Bianca Wittkowski
Germany ::: Internet: www.oceanzone.de

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14.10.2008
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) marginalis marginalis

marginalis marginalis

25,88 mm

Gem

29,50 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

Somalia › Mogadishu

June 2003. AWESOME

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marginalis marginalis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria annettae annettae

annettae annettae

42,99 mm

F++/Gem

20,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

Mexico › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › Bahia de Los Angeles

By divers under rocks at 8-10m

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annettae annettae 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) turdus turdus

turdus turdus

49,19 mm

F++/Gem

12,50 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

Eritrea › Assab

Under rocks on hard reef at 1-2m

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turdus turdus 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (algoensis alike) algoensis permarginata

algoensis permarginata

21,33 mm

F+++

89,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › St. Francis Bay › Jeffrey's Bay

Healed scars in dorsum, minor sand inclusion in base. Dredged at 64m.

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algoensis permarginata 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) fuscorubra fuscorubra

fuscorubra fuscorubra

32,72 mm

F++/Gem

29,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay
Reefs

By diver, live on reef, 40m

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fuscorubra fuscorubra 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

29,08 mm

F++/Gem

20,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

14.10.2008

Senegal › Goree Island

Trawled on sand and mud at 15-30m

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pyrum pyrum 02

03.07.2009
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia globulus sphaeridium

globulus sphaeridium

20,48 mm

F+++/Gem

9,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Calituban Island

AWESOME, very dark base, small water spots in base and dorsum. Jan. 2009

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globulus sphaeridium 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula cumingii cumingii

cumingii cumingii

12,83 mm

F+++/Gem

89,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Society Islands › Tahiti › Papeete

On reef at 15-20m

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cumingii cumingii 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria lurida pulchroides

lurida pulchroides

32,93 mm

F+++/Gem

16,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Cameroon (Gulf of Guinea)

Nice dark color, minor scar in dorsum. 10m. May 2009

* Thank you for your help Riccardo

lurida lurida 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea pulicaria pulicaria

pulicaria pulicaria

18,81 mm

F++/Gem

29,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Australia (WA) › Yallingup

Granite rocks on hard reef

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pulicaria pulicaria 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

98,37 mm

F++

59,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania or Victoria)
No data, location estimatet

anterior canal slightly chipped, inclusion, granulated line cross half upper dorsum, minor growth scars

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hesitata hesitata 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula melwardi melwardi

melwardi melwardi

21,63 mm

F++/F+++

45,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Australia (QLD)

slightly dull and scars in dorsum

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melwardi ssp 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

28,66 mm

Gem

49,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Balut Island

RARE now. SUPERB, Sep. 2007

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cernica cernica 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (other) capensis capensis

capensis capensis

29,7 mm

F++/Gem

20,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › Algoa Bay › Port Elizabeth

By scuba diver at 15m under rocks and sponges

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capensis capensis 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta androyensis androyensis

androyensis androyensis

15,76 mm

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2,50 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Madagascar › Lavonono

FD on beach after storm

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androyensis androyensis 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Ransoniella martini martini

martini martini

16,52 mm

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29,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Balicasag Island

dark with great spotted pattern. October 2007

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martini martini 03

11.01.2010
Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina limacina

limacina limacina

22,92 mm

F++/Gem

2,63 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Mactan Island › Tambuli Resort

Under coral slabs 8-10m

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limacina limacina 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii mayi

comptonii mayi

23,5 mm

F++/F+++

18,75 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia (SA)

Taken by diver. Small growth scar in dorsum

(mayi problem)

comptonii comptonii 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus argus

argus argus

80,13 mm

F+++/Gem

9,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Calituban Island

SUPERB pattern, slightly dull base. Philippines. Calituban Island. From fishermen. February, 2009

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argus argus 11

Cypraeidae Cypraea Arestorides argus argus

argus argus

56,15 mm

F+++

6,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Zamboanga City

Growth scar in dorsum, slightly dull base. August 2008

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argus argus 10

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

21,34 mm

F+++/Gem

1,88 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Taiwan (South)

UNCOMMON locality, slightly dull surface, South Taiwan. Shallow water. May 2009

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helvola helvola 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

93,98 mm

F++/F+++

44,25 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania or Victoria)

Sand inclusion in base and dorsum 

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hesitata hesitata 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta humphreysii humphreysii

humphreysii humphreysii

13,42 mm

F++/Gem

15,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Fiji › Viti Levu Island › Malolo Lailei Island

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humphreysii humphreysii 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida ursellus ursellus

ursellus ursellus

12,34 mm

F+

3,75 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Papua New Guinea › New Ireland › Kavieng

By diver at 30-35m

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ursellus ursellus 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta lutea lutea

lutea lutea

18,2 mm

F++/Gem

9,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth Gulf › Bundegi Reef

3-5m very silty conditions

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lutea lutea 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea pallida pallida

pallida pallida

26,12 mm

F++/Gem

6,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

India (Maharashtra) › Mumbai (Bombay)

At 8-12m on shell rubble

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pallida pallida 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria petitiana petitiana

petitiana petitiana

27,39 mm

F++/Gem

12,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Senegal › Dakar (Harbour)

On sand and rubble 30-40m

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petitiana petitiana 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria sanguinolenta sanguinolenta

s. sanguinolenta

17,63 mm

F++/Gem

14,63 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Senegal › Goree Island

Under large rocks

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sanguinolenta sanguinolenta 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea subviridis dorsalis

subviridis dorsalis

27,65 mm

F+++/Gem

6,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Port Hedland

On rubble and sand 30-40m

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subviridis dorsalis 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida ursellus ursellus

ursellus ursellus

11 mm

Gem

9,60 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Juvenil. From hookah divers. Sep. 2007

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ursellus ursellus 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida ursellus ursellus

ursellus ursellus

15,98 mm

F+++/Gem

13,88 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Dark beauty, RARE now, small scars in dorsum.

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ursellus ursellus 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia histrio histrio

histrio histrio

54,42 mm

F+++

6,38 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Tanzania › Dar es Salaam › Mbudya Island

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histrio histrio 06

 
 
 
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