The shell looked like a large pearlized "polished" Umbonium. Possibly Umbonium giganteum (Lesson, 1831) Similar to what can be found at this web site: http://www.seashellcity.com/seashells/umboniumshells.html A fellow shell friend and I who were watching it commented… what is a polished Indo-Pacific shell doing in the Mediterranean? ..actually filmed in the tide pools of the Sea of Cortez / Gulf of California. Our surmise was ... it was a gift from a goddess! So the reality rules don’t apply! Sad the couldn’t aford more then a half a buck for this importaint prop... Leslie ---------------------------------------------------------------------- [log in to unmask] - a forum for informal discussions on molluscs To leave this list, click on the following web link: http://listserv.uga.edu/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=conch-l&A=1 Type your email address and name in the appropriate box and click leave the list. ----------------------------------------------------------------------