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.


 Melapium lineatum

   
  Marginella lussii

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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 cruickshanki 
F+++
, 31mm,  live-taken
Off  Natal, S. Africa
Trawled at 560m.                                     
(46cc)
Superlative specimen....  Large, mature and very
RARE ! These have not been found live for many years.
P.O.R.   
Cypraea jeaniana jeaniana         
F++
, 84mm,  live-taken 
Off  Carnarvon, NW Australia
Trawled at 250m on sponge beds.           (
0001cc)
Exceptionally lovely spotting. Large and very Rare !!
$ 1230 (Є  925) 
Fusinus mauiensis              
Gem-
, 147mm,  live-taken, w/o
Kihei, Hawaii. USA
Dived on sand at 20m.
SUPER Rare species !! Seldom found or offered.
$ 225 (Є  170) 
Cypraea vercoi candida                           
F+ , 64mm,  live-taken  
Hopetown, SW Australia
Dived on sponge at 62m.
Wonderful specimen. Small nick in posterior canal.
Very rare.... !!!!!!!!                                              
(618cc)
$ 550 (Є  414)   
Latirus tigroides               
F++ ,
67mm,  live-taken , w/o
south mozambique
Dived on reef at 20m. 
Super Rare ! Seldom found live !
$ 150 (Є  112)
Cypraea jeaniana vercoi   "intermediate"
F++ , 79mm , live-taken 
Bald Is., Albany, W Australia
Dived at 55m on reef 
RARE - intermediate form !!!!                          (718cc)
$ 210 (Є  160)
Cypraea acicularis acicularis
Gem, 30.2mm , live-taken
Green Turtle Cay, Bahamas
Dived under coral at 5m.                    
(30771cc)
Exceptional quality !! VERY Large.. !!!!!!!
 $ 332 (Є  250)   
 

Cypraea valentia       
Gem 
, 78 mm , live-taken
Davao, Philippines
Ex tangle nets at 120m                        
(1062cc)
Superb Gem specimen... !! Great blotching !!

$ 293 (Є  220)
Naquetia barclayi 
Gem -
, 84mm, live-taken , w/o
Bohol, Philippines
Ex tangle nets at 100m      
Super flanges.......... Dark color !!
$ 25 (Є  19)
Bolinus cornutus
F++  
, 153mm, live-taken, w/o
Mauritania, W. Africa
Dredged at 80m.

Superb spines... Dark banding...lovely. !!
$ 50 (Є  38)  
Festilyria festiva
F+ 
, 127mm, crabbed
Off Somalian coast
Trawled at 180m                                     
 
Small, but great color and pattern !!
$ 25 (Є  19)
Trophon gerversianus
F+  
,72mm, live-taken, w/o
southern  Argentina
Dived on reef at 10m.                      
 
Large, with lovely frilly spines. !!
$ 30 (Є 22)
Cypraea humphreysi               
Gem - 
, 20 mm, live-taken
Santa Cruz Is., Solomons 
Dived at 12m                                       
(20031cc)
Lovely , great banding !!!
$ 150 (Є 112)
Cypraea orientalis
F+++
,62mm, live-taken
Thistle Island, W Australia
Dived on sponge at  15 m , at night        
(311cc)
Beautiful - !!.. Wonderful  spotting !!!
$ 658 (Є  495)
Cypraea hesitata nordica  
F++
, 72mm, live-taken  
Moreton bay, Australia
Trawled at 80m                                   
(2057cc)
Superb  specimen !! Small, soft growth line, but very rare... not found any more. !!!
$ 200 (Є  150)
Cypraea porteri
Gem  
, 48mm, live-taken
Balut Is., Philippines
Ex tangle nets at 150m                           
(04cc)
Superb !! Dark and lovely......... seldom Gem !
$ 332 (Є 250)
Cypraea pulchra sinaiensis               
F++ 
, 64mm, live-taken
Sinai, Red Sea 
Dived on reef at 18m                           
(5084cc)
Very large and bulbous specimen !! Seldom founf
like this any more... from old collection !
$ 365 (Є 275)
Livonia roadnightae        
F++  
, 172mm, live-taken 
Great Australian Bight
Trawled at 80m
Large and beautiful pattern... has small growth scar.
$ 20 (Є 15)
Cypraea stercoraria
F++  
, 64mm, live-taken
Dakara, Senegal
Dived in 1 m                   
 
Very unusual.... has knobs on dorsum !! 
$ 13 (Є  10)
Fusinus wellsi
F++  
, 95mm,  live-taken
Esperance;  SW Australia
Dived   at  30 m                      

Very uncommon........ seldom offered. !!!
$ 30 (Є 23)