a. aequinoctialis

43 mm

Gem+

> 100 Euro

Gisela Müller › gisela-shells

02.07.2009

Ecuador › Esmeraldas - Quingue

On reef in 6m depth, live taken specimen shell. One of the most important cowries in my collection and a spectacular beauty which favorably compares to even the finest pieces published in relevant literature. GEM+ quality combined with large size, inflated body, very mature, gorgeous callous with mauve color hues and clear spots, dark amber golden dorsum with choice and absolutely clear pattern free of blurring which in most of the collected pieces harms the beauty of this elusive and very rare species. A glorious shell suitable only for the connoisseur collector.

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aequinoctialis aequinoctialis 01

a. aequinoctialis

45,5 mm

Fine

91,45 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Found under rock at low tide. A live taken GIANT shell with several narce blisters & water spots on the dorsum. This shell looks nicer in hand than how it shows in the pictures. A very rare species now that is no longer being found most likely due to habitat pollution.

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aequinoctialis aequinoctialis 02

annettae annettae

29,85 mm

Gem

15,00 Euro

Andreas Laabs-Rode › *gloriamaris*

06.09.2007

Mexico › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › San Pedro Island

1987 taken by divers

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annettae annettae 01

annettae annettae

30 mm

Gem

3,25 Euro

Nick Rogers › rogers_earthworks

27.12.2007

Mexico › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › Bahia San Franciscito

Taken under rocks in 5-10ft of water. 1965

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annettae annettae 02

annettae annettae

42,99 mm

F++/Gem

20,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

Mexico › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › Bahia de Los Angeles

By divers under rocks at 8-10m

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annettae annettae 03

annettae annettae

34 mm

Fine+ to Gem

4,00 Euro

Nick Rogers › rogers_earthworks

30.12.2008

Mexico › Tepic

Taken by a diver, in 8-10 meters of water, under rocks, near Tepio. 1999. A fantastic specimen!!! Great dorsum with beautiful purple margins, which are heavily spotted.

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annettae annettae 04

annettae annettae

29 mm

F++

11,47 Euro

Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com

06.04.2010

Mexico › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)

Shallow water under rocks. Small dwarf

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annettae annettae 05

annettae annettae

26,4 mm

gem

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

26.02.2011

Guatemala › San Jose › Porto

Shallow water under rocks

annettae annettae 06

annettae annettae

33,75 mm

Gem

10,00 Euro

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23.03.2011

Mexico › Sonora › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › Puerto Lobos

perfect shell, dark. Dived, 12m. Taken alive. 4/2009

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annettae annettae 07

annettae annettae

38 mm

n.a.

6,21 Euro

Pete Krull › sheller23

14.01.2012

Mexico › Sonora › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › Guaymas

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annettae annettae 08

arabicula arabicula

25 mm

F++

1,54 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Intertidal. This is a very nice specimen Cypraea arabicula, measuring 25mm and is F++ with a few tiny pimples.This specimen has awesome highly pronounced denticles in the base.

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arabicula arabicula 01

arabicula arabicula

27,9 mm

Gem

13,91 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.10.2007

Panama

Under small rocks

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arabicula arabicula 02

arabicula arabicula

19 mm

n.a.

3,15 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

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arabicula arabicula 03

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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arabicula arabicula 04

arabicula arabicula

27,5 mm

n.a.

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Costa Rica › Port Parker

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 28b: Pseudozonaria arabicula... ...€ 15

arabicula arabicula 05

arabicula arabicula •

23,2 mm

gem

10,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Ecuador › Salango
south

Diver at 10-15 m.

No. 28a: Pseudozonaria arabicula var.... ...€ 10

arabicula arabicula 06

arabicula arabicula

15,6 mm

gem

35,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Mexico › Sonora › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez)

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 28c: Pseudozonaria arabicula... ...€ 35

arabicula arabicula 07

arabicula arabicula

27 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

18.06.2011

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Intertidal

Geschenk

arabicula arabicula 09

arabicula arabicula

26 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

18.06.2011

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Intertidal

Geschenk

arabicula arabicula 08

arabicula arabicula

26,32 mm

F+++

4,72 Euro

Mike Hart

19.03.2012

Galapagos Islands › Santa Cruz Island

Nice dark pattern, slightly dull base and dorsum. 10-20m under rocks by local divers. June 2008

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arabicula arabicula 10

n. nigropunctata

25,6 mm

near gem

58,31 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

06.09.2007

Galapagos Islands

Among rocks and coral slabs. This specimen is from The Galapogos Island Ecudor hard to find now rare and off limits in that area.

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 01

n. nigropunctata

24,4 mm

F++/Gem

45,62 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

01.09.2009

Galapagos Islands

Diver

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 02

n. nigropunctata

30,5 mm

n.a.

19,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Galapagos Islands › Santa Cruz Island

5m under rock

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 03

n. nigropunctata

32,1 mm

F+++

50,00 Euro

Douglas Thorn › Doug Thorn

25.03.2010

Galapagos Islands

Diver

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 04

n. nigropunctata

23,3 mm

n.a

30,73 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Galapagos Islands › Fernandina (Narborough) Island › SE

Found under rocks in 10-15 meters of water. October 2002

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 05

n. nigropunctata

30 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Diogo Ferreira › deepnreef

25.11.2010

Galapagos Islands

Under rocks, by dive at 10-15 mts. depth

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 06

n. nigropunctata

28 mm

F++/Gem

37,44 Euro

Richard H. Negus › tickers

16.03.2011

Galapagos Islands › Fernandina (Narborough) Island › Bahia Isabel (Bahia Elizabeth)

SCUBA at 10-15 meters under rocks, by local people. March 1982

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 07

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!

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 08

robertsi robertsi

21,1 mm

Gem

8,28 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.02.2007

Panama

Among coral rubble. Good Markings typical shell. Nice shell nice color. Good Size.

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robertsi robertsi 01

robertsi robertsi

22,3 mm

F+++

7,50 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

22.11.2007

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

2003

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robertsi robertsi 02

robertsi robertsi

25 mm

Fine+ to Gem

4,00 Euro

Nick Rogers › rogers_earthworks

30.12.2008

Ecuador
Minabe (?)

Found by a diver, under rocks, in 5-10 of water. 1999. Nice, glossy gem

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robertsi robertsi 03

robertsi robertsi

19 mm

n.a.

3,60 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

8 m

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robertsi robertsi 04

robertsi robertsi

26,3 mm

Gem

10,32 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

07.09.2010

Panama

With scuba on reef

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robertsi robertsi 05

robertsi robertsi

20,1 mm

gem

7,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Costa Rica › Cocos Island

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 422a: Pseudozonaria robertsi... ...€ 7

robertsi robertsi 06

robertsi robertsi

19,8 mm

gem

0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Costa Rica › Cocos Island

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 422a: Pseudozonaria robertsi... ...€ 7 /// Geschenk

robertsi robertsi 07

robertsi robertsi

26,5 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Mexico › Puerto Vallarta

Along shore in shallow water, under large rocks

No. 422: Pseudozonaria robertsi... ...€ 5

robertsi robertsi 08

robertsi robertsi

25,1 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

18.06.2011

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

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robertsi robertsi 09