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Mon, 23 Aug 1999 10:35:37 -0400
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I thought they were cone shells also.  Used to buy these in Hawaii.

"Monfils, Paul" wrote:

> I'll second what Harry said about "puka" shells - the apex of the shell,
> with the protoconch missing, making a convenient hole for stringing - except
> I though they were usually made from olive shells.  Harry says cones.  Could
> be both I suppose.
> Paul M.

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Jim and Bobbi Cordy
of Merritt Island, Florida.

Jim Specializes in Self-Collected
Caribbean & Florida Shells

Bobbi in Shell Creations

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