subcarnea subcarnea

25,6 mm

F+++/Gem

30,94 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Healed scar in dorsum, RARE. Under limestone rocks, diver 5-6m.

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capricornica capricornica

74 mm

n.a.

52,38 Euro

Paul Southgate › veliger

29.04.2011

Australia (QLD) › Great Barrier Reef › Swain Reefs

Superficially it looks like a very nice specimen but on closer inspection I am not happy with it.

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rosselli rosselli

49,45 mm

F+/F++

73,15 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Rottnest Island

Defect and growth scars in dorsum, small chip in extremities, slightly dull base, SUPERB callus. 22-24m on black sponge.

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rosselli rosselli

46,88 mm

F+++

75,96 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Australia (WA) › Albany

RARE now, small sand inclusion, minor scar in dorsum, slightly dull margin. Diver in 15 to 30m in caves and ledges on and among sponges.

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ventriculus ventriculus

50,2 mm

F+++/Gem

5,63 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Minor scars in dorsum, dark pattern. From fishermen 10-20m. April, 2011.

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teulerei teulerei

44,88 mm

F+++/Gem

8,44 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island)

UNUSUAL stage, slightly juvenile? For study, slightly dull and minor scar in dorsum. In sandy area at low tide. 2011.

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jeaniana thalamega

90,3 mm

Gem-

> 100 Euro

Bruce Henke › seahorse

29.04.2011

Australia (WA) › Kalbarri › (South)

BEAUTIFUL SHELL, RARELY OFFERED, THIS ONE HERE IS LARGER SHELL AND SANDOUT PIECE. DARK DORSUM WITH SNOWY CREAM/WHITE MARGINS. SHARP CONTRAST BETWEEN DORSUM AND MARGINS. DARK BASE. SLIGHT, EVER SO SLIGHT HINT OF A VERY TINY GROWTH LINE THAT SHOWS UP SLIGHTLY IN PHOTOS, BUT VERY HARD TO SEE OTHER WISE. BLUE HALO WRAPPING THE COMPLETE SHELL. DORSUM LINE, THIS IS A MUST SHELL FOR ANY SERIOUS CYPRAEA COLLECTOR. THIS SHELL IS A STANDOUT PIECE IN ANY COLLECTION. MARQUE SHELL. GEM MINUS, TINY TINY TINY NICK, TINY NICK ON POSTERIOR CANAL. ALMOST IMPOSIBLE TO SEE, BUT IT IS THERE..USUALLY WHEN YOU SEE THESE SHELLS COME AVAILABLE, THEY SELL IMMEDIATELY. I ACTUALLY LIKE THIS SHELL BETTER THAN ELUDENS, MUCH MUCH MUCH MORE RARER THAN ELUDENS..

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jeaniana jeaniana

66 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Brian Hayes › ALGOABAY

29.04.2011

Australia (WA) › Shark Bay

Dived on sponge at 35m. Gem. Fantastic spotting and quality !! (DMOC)

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mariae mariae

16 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Bruce Henke › seahorse

29.04.2011

Guam Island (West)

40FT RUBBLE PILE DEAD CORAL. Collected circa 2005

Geschenk

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semiplota semiplota

18,12 mm

Gem

15,47 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Mamala Bay

RARE now, SUPERB. Dredged

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dillwyni dillwyni

11,1 mm

Gem-

> 100 Euro

Bruce Henke › seahorse

29.04.2011

Guam Island

ONE OF THE NICEST AND DARKEST DILWYNII TO EVER COME FROM GUAM. SERIOUS WHITE SPOTS AND DARK MARGINS AND DORSUM.. VERY NICE SHELL..STANDOUT DILLWYNII..FRESH FRESH FRESH DEAD, VERY VERY LIVE LIKE. THIS ONE COMPARES VERY EASY TO THE TWO SOLD AT $350 AND $300 IN THE PAST TWO AUCTIONS..LAST ONE LIKE THIS.!!!BY THE WAY, THIS IS A VERY VERY RARE SHELL, HARDLY EVER OFFERED, ESPECIALLY THIS QUALITY AND COLOR..THIS SHELL IS RARER THAN ELUDENS!!!!OF COURSE WE ARE TALKING "APPLES AND ORANGES". BUT A MUCH RARER SHELL, AND ONE OF THE HARDEST SHELLS IN THE WORLD TO FIND..REQUIRES LOTS AND LOTS OF DEEP DIGGING IN SOCCER SIZE FIELDS OF DEAD CORAL. LIKE LOOKING FOR A NEEDLE IN A HAYSTACK OF HAY, BUT THE SIZE OF THE HAYSTACK IS 10 SOCCER FIELDS IN SIZE..THIS IS A VERY VERY GOOD CHEAP PRICE FOR THIS SHELL. A MUST SHELL FOR TE SERIOUS CYPRAEA COLLECTOR. AGAIN THIS QUALITY IS RARELY OFFERED BECAUSE THAY JUST ARE NOT AVAILABLE. THIS QUALITY ON GUAM, MAYBE 5-8 IN 15 YEARS OF MY DIVING ON GUAM AND GOES BACK ANOTHER 15 YEARS OF PREVIOUS COLLECTIONS FROM GUAM. THIS INCLUDES ALL COLLECTIONS FROM GUAM..VERY NICE SHELL. I RATE AS GEM MINUS BECAUSE IT IS FRESH DEAD, BUT OTHERS WOULD PASS THIS SHELL OFF AS LIVE VERY VERY VERY EASY!!!! MY DARK DILLWYNII I HAVE SOLD, THE COLLECTORS HAVE BEEN THRILLED OVER, THIS ONE WILL BE THE SAME ALSO..

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caurica quinquefasciata

40,88 mm

F+++/Gem

16,88 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Egypt › Sharm-el-Sheikh

Minor scars in dorsum.

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brevidentata fluctuans

21,5 mm

F+++/Gem

43,00 Euro

Andrew McNaughton › andod2h

26.04.2011

Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach

A very nice globose specimen with fat blotch (normally more isolated), nice cool blue colour.

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alfredensis alfredensis

21,16 mm

F++/F+++

25,32 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › Algoa Bay

Growth scars, slightly dull dorsum. RARE now. Diver in 18-20m.

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labrolineata labrolineata

22,08 mm

Gem

8,44 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Philippines (Luzon) › Masbate Island

VERY RARE color with fat body, SUPERB. Trawled by fishermen. April, 2011.

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stolida crossei

27,5 mm

F+++/Gem

30,22 Euro

Andrew McNaughton › andod2h

26.04.2011

Fiji › Viti Levu Island

Stolida Crossei Fijian Form!! Quite different to the NC crosseis. This shell is large, very globose, with a fantastic disrupted blotch-, Rare location / exceptional stolida. A really unusual shape. Under coral slabs at 5 metres. One smooth growth line-does not spoil the beauty

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stolida crossei

25,3 mm

Gem

30,22 Euro

Andrew McNaughton › andod2h

26.04.2011

Guam Island › Piti › Piti Point

A little jewel. Unusual location. Under coral slabs 3-4 metres. A gorgeous rhomboidal specimen with lovely pale dorsum and fantastic blotch.

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obvelata obvelata •

19,3 mm

F+/Gem

1,00 Euro

Randy Bridges › Randy_Bridges

29.04.2011

Tuamotu Archipelago › Rangiroa Atoll

In shallow water under rocks. This is a nubilis-intermediate! Very rare, has characteristic nubilis blue dorsal color yet retaining remnants of the typical obvelata ring!

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