COMMON NAME

SCIENTIFIC NAMES

LITHUB OR WHITE SHELL

LIMA LIMA VULGARIS

HAMMER SHELL

MALLEUS ALBUS

BROWN SHELL

ACESTA RATHBUNI

BLACK AGATE

MALLEUS MALLEUS

MOTHER OF PEARL(MOP)/GOLD LIP

PINCTADA MAXIMA

BLACK LIP/

PINCTADA MARGARITIFERA

SIGAY SHELL

CYPRAEA MONETA

CAPUT

CYPRAEA CAPUTSERPENTIS

LUHUANUS/PINK/ROSE/PINK SHELL

CONUS LUHUANUS

TROCHA (BONE/TULIP/RICE/TEARDROP/TUBE)

TROCHUS ARGYROSTOMUS

GOLD MOUTH

TURBO CRASSSUS

WHITE ROSE SQUARE CUT

LIMA LIMA VULGARIS

MONGO SHELL

NERITOIDAE

GREEN SHELL

TELLINA VIRGATA

NAUTILUS

NAUTILUS POMPILIUS

MELO SHELL

MELO BRODERIPII

CEBU BEAUTY

NERITINA

NASSA

NASSARIUS RETICULATUS

MOON SHELL/MONGO SHELL(WHT/YEL/GRN)

POLINICES TUMIDUS

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FOR INLAYS/EARRINGS/INLAYS/COIN PURSES

NAUTILUS/OSMENA PEARL

NAUTILUS POMPILIUS

PAUA

HALIOTIS IRIS(New Zealand)

TAMBAYANG

CODAKIA TIGERINA

COWRY TIGER COIN PURSE

CYPRAEA TIGRIS