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Cymatium vespaceum Outstanding!
Cymatium vespaceum (Lamarck 1822) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem 18,3 mm. Very beautiful rare Brazilian specimen. Brown color with beige band, attractive spiral knob and nodulose cords, white marked varices. Body color ribbed aperture and white lip with brown marks and fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Dived at 20-25 m. under dead corals. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil
2021
USD 10.00
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Argonauta argo Gorgeous Superb!
Argonauta argo Linne 1758 Gorgeous Superb!
F+++/Gem 154,9 mm. Very beautiful. White body color, attractive sculpture with large cords and white, black, brown dorsal spines. Taken floating along the coast. Off Palawan Isl. Philippines 1980
USD 100.00
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Strombus decorus raybaudi Gorgeous Light Large!
Strombus decorus raybaudi Nicolay & Manoja 1983 Gorgeous Light Large!
F+++ W/O 49,4 mm. Also offered as Strombus persicus Swainson 1821 Very beautiful, globulus and glossy, lessepsian migrant species from Red Sea. White color background with attractive brown and tones of beige soft pattern. White, pale orange aperture and lip. Has few irregularities and slightly rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Collected from my daughter Korina by snorkeling at 2-3 m. on sand.
Kir-Dia...
USD 6.00
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Zeatrophon ambiguus Gorgeous Uncommon!
Zeatrophon ambiguus (R. A. Philippi 1844) Gorgeous Uncommon!
F+++/Gem W/O 31,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive large knobby and fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on rocks at low tide. Kaimaumau Beach, The Far North, North Isl. New Zealand 1970
USD 15.00
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Buccinulum littorinoides Gorgeous Uncommon!
Buccinulum littorinoides (Reeve 1846) Gorgeous Uncommon!
F+++/Gem W/O 23 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, beige and pale grayish color with attractive brown bands. White and brown ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and chipped upper lip. Taken on sand at low tide. Wellers Rock, Otago Harbor, South Isl. New Zealand 1996
USD 12.00
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Cancellaria tessellata Gorgeous Superb!
Cancellaria tessellata Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. White, beige, brown, cream and bluish/gray color with attractive granulose cords. White, bluish/gray, cream, base, ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on sand at extreme low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1995
USD 10.00
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Cominella quoyana Outstanding Light Color Form!
Cominella quoyana A. Adams, 1855 Outstanding Light Color Form!
F+++/Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellowish color soft pattern, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and brown apex. White aperture and thin lip. Has a chip. Dredged at 10-15 fathoms. Off Pakiri, Mission Bay, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1996
USD 10.00
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Gyrineum bituberculare fuscocostata Gorgeous Superb!
Gyrineum bituberculare fuscocostata (Dunker 1862) Gorgeous Superb!
Gem W/O 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect knobby varices. White mature ribbed aperture, canal and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Cuddalore, State of Tamil Nadu, India 1980's
USD 10.00
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Cypraea boivinii cuatoni Outstanding Gorgeous Extra large!
Cypraea boivinii cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Gorgeous Extra large!
Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white and sky/blue color with bluish spots and grayish mantle line. Callosus white nodulose margins and base. From my personal collection. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 1976
USD 15.00
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Distorsio clathrata Gorgeous!
Distorsio clathrata (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 55,5 mm. Very beautiful from type locality. White body and beige color top with attractive knobby cords and sculpture. Yellowish base, white aperture and lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 100-120 m. Roatan North East Honduras 1995
USD 12.00
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Penion sulcatus Gorgeous Large Heavy!
Penion sulcatus (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous Large Heavy!
F+++ 107,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, beige and brown bands with attractive spiral knobs and nodulose cords. White aperture and lip with black, brown marks and teeth. Has few slightly growth defects and chipped protoconch doesn't detract detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 120-130 m. Off East Beach, North Isl. New Zealand 2002
USD 35.00
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Cypraea ziczac Gorgeous Double Pattern!
Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Double Pattern!
Gem 14,1 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Pale yellow color background with attractive white, beige typical ziczac pattern on the columellar side and unusual pattern on the labial side, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base orange color with black and brown spots. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2007
USD 10.00
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Cypraea ziczac Outstanding Superb!
Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Outstanding Superb!
Gem 15,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive beige and white typical ziczac pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base pale yellow, orange color with black and brown spots. Masbate Isl. Philippines 2007
USD 5.00
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Cassis fimbriata Gorgeous Thick Heavy!
Cassis fimbriata (Quoy & Gaimard 1833) Gorgeous Thick Heavy!
F+++ 77,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, grayish and beige color with brown spiral lines, attractive sculpture with shoulder and body knobs. Amazing cream, white, brown, yellow base with body color marks, aperture and thick lip with brown marks. Has micro defects. Trawled. Off Streaky Bay, South Australia 1990
USD 45.00
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Natica canrena verae Gorgeous Rare form!
Natica canrena verae Rehder 1947 Gorgeous Rare form!
F+++/Gem W/O 18,4 mm. Very beautiful, looks like other species. Cream color with beige, brown small soft marks attractive ribbed shoulder. White base, aperture and lip. Taken in sand bar. Green Turtle Cay, Abaco Cays, Bahamas 1990
USD 10.00
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Cypraea pyrum Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate!
Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous With Mantle line Elongate!
F+++/Gem 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Yellowish, cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and cream, white mantle line that rarely appear in this species. Orange, yellowish color margins and base with cream basal blotch and white teeth. Has a small scratch like spot. Mediterranean populations are now protected. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality, 1978
USD 15.00
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Distorsio reticularis Outstanding Beige!
Distorsio reticularis (Linne 1758) Outstanding Beige!
F+++/Gem 61,6 mm. Very beautiful, deep water Australian form. Pale beige color attractive sculpture with knobby and fine nodulose cords. Cream, beige, white base, aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at 200-240 m. Off Swain Reef, Qld Australia 1974
USD 9.00
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Bulla ampulla Outstanding!
Bulla ampulla Linne 1758 Outstanding!
F+++ 31,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Multicolor attractive pattern. Body color aperture and. Has a slightly growth mark, few micro defects and few nicks doesn't detract detract from it's overall beauty. Self collected among sea weeds at shallow water. Maribago, Mactan Isl. Cebu 1999
USD 4.00
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Distorsio reticularis Outstanding Cream/Yellow!
Distorsio reticularis (Linne 1758) Outstanding Cream/Yellow!
F+++/Gem 56 mm. Very beautiful, deep water Australian form. Cream/white body and yellow color early whorls, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine nodulose cords. Cream, beige, white base, aperture and lip with teeth. Trawled at 200-240 m. Off Swain Reef, Qld Australia 1974
USD 8.00
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Cypraea bistrinotata samarensis Gorgeous Globose Superb!
Cypraea bistrinotata samarensis Lorenz 2014 Gorgeous Globose Superb!Gem 18,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color background with attractive nodules over the dorsum, tones of brown blotches and soft dots. Yellowish, cream margins and base with brown basal blotches. Taken on urchin bed at low tide. Borongan, Samar, Philippines 1982
USD 15.00
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