Anthony St. John
Australia ::: Ebay: conepoint

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
06.11.2007
Cypraeidae Cypraea Eclogavena quadrimaculata thielei

quadrimaculata thielei

21 mm

Gem

2,78 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach

September, 1994 /// Under rubble in shallow sub-littoral zone. Snorkeling to 1 metre

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quadrimaculata thielei 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Contradusta pulchella pericalles

pulchella pericalles

30,2 mm

Gem

3,82 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Thailand
Soungha (?)

Muddy sub-littoral, by diver /// 1972 /// THIS SHELL IS TYPICAL OF THE FORM AT THIS LOCATION, EXCEPT THAT IT HAS A *HAMMERED DORSUM*

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pulchella pericalles 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta minoridens minoridens

minoridens minoridens

10,3 mm

Gem

3,82 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay › Amity Point

Under rock associated with black sponge. Dived up from 12 metres /// August 2002 /// THIS SHELL IS UNTYPICAL OF THE SPECIES. IT HAS AN ORANGE-YELLOW ZIGZAG PATTERN

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minoridens minoridens 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Ransoniella punctata trizonata

punctata trizonata

8,6 mm

Gem

6,25 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Society Islands › Tahiti (North)
Dealer wrote Pirae

April, 1963 /// Off-shore vital reef. Dived up from 3 metres, at low tide. /// THIS SHELL IS TYPICAL OF THE FORM. IT HAS A REDDISH DORSAL BAND.

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punctata trizonata 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona listeri melvilli

listeri melvilli

19 mm

Gem

17,71 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lamont Reef

August 1996 /// Under dead coral at lwo tide. Dived up from 10 to 12 metres, at night /// THIS SHELL IS UNTYPICAL OF THE SPECIES. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF BOTH MELANISM AND ROSTRATION.

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listeri melvilli 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta humphreysii humphreysii

humphreysii humphreysii

16,2 mm

Gem

6,62 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay › Amity Point

August, 2002 /// Under dead coral associated with black sponge. Dived up from 10 to 12 metres

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humphreysii humphreysii 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida hirundo rouxi

hirundo rouxi

17,3 mm

Gem

6,25 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (WA) › Adolphus Island

March 1976 /// Under rock at low tide. On sady mud of promontary near mangroves. /// THIS SHELL IS TYPICAL OF THE FORM, BUT WITH A SMALLER THAN NORMAL DORSAL BLOTCH /// EXCEPTIONAL !!

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hirundo rouxi 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

14,3 mm

Gem

8,30 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Eastern Samar Province

November 1978 /// On vital reef, at low tide

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contaminata contaminata 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta clandestina candida

clandestina candida

14,5 mm

Gem

1,10 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Papua New Guinea › Tubeseria
Tubeseria =Tubusereia?

The shell was taken from an intertidal soak. On muddy littoral sand and sea-grass meadows, at Tuberseria, Papua New Guinea in November, 1961.

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clandestina candida 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

27,7 mm

Gem

3,61 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (Victoria) › Port Fairy

The shell was collected at Port Fairy, Victoria in January, 1971. Taken from under debris associated with sea grass. Dived up from 10 metres. THE SHELL IS SOMEWHAT FREAKISH. IT HAS TWO SPIRAL RIDGES wHICH HAVE FORMED ACROSS THE DORSUM

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angustata angustata 02

 
 
 
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