George 2179
Microcithara harpiformis Outstanding!
Microcithara harpiformis (Sowerby 1832) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem 14 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with white, gray marks, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder, knobby low body cords and ribs. Amazing sky/blue and body color aperture, white lip with brown dots and fine teeth, knobby margin. Taken under rocks at extreme low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 2000
USD 8.00
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George 2179
Orania pacifica Gorgeous!
Orania pacifica (Nakayama 1988) Gorgeous!
Gem 16,1 mm. Very beautiful, really special for a Muricidae lover. Pale yellow, white body and brown color over the canal with attractive fine lamellate and knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled at 80-100 m. Off southern Maputo, Mozambique 2014
USD 10.00
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George 2179
Marginella desjardini Outstanding!
Marginella desjardini Marche-Marchad 1957 Outstanding!
Gem 51 mm. Very beautiful. Pale beige and yellowish/cream color bands with attractive white marks. Cream/white, pale beige aperture, thick margin, and lip with white teeth. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1976
USD 6.00
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George 2179
Ptychobela nodulosa Gorgeous Superb!
Ptychobela nodulosa (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 41,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get in this condition. White, cream, brown, beige color pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and granulose body cords. White aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled. Off Chennai (former Madras), Tamil Nadu, India 1980
USD 12.00
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George 2179
Jujubinus exasperatus Outstanding High Spire Conic!
Jujubinus exasperatus (Pennant 1777) Outstanding High Spire Conic!
F+++/Gem 10 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige and white color attractive pattern with knobby shoulder and fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent aperture and lip. Has slightly chipped lip. Taken at low tide line. Comarruga, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1990
USD 5.00
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George 2179
Scalptia crenifera Gorgeous!
Scalptia crenifera (G. B. Sowerby I 1832) Gorgeous!
Gem 13,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale grayish color with soft beige dots and attractive granulose ribs. White, brown mature ribbed aperture and lip. Taken in coral sand at low tide. Great Barrier Reef, Qld. Australia 1980
USD 8.00
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George 2179
Austrofusus glans Gorgeous Large!
Austrofusus glans (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Large!
F+++/Gem 71,7 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive nodulose cords and spiral spines. Bluish/white color ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a chip on the lip and the canal. Trawled at 65 fathoms. Middle Bank, off Kaikoura coast, South Isl. New Zealand 1956
USD 20.00
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George 2179
Marginella Prunum fulminatum Gorgeous Superb!
Marginella Prunum fulminatum (Kiener 1841) Gorgeous Superb!
F+++/Gem 15,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color background with attractive gray, tones of beige marks. Cream margin with brown mark and yellowish/cream aperture. Has a small drill hole on the apex. Dived at 20-30 m. on coral sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2023
USD 12.00
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George 2179
Harpa harpa Gorgeous Large Dark!
Harpa harpa Linne 1758 Gorgeous Large Dark!
F++ 62,5 mm. Very beautiful special color. Orange, pink, mauve and white color with gray, beige and tones of brown pattern, deep reddish/brick and a black over the lip marks. Ribs with orange, pink, yellowish/beige marks and blackish lines. Blue, cream and beige aperture, mature white lip with brown marks. Has few slightly growth defects, few sand grains on the base, chipped lower lip and canal terminal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Olango...
USD 14.00
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George 2179
Haliotis virginea crispata Gorgeous Superb!
Haliotis virginea crispata A. Gould 1847 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 27,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange color and attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture and lip with fine teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Ocean Beach, Whangarei Heads, North Isl. New Zealand 1986
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Cypraea moneta barthelemyi Gorgeous Yellow Hypercallosa!
Cypraea moneta barthelemyi Bernardi 1861 Gorgeous Yellow Hypercallosa!
Gem 27,9 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with greenish soft bands. Hyper callosus yellow color margins and base with white teeth. From my personal collection. Kurrimi, North Qld. Australia 1974
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Chrysostoma paradoxum Gorgeous!
Chrysostoma paradoxum (Born 1778) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem W/O H 15 W 16 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive gray pattern and black marks. Rose, yellowish base, aperture and grayish lip with fine teeth. Has a chip and a nick. Taken on rocks at low tide. Malololailai Isl. Fiji 1992
USD 5.00
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George 2179
Cymatium pyrum Gorgeous Orange!
Cymatium pyrum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Orange!
F+++/Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange and beige color with white varices marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, orange knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on coral reef at shallow water. Toliara area, Madagascar 2010
USD 12.00
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George 2179
Zethalia zelandica Gorgeous Colorful Flat!
Zethalia zelandica (Hombron & Jacquinot 1848) Gorgeous Colorful Flat!
F+++ H 11 W 16,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish color with attractive brown, beige pattern. Cream and white color base with attractive brown, blackish pattern. Bodycolor aperture and lip. Has slightly chipped rough lip. Taken in sand bars at low tide. Rarawa Beach, The Far North, North Isl. New Zealand 2003
USD 8.00
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George 2179
Calliostoma conulus Gorgeous!
Calliostoma conulus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!
F++/F+++ 15,9 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Light yellow/orange color with white shoulder line. Bluish/white iridescent color aperture and lip Has two small growth defects on the spires, a drill on the top and lip is little chipped. From fishing nets. Saronicos gulf, Greece 1999
USD 10.00
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George 2179
Cypraea teulerei Gorgeous Heavy Callosus!
Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Heavy Callosus!
Gem 48 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Beige color background with grayish, beige, bluish soft marks and spots, attractive black and cream dorsal blotches. Cream, white and pale yellowish color base and callosus margins with gray, beige, brown spots. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024
USD 20.00
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George 2179
Cancellaria reticulata Gorgeous!
Cancellaria reticulata (Linne 1767) Gorgeous!
Gem 33,6 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, yellowish/beige color with amazing granulose cords. White, cream aperture with strong ribs and beige lip. Taken on sand after storm. Sanibel Isl. Florida 1970
USD 8.00
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George 2179
Cypraea mappa Gorgeous Cross Mantle Line!
Cypraea mappa Linne 1758 Gorgeous Cross Mantle Line!
F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Dorsum cream color background with attractive brown pattern and unusual cross on the mantle line. Cream color base and margins with brown, beige soft spots and cream, pale yellowish teeth. Has few micro defects. Dived at 16 m. on reef. Cuyo Isl. North East of Palawan Isl. Philippines 1990
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Cantharus gemmatus Outstanding!
Cantharus gemmatus (Reeve 1846) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem W/O 30,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, cream and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10-20 feet in dead coral. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2009
USD 5.00
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George 2179
Strombus alatus Gorgeous Knobby!
Strombus alatus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous Knobby!
F+++/Gem W/O 81,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellowish/beige body and cream, white color early whorls with beige soft marks and cords, cream over the lip, attractive perfect shoulder knobs. Amazing brown, orange, black, beige, cream base, aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken in sand at low tide. Marco Is. Florida 1970
USD 20.00
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