Zoila venusta. 70mm. Grade; Fine. Color form. Australian Shell.

Description

Family.......................Cypraeidae.
Genus.......................Zoila.
Species......……...... venusta
Size...........................70mm.
Grade........................Fine.
Location.........…..... S.W. Aust.
Author......................Sowerby 1846
Habitat..................…Sponge on granite reef.
Depth.....................
...30m.
(
Delightful / Much Desired Cowry
)
Some have it as venusta
rosopunctata,
I refer to the original authors description.
A color form with many algal dots beneath the nacre. Terminals intact. It makes the magic 70mm threshold. A representative or trader.