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Entemnotrochus
charlestonensis
F++ , 46mm , live taken, w/o
Half Moon Bay, Roatan, Honduras
Found at 400m by research submersible
SUPER RARE.... one of the Rarest
Pleuros... new locality
for this species...ID confirmed by DNA.... Only one ! |
P.O.R.
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Entemnotrochus adansonianus
F+++, 105mm length, 112mm base, w/o
Half Moon Bay, Roatan, Honduras
Found at 100m by research submersible
Large and beautiful ..superb quality
!!! Seldom offered ! |
Є 1800
($ 2250)
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Cypraea iutsui atlantica
F++ , 28mm , live taken
Soetwater, Cape Town, S. Africa
Dived at 45m on reef
Beautiful spotted dorsal markings. !
Usually a uniform cream dorsum... so this is a great rarity ! Fantastic.... !!!! |
Є 790
($ 985)
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Altivasum flindersi
F+++, 151mm, Live taken, w/o
Woody Is, Esperance, W. Australia
Dived at night at 15m..
Large... FANTASTIC color... from Peter
Clarkson
collection... dived in 1994. Really outstanding specimen,
VERY seldom offered with such a mature thick lip !! |
Є 1200 ($ 1500)
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Cypraea
tigris schilderiana
Gem-, 124.8mm, live-taken
Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived on reef at 20m.
Fantastic quality... no visible flaws.
GREAT , dark
spotting and beautiful mantle line.. !! For a discerning
collector !!!!!!!!!! |
Є 400
($ 500)
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Pterynotus
bednalli
F++, 70mm, live-taken, w/o
Darwin Harbor, N.T., Australia
Dived at 20m on reef.
Really beautiful ! Long extended
wings...small chip in anterior wing.. but fantastic color.... LARGE !!! NOT
found this size any more. From Peter Clarkson collection |
Є595 ($ 740)
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Siratus
evelynae
Houart, 2012
Gem- , 92mm , live taken, w/o
Davao, Philippines
Ex tangle nets at 160m
Very Rare !!!
Newly described. Known
from only a
hand-ful of specimens... Only one !! |
Є 680
($ 850)
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Semicassis adcocki
F++, 37mm , dead-taken
Donington Is, Pt Lincoln, S. Australia
Dived at 10m on sand.
Very RARE.... Large
and beautiful !!! |
Є 152
($ 190)
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Bolma
andersoni
F+++ , 77mm, live-taken , w/o
Park Rynie, Natal, S. Africa
Dived at 45m on reef.
A superb specimen !! RARE...
Gorgeous colors !!!!! |
Є 140 ($
175)
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Conus species novum
F++, 34mm, dead-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
From fish traps at 100m
Probably a NEW SPECIES...Only one..
for specialist !! |
Є 480
($ 600)
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Nodipecten
fragosus
F+++,
93mm, Live-taken
Panama City, Florida, USA
Dived at 35m, on reef
DEEP, DARK RED specimen.... Never
seen such a dark
wine-red color... Amazing knobs as well. !!!!!!! |
Є 120
($ 150)
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Spondylus linguafelis
Gem- , 115mm, live-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 30m on wreck.
Superlative specimen !! Fantastic DARK
purple...
Lovely long spines on BOTH SIDES of the valves !!!! |
Є 240
($ 300)
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Gyroscala
iwaotakii (Epitoniidae)
Gem, 40 mm , live-taken
East China Sea
Trawled at 350-400m.
VERY RARE... seldom offered...... Wonderful ! |
Є 120 ($
150)
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Echinophoria
kurodai
Gem , 68mm , live-taken, w/o
East China Sea
Trawled at 300m. Local fishermen
Superb Quality !! Great knobs and
banded pattern !! |
Є 40
($ 50) |
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Conus
leviteni
Gem-, 54mm, live-taken , w/o
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 20m on reef.
Very DARK.... superb specimen !! LARGE
... great pattern... and banding. |
Є 80
($ 100)
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Spondylus linguafelis
F+++ , 92mm, live-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 30m on wreck.
Wonderful... and RARE
ORANGE
form.. with beautiful
pink markings. !! |
Є 160
($ 200)
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Spondylus linguafelis
Gem- , 97mm, live-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 30m on wreck.
LONG, beautiful spines... really
amazing specimen !!! |
Є 200
($ 250)
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Cypraea
mauritiana
Gem-, 88 mm , live-taken
Yokahama, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived at 2m under ledge at night
HUGE specimen ..very DARK...
almost BLACK... the shell is FAR better than the photos show...... |
Є 95
($ 120)
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Cypraea
ostergaardi
F+, 17mm , dead-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived on reef at 35m.
Very Rare species... NOT found alive any more... after
hurricane some years back... Nice spotting. |
Є 150 ($
190)
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Homolocantha
anatomica pele
F+++ , 52mm, live-taken , w/o
Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived on reef at 20m, on ledge
Very LARGE...Rare RED form.... great
specimen !! |
Є 75
($ 95)
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Colus periscelidus
(Buccinidae)
Gem
, 47mm , Live taken, w/o
Off Alaska, USA
Dived at 20m on reef
RARE.. DARK form.. SUPERB quality !! Seldom seen
like this.... Only one ! |
Є 120
($ 150)
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Perotrochus
quoyanus
F+++, 38mm, live-taken , w/o
Half Moon Bay, Roatan, Honduras
Found at 300m by research submersible
RARE.... Super quality... usually with
bad growth marks.
Only a little rough at aperture.. Really great ! |
Є 1520
($ 1900)
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Conus scottjordani Poppe,
Monnier Tagaro,2012
Gem-, 46mm , live taken, w/o
Palawan, Philippines
Dived at 20m on reef, at night
Newly described Species !!
Gorgeous pattern....... |
Є 75
($ 95)
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Cypraea spadicea
F+
, 47mm , Live taken
Long Beach Harbor, Calif., USA
Dived at 25m on ship-wreck.
Fantastic DARK....
RED...
dorsum from rust on ship
wreck... Amazing color !
Some damage to dorsum.. BUT
has been naturally glossed over by animal !! |
Є 150
($ 185) |
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Acesta
sphoni
(Limidae)
Gem, 88mm, live-taken
Catalina Is., Calif, USA
Trawled at 450m.
VERY Large !!!!! VERY Rare !!
exceptional quality !!! |
Є 160
($ 200)
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Cypraea
tesselata
F++, 35mm , live-taken
Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived on reef at 35m.
VERY Rare now... seldom found alive
any more.
has soft growth line on dorsum....... LARGE.. |
Є 152
($ 190) |
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Cypraea
tigris schilderiana
Gem-, 106mm, live-taken
Nanakuli, Oahu, Hawaii, USA
Dived on reef at 20m.
Wonderful specimen... HUGE marginal
spotting..
Bluish color coming high up margins... Dark dorsum !! |
Є 140
($ 175)
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Pterynotus
triformis
Gem-
, 72mm , Live taken, w/o
Thorny Passage, Pt. Lincoln, S.
Australia
Dived at 15m on reef
LARGE and
Gorgeous !! Superb flanges... Not often
found like this.... any more... From Peter Clarkson
collection. |
Є 185
($ 230)
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Cypraea
chinensis tortirostris
Gem-, 18mm, live-taken
Xai Xai, Mozambique
Dredged at 100m
VERY RARE !! Superb quality... seldom
found live !
Fantastic specimen for specialist collector.... Only
one... probably will not be found like this for many
years................... !!!! |
Є 220
($ 275)
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