Beautiful specimens from around the world

🐚 Beautiful new specimens!
Seashells from around the world

Hover the mouse cursor over the seashells for information.

Species list:

Muricidae:
• Pterochelus acanthopterus (Lamarck, 1816), N.W. Australia, 75.6mm
• Pterochelus akation (Vokes, 1993), N.W. Australia, 35.9mm / 36.1mm

Cypraeidae:
• Cribrarula cribraria (Linnaeus, 1758), Philippines, 39.5mm, giant!
• Mauritia eglantina (Duclos, 1833), New Caledonia, 58.4mm, niger & rostrate!
• Naria eburnea (Barnes, 1824), Fiji, 46mm
• Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis (Gmelin, 1791), Philippines, 47.5mm
• Naria helvola bellatrix (Lorenz, 2009), Marquesas, 25mm
• Staphylaea limacina staphylaeformis Lorenz 1989, Philippines, 34.7mm
• Zoila decipiens decipiens. (Smith, E.A., 1880), N.W. Australia, 51.4mm / 52.2mm

From my collection

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