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 venusta roseopunctata (#5499)
F+++/Gem 66.2mm: Pale creamy colour with dark gingery spotting & touch of mauve at terminals! Unusual & very attractive piece…
Cypraea thersites (#5489)
F+++ 95mm: Spectacular BIIIG dark shell from Kangaroo Is SA! So hard to find them this large…
Cypraea jeaniana jeaniana (#5481)
Gem- 72mm: A spectacular dark spotted piece with dark base! One of the most attractive specimens I have seen in some time…
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata/immaculata (#5473)
Gem- 75.5mm: Lush, deeeep rich pink colour on this one! Mature with lovely inflated, beautifully proportioned bulbous/inflated shape, dark pink terminals and exceptional base colouration/striations…
Cypraea friendii vercoi (#5468)
F+++/Gem 69.2mm: A very nice dark shell, heavy base with lovely colour tones & shape!
Cypraea marginata ketyana hypermarginata (#5458)
Gem- 52mm: A spectacular example of this very sought after Zoila species! Easily one of the very best I have seen with classic, heavy calloused “Fried egg” margins, beautiful shape & colour!
Cypraea friendii friendii (#5449)
F+++/Gem 92.3mm: Here we have a large & very impressive specimen from the Flinders Bay/Augusta population! It has a broad, heavy, slightly flanging base with beautiful colour and pattern. Margins with a slight orange tint with heavy black spotting1 Very rarely found or offered for sale…
Cypraea friendii friendii (#5447)
Gem- 81.4mm: Lots of blue on this one, heavy and with a lovely mature shape, very uncommon over 80mm…
Cypraea friendii friendii (#5437)
F+++/Gem 81.5mm: Beautiful colour, strong dark spotting over the classic blue and large size for the Geographe Bay population..
Umbilia armeniaca westralis (#5432)
Gem 89.6mm: A very attractive example of this uncommon variant from the western edges of the GAB!