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upload : 2012-10-27
marginata marginata • 63,9 mm F++ 74,00 Euro Max & Debbie Innes › amers1313 23.09.2012 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Garden Island › West Diver at 12 to 14m inside reef ledges and caves amongst sponges. Large well patterned Consueta. Has healed canal damage and a growth crease on the right side. - marginata marginata 15
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. - armeniaca armeniaca 17
eglantina eglantina 61,9 mm Gem 19,00 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula SUPERB. an OUTSTANDING specimen. Very nice pattern and dark marginal spots. From fishermen. August, 2012. - eglantina eglantina 28
friendii vercoi 72 mm F+++ > 100 Euro Alexis Moisson › alexis-14 12.09.2012 No data My estimation: Albany to Esperance DARK ORANGE BASE !! and AMAZING COLOR. Perfect extremities. ORANGE BASE AND AMAZING "ORANGE" PATERN - friendii vercoi 13
friendii vercoi • 70,2 mm F+++ > 100 Euro Hasan Kurtoglu › mayacim 19.09.2012 Australia (QLD) › Albany › Eclipse Island Diver collected in deep water on sponge reef. IMPRESSIVE DEEP WATER FORM. FRESH, DIVER COLLECTED IN 58-62m. TYPICAL BUT RARE, HEAVY AND ROBUST DEEP WATER LENTIGINOSA. DEFINATELY A SPECIAL SHELL, EVEN THE FEELING WHEN HELD IN HAND IS DIFFERENT. VERY HEAVY COMPARED TO ITS SIZE. BASE IS EXCEPTIONALLY BEAUTIFUL. PERFECT CANALS! GLASSY SHELL. NICE BLUE HALO OVER THE LEFT MARGIN. - friendii vercoi 14
ketyana bataviensis 51,5 mm Gem > 100 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Australia (WA) › Kalbarri On sponges feeding at 60ft. A Cowrie from Western Australia a fresh shell. What a beautiful Gem specimen. An excellent shell. - ketyana bataviensis 05
marginata marginata • 63,1 mm Gem+ > 100 Euro Gisela Müller › gisela9344 21.09.2012 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Garden Island Cockburn Sound, north off Garden Island Cockburn Sound, north off Garden Island, Western Australia, on limestone outcrops densely covered with sponges, dived in 18m depth, live taken specimen shell. A flawless jewel which displays all the characteristics for which the species is so much beloved by collectors: soft golden dorsum with intensely amber colored blotches, contrasting cinnamon brown callous and large flaring and boldly sculptured base with crisp margin, superb, highly vaulted siphonal channels and a milky white base with large and clearly defined spots. All this preserved in flawless and all natural quality which calls for GEM+ grading. - marginata marginata 14
marginata marginata • 61,1 mm F+++/Gem- 98,00 Euro William Schramm › conchology-investments-acquisitions 24.09.2012 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Garden Island At 15 meters on sponge in cave. Fantastic DORSAL pattern. Terminal ends are perfect. 1992. - marginata marginata 16
marginata marginata • 59,6 mm F+++ 78,00 Euro William Schramm › conchology-investments-acquisitions 24.09.2012 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Carnac Island Depth 8-12 meters. Limestone reef on sponge. Fantastic DORSAL pattern with beautiful almost orange marginal halo. Terminal ends are perfect. - marginata marginata 17
marginata marginata 61 mm F++/Gem > 100 Euro Trevor Sutcliffe › seashellaustralia 29.09.2012 Australia (WA) › Fremantle About as pretty as they get. - marginata marginata 18
upload : 2012-11-28
coronata debruini 31,13 mm Gem 65,00 Euro Jose Ahuir › Reefshells 29.09.2012 South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay Pretty specimen. 35m dive on reef. Oct. 2008 - coronata debruini 06
upload : 2013-04-14
gaspardi gaspardi 12,3 mm Gem 43,30 Euro William Schramm › conchology-investments-acquisitions 24.09.2012 Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll › Logoonside East Depth 3 meter. Under dead coral in lagoon. June, 1992. - gaspardi gaspardi 04
vitellus vitellus 57,8 mm F+++/Gem 4,70 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 Philippines (Visayas) › Negros Island Callus. Nice form. UNCOMMON, slightly dull and inclusion on dorsum. From fishermen. August, 2012 - vitellus vitellus 35
beckii beckii 11,7 mm Gem 19,60 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Philippines Under small rocks on reef Hookah - beckii beckii 10
cervus cervus • 46,5 mm F++ 66,93 Euro William Schramm › conchology-investments-acquisitions 24.09.2012 Cuba Puerto Esperanza? Difficult to find this small with clear spotting, chips on anterior terminal end. A rare specimen. - cervus cervus 08
contaminata distans 11,06 mm F++ 11,00 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay Great blotch. Expsice, slightly dull base and dorsum, great blotch. Dredged. - contaminata distans 02
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. - decipiens decipiens 12
tigris tigris 83 mm n.a. > 100 Euro Ivo Kolacek › kolacek 29.09.2012 New Caledonia I bought this cowrie at the market in Noumea. It´s very interesting I´ve never seen C.tigris niger. It is very rugged. In two places slightly damaged glaze - tigris tigris 66
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. - englerti englerti 05
erosa erosa 37,91 mm F+++/Gem 15,80 Euro Cillan Chan 23.09.2012 New Caledonia › Prony Bay Rostrate. RARE now, nice specimen, tiny sand inclusion on dorsum. Night dived 3m on dead coral. - erosa erosa 16
e. erythraeensis 18,4 mm Gem 17,00 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Eritrea Under small coral plate on reef. A beautiful shell.Big shell.Very hard to find - erythraeensis erythraeensis 08
exm. exmouthensis 24,51 mm F+++ 70,00 Euro Jose Ahuir › Reefshells 29.09.2012 Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth Gulf Pretty specimen. Ex coll A. Rincón. Onslow Pearl Form. In red sponges, 8m - exmouthensis exmouthensis 03
fimbriata durbanensis 13,98 mm F+++/Gem 1,55 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay Slightly dull dorsum and slightly young. Nice pattern. Dredged. - fimbriata durbanensis 06
fimbriata durbanensis 14,91 mm F+++/Gem 1,55 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay Slightly dull dorsum and slightly young. Nice pattern. Dredged. - fimbriata durbanensis 07
lentiginosa lentiginosa 26,2 mm F++/Gem 16,00 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 05.09.2012 India (Tamil Nadu) ZIC ZAC DORSUM - lentiginosa lentiginosa 04
spurca verdensium 17,5 mm F+++/gem 11,00 Euro Bernardino Montairo Shellauction: BMSHELLS 29.09.2012 Cape Verde Islands › Sao Vicente (Mindelo) Praia da Laginha PURPLISH BASE. Taken under rocks snorkeling at 2-4m. July 2012 - spurca verdensium 05
poraria poraria 18,33 mm Gem 12,60 Euro Cillan Chan 23.09.2012 Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island Palawan dark f. An OUTSTANDING specimen. UNCOMMON so nice. September, 2012. - poraria poraria 25
pantherina pantherina 79,1 mm Gem 19,60 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Somalia › Gulf of Aden On Red Sea? Under coral plate off the coast of Somalia. Lovely markings touch of pink nice size - pantherina pantherina 16
n. nigropunctata 29,5 mm F+++ 94,50 Euro William Schramm › conchology-investments-acquisitions 24.09.2012 Galapagos Islands Unusually clean dorsum with few growth lines. Excellent spotting on margins. A real gem! - nigropunctata nigropunctata 08
mauritiana mauritiana 66,85 mm F+++/Gem 28,35 Euro Cillan Chan 23.09.2012 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island Callus. SUPERB specimen, very callus and round shape, healed tiny nick in anterior canal still SUPERB. From fishermen 10-20m. September, 2012. - mauritiana mauritiana 15
mauiensis mauiensis 10,6 mm Gem 64,00 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island (West) On Reef finding by scuba. EXCELLENT COLOR. Look at the shape - mauiensis mauiensis 03
tigris tigris 110,83 mm F+++ 33,00 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula Exceptional rusty GIANT. Very nice rusty/inclusion on dorsum, EXTRA LARGE, small chip in anterior canal still nice From fishermen. August, 2012. - tigris tigris 65
semiplota semiplota 12,3 mm Gem 36,00 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Hawaiian Islands In the branches of coral porcillopora meandrina at 15 ft by scuba. A beautiful shell - semiplota semiplota 04
testudinaria testudinaria 74,35 mm F+++/Gem 4,70 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island Unusual pattern. Nice pattern, slightly dull dorsum still nice. From hookah divers. August, 2012. - testudinaria testudinaria 18
vitellus vitellus 30,79 mm Gem 6,30 Euro Cillan Chan 23.09.2012 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula SUPERB. Very dark margin. SUPERB specimen. CUTE. From fishermen. September, 2012. - vitellus vitellus 36
stercoraria stercoraria 53,1 mm F+ 12,00 Euro Bernardino Montairo Shellauction: BMSHELLS 29.09.2012 Ghana › Nungua Teshie (?) FREAK AND REDDISH DORSUM. Several marks in dorsum. Taken by local fishermen at 1m under rock in reef. Dec. 2011 - stercoraria stercoraria 32
albuginosa albuginosa 19,9 mm F+++/gem 8,00 Euro Bernardino Montairo Shellauction: BMSHELLS 29.09.2012 Panama › Cebaco Island Taken by local diver at 6-12ft. 2012 - albuginosa albuginosa 05
labrolineata labrolineata 22,79 mm Gem 4,70 Euro Cillan Chan 23.09.2012 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula AWESOME. BIG and nice marginal spots. SCARCE now. From fishermen. September, 2012. - labrolineata labrolineata 18
stolida clavicola 29,2 mm Gem 22,74 Euro Otto Borchert 23.09.2012 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island Under coral head at low tide by local collector. The color and markings are clear and distinct a really great shell - stolida clavicola 08
ventriculus ventriculus 59,82 mm F+++/Gem 25,10 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island GIANT. minor scars and slightly dull dorsum still SUPERB. RARE size near 60mm. From fishermen 10-20m. August, 2012 - ventriculus ventriculus 06
q. quadrimaculata 24,55 mm Gem 6,30 Euro Cillan Chan 09.09.2012 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula Very nice specimen. Dark extremities. AWESOME. From fishermen. July, 2012. - quadrimaculata quadrimaculata 06
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