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Erosaria (a-h)

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
acicularis
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

20,5 mm

F+++

7,22 Euro

Shea T. O‘Neill › pacificnightdiver

25.02.2007

USA (Florida) › Boca Raton

Under coral rubble, out the reef. 18m. June 1998

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acicularis acicularis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

18 mm

F++/Gem

2,81 Euro

Luciano Petruccioli › bealsi

11.10.2007

Honduras

interesting selected set including very nice dwarf deltoid f., beautifull color and pattern. 2007

Perhaps Brasil

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

23,2 mm

F++/Gem

2,81 Euro

Luciano Petruccioli › bealsi

11.10.2007

Brasil to Caribic
Poor data. Dealer wrote: Brasil or Honduras

interesting selected set including very nice dwarf deltoid f., beautifull color and pattern. 2007

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

19 mm

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5,70 Euro

Daniel Price › wasatchemporium

02.10.2008

Brasil to Caribic
No data. This is my estimation.

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acicularis acicularis 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis sanctaehelenae

a. sanctaehelenae

18 mm

Gem

94,00 Euro

Alfredo Ilardi › freal18

17.05.2009

Ascension Island

30‘-40‘ under lava rocks on scuba, 20 june 1978; this shell is very rare and almost impossible to get, the shell posted here is from an old collection from 1978, but it seem just caught, with excellent color and pattern, depressed and heavily calloused

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acicularis sanctaehelenae 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

20 mm

n.a.

8,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Brasil (Rio Grande do Norte) › Natal

15m deep. 1984

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis acicularis

acicularis acicularis

15 mm

eccellente

3,99 Euro

Luca Magliaro › zuggomo

18.02.2010

Brasil (Ceara) › Fortaleza
Mare di Fortaleza

Conchiglia del mare di Fortaleza (nordest del Brasile) di eccellente qualità, non predata, di buonissime dimensioni: l.m. 15 mm!!! La foto non è puramente dimostrativa: illustra esattamente l'esemplare messo in vendita!!!

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis sanctaehelenae

a. sanctaehelenae

20,36 mm

F+

23,62 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.01.2012

Ascension Island
off Long Beach

20.36mm, F+, dead, defects and healed crack on dorsum, display well. RARE representative. Ascension Island off Long Beach under Volanic Rocks at 20-40 ft., Summer, 2007.

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acicularis sanctaehelenae 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) acicularis sanctaehelenae

a. sanctaehelenae

22,48 mm

F++/F+++

47,20 Euro

Cillan Chan

17.06.2012

Ascension Island › English Bay

RARE, anterior canal chipped still nice. Under stones by scuba at 30-35 ft. August, 1985.

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albuginosa
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

20 mm

Gem

7,59 Euro

Shea T. O‘Neill › pacificnightdiver

25.02.2007

Panama › Canal de Afuera
Montigo Bay?

Diver in 10m.

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albuginosa albuginosa 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

25 mm

Gem

17,10 Euro

Gisela Müller › gisela-shells

01.11.2009

Mexico › Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) › Rancho Buena Vista

Under rocks in shallow water, 1979, live taken specimen shell. Again a shell collected by B.Cook in November 1979 and is has lost nothing of its original beauty and intense coloring over the decades, in fact these old collection shells are today increasingly more interesting than back in the good old times when they were still easily available for the conchologist. Fully documented GEM specimen.

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albuginosa albuginosa 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

19 mm

Gem

7,20 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Panama › Cebaco Island

Snorkeling at 2-4 mts. depth, under rocks. Coll. May 2006.

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albuginosa albuginosa 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

17 mm

Gem-

10,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Panama

Nice color and pattern. Beautiful shell.

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albuginosa albuginosa 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

19,9 mm

F+++/gem

8,00 Euro

Bernardino Montairo Shellauction: BMSHELLS

29.09.2012

Panama › Cebaco Island

Taken by local diver at 6-12ft. 2012

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beckii
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

14,18 mm

Gem

3,59 Euro

David Sharpe › bestshells

14.09.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province
Don Island (?)

Taken on coral reef 10-15m

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beckii beckii 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

13,55 mm

Gem

4,07 Euro

David Sharpe › bestshells

13.12.2007

Philippines (Mindanao) › Caraga Region › Surigao Region › Tona Island (Siargao Island)

Taken on coral reef 15-20m

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beckii beckii 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

14 mm

n.a.

9,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Eastern Samar Province

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

14,9 mm

Gem

6,78 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Cebu Island

Dived 30 Meters

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

12,7 mm

Gem

7,79 Euro

10.01.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Caraga Region › Surigao Region › Tona Island (Siargao Island)

Taken on coral reef 15-20mts

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

15 mm

gem

12,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Indonesia › Sulawesi Islands › Talisei Island

In rubble at 9-15 m.

No. 46d: Erosaria beckii... ...€ 12

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

10,6 mm

gem

28,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll › Oceanside West

Reef 25-35 m.

No. 46b: Erosaria beckii... ...€ 28

beckii beckii 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

15,9 mm

gem

45,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

26.02.2011

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Umkomaas

Dredged off 90-100 m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

11,5 mm

Gem

15,00 Euro

Werner Massier › Airco

15.04.2012

Society Islands › Tahiti › Punaauia

Dived at night at 45 m in coral cave. Very nice ocellations; rare locality.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

11,7 mm

Gem

19,60 Euro

Otto Borchert

23.09.2012

Philippines

Under small rocks on reef Hookah

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) beckii beckii

beckii beckii

14 mm

Gem

20,68 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

10.01.2013

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Durban
below Durban

Under small rocks in holes

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bellatrix
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bellatrix bellatrix

bellatrix bellatrix

18,7 mm

F+/Gem

26,76 Euro

Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com

06.04.2010

Marquesas Islands › Nuku Hiva Island

By divers in 25 meters under small rocks on sand at mouth of cave. Heavy, dark and calloused specimen of this recently described species from the Marquesas Islands.

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bellatrix bellatrix 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bellatrix bellatrix

bellatrix bellatrix

18,2 mm

Gem

10,98 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Marquesas Islands › Nuku Hiva Island

Taken by diver at night in 20 feet. July 2000

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bellatrix bellatrix 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bellatrix bellatrix

bellatrix bellatrix

28 mm

n.a.

96,00 Euro

Vincent Crayssac › www.caledonianseashells.com

23.11.2012

Marquesas Islands › Tahuata

Perfect and giant specimen.

Hilfe, was habe ich denn da gemacht!

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bernardi
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bernardi bernardi

bernardi bernardi

14 mm

F++

> 100 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

06.07.2009

Society Islands › Tahiti

Dead Taken. Diver

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bernardi bernardi 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bernardi bernardi

bernardi bernardi

13,2 mm

Gem-

> 100 Euro

Vincent Crayssac › www.caledonianseashells.com

19.11.2011

Society Islands › Tahiti › Arue

Scuba diving -50m, inside rubble.

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bernardi bernardi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) bernardi bernardi

bernardi bernardi

13,2 mm

Gem-

> 100 Euro

Alexis Moisson › alexis-14

15.10.2012

Society Islands › Tahiti

Beautiful and rare shell from deep water of Tahiti (-60 meters) Naria Bernardi ! LIVE COLLECTED ! GEM- 13,2 mm EXCEPTIONNAL DARK COLOR AND BULLA SHAPE

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boivinii
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

24 mm

F+/F++

0,96 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Bantayan Island

2004. This is a very nice specimen pair of Cypraea boivinii. they are F+/F++ and have different dorsums.

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boivinii boivinii 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

25 mm

F+/F++

0,96 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Bantayan Island

2004. This is a very nice specimen pair of Cypraea boivinii. they are F+/F++ and have different dorsums.

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boivinii boivinii 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

30 mm

n.a.

2,34 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Cebu Island

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

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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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

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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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

31,5 mm

gem-

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Japan (Kanto) › Chiba
Chirura?

At 2-6 m under rocks

No. 54c: Erosaria boivinii boivinii amoena... ...€ 20

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

30,14 mm

F+++/GEM

14,13 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.07.2011

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

BIG for this subspecies, SUPERB strong callus, slightly dull base and dorsum. From hookah divers. June, 2011.

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boivinii boivinii 07

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 Erosaria (a-h) boivinii boivinii

boivinii boivinii

22,5 mm

Gem

6,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

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cernica
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

26 mm

F+

3,00 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman

27.02.2007

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay
Dealer wrote Moreton Bay. I think it is the same

chip on posterior canal, Quuensland, Australia

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cernica cernica 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica viridicolor

cernica viridicolor

24,9 mm

Gem

20,48 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

02.10.2007

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay
Brisbane Bat?

On low reef in grass

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cernica viridicolor 01

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 Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

24,3 mm

Gem

10,40 Euro

John P. Batt › jpb18

23.10.2009

Japan › Okinawa Islands › Okinawa Island

Dived under coral ledge at 40 metres, 1991

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica leforti

cernica leforti

18,7 mm

gem

> 100 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Easter Islands › Easter Island
Vahai (?) perhaps SE

In ledges along wall at 20-25 m.

No. 90b: Erosaria cernica leforti... ...€ 120

cernica leforti 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica viridicolor

cernica viridicolor

23,2 mm

n.a.

18,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Shark Bay › Monkey Rock

By diver at 35 m in sponges.

No. 89: Erosaria cernica viridicolor... ...€ 18

cernica cernica 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

17 mm

n.a.

14,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Mauritius › Cathedral Cave

25 m

No. 88a: Erosaria cernica cernica... ...€ 14

cernica cernica 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

20,7 mm

gem

35,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

Ex pisce off 60 m.

No. 88g: Erosaria cernica cernica... ...€ 35

cernica cernica 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica viridicolor

cernica viridicolor

21 mm

n.a

18,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

26.02.2011

Australia (WA) › Shark Bay › Black Rock (?)

By diver at 35 m in sponges

cernica viridicolor 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

20 mm

Gem

22,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

New Caledonia › Redika Island

Dive at 15-25 mts. depth, in coral at night, coll. April 2000

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cernica cernica 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

30 mm

Gem

27,00 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

New Caledonia › Noumea

Dive at 30 mts. Depth, under coral slab. Coll. May 2005

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cernica cernica 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

20,56 mm

F+++/Gem

21,46 Euro

Cillan Chan

21.02.2012

La Reunion › Grande Anse
Foot Cliff 60m. Wo ist das? Bei Grande Anse?

Dark color, SUPERB, healed slightly dull base. June, 2011

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cernica cernica 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) cernica cernica

cernica cernica

26,95 mm

F+++/Gem

21,54 Euro

Cillan Chan

10.11.2012

Taiwan (North)
Hua-Ping Island (finde ich nicht)

Healed small scar and slightly dull dorsum. UNCOMMON now. Collected by crab fisherman

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citrina
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina dauphinensis

citrina dauphinensis

20,2 mm

tres brilliante

7,90 Euro

Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage

17.05.2007

Madagascar

2006. Récoltée morte mais très brillante beau modèle en très bon état pour cette espèce

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina citrina

citrina citrina

19,8 mm

Beach specimen

6,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

05.03.2008

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Southport

Ex-coll. D. and M. Meyer. 1987. Dead collected as usual, quite good. Very globose form!

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citrina citrina 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina citrina

citrina citrina

25 mm

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0,00 Euro

Alfredo Ilardi › freal18

17.05.2009

No data
My estimation: Africa (SE)

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Geschenk

citrina citrina 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina citrina

citrina citrina

20,54 mm

F++

4,80 Euro

Ettore Molteni › ilsiero

21.10.2009

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

CYPRAEA CITRINA FROM FORT DAUPHIN, MADAGASCAR - 20,54 mm - F++. DARK PATTERN AND BASE. A GREAT SHELL. GLOBOSE!!!

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina dauphinensis

citrina dauphinensis

14 mm

F++/Gem

9,50 Euro

Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept

15.01.2010

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

Live collected , nice color and pattern, taken Ft. Douphin - S.E.Madagascar 2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina citrina

citrina citrina

25 mm

Gem

20,00 Euro

Werner Massier › Airco

15.04.2012

Mozambique › Xai-Xai
between Xai-Xai and Boa Paz

Very good size; dredged at 45-75 between Xai-Xai and Boa Paz

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) citrina dauphinensis

citrina dauphinensis

21,2 mm

GEM

17,00 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

17.06.2012

Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin

I see no obvious flaws. Needs some cleaning as animal is still there but no smell. Good size, nice color and LIVE TAKEN. Trust me very few are. 2011

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eburnea
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

35,2 mm

Gem

26,00 Euro

Richard Centini › bbnoa06

17.05.2007

New Caledonia › Plum

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eburnea eburnea 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

44 mm

F++/Gem

29,71 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

01.09.2009

Papua New Guinea › Port Moresby

Diver

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eburnea eburnea 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

43,8 mm

F++/Gem

40,00 Euro

Alfredo Ilardi › Alf

25.03.2010

New Caledonia

The true mara form with faint spots and greyish color, rare

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eburnea eburnea 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

30 mm

n.a.

28,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Fiji › Viti Levu Island › Suva

By local fishermen at 1-2 m.

No. 157: Erosaria eburnea... ...€ 28

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

41 mm

Gem

26,80 Euro

Jean-Luc Sicot › fossilamat

04.12.2011

Australia (QLD) › Cooktown

Très belle , bonne taille , totalement blanche ( pas une tache ) . Cooktown , Nord Est Australie 2007

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

25,9 mm

F++

25,00 Euro

Douglas Thorn › Doug Thorn

27.01.2012

Australia (QLD) › Dingo Beach

Low Tide, minor sandgrains

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eburnea eburnea 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) eburnea eburnea

eburnea eburnea

39 mm

Gem

30,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

New Caledonia › Noumea
Noumea Harbour

Immaculate! No more from this location. Top Shell!

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englerti
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

23,1 mm

Gem

25,03 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.02.2007

Easter Islands › Easter Island

Under large coral slaps on rubble, 10m. Gem and very attractive and beautiful.

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englerti englerti 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

25 mm

Gem

25,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Easter Islands › Easter Island › Matu Nui Rock

At drop-off, 20 m under rocks. From deeper water. Dark and rather large.

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englerti englerti 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

24 mm

Gem

85,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

08.06.2009

Easter Islands › Easter Island › Anakena Bay

Night collected on rocks at low tide. March 2008. One of the darkest specimen I had ever saw.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

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

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

25,09 mm

F+++/Gem

18,90 Euro

Mike Hart

09.09.2012

Easter Islands › Easter Island

Collected on reef at low tide by local divers. June 2006. Healed water spot on dorsum. BIG size.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) englerti englerti

englerti englerti

23,41 mm

F+++/gem

11,00 Euro

Mike Hart

07.10.2012

Easter Islands › Easter Island

Collected on reef at low tide by local divers. June 2006. Slightly young and slightly dull base. SCARCE now.

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englerti englerti 06

erosa
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

30,2 mm

Gem

6,76 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.02.2007

Australia (QLD) › Cairns

Low tide under small rocks

I have some doubts. Is perhaps nebrites with false data-slip. If Australia is right, then nebrites is impossible

erosa erosa 01

 

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa chlorizans

erosa chlorizans

30,5 mm

selected

2,30 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

28.02.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

Taken 20-25 m deep during nightdive. 2004

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erosa chlorizans 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

41,21 mm

Gem

1,81 Euro

Katherine Luu › world_ocean

23.08.2009

Vietnam › Nha Trang
see remarks

March 2008, 1-5m, Very Glossy with Perfect Tips

Fundort vermutlich Ly Son Island oder Con Dao Islands

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

34,5 mm

Gem

4,74 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

India (Tamil Nadu) › Kilakarai
Pambian?

Large and inflated margins

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erosa erosa 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

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

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erosa erosa 04

 

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

36,07 mm

Gem

4,29 Euro

Cillan Chan

11.01.2010

Philippines (Palawan) › Palawan Island

From fishermen. January, 2010

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erosa erosa 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa chlorizans

erosa chlorizans

41,5 mm

F+++/Gem

15,00 Euro

Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage

27.03.2010

New Caledonia

Un specimen exceptionnel, forte rostration avec marges et base translucides - pièce de grande valeur. 1979

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erosa chlorizans 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

30 mm

Gem

34,49 Euro

Charlene Takahashi › seashellauction

09.04.2010

New Caledonia › Prony Bay

FLATTEN ROSTRATED

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa chlorizans

erosa chlorizans

31 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay › Myora Reef

In muddy intertidal

No. 171: Erosaria erosa f. purissima... ...€ 5

erosa erosa 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa chlorizans

erosa chlorizans

30 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Society Islands › Tahiti › Taiarapu Region

In shallow lagoon under coral slabs.

No. 172: Erosaria erosa f. lactescens... ...€ 5

erosa erosa 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

36 mm

gem

7,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Tanzania › Dar es Salaam › Mbudya Island

In rocky crevices.

No. 169: Erosaria erosa f. similis... ...€ 7

erosa erosa 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

35,4 mm

F+++

1,50 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

39 mm

F+++

1,50 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

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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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

34,78 mm

n.a.

2,72 Euro

T.C. Luu › mistery-under-sea

13.07.2011

Vietnam › Nha Trang

3m - 8m. Great Condition--- Beautiful Color Combination. Beautiful Pattern & Teeth. Perfect Lips & Tips. Shell is Glossy.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

36 mm

Gem

4,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Pakistan › Karachi
Ras Nuh

By diver on 4 mts. depth on coral rubble

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

27,34 mm

F+++/Gem

15,75 Euro

Cillan Chan

04.04.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

UNIQUE specimen with dark brown pattern, VERY BEAUTIFUL, slightly dull base still nice. From fishermen. March, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

37,91 mm

F+++/Gem

15,80 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.09.2012

New Caledonia › Prony Bay

Rostrate. RARE now, nice specimen, tiny sand inclusion on dorsum. Night dived 3m on dead coral.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa chlorizans

erosa chlorizans

34,32 mm

F+

18,46 Euro

Mike Hart

10.11.2012

Vanuatu Islands › Efate Island (Ile Vate) › Pango Point

3m under coral slab. Healed pin hole on upper dorsum. Strong callus. October 2012

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erosa chlorizans 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) erosa erosa

erosa erosa

34,74 mm

Gem

12,31 Euro

Cillan Chan

08.12.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

SUPERB specimen, very nice banded pattern. From fishermen. November, 2012

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erosa erosa 17

gangranosa
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa gangranosa

gangranosa gangranosa

20,1 mm

Gem

9,80 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.02.2007

Philippines

In holes on low reef

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gangranosa gangranosa 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa reentsii

gangranosa reentsii

19,5 mm

selected

6,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

28.02.2007

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island › South off Rawai Beach

8-10 m deep reef area. Circa 1990

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gangranosa reentsii 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa reentsii

gangranosa reentsii

15,1 mm

Gem

27,00 Euro

David Watts › wattsdave

09.09.2007

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island

Under rock rubble on reef, intertidal depth, extreme low tide

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gangranosa reentsii 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa gangranosa

gangranosa gangranosa

18 mm

Gem

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island

By local fisherman, under rocks in muddy areas. Ocellating spots

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gangranosa gangranosa 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa reentsii

gangranosa reentsii

22 mm

Gem

9,57 Euro

Oscar Breitsameter › www.asia-shells.com

20.12.2009

Thailand

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gangranosa reentsii 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa gangranosa

gangranosa gangranosa

27 mm

n.a.

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Mozambique › Nacala

By shrimpers off 40-60 m.

No. 201b: Erosaria gangranosa gangranosa var.... ...€ 20

gangranosa gangranosa 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa gangranosa

gangranosa gangranosa

19,9 mm

gem

10,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Sri Lanka › Weligama

By local fishermen, under rocks in muddy areas

No. 20m: Erosaria gangranosa gangranosa... ...€ 10

gangranosa gangranosa 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) gangranosa reentsii

gangranosa reentsii

18,6 mm

Gem

35,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Phuket Island

-

-

gangranosa reentsii 04

hawaiiensis
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

23 mm

Gem

4,23 Euro

Paula J. Russell › shellmama

25.01.2007

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Honolulu › Fort Kam
Reef

CYPRAEA HELVOLA HAWAIENSIS, 23MM, HAWAII, USA. BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN. GREAT COLORATION. DORSUM IS ALOT MORE AQUA THAN APPEARS IN PHOTOS. PICTURES DONT DO IT JUSTICE. FABULOUS COLOR. GEM CONDITOIN.

war ssp und ist jetzt sp

helvola hawaiiensis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

24 mm

-

3,45 Euro

Joseph E. Au-Franz › cyp_man

28.09.2007

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Honolulu › Fort Kam
Reef

under dead coral, 15ft

war ssp und ist jetzt sp

helvola hawaiiensis 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

22,4 mm

-

3,45 Euro

Joseph E. Au-Franz › cyp_man

28.09.2007

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Honolulu › Fort Kam
Reef

under dead coral, 15ft

war ssp und ist jetzt sp

helvola hawaiiensis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

19,8 mm

gem

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Haleiwa

In tidepools.

No. 228a: Erosaria helvola hawaiiensis... ...€ 20

hawaiiensis hawaiiensis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

hawaiiensis hawaiiensis

11 mm

Gem

7,55 Euro

Paula J. Russell › shellmama

11.01.2013

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Ewa Beach

Taken under corals at 3-8m by dive.

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hawaiiensis hawaiiensis 02

helvola
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

20,5 mm

Gem

3,80 Euro

Shea T. O‘Neill › pacificnightdiver

25.02.2007

Japan › Okinawa Islands › Okinawa Island › Zanpa

Exposed low tide

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helvola helvola 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

23,15 mm

Fine++/Gem-

4,50 Euro

Andreas Laabs-Rode › *gloriamaris*

28.02.2007

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi

-

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helvola argella 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

18 mm

Fine +

3,76 Euro

David Sharpe › bestshells

16.03.2007

Marquesas Islands

Taken by local diver on scuba 15m

* callista nur noch forma

helvola callista 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

28,4 mm

F++

2,07 Euro

Goh Siew Yen › eco-shell

09.11.2007

Indonesia

2006. No chips, no cracks! Glossy

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helvola helvola 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

22,5 mm

-

0,00 Euro

Randy Bridges › rjshellman

01.01.2008

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi

By local divers in shallow water

Geschenk

helvola argella 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

22,5 mm

F+++/Gem

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

16.09.2008

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi

-

Geschenk

helvola argella 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

27 mm

F+++/Gem

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

16.09.2008

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi

-

Geschenk

helvola argella 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

30 mm

F+++/Gem

3,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

16.09.2008

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi

Verlesene Spitzenqualität

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helvola argella 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

28 mm

F++/Gem

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape › Transkei › Mbotyi

In tidepools at equinax low tide. 1975/76. A few of these, rare southern form.

* meridionalis nur noch forma

helvola meridionalis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

26 mm

-

0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape › Transkei › Mbotyi

In tidepools at equinax low tide. 1975/76. A few of these, rare southern form.

* meridionalis nur noch forma - Geschenk

helvola meridionalis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

17 mm

Gem

2,70 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

08.06.2009

Society Islands › Huahine Island › Maeva

Near on reef at 1 m, under dead corals, March 2007

* callista nur noch forma

helvola callista 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

25 mm

n.a.

4,05 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island

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-

helvola argella 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

16 mm

F++

6,78 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

South China Sea

(albanistic)

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helvola helvola 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

19 mm

F++

6,78 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

11.10.2009

South China Sea

(albanistic)

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helvola helvola 03

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 Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

21,2 mm

gem

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Maldives › Rasdhoo Atoll › Kuramathi Island

In shallow logoon at 1 m.

No. 224d: Erosaria helvola helvola... ...€ 20

helvola helvola 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

18 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Society Islands › Tahiti › Taiarapu Region

At lagoon edge in turbid water, 1 m.

No. 227: Erosaria helvola helvola f. callista... ...€ 5

helvola helvola 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

29 mm

gem

4,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth Gulf

By local fishermen in intertidal.

No. 224e: Erosaria helvola helvola... ...€ 4

helvola helvola 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

22 mm

gem

4,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

India (Kerala)

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 224b: Erosaria helvola helvola... ...€ 4

helvola helvola 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola argella

helvola argella

13,4 mm

gem

10,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Mauritius › Le Palmar

Under dead ccoral pieces at 1 m.

No. 225a: Erosaria helvola argella... ...€ 10

helvola argella 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

21 mm

F+++/Gem

0,57 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

-

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

19 mm

F+++/Gem

0,57 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

20,93 mm

Gem

6,15 Euro

Cillan Chan

10.11.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

Callus and dark violet extremities. SUPERB specimen. October, 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

17 mm

n.a.

6,00 Euro

Michael Stabenow › karacol56

25.11.2012

Tanzania

FOSSIL

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helvola helvola 12

 

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) helvola helvola

helvola helvola

22,7 mm

Gem

4,62 Euro

Cillan Chan

21.12.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

An OUTSTANDING specimen. SUPER dark with nice violet extremities. From fishermen. December, 2012.

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