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exmouthensis magnifica 32,1 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Broome By pearl divers in red sponges at 6-8 m. Callused and heavy. Größe von 34 auf 32,1 verändert exmouthensis magnifica 01
hirasei hirasei 50 mm F++ 74,62 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m - hirasei hirasei 03
cribraria cribraria 27,5 mm - 6,50 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - Größe von 29 auf 27,5 verändert cribraria cribraria 03
diauges diauges 30,2 mm Gem 27,12 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 Tanzania › Dar es Salaam On grass slope among spiny Urchins - diauges diauges 04
diauges diauges 32 mm - 12,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Tanzania › Pemba Island 1993 - diauges diauges 05
diluculum diluculum 27 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island Reef, shallow water. 1999 Geschenk diluculum diluculum 04
diluculum diluculum 26 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island Reef, shallow water. 1999 Geschenk diluculum diluculum 05
diluculum diluculum 25 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island Reef, shallow water. 1999 Geschenk diluculum diluculum 06
diluculum diluculum 25 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island Reef, shallow water. 1999 Geschenk diluculum diluculum 07
edentula edentula 18,7 mm F+++/Gem 21,32 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London › Gonubie Found among rocks and coral rubble. - edentula edentula 11
eludens eludens 61 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Murion Island (S) 15-20 m. Really nice dark color. - eludens eludens 01
coronata coronata 25 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Kap Agulhas By diver at 35 m. […] Live taken gem - coronata coronata 02
esontropia cribellum 19 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Mauritius › Cathedral Cave On floor of cave. By diver at 25 m. Large. - esontropia cribellum 01
coronata debruini 28,5 mm F+++/Gem 94,85 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Dassen Island Found among rocks and coral. * I have fixed my initially wrong determination (coronata coronata) coronata coronata 01
exmouth. rottnestensis 33,3 mm F++ 42,22 Euro David Watts › wattsdave 25.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Rottnest Island No data, location estimatet Has a couple small flaws on the surface of the dorsum. Dark coloring on this shell. Heavy callous - exmouthensis rottnestensis 03
felina fabula 22 mm - 5,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Oman › Muscat (Muskat, Masqat) 1980 - felina fabula 02
fimbriata durbanensis 18,2 mm F++ 6,22 Euro David Watts › wattsdave 25.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island This shell is from the Ray Summers collection - fimbriata durbanensis 02
fimbriata waikikiensis 14 mm Gem 8,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Ewa Beach Shallow intertidal under small lava slabs. A good subspecies according to DANN studies. - fimbriata waikikiensis 01
goodallii goodallii 10,6 mm Gem 75,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 24.05.2009 Society Islands › Tahiti ex. Col: Richard Centini - goodallii goodallii 02
friendii marina 89 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Kalbarri On grey sponge at 35m. Expanded shell, heavy. - friendii marina 01
fuscorubra fuscorubra 33,4 mm Gem extra 45,50 Euro Andrea Guardiani › il-posto-delle-fragole 17.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay No data, Hout Bay is my estimation Great superdark live collected superb quality! Dark base like in gondwanalandensis - fuscorubra fuscorubra 11
f. gondwanalandensis 28 mm F++/Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Kap Agulhas Diver at 35 m, on sponges. - fuscorubra gondwanalandensis 01
hammondae raysummersi 15 mm Gem 25,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Northern Samar Province › Barangay Island(s) Borongan = Barangan Island? Shallow water under rocks. Lovely spots. - hammondae raysummersi 02
helvola argella • 28 mm F++/Gem 20,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Eastern Cape › Transkei › Mbotyi In tidepools at equinax low tide. 1975/76. A few of these, rare southern form. * meridionalis nur noch forma helvola meridionalis 01
achatidea inopinata 37,5 mm Gem 0,00 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 06.05.2009 Senegal › Dakar SELECTED DARK von a. achatidea zu a. inopinata verschoben achatidea achatidea 03
englerti englerti 25 mm Gem 25,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Easter Islands › Easter Island › Matu Nui Rock At drop-off, 20 m under rocks. From deeper water. Dark and rather large. - englerti englerti 02
brevidentata deceptor 28 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (QLD) › Thursday Island Heavy, callused. Shallow intertidal - brevidentata deceptor 01
achatidea inopinata 39,5 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Mauritania (North) Trawled 100-150 m. 2001 Größe von 40,5 auf 39,5 verändert achatidea inopinata 04
achatidea inopinata 39 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Mauritania (North) Trawled 100-150 m. 2001 - achatidea inopinata 05
achatidea inopinata 39 mm - 0,00 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Mauritania (North) Trawled 100-150 m. 2001 - achatidea inopinata 06
a. sanctaehelenae 18 mm Gem 94,00 Euro Alfredo Ilardi › freal18 17.05.2009 Ascension Island 30‘-40‘ under lava rocks on scuba, 20 june 1978; this shell is very rare and almost impossible to get, the shell posted here is from an old collection from 1978, but it seem just caught, with excellent color and pattern, depressed and heavily calloused - acicularis sanctaehelenae 01
alfredensis alfredensis 22,9 mm F+++/Gem > 100 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay Hout Bay (?) Found among rocks and coral rubble. Markings are very distinct and special * obviously false location - Thank you for your help Riccardo alfredensis alfredensis 06
algoensis permarginata 21,5 mm - 36,68 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › St. Francis Bay › Cape St. Francis Found among rocks and coral rubble. * I have fixed my initially wrong determination (alfredensis alfredensis) alfredensis alfredensis 07
algoensis algoensis 21,4 mm Gem 38,88 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay Found among rocks and coral rubble. - algoensis algoensis 07
androyensis androyensis 17,4 mm Gem 25,65 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 Madagascar Live found not often on sale and only found by Lorenz in 1999. Under coral slaps - androyensis androyensis 04
armeniaca armeniaca 100,8 mm F++/F+++ > 100 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 16.05.2009 Australia › Great Australia Bight (SA) Trawled by local fisherman, 100m deep. 2007 - armeniaca armeniaca 04
armeniaca armeniaca 80,5 mm F+++ > 100 Euro Maribeth Hammond & Rob Martinsen › californiashells 17.05.2009 Australia › Great Australia Bight (WA) 100-120 m. Dark flawless dorsum, salmon base, fleabite chip inside canal is only flaw - armeniaca armeniaca 05
coxeni coxeni 25,5 mm - 8,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Solomon Islands Wrong data-slip. My estimation: Solomon Islands - Falscher Fundortzettel coxeni coxeni 04
bistrinotata bistrinotata 21 mm Gem 3,20 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Northern Samar Province › Barangay Island(s) Barangan = Barangay? On reef edge at 25-30 m. Red giant beauty. - bistrinotata bistrinotata 01
hirasei hirasei 51 mm F++ 89,55 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m - hirasei hirasei 04
c. camelopardalis 52,5 mm F++/Gem 26,51 Euro Luca Curini › portaportese-2009 27.05.2009 Red Sea No data. My estimation: Red Sea to Gulf of Aden Da vecchia collezione. COLORE MOLTO SCURO. provenienza EGITTO - camelopardalis camelopardalis 04
capensis gorda 24 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › Port Alfred Dredged from 90 m. Dark distinct blotch. - capensis gorda 01
c. caputdraconis 31 mm - 9,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Easter Islands › Easter Island Poor data. Dealer wrote Polynesia. My estimation EasterIsland 2007 - caputdraconis caputdraconis 02
caputdraconis poppei 27,1 mm F+/Gem 76,94 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 06.05.2009 Easter Islands › Sala y Gomez Island › Hookun (N.E) Intide poolls at low tide on rocks. - caputdraconis poppei 01
comptonii comptonii 22,1 mm Gem 4,60 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 06.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Albany Diver collected at night 3 to 6m amongst large boulders crawling on sponge. Remarks DEEP ORANGE !!! EXTRA ! - comptonii comptonii 03
chinensis variolaria 33 mm - 3,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island shallow water noch nicht richtig bestimmt chinensis variolaria 02
chinensis variolaria 31 mm - 3,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island shallow water noch nicht richtig bestimmt chinensis variolaria 03
chinensis violacea 35 mm - 3,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island shallow water noch nicht richtig bestimmt chinensis violacea 02
cicercula tuamotensis • 14,5 mm F+++ 5,51 Euro Harold A. Jackson › hawaiianshells 23.05.2009 Tuamotu Archipelago No data. My estimation: Tuamotu Archipelago Very nice spotting. 14.5mm and F+++. From the type locality * tuamotensis jetzt ssp cicercula cicercula 03
cinerea cinerea 22 mm - 9,50 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 USA (Florida) › Palm Beach - - cinerea cinerea 05
citrina citrina 25 mm - 0,00 Euro Alfredo Ilardi › freal18 17.05.2009 No data My estimation: Africa (SE) - Geschenk citrina citrina 02
armeniaca armeniaca 93 mm - 34,35 Euro Ales Krejcir › 80pearlfish 18.05.2009 Australia › Great Australia Bight (WA or SA) - - armeniaca armeniaca 06
tigris tigris 72 mm Gem- 38,17 Euro Maribeth Hammond & Rob Martinsen › californiashells 17.05.2009 Philippines (Mindanao) › Sulu Archipelago › Siasi Island Collected by local divers from 10-80‘ under coral heads. Black on sides and towards underside. Would be rated - SUPERB GEM - but is slightly lightweigt so Gem- rating - tigris tigris 18
helvola argella • 26 mm - 0,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Eastern Cape › Transkei › Mbotyi In tidepools at equinax low tide. 1975/76. A few of these, rare southern form. * meridionalis nur noch forma - Geschenk helvola meridionalis 02
stercoraria stercoraria 46 mm F+++, Jamais Gem 59,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 24.05.2009 Senegal - - stercoraria stercoraria 07
stercoraria stercoraria 42 mm - 8,50 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Cameroon (Gulf of Guinea) 2006 - stercoraria stercoraria 08
stolida clavicola 30 mm Gem 35,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Tanzania › Dar es Salaam › Fungu Mkadya Uncommon. Callused selected. 1994. 2-3 m under coral slabs - stolida clavicola 02
stolida crossei 29 mm Gem 30,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 New Caledonia › Ile de Pins (Kunie) Fresh and dark. At 25 m. - stolida crossei 02
stolida stolida 32 mm - 9,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Eastern Samar Province 25m, 2006 - stolida stolida 05
succincta melanesiae 32 mm Gem- > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Solomon Islands Bali Passage (?) By diver at 20 m, among sponges on muddy bottom. Characteristic red teeth. - succincta melanesiae 01
succincta succincta 37 mm F+/F++ 6,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island south - Malacca Strait Trawled from 40-60 m. The nominate form. - succincta succincta 01
teulerei teulerei 52,4 mm F++ 19,08 Euro Maribeth Hammond & Rob Martinsen › californiashells 17.05.2009 Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island) Low tide from sand/mud Bottom. Ex Bosch Family Collection. Minor flaws, shows well. Slight rough at tip and a few -1mm flaws on side/dorsum. Collected by the Bosch family - teulerei teulerei 05
teulerei teulerei 55 mm - 10,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Oman - - teulerei teulerei 06
spadicea spadicea 46 mm - 0,00 Euro Maribeth Hammond & Rob Martinsen › californiashells 17.05.2009 USA (California) › Anacapa Island south east Collected with scuba at 40-45‘ from Rock crevices. Brown/red color on dorsum. Minor growthline. Geschenk spadicea spadicea 07
thersites contraria 75 mm good > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Culver Point (90m) Trawled. Both ends are really badly chipped. Looks superbe from the top. gd - thersites contraria 01
spadicea spadicea 46 mm F+++ 7,63 Euro Maribeth Hammond & Rob Martinsen › californiashells 17.05.2009 USA (California) › Anacapa Island south east Collected with scuba at 40-45‘ from Rock crevices. Brown/red color on dorsum. Minor growthline. - spadicea spadicea 06
tigris tigris 90 mm - 3,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - - tigris tigris 19
turdus micheloi • 35 mm F+/Gem 15,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Tunisia › Sfax On sand at 1 m. 2007. Introduced population. * micheloi is new ssp - Thank you for your help Riccardo turdus turdus 05
turdus micheloi • 35 mm - 0,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Tunisia › Sfax On sand at 1 m. 2007. Introduced population. * micheloi is new ssp - Thank you for your help Riccardo /// Geschenk turdus turdus 06
ursellus ursellus 18,4 mm Gem 21,32 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 Vietnam › Nha Trang see remarks Dark red color. Found in mud and rubble Fundort vermutlich Ly Son Island oder Con Dao Islands ursellus ursellus 03
ursellus ursellus 13 mm Gem 15,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island 12-15 m in coral rubble. Typical shells with distinct posterior ribs. - ursellus ursellus 04
venusta roseopunctata 72 mm F+++ 70,00 Euro Jean-Luc Rosselin › rosselin2007 30.05.2009 No data My estimation: Albany to Esperance FOND ROSE PASTEL AVEC TACHES UNE MERVEILLE, MALGRE DE NOMBREUSES MARQUES DE PREDATION. - venusta roseopunctata 03
vitellus vitellus 60 mm - 6,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - - vitellus vitellus 12
volvens volvens 24 mm Superbe gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › Fish River Dredged 110 m. 2006. - volvens volvens 02
walkeri continens 22 mm F++/Gem 5,60 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (QLD) › Mackay › Sarina Beach Interdidally under rocks among barnacles. Paler and more pyriform shells. - walkeri continens 01
ziczac signata 20 mm F+/Gem 5,60 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Solomon Islands › Guadalcanal Island › Marau Sound Islands Snorkeling in 1-2 m. Pale variety. Hard to get now. - ziczac signata 01
walkeri walkeri 34 mm F++ 3,70 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m ssp or another sp? zonaria zonaria 02
teulerei teulerei 51 mm - 10,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Oman - - teulerei teulerei 07
marginata marginata • 56 mm Gem- 50,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Mandurah At 10-15 m on sponges and rocks. Humped, nice dotted. - marginata marginata 02
histrio histrio 51 mm - 5,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island 2008, in shallow water - histrio histrio 04
hungerfordi hungerfordi 34,2 mm F++ 2,22 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m - hungerfordi hungerfordi 09
hungerfordi hungerfordi 38 mm F++ 2,22 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m - hungerfordi hungerfordi 10
hungerfordi hungerfordi 40 mm - 8,50 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 East China Sea 2007, Trawled 150 on grave East China Sea - hungerfordi hungerfordi 11
immanis immanis 83 mm - 10,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Durban On rocks shallow water, 2009 - immanis immanis 02
iutsui atlantica 31 mm F > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › Kommetijie At 50 m. Live taken, growth line. - iutsui atlantica 01
kieneri kieneri 19 mm - 2,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - - kieneri kieneri 07
kieneri kieneri 16 mm - 2,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - - kieneri kieneri 08
kuroharai kuroharai 40 mm F++ > 100 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:120m - kuroharai kuroharai 02
lurida lurida 30 mm - 9,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Italy › Savona 2007, 35m - lurida lurida 02
stercoraria stercoraria 65 mm F++ 49,61 Euro Maribeth Hammond & Rob Martinsen › californiashells 17.05.2009 Senegal Collected with scuba at 35-40‘ from rock crevices. Ex Marty Beal‘s Collection. Some small blisters and a little rough at anterior tip. - stercoraria stercoraria 06
mappa rosea 70 mm - 16,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Madagascar (North) 2009 - mappa rosea 02
zonaria zonaria 35 mm - 9,90 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Angola › Corimba - - zonaria zonaria 03
microdon chrysalis 13 mm Gem 28,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi In coral heads at 2-3 m. Pellucid, nice specimen. - microdon chrysalis 01
mikeharti mikeharti 19 mm Gem 92,65 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 South Africa › Western Cape › False Bay Found among rocks and coral rubble. This is a gem Mikeharti measures 19mm from South Africa.A beautiful shell It has the Wow!! factor Now Rare and hard to find - mikeharti mikeharti 05
onyx onyx 46 mm F+++ 22,22 Euro Qicong Li › lieshell 20.05.2009 East China Sea Trawled from East China Sea,deepth:150m - onyx onyx 02
owenii vasta 16,5 mm Gem 20,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 24.05.2009 Madagascar Poor data. Dealer wrote East Africa. My estimation: Madagascar ex. Col: Richard Centini - owenii vasta 03
pellucens panamensis 33 mm Gem 75,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Panama › Cebaco Island By diver in 12-15 m. Dark mottled. - pellucens panamensis 01
poraria poraria 18 mm - 2,10 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Palau Palausam? - - poraria poraria 06
pyrum pyrum 36 mm - 5,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Turkey 1987, 15 m by sponge divers - pyrum pyrum 03
ventriculus ventriculus 57 mm - 25,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Tuamotu Archipelago 2006 - ventriculus ventriculus 03
rabaulensis rabaulensis 23,1 mm Gem 40,70 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 06.05.2009 Papua New Guinea › New Britain Island › Rabaul Remarks EXCEPTIONAL SPECIE - VERY LARGE - EXTRA CONDITION - VERY DARK - rabaulensis rabaulensis 03
r. rashleighana 21 mm n.a 0,00 Euro Harold A. Jackson › hawaiianshells 23.05.2009 Hawaiian Islands No data. My estimation Hawaii - Geschenk, eigene Bestimmung rashleighana rashleighana 02
rosselli satiata 51 mm Gem- > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Australia (WA) › Point Quobba In bilabe sponge at 33 m. 1992. One blister on base. - rosselli satiata 01
mauritiana mauritiana 104 mm F+++ 37,00 Euro David Watts › wattsdave 25.05.2009 Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island High, wide and heavy shell. Dark. Very large specimen - mauritiana mauritiana 03
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