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Conch (US: / k ɒ ŋ k / konk, UK: / k ɒ n tʃ / kontch [1]), or conque, also known as a "seashell horn" or "shell trumpet", is a wind instrument that is made from a conch, the shell of several different kinds of sea snails. Their natural conical bore is used to produce a musical tone. Conch shell trumpets have been played in many Pacific ...
The Registry of World Record Size Shells is a conchological work listing the largest (and in some cases smallest) verified shell specimens of various marine molluscan taxa.A successor to the earlier World Size Records of Robert J. L. Wagner and R. Tucker Abbott, it has been published on a semi-regular basis since 1997, changing ownership and publisher a number of times.
Tips for finding shells. There are a few things that might help your shelling experience. Go early. The earlier you go to the beach, the better chance you will have of getting the best shells ...
List of musical chords Name Chord on C Sound # of p.c.-Forte # p.c. #s Quality Augmented chord: Play ...
The shell can reach 16 centimetres (6.3 in) in length, but typically measures between 8 and 12 centimetres (3.1 and 4.7 in). Compared with other cones, C. gloriamaris is relatively large, slender, with a tall spire. It is finely reticulated with orange-brown lines, enclosing triangular spaces similar to other textile cones, and two or three ...
Unlike most shell trumpets from other parts of the world which produce only one pitch, the Japanese hora or horagai can produce three or five different notes. The different pitches are achieved using a bronze or wooden mouthpiece attached to the apex of the shell's spire.
Shell Beach is a beach in the Shark Bay region of Western Australia, located 45 kilometres (28 mi) south-east of Denham. Situated on the northeastern side of the Taillefer Isthmus along the L'Haridon Bight , the beach is covered with shells for a 60-kilometre (37 mi) stretch to a depth of 7–10 metres (23–33 ft).
The following genera and species are recognised by the World Register of Marine Species: [1] Anomia. Anomia achaeus Gray, 1850; Anomia chinensis Philippi, 1849 - Chinese jingle shell; Anomia cytaeum Gray, 1850; Anomia ephippium Linnaeus, 1758 - European jingle shell; Anomia macostata Huber, 2010; Anomia peruviana d'Orbigny, 1846 - Peruvian ...