hundred
and fifty dollars. Similar to these, pearly formations characterized by
a glazed, or glassy, or shiny surface, are found in many molluscan
varieties, bivalves and univalves, but none of these are true pearls.
Pearls
similar to the pink Conch are found in the shank or chank of Ceylon
(Turbinella scolymus). This is the sacred shell of the Hindus and the
national emblem of Travancore in the Madras presidency, India. Vishnu
carries a chank called "Devadatta" in his hand. It is said his first
incarnation was for the purpose of destroying Shankhasura (the giant
chank shell), and thereby regaining the Vedas, which had been stolen
and taken to ocean deeps.
