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2010-11 (I)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
upload : 2010-12-14
Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) nivosa nivosa

nivosa nivosa

52,8 mm

n.a.

8,92 Euro

Kobkieat Saechew › thaiseashell

12.11.2010

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island › Racha Islands

Trawled at 60-120 meters from Racha Islands. DARK Color , With growth line on dorsum , Live Taken 10-2010

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nivosa nivosa 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii friendii

friendii friendii

72 mm

n.a

16,10 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Busselton

2-5m in sponge amongst weed

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friendii friendii 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) macandrewi macandrewi

macandrewi macandrewi

18 mm

n.a

39,51 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Israel › Eilat (Red Sea › Gulf of Aquaba) › Shekem Beach

Found inside coral heads in 15+ meters of water. Summer 1990

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macandrewi macandrewi 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Ransoniella martini martini

martini martini

15,3 mm

Gem

25,50 Euro

Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage

12.11.2010

New Caledonia › Prony Bay

Belle taille - petit bijou tout en délicatesse (issu d´une ancienne collection). 1979

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martini martini 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula melwardi melwardi

melwardi melwardi

22,5 mm

Gem

36,58 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Australia (WA) › North West Cape

Taken by diver at 10 meters on reef. March 1990

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melwardi melwardi 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

22 mm

Gem

32,93 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Found under rocks at low tide

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declivis declivis 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Leporicypraea geographica geographica

geographica geographica

57 mm

n.a

17,56 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

From fishermen. October 2010

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geographica geographica 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia cicercula cicercula

cicercula cicercula

18,6 mm

F+++

9,00 Euro

Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage

08.11.2010

Madagascar › Itampolo

Joli specimen de bonne taille - RARE. 2010

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cicercula cicercula 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula catholicorum catholicorum

c. catholicorum

15,5 mm

Gem

25,61 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Solomon Islands › Shortland Island

Taken by diver at 40 feet under rocks. Ex Al & Eva Fox Collection

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catholicorum catholicorum 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (other) rosselli rosselli

rosselli rosselli

51,8 mm

F++

> 100 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Fremantle

Taken by diver on sponge at 95 feet. Tiny canal chip

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rosselli rosselli 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia capricornica capricornica

capricornica capricornica

63,6 mm

F++

> 100 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lady Musgrave Island
east

Trawled by fishermen at 150 fathoms. A super nice live taken beauty, perfect dorsum, just a few mud inclusions along one side & between a few teeth which is typical of this species. Hard to get these shells now!

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capricornica capricornica 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bellatrix bellatrix

bellatrix bellatrix

18,2 mm

Gem

10,98 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Marquesas Islands › Nuku Hiva Island

Taken by diver at night in 20 feet. July 2000

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bellatrix bellatrix 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

23,3 mm

n.a

30,73 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Galapagos Islands › Fernandina (Narborough) Island › SE

Found under rocks in 10-15 meters of water. October 2002

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 05

upload : 2010-12-22
Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

23 mm

F++

25,00 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraea

25.11.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

ex pisce

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chinensis violacea 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii vercoi

friendii vercoi

80,2 mm

F+++

93,62 Euro

John P. Batt › jpb18

05.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Coffin Island

Very striking shell. Pale base. Dived on sponge at 45 meters.

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friendii vercoi 11

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula comma comma

comma comma

28 mm

F++/Gem

0,00 Euro

Diogo Ferreira › deepnreef

25.11.2010

Mozambique › Nacala

By dive at 5-8 mts. depth. Coll. 2009.

Geschenk

comma comma 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria caputserpentis caputserpentis

c. caputserpentis

29,1 mm

Gem

18,29 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Tuamotu Archipelago › Takaroa (Taaroa, Tiokea) Atoll

Found under coral rocks at low tide

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caputserpentis caputserpentis 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia depressa depressa

depressa depressa

30 mm

Gem

7,32 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Tuamotu Archipelago › Takaroa (Taaroa, Tiokea) Atoll

Found under coral rocks at low tide

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depressa depressa 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

24,51 mm

Gem

16,89 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

28.11.2010

Easter Islands › Easter Island › Hanga Roa

Taken by suba divers at 5-10 meters. I see no important flaws. Very nice specimen

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englerti englerti 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea fernandoi fernandoi

fernandoi fernandoi

29,1 mm

F++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

25.11.2010

Philippines

interesting now very rare specimen , big size , soft growth line on the left side , no full aduly ,taken Samar Isl.-Philippines , from old collection

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fernandoi fernandoi 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii friendii

friendii friendii

83 mm

n.a

17,56 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Carnac Island

Diver 10m

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friendii friendii 10

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

30 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Diogo Ferreira › deepnreef

25.11.2010

Galapagos Islands

Under rocks, by dive at 10-15 mts. depth

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida teres teres

teres teres

38 mm

Gem

17,00 Euro

Brian Hayes › ALGOABAY

25.11.2010

Egypt › Sinai

Dived on reef at 10m. Gem. Superb example !! (AA)

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teres teres 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea subviridis dorsalis

subviridis dorsalis

26,73 mm

Gem

17,90 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

28.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Broome › Entrance Point

Collected by extreme low tides under rock. September 2010. I see no important flaws. Almost Black. Very dark subvirides is exceptional in the Broome area.

Einige Schneckengehäuse krieg ich nicht hin. Subviridis gehören dazu. Mann ist die schlecht geworden!

subviridis dorsalis 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Trona stercoraria stercoraria

stercoraria stercoraria

92 mm

F++

90,00 Euro

Brian Hayes › www.algoabayshells.co.za

26.11.2010

Senegal › Dakar

In shallow water under rocks. F++. Very large and dark.. SUPERB… dont miss this ! (MVOC)

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stercoraria stercoraria 22

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea semiplota semiplota

semiplota semiplota

17 mm

Gem

55,00 Euro

Brian Hayes › www.algoabayshells.co.za

26.11.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island

Superb Gem. Dived on dead coral. Very rare ! (MV-582)

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semiplota semiplota 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena quadrimaculata quadrimaculata

q. quadrimaculata

21,1 mm

Gem

7,50 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

28.11.2010

Australia (WA) › One Arm Point

Collected by extreme low tides under rock. September 2010. I see no important flaws. Dark colored perfect specimen from One Arm Point, an area North from Broome infested with sea crocodiles

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quadrimaculata quadrimaculata 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscodentata sphaerica

fuscodentata sphaerica

30 mm

F+++

40,00 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraea

25.11.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › St. Francis Bay › Cape St. Francis

dredged in 65m, rare now

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fuscodentata sphaerica 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) ostergaardi ostergaardi

ostergaardi ostergaardi

19,7 mm

F

> 100 Euro

Brian Hayes › www.algoabayshells.co.za

26.11.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island

Dived, crabbed at 20 m. F. Very rare now... not found live any more. (DMOC)

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ostergaardi ostergaardi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscodentata fuscodentata

f. fuscodentata

34 mm

F+++

20,00 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraea

25.11.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › St. Francis Bay › Jeffrey's Bay

diver in 25m

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fuscodentata fuscodentata 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) macandrewi macandrewi

macandrewi macandrewi

11 mm

F++/GEM

25,00 Euro

Diogo Ferreira › deepnreef

25.11.2010

Israel › Gulf of Aqaba (Red Sea)

By dive at 20-30 mts.d epth, collected in 1998

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macandrewi macandrewi 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida latior latior

latior latior

21,2 mm

n.a.

57,08 Euro

Harold A. Jackson › hawaiianshells

25.11.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island

An ultra rare shell at 21.2mm and dead collected. Latior is easy to seperate from rashlieghana by the teeth on the peristone.

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latior latior 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Barycypraea teulerei teulerei

teulerei teulerei

48,6 mm

F+++

23,50 Euro

Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage

12.11.2010

Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island)

La belle édentée, grande, lourde et calleuse, manteau laiteux, grande tache foncée très étendue, marges tourmentées.

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teulerei teulerei 20

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

34 mm

F++

4,00 Euro

Brian Hayes › www.algoabayshells.co.za

26.11.2010

Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara)

Dived at 10m. F++. Has small pin-prick octopus hole, but is super bulbous, large and dark !!! (AA)

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isabella isabella 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis

a. aequinoctialis

45,5 mm

Fine

91,45 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Found under rock at low tide. A live taken GIANT shell with several narce blisters & water spots on the dorsum. This shell looks nicer in hand than how it shows in the pictures. A very rare species now that is no longer being found most likely due to habitat pollution.

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aequinoctialis aequinoctialis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscodentata fuscodentata

f. fuscodentata

23 mm

n.a

5,00 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraea

25.11.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › St. Francis Bay › Jeffrey's Bay

dead collected, dorsum stained black, interesting

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fuscodentata fuscodentata 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) poraria poraria

poraria poraria

16 mm

n.a.

1,70 Euro

Harold A. Jackson › hawaiianshells

25.11.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island

On Coral at 3-60'

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poraria poraria 09

 
 
 
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