>Would anyone like to hazard a guess regarding the ID of the shell  featured
>in the current film TROY (yes, the Brad Pitt showcase)?   From what i have
>been told, early on, the mother picks up a white shell from shallow rocks to
>put into a necklace for her son.   It is a beautiful lustrous white or mother
>of pearl, 1-2" and described as a being a conical or spiral shape. Given the
>degree of historical accuracy Hollywood strives to maintain in its  Star-
>Studded blockbusters, it is most likely an Indo-Pacific shell - but perhaps
>this time someone did a bit of research.....

I haven't seen it, but it sounds like a ground & polished Trochus...
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Regards
Andrew

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