in) and a minimum size of 15 millimetres (0.59 in).

The shape of the shell is wide oval and appears flattened. The dorsum surface is rough, with a deep longitudinal line in the middle and many protuberances of various sizes. These Cypraea granulate shells are commonly used for making clasps on our Hawaiian shell leis

Hawaiian Granulated Cowrie (Cypraea granulata)
The shinier ones are just a bit less mature than the duller ones. When these shells are very young they are smooth, shiny, and thin. As they get more mature, the bumps form and they starting getting thicker and begin to lose their shine. Both types are very desireable and collectible.

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Rock shell / Brown Scaly drupe shell

This is one of the Rock shells. The rock shells live along rocky shorelines usually exposed to rough water and thus lack the elaborate projections of other murexes shich would only catch the water and make them more likely to be torn from the rock.

Hawaiian Brown Drupe shell necklace
Single strand Kahelelani shell lei. Simple beach style designed with brown Kahelelani shells that add the perfect contrast to the colors of the brown drupe and Tiger puka shells.

Sunrise shells / Langford 's Pecten

These shells are known as Sunrise shells because they're easiest to spot in the early morning and they resemble a Hawaiian sunrise. They are unique to Hawaii and matching sets are incredibly rare and hard to find. The sunrise shells below can be purchased individually and/or used to create your custom jewelry.

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Hawaiian Swollen Bubble shell

Hawaiian Swollen Bubble shell can be found in Indo-Pacific and Hawaii. It lives in shallow water on reefs, with a mix of sand 2-10 feets.

Very colorful shells and it come out to find food at night time.

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Rock shells or Drupe shells (Hawaiian seashells)

This shells are know as Rock shells or Drup shells. The common name is Mulberry drupe. These shells are found intertidal to 45 feets on the rocks in high-surge areas.

Hawaiian drupe shell necklace
Single strand kahelelani shell lei. Simple beach style designed with burgundy, pink, kamoa, orange, ice-cream and brown kahelelani shells suspend a Drupe Shell pendant. Lei measures 19 inches.