Beautiful collection of shells from several parts of the world with Latin names and locations. All these 50 species were bought separately at fairs between 1950-1990. Some species have superficial damage, such as the jagged lip of Ficus gracilis. The shells are individually packed in plastic bubbles and shipped in a sturdy box. Ideal to complement the collection, as the start of a collection or for decoration Photo 1: Cyphoma gibbosum 38 mm, Curaçao, Lesser Conus abbreviatus 32 mm, Hawaii Erosaria poraria 20 mm, Philippines, Cebu Conus mercator 30 mm, Segenal, Dakar Cribrarula cribraria 29 mm, Philippines, Cebu Monetaria caputserpentis 33mm, Bora Bora Palmadusta diluculum diluculum 28 mm Zanzibar, Chwaka Erronea onyx onyx 43 mm, Philippines, Bohol Cypraeacassis testiculus 52 mm, Brazil, Camocim Luria lurida luria 59 mm, Angola Mitra mitra 95 mm, Philippines, Zamboanga Doxander vittatus 80 mm, Philippines, Palawan Doxander vittatus apicatus 70 mm, Senegal Conus geographus 72 mm, New Guinea. One of the most poisonous animals in the world! Dendroconus suratensis 88 mm, Philippines, Cebu. A very large specimen of 88 millimetres (usually around 70 millimetres). Busycon contrarium 90 mm (with operculum!), Florida, Marco island. Strombus pugilis (var.) nicaraguensis 75 mm, Nicaragua Lobatus raninus 81 mm, Colombia, Santa Marta Chelcycypraea testudinaria 110 mm, Philippines, Cebu Cymatium perryi 130 mm, Sri Lanka Ficus gracilis 137 mm, Philippines, Bohol Photo 2: Tectarius pagodus 55 mm, Philippines, Zamboanga Distorsio anus 55 mm, Thailand, Phuket Chama lazarus 61 mm, Philippines, Bohol Corculum cardissa 45 mm, Solomon islands Glycymeris glycymeris 52 mm, France, Brittany Tenagodus anguinus 74 mm, Unguja Ukuu, Zanzibar Lopha cristagalli 54 mm, Philippines, Palawan Turbo crassus 52 mm, Philippines, Palawan Strombus pugilis 65 mm, Honduras, Roatan island Lambis millepeda 140 mm, Philippines, Bohol Bolma girgylla 49 mm, Philippines, Cebu Cymbiolista hunter 139 mm, Musgrave, Australia Ryssota ovum 90 mm, Philippines Arctica islandica 99 mm (with periostracum!), Cleaver bank North Sea. Beautiful specimen of the oldest living animal (up to 500 years old) in the world. Turbo marmoratus 84 mm, Philippines, Palawan Photo 3: Lambis crocata 108 mm, Philippines, Bohol Spondylus barbatus 65 mm, Japan, Okinawa Chicoreus brunneus 75 mm, Philippines, Bohol. Special Jet black kind. Hexaplex erythrostromus 68 mm, California Ovula ovum 88 mm, Taiwan Cypraea pantherina 130 mm, Red Sea Extremely large specimen of 130 millimetres (usually 37 to 118 mm). Melongena melongena 74 mm, Venezuela Pteria penguin 138 mm, Japan, Okinawa. A beautiful shell fresh from nature. Often this species is cultivated for pearl farms and the lids are processed before they are sold. Haliotis sorensoni 120 mm, California Photo 4: Pecten maximus 120 mm, France, Brittany Tutufa bubo 112 mm, Philippines Palawan Melo melo 120 mm, Sri Lanka Lambis chiragra 213 mm, Philippines, Bohol Large cluster of barnacles of the species Megabalanus tintinnabulum, Philippines