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Cypraea moneta dwarf hypercallosa Gorgeous Lilliput!
Cypraea moneta dwarf hypercallosa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Lilliput!
Gem 13,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow color with pale greenish band. Hyper callosus knobbed white, pale yellow color margins, base and teeth. Self collected under dead coral shallow water. Bodufinolhu Isl. Maldives 1993
USD 6.00
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Cypraea macandrewi dwarf Gorgeous Lilliput!
Cypraea macandrewi dwarf Sowerby 1870 Gorgeous Lilliput!
Gem 8,6 mm. Not sure about the ID maybe is Cypraea beckii. Very beautiful and rare, close to WRS Small 7,71 mm. Honey color with white and white with brown ocellata spots. Cream color base and margins with brown spots, granulose dots on the lip and white teeth. From my personal collection. From local diver. Eilat, Israel, Gulf of Aqaba, Red Sea 1974
USD 100.00
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George 2122
Cypraea mappa Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea mappa (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 73,1 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum cream color background with attractive brown pattern, clear pale grayish, cream mantle line and spots. Cream color base and margins with brown, beige spots and marks, pale yellowish and cream/white teeth. Nucnucan Isl. North Bohol 2008
USD 15.00
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Cypraea granulata Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea granulata Pease 1862 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 25,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with pinkish/cream relief transverse lines, pinkish/cream nodules and mantle line. Cream color nodulose margins and base with orange/beige lines, white canal and terminals. Dived at 5-7 m. under rocks. Oahu, Hawaii 1973
USD 75.00
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George 2122
Cypraea pantherina Gorgeous Dark Unusual!
Cypraea pantherina Solander 1786 Gorgeous Dark Unusual!
F+++/Gem 64,9 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of yellowish color background with black densely spots and marks. White base and margins with pale orange, grayish, black spots. Has few micro defects. Taken under dead corals at 4-5 m. Dahlak Archipelago, Erithrea, Red Sea 1974
USD 40.00
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George 2122
Cypraea pyriformis Outstanding!
Cypraea pyriformis (Gray 1824) Outstanding!
Gem 28,9 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color background with beige dots and brown, gray blotches on the columellar side and margin. Cream/white margins with brown spots and base with brown columellar teeth. Surigao Isl. Mindanao 2008
USD 8.00
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George 2122
Cypraea pyrum Gorgeous Large Elongate!
Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Large Elongate!
F+++/Gem 40,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum tones of brown, beige and yellowish/cream color attractive pattern. Yellowish, orange color margins and base. Has few micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978
USD 12.00
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Cypraea nucleus madagascariensis Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea nucleus madagascariensis Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 20,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale blue color background with attractive yellowish/cream strong nodules and sculpture, sky/blue mantle line. Pale yellowish color margins and corded base. Taken under dead corals at low tide. Bajuni Islands, Southern Somalia 2000
USD 10.00
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Cypraea obvelata nubilis Gorgeous Extra large!
Cypraea obvelata nubilis Sullioti 1924 Gorgeous Extra large!
Gem 22,5 mm. Very beautiful special from Anaa atoll. Pale bluish color compressed dorsum with soft orange ring. Hyper callosus cream/white color margins and base. Taken on reef at low tide. Anaa Atoll, Tuamotu, French Polynesia 1960
USD 12.00
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Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros dwarf Outstanding!
Cypraea pallidula rhinoceros dwarf Souverbie 1865 Outstanding!
Gem 14,4 mm. Very beautiful rare from Qld. Cream color background with soft grayish, beige, bluish marks and dots. Cream/white color base and margins. Taken under rocks at low tide. Swain Reefs, Qld. Australia 1974
USD 18.00
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Cypraea pellucens alisonae dwarf Gorgeous!
Cypraea pellucens alisonae dwarf Burgess 1983 Gorgeous!
Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive tones of brown, beige blotch, marks and dots. White base and margins with few beige spots. Dived at 10-12 m. under dead corals. Hulopoe Beach, Lanaii, Hawaii 1973
USD 20.00
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Cypraea lentiginosa Outstanding!
Cypraea lentiginosa (Gray 1825) Outstanding!
F+++ 24,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive beige, brown marks. Cream color margins and base with beige, grayish spots. Has a scratch on the labial side doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. On rocks during low tide. Karwar, South West India 1975
USD 8.00
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George 2122
Cypraea isabella controversa dwarf Gorgeous Super Slender Lilliput!
Cypraea isabella controversa dwarf Gray 1824 Gorgeous Super Slender Lilliput!
Gem 15 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige color with black axial stripes and dots. Margins and base white, cream color with orange terminals and
orange/brown terminal marks. Taken under dead corals in shallow water. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975
USD 20.00
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Cypraea semiplota Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea semiplota Mighels 1845 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 13,2 mm. Very beautiful great specimen, now days it is one of the rarest cypraea from Hawaii. Dark honey color with cream/white clear spots and soft mantle line. White, light blue color nodulose margins and base with pale yellow teeth, pale yellow/orange canals and terminals. Taken under coral head at 3-5 m. Ewa Beach, West Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1975
USD 40.00
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George 2122
Cypraea maculifera Gorgeous Superb Callosus!
Cypraea maculifera Schilder 1932 Gorgeous Superb Callosus!
Gem 50,5 mm. Very beautiful, shiny and heavy. Brown color background with attractive grayish, beige, cream, white pattern and mantle line. Amazing callosus pale bluish, cream color margins and base with black and brown spots, brown basal blotch, black and brown teeth. Taken on reef at low tide at night. Portlock Reef, Oahu, Hawaii 1970
USD 25.00
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Cypraea pyrum dwarf Gorgeous Exceptional Semi Banded!
Cypraea pyrum dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Exceptional Semi Banded!
Gem 32,4 mm. Very beautiful with unusual violet lip. Cream/white and pale beige color bands on the sides and tones of brown typical pyrum pattern on the dorsum. Orange color margins and base with cream/white basal blotch, pale violet columellar lip and white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978
USD 20.00
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George 2122
Cypraea staphylaea dwarf Gorgeous Mauve!
Cypraea staphylaea dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Mauve!
Gem 13,3 mm. Very beautiful. Mauve color with attractive densely cream/white nodules, orange terminals. Yellowish, cream color margins and base with pale yellowish/orange lines and teeth. From my personal collection. Philippines 2008
USD 10.00
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Cypraea stolida crossei Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea stolida crossei Marie 1869 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from this area. Cream color with attractive brown blotches with white spots, brown, beige spots and dots. Cream/white margins and base with orange/brick marks and beige spots. Taken under coral slabs at 3 feet. Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1970
USD 40.00
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George 2122
Cypraea minoridens blandita Iredale 1939 Outstanding!
Cypraea minoridens blandita Iredale 1939 Outstanding!
Gem 9,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with pale beige soft dots, violet terminals and extended apex. Cream/white margins and base. Taken night under rocks. Erakor Isl. Efate, Vanuatu 1973
USD 10.00
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George 2122
Cypraea lurida freak Outstanding Elongate!
Cypraea lurida freak (Linne 1758) Outstanding Elongate!
F++/F+++ 45,3 mm. Very beautiful freak with short anterior labial terminal ridge. Pale beige color with cream soft bands. Cream, white color margins and base, pale orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has slightly irregularities and micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawler. 1978 Unknown
USD 10.00
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