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Cypraea
cruickshanki
Gem- , 29mm, live-taken
Off Durban, Natal, S. Africa
Trawled in 450m..
Superlative specimen.... Impossible to
get fresh any more now... Very rare !!!! One of the rarest Cyps. |
P.O.R. |
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Cypraea
garciae
Gem, 20mm, live-taken
Off Pyramid Reef, Easter Island
Dived at 36m
Exceptional specimen : beautiful
pattern ; Wonderful large , dark marginal spotting. |
P.O.R. |
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Lyria beaui
Gem-, 58mm, live-taken, w/o
Guadaloupe
From traps at 200m
Very rare !!! Fantastic live-taken
specimen !! |
$ 850 (Є
654) |
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Cypraea
volvens
Gem , 23mm, live-taken
Port Alfred, S. Africa
Dredged at 80m
Wonderful specimen.. Very rare now..
Superb !!!!! |
$ 1850 (Є
1423) |
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Somalipecten
cranmerorum
Gem - ,
64mm, live-taken
Somalia
Trawled at 120m
Beautiful specimen......dark orange
ribs !!!!!!! |
$ 450 (Є
346) |
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Conus
spiceri
F++ , 111mm , live-taken, w/o
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 25m in sand channel in reef
Best specimen seen... Fantastic size
and quality. Seldom seen and offered like this. |
$ 220 (Є
170) |
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Cypraea
fallax
F+ , 31mm , fresh
east of Denmark, SW Australia
On beach after storm
Exceptional quality for dead
specimen...........
Super rare ....... seldom offered. Only one ! |
$ 515
(Є 396) |
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Cypraea
ostergaardi
F+ , 16.7 mm , dead-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 25m.
These are not being found live any
more... This is
a superb dead-taken specimen... !!!! |
$ 895 (Є
688)) |
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Cypraea
cassiaui
Gem , 23mm, live-taken
Nuka Hiva, Marquesas
Under rocks at 30 m
Excellent ... very rare... super
purple pustules !! |
$ 775 (Є
595) |
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Godreyena
torri
F+ , 63mm, dead-taken
Esperance, SW Australia
Dived on sand at night, 30-40m
Beautiful - gorgeous... exceptional
color.
and sculpture.. always in demand !! |
$ 120 (Є
92) |
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Chicoreus
boucheti
F++ , 34mm, live-taken , w/o
SW Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
Dredged at 300m
Superb very large specimen !! Very
rare deep-yellow
color form. One of best yet seen !!! |
$ 995 (Є
765) |
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Semicassis
adcocki
F+++/G, 32mm, live-taken, w/o
east Esperance, SW Australia
Dived at 35m...... on reef at night
Very large... and exceptional
specimen !!!! |
$
175 (Є 135) |
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Cypraea
amphithales
F+ , 25mm, fresh dead
Algoa Bay, S. Africa
Dived at 20 m.
Superb quality and pattern... for
dead-taken
specimen... Very rare live... seldom offered. |
$
350 (Є 269) |
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Conus
anemone
F++/G , 46mm, live-taken
Esperance, SW Australia
Dived on reef at 30-40m
Fantastic deep orange-red color
form... Extremely
rare... Only one !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
$
80 (Є 62) |
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Cypraea
bernardi
Gem , 14 mm , live-taken
Arve, Tahiti, oceanside
Dived at 60m at night
Fantastic live-taken specimen. Seldom
found live !! |
$
1200 (Є 923 ) |
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Cypraea
algoensis bettyensis
F++ , 21mm, live-taken
Bettys Bay, S. Africa
Dived on reef at 25m
Very rare... albinistic form....
super hard to find
and almost never offered........ |
$
250 (Є 192) |
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Cypraea colligata
F , 28mm , dead-taken
Coffee Bay, Transkei, S. Africa
Dredged at 100m
Super rare..... Only a hand-ful have ever been
found... and only a couple live-taken. Only one !
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$
950 (Є 730) |
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Serratifusus virginiae (Buccinidae)
Gem , 51mm , live-taken
Isle of Pines, New Caledonia
Dredged at 350m
Very rare... best quality yet found.....
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$
150 (Є 115) |
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Volutoconus hargreavesi daisyae
F++ ,89mm, fresh dead
West Australia, from old collection
Trawled at 150m
Beautiful specimen !! Very, very rare -
characteristic
axial ribbing... Seldom offered... !
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$
1250 (Є 961) |
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Conus
leviathan
F++ , 87mm, live-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived on reef at 20m
Wow ! you dont often get them this
large !!
fantastic specimen.. Lovely marginal tubercles. ! |
$
130 (Є 100) |
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