sea creature discs, what are they?

sea creature discs, what are they?
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Posted by: birdi

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06/17/2017, 10:59:58

I bought this necklace about 20 years ago for 75 cents. Some beads were missing then and more have broken since. The pieces are very fragile so I've never used them.

They are brittle and more porous than shell. My guess is they came from the inside of some type of sea creature. Maybe not a sea creature, but that's my guess. 10mm - 11mm diameter. Does anyone know what they could be?

Re: your sea creature discs- --- stefany ( 2017-06-17 14:12 )
- still researching, but some large foraminifera are found in Sussex --- birdi ( 2017-06-17 21:23 ) file img
  - the link --- birdi ( 2017-06-17 21:25 )
  - Nummulites --- birdi ( 2017-06-17 21:40 )
BEAUTIFUL!!! --- Luann Udell ( 2017-06-17 21:12 )
I haven't been able to positively identify these yet --- birdi ( 2017-06-23 12:41 )
- You belong to a weird item group?? --- Luann Udell ( 2017-06-28 21:17 )
  - Re: You belong to a weird item group?? --- birdi ( 2017-06-29 00:44 )
    - Done and done! Thanks for the lead! (no text) --- Luann Udell ( 2017-06-30 12:48 )
- it might be scolymia coral, or another disc coral --- birdi ( 2017-06-29 07:08 ) file img
  - Re: it might be scolymia coral, or another disc coral --- stefany ( 2017-06-30 00:01 )
    - Haven't found the sizes, but maybe they are juveniles --- birdi ( 2017-06-30 00:24 )
    - photo, link --- birdi ( 2017-06-30 09:35 ) file img