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Zoila eludens eludens - Raybaudi, 1991
Australia. WA. Exmouth. Muiron islands. Dived on reef.
Cypraeidae
F+++  /  59mm
#47856
Dense pattern, high margines. Bulbous shell.
1400.00 EUR
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Naquetia fosteri - D'Attilio and Myers, 1987
Israel. Eilat. March 2005.
Muricidae
F++  /  71mm
#46976
w/o. Rare species in good condition.
1200.00 EUR
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Cypraeovula castanea malani - Lorenz and De Bruin, 2009
South Africa. Agulhas area. Danger Point. Dived at 30-35m. April 2012.
Cypraeidae
F+  /  34mm
#44477
A nice rarity. A few small irregularities. Live-taken.
1500.00 EUR
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Cypraeovula volvens - Fazzini and Bergonzoni, 2004
South Africa. Port Alfred area. Fish River Dredged at 90 m. March 2018.
Cypraeidae
F++  /  21mm
#43191
1000.00 EUR
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Cassis patamakanthini - Parth, 2000
Australia. NWA. South Passage. By ROV at 90m.
Cassidae
F++  /  28mm
#42905
live-taken. Sipo very slightly rough.
1900.00 EUR
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Luria pulchra pulchra - (Gray, 1824)
Sudan. Port Sudan. Wreck of MV Umbria. Dived at 20m.
Cypraeidae
F++  /  76.6mm
#42875
Small hairline. Large. Impressive shell!
1100.00 EUR
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Callistocypraea broderipii - (Gray, 1832)
South Africa. Natal. South Coast. Dived in cave.
Cypraeidae
F++  /  92.5mm
#42869
Large, bulbous. Tiny spot in edge of mantle line.
4500.00 EUR
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Tonna dolium - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Philippines. Palawan. From fishermen. April 2010.
Tonnidae
F+  /  121mm
#22981
Freak specimen with almost flat spire and strongly angulated shoulders.
40.00 EUR
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Athleta kilburni - (Rehder, 1974)
South Africa. Natal. off Durban. Trawled at 500m. August 1980.
Volutidae
F++  /  37mm
#40043
350.00 EUR
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Helicophanta bicingulata - Smith, 1882
Madagascar. Farafangana.
Acavidae
F++  /  66mm
#39217
w/cuticle. The very shell pictured in Poppe & Groh: A Conchological Iconography - Acavidae. Plate 33, nr. 1
35.00 EUR
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Cypraea tigris pardalis - Shaw, 1794
Philippines. Negros island. 10m deep. June 2007.
Cypraeidae
F+  /  57mm
#36714
small line in columellar callus, which is vey thick and heavy, even strongly extending beyond the margins. Dark caentral part with smaller spots along the margin.
20.00 EUR
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Bolma millegranosa - (Kuroda and Habe, 1958)
Philippines. Mactan. Punta Engano. From tangle nets at ca 180m. July 1994.
Turbinidae
F+  /  33mm
#18202
Yellow form. some spines broken.
15.00 EUR
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Bistolida nanostraca - Lorenz and Chiapponi, 2012
Cargados Caragos Shoals (St. Brandon).
Cypraeidae
F++  /  16.8mm
#35795
Top of the bill for this species: live-taken, which is hardly ever available. Central dorsum not 100% smooth. Great colour: cannot be compared with a dead-taken one.
700.00 EUR
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Zoila ketyana bataviensis - Lorenz and Morisson, 2001
Australia. WA. Geraldton. Zeewijk Channel. By ROV at 52m.
Cypraeidae
F+++  /  52.7mm
#35782
Dark base.
900.00 EUR
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Naria helvola hawaiiensis - (Melvill, 1888)
Hawaiian Islands. Oahu. Dived at ca 15m. August 1973.
Cypraeidae
F++  /  32.5mm
#35599
new WRS (not officially registered yet)
250.00 EUR