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Upload : 2010-01-18
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

33 mm

F++

7,01 Euro

10.01.2010

Italy › Lampedusa Island

Ex col. Ettore Molteni

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pyrum pyrum 11

Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia histrio histrio

histrio histrio

54,42 mm

F+++

6,38 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Tanzania › Dar es Salaam › Mbudya Island

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histrio histrio 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

93,98 mm

F++/F+++

44,25 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania or Victoria)

Sand inclusion in base and dorsum 

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hesitata hesitata 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

21,34 mm

F+++/Gem

1,88 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Taiwan (South)

UNCOMMON locality, slightly dull surface, South Taiwan. Shallow water. May 2009

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helvola helvola 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii mayi

comptonii mayi

23,5 mm

F++/F+++

18,75 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia (SA)

Taken by diver. Small growth scar in dorsum

(mayi problem)

comptonii comptonii 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina limacina

limacina limacina

22,92 mm

F++/Gem

2,63 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Mactan Island › Tambuli Resort

Under coral slabs 8-10m

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limacina limacina 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria petitiana petitiana

petitiana petitiana

27,39 mm

F++/Gem

12,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Senegal › Dakar (Harbour)

On sand and rubble 30-40m

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petitiana petitiana 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia armeniaca armeniaca

armeniaca armeniaca

94,3 mm

F++

13,93 Euro

10.01.2010

Australia › Great Australia Bight (SA)

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus argus

argus argus

56,15 mm

F+++

6,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Zamboanga City

Growth scar in dorsum, slightly dull base. August 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea succincta adusta

succincta adusta

42,5 mm

F++/F+++

2,85 Euro

10.01.2010

Tanzania

Found on roots in mangrove swamp

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succincta adusta 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus argus

argus argus

80,13 mm

F+++/Gem

9,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Calituban Island

SUPERB pattern, slightly dull base. Philippines. Calituban Island. From fishermen. February, 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

12,7 mm

Gem

7,79 Euro

10.01.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Caraga Region › Surigao Region › Tona Island (Siargao Island)

Taken on coral reef 15-20mts

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta humphreysii humphreysii

humphreysii humphreysii

13,42 mm

F++/Gem

15,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Fiji › Viti Levu Island › Malolo Lailei Island

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula catholicorum catholicorum

c. catholicorum

15,3 mm

F+++

23,35 Euro

10.01.2010

Solomon Islands

Taken on coral reef, 10-15 mts

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida ursellus ursellus

ursellus ursellus

12,34 mm

F+

3,75 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Papua New Guinea › New Ireland › Kavieng

By diver at 30-35m

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ursellus ursellus 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta lutea lutea

lutea lutea

18,2 mm

F++/Gem

9,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth Gulf › Bundegi Reef

3-5m very silty conditions

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lutea lutea 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta hammondae dampierensis

hammond. dampierensis

12,3 mm

Gem

13,24 Euro

10.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Port Hedland

Coll. by divers in 20-30 feet under rocks

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida ursellus ursellus

ursellus ursellus

11 mm

Gem

9,60 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Juvenil. From hookah divers. Sep. 2007

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida ursellus ursellus

ursellus ursellus

15,98 mm

F+++/Gem

13,88 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Dark beauty, RARE now, small scars in dorsum.

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ursellus ursellus 07

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria angelicae angelicae

angelicae angelicae

22,1 mm

F++

29,99 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

15.01.2010

Gabon

Interesting uncommon specimen, nice color and pattern, very well calloused, just a natural growth on the top , taken Gabon-W.Africa from old collection

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) jeaniana sherylae

jeaniana sherylae

67,46 mm

F++

50,28 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

11.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Point Quobba
Fitzroy Reef (?)

Some growth lines. Not a fantastic shell but still nice. 30m. Amongst sponge sand and vack

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa coloba coloba

coloba coloba

20,5 mm

Gem

12,20 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

15.01.2010

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island › Racha Islands

Well calloused. 08.2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii comptonii

comptonii comptonii

22,1 mm

F+++

3,99 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

15.01.2010

Australia › Great Australia Bight (WA)
No data, location estimatet

Nice color, very minor stress line. From old collection

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comptonii comptonii 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina dauphinensis

citrina dauphinensis

14 mm

F++/Gem

9,50 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

15.01.2010

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

Live collected , nice color and pattern, taken Ft. Douphin - S.E.Madagascar 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena dayritiana dayritiana

dayritiana dayritiana

19 mm

Gem

5,99 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

15.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Culion Islands › Coron Island

Well calloused. 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria sanguinolenta sanguinolenta

s. sanguinolenta

17,63 mm

F++/Gem

14,63 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Senegal › Goree Island

Under large rocks

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrocypraea reevei reevei

reevei reevei

28,37 mm

F+++

21,95 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

11.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Esperance

I see the usual soft stress lines. Nice quality globose deep water reevei from Esperance. April 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea errones errones

errones errones

25,41 mm

Gem

4,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

RARE gold overglaze. SUPERB. From divers in Cebu. January, 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

25,79 mm

F+++

2,86 Euro

Steven Ko

11.01.2010

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands) › Pedro Gonzales Island

Minor defect on dorsum, nick on anterior canal. Snorkling at 6-12 ft. 2005

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea subviridis dorsalis

subviridis dorsalis

27,65 mm

F+++/Gem

6,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Port Hedland

On rubble and sand 30-40m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria petitiana petitiana

petitiana petitiana

24,19 mm

F+++/Gem

3,89 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

11.01.2010

Senegal › Dakar

I see no flaws. Nice striped pattern on this little beauty. 2005

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea pallida pallida

pallida pallida

26,12 mm

F++/Gem

6,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

India (Maharashtra) › Mumbai (Bombay)

At 8-12m on shell rubble

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pallida pallida 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea ovum ovum

ovum ovum

28,16 mm

Gem

1,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. December, 2010

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ovum ovum 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea ovum ovum

ovum ovum

27,61 mm

F+++

1,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. December, 2009

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ovum ovum 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

36,07 mm

Gem

4,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. January, 2010

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erosa erosa 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta gracilis macula

gracilis macula

19,7 mm

F++

4,26 Euro

10.01.2010

Australia (QLD)

Dived at 6m on reef

am 01.07.11 von g. gracilis zu g. macula verschoben

gracilis gracilis 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) miliaris miliaris

miliaris miliaris

27,86 mm

subfossil

5,71 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Nice color, glossy dorsum, slightly dull base. From divers in Cebu. January, 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina limacina

limacina limacina

32,58 mm

Gem

5,71 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

UNCOMMON size and smooth form. AWESOME. From divers in Cebu. December, 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (algoensis alike) algoensis algoensis

algoensis algoensis

22,95 mm

F+++

11,43 Euro

Steven Ko

11.01.2010

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay

By diver at 36m. May 2009.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) miliaris miliaris

miliaris miliaris

38,94 mm

Gem

0,71 Euro

Steven Ko

11.01.2010

Taiwan (SW)

Tralwed from 80-100m depth. Oct. 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) miliaris miliaris

miliaris miliaris

37,79 mm

Gem

0,71 Euro

Steven Ko

11.01.2010

Taiwan (SW)

Tralwed from 80-100m depth. Oct. 2009

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miliaris miliaris 06

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Perisserosa guttata guttata

guttata guttata

57 mm

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8,26 Euro

Zhang Rong Cai › zhenqishell

27.01.2010

No data
My estimation: South China Sea

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) joycae joycae

joycae joycae

55 mm

F++

> 100 Euro

Zhang Rong Cai › zhenqishell

27.01.2010

East China Sea

Trawled in about 140m deep,from East China Sea, 01.2010

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joycae joycae 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus bicornis

mus bicornis

37,4 mm

perfect

15,72 Euro

Robert Janowsky › chinadancer888

25.01.2010

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

In fish trawl, 15-18m. White dorsum, 1 node on dorsum.This has to be one of the strangest specimens of Cypraea mus that we've come across. And it is also about the smallest one that we've ever had. The pale dorsum is most unusual and I don't recall ever seeing another one quite like it. The shell is in perfect condition. Those blue spots that you see in the brown streaky pattern near the posterior part of the dorsum are actually there but they are exaggerated by the light from our scanner. The shell was part of the Esmond B. Martin Cypraea Collection.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Perisserosa guttata guttata

guttata guttata

56 mm

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8,26 Euro

Zhang Rong Cai › zhenqishell

27.01.2010

No data
My estimation: South China Sea

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii vercoi

friendii vercoi

80,16 mm

F+++

> 100 Euro

Ettore Molteni › ilsiero

28.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Esperance

GREAT CARAMEL BASE. JUST ONE GROWTH LINE (PICTURE VISIBLE). VERY SMALL FLAW NATURALLY REPAIRED (PICTURE VISIBLE). GREAT UNIQUE PATTERN WITH CANDIDA LINES!!! REALLY EXCEPIONAL PIECE!!!. GREAT SHELL

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrasiatica langfordi langfordi

langfordi langfordi

52,7 mm

F+++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Zhang Rong Cai › zhenqishell

27.01.2010

East China Sea

Trawled in about 140m deep,from East China Sea, 01.2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia depressa depressa

depressa depressa

39,85 mm

F+++

5,71 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

Nice blue base, small chip in anterior canal, slightly dull dorsum. From fishermen. January, 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

42,5 mm

F++

15,97 Euro

Petros Mposkos › petrossx

24.01.2010

Mediterranean Sea

Has slight defect on the front - not visible. Beautiful dark color with light line.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

43 mm

Gem

23,22 Euro

Petros Mposkos › petrossx

24.01.2010

Mediterranean Sea

Beautiful dark color with light line

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona listeri melvilli

listeri melvilli

18,2 mm

Gem

4,08 Euro

10.01.2010

Vietnam › Nha Trang
see remarks

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Fundort vermutlich Ly Son Island oder Con Dao Islands

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Barycypraea fultoni amorimi

fultoni amorimi

79,6 mm

Fine

> 100 Euro

William Silver › yellowsilverjet

15.01.2010

Mozambique › Maputo

Trawled off shore by fishermen at 120 meter. 1991. Very heavy brick. Smooth dorsum with a few very small areas slightly granulose. I believe most dealer wouldn’t even mention it. Some stress lines and numerous mud inclusions. All in all this rare shell shows extremely well with an excellent dark star pattern.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii vercoi

friendii vercoi

75 mm

F+++

70,00 Euro

Marie-Christine Aron › shell2004

21.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Albany

Diver among sponges in ledges and reef caves. 15 to 60m. Extrémités intactes, seul défaut : 2 petites lignes de croissance. Rare, avec un superbe dessin

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea xanthodon xanthodon

xanthodon xanthodon

22,5 mm

Gem

2,66 Euro

10.01.2010

Australia (QLD)

Dived at 12m on reef

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Chelycypraea testudinaria testudinaria

testudinaria testudinaria

85,58 mm

Gem

4,29 Euro

Steven Ko

11.01.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Oct. 2009

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