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 friendii vercoi candida (#4329)
F++/F+++ 74.2mm. Beautiful fresh blue/grey colour with strong lateral banding, cream margins with goldy coloured spots & terminals! A nice sized shell, no chips or algae etc, it does have the dorsal growth line but shows exceptionally well…
Cypraea jeaniana aurata (#4293)
Gem- 79mm. A beautiful classic aurata! Timeless…Deep water NW Australia.
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)
Gem- 93mm Spectacular large, dark pink coloured specimen, trawled off Sandy Cape Q’Land.
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata (#4190)
F+++/Gem 74.8mm Nicely spotted pattern over soft fleshy pink! A standout piece… Recherche Archipelago/Esperance south coast WA.
Cypraea friendii vercoi candida (#4073)
F+++ 76.4mm. Here we have a really lovely example of the the elusive candida form! Classic pale blue /grey colouration with darker banding visible, heavy & mature shell with perfect terminals & a shallow growth fault on the lower right side near margin. Collected by diver, south coast WA.
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata (#4058)
F+++/Gem 70mm Unusual gray/pink coloured shell with darker grayish terminals & just a few small scattered spots n speckles!
Cypraea friendii vercoi candida (#3991)
F+++ 83mm. Beautiful large example of this stunning & rare vercoi form! Excellent colour & strong pattern.
Cypraea venusta episema (#3900)
Gem- 70.8mm. Beautiful dark & mature specimen from Geographe Bay population, always incredibly difficult to obtain this quality.