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Murex Chicoreus brevifrons Gorgeous Light color Superb!
Murex Chicoreus brevifrons (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Light color Superb!
F+++/Gem 83,1 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get rare from Brazil. White and cream color with beige, brown spiral lines, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect long spines. White aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged at 100-120 m. Off Sao Luis, Maranhao, Brazil 2000
USD 35.00
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Cypraea pyrum Gorgeous Banded Unusual!
Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded Unusual!
Gem 32,5 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum yellowish and cream color background with brown and cream bands with white spots. Orange color margins and base with strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978
USD 18.00
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Murex Hexaplex trunculus Outstanding Large Knobby!
Murex Hexaplex trunculus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Large Knobby!
F+++/Gem W/O 72 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white, grayish, beige, and brown color bands with attractive shoulder knobs, fine nodulose cords and spiral knobs. White, beige, brown mature aperture and lip with sharp teeth, brown, beige marks. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Hard to find in so good quality and clean. Self collected on sand and rocks at 4-6 m. Voula Bay, Saronicos...
USD 8.00
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Hemitrochus varians cf. Outstanding!
Hemitrochus varians cf. (Menke 1829) Outstanding!
F++/F+++ 14,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellow and cream color with pale beige soft axial lines. Rose, white aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and thin rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on spider lilies. North Bluff Settlement, North Eleuthera, Bahamas 2014
USD 5.00
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Cypraea mauritiana Gorgeous Dark!
Cypraea mauritiana (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark!
F+++/Gem 80,7 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum black color background with multicolor spots and marks. Black margins and base with beige small basal blotch. Has a slightly irregularity on the dorsum and micro defects doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Vipingo North Cost, Kenya 1974
USD 12.00
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Murex Siratus beauii branchi Gorgeous Light Color!
Murex Siratus beauii branchi (Clench 1953) Gorgeous Light Color!
F+++/Gem W/O 61,8 mm. Very beautiful light color Florida form rare now. White color with pale yellow soft spiral lines, attractive knobby, nodulose cords and almost perfect spines. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has chipped one dorsum spine and chips on the side of the canal. Dredged in sand and rubble bottom at 100-120 m. Off Palm Spring, Florida 1970
USD 24.00
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Murex Hexaplex princeps Gorgeous!
Murex Hexaplex princeps (Broderip 1833) Gorgeous!
F+++ 68 mm. Very beautiful. White color with black, brown, beige bands, marks and spiral lines, attractive large spines. White ribbed aperture and black lip with teeth. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Taken on rocks in shallow water. Jaco Beach, Puntarenas, West Costa Rica 1980
USD 15.00
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Xenotrophon euschema Gorgeous!
Xenotrophon euschema (Iredale 1929) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 18,7 mm. Very beautiful and extremely rare. Cream and beige color with attractive perfect spiny cords and ribs. Cream ribbed mature aperture and lip. Has a chipped the side of the canal. Trawled at 160 m. Off Mooloolabah, Southern Qld. Australia 2017
USD 20.00
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Chondrothyra tosta Gorgeous Rare!
Chondrothyra tosta (Torre & Bartsch 1938) Gorgeous Rare!
F+++ W/O 25,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow color with brown, black shoulder bands and over the lip, attractive fine nodulose cords. Body color aperture and cream/white nodulose large lip. Has shipped protoconch. Taken on limestone walls . Sitio del Infierno, Vinales, Pinar del Rio, Cuba 2023
USD 20.00
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Simplicifusus graciliformis Outstanding!
Simplicifusus graciliformis Sowerby 1880 Outstanding!
F++ 54,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color wit attractive fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture lip and siphon canal. Has a drill hole on the top, two slightly growth marks on the spires and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Philippines 2007
USD 7.00
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Voluta musica guinaica Gorgeous!
Voluta musica guinaica Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous!
F+++ 70,4 mm. Smooth specimen! identified as guinaica, but I assume it is just a smooth form. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream mature lip with black marks, pale yellowish/orange, cream, bluish base and aperture. Has few micro defects and few nicks. Taken in turtle grass/sand in shallow water. Amuay Bay, Peninsula Paraguana, Venezuela 1997
USD 45.00
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Chondropoma vanattae polychroma Gorgeous!
Chondropoma vanattae polychroma Watters 2012 Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 11,7 mm. Very beautiful uncommon Pedernales province subspecies. Beige, cream color with brown marks and attractive fine ribs. Body color aperture and lip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks at 1285 m. high. From Cabo Rojo N past Las Mercedes, Sierra de Baoruco, Pedernales Prov. Dominican Republic 2014
USD 10.00
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Murex Homalocantha zamboi Gorgeous!
Murex Homalocantha zamboi (Burch & Burch 1960) Gorgeous!
Gem W/O 34,7 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white and pale beige color with attractive perfect curved spines in 4 varices. Pale orange and white mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. Zamboanga 2008
USD 8.00
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Amphidromus perversus Outstanding Sinistral White!
Amphidromus perversus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Sinistral White!
F+++ 43,4 mm. Very beautiful. White and yellowish/cream color with attractive tones of brown, black, caramel, blue and beige pattern. White, sky/blue lip and aperture. Has micro defects. Collected by local people in forest floor under leaves or on a palm leaf. Bali, Indonesia 2006
USD 3.00
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Conus mauricioi Gorgeous Orange Large!
Conus mauricioi Coltro 2004 Gorgeous Orange Large!
F+++ 22,8 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with attractive white, pale brown band, shoulder and spires. Pale orange aperture and lip. Has two healed growth defects on the side, Dived at 20-30 m. in coral sand. Off North Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil 1997
USD 25.00
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Paratrophon patens Outstanding Extremely Rare!
Paratrophon patens (Hombron & Jacquinot 1854) Outstanding Extremely Rare!
Gem W/O 22,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish, white body and grayish/brown color top with attractive sculpture and large granulose cords. Brown, beige, white aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on rocks at low tide. Ringaringa Beach, Stewart Isl. New Zealand 1996
USD 25.00
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Phasianotrochus eximius Gorgeous!
Phasianotrochus eximius (Perry 1811) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 22,2 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish and beige color with attractive yellowish/cream spiral lines. Blue, white iridescent aperture and yellow, green perfect lip. Has a slightly gromotamrqs with mark on the side. Taken in sea weed in very shallow water. Western Port, Victoria, Australia 1920's
USD 7.00
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Murex Hexaplex cichoreum Gorgeous Banded!
Murex Hexaplex cichoreum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded!F+++/Gem W/O 87,2 mm. Very beautiful exceptional specimen from Flores Isl. White, beige and brown color bands with attractive almost perfect black spines. White aperture and orange lip with teeth. Has few micro defects/ Taken on coral and rocky bottom at 1-3 m.. Waicucu Beach, near Labuanbajo, Flores Islands, Indonesia 2005
USD 12.00
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Euthymella pyramidalis Gorgeous!
Euthymella pyramidalis (A. Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 16 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color and attractive sculpture with cream/white knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. Cream color aperture and lip. Has chipped protoconch. Dredged on rubble and broken coral bottom at 100-120 m. Off Amami Isl. Southern Japan 1990
USD 12.00
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Cymatium aquatile Gorgeous!
Cymatium aquatile (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous!
F+++ 47,5 mm. Very beautiful. White, orange and yellow color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Pale orange, cream, white knobby aperture and thick lip with brown marks and white teeth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the dorsum and chipped protoconch. Dived on outer reef. Koror Isl. Palau, Micronesia 1973
USD 12.00
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