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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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Cypraea friendii friendii Gorgeous Blue!
Cypraea friendii friendii (J. E. Gray 1831) Gorgeous Blue!
F++ 76,6 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum blue and white color background with attractive black, brown, beige spots and marks. Black, brown color base and margins with orange/brick marks and black spots, white teeth and aperture. Has micro defects and nicks on the posterior extremities terminal ridge. Dived at 18 m. on sponge. Carnac Isl. Fremantle, Western Australia 1975
USD 45.00
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Ovula Prionovolva wilsoniana Outstanding Bicolor!
Ovula Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate 1973 Outstanding Bicolor!
F+++/Gem 18,9 mm. Very beautiful special bicolor. Dorsum till the center pale pink and till the margin white color with rose terminal marks. Cream/white margin and lip with teeth. Has few slightly irregularities doesn't detract from it's overall beauty Davao 2008
USD 7.00
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Cypraea propinqua Gorgeous!
Cypraea propinqua Garret 1879 Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 25,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange and cream color banded dorsum. Cream margins and base with dark lavender lips. Taken on coral reef at low tide. Has few micro defects. Namoui Reefs, Makapu Point, Niue Isl. South Polynesia 2010
USD 15.00
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Calliostoma nordenskjoldi Gorgeous Yellow!
Calliostoma nordenskjoldi Strebel 1908 Gorgeous Yellow!
F+++/Gem W/O 8,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow color with white marks, attractive subculture with cream knobby shoulder and fine nodulose cords. Yellow base with fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white iridescent color ribbed aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip. Trawled at 70-80 m. Off Macae, north Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2015
USD 12.00
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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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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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Thalotia conica Gorgeous!
Thalotia conica (J. E. Gray 1826) Gorgeous!
Gem 16,6 mm. Very beautiful. Black and cream color with attractive nodulose cords, white and rose top. Irisans blue ribbed aperture and lip with blackish marks. Has erosion on the top. Taken at low tide. Albany Harbour, South West Western Australia 1971
USD 8.00
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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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Malea pomum Gorgeous Colorful!
Malea pomum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful!
F+++/Gem 63,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Cream, white, beige and pale orange color with large cords. White, yellowish aperture and thick lip with large teeth. Has a chip on the canal. Taken in coral sand at shallow water. Lakeba Isl. Lao Group, Fiji 1981
USD 12.00
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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