errones coxi •

30 mm

F++

23,35 Euro

Cillan Chan

16.07.2009

Australia (WA) › Broome

Growth scar in dorsum.

* Thank you for your help Riccardo

errones errones 02

petilirostris petilirostris

74,3 mm

F++

90,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

16.07.2009

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lady Musgrave Island

Live taken, growth line in dorsum, posterior canal chipped and smoothed. Trawled 120 fathoms.

-

petilirostris petilirostris 02

alfredensis transkeiana

28,01 mm

F

33,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London

Dredged at 45m. July 2009. Fine dead, VERY RARE, dull surface, small hole in base

-

alfredensis transkeiana 01

capensis gonubiensis

30,02 mm

F++

5,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London › Gonubie

Scuba at 25m. July 2009. Slightly dull surface, minor scar. FAT.

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capensis gonubiensis 03

reevei reevei

39,2 mm

F

5,80 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

Australia (SA) › Streaky Bay

Found on reef at low tide at night. Found dead, growth scars, dull surface

-

reevei reevei 03

reevei reevei

37,1 mm

F+

17,20 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

Australia (SA) › Streaky Bay

Found on reef at low tide at night. Growth scars in dorsum, slightly dull base, live taken

-

reevei reevei 02

rabaulensis rabaulensis

26 mm

F++/F+++

17,20 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Talikud Island

June 2009. NIQUE, VERY RARE size, growth scars not harm the beauty.

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rabaulensis rabaulensis 04

fuscorubra fuscorubra

32,93 mm

F+++/Gem

22,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay

Diver in 35m. Healed scar in dorsum

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fuscorubra fuscorubra 15

mariae mariae

13,55 mm

Gem

40,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll

Dived at night in coral at 50 feet deep. Jan. 1999

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mariae mariae 04

comma comma

25,04 mm

F+++

31,56 Euro

Cillan Chan

13.08.2009

Tanzania › Pemba Island
Kokora Reef (?)

On a sponge. Slightly dull base

* I have bought cribraria abaliena and got this comma comma. Wrong data dicovered by Riccardo Sciaky

cribraria abaliena 02

valentia valentia

85 mm

n.a.

> 100 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

Diver 30-50m

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valentia valentia 03

dayritiana dayritiana •

21 mm

n.a.

10,07 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

From Divers, July 2009

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dayritiana dayritiana 05

talpa talpa

46 mm

n.a.

7,19 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

Rostrated. From Fisherman, August 2009.

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talpa talpa 03

miliaris miliaris

37,5 mm

n.a.

5,76 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

From Fisherman, August 2009.

-

miliaris miliaris 05

isabella isabella •

34 mm

n.a.

2,88 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Cebu Island › Oslob

Tangle nets, 100m, August 2009

-

isabella isabella 03

ketyana bataviensis

60 mm

n.a.

47,48 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Australia (WA) › Kalbarri
Kilbarie (=Kalbarri?)

Diver at 32m on Geodia sponge. June 2009

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ketyana bataviensis 03

lynx lynx

32 mm

n.a.

28,78 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

From Fisherman, August 2009.

-

lynx lynx 08

lynx lynx

72 mm

n.a.

37,40 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

From Fisherman, August 2009.

-

lynx lynx 07

depressa depressa

30 mm

n.a.

4,32 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

From hookah divers, August 2009.

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depressa depressa 03

testudinaria testudinaria

127 mm

n.a.

86,33 Euro

Cillan Chan

28.08.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

From Fisherman, August 2009.

-

testudinaria testudinaria 06

coronata debruini

32,69 mm

Gem

51,97 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

South Africa › Western Cape › Hout Bay

Scuba 35m

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coronata debruini 02

argus argus

92,6 mm

F+++/Gem

25,28 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

RARE size over 90mm, minor scar and slightly dull dorsum. From diver 10-30m. September, 2009.

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argus argus 07

arabica arabica

35,1 mm

F+++/Gem

7,02 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

Philippines (Palawan) › Culion Islands › Coron Island

Rusty overglaze. Very nice orange overglaze, inclusion in dorsum

-

arabica arabica 07

rosselli rosselli

50,47 mm

F++/F+++

64,61 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

Australia (WA) › Shark Bay

RARE now, minor scar and inclusion in dorsum, small octopus attack in margin. Dived 28-30m under coral slab. July, 2002.

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rosselli rosselli 06

childreni childreni

25,26 mm

F++/F+++

28,09 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Very fresh crabbed like live taken, ULTRA RARE size, chipped extremities still a nice specimen. From diver 10-30m. August 2009

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childreni childreni 04

stercoraria stercoraria •

42,3 mm

F+++

19,66 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

Cameroon (Gulf of Guinea)

Super callus, SUPERB, small defect in dorsum, minor scars still a nice specimen. 10m on rock. July 2009

-

stercoraria stercoraria 13

ursellus ursellus

13,99 mm

F+++/Gem

8,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

SCARCE now, healed scar and inclusion in dorsum. From diver 10-30m. August, 2009

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ursellus ursellus 05

alfredensis alfredensis

20,91 mm

F+++/Gem

42,14 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.09.2009

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

very nice dark blotch, minor scars in dorsum. Scuba at 15m

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alfredensis alfredensis 11

porteri porteri

50 mm

n.a

76,02 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.11.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Balut Island

Tangle nets 200 fathom, November 2009

-

porteri porteri 07

hammondae raysummersi

16 mm

n.a

3,53 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.11.2009

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

From divers in Cebu. November 2009

-

hammondae raysummersi 03

teres teres

33 mm

n.a

11,06 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.11.2009

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Green. November 2009

-

teres teres 05

hirundo francisca

15,22 mm

F+

15,20 Euro

Cillan Chan

05.12.2009

Chagos Archipelago › Blenheim Reef

VERY RARE, dead taken still a nice specimen, dull surface still has pattern. Chagos Archipelago, Blenheim Reef. Scuba at 14mt

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hirundo francisca 02

erosa erosa

31,45 mm

Gem

8,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

05.12.2009

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Gem, nice color. UNCOMMON, subfossil? Full glossy. Philippines. Palawan, Balabac Island. From fishermen. November, 2009

-

erosa erosa 04

stercoraria stercoraria

50,64 mm

F+++/GEM

11,06 Euro

Cillan Chan

05.12.2009

Cameroon (Gulf of Guinea)

nice pattern, dark margin, slightly dull base, minor scar in dorsum. 10m on rock. November, 2009.

-

stercoraria stercoraria 18

tigris tigris

87,99 mm

F++/F+++

2,76 Euro

Cillan Chan

05.12.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

UNCOMMON size for this form. Minor erosion and slightly dull surface. Philippines. Zamboanga. From fishermen. November, 2009

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tigris tigris 31

tigris tigris

89,58 mm

F+++/GEM

53,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

05.12.2009

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Nice bicolor form, minor scar in dorsum near margin. Philippines. Zamboanga. From fishermen. November, 2009

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tigris tigris 30

scurra mundula •

30,69 mm

Gem

15,94 Euro

Cillan Chan

31.12.2009

Society Islands › Tahiti › Pueu

SUPERB pattern, SCARCE now. Near reef under dead coral rubble. Snorkeling in 0.8-1.5m.

-

scurra indica 04

mauritiana mauritiana

50,65 mm

F+++/Gem

14,49 Euro

Cillan Chan

31.12.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

CUTE size, slightly dull base still a nice specimen. From fishermen. December, 2009

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mauritiana mauritiana 07

mappa mappa •

65,07 mm

F++/F+++

4,35 Euro

Cillan Chan

31.12.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Defect and slightly dull dorsum, partially slightly polished dorsum still a nice specimen. From diver 10-30m. December, 2009

-

mappa mappa 16

testudinaria testudinaria

68,75 mm

F+++

21,74 Euro

Cillan Chan

31.12.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

RARE size smaller than 70mm, growth scar in dorsum still a nice specimen. From fishermen. December, 2009

-

testudinaria testudinaria 09

lurida oceanica

29,11 mm

Fine

15,94 Euro

Cillan Chan

31.12.2009

St. Helena

Dull and growth scar in dorsum.

-

lurida oceanica 01

argus argus

76,11 mm

F+++/Gem

5,80 Euro

Cillan Chan

31.12.2009

Philippines (Palawan)

Dark and saturated pattern, slightly dull teeth. Philippines. Palawan. From fishermen. December, 2009

-

argus argus 09

ovum ovum

27,61 mm

F+++

1,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. December, 2009

-

ovum ovum 03

erosa erosa

36,07 mm

Gem

4,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. January, 2010

-

erosa erosa 05

errones errones

25,41 mm

Gem

4,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

RARE gold overglaze. SUPERB. From divers in Cebu. January, 2010

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errones errones 03

limacina limacina

32,58 mm

Gem

5,71 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

UNCOMMON size and smooth form. AWESOME. From divers in Cebu. December, 2009

-

limacina limacina 06

depressa depressa

39,85 mm

F+++

5,71 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

Nice blue base, small chip in anterior canal, slightly dull dorsum. From fishermen. January, 2010

-

depressa depressa 04

miliaris miliaris

27,86 mm

subfossil

5,71 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Nice color, glossy dorsum, slightly dull base. From divers in Cebu. January, 2010

-

miliaris miliaris 08

ovum ovum

28,16 mm

Gem

1,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. December, 2010

-

ovum ovum 04

n. nigropunctata

30,5 mm

n.a.

19,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Galapagos Islands › Santa Cruz Island

5m under rock

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 03

staphylaea staphylaea

22 mm

n.a.

5,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

From fisherman. January 2010

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staphylaea staphylaea 02

walkeri surabajensis

21 mm

n.a.

8,85 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

From fisherman. January 2010

-

walkeri walkeri 02

sublitorea sublitorea

28 mm

n.a.

10,33 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Samoan Islands › American Samoa › Tutuila Island › Fagatele Bay

Scuba at 12m. WRS

-

sublitorea sublitorea 03

vitellus vitellus

49 mm

n.a.

33,94 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

From fisherman. January 2010

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vitellus vitellus 14

barclayi barclayi

20 mm

n.a.

5,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal

Dredged at 100m. barclayi?

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barclayi barclayi 03

pyrum pyrum

38,5 mm

n.a.

14,76 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Greece

Diver 15m on sponge. 2009

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pyrum pyrum 14

pallida pallida •

30 mm

n.a.

19,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Singapore

20m on reef.

-

pallida pallida 04

limacina limacina

29,5 mm

n.a.

4,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Dark juvenile. From diver in Cebu. January 2010.

-

limacina limacina 07

cicercula cicercula

16 mm

n.a.

8,86 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Madagascar › Anakao

After low tide

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cicercula cicercula 04

cribraria cribraria

25,04 mm

F+++

27,14 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.02.2010

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay
Dealer wrote also Stradbroke Island (S)

RARE species, slightly dull base and dorsum. Dredged

was sold as gravida

gravida gravida 01

nucleus nucleus

26,3 mm

Gem

4,52 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.02.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

From fishermen. February, 2010

-

nucleus nucleus 04

piperita piperita

21,42 mm

F+++

3,77 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.02.2010

Australia (SA) › Streaky Bay

Dark pattern, minor scar in dorsum. Found on reef at tide at night

-

piperita piperita 04

piperita piperita

21,41 mm

F+++

3,77 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.02.2010

Australia (SA) › Streaky Bay

Dark pattern, minor scar in dorsum. Found on reef at tide at night

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piperita piperita 03

petilirostris petilirostris

68,88 mm

F+/F++

52,03 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.02.2010

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

Trawled in 240-250m. May 2008. Live taken, small defect in base and dorsum, still a nice specimen.

-

petilirostris petilirostris 03

geographica geographica

67,96 mm

F+++

9,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

VERY UNCOMMON color for this subspecies. AWESOME, slightly dull base and margin. From fishermen. March, 2010.

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geographica geographica 07

histrio histrio

58,07 mm

Gem

12,25 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Seychelles › Mahe Island

SUPER specimen, hard to get so nice and UNCOMMON locality. Seychelles. Mahe Shallow water under rocks.

-

histrio histrio 07

vitellus vitellus

47,79 mm

F+++/Gem

4,59 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Balut Island

Deep water form. RARE, like a ball, for specialist, slightly young and minor scar, still a nice specimen for study. Tangle nets in 100-150 m. September, 2006.

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vitellus vitellus 15

carneola carneola

44,27 mm

F+++/Gem

9,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Minor scar and slightly dull dorsum, note the callus pattern reaching high including extremities, UNUSUAL form. From fishermen. March, 2010.

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carneola carneola 04

algoensis algoensis •

24,12 mm

F

19,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

South Africa › Western Cape › Betty's Bay

Drill holes, slightly dull surface. Scuba at 36m.

-

algoensis algoensis 11

stolida stolida

20,34 mm

F+++/Gem

19,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Palawan form. Very bluish color and different shape, RARE, slightly dull base. From fishermen. March, 2010.

-

stolida stolida 08

mappa mappa

74,21 mm

F+++/Gem

9,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Slightly young, VERY DARK color and pattern. AWESOME. minor scar in margin, YELLOW TEETH & VIOLET BASE. From fishermen. March, 2010.

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mappa mappa 17

caurica caurica

42,04 mm

F+++/Gem

9,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

UNCOMMON dark form. AWESOME, healed small scar in dorsum. From fishermen. March, 2010.

-

caurica caurica 06

annulus annulus

20,85 mm

F+++/Gem

3,06 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

With white marginal spots. UNCOMMON now, minor scar in upper dorsum. From fishermen. March, 2010.

-

annulus annulus 05

teulerei teulerei

46,74 mm

F+++/Gem

7,65 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island)
(north west coast)

Nice dark color. UNCOMMON, minor sand inclusion in lower dorsum. Taken at low tide. 2009.

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teulerei teulerei 19

mappa mappa

74,8 mm

Gem

64,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.03.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Fresh dark beauty. OUTSTANDING specimen. From fishermen. March, 2010.

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mappa mappa 18

aurantium aurantium •

93,93 mm

F+++/Gem

95,85 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Mati

Minor scars, made by true aurantium, additional fiber glass looks like a true one, true one may cost USD 5000+. Nice display, minor scar in dorsum.

HAND MADE

aurantium aurantium 06

broderipii broderipii •

84,57 mm

F+++/Gem

73,03 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Mactan Island › Puncta Engano

Slightly dull base, additional fiber glass made by Cypraea vitellus, nice for display. Now true one is USD3000+ but never rostrate.

HAND MADE

broderipii broderipii 02

boivinii boivinii •

17,93 mm

Gem

22,82 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Pangalo Island › Pangalo

SUPERB, subfossil? SCARCE now. March, 2010.

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boivinii boivinii 04

onyx onyx

45,71 mm

Gem

13,69 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Beautiful specimen. AWESOME, just adult. From fishermen. March, 2010.

-

onyx onyx 04

mappa aliwalensis

74,36 mm

F++/F+++

28,91 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Park Rynie
Aliwai Shoal?

RARE now, beautiful subspecies, inclusion in base, anterior canal slightly chipped, still a nice specimen. Scuba live taken at 35m. 2010.

Doubtful location, thus maybe no aliwalensis

mappa aliwalensis 01

testudinaria testudinaria

102,63 mm

Gem

18,26 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

UNCOMMON. Very heavy. From fishermen. March, 2010.

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testudinaria testudinaria 11

tigris tigris

80,3 mm

F+++/Gem

44,12 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.04.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Slightly irregular and scar in dorsum, UNUSUAL pattern. From fishermen. March, 2010.

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tigris tigris 32

teramachii teramachii •

78,54 mm

Gem

60,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Mactan Island › Puncta Engano

Hand made rostrate. Made by other species, display well

HAND MADE

teramachii teramachii 03

pyrum pyrum

37,9 mm

F++

2,25 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Turkey › Bodrum

Trawled at 50m. 08/2007. Dull dorsum, UNCOMMON locality

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pyrum pyrum 16

onyx onyx

33,98 mm

F+++/Gem

4,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

Beautiful specimen. AWESOME, minor inclusion in margin. From fishermen. April, 2010

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onyx onyx 05

pyrum pyrum

39,25 mm

F++

2,25 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Turkey › Bodrum

Trawled at 50m. 08/2007. Dull dorsum, UNCOMMON locality

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pyrum pyrum 17

decipiens decipiens

49,39 mm

F+++/Gem

22,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth

Taken by scuba diver. Nice pattern, slightly dull base, natural growth line in dorsum

* perhaps false location

decipiens decipiens 09

boivinii boivinii

27,77 mm

F+++/Gem

4,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

UNUSUAL stage for study, hard to get, slightly dull base. From fishermen. March, 2010

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boivinii boivinii 05

lynx lynx

28,22 mm

F+++/Gem

3,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Minor scars, slighty young, AWESOME. From fishermen. April, 2010.

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lynx lynx 09

tigris tigris

85,53 mm

F+++

21,27 Euro

Cillan Chan

01.05.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

UNUSUAL specimen, looks like Cypraea pantherina AWESOME, small sand inclusion in dorsum. From fishermen. April, 2010.

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tigris tigris 36

p. novaebritanniae

33,18 mm

F+++/Gem

26,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

01.05.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Balicasag Island

RARE beauty, seldom found now, minor sand inclusion in dorsum. Tangle nets 80m. April, 2010.

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pulchella novaebritanniae 01

tigris tigris

76,04 mm

F+++/Gem

29,46 Euro

Cillan Chan

01.05.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

UNCOMMON color form. SUPERB, minor sand inclusion in lower dorsum. From fishermen. April, 2010.

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tigris tigris 37

s. sulcidentata

46,48 mm

F+++

25,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

01.05.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island (North)

BIG size and pale violet color, SUPERB, small defect in base, growth scar and inclusion in dorsum not harm the beauty. RARE now this size. Collected under coral in 50 ft. April, 2010.

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sulcidentata sulcidentata 08

vitellus vitellus

55,47 mm

F+++

13,35 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.05.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Growth scar in margin, UNCOMMON shape.From fishermen. May, 2010.

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vitellus vitellus 16

hammondae raysummersi

13,3 mm

F+++/Gem

6,68 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.05.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Culion Islands › Coron Island

Very dark, SUPERB, micro defect in lower dorsum. By divers. May, 2010.

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hammondae raysummersi 04

tigris tigris

69,75 mm

F+++/Gem

36,38 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.05.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Hard to get, first time we see with orange band, slightly dull base. From fishermen. May, 2010.

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tigris tigris 38

geographica geographica

70,14 mm

Gem

8,35 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.05.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Rough surface. From fishermen. April, 2010.

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geographica geographica 08

onyx onyx

45,98 mm

F+++

5,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.05.2010

East China Sea

Slightly dull base and dorsum. Nice pattern.Trawled by Chinese fishermen 150-220m. March, 2010.

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onyx onyx 06

onyx onyx

45,98 mm

F+++/Gem

1,68 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.05.2010

East China Sea

Slightly dull base and dorsum. Nice pattern.Trawled by Chinese fishermen 150-220m. March, 2010.

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onyx onyx 07

lurida pulchroides •

25,7 mm

F+++/Gem

13,34 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Equatorial Guinea › Mbini
Rio Muni, Punta Enviondo

Minor scar in dorsum. CUTE size. Under rocks at 2 meter depth. October 1966

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lurida pulchroides 02

pallidula pallidula

22,84 mm

Gem

5,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

SCARCE now, nice pattern. From fishermen. June 2010

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pallidula pallidula 04

c. contaminata

12,95 mm

Gem

5,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

SCARCE now. BIG size. From fishermen. May 2010

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contaminata contaminata 06

stolida stolida •

24,85 mm

F+

6,67 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

UNCOMMON for study, glossy and pattern gone. From fishermen. May 2010

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stolida stolida 09

tigris tigris

70,21 mm

F+++

10,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Zamboanga City

UNCOMMON, VERY BEAUTIFUL pale yellow overglaze, minor sand inclusoin. From fishermen. June 2010

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tigris tigris 40

lynx lynx

57,34 mm

F+++/Gem

8,34 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

UNUSUAL orange base. SUPERB specimen, healed inclusion in dorsum. From fishermen. June 2010

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lynx lynx 10

pyriformis pyriformis

19,23 mm

Gem/F+++

2,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

From fishermen. May 2010

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pyriformis pyriformis 03

pyriformis pyriformis

17,93 mm

Gem

2,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

From fishermen. May 2010

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pyriformis pyriformis 04

mappa mappa

79,32 mm

F+++

23,34 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Zamboanga City

New form. From fishermen. June 2010. RARE now. SUPERB specimen, healed growth scar in dorsum

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mappa mappa 19

alfredensis transkeiana

30,25 mm

Fine

17,46 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London

VERY RARE now, dull surface. Dredged or crabbed at 75m. June, 2005.

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alfredensis transkeiana 02

mappa mappa

78,84 mm

F+++/Gem

42,86 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

AWESOME, minor scar in dorsum. Heavy. From fishermen. June, 2010.

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mappa mappa 20

caurica caurica •

35,4 mm

F+++/Gem

25,45 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2010

New Caledonia › Mare Island › Tadine

Minor scar in dorsum

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caurica caurica 07

subviridis dorsalis

31 mm

n.a.

7,98 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Australia (WA) › Cape Keroundren

Interidal reef

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subviridis dorsalis 04

alfredensis alfredensis

20,1 mm

n.a.

36,70 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (W) › Algoa Bay

Superb. Scuba at 18m.

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alfredensis alfredensis 12

coxeni hesperina

25 mm

n.a.

11,17 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Solomon Islands › New Georgia Archipelago › Marovo Island
Lagoon

3m under coral slabs

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coxeni hesperina 03

capensis capensis •

29,5 mm

n.a.

17,55 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London

Crabbed at 75m. May 2010

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capensis capensis 13

owenii owenii

10,2 mm

n.a.

1,59 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Mauritius (South)

Fresh beach

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owenii owenii 03

e. erythraeensis

17,5 mm

n.a.

15,96 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Israel › Eilat (Red Sea › Gulf of Aquaba)

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erythraeensis erythraeensis 06

owenii owenii

10,5 mm

n.a.

1,59 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Mauritius (South)

Fresh beach

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owenii owenii 02

edentula edentula

30 mm

n.a.

3,19 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › East London

Monster. Dived at 25m. January 1999

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edentula edentula 13

saulae saulae

29 mm

n.a.

4,79 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Philippines (Luzon) › Masbate Island

Superb. September 2006

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saulae saulae 09

c. contaminata

11 mm

n.a.

6,38 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

From fishermen. July 2010

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contaminata contaminata 08

macandrewi macandrewi

18 mm

n.a

39,51 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Israel › Eilat (Red Sea › Gulf of Aquaba) › Shekem Beach

Found inside coral heads in 15+ meters of water. Summer 1990

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macandrewi macandrewi 03

n. nigropunctata

23,3 mm

n.a

30,73 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Galapagos Islands › Fernandina (Narborough) Island › SE

Found under rocks in 10-15 meters of water. October 2002

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 05

geographica geographica

57 mm

n.a

17,56 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

From fishermen. October 2010

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geographica geographica 09

friendii friendii

83 mm

n.a

17,56 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Carnac Island

Diver 10m

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friendii friendii 10

friendii friendii

72 mm

n.a

16,10 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Busselton

2-5m in sponge amongst weed

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friendii friendii 09

saulae saulae •

22,66 mm

Gem

13,84 Euro

Cillan Chan

08.12.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Philippines. Palawan, Balabac Island. From fishermen. November, 2010.

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saulae saulae 11

carneola carneola

31,44 mm

Gem

9,21 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

AWESOME, looks like Cypraea kuroharai. Philippines. Bohol, Nocnucan Island. December, 2010

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carneola carneola 11

margarita margarita •

13,95 mm

F+++

18,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Sodwana

RARE, slightly dull base and dorsum. RSA. Natal, Sodwana. Diver.

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margarita margarita 04

erosa erosa

45,71 mm

F+++/Gem

4,61 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

Very nice, tiny sand inclusion in teeth. RSA, Natal, Richards Bay.

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erosa erosa 10

tigris tigris

83,11 mm

Gem

9,21 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

AWESOME, nice deform looks like Ovula ovum, Philippines. Zamboanga. From fishermen. December, 2010.

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tigris tigris 41

chinensis chinensis

28,2 mm

F+++/Gem

10,75 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

shape looks like Cyp. coloba. UNUSUAL specimen, slightly dull base. Philippines. Zamboanga. From fishermen. December, 2010.

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chinensis chinensis 04

felina felina

25,5 mm

F+++

3,84 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Park Rynie

Growth scars in dorsum, dark color. RSA. Natal, Park Rynie. Low water pools.

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felina felina 06

felina felina

23,94 mm

F+++

3,84 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Park Rynie

Growth scars in dorsum, dark color. RSA. Natal, Park Rynie. Low water pools.

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felina felina 05