(All items in picture are available in red, orange, white, & purple)
The wholesale prices are listed below:
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Specimens - Whole shell with spines ........................$35.00 & $65.00
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Raw Material - Whole Shell - Without Spines - Best Quality ........ $32.00 per pound
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Cut Lip - Best Quality (#1) .......................................................... $32.00 per pound
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MINIMUM ORDER OF 50.00 WITH C.O.D.
Accept all major credit cards but must call us at (505)722-6963.
Spiney Oyster, Spondylus Princeps Broderip is found in the Sea of Cortez, Baja California, Mexico. It appears in lower Baja California Sur Mexico. It was discovered in 1976 and began to be exported for jewelry making use in the Southwest by Indian Crafts people. The shell comes in a variety of colors but mainly in red, orange, and purple; sometimes yellow and white. Spondylus Calcifer commonly called Giant Pacific Rock Oyster is a purple that is found in water from 0-60 ft. After 60ft of water the white Spondylus appears and goes down to 90ft of water. After 90ft of water the reds and the oranges appear.
The name Spondylus is a Latin word that means spines on it's back. Broderip was the name of the Scientist who traveled with Cortez when Baja California was discovered and explored. The name Princep was given to this shell because when Cortez presented his marine discovers to the king of Spain who financed his expedition, the kings daughter fell in love with the shell. Therefore, the shell was named the after the Princess.
John Hornbek has gone to Baja California 99 times in the last years and is considered to be the King of Spiny Oysters. We use Hookah Gear for diving out the shell. This Hookah is an air compressor that stores air in a tank on board ship and sends air down a line to a regulator mouth piece. No scuba tanks are used.
Contact information - email: Red Shell