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Cypraea semiplota Gorgeous Superb!
Cypraea semiplota Mighels 1845 Gorgeous Superb!
Gem 13,4 mm. Very beautiful great specimen, now days it is one of the rarest cypraea from Hawaii. Dark honey color with cream/white clear spots and soft mantle line. White, light blue color nodulose margins and base with pale yellow teeth, pale yellow/orange canals and terminals. Dived at 40 feet in black sponges (natural habitat). Ewa Beach, Pearl Harbor Channel, Oahu, Hawaii 1979
USD 40.00
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Oliva australis Outstanding!
Oliva australis Duclos 1835 Outstanding!
Gem 26,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with beige, brown spots, brown shoulder marks and over the canal. White aperture and lip. Taken in sand at low tide. Port Lincoln, South Australia 1984
USD 8.00
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Oliva polpasta Outstanding Green!
Oliva polpasta Duclos 1833 Outstanding Green!
Gem 29,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tone of green color background with attractive black pattern. Bluish/white base, aperture and dark grayish lip. Taken night on sand at very low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1986
USD 6.00
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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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Cypraea staphylaea consorbina Gorgeous Sky/blue!
Cypraea staphylaea consorbina (Garrett 1879) Gorgeous Sky/blue!
Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color with attractive strong nodules and mantle line, orange terminals. Yellowish, white, cream margins and base with pale orange teeth. From my personal collection. Qld. Australia 1974
USD 8.00
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Cypraea pyrum Gorgeous Strong teeth!
Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Strong teeth!
Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional as rarely this species has so strong teeth. Cream, white, brown and beige color attractive pattern and spots. Orange color margins and base with very strong white teeth. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. From Greek trawlers. Unknown locality 1978
USD 25.00
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Cypraea gracilis Outstanding!
Cypraea gracilis (Gaskoin 1849) Outstanding!
Gem 15,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with beige, brown, grayish blotches and dots. Cream/white color margins and base with beige, brown spots and marks. Phuket Isl. Thailand 1998
USD 5.00
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Distorsio smithi Gorgeous Large!
Distorsio smithi (Von Maltzan 1884) Gorgeous Large!
F+++ 56 mm. Very beautiful from unusual locality. White, yellowish/beige and cream color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, beige color base, aperture and lip with teeth. Has very small worm drills and slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-40 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2025
USD 12.00
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Oliva miniacea saturata Gorgeous!
Oliva miniacea saturata Dautzenberg 1927 Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 54 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color background with attractive tones of gray, pale blue, orange pattern, blackish, gray body and yellow, cream over the canal bands. Yellowish/cream, pink, white aperture and thick lip. Has a slightly irregularity (undulation) and chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty Taken in sand. Malapoa, Port Vila, Efate Isl. Vanuatu 1971
USD 12.00
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Monoplex kiiensis Gorgeous!
Monoplex kiiensis (G. B. Sowerby III 1915) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 33 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale beige color with attractive knobby ri and nodulose cords. White color ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken by lobster traps at 40-60 m. Minabe, Wakayana Pref. Japan 2008
USD 12.00
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Ranularia oboesa Gorgeous Uncommon!
Ranularia oboesa (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Uncommon!
Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, blackish, beige marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thick lip. Taken by nets at 10-15 m. Off Chennai (Madras), India 1980
USD 10.00
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Cypraea turdus Gorgeous Yellowish!
Cypraea turdus Lamarck 1810 Gorgeous Yellowish!Gem 34,4 mm. Very beautiful local form. Pale yellowish and cream/white color background with attractive beige and brown densely spots. White color base and margins with few soft beige spots. Taken on reef in very shallow water. Plate Siesta, Djibouti City, Djibouti, East Africa 2010
USD 12.00
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Babylonia zeylanica Gorgeous!
Babylonia zeylanica (Bruguiere 1789) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem W/O 57,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive tones of beige, gray, brick and orange pattern. Body color and white base, aperture and lip. Trawled at 40-60 m. off shore. Cuddalore, Southern Chennai (Madras), India 1990
USD 12.00
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Bedeva paivae Outstanding!
Bedeva paivae (Crosse 1864) Outstanding!
F+++/Gem W/O 16 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with attractive knobby spires and fine cords. Yellow, cream/white ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on dead bivalves at extreme low tide. Taylors Beach, Hinchinbrook Shire, Qld. Australia 1989
USD 3.00
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Colobostylus jayanus Gorgeous!
Colobostylus jayanus (C. B. Adams 1849) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 18,4 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white, beige, brown color pattern and attractive sculpture with fine ribs. Body color aperture and amazing orange, cream lip. Taken crawling on concret wall. Mandeville Hotel, Mandeville, Manchester Parish, Jamaica 2020
USD 25.00
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Voluta Harpulina lapponica Gorgeous!
Voluta Harpulina lapponica (Linne 1758) Gorgeous!
F+++ 68,2 mm. Very beautiful, southern Sri Lanka form. Cream, white and beige color with attractive brown marks and spiral lines. Pale grayish, white aperture and yellowish lip with blackish dots. Has nicks, a chip on the lip and chipped canal. Taken on sand at 10-20 m. Off Galle, Southern Colombo, Sri Lanka 1990
USD 12.00
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Prototyphis angasi Gorgeous!
Prototyphis angasi (Crosse 1863) Gorgeous!
F+++/Gem 12,9 mm. Very beautiful. Beige and cream color with attractive spiral knobs and perfect wings and tube. White aperture and lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Dived at 12-14 m. in reef under rocks. Edithburgh, South Australia 2011
USD 12.00
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Urocoptis vignalensis Outstanding!
Urocoptis vignalensis (Wrigh in Pfeiffer 1864) Outstanding!
F++/F+++ 18,7 mm. Very nice. Pale beige, cream and grayish color with attractive ribs. Beige, cream/white aperture and lip. The lip is rough and the apex is damaged as usual. In crevice of rocks. Sierra Vinales, Cuba 2000
USD 5.00
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Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis dwarf Gorgeous Special Cylindrical Form!
Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis dwarf Lorenz & Hubert 1993 Gorgeous Special Cylindrical Form!
Gem 18,6 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with exceptional black, gray densely large marks. Cream color base and margins with black dots. Dived at 25-30 m. under dead corals. Off Abrolhos National Park, southern Bahia, Brazil 2022
USD 12.00
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Globivenus rigida Gorgeous Large!
Globivenus rigida (Dillwyn 1817) Gorgeous Large!
F+++ H 39,6 W 42,7 mm. Very beautiful heavy. Cream, white color with attractive tones of brown, beige pattern and fine spiny large cords. Has few chips. Dived at 25-35 m. in sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2022
USD 8.00
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