Grouping
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brevidentata
b. brevidentata 24,2 mm Gem 37,21 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 19.02.2007 Australia On low reef under rocks and rubble. - brevidentata brevidentata 01
brevidentata fluctuans 25,7 mm Gem 34,70 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 02.10.2007 Australia (QLD) Under coral slap in deeper water - brevidentata fluctuans 01
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
brevidentata fluctuans 23 mm n.a. 25,63 Euro Pete Krull › sheller23 08.11.2009 Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach Low tide - brevidentata fluctuans 02
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
brevidentata fluctuans 25 mm F++ 20,00 Euro Douglas Thorn › Doug Thorn 27.01.2012 Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach Low Tide - brevidentata fluctuans 04
diauges
diauges diauges 22,4 mm Exceptional 32,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 16.01.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island Taken 20-25 m deep during nightdive. 2006. * perhaps another sp. - Thank you for your help Riccardo diauges diauges 01
diauges diauges 32,7 mm Gem 11,95 Euro Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss 18.10.2007 Tanzania › Pemba Island Top Stück - diauges diauges 02
diauges diauges 30,6 mm Gem 30,00 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 19.10.2007 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island In deeper water - diauges diauges 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
diauges diauges 32,2 mm n.a. 11,25 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 10.08.2009 Tanzania › Pemba Island 1993 - diauges diauges 06
diauges diauges 30,4 mm Gem 11,47 Euro Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com 06.04.2010 Tanzania › Pemba Island Collected by local divers on shallow reef. A stunning specimen with a large, distinctly outlined blotch dominating the dorsum - diauges diauges 07
erythraeensis
e. erythraeensis 15,5 mm Gem 16,66 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 19.02.2007 Djibouti Very shallow reef.The auction is for a Cowrie from DJIBOUTI Africa gem ist perfect and fresh what a beautiful specimen.This will please you.shell measures 15.5mm - erythraeensis erythraeensis 01
e. erythraeensis 18,7 mm F+++/Gem 18,71 Euro Paula J. Russell › shellmama 18.10.2007 Djibouti By snorkeling in shallow water. 2005. THIS IS A FABULOUS RARE SPECIMEN. FANTASTIC COLOR AND PATTERN. JUST AN INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL SHELL. THE PRETTIEST I HAVE SEEN - erythraeensis erythraeensis 02
e. erythraeensis 17 mm Gem 15,31 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 19.10.2007 Djibouti Very shallow reef - erythraeensis erythraeensis 03
e. erythraeensis 21,7 mm Gem 16,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 05.12.2007 Djibouti 2006 - erythraeensis erythraeensis 04
e. erythraeensis 20,5 mm - 3,42 Euro Andre Vie › vie1508 16.03.2008 Djibouti 1998 - erythraeensis erythraeensis 05
e. erythraeensis 17,5 mm n.a. 15,96 Euro Cillan Chan 14.08.2010 Israel › Eilat (Red Sea › Gulf of Aquaba) - - erythraeensis erythraeensis 06
e. erythraeensis 23,8 mm F++/Gem 22,49 Euro Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil 04.12.2011 Yemen From old collection; super size!!! - erythraeensis erythraeensis 07
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
goodallii
goodallii goodallii 11 mm - 20,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 17.05.2007 Society Islands › Tahiti - - goodallii goodallii 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
hirundo
hirundo neglecta 13,7 mm F++/Gem 1,00 Euro Lars Kellner › gastropods 21.01.2007 Solomon Islands - * Thank you for your help Riccardo hirundo hirundo 01
hirundo neglecta 12,2 mm selected 6,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 28.02.2007 Philippines (Mindanao) › Sulu Archipelago › Siasi Island From local fishermen. 1990 - hirundo neglecta 01
hirundo neglecta 19,1 mm Gem 6,21 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 19.10.2007 Vietnam › Nha Trang see remarks Very shallow reef Fundort vermutlich Ly Son Island oder Con Dao Islands hirundo hirundo 02
hirundo neglecta 18 mm F++ 8,63 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 19.10.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island Collected by diver at 20-25m deep. 2006 - hirundo neglecta 02
hirundo rouxi 17,3 mm Gem 6,25 Euro Anthony St. John › conepoint 06.11.2007 Australia (WA) › Adolphus Island March 1976 /// Under rock at low tide. On sady mud of promontary near mangroves. /// THIS SHELL IS TYPICAL OF THE FORM, BUT WITH A SMALLER THAN NORMAL DORSAL BLOTCH /// EXCEPTIONAL !! - hirundo rouxi 01
hirundo neglecta 18,1 mm selected 5,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Philippines (Visayas) › Siquijor Island Collected 10-25 m deep. From fishermen. 2007. - hirundo neglecta 03
hirundo francisca 19 mm n.a. 16,26 Euro Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman 11.10.2009 Seychelles › Mahe Island Dead collected - hirundo francisca 01
hirundo rouxi 15 mm F++/Gem 12,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 04.11.2009 Vanuatu Islands › Efate Island (Ile Vate) Snorkeling at 1-2 m, under coral slaps - hirundo rouxi 02
hirundo francisca 15,22 mm F+ 15,20 Euro Cillan Chan 05.12.2009 Chagos Archipelago › Blenheim Reef VERY RARE, dead taken still a nice specimen, dull surface still has pattern. Chagos Archipelago, Blenheim Reef. Scuba at 14mt - hirundo francisca 02
hirundo hirundo 14,3 mm gem 18,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Maldives › Male Atoll Collected by locals in shallow water 1985 No. 235b: Bistolida hirundo hirundo... ...€ 18 hirundo hirundo 03
hirundo rouxi 18 mm gem 10,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach Snorkeling at 1-2 m, under coral slabs. No. 237c: Bistolida hirundo rouxi... ...€ 10 hirundo rouxi 03
hirundo hirundo 12,81 mm F+++/Gem 5,97 Euro Cillan Chan 26.02.2011 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island VERY NICE, AWESOME, slightly dull dorsum. Philippines. Samar Island. From fishermen 10-20m. February, 2011. hirundo hirundo 04
hirundo hirundo 17,85 mm F+++/Gem 5,70 Euro Cillan Chan 26.08.2012 Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island SUPERB. Slightly callus, small water spot on dorsum still nice. August, 2012. - hirundo hirundo 05
kieneri
kieneri kieneri 18,1 mm F++ 1,54 Euro Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller 21.01.2007 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) July 2003. Intertidal under slab.This is a very nice specimen Cypraea keineri, this one is very nice! Nice color and pattern, measuring a good size 18.1mm and F++ condition, Super pretty specimen. It does have one tiny blemish keeping it from being near GEM but it doesnt distract from appearance. - kieneri kieneri 01
kieneri depriesteri 18,5 mm selected 15,20 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 28.02.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Pangalo Island › Pangalo Collected by local fishermen. 2006 - kieneri depriesteri 01
kieneri kieneri 16,4 mm selected 2,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 11.09.2007 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - kieneri kieneri 02
kieneri depriesteri 14 mm F+++ 3,22 Euro Xavier Pallarols › xavishells 22.09.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island Collected by diver at 20-25m deep. 2006 - kieneri depriesteri 02
kieneri depriesteri 17,5 mm Gem 4,81 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 19.10.2007 Vietnam Low water on reef - kieneri kieneri 03
kieneri depriesteri 17 mm Gem 30,63 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 15.12.2007 Philippines On shallow reef. * I have bought ursellus and got this kieneri. Wrong data dicovered by Riccardo ursellus ursellus 02
kieneri kieneri 12 mm selected 2,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - kieneri kieneri 04
kieneri kieneri 17,9 mm selected 2,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Kenya › Ukunda › Jadini Found under stone, near algae at 5 feet deep. 1974. - kieneri kieneri 05
kieneri depriesteri 17,7 mm selected 2,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Vietnam › Nha Trang see remarks Ex-coll. Philippe Martin. April 1993 Fundort vermutlich Ly Son Island oder Con Dao Islands kieneri kieneri 06
kieneri kieneri 16 mm - 2,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - - kieneri kieneri 08
kieneri kieneri 19 mm - 2,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 No data - - kieneri kieneri 07
kieneri kieneri 20,3 mm Gem 6,06 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 10.01.2013 Australia (QLD) › Cairns Under small coral plate. Freshly arrived. Nice and big - kieneri kieneri 09
owenii
owenii vasta 19,1 mm close to gem 27,68 Euro Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller 21.01.2007 Madagascar › Be Island (Nosy Be) this is a very nice specimen Cypraea owenii FORMA vasta, the very last one I have in stock for now! LAST ONE!!! these are hard to find like this and this is the last of 3 specimens I had all last year. SUPERIOR COLOR AND PATTERN, LARGE 19.1MM !! CLOSE TO GEM for the species. A+ color and pattern on dorsum and margins, get this one while you can! Super pretty specimen. - owenii vasta 01
owenii vasta 15,8 mm selected 14,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 11.09.2007 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - owenii vasta 02
owenii owenii 11,5 mm Fresh beach 17,23 Euro Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman 26.11.2007 Mauritius (South) - - owenii owenii 01
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
owenii vasta 17 mm Gem 11,78 Euro Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell 10.10.2009 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) Island By local people. Nice blue and uncommon species. From my personal collection - owenii vasta 04
owenii vasta 15 mm Gem 13,36 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 24.07.2010 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) DEEP BLUE GREAT SHAPE - owenii vasta 05
owenii owenii 10,5 mm n.a. 1,59 Euro Cillan Chan 14.08.2010 Mauritius (South) Fresh beach - owenii owenii 02
owenii owenii 10,2 mm n.a. 1,59 Euro Cillan Chan 14.08.2010 Mauritius (South) Fresh beach - owenii owenii 03
owenii vasta 17,21 mm F+++/Gem 11,00 Euro Cillan Chan 12.08.2012 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) Nice specimen, growth lines in margin. Collected by local fishermen. January, 2012. - owenii vasta 06
stolida
stolida stolida 24 mm Gem 11,50 Euro Andreas Laabs-Rode › *gloriamaris* 06.01.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island - - stolida stolida 01
stolida clavicola 27,5 mm F++/Gem 20,00 Euro Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman 28.09.2007 Tanzania › Pemba Island Diver - stolida clavicola 01
stolida stolida 25,2 mm F+++/Gem 6,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss 18.10.2007 Philippines (Luzon) › Masbate Island - - stolida stolida 02
stolida stolida 27,3 mm F+++/Gem 8,50 Euro Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss 22.11.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Eastern Samar Province - - stolida stolida 03
stolida crossei 34 mm Gem 15,00 Euro Philippe Guillerm › http://ph.guillerm.free.fr 30.11.2007 New Caledonia - - stolida crossei 01
stolida rubiginosa 30,6 mm Gem 15,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 05.12.2007 Thailand - - stolida rubiginosa 01
stolida stolida 27,8 mm selected 5,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island Bistolida stolida OLANGO FORM /// Taken 20-25 m deep water. 2007 - stolida stolida 04
stolida kwajaleinensis 28,5 mm Gem > 100 Euro Wesley A. Blacketer › koyn 12.04.2009 Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll C. stolida kwajaleinensis Martin und Sanders, 1983. This shell was found on a wreck at night in 35 feet of water at Kwajalein Atoll. This specimen measures 28.5 mm by digital caliper and is GEM. Nice Kwaj specimen, check out the scan. This shell was taken live by myself and part of my personal collection. A signed data tag will accompany this shell. Ex Col. Wes Blacketer - stolida kwajaleinensis 01
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
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 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 rubiginosa 25,29 mm F+++ 11,24 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 India By local diver from old collection. Rotting animal stain at columella. F+++ because of a round mark made by the acid of the dead animal before it was cleaned. Might go away with some polish but I did not try - stolida rubiginosa 02
stolida clavicola • 28,3 mm F+++ 48,11 Euro Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell 10.10.2009 Madagascar › Salary Endemic subspecies live collected by local fisherman. Without dorsal blotch! From my personal collection - stolida stolida 06
stolida stolida 25 mm F+++ 23,82 Euro Egbert A. Pagobo › superseashells 02.11.2009 Philippines (Palawan) see remarks 290 meters deep He always uses this sentence: " Palawan, 290meters Deep." - even for Zoilas. I don´t believe in his data. stolida stolida 07
stolida kwajaleinensis 26 mm F+++/Gem 79,90 Euro Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia › postodellefragole2 26.12.2009 Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll Live collected pink orange rich pattern. 90s. - stolida kwajaleinensis 02
stolida stolida 20,34 mm F+++/Gem 19,90 Euro Cillan Chan 27.03.2010 Philippines (Palawan) Palawan form. Very bluish color and different shape, RARE, slightly dull base. From fishermen. March, 2010. - stolida stolida 08
stolida stolida • 24,85 mm F+ 6,67 Euro Cillan Chan 24.06.2010 Philippines (Palawan) UNCOMMON for study, glossy and pattern gone. From fishermen. May 2010 - stolida stolida 09
stolida stolida 31,2 mm gem 35,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Indonesia › Maluku Islands › Misool Island Region Irian Java By diver at 15 m. No. 450f: Bistolida stolida stolida... ...€ 35 stolida stolida 10
stolida stolida 28,9 mm n.a. 15,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Japan › Okinawa Islands › Okinawa Island › Makiminato 12-15 m in coral rubble. June 1984 No. 450d: Bistolida stolida stolida... ...€ 15 stolida stolida 11
stolida crossei • 26,7 mm gem- 75,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Tryon Island At low tide under coral slabs. No. 454f: Bistolida stolida crossei var.... ...€ 75 stolida crossei 03
stolida crossei 26 mm n.a. 25,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Vanuatu Islands › Efate Island (Ile Vate) Snorkeling at 1-2 m, under coral slabs. No. 454g: Bistolida stolida crossei... ...€ 25 stolida crossei 04
stolida brianoi 23,7 mm n.a. 75,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Lavonono Beached after storm. No. 451: Bistolida stolida brianoi... ...€ 75 stolida brianoi 01
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
stolida stolida 27,43 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Andrew McNaughton › andod2h 14.02.2012 Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island Shallow water at low tide. Elongate with big blotch. Geschenk stolida stolida 12
stolida crossei 34,01 mm F+++ > 100 Euro Andrew McNaughton › andod2h 14.02.2012 New Caledonia › Port-Bois Under dead coral slabs at 2 m. Old coll. (ex LRM ref coll). Tips are perfect, only typical stress lines in latreal callous. This crossei, displays good melanism and very strong Rostration esp. the anterior canal, ist a lovely greenish/ ivory specimen frekkled with tan/brown marks, heavy, glossy and very strong lateral callous. Awesome gondola shape in lateral view. - stolida crossei 07
stolida clavicola • 23,95 mm F+++ 9,44 Euro Cillan Chan 17.06.2012 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) Nice, growth scar in anterior canal still nice. Collected by local fishermen at market. January, 2012. - stolida clavicola 07
stolida stolida 25,55 mm F+++/Gem 6,00 Euro Cillan Chan 12.08.2012 Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island AWESOME, very blue color. RARE now, slightly dull and minor scar on dorsum. From hookah divers. July, 2012. - stolida stolida 13
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
ursellus
ursellus ursellus 16,8 mm selected 7,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 11.09.2007 Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island Cawoi? Taken 20-25 m deep. Collected by fishermen. 2007. - ursellus ursellus 01
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
ursellus ursellus 13,99 mm F+++/Gem 8,43 Euro Cillan Chan 07.09.2009 Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island SCARCE now, healed scar and inclusion in dorsum. From diver 10-30m. August, 2009 - ursellus ursellus 05
ursellus ursellus 11 mm Gem 9,60 Euro Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de 11.01.2010 Philippines (Palawan) Juvenil. From hookah divers. Sep. 2007 - ursellus ursellus 06
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. - ursellus ursellus 07
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 - ursellus ursellus 08
ursellus ursellus 13,1 mm F++ 7,95 Euro Ken Shing Chang › kenshing 23.07.2010 Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Bohol Island Beauty. July 2006. Shallow water. Scar on dorsum - ursellus ursellus 09
ursellus ursellus 9,8 mm Gem 15,00 Euro Douglas Thorn › Doug Thorn 27.01.2012 Vanuatu Islands › Efate Island (Ile Vate) › Port Villa Diver - ursellus ursellus 10
ursellus ursellus 16,6 mm Gem 30,00 Euro Jozef Grego › jozef 23.02.2012 Japan › Okinawa Islands › Okinawa Island unusual locality - ursellus ursellus 11
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