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 rosselli satiata (#5218)
Gem- 45.4mm. An exceptionally attractive specimen, jet black with sharply defined, flull length dorsal mantle stripe & lovely flanged base!
Cypraea friendii vercoi lentiginosa (#5212)
F+++/Gem 72mm: An exceptionally lovely, heavy, deep water shell with beautiful & unmistakable lentiginosa colour & pattern! One of the classic Zoila rarities from south coast WA.
Cypraea venusta bakeri (#5206)
Gem- 65.3mm: A rare one!!! Taken from a deep water crayfish pot off Lancelin WA! Incredibly heavy, solid nugget of a venusta, convex base and with quite pronounced terminals, pale cream/white colour with just a couple tiny flecks of pattern…A superb piece & very rarely offered!
Cypraea venusta roseoimmaculata (#5190)
Gem- 74mm. A classic, flesh pink beauty!!!
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata (#5129)
F+++/Gem 61mm: As beautiful pink/orange specimen from the inshore dwarf population of Starvation Boat Harbour on the south coast of Western Australia! Only very rarely do we find specimens as nice as this with such superb colour! Perfect shape & proportions…
Cypraea venusta roseopunctata (Gold form) (#5111)
F+++ 75.6mm: Beautiful soft pink colour with strong orange/gold spotting! A shallow dorsal growth imperfection, but it’s an exceptional piece…
Cypraea venusta roseoimmaculata (#5088)
F+++/Gem 78.4mm: Beautiful big & inflated specimen with soft peachy pink colour tones!
Cypraea friendii friendii (#5027)
Gem 75.7mm: Beautifully elegant shape & colouration!!! Superb shell…
Cypraea friendii friendii (#5025)
F+++/Gem 74.1mm: Classic Geographe Bay blue colour with a nicely calloused base & margins! A beautiful shell…
Cypraea friendii friendii (#4976)
Gem- 75.4mm: Classic slender form with chocolate spotting!!! By diver – Bunbury SW Australia.
