Auction 29 October - 2 November "06
Cypraeidae


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Cypraeidae

Cypraea androyensis consanguinea Bloecher & Lorenz 1999 Outstanding!  F++ 18 mm. Very nice globulus. Dark chocolate color with gray and cream marked bands. Callosus pale mauve/gray color margins with blackish spots, base white with blackish spots. Has slightly defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Tulear, Madagascar 2004 $34.00 BID $34.00

Cypraea argus contrastriata (Perry 1811)  F+/F++ 82 mm. Large and very beautiful superb pattern. Dorsum yellowish color with grayish/mauve bands and attractive clear orange/brown and dark brown rings. Margins and base yellowish color with black basal blotches and beige teeth. Has small growth defects, irregularities, few slightly calcium inclusion and nicks on the anterior terminals dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Tanzania 2004 $14.00 BID $14.00

Cypraea beckii (Gaskoin 1836) Outstanding Large!  Gem 12,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with white and blackish/mauve ocellata spots. Margins and base cream color with blackish spots and brown teeth. Mactan Isl. Cebu 2006 $12.00 BID $12.00

Cypraea boivinii f. cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Pink!  Gem 27,6 mm. Large and very beautiful. Pale pink color with blue spots and orange/brown mantle line. White callosus margins and base. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2006 $7.00 BID $7.00

Cypraea boivinii f. cuatoni Kosuge 1983 Outstanding Sky/blue!  Gem 28 mm. Large and very beautiful. Sky/blue color with blue spots and brown mantle line. White callosus margins and base. Bantayan Isl. Cebu 2006 $8.00 BID $8.00

Cypraea cervinetta (Kiener 1843) Outstanding Dark!  F++/F+++ 74,9 mm. The color on the image is not too correct. Large and very beautiful. Chocolate/brown color with dark grayish/brown bands, attractive clear bluish/white spots and bluish mantle line. Margins and base grayish/brown color with bluish/white spots, blackish/brown teeth. Has slightly growth defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived night at 20 feet in dead coral. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2006 $10.00 BID $10.00

Cypraea chinensis violacea (Rous 1905) Gorgeous Hyper callosus!  Gem 28,6 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish color with beige/brown pattern. Hyper callosus yellowish/cream margins and base with lavender spots and pink/orange aperture. Shallow water. Nacala Bay, Mozambique 2004 $12.00 BID $12.00

Cypraea contaminata (Sowerby 1832) Outstanding Extra large!  Gem 13,3 mm. Very beautiful. Light and darker bluish color bands with reddish/brown blotch and dots. Callosus margins and base white, pale yellow & pale blue color with black spots. Olango Isl. Cebu 2006 $12.00 BID $12.00

Cypraea cribraria comma (Perry 1811) Outstanding!  Gem 17,9 mm. Very beautiful. Light orange/brown color with clear cream/white spots. Callosus white margins and base. Zanzibar, Tanzania 2003 $5.00 BID $5.00

Cypraea eburnea (Barnes 1824) Outstanding!  F+++ 35,1 mm. Very nice. Plain white color. Has slightly undulations dose not detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Oro Bay, Papua New Guinea March 1968 $35.00 BID $35.00

Cypraea gangranosa (Dillwyn 1817) Outstanding Hyper callosus!  F+++/Gem 21,9 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Honey color with bluish/white spots. Hyper callosus cream margins with orange/brown spots and pale blue flashing, base milky/white. Has few sand grains. South Mozambique 2004 $100.00 BID $100.00

Cypraea gracilis f. japonica (Gaskoin 1849) Outstanding Dark!  F+++ 18,9 mm. Very beautiful. Blue color with dark brown blotches and dots. Margins and base yellowish/cream & blue color with black spots. Has two small slightly bite marks dose not detract from it's overall beauty. At night on coral at 1-3 m. Hamanako, South Aichi Prefecture, Japan 2004 $10.00 BID $10.00

Cypraea hirundo neglecta (Sowerby 1837) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 19 mm. Large and very beautiful. Blue and cream color with attractive brown blotch and dots. Callosus milky/white margins and base with blackish/brown spots. Has few micro defects. Samar Isl. 2006 $6.00 BID $6.00

Cypraea mappa viridis (Kenyon 1902) Outstanding Brown!  F++ 82,3 mm. Very beautiful. Dorsum brown color pattern with attractive clear grayish/cream mantle line, marks and spots. Margins and base pinkish/cream color with blue flashing, brown spots, pale beige blotches and yellow/orange teeth. Has few slightly defects and tinny spots dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Samar 2004 $14.00 BID $14.00

Cypraea mappa viridis freak (Kenyon 1902) Outstanding!  F++ 72,5 mm. Very beautiful freak wrapped dorsum. Dorsum  reddish/brown color pattern with attractive clear grayish/cream mantle line, marks and spots. Margins grayish/cream color with pale orange/brown spots, base grayish/cream with beige blotch and pale yellow/orange teeth. Has continually transverse growth lines (irregularities) like wrapped and few micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Samar 2004 $20.00 BID $20.00

Cypraea margarita (Dillwyn 1817) Outstanding Extra large!  Gem 17,4 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish/cream color with beige dots. Balabac Isl. Palawan 2006 $16.00 BID $16.00 - BID $17.00 - BID $18.00 - BID $25.00 - BID $26.00 - BID $27.00

Cypraea martini (Schepman 1907) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 14,5 mm. Very nice. Dorsum yellowish/beige color with soft orange/brown dots and marks. Callosus cream margins and base with brown spots,  teeth and lines. Camotes Sea 2006 $12.00 BID $12.00

Cypraea mus bicornis (Sowerby 1870) Outstanding!  F+++ 39 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and beige color with brown marks. Cream margins and base with beige marks and brown teeth. Has few small slightly defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty and  a nick on the anterior columellar extremity. Dived at 20-25 feet in dead coral. The Roques Venezuela 2005 $28.00 BID $28.00

Cypraea poraria (Linne 1758) Superb Extra large!  Gem 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish/violet color with mauve/brown marks and yellowish/cream and mauve ocellata spots. Callosus deep lilac margins and base with pale mauve spots, white teeth and aperture. Samar 2006 $8.00 BID $8.00

Cypraea pyrum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Banded!  F+++ 35,2 mm. Very beautiful and exceptional. Dorsum without pyrum pattern only few orange/brown marks and dots, yellowish/cream and pale mauve color bands. Margin and base orange color. Has few small slightly defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. From fisherman, Greece 1980 $14.00 BID $14.00

Cypraea robertsi (Hidalgo 1906) Outstanding! Gem 28 mm. Large and very beautiful. Bluish color with chocolate/brown dots and bluish/gray marks. Callosus dark peach and grayish color margins with blackish/gray spots, cream/white base Dived at 10-20 feet.  Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Pacific Ocean, Panama 2006 $8.00 BID $8.00

Cypraea stolida rufodentata Biraghi 1976 Gorgeous!  F+++/Gem 27,6 mm. Large and very beautiful. Blue color with attractive large dark brown blotch and dots. Callosus yellowish margins with orange/brick marks and spots, base yellowish/cream with orange/brick spots and lines. Has few micro defects. Philippines 2006 $18.00 BID $18.00

Cypraea stolida sp. (Linne 1758) Outstanding!  F++ 25 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish color with attractive brown blotches and dots. Callosus orange/beige margins with reddish/brown marks and spots, base cream and bluish/white. Has a healed growth mark on the right side and irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived, South Mozambique 2004 $22.00 BID $22.00

Cypraea subteres subteres (Weinkauff 1881) Outstanding!  F++ 18,2 mm. Very nice. Pale greenish/cream color with beige dots. Callosus margins and base white color with brown spots. Has small healed bite marks dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Tuamotu 1973 $80.00 BID $80.00

Cypraea teramachii Kuroda 1938 Outstanding!  F+++ 58 mm. Large and very nice. Mauve/beige color with orange/brown marks and dots. Yellowish/cream margin and base. Has a very small bite on the top of the dorsum almost invisible. From deep water. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao 2000 $680.00 BID $680.00

Cypraea ursellus (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!  F+++/Gem 15,3 mm. Large and very beautiful. Note the fused anterior columellar teeth. Blue and cream color with attractive dark brown blotch and orange/brown dots. Callosus white margins and base with brown spots. Samar Isl. 2006 $20.00 BID $20.00

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Exceptional Blue/Beige!  F+++/Gem 14,6 mm. Very beautiful. Sky/blue color with unusual attractive beige pattern, gray and brown spots over the terminals. Margins and base orange color with black spots. Has few micro defects. Philippines 2006 $6.00 BID $6.00 - BID $7.00 - BID $8.00 - BID $12.00 - BID $18.00

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Exceptional Extra large!  F+++/Gem 20,2 mm. Very beautiful. Beige color with unusual attractive sky/blue and brown pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Base and margins yellow and orange color with black spots. Philippines 2006 $6.00 BID $6.00

Cypraea ziczac (Linne 1758) Exceptional Yellow!  F+++/Gem 13,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with unusual attractive white and beige pattern, brown spots over the terminals. Has a slightly defect. Margins and base yellow and orange color with blackish spots. Philippines 2006 $7.00 BID $7.00

 

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