Purchased in

2009-10

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena dayritiana dayritiana

dayritiana dayritiana

16 mm

Gem

4,07 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

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dayritiana dayritiana 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi

langfordi langfordi

59 mm

F++/F+++

> 100 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

Trawled from East China Sea, deepth:120m

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langfordi langfordi 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

20 mm

n.a.

8,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Brasil (Rio Grande do Norte) › Natal

15m deep. 1984

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acicularis acicularis 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi

langfordi langfordi

61 mm

F++/F+++

> 100 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

Trawled from East China Sea, deepth:120m

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langfordi langfordi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) lamarckii lamarckii

lamarckii lamarckii

36 mm

Gem

51,00 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

17.10.2009

Tanzania › Dar es Salaam › Sinda Island

DARK, VIOLET TEETH INTERSTICES

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lamarckii lamarckii 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) joycae joycae

joycae joycae

54 mm

F+++

> 100 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

Trawled from East China Sea, deepth:120m

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joycae joycae 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) joycae joycae

joycae joycae

43 mm

n.a.

57,72 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

Thin hull, trawled from East China Sea, deepth:120m

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joycae joycae 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

26 mm

F++/Gem

3,39 Euro

Richard H. Negus › tickers

11.10.2009

Papua New Guinea › Hula

Under rocks at low tide

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isabella isabella 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta hungerfordi hungerfordi

hungerfordi hungerfordi

34 mm

F+++

1,37 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

Trawled from East China Sea, deepth:120m

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hungerfordi hungerfordi 12

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta hungerfordi bealsi

hungerfordi bealsi

29 mm

F+++

81,31 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Aliguay Island

Growth line, live taken, 250m

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hungerfordi bealsi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida hirundo francisca

hirundo francisca

19 mm

n.a.

16,26 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman

11.10.2009

Seychelles › Mahe Island

Dead collected

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hirundo francisca 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscodentata sphaerica

fuscodentata sphaerica

25,3 mm

F++

81,31 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › Algoa Bay

Live collected in cray traps at 100 Meters 11/02 ----Purplish-brown, tan, globose, UNUSUAL specimens, RARE shell

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fuscodentata sphaerica 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) jeaniana aurata

jeaniana aurata

81,9 mm

F++

> 100 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

20.10.2009

Australia (WA) › Shark Bay

Here is a wonderful beauty of a Cypraea jeaniana aurata from Australia. This shell is not collected anymore and only comes from old collections. Trawled by fishermen at 150 meters, off Shark Bay, Western Australia, 1981. The size is large at 81.9mm and this specimen has a nice humped dorsum. It is F++ due to one small well healed scar near the spire.I tried to take several pictures of this area so that you can see the mark. The shell has no chips, cracks, or narce lifts

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jeaniana aurata 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis

gracilis gracilis

17,8 mm

Gem

3,05 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Taiwan

By local fishermen

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gracilis gracilis 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria zonaria zonaria

zonaria zonaria

24,6 mm

Gem

5,50 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Cameroon (Gulf of Guinea)

In grass and rubble

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zonaria zonaria 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea cervus cervus

cervus cervus

100 mm

F++

16,94 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

USA (Florida) (West)

60 feet of water on rock ledges off Clearwater, Florida neat pattern, very dark shell awesome fresh specimens from the 2009 diving season. We have not had super specimens of cervus for a couple of years due to the dead zone created a few years ago with massive red tide blooms

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cervus cervus 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria annulus annulus

annulus annulus

22,5 mm

F++

6,78 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

(rostrate)

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annulus annulus 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus contrastriata

argus contrastriata

59 mm

n.a.

5,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

2008

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argus contrastriata 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta barclayi barclayi

barclayi barclayi

28,3 mm

F+++

> 100 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman

11.10.2009

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal (South)

dredged in 100m. Slight dull spot on dorsum

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barclayi barclayi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

14,9 mm

Gem

6,78 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Cebu Island

Dived 30 Meters

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beckii beckii 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta bregeriana bregeriana

bregeriana bregeriana

23,2 mm

F+++/Gem

17,70 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

New Caledonia

At low tide among small stones. Cypraea Bregereiana from New Caledonia in the Pacific. F+++/Gem it measures a 23.2mm very nice color.

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bregeriana bregeriana 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea errones coxi

errones coxi

27,9 mm

F++

3,39 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Australia (QLD) › Mackay

Under coral, rock slabs -dark specimen

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errones coxi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

24,3 mm

Gem

10,40 Euro

John P. Batt › jpb18

23.10.2009

Japan › Okinawa Islands › Okinawa Island

Dived under coral ledge at 40 metres, 1991

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cernica cernica 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

34,5 mm

Gem

4,74 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

India (Tamil Nadu) › Kilakarai
Pambian?

Large and inflated margins

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erosa erosa 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea cervus cervus

cervus cervus

77 mm

F++/Gem

16,94 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

USA (Florida) (West)

60 feet of water on rock ledges off Clearwater, Florida. Great specimen with neat, well defined white spots

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cervus cervus 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia chiapponii chiapponii

chiapponii chiapponii

19,1 mm

Gem

27,02 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

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chiapponii chiapponii 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina citrina

citrina citrina

20,54 mm

F++

4,80 Euro

Ettore Molteni › ilsiero

21.10.2009

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

CYPRAEA CITRINA FROM FORT DAUPHIN, MADAGASCAR - 20,54 mm - F++. DARK PATTERN AND BASE. A GREAT SHELL. GLOBOSE!!!

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citrina citrina 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) coronata debruini

coronata debruini

31,6 mm

F+++

36,02 Euro

John P. Batt › jpb18

23.10.2009

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay

Dived on sponge on rock at 40 metres

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coronata debruini 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena dayritiana dayritiana

dayritiana dayritiana

18 mm

Gem

3,39 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

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dayritiana dayritiana 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi

langfordi langfordi

54 mm

F++/F+++

82,45 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

Trawled from East China Sea, deepth:120m

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langfordi langfordi 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) capensis gonubiensis

capensis gonubiensis

28,9 mm

F+++/Gem

10,40 Euro

John P. Batt › jpb18

23.10.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London

Dived under rock at 15 metres

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capensis gonubiensis 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Barycypraea teulerei teulerei

teulerei teulerei

44 mm

Gem

21,00 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Oman

2ft water in grass

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teulerei teulerei 15

Cypraeidae Cypraea Trona stercoraria stercoraria

stercoraria stercoraria

80 mm

n.a.

18,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Senegal

Green overglaze

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stercoraria stercoraria 10

Cypraeidae Cypraea Trona stercoraria stercoraria

stercoraria stercoraria

79,5 mm

F+++/Gem

47,20 Euro

Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia › postodellefragole2

02.10.2009

Gabon

Grey greenish (almost milky) almost full overcasting. Great big heavy specimen, full gloß. Ex LRM ref. coll. 90s

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Trona stercoraria stercoraria

stercoraria stercoraria

81 mm

F+++/Gem

32,20 Euro

Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia › postodellefragole2

02.10.2009

Senegal

Fantastic glossy mottled reddish brown. Ex LRM ref. coll

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stercoraria stercoraria 12

Cypraeidae Cypraea Trona stercoraria stercoraria

stercoraria stercoraria

59,2 mm

Gem

8,66 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Cameroon (Gulf of Guinea)

In rough waters 15ft

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stercoraria stercoraria 14

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida stolida clavicola

stolida clavicola

28,3 mm

F+++

48,11 Euro

Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell

10.10.2009

Madagascar › Salary

Endemic subspecies live collected by local fisherman. Without dorsal blotch! From my personal collection

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stolida stolida 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (carneola complex) schilderorum schilderorum

schild. schilderorum

28,95 mm

F++/Gem

7,51 Euro

Ettore Molteni › ilsiero

21.10.2009

Tuamotu Archipelago › Takaroa (Taaroa, Tiokea) Atoll
or Makemo Atolls

CYPRAEA SCHILDERORUM FROM HAWAIITAKAROA & MAKEMO ATOLLS, TUAMOTU - 28,95 mm - F++/GEM. DARK PATTERN. A BEAUTY. PARTICULAR LOCALITY.

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schilderorum schilderorum 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Barycypraea teulerei teulerei

teulerei teulerei

42 mm

n.a.

9,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island)

On mudflats. 2005

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teulerei teulerei 14

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta pulchella pulchella

pulchella pulchella

45 mm

F+++

13,74 Euro

Qicong Li › www.china-shell.com

19.10.2009

East China Sea

The lips side growth sink mark, Special, trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m

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pulchella pulchella 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) thersites thersites

thersites thersites

72 mm

n.a.

> 100 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Australia

Extrem dunkel

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thersites thersites 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

125,5 mm

n.a.

80,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

New Caledonia
(east)

18m in Höhle

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

84 mm

F++/F+++

31,20 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

17.10.2009

Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)

REALLY YELLOW SPECIMEN FROM NORTHERN MADAGASCAR

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta walkeri continens

walkeri continens

22,2 mm

Gem

3,39 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Australia (QLD)

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walkeri continens 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea xanthodon xanthodon

xanthodon xanthodon

27 mm

Gem

8,40 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Australia (QLD) › Cairns

Found off Cairns on the Great Barrier Reef low tide

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xanthodon xanthodon 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea zebra zebra

zebra zebra

84,3 mm

F++

12,20 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Brasil
Bela (?)

Under stones at 4 Meters

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zebra zebra 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Chelycypraea testudinaria testudinaria

testudinaria testudinaria

132 mm

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27,37 Euro

Huynh Son › toni2606

24.10.2009

Vietnam › Vung Tau
see remarks

Sie bieten auf eine schöne, echte, natur meer Cypraea testudinaria geheause Schnecke aus Vietnam

Fundort vermutlich Ly Son Island oder Con Dao Islands

testudinaria testudinaria 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida owenii vasta

owenii vasta

17 mm

Gem

11,78 Euro

Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell

10.10.2009

Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)
Island

By local people. Nice blue and uncommon species. From my personal collection

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owenii vasta 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta pulchella pulchella

pulchella pulchella

43 mm

n.a.

12,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Taiwan

Trawled 130m

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pulchella pulchella 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria lurida lurida

lurida lurida

27 mm

n.a.

12,50 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Italy › Savona

35m deep. 2007

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lurida lurida 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia mauiensis wattsi

mauiensis wattsi

11 mm

F++/Gem

27,70 Euro

Richard H. Negus › tickers

11.10.2009

Hawaiian Islands › Maui Island › Lahaina

SCUBA under coral ledge at 15 feet. leg. Mike Schenk 04/2008

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mauiensis wattsi 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea pulicaria pulicaria

pulicaria pulicaria

16,3 mm

Gem

20,33 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Australia (WA) › Cowaramup

By diver

Austrlia (SA) ?

pulicaria pulicaria 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta pulchella aliguayensis

pulchella aliguayensis

31 mm

F+++

16,94 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Aliguay Island

Minor natural growth flaw

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pulchella aliguayensis 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea piperita piperita

piperita piperita

20,5 mm

selected

10,16 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Australia (SA) (West Coast)

Outside edge of reef, low tide

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piperita piperita 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea pantherina pantherina

pantherina pantherina

63 mm

F+

23,01 Euro

Richard H. Negus › tickers

11.10.2009

Eritrea › Dahlak Archipelago

Among reef rubble in shallow water. Exceptional colored specimen - Very dark red overglaze - small hole in dorsum does not detract

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena luchuana luchuana

luchuana luchuana

16,6 mm

Gem

11,70 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Japan

Collected while snorkeling 10ft. This specimen is from Japan a very nice Luchuana gem great color nice markings 16.6mm.Pretty hard to find

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luchuana luchuana 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) marginalis marginalis

marginalis marginalis

27 mm

n.a.

12,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Somalia › Alula (Aluula)

By fisherman. 2009

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marginalis marginalis 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

29,7 mm

n.a.

3,89 Euro

Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell

10.10.2009

Italy › Sicily › Ognina Island
near Siracusa

By diving under rocks 5m deep. Freshly collected and nice

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spurca spurca 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea onyx onyx

onyx onyx

41,5 mm

n.a.

28,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Madagascar (South)

Subfossil. 2009

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onyx onyx 03

 

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (marginata complex) marginata marginata

marginata marginata

64 mm

F+++

67,76 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Carnac Island

Minor growth line. 8 to 10m by diver

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marginata marginata 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) marginalis marginalis

marginalis marginalis

24,5 mm

n.a.

12,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Somalia › Alula (Aluula)

By fisherman. 2010

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marginalis marginalis 05

Upload : 2010-01-08
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) irrorata irrorata

irrorata irrorata

9,5 mm

Gem

19,76 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

18.10.2009

Society Islands › Bora Bora

Collected while snorkeling 4ft

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

16 mm

F++

6,78 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

South China Sea

(albanistic)

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helvola helvola 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

19 mm

F++

6,78 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

South China Sea

(albanistic)

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helvola helvola 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena luchuana luchuana

luchuana luchuana

15,2 mm

Gem

12,99 Euro

Ettore Molteni › ilsiero

21.10.2009

Japan (Kyushu)

CYPRAEA LUCHUANA FROM KYUSHU IS., OKINAWA, JAPAN - 15,20 mm - GEM. BLUE PATTERN. VERY CALLOUS

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luchuana luchuana 02

Upload : 2010-01-18
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea succincta adusta

succincta adusta

45,9 mm

Gem

19,20 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

17.10.2009

Mozambique › Nacala

By dive -3 - -5 m. 2008. One of the best ever seen ! EXCEPTIONAL BLACK SPECIMEN WITH A BIT PALER DORSAL LINE, SUPER GLOssY, EXTRA GEM

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