Colorful reef crab
Liomera cinctimanusia
The colorful reef crab, Liomera cinctimanusia, is a small crustacean found in the western Pacific Ocean.
William Wing was the illustrator for art work. He was a zoological illustrator and entomologist. He, along with other illustrators, assisted with the book The Zoology of the Voyage of the H.M.S. Samarang.
White, Adam and Adam, Arthur “The Zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Samarang, under the command of Captain Sir Edward Belcher, C.B., F.R.A.S., F.G.S., during the years 1843-1846”, Chapter Crustacea (Crustacea Tab VII) London, Reeve and Benham, 1850.
Colorful reef crab enameled earrings
Each piece is individually created, so there are small differences between all the finished pairs of earrings. The final enameled piece is attached to a Sterling silver ear wire that has been given patina to darken the silver.
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