Shell Identification

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Well now, that's a LOT of shells!  OK, for starters I'll take a shot at Group 7 (forgive me if I don't look up the authors and dates for all these) ...

1 Conus suratensis
2 Conus leopardus
3 Conus bandanus vidua
4 Conus kintoki or possibly Conus coelinae
5 Conus kintoki
6 Conus virgo
7 Conus litteratus
10 Conus generalis
11 Conus thalassiarchus
13 Conus striatus
14 Conus nicobaricus
15 Conus vexillum
16 Conus laterculatus
17 Conus textile
18 Conus textile
19 Conus miles
20 Conus pertusus
21 Voluta (Cymbiola) vespertilio
22 (L to R) Conus catus nigropunctatus; Conus arenatus; Conus mercator; Conus sp., species uncertain.
23 Voluta (Cymbiola) vespertilio
24 Conus vexillum
25 Voluta (Cymbiola) vespertilio
26 Mitra eremitarum
27 Mitra cardinalis
28 Mitra papalis
29 Conus stercusmuscarum
30 Conus ammiralis
31 Conus textile (beachworn)
32 Conus gloriamaris
33 Conus aulicus propenudus
34 Conus episcopatus
35 Conus sp., species uncertain
36 Conus gloriamaris
37 Conus miles
38 Conus coccineus
39 Conus textile
40 Conus geographus
41 Conus magus (one of many forms)
42 Conus generalis
43 Conus mustelinus
44 Conus sp., species uncertain, may be a light-colored Conus distans
45 Conus tessulatus
46 Conus telatus
47 Conus ammiralis
48 Conus glaucus
49 Conus marmoreus
50 Conus generalis
51 Conus marmoreus
52 Conus pulicarius
53 Conus sp., species uncertain, perhaps a color form of Conus planorbis vitulinus??
54 Conus striatellus
55 Conus generalis
56 Conus figulinus
57 Conus vexillum sumatrensis
58 Conus betulinus
59 Conus vexillum
60 Conus stercusmuscarum
61 Conus pulicarius
62 Conus stercusmuscarum
63 Conus marmoreus
64 Conus marmoreus
65 Spondylus varians
66 (L) Biplex perca; © Aporrhais serresianus; ® a solitary coral, I know the name but can't recall it now.
67 Spondylus sp, probably Spondylus barbatus, attached to a Serpulorbis colubrinus
68 unknown coral
69 chiton, species uncertain
70 Lopha cristagalli
71 unknown
72 Lopha hyotis
73 Tubipora sp. (organpipe coral)
74 uncertain, upper valve of a Pseudochama?
75 Balanus sp. (barnacles)
76 Chama lazarus
100 Architectonica perspectiva
101 Murex (Hexaplex) cichoreum
102 Murex (Hexaplex) cichoreum
103 (L) uncertain; ® Bolma erectospinosa
104 Angaria delphinus
105 (L) Strombus bulla; ® Angaria rugosa
106 Guildfordia triumphans
107 (L) Cellana flava; ® Guildfordia yoka
108 Angaria delphinus
109 Guildfordia triumphans
110 Obba marginata (land snail)
111 Ryssota sp., probably Ryssota sagittifera (land snail)
112 (L) Strombus sp., juvenile, species uncertain; © Architectonica perspectiva; ® Marisa cornuarietis (fresh water)
113 (L) Chrysallis sp.; © Canistrum ovoideum; ® Liguus virgineus (land snails)
114 (L) Chrysallis virgata (one of many forms); © unknown (family Trochidae); ® Strombus mutabilis
115 Liguus virgineus (land snail)
116 Amphidromus entobaptus (land snail)
117 Helicostyla sp., probably Helicostyla rufogaster (land snail)
118 Chrysallis sp., may all be forms of C. virgata (land snails)
119 Achatina fulica (land snail)
120 (L) Casmaria erinacea; © and ® Casmaria erinacea, form vibex
121 Conus aulicus
122 Nassa serta
123 Conus lividis
124 Conus textile
125 Conus magnificus