>     My favorite is the scene from "Dr. No" where Ursula Andres is
>     collecting large shells on the beach of the bad guys island.
>
>     Ted H.
 
If I remember correctly, she found a Hysteroconcha dione, certainly a shell
worthy of Ursula. Ian Fleming was a shell collector as well. The name of his
suave hero, Bond... James Bond, was taken from a real James Bond, an
ornithologist in the Caribbean. To come full circle, the real James Bond
also collected shells, some described as new by Bartsch.
 
There are some VERY interesting shells in Disney's The Little Mermaid. In
fact, Ariel's 'bikini' top is made of scallops. Potentially uncomfortable, I
should think. If you watch it, most of the marine shells have land snail bodies.
 
And although I can't remember a specific example, I am sure we have all seen
some movie where the actors find some Strombus gigas on a Pacific Beach, or
blow on a Charonia tritonis in Massachusetts, etc.
 
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