The phrase "a series of shells" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to multiple shells, either in a literal sense (like physical shells) or in a metaphorical sense (like layers or components of something).
Example: "The beach was lined with a series of shells, each one more beautiful than the last."
Alternatives: "a collection of shells" or "a sequence of shells."
A series of shells and missiles was developed with DU tips to destroy tanks and other armoured defences.
But, seven and half hours later, a series of shells smashed into the building, destroying two of the classrooms, killing 19 and injuring more than a hundred others.
Using that principle and the assumption that the quantum states in a multi-electron atom are essentially the same as those in the hydrogen atom, one can postulate a series of "shells" of electrons and explain the chemical valence of an element in terms of the loss, gain, or sharing of electrons in the outer shell.
That money was allegedly paid to a company Indian authorities allege was owned through a series of shell companies leading to a Mauritius trust controlled by Vinod Adani.
Mr. Mazer's wife, Svetlana, and his mother, Larisa Medzon, were also arrested, accused of money laundering by funneling the kickbacks through a series of shell companies.
The companies kicked back more than $24.5 million to Mr. Mazer, who routed it through a series of shell companies owned by his mother and wife, the authorities said.
Mr. Mazer's wife, Svetlana, and his mother, Larisa Medzon, were also arrested and charged with money laundering for funneling the kickbacks through a series of shell companies, prosecutors said.
The unit cell of the braided composite is modeled as a series of shell elements, where each element is modeled as a laminated composite.
Those documents and interviews show that the family did appear to control, indirectly through a series of shell companies, a stake in Founder Securities, which has a joint venture in China with Credit Suisse, the Swiss bank.
This is where the most egregious Swiss bank account cases fall, like the ones when a person created a series of shell companies to mask the ultimate owner of an account.
That scheme, presented as a cautionary tale for those tempted to invest in Russian energy stocks, described executives' setting up a series of shell companies to pose as contractors for Transneft's project to build a 3,000-mile 3,000-mileo China.
