A Gift from the Sea of Japan: Collected from the sandy beach of Hokuei Town, Tottori Prefecture, famous for Detective Conan. A set of over 130 various sizes of Nadeshiko Gai (a type of scallop). Colors: Brown, Orange, Red, Purple, Yellow, White Collected from the coast, washed, and dried in the sun. These are colorful and cute Nadeshiko shells in various sizes. Perfect for handmade crafts, accessories, etc. These are natural items. There may be chips, stains, scratches, discoloration, and holes. Some shells may have barnacles attached to the surface. Please refer to the photos. Please use a 100-yen coin for size reference (the 100-yen coin is not included). Shipped anonymously. We plan to carefully wrap them in bubble wrap for shipping, but please understand that there is a possibility of breakage during transit. Below is an explanation of the Nadeshiko shell: A bivalve of the Pectinidae family. It grows to 5.5cm in height, 4cm in length, and 1.5cm in width. It is fan-shaped with triangular wing-like protrusions on the front and back of the umbo. The lower part of the wing-like protrusion on the right valve is indented, and it attaches to rocks by extending byssus threads from here. The left valve is more swollen than the right valve, and many fine radial ribs extend from the umbo on the shell surface, with beautiful colors such as yellow, red, and brown, and black-brown spots arranged radially. The coloration is weaker on the right valve. It is distributed on the Pacific side from the Boso Peninsula southward, on the Sea of Japan side from the Noto Peninsula southward, Taiwan, and China, and attaches to reefs from the intertidal zone to a depth of 20m. It feeds on floating organic matter and plankton. The shell is beautiful and is enjoyed as an ornament. Azuma Nishikigai C. farreri nipponensis is similar to this species and is larger, reaching 7.5cm in length, 8.3cm in height, and 2.5cm in width, and has fine radial ribs on the surface, of which about 10 are slightly thicker, with scale-like protrusions on the ribs. It is distributed from southern Hokkaido to Kyushu, the Korean Peninsula, and the coast of China, and attaches to reefs from the intertidal zone to a depth of 20m. It is collected and eaten. #Itayagai #Itaya Shell #Nadeshiko Gai #Shells