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Sconsia striata Gorgeous Rare Superb Thick!
Sconsia striata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Rare Superb Thick!
F+++/Gem 44,9 mm. Accepted as S. grayi A. Adams, 1855 Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive beige, brown spiral marks and nodulose cords. Cream, white color base with beige marks, aperture and thick lip with strong teeth. Has a small growth mark on the canal. Dredged at 100-120 m. Campeche Bay, Gulf of Mexico, East Mexico 1970
USD 45.00
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Murex Murexiella martini Gorgeous White Superb!
Murex Murexiella martini Shikama 1977 Gorgeous White Superb!
Gem 17,9 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive granulose cords, very long perfect spines and long curved siphon. White mature aperture and spiny lip. Balicasag Isl. Bohol 1999
USD 14.00
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Rhinoclavis gemmatum Gorgeous Uncommon!
Rhinoclavis gemmatum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon!
F+++/Gem W/O 28 mm. Very beautiful and uncommon. Cream and white color with brown, beige marks and dots, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White mature aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is lightly chipped. Dredged in sand and rubble at 30-50 feet. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992
USD 8.00
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Cominella maculosa Outstanding Large!
Cominella maculosa (Martyn 1784) Outstanding Large!
F+++ W/O 43 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream and white color with black, brown and blue marks. Yellow aperture with black marks and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken under rocks at low tide. Mt. Maunganui, North Isl. New Zealand 1994
USD 20.00
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Harpa kajiyamai Gorgeous Baby!
Harpa kajiyamai Habe 1970 Gorgeous Baby!
F+++/Gem 31,3 mm. Very beautiful rare Japanese baby specimen. Cream color with attractive soft beige pattern. Ribs with cream, beige, brown color marks. Body color aperture and lip. Taken by lobster nets at 50-80 m. Off Minabe, Wakayama, Japan 2009
USD 12.00
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Murex Bolinus brandaris Gorgeous Strong Varices!
Murex Bolinus brandaris (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Strong Varices!
F+++ W/O 75,1 mm. Very beautiful unusual bi form. Cream, pale yellowish and white color with few brown small marks, nodulose cords, attractive strong varices on the last three whorls, almost perfect knobby and long spines. Amazing cream, yellow, orange full mature ribbed aperture and thick lip with strong teeth. Has some chipped spines and few chips on the side of the canal. Self collected on sand at 4-8 m. Varkiza Bay,
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USD 10.00
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Cominella nassoides Outstanding Uncommon!
Cominella nassoides (Reeve 1846) Outstanding Uncommon!
F+++/Gem 34,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/beige, grayish and cream color, attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder and nodulose cords. White, cream aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on muddy bottom at low tide. Vaila Voe, Paterson Inlet, Stewart Isl. South Isl. New Zealand 1996
USD 20.00
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Phalium areola Gorgeous Dark!
Phalium areola (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark!
F+++/Gem 57,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, rare in Australia. Bluish, white color with attractive tones of dark brown and beige pattern. Beige, white base with brown marks, aperture, thick lip with soft pale yellowish marks and sharp teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum. Taken in sand bar at night, low tide. Don River, Townsville, North Qld. Australia 1987
USD 12.00
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Cypraea achatidea inopinata Gorgeous Huge Superb!
Cypraea achatidea inopinata Schilder 1930 Gorgeous Huge Superb!
Gem 44,1 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive tones of brown, beige blotches, marks and dots, pale yellow ring. Cream, white base and margins. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Conakri, Guinea, West Africa 2001
USD 40.00
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Argonauta hians Gorgeous Superb!
Argonauta hians Lightfoot 1786 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 60 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords and black dorsal knobs. Body color aperture and lip. Trawled. Off South West Taiwan 1970
USD 16.00
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Cypraea lamarckii redimita phuketensis Gorgeous Hyper Callosus Superb!
Cypraea lamarckii redimita phuketensis (Melvill 1888) Gorgeous Hyper Callosus Superb!
Gem 29 mm. Very beautiful flat and inflated exceptional specimen. Yellowish color with cream/white spots, white ring and pale black lines on the terminal. Hyper callosus white, yellow margins and base with yellowish/orange, black, brown, beige marks and spots. Dived at 10-15 m. between mud and sea anemones. Off South East coast of Phuket Isl. Thailand 2000
USD 35.00
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Coralliophila abnormis Outstanding Pinkish/cream!
Coralliophila abnormis (Smith 1878) Outstanding Pinkish/cream!
F+++/Gem 13,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pinkish/cream color with attractive ribs and cords. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2006
USD 6.00
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Murex Chicoreus strigatus Gorgeous From Okinawa!
Murex Chicoreus strigatus (Reeve 1849) Gorgeous From Okinawa!
F+++/Gem W/O 32,6 mm. Very beautiful special color. Pale yellowish/beige and cream/white color with attractive knobby cords and frilly small spines. White mature aperture and lip with teeth. Taken under dead coral at low tide. Nakagusuku Bay (Buckner Bay), Okinawa, Japan 1979
USD 18.00
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Cymatium parthenopeum echo Gorgeous!
Cymatium parthenopeum echo Kuroda & Habe 1961 Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful Japanese subspecies. Yellowish, cream beige color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white apex. Pale yellowish, white ribbed aperture and lip with black marks and white teeth. Has slightly chipped canal. Trawled at 5-10 fms. Minabe, Wakayana, Hinshu, Japan 1980
USD 15.00
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Cypraea bregeriana Gorgeous Large!
Cypraea bregeriana Crosse 1868 Gorgeous Large!
Gem 22,9 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from this area now. Cream color background with tones of brown, beige band, marks and dots. Pale yellowish, cream, orange base and margins. Taken in shallow water. Ngo Bay near Noumea, New Caledonia 1980
USD 18.00
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Cypraea stolida Gorgeous!
Cypraea stolida (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!
Gem 26,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive large brown blotches, brown, beige marks and dots. White base and margins with orange, brown marks and pale beige soft small spots. Taken under coral slabs in shallow water. Dived at 10-15 m. in coral rubble. Bohol, Philippines 1970
USD 12.00
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Cypraea pyriformis smithi dwarf Outstanding Rare Western Form!
Cypraea pyriformis smithi dwarf Sowerby 1881 Outstanding Rare Western Form!
F+++/Gem 22,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and pale bluish color background with brown, gray blotches, and beige dots. Cream/white margins and base with brown, beige spots and brown columellar teeth. From my personal collection. Intertidal under stones. West Australia 1974
USD 35.00
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Columbella dysoni cf. Gorgeous White/Black!
Columbella dysoni cf. Reeve 1859 Gorgeous White/Black!
Gem 13,5 mm. Very beautiful interesting new species found in offshore reef. White color with attractive black marks and fine nodulose cords. Body color aperture and yellowish/cream thick lip with teeth. Hand dredged at 20-30 m. 20 km. NE off Alcobaca, Southern Bahia, Brazil 2023
USD 8.00
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Cypraea turdus Gorgeous Bluish Migrant!
Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Bluish Migrant!
F+++/Gem 21,8 mm. Very beautiful migrant introduced in the Caribbean. Bluish color background with attractive black, beige and brown sparsely spots. White color base and margins with black, brown, beige spots. Has a micro defect. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Boca Catalina, Aruba 2025
USD 15.00
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Auris egregia Gorgeous Large!
Auris egregia (J. C. Jay 1836) Gorgeous Large!
Gem 39,7 mm. Very beautiful new population from a small preserved area in central Bahia. Pinkish/cream, gray and pale yellowish/beige color with attractive sculpture with nodulose body and ribs. Amazing white aperture and thick lip with orange over line. Taken on bread-fruit trees after rain. Near Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2001
USD 15.00
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