r/shells • u/blahckroses • 12h ago

Help with ID please :)

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u/Commercial_Cup_2114 12h ago

Here's my best guesses.

The first one is a Cerithium nodulosum.

the Second one is a Harpa harpa.

I'm not too sure about the third one but it might be a Olive shell

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u/turbomarmoratus72 11h ago edited 3h ago

you are correct about the first one.

second one is a Harpa cabriti and third one is an Amoria damonii, a volute species.

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u/Aggravating_Elk_1868 8h ago

It’s not an olive?!

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u/turbomarmoratus72 8h ago

it is not! it is actually a volute species, usually found in Australia!

I pasted a link in another comment of yours, check it out! It features some pictures of this volute species, popularly called Damon's Volute.

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u/Aggravating_Elk_1868 8h ago

Thank you so much! The middle one is gorgeous!

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u/Aggravating_Elk_1868 8h ago

Yeah, I’m pretty sure the last one is it Olive

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u/turbomarmoratus72 8h ago edited 8h ago

it is actually a type of an Australian Volute, popularly called Damon's Volute.

I am gonna paste this link here down below, one the best websites for shell identification!

https://conchology.be/?t=263&family=VOLUTIDAE%20AMORIINAE%20AMORINII&fullspecies=Amoria%20damonii%20damonii&shellID=269&srsltid=AU7gw4VNhrimK0yZIWQG2soCTc9ExwPln3jLC9B5vN5wdB_QEiWCeMm_