Ox-palate Nerite - Nerita albicilla

Ox-palate Nerite (Nerita albicilla)
A heavy, thick, low-growing intertidal shell with a heavily pebbled, textured white base plate resembling an ox's palate. The outer dome is highly rugged, mottled with dense patterns of black and white block markings.

Each shell comes complete with an identification label.

Average size 1.5 - 3 cm

These shells are vintage shop stock from a coastal gift shop that closed in the 1980s. They have been stored for decades and are not recent imports.

Each shell is a unique natural specimen, lightly conditioned to highlight its rich, authentic colours and surface patterns. Rather than photographed individually, we will carefully select a shell for you from the chosen size range, ensuring excellent colour and overall quality.