SEASHELLS
Case of rare sea shells .Among the rarest and most sought after of all shells are cowries.Only three of them are known to exist in the world, one of which was found in the stomach of a fish. Some shells are quite valuable, worth tens of thousands even hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Harpulina Arausiaca(220)
RM150.00 – RM200.00Superfamily: Muricoidea (RT220)
Family: Volutidae
Species: Harpulina Arausiaca( Valenciennes 1863 )
Common Name: Vexillate Volute
Habitat: Off shore
Origin: India
Average Size: 7.5 cm ( 3 in ) -
Perotrochus Westralis(18)
RM380.00
Superfamily: Pleurotomariodea( RT 18 )
Family: Pleurotomariidae
Species: Perotrochus Westralis
Common Name: Aust Slit Shell(White1987 )
Habitat: Deep Water
Origin: West Australia
Average Size: 10 cm ( 4 in ) -
Cypraea Aurantium(96)
RM900.00 – RM950.00Superfamily: Cypraeoidea ( RT 96 )
Family: Cypraeidae
Species: Cypraea Aurantium ( Gmelin 1791 )
Common Name: Golden Cowrie
Habitat: Caves in Coral
Origin: Philippines
Average Size: 8cm ( 3.2 in )RARE SHELL IN THE WORLD
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Lyria Kurodai(214)
RM280.00Superfamily: Muricoidea( RT 214 )
Family: Volutidae
Species: Lyria Kurodai ( Kawamura 1964 )
Common Name: Kurodai’s Lyria
Habitat: Deepwater
Origin: Vietnam
Average Size: 8cm ( 3.2 in )
