they are Pusiostoma -
Re: can we call these banded shells -- ali persia Post Reply Edit Forum Where am I?
Posted by: stefany Post Reply
05/07/2017, 09:31:40

mostly from the Mediterranean,
and they have even been imitated in Venice with glass...
see the image on p56 of my recent book:(listed on classified page of BCN if you don't yet have a copy!)
or this one the meanwhile-
they were used and are used in various North African necklaces---

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