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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
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
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
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 vibex Gorgeous!
Cantharus vibex (Broderip 1833) Gorgeous!
Gem 21 mm. Very beautiful. Orange/beige, cream and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Dredged at 60 feet. Afuera Canal, Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2001
USD 6.00
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George 2179
Cosmioconcha rikae Outstanding!
Cosmioconcha rikae K & D Monsecour 2006 Outstanding!
F++ 6,8 mm. Very pretty. Slightly ribbed, yellowish/cream and white color. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a drill hole. Dredged at 120-140 feet. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2009
USD 4.00
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George 2179
Cypraea teulerei Gorgeous Slim Black White Blotch!
Cypraea teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) Gorgeous Slim Black White Blotch!
Gem 48,2 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream/beige color background with gray, beige soft marks and attractive unusual slim black and white dorsal blotch. Cream, white color base and callosus margins with blue, brown, blackish large spots. Taken muddy bottom at shallow water. Masirah Isl. Oman 2024
USD 25.00
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George 2179
Cancellopollia insculpta Outstanding!
Cancellopollia insculpta (Sowerby III 1900) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem 12,1 mm. Very beautiful deep water uncommon species. Pale beige and cream color, attractive sculpture with nodulose body and ribs. White, cream aperture and lip with fine teeth. The lip has a chip. Taken alive in crayfish traps at 100 m. Off Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1994
USD 6.00
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George 2179
Ischnochiton lineolatus Gorgeous Superb!
Ischnochiton lineolatus (Blainville 1825) Gorgeous Superb!
F+++/Gem 27 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with brown lines attractive pattern and sculpture. Taken under rocks. Marino Rock, South Adelaide, South Australia 1933
USD 15.00
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George 2179
Cypraea diluculum Gorgeous Unusual!
Cypraea diluculum Reeve 1845 Gorgeous Unusual!
Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Blackish and dark brown color with attractive white and brown pattern. White color base with unusual dorsum pattern expands to the base and in the aperture, margins with black, brown spots. Taken in shallow water on reef. Zanzibar, Tanzania 2002
USD 10.00
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George 2179
Maurea selecta Gorgeous Large!
Maurea selecta (Dillwyn 1817) Gorgeous Large!
F+++ H 40 W 49,1 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive beige and white nodulose cords Cream/white flat base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish iridescent corded aperture and lip.
Has chipped rough lip. Trawled at 20-30 fathoms. Off Whangarei, Taukikura, New Zealand 1976
USD 20.00
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George 2179
Cypraea boivinii Gorgeous Ocellata spots!
Cypraea boivinii Kiener 1843 Gorgeous Ocellata spots!
Gem 23 mm. Very beautiful. Pinkish/cream color with violet over line gray ocellata spots. White nodulose margins and base. Mactan Isl. Cebu 2008
USD 7.00
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George 2179
Siphonalia cassidariaeformis Gorgeous Cream!
Siphonalia cassidariaeformis (Reeve 1843) Gorgeous Cream!
F+++/Gem W/O 49,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream and white color with attractive granulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip. The protoconch and the canal terminal are slightly chipped. Trawled. Honshu, Japan 1970
USD 12.00
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George 2179
Trivia suffusa Outstanding Inflated Pink!
Trivia suffusa Gray 1832 Outstanding Inflated Pink!
Gem 8,5 mm. Very beautiful. Pale pink color with grayish/beige soft marks and dots, attractive cream nodulose cords and mantle line. Pale pink, white margin and corded base. Taken in rubble with sand at 2-3 m. Tarpon Bay, West Coast of Eleuthera, Bahamas 1980's
USD 5.00
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George 2179
Cypraea vitellus dwarf Gorgeous Dark!
Cypraea vitellus dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark!
F+++/Gem 36,6 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Dorsum beige and brown color soft bands with attractive bluish/white clear some relief spots. Callosus margins and base cream, white color with thin grayish lines and cream/white soft spots. Has two very small bites. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998
USD 10.00
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