Seashell Reflections on Water is a photograph by Kaye Menner which was uploaded on July 30th, 2013.
Seashell Reflections on Water
**ACHIEVED 2 way tie 3rd place in FAA CONTEST - Aqua & Gold - May 2021 -... more
by Kaye Menner
Title
Seashell Reflections on Water
Artist
Kaye Menner
Medium
Photograph - Photography, Digital Art
Description
**ACHIEVED 2 way tie 3rd place in FAA CONTEST - "Aqua & Gold - May 2021 - https://fineartamerica.com/contests/1-aqua-and-gold.html?tab=overview
These shells are from my seashell collection, many of which I found in Noumea, New Caledonia.
The shell in the foreground, Lambis Scorpio was called "Sept Doigt" in French in Noumea (which translates to "seven fingers"), with a sea urchin just behind.
[From Wikipedia]
Strombidae, commonly known as the true conchs, is a taxonomic family of medium-sized to very large sea snails in the superfamily Stromboidea.
The family Strombidae includes the genera Strombus, Lambis, Tibia, and their allies. In the geological past, many more species existed than are now extant.
Strombid gastropods live mainly in tropical and subtropical waters. These animals are widespread in the Indo-West Pacific, where most species and genera occur. Nearly forty of the living species that used to belong to the genus Strombus can be found in the Indo-Pacific region. They also occur in the eastern Pacific and Western Atlantic, and a single species can be found on the African Atlantic coast. Six species of strombids are found in the wider Caribbean region, including the queen conch Lobatus gigas, the goliath conch Lobatus goliath, the hawk-wing conch Lobatus raninus, the rooster tail conch Lobatus gallus, the milk conch Lobatus costatus, the West Indian fighting conch Strombus pugilis and the Florida fighting conch Strombus alatus. Until recently, all of these species were placed in the genus Strombus, but now many species are being moved into new genera.
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July 30th, 2013
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Kaye Menner
Thanks Kay for your Congratulations and vote. Much appreciated. Sent a few L/F's your way...
Kaye Menner
Thank you, Isaiah :) I checked out some more of you fine new artwork and left a couple of L/F's in appreciation.