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update 9 May "06
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are selected specimens in excellent quality.
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CONIDAE
MURICIDAE
AUCTION
12-16 January 2025
CYPRAEIDAE
Algoensis
permarginata Lorenz 1989 Gem 20 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice, dorsum rich pinkish/cream color with soft beige marks, callosus
yellowish margins with attractive brown spotting. Dredged on reef at 65
m. Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa March 2002
Algoensis
sanfrancisca Chiapponi 1999 F+++ 20,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful, dorsum rich pinkish color with orange/beige marks, callosus
light yellow/orange margins with attractive blackish spotting. Has slightly
growth lines dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dredged on reef
at 65 m. Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa June 2002
Cypraea
androyensis Bloecher & Lorenz 1999 F++/F+++
18,1 mm. $50.00 Superb! Very nice. Blackish color with thin cream bands.
Margins and base white and blue color with brown spots. Has very small
sand grains and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Hard to find in so good quality. Tulear, Madagascar 2004
Cypraea
androyensis consanguinea Bloecher & Lorenz 1999
F++ 18 mm. $80.00 Superb! 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
Angelicae
Clover 1974 F++ 29,4 mm. Huge! UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful, dorsum orange/brown color with yellowish marks, callosus
white margins almost till the dorsum, pinkish tail canal. Has a slightly
healed growth mark and bites on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall
beauty. Gabon 2002
Cypraea
angelicae Clover 1974 F+++/Gem 20,1 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very beautiful. Dorsum grayish/white and light orange/brown
color marks, callosus white margins almost till the dorsum, base white
with pale pinkish teeth and canals. Trawled at 60 m. Gabon 1980 Click
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Annulus
(Linne 1758) Gem 25 mm. $1.00 Large self collected
fresh. Phuket 1996
Annulus
(Linne 1758) Gem 15-20 mm. $1.00 Dwarf self
collected fresh. Kota Kinabalu Borneo 1997
Annulus
rostrate (Linne 1758) F++ 20,7 mm. $140.00 Outstanding
Hyperostrate, from unusual location, in some part is not too shines. Philippines
“00
Arabica
asiatica dwarf Schilder & Schilder, 1939. Gem
34-46 mm. $3.50 Dwarf self collected dark, fresh. Phuket 1997
Arabica
asiatica dwarf Schilder & Schilder, 1939. Gem
50-65 mm. $3.00 Large self collected fresh Krabi 1997
Cypraea
arabica asiatica dwarf freak Schilder & Schilder 1939
F+++ 37,8 mm. $25.00 Very nice unusual freak, closed aperture. Dorsum bluish
color with reddish/brown pattern. Callosus grayish//beige color margins
and base with blackish spots and brown marks, bluish flashing, orange/brick
teeth. Has few slightly irregularities dose not detract from it's overall
beauty, a nick on the terminal. Self collected under stone and dead coral
shallow water. Freedom beach, Patong Bay, Phuket 1999
Arabica
cf. contraria dwarf (Linne 1758) F++/F+++ 29,3
mm. $300.00 Very nice and unusual, bluish dorsum with slightly brown pattern
white base and margin with brown spots. Has some slightly growth lines
not so important. Philippines “00
Arabica
niger (Linne 1758) F+++/Gem 63,1 mm. $400.00 Outstanding!
Large and very beautiful. Dorsum jet black unless the yellowish mantle
line and few dots. Slightly rostrate bluish/gray margins with blackish
spots. Base pale bluish/gray and cream color with gray spots, brown blotch
and teeth Prony Bay New Caledonia, August 1974
Armeniaca
Verco 1912 Gem 83 mm $350.00 Trawled at 80 m.
Great Australian Bight 1996
Armeniaca
inflated Verco 1912 Gem 85,5 mm. $500.00
Trawled at 180 m.
Longitude 130* Great
Australian Bight 1993
Aurantium
Gmelin 1791 F+/F++ 106 mm. $140.00 Deep red color,
has one growth scar on the dorsum, and few defects. Davao Philippines 1997
Aurantium
Gmelin 1791 F++/F+++ 90,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding red color, without any growth scar, only the usual defects
(that has always this species) dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Surigao Isl. Mindanao 2002
Aurantium
(Gmelin 1791) F++ 97,7 mm. Large and very beautiful.
Outstanding red color, without any growth scar, only the usual defects
(that has always this species) dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Subigao Isl. Mindanao 2004
Aurantium
sphaerical Gmelin 1791 F++ 81 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Like a ball. Samar 1998
Barclayi
Reeve 1857 F+++/Gem 21,4 mm. $1,800.00 Base white
with yellow/orange teeth and canals, dorsum yellow/orange, super piece.
Trawled at 150 m. Inhambane South Mozambique October 1998
Beckii
Gaskoin 1836 Gem 13-14,5 mm. $20.00 Excellent. Cebu
1998
Beckii
Gaskoin 1836 Gem 11-12,5 mm. $15.00 Excellent. Cebu
1998
Capensis
Gray 1828 F+++/Gem 30,9 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice, yellowish/beige color with dark reddish/brown blotch, base yellowish
color with mauve teeth. Has few sand grains. By scuba at 12-15 m. under
rocks. Port Elizabeth, South Africa 2001
Capensis
gonubiensis Massier 1993 F+++ 28,9 mm. UNAVAILABLEVery
attractive, rich lavender/beige color with unusual smooth, shines and large
dark reddish/brown blotch, margins and teeth light violet, base yellowish/beige.
Has a slightly healed growth mark on the dorsum dose not detract from it's
overall beauty and a very small defect on the right margin. By scuba at
20 m. East London, South Africa 2002
Caputserpentis
(Linne 1758) Gem 31-35 mm $2.00 Self collected
dark, fresh. Phuket 1997
Caurica
niger & rostrate (Linne 1758) Gem 42,5 mm.
UNAVAILABLE
Awesome! Very beautiful. Dorsum 100% Jet
black and extreme rostrate. Prony New Caledonia 1971
Cervus
f. peilei dwarf (Linne 1758) F+++ 44 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Fantastic! Very beautiful and exceptional
extreme dwarf. Reddish/chocolate color with attractive clear bluish/white
spots and gray mantle line, margins and base lavender and mauve color,
teeth dark brown. Has a very small bite on the dorsum and a small chip
on the terminal ridge. Cuba 2003
Coronata
debrunii Lorenz 2002 F++ 31,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Fantastic! Very beautiful. Bluish/white
color with chocolate marks, attractive callosus and granulate pale lilac
margins and canals, base white with pale lilac teeth. Has a very small
bite and two healed slightly growth marks on the dorsum dose not detract
from it's overall beauty. Dived at 35-38 m. live on reef. Houtbay Bay,
Atlantic ocean,
South Africa 2003
Cribraria
niger & rostrate (Linne 1758) F+++ 20,5 mm.
$80.00 Defect in terminal ridge very rostrate. Prony New Caledonia 1980
Cribraria
niger & rostrate (Linne 1758) F+++/Gem UNAVAILABLE
$40.00 Very beautiful, enough niger and slightly rostrate. Dived on reef
at 5 m. Prony, New Caledonia 1997
Cypraea
cylindrica niger & rostrate (Born 1778) Gem
34,6 mm. $200.00 Outstanding! Large and very nice. Dorsum dark brown color,
well rostrate cream/white margins, base and tails. From Dr. R. Pierson
with the original data. Prony, New Caledonia 1972
Cylindrica
niger & rostrate (Born 1778) F+++/Gem 27,8
mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice. Dorsum blackish/brown color, extreme rostrate. Has few sand
grain. Prony New Caledonia, July 1975
Cypraea
eburnea (Barnes 1824) F+++ 35,1 mm. $50.00 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
Eglantina
niger & rostrate Duclos 1833. Gem 57,7
mm. UNAVAILABLE
95% Jet black, rostrate, on reef 1-2 m. Prony Bay New Caledonia 1998
Eglantina
niger & rostrate (Duclos 1833) F+++ 55,2 mm.
$400.00 Awesome!
Very beautiful. Dorsum jet black except the orange slightly mantle line.
Margins, base and canals extreme rostrate. Has few small tinny marks. Prony
Bay New Caledonia 1975
Eglantina
niger & rostrate (Duclos 1833) F+++/Gem 63,8
mm. $250.00 Outstanding! Very beautiful. Inflated, dorsum jet black except
the yellowish mantle line and the few orange flashing on the right side.
Margins, base and canals little rostrate. From Dr. R. Pierson with the
original data. Prony Bay New Caledonia April 1974
Eglantina
rostrate (Duclos 1833) F++/F+++ 56,7 mm. UNAVAILABLEOutstanding!
Very nice. Margins, base and canals very rostrate. Dorsum normal brownish
color and pattern. Has some very small dull marks on the dorsum. Prony
Bay New Caledonia 1976
Erosa
freak (Linne 1758) F++ 39,9 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Fantastic! Very exceptional unique beauty.
Dorsum greenish color with bluish marks and without pattern, margins orange
with beige spots, base cream with beige marks, don't has part of the labial
teeth. Has continuously growth lines (undulations) like wrapped. Philippines
2002
Erosa
rostrate (Linne 1758) Gem 35 mm $30.00 Rostrate.
Prony Bay New Caledonia 1998
Errones
niger & rostrate (Linne 1758) F++ 27,5 mm.
UNAVAILABLE
Very nice. Dorsum all over blackish/brown color and well rostrate. Has
slightly growth defects (undulations) on the dorsum. Under rocks at low
tide. Stanagr Bay, Qld May 1971
Cypraea
esontropia cf. francescoi Lorenz 2002 F+++ 21,2
mm. $90.00 Awesome! Very beautiful. Very dark reddish/brown color with
clear bluish/white spots. Callosus white margins with orange/brown spots,
base white. Has a small irregularity on the left side dose not detract
from it's overall beauty. Nacala Bay, North Mozambique 2004
Fernandoi
Cate 1969 Gem 26 mm. UNAVAILABLE
A super shell, large, very pretty, dark olive color with brownish blotch.
Samal Isl. Davao 1999
Fernandoi
Cate 1969 Gem 22,4 mm. UNAVAILABLE
A super shell, very pretty, light olive color with light brownish blotch.
Samal Isl. Davao 1999
Friendii
(Gray 1831) F+++ 93.1 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Large, base and margin dark brown, dorsum light cream/bluish color with
light brown spots, has a growth mark in the left side of the dorsum. Collected
by Hookah diver in 10 m. off Rottnest Isl. Fremantle W. Australia March
1999
Friendii
(Gray 1831) F+++ 79,9 mm. $100.00 This is the
deep water form from behind Rottnest Isl. Fremantle. Base brown and white,
margin brown, dorsum profusely spotted in both dark and soft brown. Dived
in 38 m. Rottnest Isl. Fremantle
W. Australia “99
Friendii
(Gray 1831) F+++ 88,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Base brown, margin black with some spotting, dorsum heavily marked in black
with a blue mantle line low on the left side. Dived in 12 m. off Rottnest
Isl. Fremantle, W. Australia “99
Friendii
dwarf (Gray 1831) Gem 52 mm. $80.00 Base
black, margin brown and black, dorsum gray with brown markings and spots.
Dived
from 3m off Busselton Australia "98
Friendii
dwarf (Gray 1831) F+++/Gem 47,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very small, hard to get under 50 mm. A lovely tiny shell. Base black, margin
dark brown, dorsum blue/gray with soft brown markings and dark brown spots.
Dived in 2 - 3 m. on sponge among sea grass, off Busselton W. Australia
“99
Friendii
insulata F+++ 93,9 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Extra large. The true heavy thick canalled Esperance form. Base black,
flat and wide, margin black, dorsum
background blue/gray
with dark brown spots. Dived in 20 m. off Alexander Bay
east of Esperance,
W. Australia August “99
Fultoni
(Sowerby III 1903) F+++/Gem 64 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Excellent outstanding specimen, even is small is very pretty with very
nice pattern, yellowish base and golden teeth and aperture. This Fultoni
don't have any granulation and is very shines, nothing has to do with the
cheaper ones that offered recently.
From trawler of
Qiu Qissico Mozambique. "97
Fultoni
(Sowerby III 1903) F+++/Gem 75 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Excellent outstanding specimen, with very nice pattern, yellowish base
and golden teeth. This Fultoni don't have any granulation and is very shines,
nothing has to do with the cheaper ones that offered recently. From trawler
of Qiu Qissico Mozambique “98
Fuscodentata
grohorum Lorenz 2002 F++ 36 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Extra large and very attractive, unusual corded dorsum, reddish/brown color
with pale greenish flashing, margins, tail and base rich lilac/mauve with
dark mauve teeth. Has slightly growth lines and few very small defects
dose not detract from it's overall beauty. By scuba at 18 m. on black sponge.
False Bay, South Africa 2002
Fuscodentata
sphaerica Raybaudi 1986 F+++/Gem 33,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very nice light bluish color with yellowish/beige marks and
spots, callosus, margins and base yellowish/honey with brick teeth. Dredged
at 63 m. Jeffrey's Bay, South Africa June 2002
Cypraea
gangranosa (Dillwyn 1817) F+++/Gem 21,9 mm. $180.00
Outstanding Hyper callosus! 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
Cypraea
gracilis macula melanistic (Angas 1867) F+++ 17,6
mm. $60.00 Very beautiful, enough melanistic and little rostrate. Bluish
color with melanistic marks. Cream margins and base with gray and
brown spots, blackish tail canals. Has a slightly irregularity dose not
detract from it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Keppel Bay,
Qld. Australia 1974
Cypraea
gracilis macula rostrate (Angas 1867) F+++/Gem
21,9 mm. $70.00 Very beautiful, well rostrate and little melanistic. Pale
greenish color with slightly melanistic stripe. Cream margins and base
with gray and brown spots, mauve tail canals. From my personal collection.
Keppel Bay, Qld. Australia 1974
Guttata
(Gmelin 1791) F+++/Gem 67,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Large and very beautiful. This is quite different from the others of Philippines.
Large and very nice color, darker and reddish than this from Balut Isl.
medium clear spots and many small ones, very well developed relief margin
lines almost till the dorsum, heavy and callosus. Has a small nick on the
anterior tail. Talikud Isl. Davao 2004
Guttata
(Gmelin 1791) F+++/Gem 60,6 mm. $130.00 Very beautiful.
This is quite different from the others of Philippines. Very nice color,
darker and reddish than this from Balut Isl. medium clear spots and many
small ones, very well developed relief margin lines almost till the dorsum,
heavy and callosus. Samal Isl. Davao 2004
Guttata
(Gmelin 1791) Gem 61 mm. UNAVAILABLE
The Bohol form. Very beautiful. Deep orange color with large and small
very clear spots. Callosus white margins with brown transverse ribs and
blackish/brown base. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2004
Guttata
(Gmelin 1791) F+++/Gem 57,6 mm. UNAVAILABLEThe
Bohol form. Very beautiful. Deep orange color with large and small very
clear spots. Callosus white margins with brown transverse ribs and blackish/brown
base. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2004
Guttata
dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gem 47,3 mm. $130.00 The Bohol
form. Very beautiful. Exceptional very deep orange color with medium and
small very clear spots. Callosus white margins with brown transverse ribs
and blackish/brown base. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2004
Guttata
dwarf (Gmelin 1791) Gem 43,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
The Bohol form. Very beautiful. Orange color with large and small very
clear spots. Callosus white margins with brown transverse ribs and blackish/brown
base. Panglao Isl. Bohol 2004
Guttata
(dwarf) Gmelin 1791 Gem 46,4 mm. $100.00 The Bohol
form. Very small size, nice yellowish color, medium and small clear spots,
well developed margin,
heavy and callosus.
Bohol 1999
Guttata
form bicallosa Raybaudi 1985 F+++ 55,5 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Both margin heavy callosus, very beautiful dark orange color, big and small
clear spots, well developed marginal transverse ribs and heavy. Has two
small slightly bites on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Balicasag Isl. Bohol “02
Guttata
surinensis Raybaudi 1978 F+++ 57 mm. $300.00 Trawled
80 -120 m. depths.
Phuket Isl. Andaman Sea 1997
Guttata
surinensis Raybaudi 1978 Gem 51,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Large, dark color with clear spots and callosus. Trawled 80-120 m. Southwest
off Phuket Isl. Andaman Sea 1999
Guttata
surinensis Raybaudi 1978 Gem 45,6 mm. $500.00
Very dark reddish/brown
color with clear white spots, callosus and very shines, this is the most
beautiful I have ever seen. Trawled 80-120 m. Southwest off Phuket Isl.
Andaman Sea Dec.
"99
Guttata
surinensis Raybaudi 1978 F+++/Gem 45,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very beautiful, inflated and exceptional. Dark reddish color
with very clear cream/white spots and unusual mantle line like Y. Hyper
callosus yellowish margins with orange/brown transverse ribs. Has few very
small sand grain on the dorsum almost invisible dose not detract from it's
overall beauty. Trawled 80-120 m. off Racha Isl. Phuket Isl. Andaman Sea
2000
Guttata
surinensis (dwarf) Raybaudi 1978 F+++ 37,2 mm.
$500.00
Very
small, dark beauty and callosus. Trawled at 80-120 m. Phuket Isl. Andaman
Sea 1998
Guttata
surinensis (elongate form) Raybaudi 1978 F+++
56,3 mm. $750.00 Dark beauty very unusual. Trawled 80-120 m. Phuket Isl.
Andaman Sea "97
Guttata
surinensis (southern form) Raybaudi 1978 Gem 44,8
mm. $200.00 Very nice, light color with clear spots, callosus margin. Trawled
at 80-120 m. South of Phuket to Indonesia 1998
Hirasei
Roberts 1913 Gem 39,5 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding, yellowish/cream dorsum with nice pattern, margin white with
some spots, base white, tale canals pinkish mauve. Aliguay Isl. Sulu Sea
"00
Hirasei
(freak) Roberts 1913 Gem (except freakiness) 39,3
mm. $400.00 Very unusual specimen, gray/cream color, the dorsum has repeating
very thin growth lines like wrapping, the pattern is from margin to margin,
inflated with callosus margins, has a brownish blotch and some spots on
the base. Aliguay Isl. Sulu Sea "00
Cypraea
hirasei Roberts 1913 Gem 42,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful. Cream dorsum with attractive brown mark, beige pattern
and bands. Milky/white margin and base with beige spots, violet/mauve tale
canals. Samal Isl. Davao 2005
Hungerfordi
sp. Sowerby 1888 F+++/Gem 32,8 mm. $950.00
Very
nice dark pattern on the dorsum, base pink, inflated pink margins and pink
tail canals. This form is the first that is found in Philippines. Trawled
100 m. From Aliguay Isl. close to Dipolog, Mindanao May “00
Hungerfordi
cf. bealsi Mock 1996 F+++ 32,4 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very rare and beautiful Philippines form. Pale grayish color
with orange/brown dots and brown marks. Cream margins with blackish spots,
base cream and tails light mauve color. Has few slightly irregularities
on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Aliguay Isl. Mindanao
2004
Hungerfordi
Sowerby 1888 F+++ 42,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Extra large, very dark dorsum, base and margins reach reddish/orange
color with attractive spotting. The margins are slightly granulated, characteristic
of this form, which maybe is a new subspecies. Has a very small bite on
the labial margin almost invisible and three very small sand grain among
the columellar teeth. Trawled at 40-100 m. Keelung, Taiwan "02
Hungerfordi
Sowerby 1888 Gem 37 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Dark dorsum with white ring, base and margins deep red/orange
color with attractive spotting. The margins are callosus and granulated,
characteristic of this form, which maybe is a new subspecies. Trawled at
40-100 m. Keelung, Taiwan "02
Hungerfordi
coucomi Schilder 1964 F+++ 31 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very nice. Cream color with beige dots and spiral marks. Margins
yellowish/cream with brown spots, base yellowish/white color. Has a slightly
growth mark on the left side dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Trawled at 65 fms. Southern Qld Australia 1976
Hungerfordi
coucomi capricorn f. Schilder 1964 F+++/Gem 26,6
mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very beautiful rare dwarf form of coucomi. Dorsum bluish color
with grayish reddish bands, beige dots and chocolate spots on the sides.
Callosus yellowish/cream margins and base, pale yellow/orange tail canals.
Northern Qld. Australia 1976
Jeaniana
sherylae Raybaudi 1990 F+++ 70,6 mm. $330.00 Lovely
dark shells with black bases, side margins both cream with black spots.
Has unimportant growth defect on the base. Dived in 28 m. off Point Quobba
Carnarvon W. Australia “99
Cypraea
jeaniana sherylae Raybaudi 1990 F+++ 66,3 mm.
$330.00 Gorgeous! Very beautiful. Blue color with attractive blackish and
orange/brown marks. Callosus blue, brown and orange/beige margins with
orange/brick relief spots, base blackish/brown with orange/brick mark.
Has a sand grain on the dorsum and few small healed bite marks on the margins
dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 35-38 m. on sponge.
Point Quobba North West Australia 2005
Jeaniana
aurata Raybaudi 1978 F++ 83,5 mm. $900.00 Very
beautiful golden color. Cream//white color with golden marks. Margins and
base milky/white color with golden relief spots and tail. Has healed growth
marks and small defects on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall
beauty. By Taiwanese trawler West Australia 1979
Jeaniana
aurata gerondic Raybaudi 1978 F++ 85,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful golden color, flat base and very inflated, heavy exceptional
gerondic specimen. Cream/white color with golden marks. Callosus milky/white
color margins till the dorsum and base with golden spots and tail. Has
a small bite mark and irregularities on the dorsum dose not detract from
it's overall beauty, some small bubbles on the base. By Taiwanese Trawler
N. W. Australia 1979
Jeaniana
aurata dwarf Raybaudi 1978 F++/F+++ 53,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful golden color. Flat base, milky/white color with golden marks.
Callosus margins and base milky/white color with golden spots and tail.
Has a small blemish (dull) on the right side, a small healed growth mark
and few small defects on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall
beauty and a very small crack on the posterior tail invisible without magnification.
By Taiwanese Trawler N. W. Australia 1979
Cypraea
langfordi Kuroda 1938 Gem 58,8 mm. $450.00 Outstanding!
Very beautiful. Pale grayish/cream color with attractive brown and beige
pattern. Callosus yellow/orange margins and base, orange tails. Balut Isl.
Mindanao 2005
Cypraea
leucodon (Broderip 1828) F+++/Gem 78,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Awesome! Very beautiful. Chocolate color with grayish/white clear spots.
Callosus chocolate color margins with relief white spots, base beige color.
Has few very small scratches invisible without magnification. Bogo, North
Cebu 2006
Leucodon
(Broderip 1828) F+++/Gem 82,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice dark brawn/chocolate color with nice clear spots and very well
developed margins with relief clear white marginal spots. Bogo North Cebu
"00
Leucodon
(Broderip 1828) F+++ 79,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice dark brawn/chocolate color with nice clear spots and very well
developed margins with relief clear white marginal spots. Has a unimportant
growth defect almost invisible on the dorsum and a very small dull on the
base dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Bogo North Cebu "00
Leucodon
tenuidon Lorenz 1999 F+++ 69,5 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Trawled 30-40 m.
depths muddy bottom between Ranong & Phuket
Andaman Sea, Thailand
1997
Leucodon
tenuidon dwarf Lorenz 1999 F+++/Gem 58,5 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Real beauty
unique specimen, dark brawn with white clear spots, has a very small unimportant
bite on the base almost invisible.
Trawled 30-40 m.
depths muddy bottom between Ranong & Phuket Andaman Sea "98
Mappa
(Linne 1758) F+++ 87,3 mm. $15.00 Very large and nice,
brown color. Cebu “99
Mappa
pink (Linne 1758) F+++ 83,8 mm. $20.00 Pink dorsum
and base.
Cebu 1998
Mappa
pink freak (Linne 1758) F+++ 71,7 mm. $50.00 Freak
pattern,
mantle line from
tail to tail and from the middle of the dorsum to left margin, pinkish
dorsum and base. Cebu “99
Cypraea
mappa (Linne 1758) F++/F+++ 80 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Awesome Pink/Purple! Very beautiful, exceptional very dark color and heavy.
Dorsum rich pink color with attractive orange/brown pattern and clear mantle
line. Margins and base purple color with soft brown spots, tail canal deep
purple color with blackish marks. Has few small slightly growth defects,
tinny spots and few sand grains dose not detract from it's overall beauty,
a nick on anterior terminal. Samar 2006
Cypraea
mappa sp. (Linne 1758) F+++ 71,7 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Awesome Exceptional! Very beautiful. Dorsum pinkish/cream color with attractive
orange/brown pattern and clear unusual mantle line. Rostrate pinkish margins
with beige and brown spots, base pinkish/cream color with light brown spots
like Mappa subsignata and orange teeth, deep violet tails. Has slightly
irregularities dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Samar 2004
Cypraea
mappa alga (Perry 1811) F++ 73,9 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very beautiful, looks like mappa aliwalensis. Dorsum yellowish/cream
color background with attractive dark reddish/brown pattern and marks.
Margins and base bluish/white color with mauve and lavender spots lavender
basal blotch, red/orange teeth. mauve terminals. Has few irregularities
and few nicks dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 25 m.
South Mozambique 2003
Mappa
cf. contraria (Linne 1758) F+++ 79,2 mm. $160.00
Very interesting,
big part of the
dorsum without pattern like contraria. Cebu “00
Mappa
cf. contraria (Linne 1758) F++/F+++ 67,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Rare and very interesting, without pattern like contraria, cream color
with soft caramel marks. Has a sand grain on the dorsum and the base is
not too glossy. Cebu “00
Mappa
niger & rostrate (Linne 1758) F+ 73,4 mm UNAVAILABLE
Jet black but with white grain on the dorsum little rostrate Bay de Prosy
New Caledonia 1971
Cypraea
mappa cf. viridis (Kenyon 1902) F++ 69,7 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Gorgeous Exceptional Color! Very beautiful exceptional base color, looks
like mappa rosea. Dorsum dark reddish/brown color with attractive clear
sky/blue mantle line, marks and spots. Margins and base unusual lavender
color with brown spots and mauve basal blotch, pale yellow/orange teeth.
Has slightly irregularities and few small defects dose not detract from
it's overall beauty. Philippines 2006
Marginata
consueta F+++ 56.6 mm. $140.00 Base white with
dark brown spots, side margins flared and colored orange/caramel, dorsum
marked dark brown, small not important natural flow. Dived in 8-10 m. off
Carnac Isl. Fremantle W. Australia "99
Marginata
raybaudi Lorenz 1992 F++ 62,3 mm. $390.00 Very
large typical raybaudi, base white, dorsum white with a pink blush and
small light brown spots, has a growth line on the left side of the dorsum
down towards the margin but displays very well. Dived in 30 m. off Kanraroo
Isl. Sth. Australia August “99
Mauritiana
(Linne 1758) F+++ 63,1 mm. $200.00 UNAVAILABLE
Very unusual, elongate, yellowish color with chocolate pattern, base chocolate
color with orange teeth. Has a very small nick on the terminal ridge and
few tiny spots on the left margin. Cebu “00
Mikeharti
Lorenz 1985 F++/F+++ 21 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Large and very beautiful, lavender color with reddish/brown marks, callosus
violet margins with blackish spots, base bluish/white and violet, tail
canals violet. Has a slightly healed growth mark on the dorsum and few
micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. By scuba at 18
m. High profile reef, False Bay, South Africa 2002
Moneta
(rostrate) Gem 18,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice, enough rostrate from unusual location, yellow and greenish color.
Philippines “00
Cypraea
porteri Cate 1966 F+++ 48 mm. $250.00 Very beautiful.
Grayish and beige color with brown spots and marks. Callosus yellow/orange
margins and base, reddish/orange tails. Has few slightly irregularities,
few very small scratches and few tinny spots dose not detract from it's
overall beauty. Balut Isl. Mindanao 2005
Pulchra
dwarf (Gray 1824) F+++ 23,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very. Cream color
with beige bands. Callosus margins and base pale pinkish color with brown
teeth. Has few micro defects, excellent quality for this species.
Among corals at 3 m. Sagallou, Gulf of Tadjura, Djibouti 1972
Cypraea
punctata niger & rostrate (Linne 1771) F+++
14,9 mm. $260.00 Outstanding! Very beautiful. Dorsum cream/white color
with strong niger marks. Margins, base and canals little rostrate. Base
cream/white color with pale yellow teeth. Has few small tinny marks.
Prony Bay, New Caledonia 1975
Pyrum
angolensis Odhner 1923 F+++ 28,9 mm.UNAVAILABLE
Rare. Very beautiful, dorsum dark orange/brown color with the characteristic
blue ring, base and margins rich red/orange color, cream strong teeth.
Has a very small bite on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall
beauty. Very hard to find now. Trawled at 100 m. Ponta das Lagostas, Angola
1978
Pyrum
Gmelin 1791 F+++/Gem +40 mm. $12.00 Dark beauties
very large. Greece
Pyrum
Gmelin 1791 F+++/Gem + 36 mm. $8.00 Dark beauties.
Greece
Pyrum
Gmelin 1791 F+++ $4.00 Light color Greece
Cypraea
rosselli latistoma Lorenz 2002 F++ 51,7 mm. $250.00
Very beautiful. Blackish/brown color with yellowish and orange flashing.
Callosus margins and base beige and yellow/orange color with blackish/brown
marks and spots. Has a small healed growth scar on the dorsum, few slightly
defects and a very small bite on the labial margin dose not detract from
it's overall beauty. From my personal collection. Dived at 40 m. off Rock
Dunder Albany West Australia 1976
Saulae
Gaskoin 1843 Gem 25,8 mm. $30.00 Large, outstanding
color, large pattern and margin spotting. Davao "00
Saulae
Gaskoin 1843 Gem 22 mm. $20.00 Outstanding color,
large pattern and margin spotting. Davao "00
Semiplota
annae F+++ 18 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Nice color and very callosus. Has a small dull on the dorsum, almost invisible.
By scuba at 35 m. Hawaii "00
Stercoraria
(Linne 1758) F++ 78+ mm. $20.00 West Africa
1978
Cypraea
stercoraria (Linne 1758) F+/F++ 76 mm. $60.00
Outstanding Yellow/orange! Very nice. Uncommon yellow/orange color with
brown marks and spots. Margins and base yellowish/beige color with gray,
brick and brown spots. Has small slightly defects, many tinny spots and
the tails are slightly chipped. Very reasonable quality for this species.
Senegal, West Africa 2004
Cypraea
stercoraria melanistic (Linne 1758) F+/F++ 80,6
mm. $90.00 Outstanding Red Melanistic! Very beautiful and glossy. Dorsum
deep red color with melanistic marks. Callosus yellowish/beige margins
with light brown marks, base grayish/beige with orange marks. Has a healed
barnacle, bite marks, sand grains, tinny spots and few small defects dose
not detract from it's overall beauty. Reasonable quality for this species.
From Greek trawlers. Senegal, West Africa 1978
Cypraea
subteres subteres (Weinkauff 1881) F++ 18,2 mm.
$130.00 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
Surinamensis
(Perry 1811) F+++ 30,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Large and very beautiful, light peach color with reddish/brown marks and
spots, margins and base deep orange. Has a growth defect on the dorsum
close to posterior canal dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Off
Jangadeiros, Fortaleze, North Brazil "95
Teramachii
Kuroda 1938 F+++/Gem 56 mm. $1,600.00 Excellent
specimen, nice color with full nice dorsum pattern. Bohol Isl. 1999
Teramachii
Kuroda 1938 F+++ 58 mm. $1,000.00 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. Sulu Sea 2000
Teres
pellucens panamensis Lorenz 2002 Gem 28,5 mm.
UNAVAILABLE
Awesome!
Large and very beautiful. Greenish color with attractive reddish/brown
blotch and yellowish/brown dots. Callosus cream margins with blackish spots.
Under coral shallow water. Taboga Isl. Panama February 19
Thersites
(Gaskoin 1849) F++/F+++ 68,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful dark. Black, yellowish and brick color marks. Margins jet
black, base black, orange and cream/white color. Has few slightly irregularities
and micro defects dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Dived in 20
m. in Streaky Bay Sth. Australia “99
Thersites
(Gaskoin 1849) Gem 70.4 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice jet black shell hard to get this dark in this quality. Base black
with white, margin and dorsum black with a small brown saddle over each
canal. Dived in 18 m. off Stansbury S. Australia “99
Thersites
(Gaskoin 1849) Gem 71,8 mm. $370.00 Very nice
97% black shell hard to get this dark in this quality. Base black with
white, margin and dorsum black with a small brown saddle. Dived in 18 m.
off Stansbury S. Australia “99
Tigris
(Linne 1758) F+++ 87,6 mm. $15.00 White with black/brown
bluish flashing spots. Central Vietnam 1998
Tigris
(Linne 1758) F+++ 89,7 mm. $20.00 White with brown
spots and bluish flashing. Central Vietnam 1999
Tigris
(Linne 1758) F+++/Gem 81 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful. Dorsum yellow/orange color with blackish spots. Margins
cream with orange/brick and bluish/gray spots, base white, tail canals
white and bluish. Has few micro defects. Cebu 2002
Tigris
(Linne 1758) F+++/Gem 63 mm. $50.00 Very nice, inflated
and heavy, dorsum milky/white color with very few small soft cinnamon and
brown spots, callosus white with few soft spots margins, base white, tail
canals white and bluish. Bohol "02
Tigris
freak (Linne 1758) F++ 88,2 mm. $30.00 Very nice,
inflated and heavy, slightly freak shape, dorsum yellowish color with black/brown
spots with blue and orange flashing, orange mantle line, callosus white
with dark and soft spots margins, base white, tail canals white and gray.
Has slightly growth defects on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall
beauty and a blemish on the right margin close to the canal. Cebu "02
Tigris
freak (Linne 1758) F++ 71,5 mm. $30.00 Very nice,
flat shape with double dorsum yellowish color with many black/brown spots,
margins white color with black/brown large spots, tail canals white. Has
growth defects on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall beauty.
Bohol "02
Tigris
melanistic (Linne 1758) F++/F+++ 92 mm. $120.00
Very nice, the 50% of the dorsum is jet black. Has some dulls and tinny
spots on the dorsum dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Cebu “00
Tigris
cf. contraria (Linne 1758) F+++/Gem 84 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very interesting, bluish color with few spots, without background like
contraria. Cebu “00
Cypraea
valentia (Perry 1881) Gem 88,4 mm. $750.00 €570.00
Superb! Very beautiful, fantastic dark color. Grayish color with brown
pattern and dark brown marks, blue flashing. Margins orange/beige and grayish/mauve
color with blackish/brown spots. Base cream with beige marks. Bogo North
Cebu 2006
Valentia
(Perry 1881) Gem 90 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding pattern, color and margin spotting. Bogo North Cebu 2002
Valentia
(Perry 1881) F+++/Gem 89,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very beautiful, fantastic dark color. Beige color with brown pattern and
very dark brown marks, blue flashing. Margins beige and bluish color with
blackish/brown spots. Base cream with beige marks. Has few micro defects.
Bogo North Cebu 2004
Venusta
roseoimmaculata Raybaudi 1985 F+++ 72.2 mm. $820.00
All over mushroom pink with faint pale brown markings near the left side
flange, terminals purple. Dived in 24 m off Cull Isl. Esperance W. Australia
1998
Cypraea
venusta roseopunctata (Melvill 1888) F++ 76,1
mm. $480.00 Gorgeous! Very beautiful. Pink color with attractive yellowish/beige
and orange/brown spots. Margins pinkish/cream color with pale orange/brown
spots and dark orange/beige over tail canals. Base cream with yellowish/beige
marks. Has a healed slightly growth defect, few slightly irregularities,
few micro defects and few sand grains on the left side dose not detract
from it's overall beauty. Dived at 30-50 m. among sponge in granite caves.
Mondraine Isl. East of Esperance, South West Australia 2005
Venusta
venusta Sowerby 1846 F+++/Gem 74,8 mm. UNAVAILABLEBase
white, margin frosted white, tail canals purple, dorsum gray/cream with
ten soft pale brown spots. Collected by diver in 30 m. on sponge among
rocks off the eastern end
of Breaksea Island
Albany, W. Australia 1995
Venusta
venusta Sowerby 1846 F+++/Gem 72,2 mm. $480.00
Is most unusual in its color form for the Albany area. Base white, margin
white with bluish flashing, tending caramel at the canals with small brown
spots, dorsum almost uniform brown. Dived in 30 m. off North Point Two
Peoples Bay, Albany W. Australia March ‘99
Venusta
venusta Sowerby 1846. F+++/Gem 77,3 mm. $490.00
Nice large dark shell with charcoal margin frosted in white, dorsum cream
marked in dark brown. Dived in 24 m. off North Point Albany W. Australia
“99
Venusta
venusta Sowerby 1846. F+++/Gem 72.1 mm. $550.00
Margin soft brown with a white and mauve blush, dorsum all over cream with
four soft brown spots. This is a very uncommon color form from this area.
Dived in 40 m. off Bald Isl. Albany W. Australia “99
Venusta
episema (Iredale 1939) F+++/Gem 73,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding, margin charcoal with a mauve blush, dorsum almost black. Hard
to get good episema now. Dived in 20 m. off Bunbury W. Australia “99
Venusta
sorrentensis Schilder 1963 F+++ 65,7 mm. $70.00
A lovely large shell, base white, margin dark charcoal, dorsum background
pink/brown with dark brown markings. Dived in 12m off Rottnest island,
Fremantle W. Australia December ’98
Venusta
sorrentensis Schilder 1963 F+++ 65,6 mm. $70.00
Nice large shell, base white, margin charcoal, dorsum heavily marked with
dark brown, has a very soft crease but not important. Dived in 10 m. off
Rottnest Island, W. Australia January “99
Venusta
sorrentensis Schilder 1963 F++ 60,2 mm. $75.00
Is almost all over black with a white base and charcoal margin. Some slight
roughness on the dorsum which causes the shell to turn so dark. Dived in
14 m. off Rottnest Island,
Fremantle W. Australia
January “99
Venusta
sorrentensis Schilder 1963 F+++/Gem 56,1 mm. $80.00
Almost black and as dark as you can get this species. Dived in 12 m. off
Rottnest Isl. W. Australia “99
Vercoi
Schilder 1930 F+++/Gem 70.5 mm. UNAVAILABLE
A nice heavy mature white based deep water shell. Base orange/white, side
margin dark brown with an orange flash and spotted black, dorsum background
blue/gray with small dark brown spots. Dived in 45 m. off Cape Vancouver
Albany W. Australia 1998
Vercoi
Schilder 1930 F+++ 71,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
This is a fat round deep water form, base black teeth stained white, margin
white with orange and black spotting, dorsum background blue with dark
brown spots and markings. Has a tiny growth mark on the left side of the
dorsum but it is not important.
Dived in 60 m. off
Rock Dunder Albany W. Australia June “99
Vercoi
dwarf Schilder 1930 Gem, 62,7 mm. $330.00 A super
little dwarf vercoi. Base black with a white margin flash, dorsum almost
black.Dived in 63m off Rock Dunder Albany W. Australia 1998
Vercoi
dwarf Schilder 1930 Gem 68.5 mm. $275.00 Another
dwarf vercoi from incredible depths. Lovely dark spotted piece with classical
vercoi shape. Dived in 66 m. off Rock Dunder Albany W. Australia 1998
Vercoi
dwarf Schilder 1930 F+++/Gem 65,4 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Base black with white, margin white spotted black, dorsum marked in blue
and brown bands running from tail to tail. Most unusual markings. Dived
in 63 m. off Rock Dunder Albany W. Australia August “99
Cypraea
vitellus (Linne 1758) F++/F+++ 66,6 mm. $80.00
Exceptional Globulus & Spotless! Very beautiful and globulus width
46,9 mm. Orange/brown, beige and honey color banded dorsum like carneola
with only few cream spots, grayish color sides with soft cream spots. Margins
and base grayish/cream color with soft white spots. Has slightly irregularities
dose not detract from it's overall beauty. Zamboanga 2006
Vitellus
rostrate (Linne 1758) F++ 45,1 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very nice and heavy. Margins, base and canals well rostrate.
Dorsum slightly melanistic brown color with white relief spots. Margins
pale grayish color with cream/white spots, base cream color. The dorsum
has irregularities sand grains and micro defects dose not detract from
it's overall beauty. From Dr. R. Pierson with the original data. South
New Caledonia 1974
Vredenburgi
Schilder 1927 F+++ 22-24 mm. UNAVAILABLE
$25.00 South Java Indian Ocean 1997
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