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11.02.2007
guttata guttata • 60,3 mm Gem 77,00 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 11.02.2007 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Aliguay Island By local diver at 10m. Beautiful specimen with excellent markings. Nice and fresh. - guttata guttata 01 17.12.2007
boucheti boucheti 20,41 mm - 7,28 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 17.12.2007 Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula › Aliguay Island Found dead (ex musumea lacrimula) - boucheti boucheti 02 23.08.2009
stolida rubiginosa 25,29 mm F+++ 11,24 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 India By local diver from old collection. Rotting animal stain at columella. F+++ because of a round mark made by the acid of the dead animal before it was cleaned. Might go away with some polish but I did not try - stolida rubiginosa 02 
sakuraii sakuraii 40,5 mm F+++ > 100 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 Philippines (Mindanao) › Davao Region › Balut Island I see, and so can you, a 1/2 mm drill attempt near spire. has the same color as rest of the base. Rest is GEM. VERY NICE SAKURAI FROM AN OLD COLLECTION CAUGHT IN A NET IN 1990. Tangle net - sakuraii sakuraii 04 
exmouth. rottnestensis 32,8 mm Gem 53,22 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Rottnest Island Diver, 8-14 m. Cave, Sponge. FANTASTIC VERY DARK BIG SIZE SHELL ! JUST LOOK AT THE PHOTO‘S AND YOU WILL AGREE THAT THIS SHELL HAS EVERYTHING - exmouthensis rottnestensis 05 
hirasei hirasei 51,5 mm F+++ 62,23 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 China (East China Sea) FULLY ADULT BIG SIZE HIRASEI BUT NO PATTERN ! YELLOW/ORANGE ENDINGS, WHITE BASE, ORANGE AND CREAM IN THE DORSAL PATTERN ! STRANGE AND VERY NICE TO HAVE IN ANY COLLECTION ! ! April 2007 - hirasei hirasei 05 
mappa rosea 71,1 mm F+++/Gem 16,85 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) Coll. W. Van Damme. By scuba diver at 5 to 8 meters under coral slabs. 2008. FANTASTIC VERY DARK SHELL WITH CLEAR PATTERN AND OF VERY HIGH QUALITY - mappa rosea 04 15.11.2009
capricornica capricornica 55,79 mm F+++/GEM 33,77 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 15.11.2009 Australia (QLD) › Great Barrier Reef › Swans Reef Lightweight inflated capricornica from 100 meters of depth near Swans Reef. F+++ because still somewhat juvenile - capricornica capricornica 03 
arabica arabica • 61,93 mm F+++/GEM 10,20 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 15.11.2009 Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island Super callous margins on this larger gibba !!! I think this is a beauty !!! - arabica arabica 09 20.12.2009
mappa mappa 53,63 mm F+++/GEM 22,40 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 20.12.2009 Tonga › Vavau By local diver at 2 feet below the low water line. 1980. I see a little soft growth mark on dorsum. A beautiful dwarf size mappa from an old collection 1980 from a very remote area. - mappa mappa 15 
decipiens decipiens 49 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 20.12.2009 Australia (WA) › Broome By pearl scuba diver between 15 to 20 meters. Sep. 2009 Geschenk decipiens decipiens 07 
talpa talpa • 55,59 mm F+++/GEM 11,52 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 20.12.2009 Tanzania › Zanzibar Island By local collector near rocks and sea grass in the intertidal areaI see no flaws except for a tiny growth mark just next to the dark line running from end to end. Just look at the photos to see the super quality of this very dark shell with very dark orange and brown banding. The other one in this auction has yellow banding. Not easy to obtain this close to perfection specimens - talpa talpa 05 
eglantina eglantina 48,41 mm F+++/GEM 16,19 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 20.12.2009 New Caledonia › Prony Bay Niger & rostrated. Very nice upcoming niger eglantina already pretty dark and with a nice extended spire. ex Collection Fouache from the 70'es - eglantina eglantina 12 
eludens eludens 58,72 mm F+++/GEM > 100 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 20.12.2009 Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth On sponges at 30m. I see a 15mm hairline nacre line at the labral side on the edge between base and margin. You will have to look close under strong light to see the flaw. Superb margins with panther skin and blue halo. Dark orange base. Dark brown and orange brown top with white dorsal line. Despite the flaw this is a near GEM shell and outstanding with a superb color range. - eludens eludens 02 11.01.2010
jeaniana sherylae 67,46 mm F++ 50,28 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 11.01.2010 Australia (WA) › Point Quobba Some growth lines. Not a fantastic shell but still nice. 30m. Amongst sponge sand and vack - jeaniana sherylae 05 
petitiana petitiana 24,19 mm F+++/Gem 3,89 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 11.01.2010 Senegal › Dakar I see no flaws. Nice striped pattern on this little beauty. 2005 - petitiana petitiana 01 
reevei reevei 28,37 mm F+++ 21,95 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 11.01.2010 Australia (WA) › Esperance I see the usual soft stress lines. Nice quality globose deep water reevei from Esperance. April 2009 - reevei reevei 04 30.05.2010
sakuraii sakuraii • 44,55 mm F+++/Gem 96,63 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 30.05.2010 Philippines (Mindanao) I AM SURE NOW. THIS IS NOT A REAL SHELL. I KNOW NOW FOR SURE AFTER MORE TESTING THIS SHELL IS FAKE HAND MADE sakuraii sakuraii 05 05.07.2010
marginata marginata • 53,86 mm F+++/Gem 78,00 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 05.07.2010 Australia (WA) › Fremantle › Carnac Island By scuba diver at 8 to 14 meters on a sponge in reef cave. I see a near perfect shell. Very beautiful color and pattern on this near perfect consueta. Small but really beautiful - marginata marginata 06 
exmouthensis magnifica 27,79 mm F+++/Gem > 100 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 05.07.2010 Australia (WA) › Broome By pearl oyster scuba diver. I see a semi adult shell so the base is not as thick and not as glossy and still has an orange color. Fantastic dark dorsum with bright orange spots. This shell is indeed still juvenile but it is awesome. Strange but it has 3 snowy white spots near spire; all the rest is orange. - exmouthensis magnifica 02 
tessellata tessellata 29,74 mm F+++/Gem > 100 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 05.07.2010 Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Honolulu › Airport By scuba diver during a night dive at 9 to 12 meters on Airport Reef. I see a near perfect shell. Just a tiny less glossy spot on base. Almost 30 mm of pure beauty in this hard to find tessellata with very dark checkers and a range of different colors. - tessellata tessellata 03 
cumingii cumingii 17,98 mm F+++/Gem 88,00 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 05.07.2010 Society Islands › Tahiti By scuba diver at 14 to 20 meters. I see no flaws. Very beautifull pattern on this cumingii - cumingii cumingii 05 28.11.2010
q. quadrimaculata 21,1 mm Gem 7,50 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 28.11.2010 Australia (WA) › One Arm Point Collected by extreme low tides under rock. September 2010. I see no important flaws. Dark colored perfect specimen from One Arm Point, an area North from Broome infested with sea crocodiles - quadrimaculata quadrimaculata 05 
englerti englerti 24,51 mm Gem 16,89 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 28.11.2010 Easter Islands › Easter Island › Hanga Roa Taken by suba divers at 5-10 meters. I see no important flaws. Very nice specimen - englerti englerti 04 
subviridis dorsalis 26,73 mm Gem 17,90 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 28.11.2010 Australia (WA) › Broome › Entrance Point Collected by extreme low tides under rock. September 2010. I see no important flaws. Almost Black. Very dark subvirides is exceptional in the Broome area. Einige Schneckengehäuse krieg ich nicht hin. Subviridis gehören dazu. Mann ist die schlecht geworden! subviridis dorsalis 05 19.02.2012
venusta roseopunctata 74,99 mm F+++ > 100 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 19.02.2012 Australia (WA) › Albany By scuba diver on sponge in reef, 40 m off Albany. I see a half round line that looks like a hairline in the middle of dorsum. Disturbing for me as I am picky. Beautiful sky blue spot on both side of which one is a big one. - venusta roseopunctata 21 
friendii friendii 70,6 mm F+++ 95,18 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 19.02.2012 Australia (WA) › Geographe Bay › Peppermint Grove Beach Collected by scuba diver. 1995. I see a tiny healed micro chip and some shallow lines on dorsum. Amazing well defined white margin on this friendii. THALAMEGA MARGINS. - friendii friendii 11 
tigris tigris 85,16 mm n.a. 7,47 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 19.02.2012 Tanzania HEAVY AS A BRICK Tanzania. I see a flake in the dorsum and some hairlines. Not pretty but good to have. - tigris tigris 60 
turdus turdus 41,51 mm F+++ 8,25 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 19.02.2012 No data India, Dwarka, Gujarat State Collected by locals at low tide in Dwarka, Gujarat State, Arabian Sea, India 2009. I see sand between some of the teeth. Not as big as the other one in this auction but very round and super callous. - turdus turdus 11 
jeaniana sherylae 58,19 mm GEM > 100 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 19.02.2012 Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Fitzroy Reef Collected by scuba diver at 28 to 30 m. April 2010. Perfect canals. Bad harvest and destroyed habitat due to storms and absence of sponges make sherylae very scarce. This very small size dwarf shell is fully adult. Very beautiful pattern and margins makes this shell a little jewel.. Compare size and color with the dark large sherylae also in this auction. Stunning little sherylae. - jeaniana sherylae 08 |
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