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 eludens (#4381)
Gem- 65.5mm. Now this is a stunning piece! Nice size, beautiful shape & proportions, dark & with a superb pattern..
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata (#4370)
F+++/Gem 70mm: Soft pinky gold tones with darker orange/gold spotting & pink terminals, a lovely piece!
Diver collected -Recherche Archipelago – South coast Western Australia.
Cypraea friendii kostini (#4364)
Gem- 68mm; A stunning large specimen, beautiful shape, colour & quality!
A very heavy, solid & mature specimen.
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.