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 kostini (#4610)
Gem- 61.3mm: Lovely colour on this kostini & showing a very nice clean dorsal mantle stripe! Solid, heavy & beautifully proportioned piece…
Cypraea marginata ketyana hypermarginata (#4604)
Gem- 49mm: A superb, very high quality example of this rare species with the classic, heavily flaring margins & orange base colours!
Cypraea marginata ketyana bataviensis (#4598)
Gem- 50.7mm Exceptionally attractive, fine pepper speckled dorsal pattern on this one, beautiful classic & mature shape!
Cypraea friendii insulata (#4582)
F+++/Gem 89.1mm Beautiful big “old school” insulata with the classic broad, flattened & calloused base! Diver collected in shallow water – Israelite Bay- South coast WA
Cypraea thersites (#4572)
F+++ 91.7mm. Magnificent BIG inflated specimen, black margins & blue mottled dorsal pattern/colour! It has several small, smooth & fully glossed nacre imperfections but no chips & is just such an impressive piece! Very very difficult to find today in the 90+ size ranges…
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 thalamega (#4562)
F+++/Gem 91.6mm. An impressive & very beautiful example of this highly sought after Zoila uber rarity! Large with classic thalamega colour & pattern.
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 rosselli rosselli Bernier Island form (#4550)
F+++/Gem 50.3mm: Here we have one of the stunning & rare deep water dived shells from the remote Bernier Island population! Distinct, broad angular & flaring margins, jet black with lovely copper gold dorsal window…Easily one of the most visually spectacular of any of the various rosselli populations.
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.
