Cassis madagascariensis and form spinella

[pilsbryi]

I shall send the pictures to you , and believe to me that no words wont be added in the explainaition .

They are NOT the same and there is a problem that i would like to discuss ?

What happened to Cassis madascariensis ? Most shall say that i am crazy but my oppinion is that this beauty it is a very rare shell these days .

This might explain why some collectors in the past did not know or believed that they are the same .

To Marlo and all other that read this : you might being loosing the chance of having a piece of history , something that was seen at the old days , but unfortunately these are long gone .

I grew wondering the day i would have a Cassis madascariensis and a spinella. They are the most precious creatures at hand. Took me more than 25 years, but i did it !

Once a collector made the task of gathering the most 50 rare shells in existence . My concern it is about get all that almost disappared or vanished for good with a main concern in the Caribbean ( certain species and forms ) and Panamic.

Takes time and effort but sometimes you have the prize .

Kind regards

Pilsbryi