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Plaxiphora obtecta Gorgeous Ornamented!
Plaxiphora obtecta P. P. Carpenter 1893 Gorgeous Ornamented!
F+++/Gem 37,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, gray and beige color attractive pattern and sculpture with granulose, fine nodulose cords and spiny margin. Inside blue color with black marks. Taken on rocks at low tide. Motutara, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1972
USD 12.00
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Columbella mercatoria elongata Outstanding Dark!
Columbella mercatoria elongata Usticke 1959 Outstanding Dark!
F+++/Gem 18,8 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, beige, white color attractive pattern, knobby shoulder, slightly nodulose cords and pink top. White, beige, body color base, aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10-12 m. under rocks in a offshore reef. Off Alcobaca, southern Bahia, Brazil 2023
USD 6.00
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Murex Chicoreus strigatus Gorgeous Strange!
Murex Chicoreus strigatus (Reeve 1849) Gorgeous Strange!
F+++/Gem 45,8 mm. Very beautiful rare strange Qld. specimen. Yellowish/beige, brown and black color bands and spiral lines, with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, almost perfect short frilly spines. White, pale blue mature aperture and lip with brown marks and teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a chip on the canal. Taken under dead coral. Keppel Bay, Qld. Australia 2013
USD 16.00
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Lunella torquata whitleyi Gorgeous Uncommon!
Lunella torquata whitleyi (Iredale 1949) Gorgeous Uncommon!
F+++/Gem W/O H 32 W 43,5 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream color with blackish, brown bands, amazing sculptures with frilly ribs, knobby shoulder with canal. White aperture and knobby lip. Has a chip. Taken on reef at low tide. Margaret River, Western Australia 1966
USD 15.00
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Calliostoma mcleani Gorgeous!
Calliostoma mcleani Shasky & Campbell 1964 Gorgeous!
Gem 9,3 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/orange color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with fine nodulose cords and shoulder. Yellow base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent corded aperture and lip with fine teeth. Dredged at 60-80 m. Off Salango, Manabi, Ecuador 2015
USD 15.00
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Calliostoma adspersum Gorgeous!
Calliostoma adspersum (Philippi 1851) Gorgeous!
F+++ 20,2 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Colombia. Pale yellow and cream color with brown marks, attractive sculpture with relief shoulder and nodulose cords. Bluish iridescent color ribbed aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Caribbean Sea 1996
USD 12.00
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Micrelenchus purpureus Gorgeous Giant Reddish!
Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Giant Reddish!
F+++/Gem W/O 27,4 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of reddish and cream color pattern with attractive nodulose cords. Bluish, white iridescent aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and a nick. Taken on kelps at low tide. Tokerau Beach, Doubtless Bay, North Isl. New Zealand 1977
USD 25.00
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Cypraea stolida crossei Gorgeous Special Local Form!
Cypraea stolida crossei Marie 1869 Gorgeous Special Local Form!
Gem 25,5 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from this area. Sky/blue color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Marau Sound, Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1960
USD 40.00
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Cypraea sulcidentata Gorgeous Extremely Globose!
Cypraea sulcidentata Gray 1824 Gorgeous Extremely Globose!
F+++/Gem 32 mm. Very beautiful and unusual. Grayish/cream and pale beige color banded dorsum. Cream base with strong white teeth and margins. Dived under coral rubble. Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii 1974
USD 35.00
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Calliostoma pulchrum Gorgeous!
Calliostoma pulchrum (C. B. Adams 1830) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem W/O 8,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow and cream color, attractive sculpture with nodulose shoulder and body cords. Bluish iridescent color aperture and lip. Taken under reef rubble at 4-7 feet. Hoffman's Cay, Berry Islands, Bahamas 1990
USD 10.00
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Murex Hexaplex fulvescens Gorgeous Large Superb!
Murex Hexaplex fulvescens (G. B. Sowerby II 1834) Gorgeous Large Superb!
F+++/Gem 132,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with beige, brown, black spiral lines and marks, attractive fine nodulose cords and almost perfect long body spines. White base, mature aperture and spiny lip. Has few little chipped spines and canal. Trawled on sand at 30-40 m. Destin, Okaloosa County, Florida 1986
USD 60.00
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Cypraea teres alveolus Outstanding!
Cypraea teres alveolus Tapparone 1882 Outstanding!Gem 26,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with attractive pale brown, beige soft blotches and dots. Callosus cream/white base and margins with beige soft spots. Taken under stone and dead coral at 1-3 m. Fungu Yasin reef, Dar El Salaam 1973
USD 10.00
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Calliostoma monile Gorgeous Large!
Calliostoma monile (Reeve 1863) Gorgeous Large!
F+++ 23 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream/white color with attractive deep violet, white shoulder and fine cords. Bluish iridescent color corded aperture and lip. Has a slightly growth mark and a drill mark on the spires. Taken at shallow water (natural habitat). Broome, North West Western Australia 1977
USD 15.00
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Colubraria muricata Gorgeous Large!
Colubraria muricata (Lightfoot 1786) Gorgeous Large!
F++/F+++ 86,6 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. White color with yellow, beige, brown, blackish bands and marks, attractive large nodulose cords. Cream base, mature ribbed aperture and lip with beige marks. Has very small worm drills and an attachment on the base and over the aperture, chipped upper lip and protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2008
USD 8.00
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Mitra ustulata Gorgeous Extra large!
Mitra ustulata Reeve 1844 Gorgeous Extra large!
F+++/Gem 60,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with brown, beige pattern and pale beige spiral lines, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords and spiny shoulder. Yellowish/cream aperture and thick lip with teeth. Has few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch. Self collected in sand among corals at shallow water. Arena Isl. Barangay Palawan April 1999
USD 12.00
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Micrelenchus purpureus Gorgeous Reddish!
Micrelenchus purpureus (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Reddish!
F+++/Gem 13,2 mm. Very beautiful special color. Reddish and cream color attractive pattern with nodulose cords. Bluish, white iridescent aperture and lip. Taken on kelps at low tide. Auckland, Northland, New Zealand 1970
USD 10.00
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Cypraea ovum freak Gorgeous Sharp Margin!
Cypraea ovum freak (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Sharp Margin!
F+++/Gem 27,5 mm. Very beautiful strange shape with sharp margin. Dorsum pale yellowish, cream color with greenish soft bands, beige, tones of brown blotches, marks and dots, cream terminals. White color sharp margin and base with grayish marks and pale yellow teeth. Has few micro defects. Palawan 2008
USD 10.00
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Vexillum (Costellaria) citrinum Gorgeous Extra large!
Vexillum (Costellaria) citrinum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Extra large!
F+++/Gem 66,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and white color bands with black, beige spiral lines. Cream/white, orange aperture and lip with black marks. Has a small slightly growth scar on the spires. Bantayan Isl. North Cebu 2006
USD 12.00
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Argopecten gibbus Outstanding Baby!
Argopecten gibbus (Linne 1758) Outstanding Baby!
F+++/Gem 16 mm. Small but very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive brown, beige pattern, nodulose body and lamellate ribs. Trawled at 180 feet. Off Port Canaveral, Florida 1986
USD 4.00
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Otostomus vittatus Gorgeous Superb!
Otostomus vittatus (Spix 1827) Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 40 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with tones of brown, beige marks ad dots, black tip, amazing knobby and granulose sculptures. White, grayish color aperture and mature large lip. Taken on leaves on large trees. Pimenteiras, North East Itabuna, Bahia, Brazil 1991
USD 12.00
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