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I have been collecting shells for more than 35 years, specialising in Recent and fossil cowries. Like most collectors, I started with a general collection, but after a few years I started to concentrate on one family, the Cypraeidae. After doing an undergraduate research project on the evolution of this group of molluscs (against the advice of my tutor, who though the subject was far too specialised), I became interested in the fossil species as well.

Bernaya teulerei, Oman	Siphoncypraea mus, Venezuela	Siphoncypraea hertweckorum Siphoncypraea mus	Barycypraea fultoni massieri B. caputcypraea	Zoila decipiens f suprasinum, NW Australia
Leporicypraea mappa Mauritia arabica immanis	Erosaria guttata, Philippines	Austrocypraea reevei, W. Australia	Umbilia capricornia, Australia	Cypraeovula castanea, Jeffreys Bay
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