Shark / Skate Egg Casing Pouch Chondrichthyes Mermaid / Devil Purse Sea Shell
Used by a Creature of the Sea in an excellent condition and a superb specimen and example
Measures 3 3/4” long overall with the actual pod or casing being 1 1/2” long and 1" wide and 1/2" thick in the middle
The egg case or egg capsule is often known as or called a Mermaid's purse or Devil's purse
Purse is a casing that surrounds the fertilized eggs of some sharks, skates, and chimaeras
They are made of collagen protein strands and because they are lightweight yet very strong they can wash up on the Beach many times attached to reeds or sea weed
The egg cases that wash up are normally empty, in that the young fish having already hatched out
This casing probably contained eggs from either the dogfish or a skate
Living chondricthyans that produce egg cases include some sharks, skates and chimaeras. Egg cases or capsules typically contain one embryo, except for big skate and mottled skate egg cases
Squalidae, more commonly known as dogfish, dog sharks, or spiny dogfish, are one of several families of sharks categorized under Squaliformes, making it the second largest order of sharks, numbering 119 species across 7 families
We personally picked this off of a Mid Atlantic beach
Great educational tool and a Wonderful addition to any shell collection serving as a Great Conversation item
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