Druncle Mort's Mystery Shack

Druncle Mort's Mystery Shack Natural history items/collectibles/oddities, Raw minerals/artifacts/carvings/shells/rare & unique

One of the displays been making for the shack. Cowrie or cowry is the common name for a group of small to large sea snai...
05/16/2026

One of the displays been making for the shack.

Cowrie or cowry is the common name for a group of small to large sea snails in the family Cypraeidae.

Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures. The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money.

Cowrie shells are sometimes used in a way similar to dice, similar in board games such as Pachisi and Ashta Chamma. A number of shells (six or seven in Pachisi) are thrown, with those landing aperture upwards indicating the actual number rolled.

Spondylus americanus, commonly known as the Atlantic thorny oyster, is a bivalve mollusk found in the western Atlantic O...
03/27/2026

Spondylus americanus, commonly known as the Atlantic thorny oyster, is a bivalve mollusk found in the western Atlantic Ocean, ranging from North Carolina to Brazil, including the Caribbean and Gulf of Mexico. They attach to hard surfaces like rocks and shipwrecks, featuring colorful, spiny shells, often with purple, red, or orange hues.

They are relatively hard to harvest, requiring deep-sea diving.

These are some available in the shop now. Come on down and check them out along with a lot more shells available.

Just got in a few pieces of Mexican Amber that will be available at the Mystery Shack next week.
03/13/2026

Just got in a few pieces of Mexican Amber that will be available at the Mystery Shack next week.

This is the new shop I'm building in Aquarium Village across the street from the zoo. It will have all kinds of Natural...
03/10/2026

This is the new shop I'm building in Aquarium Village across the street from the zoo. It will have all kinds of Natural History items, raw and polished minerals, Natural jewelry, Animal mounts, Shells for the beginner collector as well as some high end shells. Fossils of all kinds. Stay tuned for all the Rare and Unique items.

Few pictures of some of the stuff in the shack.

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3101 SE Ferry Slip Road
Newport, OR
97365

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