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Lambis robusta Swainson, 1821 A Polynesian Endemic species
Marie-Galante Cowries
Lissenung Island, New Ireland – a paradise for shell lovers
Live Cypraea niger from New-Caledonia and their camouflage
Pictures of a Live Cypraea hirundo francisca from Seychelles : a scoop !!
A Live Cypraea surinamensis
Conus legatus & Conus pertusus from Tahiti
Extending The Range Of Conus pseudoaurantius & C. aurantius
Keppel Island Blessings
Conus aulicus chasing Cypraea talpa in New Caledonia
Trip To New Caledonia
New Caledonian Conus marmoreus complex
Trip To Marco Island (Florida)
Second trip to NC, Conus marmoreus amazing variations
Collecting in The Solomons, Or No Wonder Gene Came Home With a Grin on His Face!
Where are the Tahitian seashells hiding ?
Night Scuba in France, live shell pictures…
A wonderful specimen of Conus Regius “citrinus”
Conus lividus and its related cone shells : help to identify them
Cypraea Erosaria spurca : details of the manthe
Conus daucus and related species variations from Martinique
Sailing down to the Grenadines
Miters, collectors forgotten seashells
Conus textile variation from Polynesia & New Caledonia
Small snails from Mediterranean sea Part 1
Conus regius Martinique’s variations
Conus regius & Conus cedonulli feedings habits
Marginelles
Conus gubernator leehmani in the Seychelles ?
Winter Scuba Diving in France, or the unexpected cowrie
Variations of Cypraea Erosaria acicularis from Martinique
Seashell Collecting on a Shrimp Boat
A new marginella from M. glabella group “Marginella cf. desjardini”
A new Cypraea testudinaria from northern New-Caledonia ?
Conus boui Da Motta, 1988 Two species under the same name ?
Cypraea (Luria) lurida lurida in Aquarium
Conus pennaceus from Seychelles
Cowries of southern Sri Lanka
Collecting “Freak” Cone Shells
Extending The Range Of Conus pseudoaurantius & C. aurantius
Seven days trip to Venezuela
Notes On Diving At Nuku Hiva Island, Marquesas And Moorea Island
Live rare seashells images direct from the Philippines
Senegal Cone Shells
Low tide searching at 5 miles reef, South New Caledonia
Seashells & Art
Shelling report from Tahiti
A review of the Bistolida-complex of Africa’s north-eastern, eastern and southern coastlines and the adjacent Indian Ocean islands
ERRATUM : Conus of the Southeastern United and Caribbean
Back from 19 days in the Seychelles
VENOMIC PROJECT : Trip To Polynesia
La Garde (France) Shell Show 2011
Second International CONE MEETING
Diving with the Mediterranean Cowries
Forms of cribraria comma (Perry 1811) and of esontropia francescoi (Lorenz 2002)
2010 Seychelles’ trip
Conus hornii in Venezuela
Phuket (Thailand) 3 weeks Trip
2010 Trip To Madagascar
Conus textile variation from Tuamotu
Conus auratinus sur Tahiti !
Conus (Darioconus) pennaceus Born, 1778 from Seychelles
Two Days at Sanibel island (Florida) : Extreme Low Tide
Voyage aux Seychelles Octobre 2015
La Garde (France) Shell Show 2008
La Garde (France) Shell Show 2010
Interview of Mr Giancarlo Paganelli
Interview of Pr Alan Kohn, Professor Emeritus, Zoology
Interview Of Antonio Monteiro
La Garde (France) Shell Show 2012
The Cone Collector (pdf)
Xenophora (pdf)
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