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 (#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!
Cypraea marginata (#5422)
Gem 59.4mm: A beautiful shell & always rare to find GEM quality in any marginata specimen from any location! Lovely, slightly extended shape, pale creamy dorsum with flesh coloured pattern & margins, lightly flaring base…Nice!
Cypraea venusta bakeri (#5395)
F+++ 65.4mm: A lovely cream coloured, classic bakeri with the exceptionally heavy, solid, ovular body & convex base this rare deep water variant is known for!
Rarely offered…
Cypraea jeaniana sherylae (#5392)
Gem- 66mm: A superb fresh, dark specimen with strong dorsal mantle stripe showing the underlying blue tones!
Cypraea jeaniana sherylae (#5382)
Gem- 72.4mm. Beautiful array of colour on this piece & over the 70mm line which is always impressive!