Object Details maker Walworth, Ruth Lippincott Description This shell necklace was made by Ruth Lippincott Walworth of Newton Centre, Massachusetts. The necklace is made of pearl snail (umbonium ...

With an underwater ambience, the 10-day event will showcase fluted giant clams, freshwater pearl mussels, tapestry turban shells, as well as replicas of nautiluses, cone shells and spider conchs.

* Japanese name: Sazae * Scientific name: Turbo cornutus * Description: One of the most prized of all marine gastropods, the horned turban shell — more familiar to sushi aficionados as sazae ...

Japan's legendary Ama free-diving women still plumb the waters around Sugashima Island in search of abalone, turban shell and Ise spiny lobster. We glimpse the island through this extraordinary ...