Soak it - Water Pic it - Try some Hydrogen Peroxide inside only.  Prop it so you
won't roll - aperature up and pour Hydrogen Peroxine inside.

Sometimes you have to work at it for a while.  Especially if the animal is all
dried up inside.

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> I recently purchased a gem cypraea maricola, but it still has some of the
> animal in the shell.  As the shell is rather small (15.3mm) and the aperture
> is narrow, does anyone have any suggestions as to how to get the rest of the
> animal out of the shell?
>
> Dave
> Ossining, NY