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 (#4570)
F+++ 83mm. A beautiful large example of this stunning & rare vercoi form! Excellent colour & strong pattern…Diver collected – south coast WA.
Cypraea jeaniana aurata (#4556)
Gem- 83.7mm: A magnificent, heavy & mature shell with classic colour, pattern & beautiful shape, tapering into the terminals, easily one of the best I have handled!
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata (#4544)
F+++/Gem 77.4mm: An impressive large (half punctata – half immaculata) pink shell with darker pink terminals & just a scattering of gold/orange spotting over a predominantly pink dorsum! Diver collected - Recherche Archipelago, south coast WA.
Cypraea eludens (#4538)
F+++/Gem 62.6mm. Beautiful dark dorsum on this one with the classic blue/white margin halo!
Cypraea venusta roseoimmaculata (Rare colour variant) (#4522)
F+++/Gem 71.7mm/ A stunning & exceptionally rare colour variation of this beautiful Zoila! Not the typical classic pink, but a lovely creamy yellowish tone with faintly darker lateral banding over the dorsum. By diver, Recherche Archipelago, south coast of WA.
Cypraea eludens stricklandi (#4454)
Gem- 37.2mm. Here we have a stunning example of this very recently described species! One of the nicest I have seen to date.
Cypraea friendii insulata (#4427)
F+++/Gem 85.4mm: A beautiful, classic insulata, nicely flanged margins & colour! Masons Bay south coast WA.
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 venusta roseopunctata (#4190)
F+++/Gem 74.8mm Nicely spotted pattern over soft fleshy pink! A standout piece… Recherche Archipelago/Esperance 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!