Wholesale green abalone shells for smudge bowls, commercial grade, some will have a light sealant, of the Haliotidae family of green abalone from 6 inches long to approximately 6-1/2 inches long are colorful seashells to add to a shell collection, and are used in as a smudging shell and abalone smudge bowl.. The highly iridescent inner layer of the shell of abalone has traditionally been used as a decorative item in jewelry, buttons, and as inlay in furniture and in musical instruments such as guitars, etc. The shell is also polished and sold for seashell decorating and used in shell crafts and making inlaid knife handles, tables and jewelry. Abalone is a marine snail commonly called ear shell, sea ear, and ormer.