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isabella isabella
Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

28,4 mm

Gem

2,80 Euro

Richard Centini › bbnoa06

27.09.2007

New Caledonia

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

33 mm

F++

1,08 Euro

Xavier Pallarols › xavishells

19.10.2007

Philippines (Palawan)

Collected by diver, 5-10m deep. 2006

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

34 mm

n.a.

2,88 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Cebu Island › Oslob

Tangle nets, 100m, August 2009

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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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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

29,4 mm

F+++/Gem

13,00 Euro

Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage

16.12.2009

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

Rarissime mais présente à Madagascar - extrémités oranges tachées de noir - magnifique. 2008

sold as isabella controversa

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

35 mm

Gem

3,42 Euro

Oscar Breitsameter › www.asia-shells.com

20.12.2009

Indonesia

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

38,8 mm

f++

40,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Madagascar › Tulear (South)

On metal construction along beach, shallow water.

No. 248d: Luria isabella isabella... ...€ 40

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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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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

31 mm

F+++/Gem

3,50 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

30,25 mm

F+++

2,92 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.03.2011

Mauritius (East)

UNCOMMON locality, slightly dull surface. Shallow water under coral.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

22 mm

F++

1,80 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Kenya › Kilifi Kenya SE, Kilifi Area

Intertidal, by local people. Coll. 2003

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

36,57 mm

F+++/Gem

2,36 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.01.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

FAT body, tiny inclusion and water spots. January 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

36,18 mm

F+++/Gem

2,36 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.01.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

FAT body, tiny inclusion and water spots. January 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

24,69 mm

Gem

17,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

17.06.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

RARE very slender with rostration, interesting specimen. From fishermen. June, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

13,68 mm

F+++

6,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

12.08.2012

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Crabbed, glossy gone, very small and ball shape. RARE. From hookah divers. July, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

31,28 mm

Gem

9,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.10.2012

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

UNUSUAL overglaze. AWESOME. From hookah divers. September, 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

36,89 mm

F+++/Gem

4,62 Euro

Cillan Chan

10.11.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

Exceptional. very slender shape, EXCEPTIONAL, slightly dull dorsum still nice. October, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

36,45 mm

F++

1,54 Euro

Cillan Chan

21.12.2012

La Reunion

Growth scar and inclusion on dorsum. Sand and coral 20m west coast, February 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabella isabella

isabella isabella

28,12 mm

F+++/Gem

1,54 Euro

Cillan Chan

21.12.2012

La Reunion

Small water spot. Sand and coral 20m west coast, February 2012

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Linnaeus 1758: Species 

Chenu 1859: Species 

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Species 

Burgess 1970: Species 

Burgess 1985: Species 

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Species 

Meyer 2005: Species 

Lorenz 2009: Species 

 

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of isabella lekalekana (fossil)

Burgess 1970: Synonym of isabella

Burgess 1985: Synonym of isabella

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of isabella

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of isabella controversa

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of isabella

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of isabella lekalekana (fossil)

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of isabella

Burgess 1970: Synonym of isabella

Burgess 1985: Synonym of isabella

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of isabella

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of isabella

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of isabella lekalekana (fossil)

Burgess 1970: Synonym of isabella

Burgess 1985: Synonym of isabella

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of isabella

 

 
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Burgess: The Living Cowries, 1970 Burgess: Cowries of the World, 1985 Burgess & Sage: HSN No. 394, 1992 Chenu: Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paleontologie Conchyliologique, 1859 Liltved: Cowries and their relatives from Southern Africa, 2000 Lorenz & Hubert: A Guide to Worldwide Cowries, 2000 Lorenz 2001: Monograph of the living Zoila Lorenz 2009: Website (Checklist) Meyer 2005: Website Schilder & Schilder: A Catalogue of Living and Fossil Cowries, 1969 Wilson & Clarkson: Australia´s Spectacular Cowries, 2004