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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) thersites thersites

thersites thersites

72 mm

Gem

47,20 Euro

Jean-Luc Sicot › fossilamat

04.12.2011

Australia (SA) › Stansbury

Très belle couleur golden brown, très belle base également, Superbe et grande. 2007

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) broderipii broderipii

broderipii broderipii

76 mm

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89,99 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Mozambique

One of the rarest shell!!! Rappresentative

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broderipii broderipii 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

40 mm

Gem

0,00 Euro

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31.12.2011

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (other) venusta roseopunctata

venusta roseopunctata

72,5 mm

F++

89,99 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Australia (WA) › Albany › Breaksea Island

Collected at 45-50 m on sponge, on reef; beautiful patetrn; growth on dorsum

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona felina felina

felina felina

25,31 mm

F+++

4,62 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.12.2011

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal

BIG, growth scars and minor inclusion. Natal. Low water pools.

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felina felina 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria caputdraconis caputdraconis

c. caputdraconis

38,48 mm

F+++

10,76 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.12.2011

Easter Islands › Easter Island › Papa Tekena

RARE size, slightly dull and inclusion. Dredged.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria caputdraconis caputdraconis

c. caputdraconis

36,9 mm

F+++

22,49 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Easter Islands › Easter Island

From old collection; fantastic extra-dark! Pasqua island

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

41 mm

Gem

26,80 Euro

Jean-Luc Sicot › fossilamat

04.12.2011

Australia (QLD) › Cooktown

Très belle , bonne taille , totalement blanche ( pas une tache ) . Cooktown , Nord Est Australie 2007

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida erythraeensis erythraeensis

e. erythraeensis

23,8 mm

F++/Gem

22,49 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Yemen

From old collection; super size!!!

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula esontropia esontropia

esontropia esontropia

22,3 mm

F+++

35,99 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Mauritius

From old collection

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (algoensis alike) algoensis algoensis

algoensis algoensis

22,26 mm

F+++/Gem

21,52 Euro

Mike Hart

02.12.2011

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay

Beautiful specimen, healed minor scars on dorsum. 30-40m on high profile reef. Nov 2011

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Talparia exusta exusta

exusta exusta

56,5 mm

Gem

45,50 Euro

Jean-Luc Sicot › fossilamat

04.12.2011

Eritrea

Couleur brune , très bonne taille , vraiment très belle . Eritrée 2007

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula gaskoini gaskoini

gaskoini gaskoini

26,2 mm

s.d.

> 100 Euro

Philippe Guyot-Sionnest › olpor

02.12.2011

Hawaiian Islands

Stunning specimen, very big size for the species dispite a natural nodule on the back side as seen on pictures. Very fresh with a deep colour, very mature. Would be Gem if there was not the small nodule. nevertheless a small jewell. 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ransoniella martini martini

martini martini

15,5 mm

Gem

11,60 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Camotes Islands

Dived by fisherman hookah at 20-30 meters deep

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

42,15 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Greece › South Aegean Sea › Kalymnos Island

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Geschenk

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscorubra fuscorubra

fuscorubra fuscorubra

35,18 mm

F+++/Gem

10,76 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.12.2011

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay

Healed hair scars on dorsum, nice pale color. Diver on rock in 35m.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia eglantina eglantina

eglantina eglantina

57,74 mm

Gem

23,89 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2011

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands

Exceptional pattern, rostrate and heavy. UNCOMMON. From hookah divers. December, 2011.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta artuffeli artuffeli

artuffeli artuffeli

19,9 mm

F/F+

39,10 Euro

Charlene Takahashi › seashellauction

30.12.2011

Japan (Kanto) › Chiba › Tateyama

Under rock in 4ft. VERY LARGE SPECIMEN WITH A CALLOUSED BASE, MOST ARE THIN. RARELY AVAILABLE SPECIES. ONLY A FEW MINOR LINES AS ALWAYS. EXTREMELY SCARCE LIVE COLL.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula astaryi astaryi

astaryi astaryi

20 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Vincent Crayssac › www.caledonianseashells.com

30.12.2011

Marquesas Islands › Nuku Hiva Island

Scuba diving 20m. Very big specimen. Bulbous shape. Live taken. Dark color.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Barycypraea teulerei teulerei

teulerei teulerei

50,7 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Vincent Crayssac › www.caledonianseashells.com

30.12.2011

Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island)
Al Masyrah

Snorkel, 2m, on reef. Exceptional quality and color/pattern for that specimen.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Trona stercoraria stercoraria

stercoraria stercoraria

78,08 mm

F+++

> 100 Euro

Rui Jorge Santos Araujo › fugazi

23.12.2011

Senegal

AWESOME WHITE RING

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Neobernaya spadicea spadicea

spadicea spadicea

43,4 mm

F++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Vincent Crayssac › www.caledonianseashells.com

30.12.2011

USA (California) › Los Angeles
Long beach

Dived on the wreck of the Monfalcon at 75feet. Very nice specimen, small defaults as usual. Top color live collected by my friend Paul Kanner. A classic !

Einige Macken habe ich weggestempelt!

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta clandestina clandestina

clandestina clandestina

12,52 mm

F+++/Gem

11,15 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2011

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands

CUTE, small defect on lower dorsum still nice. From hookah divers. December, 2011.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscodentata grohorum

fuscodentata grohorum

38,4 mm

F+-G

65,17 Euro

Charlene Takahashi › seashellauction

30.12.2011

South Africa › Western Cape › False Bay

Diver coll. 25m on reef with sponges. Nov. 2000. FROM BRUNO DEBRUIN, THE SOUTH AFRICAN SHELL DIVER. HAND PICKED AS THE BEST & LARGEST HE HAD. THIS IS A VERY ROUGH SPECIES THAT IS RARELY BETTER THEN THE ONE I PICKED. GROHORUM:RARE MOTTLED GIANT

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea rabaulensis rabaulensis

rabaulensis rabaulensis

19,02 mm

F+++/Gem

9,56 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2011

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Balut Island

SCARCE now, healed small scars in dorsum. DARK pattern. From fishermen. December, 2011.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona listeri listeri

listeri listeri

14,3 mm

FREAK?

12,22 Euro

Charlene Takahashi › seashellauction

30.12.2011

Philippines (Mindanao) › Caraga Region › Surigao Region

Under rock in reef. Marh 2003. VERY UNUSUAL PHILIPPINE SPECIMEN. COULD EASILY PASS AS A NEW CALEDONIA COWRY. DWARF ROSTRATED (SLIGHTLY MELANISTIC) COWRY

Wurde als errones verkauft.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta pulchella novaebritanniae

p. novaebritanniae

34,2 mm

Gem

39,10 Euro

Charlene Takahashi › seashellauction

30.12.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island
Guiwan (Guiuan)

Tangle nets at 100m. 10. Nov. 2005

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta hungerfordi hungerfordi

hungerfordi hungerfordi

45,9 mm

F+-G

12,22 Euro

Charlene Takahashi › seashellauction

30.12.2011

East China Sea

Trawled at 120m. VERY NICE SPECIMEN, LARGER THEN NORMAL SIZE WITH NICE MARKINGS.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea cylindrica cylindrica

cylindrica cylindrica

31,93 mm

F+++

25,48 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2011

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Dark black margin, UNIQUE specimen, small defect/growth scar in upper dorsum not harm the beauty. From hookah divers. December, 2011.

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