I think my most memorable self-collected shell was in Eleuthera,
Bahamas. In 10 feet of water, under a large rock, I found a nice Conus
abbotti that was just short of 53mm, or 2 and 1/16 inches. Later on
that year I let it leave my collection. On that day I had a little to
much to drink.
Andrew Dickson
"Youth is wasted on the young".