Tag Archives: Shells

Happy New Year!

Posted on January 4, 2014 | Leave a comment

My kind of New Year greeting card – the beauty of the beach in winter.

Posted in Beach

Tagged Beach, beach stone, beaches, sea glass, Shells

Beach Art

Posted on October 13, 2013 | Leave a comment

Informal beach art found on different beaches over the summer – Pacific coast of Northern California, the Maggia river in Switzerland, and East Hampton beaches.

Beach Dragon Arcata CA — Beach Dragon (Arcata CA)

Display Maggia Tal — Display (Maggia Tal)

Elephant Seal Big Sur — Elephant Seal, Big Sur (CA)

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Posted in Art, Beach, East Hampton, Travel

Tagged animal, art, art museum, Beach, beach stone, beach stones, beaches, california, drift wood, east hampton, Hamptons, Shells, switzerland, travel

More on Jingle Shells (Anomia Simplex)

Posted on September 12, 2010 | Leave a comment

Evidence that the rippled pattern on some Anomia simplex (jingle shells) is caused by growing on a rippled substrate like a scallop from infancy – unlike slipper shells which appear to migrate between substrates.

Scallop with jingle shells — Scallop with jingle and slipper shells adhering on top

Rippled jingle valves — Both jingle shell valves are rippled

Open jingle shell — Open jingle showing mollusc and rippled valves

Orange jingle on scallop — Orange jingle shell adhering on scallop

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Posted in Conchology - Shells

Tagged anomia, bay, beaches, Conchology - Shells, east hampton, Hamptons, jingle, jingle shells, oyster, saddle oyster, Shells, simplex, springs, toe nails

JINGLE SHELLS

Posted on October 6, 2009 | Leave a comment

Detailed study of Anomia simplex (Jingle Shells/Neptune’s Toenails) found on East Hampton beaches: anatomy, ecology, color variation (yellow vs orange), and the mystery of their bright coloring. Includes jingle shell earring jewelry.