THE SHELLS
Enjoy browsing through these pages for a variety of select quality specimen seashells, I hope you find something interesting...
Zoila Exceptional - POR Volutidae Strombidae Turbinidae Cypraeidae Muricidae Various Conidae Bivalves Haliotidae Pectinidae Ranellidae
Cypraea rosselli f. abrolhosensis (#4284)
F++/F+++ 60.5mm. A large & spectacular specimen from this elusive population! Several natural imperfections but terminals perfect…A very impressive piece!
Cypraea eludens (#4279)
F+++ 56mm. Lovely colours on this little eludens!
Cypraea thersites (#4269)
F+++/Gem 100.7mm. GIANT! One of the largest thersites specimens I have seen in many many years…Collected by diver from Thorny Passage South Australia in 1994! Exceptionally rare this size today…
Cypraea venusta (#4264)
F+++/Gem 64.9mm. This is a beautiful piece from the small inshore population of Munglinup Beach on the south coast of WA! Soft fleshy pink with darker orange spotting…
Timbellus bednalli (#4258)
F+++/Gem 75.6mm w/op. The famous “Butterfly Murex” A large & exceptionally nice quality specimen! An enduring rarity…
Volutoconus grossi grossi (#4253)
F+++/Gem 93mm Spectacular large, dark pink coloured specimen, trawled off Sandy Cape Q’Land 1998!
Cypraea thersites contraria (#4236)
F+++ 70.5mm. A very attractively coloured/patterned piece & very heavy! Trawled from the Great Australian Bight, south Australia.
Cypraea jeaniana aurata (#4221)
Gem-88mm. Spectacular large inflated shell with lovely symmetrical shape, broad base & nicely speckled dorsum…Just how we want them!
Cypraea marginata ketyana hypermarginata (#4215)
F+++ 50.5mm. A lovely example of this rare form with strong base colouration & nicely flaring margins! A classic piece…A couple of discreet natural growth imperfections, no chip.
Cypraea rosselli satiata (#4196)
Gem- 50.2mm A superb example of this rare north western Australian form!