{"id":9314,"date":"2012-01-23T12:49:25","date_gmt":"2012-01-23T17:49:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/?p=9314"},"modified":"2012-01-23T12:49:25","modified_gmt":"2012-01-23T17:49:25","slug":"sunny-side-up-egg-cockles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.iloveshelling.com\/blog\/2012\/01\/23\/sunny-side-up-egg-cockles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sunny Side Up Egg Cockles"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Mortons<\/a><\/p>\n

This is no yoke….. errr… I mean joke! The inside of this MORTON’S YELLOW EGG COCKLE<\/strong> <\/a>is really this yellow! And some of the exterior patterns are just as pretty.<\/p>\n

\"exterior<\/a><\/p>\n

We found quite a few of these on some of the sandy mud flats at Cayo Costa.<\/p>\n

\"interiors<\/a><\/p>\n

There is such a variety of patterns on the interiors and exteriors of these cutie little shells.<\/p>\n

\"morton<\/a><\/p>\n

Yep, I said “little” shells. Wanna see how little they are?<\/p>\n

\"Laevicardium<\/a><\/p>\n

I would have completely missed these little guys if it hadn’t been for MurexAlice<\/a><\/strong> pointing these beauties out to me. I felt so lucky to be able to beach comb with her since she showed me another cutie little shell I would have missed. This is the FLORIDA LYONSIA<\/a><\/strong>…<\/p>\n

\"Florida<\/a><\/p>\n

It is so delicate and paper thin I thought I would break the valves apart before I got home to photograph it. But… Yes! It made it home with both valves still attached. I rinsed the shells off but those little grains of sand seem to be attached so I let them be.<\/p>\n

\"interior<\/a><\/p>\n

I’m not sure if you can see the iridescent shimmer to it, but it reminds me of a tiny little ANGEL WING with a pearlized finish.<\/p>\n

\"size<\/a><\/p>\n

Okay, let me back up a bit before I forget to show you this….I mentioned the MORTON’S YELLOW EGG COCKLE in previous post “I’m Telling On Some Tellins<\/a><\/strong>” and it reminded me of an orchid plant. I got a comment from Jackie saying that it was the\u00a0Oncidium orchid that it looks like. Yes, that’s it! I found a photo from Wikipedia<\/a><\/strong> that will show you why it these shells remind me of an orchid. Do you see why now?<\/p>\n

\"Oncidium-altissimum<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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