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upload : 2011-06-29
subcarnea subcarnea 25,6 mm F+++/Gem 30,94 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell Healed scar in dorsum, RARE. Under limestone rocks, diver 5-6m. - subcarnea subcarnea 03
capricornica capricornica 74 mm n.a. 52,38 Euro Paul Southgate › veliger 29.04.2011 Australia (QLD) › Great Barrier Reef › Swain Reefs Superficially it looks like a very nice specimen but on closer inspection I am not happy with it. - capricornica capricornica 07
rosselli rosselli 49,45 mm F+/F++ 73,15 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Rottnest Island Defect and growth scars in dorsum, small chip in extremities, slightly dull base, SUPERB callus. 22-24m on black sponge. - rosselli rosselli 10
rosselli rosselli 46,88 mm F+++ 75,96 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Australia (WA) › Albany RARE now, small sand inclusion, minor scar in dorsum, slightly dull margin. Diver in 15 to 30m in caves and ledges on and among sponges. - rosselli rosselli 09
ventriculus ventriculus 50,2 mm F+++/Gem 5,63 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island Minor scars in dorsum, dark pattern. From fishermen 10-20m. April, 2011. - ventriculus ventriculus 04
teulerei teulerei 44,88 mm F+++/Gem 8,44 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island) UNUSUAL stage, slightly juvenile? For study, slightly dull and minor scar in dorsum. In sandy area at low tide. 2011. - teulerei teulerei 23
upload : 2011-07-04
jeaniana thalamega 90,3 mm Gem- > 100 Euro Bruce Henke › seahorse 29.04.2011 Australia (WA) › Kalbarri › (South) BEAUTIFUL SHELL, RARELY OFFERED, THIS ONE HERE IS LARGER SHELL AND SANDOUT PIECE. DARK DORSUM WITH SNOWY CREAM/WHITE MARGINS. SHARP CONTRAST BETWEEN DORSUM AND MARGINS. DARK BASE. SLIGHT, EVER SO SLIGHT HINT OF A VERY TINY GROWTH LINE THAT SHOWS UP SLIGHTLY IN PHOTOS, BUT VERY HARD TO SEE OTHER WISE. BLUE HALO WRAPPING THE COMPLETE SHELL. DORSUM LINE, THIS IS A MUST SHELL FOR ANY SERIOUS CYPRAEA COLLECTOR. THIS SHELL IS A STANDOUT PIECE IN ANY COLLECTION. MARQUE SHELL. GEM MINUS, TINY TINY TINY NICK, TINY NICK ON POSTERIOR CANAL. ALMOST IMPOSIBLE TO SEE, BUT IT IS THERE..USUALLY WHEN YOU SEE THESE SHELLS COME AVAILABLE, THEY SELL IMMEDIATELY. I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS SHELL BETTER THAN ELUDENS, MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE RARER THAN ELUDENS.. - jeaniana thalamega 02
jeaniana jeaniana 66 mm Gem > 100 Euro Brian Hayes › ALGOABAY 29.04.2011 Australia (WA) › Shark Bay Dived on sponge at 35m. Gem. Fantastic spotting and quality !! (DMOC) - jeaniana jeaniana 02
upload : 2011-07-06
mariae mariae 16 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Bruce Henke › seahorse 29.04.2011 Guam Island (West) 40FT RUBBLE PILE DEAD CORAL. Collected circa 2005 Geschenk mariae mariae 07
semiplota semiplota 18,12 mm Gem 15,47 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Mamala Bay RARE now, SUPERB. Dredged - semiplota semiplota 03
dillwyni dillwyni 11,1 mm Gem- > 100 Euro Bruce Henke › seahorse 29.04.2011 Guam Island ONE OF THE NICEST AND DARKEST DILWYNII TO EVER COME FROM GUAM. SERIOUS WHITE SPOTS AND DARK MARGINS AND DORSUM.. VERY NICE SHELL..STANDOUT DILLWYNII..FRESH FRESH FRESH DEAD, VERY VERY LIVE LIKE. THIS ONE COMPARES VERY EASY TO THE TWO SOLD AT $350 AND $300 IN THE PAST TWO AUCTIONS..LAST ONE LIKE THIS.!!!BY THE WAY, THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE SHELL, HARDLY EVER OFFERED, ESPECIALLY THIS QUALITY AND COLOR..THIS SHELL IS RARER THAN ELUDENS!!!!OF COURSE WE ARE TALKING "APPLES AND ORANGES". BUT A MUCH RARER SHELL, AND ONE OF THE HARDEST SHELLS IN THE WORLD TO FIND..REQUIRES LOTS AND LOTS OF DEEP DIGGING IN SOCCER SIZE FIELDS OF DEAD CORAL. LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK OF HAY, BUT THE SIZE OF THE HAYSTACK IS 10 SOCCER FIELDS IN SIZE..THIS IS A VERY VERY GOOD CHEAP PRICE FOR THIS SHELL. A MUST SHELL FOR TE SERIOUS CYPRAEA COLLECTOR. AGAIN THIS QUALITY IS RARELY OFFERED BECAUSE THAY JUST ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS QUALITY ON GUAM, MAYBE 5-8 IN 15 YEARS OF MY DIVING ON GUAM AND GOES BACK ANOTHER 15 YEARS OF PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS FROM GUAM. THIS INCLUDES ALL COLLECTIONS FROM GUAM..VERY NICE SHELL. I RATE AS GEM MINUS BECAUSE IT IS FRESH DEAD, BUT OTHERS WOULD PASS THIS SHELL OFF AS LIVE VERY VERY VERY EASY!!!! MY DARK DILLWYNII I HAVE SOLD, THE COLLECTORS HAVE BEEN THRILLED OVER, THIS ONE WILL BE THE SAME ALSO.. - dillwyni dillwyni 04
upload : 2011-07-08
caurica quinquefasciata 40,88 mm F+++/Gem 16,88 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Egypt › Sharm-el-Sheikh Minor scars in dorsum. - caurica quinquefasciata 04
upload : 2011-11-11
brevidentata fluctuans 21,5 mm F+++/Gem 43,00 Euro Andrew McNaughton › andod2h 26.04.2011 Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach A very nice globose specimen with fat blotch (normally more isolated), nice cool blue colour. - brevidentata fluctuans 03
alfredensis alfredensis 21,16 mm F++/F+++ 25,32 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › Algoa Bay Growth scars, slightly dull dorsum. RARE now. Diver in 18-20m. - alfredensis alfredensis 13
labrolineata labrolineata 22,08 mm Gem 8,44 Euro Cillan Chan 22.04.2011 Philippines (Luzon) › Masbate Island VERY RARE color with fat body, SUPERB. Trawled by fishermen. April, 2011. - labrolineata labrolineata 10
stolida crossei 27,5 mm F+++/Gem 30,22 Euro Andrew McNaughton › andod2h 26.04.2011 Fiji › Viti Levu Island Stolida Crossei Fijian Form!! Quite different to the NC crosseis. This shell is large, very globose, with a fantastic disrupted blotch-, Rare location / exceptional stolida. A really unusual shape. Under coral slabs at 5 metres. One smooth growth line-does not spoil the beauty - stolida crossei 05
stolida crossei 25,3 mm Gem 30,22 Euro Andrew McNaughton › andod2h 26.04.2011 Guam Island › Piti › Piti Point A little jewel. Unusual location. Under coral slabs 3-4 metres. A gorgeous rhomboidal specimen with lovely pale dorsum and fantastic blotch. - stolida crossei 06
upload : 2011-12-28
obvelata obvelata • 19,3 mm F+/Gem 1,00 Euro Randy Bridges › Randy_Bridges 29.04.2011 Tuamotu Archipelago › Rangiroa Atoll In shallow water under rocks. This is a nubilis-intermediate! Very rare, has characteristic nubilis blue dorsal color yet retaining remnants of the typical obvelata ring! - obvelata obvelata 04
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