Mike Hart
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16.07.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (marginata complex) ketyana bataviensis

ketyana bataviensis

54,01 mm

F+++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Mike Hart

16.07.2009

Australia (WA) › Kalbarri
south

Diver 40-45 m on geodia sponge. January 2005. Healed scar in lower dorsum, SUPERB

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ketyana bataviensis 02

13.08.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula melwardi melwardi

melwardi melwardi

19,67 mm

F+++/Gem

11,50 Euro

Mike Hart

13.08.2009

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Tryon Island

1m under coral slaps. Healed scar in dorsum

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melwardi ssp 03

07.09.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (balls) castanea castanea

castanea castanea

33,7 mm

F

11,24 Euro

Mike Hart

07.09.2009

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

crabbed, defect in dorsum, glossy gone, VERY RARE now, for study.

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castanea castanea 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Ipsa childreni childreni

childreni childreni

17,77 mm

F+++/Gem

15,45 Euro

Mike Hart

07.09.2009

Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll › Shell Island

RARE live taken now, small nick in anterior canal.

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childreni childreni 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

92,58 mm

F+++/Gem

63,21 Euro

Mike Hart

07.09.2009

Australia (Victoria) › Lakes Entrance

VERY RARE now, healed sand inclusion

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hesitata hesitata 07

31.12.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea piperita occidentalis

piperita occidentalis

21,39 mm

F+++/Gem

20,29 Euro

Mike Hart

31.12.2009

Australia (WA) › Margaret River

Minor inclusion in base

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piperita occidentalis 01

23.04.2010
Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrocypraea reevei reevei

reevei reevei

27,13 mm

F++

8,00 Euro

Mike Hart

23.04.2010

Australia (WA) › Esperance
south

Ex pisces (Queen Snapper) at 100m. Jan. 2010. Dull surface, UNCOMMON form

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reevei reevei 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) camelopardalis camelopardalis

c. camelopardalis

39,83 mm

F+++

7,50 Euro

Mike Hart

23.04.2010

Somalia
Sayise (?)

7m under coral slaps. October 2008. Minor scars in dorsum, SCARCE now

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camelopardalis camelopardalis 05

22.05.2010
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea pantherina pantherina

pantherina pantherina

75,74 mm

F++/F+++

8,35 Euro

Mike Hart

22.05.2010

Egypt › Sharm-el-Sheikh

Slightly polished dorsum, small water spot in margin. 1-2m under coral on reef

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

29,95 mm

F+++

11,68 Euro

Mike Hart

22.05.2010

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Dark and big, growth scars in dorsum. Under rocks in 10m

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angustata angustata 03

15.07.2010
Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida subteres subteres

subteres subteres

13,93 mm

F+++

27,12 Euro

Mike Hart

15.07.2010

Marquesas Islands › Hiva Oa Island (La Dominica)

RARE now, slightly dull surface.

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subteres subteres 02

26.02.2011
Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

26,33 mm

F+++/Gem

7,46 Euro

Mike Hart

26.02.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Minor scar in dorsum. RARE now. Under rocks in 10m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

25,32 mm

F+++/Gem

23,88 Euro

Mike Hart

26.02.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Minor scar in dorsum. 5m nder rock slabs.

declivis declivis 07

26.03.2011
Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta bregeriana pervelata

bregeriana pervelata

21,27 mm

F+++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Mike Hart

26.03.2011

Solomon Islands › Guadalcanal Island › Marau Sound Islands
Makina passage

25-30m in hammer oysters in rubble

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bregeriana pervelata 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae

hammondae hammondae

12,79 mm

F+++

10,20 Euro

Mike Hart

26.03.2011

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Wilson Island
Reef

Under coral slabs at low tide.

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hammondae hammondae 03

02.12.2011
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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26.01.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

30,69 mm

F++/F+++

6,30 Euro

Mike Hart

26.01.2012

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth

10m under rock slab. Growth scar on dorsum, slightly dull base.

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chinensis chinensis 09

19.03.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

26,32 mm

F+++

4,72 Euro

Mike Hart

19.03.2012

Galapagos Islands › Santa Cruz Island

Nice dark pattern, slightly dull base and dorsum. 10-20m under rocks by local divers. June 2008

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arabicula arabicula 10

17.06.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida teres teres

teres teres

23,27 mm

F+++/Gem

4,70 Euro

Mike Hart

17.06.2012

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

1-2m under dead corral slabs. Healed sand inclusion on dorsum. April 2012

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15.07.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea caurica samoensis

caurica samoensis

35,82 mm

F+++/Gem

14,00 Euro

Mike Hart

15.07.2012

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Asau

Dark pattern, slightly dull dorsum. 1-2m under dead coral slabs. April 2012

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caurica samoensis 04

12.08.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida subteres subteres

subteres subteres

14,76 mm

F+

20,40 Euro

Mike Hart

12.08.2012

Society Islands › Tahiti

Crabbed RARE representative, glossy gone still with pattern for study. 2m under coral slabs.

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subteres subteres 03

09.09.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (other) decipiens decipiens

decipiens decipiens

50,2 mm

F+++/Gem

23,60 Euro

Mike Hart

09.09.2012

Australia (WA) › Broome
80 Mile Beach South of Broome

30m on sponge by pearl divers, 80 Mile Beach South of Broome. Feb 2008. Dark pattern, AWESOME, growth scar on dorsum, slightly dull base still nice.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

25,09 mm

F+++/Gem

18,90 Euro

Mike Hart

09.09.2012

Easter Islands › Easter Island

Collected on reef at low tide by local divers. June 2006. Healed water spot on dorsum. BIG size.

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englerti englerti 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia armeniaca armeniaca

armeniaca armeniaca

81,25 mm

F++/F+++

26,70 Euro

Mike Hart

09.09.2012

Australia › Great Australia Bight (SA)

Trawled in 140m by commercial Boats. July 2010. Dark dwarf, growth scar and tiny inclusion on dorsum.

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07.10.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

23,41 mm

F+++/gem

11,00 Euro

Mike Hart

07.10.2012

Easter Islands › Easter Island

Collected on reef at low tide by local divers. June 2006. Slightly young and slightly dull base. SCARCE now.

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englerti englerti 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula esontropia esontropia

esontropia esontropia

15,06 mm

F+++

14,00 Euro

Mike Hart

07.10.2012

La Reunion › St. Giles

5m in coral rubble. SCARCE now, slightly dull dorsum still nice.

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esontropia esontropia 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (marginata complex) marginata marginata

marginata marginata

58,62 mm

F++/F+++

58,00 Euro

Mike Hart

07.10.2012

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Carnac Island

10m on sponge on limestone ledges and caves. Growth scar on dorsum, very nice pattern. RARE now.

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10.11.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta bregeriana bregeriana

bregeriana bregeriana

24,08 mm

F+++/Gem

10,77 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

New Caledonia › Prony Bay

10m in live coral. Slightly dull dorsum still nice

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bregeriana bregeriana 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia mauritiana mauritiana

mauritiana mauritiana

57,08 mm

F+++/Gem

24,62 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island › Racha Islands

AWESOME, tiny water spots on dorsum still very nice. UNCOMMON pattern. Februar 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida subteres subteres

subteres subteres

15,65 mm

F+

12,31 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Society Islands › Tahiti

2m under coral slabs. Crabbed, glossy gone. RARE representative

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subteres subteres 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia globulus globulus

globulus globulus

16,14 mm

F+

3,08 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Vanuatu Islands › Efate Island (Ile Vate) › Pango Point

Collected by local villagers after cyclone. Glossy gone, probably crabbed. 2012

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globulus globulus 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia globulus globulus

globulus globulus

19,61 mm

F+

4,62 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island › Racha Islands

Collected by local gypsy divers on reef in 10-15m. Feb. 2004. Dull base, probably crabbed

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globulus globulus 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

21,21 mm

F+++

15,38 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

5m under rock slabs. Minor scars on dorsum, slightly dull base. RARE now

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declivis declivis 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Schilderia achatidea achatidea

achatidea achatidea

41,33 mm

F+++/Gem

19,77 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Marocco (Mediterranean Sea) › Melillia

80m in fishing nets. Slightly dull upper margin

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achatidea achatidea 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa chlorizans

erosa chlorizans

34,32 mm

F+

18,46 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Vanuatu Islands › Efate Island (Ile Vate) › Pango Point

3m under coral slab. Healed pin hole on upper dorsum. Strong callus. October 2012

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erosa chlorizans 03

08.12.2012
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia globulus globulus

globulus globulus

18,01 mm

F+++

4,62 Euro

Mike Hart

08.12.2012

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island › Racha Islands

5-10m under coral slabs. Slightly dull base and dorsum

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globulus globulus 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta gracilis macula

gracilis macula

21,88 mm

F+++/Gem

13,85 Euro

Mike Hart

08.12.2012

Australia (QLD) › Stanage Bay

Under dead coral slabs at low tide. Minor growth scar on dorsum, slightly dull base still nice.

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gracilis macula 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona felina felina

felina felina

19,23 mm

F+++

13,85 Euro

Mike Hart

08.12.2012

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Wilson Island

Under dead coral slabs at low tide. SCARCE now, slightly dull lower dorsum

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felina felina 10

02.02.2013

punctata trizonata

10,72 mm

Gem

4,92 Euro

Mike Hart

02.02.2013

Samoan Islands

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friendii friendii

75,99 mm

F+

11,82 Euro

Mike Hart

02.02.2013

Australia WA - South

Growth scars and dull dorsum, small nick in posterior canal

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punctata trizonata

1,11 mm

F++/F+++

4,92 Euro

Mike Hart

02.02.2013

Samoan Islands

growth scar on dorsum

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punctata trizonata 04

punctata trizonata

14,07 mm

Gem

4,92 Euro

Mike Hart

02.02.2013

Samoan Islands

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punctata trizonata 05

decipiens decipiens

49,66 mm

F+++

17,73 Euro

Mike Hart

02.02.2013

Australia WA - North

Dark pattern, slightly dull base, incluson on dorsum still nice

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decipiens decipiens 13

30.03.2013
Cypraeidae Cypraea Leporicypraea geographica rewa

geographica rewa

62,05 mm

F++/F+++

6,24 Euro

Mike Hart

30.03.2013

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

1-2m under coral slabs. Nov. 2012. Growth scars and inclusion on dorsum, tiny inclusion in base. UNCOMMON species

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