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07.10.2008
Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta saulae saulae

saulae saulae

24,5 mm

Gem

6,25 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.10.2008

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

gathered by local fishermen off coast Olango Island, Cebu Philippines

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) aurantium aurantium

aurantium aurantium

92,2 mm

F+++/Gem

75,00 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.10.2008

Philippines (Palawan) › Culion Islands › Coron Island
Albay Gulf

LARGE!! NICE RED COLOUR!

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) vitellus vitellus

vitellus vitellus

60 mm

F++/Gem

39,00 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.10.2008

Philippines (Luzon) › Luzon Island › Manila Bay

Spotless dorsum

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07.07.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

52,5 mm

F+++

7,33 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.07.2009

Philippines (Luzon) › Bicol Region › Albay Gulf
near Mayon Volcano

Dwarf. Collected by local divers about 15 to 20 meters in depth near Mayon Volcano, Albay Gulf Philippines, November 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

51 mm

Gem

7,33 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.07.2009

Philippines (Luzon) › Bicol Region › Albay Gulf
near Mayon Volcano

Dwarf. Collected by local divers about 15 to 20 meters in depth near Mayon Volcano, Albay Gulf Philippines, November 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

102,3 mm

F+++

11,02 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.07.2009

Philippines (Luzon) › Luzon Island › Manila Bay

Globose form, thick and heavy. Collected by local fishermen by nets off coast Manila Bay Philippines, May 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

62 mm

F+++/Gem

25,80 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.07.2009

Philippines (Luzon) › Luzon Island › Manila Bay

Yellowish

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris pardalis

tigris pardalis

71,5 mm

F+++/Gem

27,97 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

07.07.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

collected by a local diver about 15 meters depth off coast Zamboanga Island Philippines, May 2009

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15.08.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus argus

argus argus

66 mm

F+++/Gem

3,48 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

15.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan) › Culion Islands › Coron Island
Albay Gulf

Caught by local divers 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus argus

argus argus

66 mm

Gem

3,48 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

15.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii vercoi

friendii vercoi

71,5 mm

F+++

42,11 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

15.08.2009

Australia (WA) › Albany

Collected by licensed divers off coast Albany, Western Australia, 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia bistrinotata bistrinotata

bistrinotata bistrinotata

14,2 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

15.08.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Balut Island

Collected by local fishermen by tangle nets near Balut Island, Mindanao Philippines, August 2007

* I have bought lisetae and got this bistrinotata. Wrong data dicovered by Riccardo

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) thersites thersites

thersites thersites

68,5 mm

F+++/Gem

84,26 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

15.08.2009

Australia (WA) › Perth

Collected by licensed divers off coast Perth, Western Australia, 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta pulchella aliguayensis

pulchella aliguayensis

31,2 mm

Gem

28,06 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

15.08.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Aliguay Island

Collected by local fishermen by nets about 300-400 meters deep off coast Aliguay Island Philippines, April 2009

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13.07.2011
Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria annulus annulus

annulus annulus

14,5 mm

Gem

7,50 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Freak cypraea ovula shape. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Samar Island, Philippines, January 2011

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Blasicrura pallidula pallidula

pallidula pallidula

16,7 mm

Gem

2,50 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Palawan)

Exceptional dark form, small. Collected by local fishermen by nets near Palawan Island Philippines, June 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) lynx lynx

lynx lynx

40,5 mm

Gem

7,50 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Exceptional pattern. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Samar Island, Philippines, on January 2011

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) labrolineata labrolineata

labrolineata labrolineata

20 mm

Gem

5,10 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Exceptional dark form. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Samar Island, Philippines on January 2011

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

79 mm

n.a.

36,60 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Luzon) › Bicol Region › Albay Gulf

Inflated RARE freak!, one end of terminal completely closed. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Albay Gulf Philippines, December 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia eglantina eglantina

eglantina eglantina

44,5 mm

F+++/GEM

5,10 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Tubabao Island

Collected by fishermen by nets off Tubabao Island, Samar Philippines, March 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

91 mm

F+++/GEM

12,20 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Luzon) › Bicol Region › Albay Gulf

Looks like Cypraea Testudinaria shape, elongated and freak. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Albay Gulf Philippines, April 2011

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

76 mm

F+++/GEM

10,10 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Luzon) › Bicol Region › Albay Gulf

Looks like Cypraea Valentia on its shape, humpback tigris. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Albay Gulf Philippines, April 2011

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraea tigris tigris

tigris tigris

59 mm

F+++/GEM

7,50 Euro

Antonio S. dela Cruz › tonyshells

13.07.2011

Philippines (Luzon) › Luzon Island › Manila Bay
Quezon Province

Unique mantle line. Collected by local fishermen by nets off Quezon Province , Philippines, January 2011

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