George 2179
Murex Chicoreus spectrum Gorgeous Superb Yellow!
Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow!F+++/Gem W/O 67,8 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream color with attractive nodulose and knobby cords, tones of orange perfect frilly spines and rose top. White mature aperture and pale yellow lip with teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010
USD 40.00
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Tomigerus corrugatus cf. Gorgeous!
Tomigerus corrugatus cf. Ihering 1905 Gorgeous!Gem H 10 W 11 mm. Very beautiful isolated population, new species related with corrugatus & pilsbryi. Blackish, beige, brown, cream and white color bands and and spiral lines, attractive fine sculpture. Amazing cream/white aperture with teeth and lip. Taken buried near roots of bushes or under rocks. Chaval, Ceara, Brazil 2021
USD 15.00
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Inermicosta inermicosta Gorgeous Knobby!
Inermicosta inermicosta (E. H. Vokes 1964) Gorgeous Knobby!
Gem W/O 21,7 mm. Formerly Ocenebra inermicosta Very beautiful. Bluish, gray, beige cream, white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose body cords and varices. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled in sandy mud bottom at 30-40 m. Off Bonny, Rivers State, Nigeria, West Africa 1980
USD 12.00
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Conus daucus Outstanding Yellowish/orange!
Conus daucus Hwass 1792 Outstanding Yellowish/orange!
F++/F+++ 38,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/orange! and lilac color over the canal with soft cream band. Cream/white, pale yellowish aperture and lip. Has few small slightly growth defects, few nicks on the lip and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 20-25 m. in coral sand. Samana Peninsula, North Dominican Republic 1990΄s
USD 20.00
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Murex Chicoreus spectrum Gorgeous Superb Yellow/Brown!
Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Superb Yellow/Brown!
Gem W/O 75,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with brown, beige spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, brown perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, white mature ribbed aperture and lip with beige dots and teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010
USD 45.00
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Cirsotrema varicosum Gorgeous Superb!
Cirsotrema varicosum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb!
Gem W/O 53 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive sculpture and perfect lamellas. Cream/white aperture and thick lip with teeth. Calituban Isl. Bohol 1998
USD 10.00
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Vexillum (Costellaria) plicarium Gorgeous!
Vexillum (Costellaria) plicarium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 43,1 mm. Very beautiful. White, yellow and greenish color with black spiral marks and bands, attractive knobby shoulder, ribs and knobby corded low body. Blue, white ribbed aperture and white, yellow, black thick lip. Has chipped protoconch. Taken on coral sand at 1-2 m. Rara Isl. Manus Isl. Papua New Guinea 1979
USD 6.00
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Conus princeps lineolatus Outstanding!
Conus princeps lineolatus Valenciennes 1832 Outstanding!
F++ 32,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish and cream color with brown axial lines and knobby shoulder. White, orange aperture and yellowish lip lip. Has three drill holes and few micro defects. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico 1970
USD 8.00
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Murex Hexaplex rosarium Gorgeous Spiny!
Murex Hexaplex rosarium (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Spiny!
F+++/Gem 55,1 mm. Very beautiful local form. Yellow and beige color with attractive almost perfect long black spiny shoulder, black, brown marked knobby and spiny varices and nodulose cords. Bluish/white, rose ribbed aperture with grayish bands and lip with black marks and teeth. Has a chip on the side of the canal and one spine. Trawled in shallow water. Sekondi-Tarakodi, Western Region, Ghana, West Africa 2023
USD 20.00
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Conus araneosus nicobaricus Gorgeous Dark!
Conus araneosus nicobaricus Hwass 1792 Gorgeous Dark!
F+++ 51,9 mm. Very beautiful. White color with brown over line attractive pattern and black large marks. White aperture and lip with black marks and fine teeth. Has growth scar on the base and a small chip on the upper lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken in coral sand at 4-5 m. Lubuan Bajo, Sumbawa Isl. Lesser Sunda Islands, Indonesia 2025
USD 12.00
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Epitonium lamellosum Gorgeous Superb!
Epitonium lamellosum (Lamarck 1822) Gorgeous Superb!
Gem W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Canary islands. Cream color with beige marks and attractive white ribs. White aperture and thick lip. Taken in sand in shallow water. Tenerife Isl. Canary Islands 1990
USD 10.00
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Murex Chicoreus spectrum Gorgeous Cute Yellow/Orange!
Murex Chicoreus spectrum (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Cute Yellow/Orange!
Gem W/O 53,2 mm. Small but very beautiful. Pale yellow, white color with pale orange soft spiral lines and marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords, orange perfect frilly spines and pink tip. Pale yellowish, white mature ribbed aperture and yellow lip with teeth. Taken by lobster traps on the top of reef at 50-60 m. Off Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2010
USD 20.00
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George 2179
Harpa doris Gorgeous Unusual Thick Ribs!
Harpa doris Roding 1798 Gorgeous Unusual Thick Ribs!
F+++/Gem 49,3 mm. Very beautiful with unusual thick ribs and aperture. Cream color with attractive brown, beige pattern and tones of orange marks, spiny shoulder. Unusual thick ribs on the lip side with cream, beige, brown, black marks and lines. Yellowish, cream aperture with unusual blackish, gray marks and lip with teeth. Has a chip on the canal terminal. From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978
USD 20.00
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Semicassis undulatum Gorgeous!
Semicassis undulatum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 75 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with beige, brown spiral marks and lines, large cords, nodulose shoulder and spires. Body color, white knobby base, aperture and lip with strong teeth. Has a very small drill hole on the spires and chipped canal terminal. Taken dead on the beach after storm but looks like live taken. Salamina Isl. Saronicos Gulf, Greece 2000
USD 10.00
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George 2179
Mitra incompta Outstanding!
Mitra incompta (Lightfoot 1786) Outstanding!
F++ 87,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and tones of yellow color with tones of brown axial marks marks, attractive nodulose cords. Tones of yellow aperture and lip with brown teeth Has very small worm drills almost invisible without magnification, few micro defects and chipped apex doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Zanzibar 2008
USD 6.00
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Cypraea zebra Gorgeous Extra Large Inflated!
Cypraea zebra Linne 1758 Gorgeous Extra Large Inflated!
F+++ 86,7 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and chocolate color bands with cream, white and some ocellata spots, cream mantle line. Beige color base and margins with white and blackish with white over line ocellata spots, blackish and brown teeth. Has few micro defects and healed defects on the anterior extremities terminal ridges. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Marathon Key, Florida 1995
USD 25.00
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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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Caracolus marginelloides Outstanding!
Caracolus marginelloides (Orbigny 1841) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem H 20,8 W 34 mm. Very beautiful banded form from Havana. Cream, yellowish, brown and black color bands. White, blue, black aperture and pale pink lip Has few micro defects. Taken among vegetation gardens of Melia Habana, Havana, Cuba 2016
USD 15.00
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Cypraea decipiens Gorgeous Dark Bargain!
Cypraea decipiens (E. A. Smith 1880) Gorgeous Dark Bargain!
F+++/Gem 51,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black, tones of beige, brown, yellowish white, cream color attractive pattern and white beige mantle line. Black color base and margins. Has a micro defect. Dived at 25-30 m. on sponges, Broome, North West Western Australia 1974
USD 35.00
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Mitra ferruginea Gorgeous!
Mitra ferruginea Lamarck, 1811 Gorgeous!
F+++ 41,6 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige and white color attractive pattern and strong cords. Yellowish/orange aperture and mature lip with teeth. Has few micro defect, two nicks on the canal and chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken at 40 feet. Kahe, Oahu, Hawaii 1974
USD 8.00
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