Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines
Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines
Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines
Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines
Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines
Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines

Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines


This is a Crowned Baler Shell (Melo aethiopus) from the Philippines. The shell is a tan colored off white with several brown stripes on it. The real star of the show is the top section of it. The shell has a perfect Fibonacci spiral with pointed sections along that spiral, giving it a "crown" like appearance, which is how it got its name.

This piece measures approximately 18.5cm x 12.9cm x 8.8cm