George 2179
Cypraea eglantina Gorgeous Blue Marginal Spots!
Cypraea eglantina (Duclos 1833) Gorgeous Blue Marginal Spots!
F+++/Gem 58,4 mm. Very beautiful with extended apex. Pale blue and cream color background with attractive brown pattern, pale blue large mantle line and blue, blackish terminal marks Margins and base cream color with blue spots and tones of brown teeth. Has a very small nick on the anterior labial terminal ridge. Self collected under dead coral at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay Palawan 2009
USD 6.00
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George 2179
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 2179
Cypraea obvelata Outstanding Sky/blue!
Cypraea obvelata Lamarck 1811 Outstanding Sky/blue!Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color dorsum with pale yellowish/orange soft ring. Callosus cream/white color margins and base. Taken under rocks at 3-7 feet. Rarotonga, Cook Islands 1987
USD 10.00
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George 2179
Cypraea turdus Gorgeous Yellowish!
Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Yellowish!Gem 34,4 mm. Very beautiful local form. Pale yellowish and cream/white color background with attractive beige and brown densely spots. White color base and margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. Plate Siesta, Djibouti City, Djibouti, East Africa 2010
USD 12.00
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George 2179
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 2179
Cypraea ocellata dwarf Gorgeous Exceptional Size!
Cypraea ocellata dwarf Linne 1758 Gorgeous Exceptional Size!
Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, cream color margins and base with beige. Taken at 4 m. Dwarka Area, Gujarate, India 1997
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis dwarf Gorgeous Lilliput!
Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis dwarf Melvill 1888 Gorgeous Lilliput!
Gem 13,1 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish color background with large beige and small white spots, bluish mantle line. Cream and pale yellowish color margins and base with white terminals. Dived at 15-18 m. under dead corals. Christmas Reef, Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1983
USD 12.00
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George 2179
Cypraea acicularis marcuscoltroi dwarf Gorgeous Dark!
Cypraea acicularis marcuscoltroi dwarf (Petuch 2015) Gorgeous Dark!Gem 16,7 mm. Very beautiful special dwarf population from offshore reef. Orange/brown color background with densely cream and beige ocellata spots. White base and callosus nodulose margins with black spots. Dived at 30-35 m. under dead corrals. 30 km South East off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2023
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Cypraea vitellus Gorgeous Large!
Cypraea vitellus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large!Gem 54,7 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum beige and cream color with attractive bluish/white clear slightly relief spots. Margins and base grayish/cream color with thin grayish lines and cream/white soft spots. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998
USD 12.00
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George 2179
Cypraea ocellata Gorgeous Large!
Cypraea ocellata Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large!
Gem 26,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange color background with pale bluish mantle line, attractive black ocellata and cream/white clear spots. White, beige/cream color margins and base with blackish, beige and pale grayish spots. Taken under slabs at low tide. Negombo Reef, West coast Sri Lanka 1980
USD 8.00
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George 2179
Cypraea cylindrica lenella dwarf Gorgeous Sky/blue!
Cypraea cylindrica lenella dwarf Iredale 1939 Gorgeous Sky/blue!
Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum tones of sky/blue color banded background with beige marks and dots, blackish terminal marks. White, sky/blue color base and margins with two brown spots. From my personal collection. Rocky reef under stone at low tide. Shoal Point, Mackay, West Australia 1974
USD 15.00
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George 2179
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 2179
Cypraea zebra dissimilis Gorgeous Dark Superb!
Cypraea zebra dissimilis Schilder 1924 Gorgeous Dark Superb!
F+++ 77,5 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get like this. Dark brown and blackish color band with white, cream clear spots and grayish mantle line. Dark beige color base with grayish marks and margins with cream spots, black and brown teeth. Has slightly irregularities and micro defects. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Arraial do Cabo, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2023
USD 45.00
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George 2179
Cypraea carneola Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea carneola (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Superb!Gem 33 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and cream color banded dorsum with bluish/white soft ring. Cream margins and base with dark lavender aperture. Self collected under stone and dead coral in shallow water. Siladen Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998
USD 10.00
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George 2179
Cypraea sulcidentata Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea sulcidentata Gray 1824 Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 31 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Grayish/cream and pale beige color soft banded dorsum with pale beige ring. Cream base with strong white teeth and callosus margins. Dived at 7-10 m. under dead corals. Mala Wharf, Maui, Hawaii 1977
USD 35.00
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George 2179
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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George 2179
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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George 2179
Cypraea vitellus polynesiae Gorgeous Banded Large!
Cypraea vitellus polynesiae Schilder & Schilder 1939 Gorgeous Banded Large!
F+++/Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful from rare locality. Tones of beige and yellowish/cream color soft bands with white densely clear spots some are slightly relief. Cream base and margin with soft cream spots. Has few micro defects. Taken under dead corals at low tide. Molololailai, Mamanuca Islands, Fiji 1970
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Cypraea felina Gorgeous!
Cypraea felina (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous!
Gem 19 mm. Very beautiful. Pale greenish and cream color background with dark gray, beige, brown marks and dots, black terminal marks. Cream/white base and margins with brown and black large spots, pale blue basal blotches. Intertidal under stones. Tryon Isl. Qld. Australia 1978
USD 10.00
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George 2179
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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