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this are from philippine sea.
hi paul, i hope this link will provide the photos. thanks.

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hello there ! are there someone here who can id this shell, ive already posted this, but no one yet has come out to id it. if you kindly enough to give me an info, at least the exact family i will greatly appreciate it.
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best luck!
-diocris.
Very small juvenile Thais species I would say.
hi dave! im glad that you answered my post.
you said it is a thais specie,maybe you are right but will you also consider if it is a nucella specie? coz i think it is more like it, (i guess).and also i dont think it is a juvenile. the features of the shell are looks matured,the size is 23-25 mm.
(point of view) ; i am no expert about the seashells but i have some ideas that tells me if it is a juvenile or not, and the specie is in my collections.
  cheers,
              diocris.
To me it looks like it has had a large protoconch broken off. A large protoconch on a shell this size says to me a juvenile. Also a mature Nucella species tends to have a thickened lip.
I am no expert but I have been collecting and studying shells for over 40 years.
Many thanks Dave, Wink
You are welcome my friend.  Wink