Just a few of our New Additions
(for more, please look at our price-list)

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Prices are in US $ and in Euros.

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These are just a few of our new shells. Many more are on our price-list, so please check it out !!

               
      
Cypraea eludens          
Gem-, 60mm,  live-taken  
Off Exmouth, NW Australia
Dived on sponge at 40m

Fantastic dark dorsum.... lovely chocolate markings... beautiful margins and terminals.......outstanding.. !! 		 $ 1850 (Є  1370) 
Spondylus americanus
F++ , 174mm, live-taken  (HUGE)
Off Florida, USA 
Dived  at 35m - true deep water form.

Has gorgeous pink spines... true deep
water form.. with spines projecting from
base as well.  Selected specimen.... a 
real collector's item. Fantastic quality !		 P.O.R.  
Lambis chiragra
F+++,  294mm,  live-taken
Cebu, Philippines
Dived on sand at 12m...
Fantastic specimen... ! Huge and Lovely !		 $ 195 (Є  145)  
    Pleuroploca gigantea
F+ , 394mm (15 + a half inches),  live-taken
Florida, USA
Dived on reef at 20m
Very large ! Exceptional quality for this
size... Orange aperture , w/o !!!!  		 $ 270 (Є  199)  
Conus achatinus               
F+++ , 33mm,  live-taken, w/o
Darwin, Australia
Dived on reef at 12m.
Superb specimen..... fantastic pattern !!		 SOLD  
Conus bullatus        
Gem  , 72mm,  live-taken  
Bohol, Philippines
Dived at 30-60m..
Darkest orange... most superb specimen
ever seen... Large and amazing !! only 1		 SOLD 
Fasciolaria tulipa
F++ , 209mm , w/o
Florida, USA 
Dived on reef at 20m
Very Rare -this size and orange color. 
HUGE and beautiful !! 		 SOLD   
  Pleuroploca lyonsi    Bozzetti, 2008               
F++  ,163mm , crabbed
Sandravinany, S. Madagascar
Ex Lobster traps  at 100m
Superb specimen.... Very rare !! (New) 		 $ 195 (Є 145) 
Zidona  dufresnei
F++ , 93mm,  live-taken  
Argentina 
Dredged at 50 m  
Very dark dorsal markings.. Lovely. 		 $ 30  (Є 22) 
Zidona  dufresnei
F++ , 88mm,  live-taken  
Argentina 
Dredged at 50 m  
Rare golden form... Beautiful......		 $ 35  (Є 26) 
    
Siratus formosus
F++ , 78mm , live-taken , w/o
Salvador, Brazil
Dived on sand at 10m. 
Exceptionally lovely spines...!!		 $ 35 (Є 26) 
Ancistrolepis grammatus 
F++  , 113mm , live-taken , w/o, w/p
Fikuaka, S. Japan
Trawled at 100m. 
Beautiful and superb strong ribs.		  $ 80 (Є 59) 
Cypraea ostergaardi
F+  , 19mm, crabbed 
Oahus, Hawaii, USA 
Dived on reef at 20m.
Very rare now... no more live-taken. !		  SOLD
Chicoreus palamarosae                 
F++/Gem , 116mm,  live-taken  
India
Dived on reef at  20m    (Large !)
 A real beauty : Dark spines.. Wonderful.		 $ 80 (Є 59)
Cypraea mappa rewa    
Gem , 57mm, live-taken  
S. Vanuatu
Dived on reef at  10m  
Superb !!!. lovely dark specimen, rare !. 		 $ 101 (Є 75)
Cypraea venusta sorrentensis   
F++/G , 56mm, live-taken 
Carnac Is. W. Australia
Dived at 8-14m on sponge
Exceptional !! Very dark and beautiful.		 SOLD
Cypraea tesselata  
Gem, 31mm, live-taken  
Oahus, Hawaii, USA 
Dived on reef at 25m
Not found live any more.. Superb shell !.		 $ 150 (Є 111)
Conus pennaceus vezoi 
F+++ , 61mm, live-taken
North Madagascar 
Trawled at 10-20m 
Large and beautiful...Uncommon...		 SOLD
Conus circumcisus brazieri
F++ , 84mm, live-taken 
Cebu, Philippines 
Dived at 8-10m.
Lovely banding... exceptionally beautiful.		 $ 60 (Є 45)
Cypraea esontropia francescoi
Gem , 26mm, live-taken 
Tolagnaro, Madagascar 
Dived at 10m.
beautiful dark dorsum.. Rare !		 SOLD
Cypraea salaryensis
F++ , 24mm, live-taken 
Salary, Madagascar 
Dived at 12m.
Exceptional color and blotching.		 $ 74 (Є 55)