Opihi Limpet Seashells 15 Medium From Kauai Beaches

Description

15 medium Opihi seashells from Kauai. Collected by me on Kauai beaches. Lovely colors and styles. Some may have chips around the edges.
They are quarter (25 cents) size and can be used for jewelry making or crafting.
A variety of colors, these attractive shells are found in Hawaiian waters clamped onto rocks and are considered a delicacy with a price to match-upwards of a pound.
Opihi are limpets, part of a broad category of marine snail characterized by conical shells. Limpets like opihi have gills, a powerful suction-cup-like “foot,” something resembling a heart, and a mouth at the end of a protractible mouth tube. They don’t have actual eyes, but they do have eyespots, which are sensitive to sunlight and shadows. Their little worlds are dominated by darkness and light. If the shadow of an opihi picker falls on one, it clamps down with all its might and the picker may as well move on to the next rock.
These shells can be found washed up on the beach or scattered in the sand after a beach bbq.
I FOUND THESE WITHOUT THE ANIMALS. NONE WERE HURT IN THIS PROCESS.
EVERYTHING I USE FOR SHIPPING IS RECYCLED, AS YOU WILL SEE.