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Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found.
Image ID: 12970
Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten | Glory of the Sea cone shell, brown form. The Glory of the Sea cone shell, once one of the rarest and most sought after of all seashells, remains the most famous and one of the most desireable shells for modern collectors.
Image ID: 08732
Species: Glory of the Seas Cone, Conus gloriamaris | Venus comb murex. Scientists speculate that the distinctively long and narrow spines are a protection against fish and other mollusks and prevent the mollusk from sinking into the soft, sandy mud where it is commonly found.
Image ID: 12971
Species: Venus comb murex, Murex pecten |
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Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12972
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus | Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12973
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus | Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12974
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus |
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Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12975
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus | Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12976
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus | Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12977
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus |
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Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12978
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus | Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12979
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus | Thorny oyster or spiny oyster.
Image ID: 12980
Species: Thorny oyster, Spondylus |
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Tulip Cone.
Image ID: 07954
Species: Tulip Cone, Conus tulipa | Tulip Cone.
Image ID: 07955
Species: Tulip Cone, Conus tulipa | Tulip Cone.
Image ID: 07956
Species: Tulip Cone, Conus tulipa |
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Mustellina Olive.
Image ID: 07957
Species: Mustellina Olive, Oliva mustellina | Mustellina Olive.
Image ID: 07958
Species: Mustellina Olive, Oliva mustellina | Oliva lignaria fordi.
Image ID: 07959
Species: Oliva lignaria fordi |
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Oliva lignaria fordi.
Image ID: 07960
Species: Oliva lignaria fordi | Oliva lignaria cryptospira.
Image ID: 07961
Species: Oliva lignaria cryptospira | Oliva lignaria cryptospira.
Image ID: 07962
Species: Oliva lignaria cryptospira |
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Ornate olive.
Image ID: 07963
Species: Ornate olive, Oliva lignaria | Ornate olive.
Image ID: 07964
Species: Ornate olive, Oliva lignaria | Austral Cone.
Image ID: 07965
Species: Austral Cone, Conus australis |
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Austral Cone.
Image ID: 07966
Species: Austral Cone, Conus australis | Conus mutabilis.
Image ID: 07967
Species: Conus mutabilis | Conus mutabilis.
Image ID: 07968
Species: Conus mutabilis |
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Conus mutabilis.
Image ID: 07969
Species: Conus mutabilis | Calf Cone.
Image ID: 07970
Species: Calf Cone, Conus vitulinus | Calf Cone.
Image ID: 07971
Species: Calf Cone, Conus vitulinus |