Purchased in

2012-07

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
upload : 2012-10-27
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (friendii complex) friendii vercoi

friendii vercoi

75,3 mm

F+++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Christian Zand › www.gauguini.com

14.07.2012

Australia (WA) › Geographe Bay

Exceptional pattern

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia eglantina eglantina

eglantina eglantina

74,61 mm

F+++/Gem

5,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

SCARCE now this size, tiny nick in anterior canal, slightly dull base still nice. From fishermen. June, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila (marginata complex) marginata marginata

marginata marginata

58,98 mm

F++

17,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Australia (WA) › Hillary‘s Perth
3 mile reef, Hillarys

WOW!! Chip in posterior canal, nick in anterior canal still nice. SCARCE now. On sponge in coral cave at 10m - 15m. June, 2001.

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upload : 2012-11-28
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (algoensis alike) edentula edentula

edentula edentula

24,57 mm

F++

9,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › St. Francis Bay › Aston Bay

Albinistic. Old collection. RARE Albinistic, glossy gone. Dead at 25m. October, 1996

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upload : 2013-04-14
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

27,1 mm

Gem

19,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Beautiful violet color with dark dorsal line. AWESOME. From fishermen. July, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina (other) camelopardalis camelopardalis

c. camelopardalis

70,14 mm

F++/F+++

57,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Egypt › Safaga

RARE size over 70mm, growth scars and water spots on dorsum. On madreporas. April, 1995.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea caurica samoensis

caurica samoensis

35,82 mm

F+++/Gem

14,00 Euro

Mike Hart

15.07.2012

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Asau

Dark pattern, slightly dull dorsum. 1-2m under dead coral slabs. April 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

32,1 mm

F+++/Gem

3,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Beautiful specimen, dark pattern, with large violet marginal spots, healed tiny water spot in margin still SUPERB. From fishermen. July, 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

33,72 mm

F+++

6,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara)

Dark pattern, tiny sand inclusion on dorsum, slightly dull lower dorsum on anterior canal. Collected by local fishermen at market. January, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

35,05 mm

F

1,60 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

South Africa › Eastern Cape › Transkei › Xora

Fine crabbed, RARE now, glossy gone, representative. Crabbed at 25m. June, 2011.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia bistrinotata keelingensis

bistrinotata keelingensis

17 mm

n.a.

6,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

04.07.2012

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

AWESOME. On reef at night at 15m. May, 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrocypraea reevei reevei

reevei reevei

32,3 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Christian Zand › www.gauguini.com

14.07.2012

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Rottnest Island

Diver 8-14m sponge in cave

Geschenk

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta walkeri walkeri

walkeri walkeri

19,37 mm

Gem

6,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Pale color with nice dorsal line. UNCOMMON form. AWESOME. From fishermen. June, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) ocellata ocellata

ocellata ocellata

32 mm

n.a.

4,70 Euro

Cillan Chan

04.07.2012

Sri Lanka

Under rocks slabs at low tide. BIG

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) poraria poraria

poraria poraria

17,35 mm

Gem

3,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Nice color and pattern. From fishermen. June, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrocypraea reevei reevei

reevei reevei

33,7 mm

Gem

40,00 Euro

Christian Zand › www.gauguini.com

14.07.2012

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Rottnest Island

Nice specimen diver collected 8-14m in cave on sponge

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Austrocypraea reevei reevei

reevei reevei

33,4 mm

Gem-

40,00 Euro

Christian Zand › www.gauguini.com

14.07.2012

Australia (WA) › Wallabi Islands
Abrohlos Islands

Very nice specimen beautiful shape great colour live taken by diver 38-45m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia eglantina eglantina

eglantina eglantina

31 mm

n.a.

3,10 Euro

Cillan Chan

04.07.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

Callus dwarf. From fishermen. June, 2012

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upload : 2013-04-21
Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta walkeri walkeri

walkeri walkeri

26,67 mm

F+++

4,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

29.07.2012

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Beautiful specimen, from RARE locality, growth scar on dorsum still nice. From hookah divers. July, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida teres teres

teres teres

19,02 mm

Gem

20,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

29.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

CUTE dwarf. From fishermen. July, 2012

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upload : pending

lynx lynx

62,18 mm

F+++/Gem

6,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

29.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

AWESOME, beautiful dark specimen, small water spots not harm the beauty. From fishermen. July, 2012.

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