barbieri barbieri

8 mm

good

> 100 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

20.09.2007

Society Islands › Tahiti › Hitiaa

on drop-off along wall at 50m, representative dead

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barbieri barbieri 01

fimbriata unifasciata

11,4 mm

selected

2,30 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

28.02.2007

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Between 10-25 m deep. -Guphil I- 2005

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fimbriata unifasciata 01

fimbriata durbanensis

11,4 mm

selected

2,30 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

28.02.2007

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island (North)

Ex-coll. A. Arthur, Shallow reef

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fimbriata durbanensis 01

fimbriata unifasciata

13,5 mm

-

3,45 Euro

Joseph E. Au-Franz › cyp_man

28.09.2007

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island (North) › North Store

On reef at night

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fimbriata unifasciata 02

fimbriata marquesana

11,3 mm

Gem

6,00 Euro

Richard Centini › bbnoa06

05.12.2007

Marquesas Islands

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-

fimbriata marquesana 01

fimbriata fimbriata

11,4 mm

-

1,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

05.03.2008

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands

From fishermen of Olango Island. 2007

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fimbriata fimbriata 01

fimbriata fimbriata

12,3 mm

-

1,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

05.03.2008

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

10-25 meters deep. Collected by local fishermen. 2008.

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fimbriata fimbriata 02

fimbriata durbanensis

18,2 mm

F++

6,22 Euro

David Watts › wattsdave

25.05.2009

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island

This shell is from the Ray Summers collection

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fimbriata durbanensis 02

fimbriata waikikiensis

14 mm

Gem

8,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Ewa Beach

Shallow intertidal under small lava slabs. A good subspecies according to DANN studies.

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fimbriata waikikiensis 01

fimbriata durbanensis

15 mm

Gem

2,36 Euro

Fabio Porfiri › cypshells

24.07.2010

Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana)

EXTRA DARK SPECIE SUPER

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fimbriata durbanensis 03

fimbriata unifasciata

11,4 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Society Islands › Huahine Island

Intertidally in rubble.

No. 188a: Purpuradusta fimbriata unifasciata... ...€ 5

fimbriata unifasciata 03

fimbriata durbanensis •

15,1 mm

n.a.

6,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Tumbatu Island

Washed ashore after heavy storm in 1967

No. 190: Purpuradusta fimbriata quasigracilis... ...€ 6

fimbriata durbanensis 04

fimbriata marquesana

12 mm

n.a.

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Marquesas Islands › Nuku Hiva Island › Taiohae Bay

At night among rubble at 12-15 m.

No. 191: Purpuradusta fimbriata marquesana... ...€ 15

fimbriata marquesana 02

fimbriata durbanensis

16 mm

F++/GEM

4,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Madagascar › Soalara

Snorkeling at 3 mts. depth, under rocks and dead coral. Coll. March 2005. Large specimen

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fimbriata durbanensis 05

fimbriata unifasciata

12,1 mm

Gem

2,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth Gulf

-

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fimbriata unifasciata 04

fimbriata fimbriata

14,7 mm

Gem

5,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Australia (QLD) › Mooloolaba
Gneering reef

-

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fimbriata fimbriata 03

fimbriata durbanensis

14,91 mm

F+++/Gem

1,55 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.09.2012

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

Slightly dull dorsum and slightly young. Nice pattern. Dredged.

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fimbriata durbanensis 07

fimbriata durbanensis

13,98 mm

F+++/Gem

1,55 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.09.2012

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

Slightly dull dorsum and slightly young. Nice pattern. Dredged.

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fimbriata durbanensis 06

gracilis gracilis

16 mm

F++

1,05 Euro

Xavier Pallarols › xavishells

28.02.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island

Taken by diver, 5-10m deep. 2005

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gracilis gracilis 01

gracilis macula

12 mm

Gem

4,51 Euro

David Sharpe › bestshells

16.03.2007

Australia (QLD)

Taken on coral reef, 5m

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gracilis macula 01

gracilis notata

14 mm

F+++/Gem

4,32 Euro

Paula J. Russell › shellmama

18.10.2007

United Arab Emirates › Emirate of Fujairah › Dhadnah (Dadna)

Taken under coral at 1-m by snorkel. BEAUTIFUL SPECIMENS WITH PURPLE BLOTCHED TERMINALS

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gracilis notata 01

gracilis macula

15,9 mm

Gem

3,38 Euro

Joanne Pollack › joanne2951

16.12.2007

Australia (QLD)

Taken live at 8 metres

am 01.07.11 von g. gracilis zu g. macula verschoben

gracilis gracilis 02

gracilis gracilis

17,8 mm

Gem

3,05 Euro

Robert Marchiselli › florida_shell_co

11.10.2009

Taiwan

By local fishermen

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gracilis gracilis 03

gracilis gracilis •

20 mm

Gem

12,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Japan (Kyushu) › Makurazaki

By snorkler at 2-3 m in crevices of rocks

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gracilis gracilis 04

gracilis notata

14 mm

F+/Gem

4,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Oman › Al Masirah (Masirah Island)

Shallow intertidal under rocks

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gracilis notata 02

gracilis macula

19,7 mm

F++

4,26 Euro

•

10.01.2010

Australia (QLD)

Dived at 6m on reef

am 01.07.11 von g. gracilis zu g. macula verschoben

gracilis gracilis 05

gracilis gracilis

18 mm

gem

4,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Thailand (Andaman Sea) › Surin Islands

Shallow dead coral reef.

No. 209: Purpuradusta gracilis gracilis... ...€ 4

gracilis gracilis 06

gracilis macula

20,8 mm

n.a.

4,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay › Myora Reef

Muddy reef, under rocks.

No. 211: Purpuradusta gracilis macula... ...€ 4

gracilis macula 02

gracilis macula •

15,4 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (WA) › Port Hedland

Intertidally under coral slabs.

No. 213: Purpuradusta gracilis f. hilda... ...€ 5

gracilis macula 03

gracilis notata

16 mm

F++/GEM

7,20 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Djibouti › Tadjoura

Snorkeling at 1-2 mts. depth, under dead coral

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gracilis notata 03

gracilis gracilis

15 mm

Gem

2,70 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Vietnam › Rach Gia

Snorkeling at 1-2 mts., under large rocks. Coll. March 2008.

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gracilis gracilis 07

gracilis notata

15 mm

F++/GEM

7,20 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Djibouti › Tadjoura

Snorkeling at 1-2 mts. depth, under dead coral

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gracilis notata 04

gracilis gracilis

16,45 mm

Gem

4,70 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.05.2012

Hongkong › Peng Chau
East Ping Chau, Ah Ma Bay

Impossible to get from this location again. For study. Taken under rock at low tide. 1998

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gracilis gracilis 08

gracilis gracilis

17,28 mm

F+++/Gem

8,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.06.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Bantayan Island

Nice golden subfossil, still glossy. Diver 10-20m. May, 2012.

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gracilis gracilis 09

gracilis macula

21,88 mm

F+++/Gem

13,85 Euro

Mike Hart

08.12.2012

Australia (QLD) › Stanage Bay

Under dead coral slabs at low tide. Minor growth scar on dorsum, slightly dull base still nice.

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gracilis macula 04

hammondae raysummersi

10 mm

Fine++/Gem-

6,00 Euro

Andreas Laabs-Rode › *gloriamaris*

28.02.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Cebu Island

-

Hmmm, have some doubts

hammondae raysummersi 01

hammond. dampierensis

15 mm

Gem

5,00 Euro

Philippe Guillerm › http://ph.guillerm.free.fr

30.11.2007

Australia (WA) › Port Hedland

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hammondae dampierensis 01

hammondae raysummersi

15 mm

Gem

25,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Northern Samar Province › Barangay Island(s)
Borongan = Barangan Island?

Shallow water under rocks. Lovely spots.

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hammondae raysummersi 02

hammondae hammondae

15,2 mm

Gem

15,43 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

07.11.2009

Australia (QLD) › Brisbane Bay › Myora Reef

Low Tide

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hammondae hammondae 02

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

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hammondae raysummersi 03

hammond. dampierensis

12,3 mm

Gem

13,24 Euro

•

10.01.2010

Australia (WA) › Port Hedland

Coll. by divers in 20-30 feet under rocks

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hammondae dampierensis 02

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

hammondae hammondae

12,79 mm

F+++

10,20 Euro

Mike Hart

26.03.2011

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Wilson Island
Reef

Under coral slabs at low tide.

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hammondae hammondae 03

hammondae raysummersi

12 mm

Gem

7,20 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Japan › Okinawa Islands › Okinawa Island
Sekagaki?

On coral reef at 3-4 mts. depth, by dive. Coll. November 2006

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hammondae raysummersi 05

hammondae raysummersi

14,5 mm

F++

3,08 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.11.2012

Philippines (Palawan) › Balabac Islands › Balabac Island

Slightly polished surface, nice pattern for study, slightly rostrate. From hookah divers. November, 2012.

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hammondae raysummersi 06

microdon microdon

10,3 mm

selected

2,30 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

28.02.2007

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

12 m deep. Scuba. -Guphil I-. 2006

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microdon microdon 01

microdon chrysalis

11 mm

-

0,00 Euro

Itzhak Geva › shell1_g

12.09.2007

Egypt › Dahab

Coral Reef 2-3m at night, 2006

Geschenk. Hab aus m.m m.c gemacht

microdon microdon 02

microdon chrysalis

13 mm

Gem

28,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island › Nungwi

In coral heads at 2-3 m. Pellucid, nice specimen.

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microdon chrysalis 01

microdon microdon

10,1 mm

gem

6,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Papua New Guinea › New Ireland

Diver at 30-35 m.

No. 339a: Purpuradusta microdon microdon... ...€ 6

microdon microdon 03

microdon microdon

9,78 mm

Gem

2,90 Euro

Cillan Chan

16.07.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Calituban Island

Very dark, SUPERB specimen. UNCOMMON so nice. From fishermen. July, 2011.

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microdon microdon 04

minoridens minoridens

11 mm

selected

3,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

28.02.2007

Philippines (Mindanao) › Sulu Archipelago › Siasi Island

From fishermen. 1990

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minoridens minoridens 01

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

minoridens minoridens •

11 mm

gem

6,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Solomon Islands › Guadalcanal Island › Marau Sound Islands

Snorkeling in 1-2 m.

No. 347: Purpuradusta minoridens f. blandita... ...€ 6

minoridens minoridens 04

minoridens minoridens •

9 mm

gem

12,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

In deeper lagoon waters under rubble.

No. 347a: Purpuradusta minoridens f. blandita... ...€ 12

minoridens minoridens 03

minoridens minoridens

9,9 mm

Gem

4,43 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.02.2013

Japan (Kansai) › Kii Peninsula › Minabe

UNCOMMON locality. Gill nets in 30 meters depth. October, 2002

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minoridens minoridens 05

o. oryzaeformis

9 mm

F++/Gem

48,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

20.09.2007

Society Islands › Tahiti › Taiarapu Region

At lagoon edge in turbid water, 1m. Weensy things.

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oryzaeformis oryzaeformis 01

o. oryzaeformis

7 mm

Gem

54,00 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Society Islands › Tahiti › Afaahiti

Near on reef at 1 mts. in coral rubble

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oryzaeformis oryzaeformis 02

o. oryzaeformis

9 mm

Gem

28,00 Euro

Werner Massier › Airco

15.04.2012

Society Islands › Tahiti › Afaahiti

Distinct species; finely speckled; uncommon. At 1 m near reef in coral rubble

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oryzaeformis oryzaeformis 03

o. oryzaeformis

8,3 mm

Gem

30,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Tuamotu Archipelago › Rangiroa Atoll

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-

oryzaeformis oryzaeformis 04

serrulifera serrulifera

10 mm

-

18,12 Euro

Hugh Morrison › www.seashells.net.au

15.09.2007

Marshall Islands › Kwajalein Atoll › Kwajalein
Kwasalein (=Kwajalein?)

Among Coral Rubble - At Night, 10-15 Metres

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serrulifera serrulifera 01

serrulifera serrulifera

9,8 mm

gem

60,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Society Islands › Tahiti › Taiarapu Region

In quiet Lagoon waters, 1-2 m.

No. 439: Purpuradusta serrulifera... ...€ 60

serrulifera serrulifera 02