The Trochus niloticus is a large, conical-shaped, marine gastropod or snail of shallow tropical reefs. Trochidae. The Trochus Niloticus shell yields valuable mother-of-pearl. Nacre also known as mother of pearl, is an organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer; it also makes up the outer coating of pearls.
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