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Colombia
Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus donmoorei

mus donmoorei

57 mm

F+++

68,46 Euro

Paula J. Russell › shellmama

25.01.2007

Colombia › Cabo de la Vela
Goajira Peninsula

CYPRAEA DONMOOREI, 57MM, COLOMBIA. THIS SHELL MIGHT SEEM A LITTLE PRICEY FOR EBAY BUT IT IS AN INCREDIBLE SPECIMEN AND I THOUGHT IT WAS WORTH THE MONEY. VERY LARGE AND REALLY EXCEPTIONAL PATTERN. SUPER DARK. THIS IS A REAL BEAUTY. F+++ CONDITOIN. ONLY THE MOST MINUTE OF SURFACE IMPERFECTIONS. SO MINUTE INFACT THAT I SAW SOMETHING A MINUTE AGO AND CANT FIND THE IMPERFECTION NOW...MAYBE IT WAS JUST DUST. ANYWAY, A FABULOUS PIECE. FULL COLLECTION DATA

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria cinerea cinerea

cinerea cinerea

33 mm

Gem

22,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Colombia (Caribbean) › Isla del Rosarios

Dive at 10-15 mts.depth, under rocks. April 2008

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cinerea cinerea 07

Cuba
Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea cervus cervus

cervus cervus

61,6 mm

f++

40,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Cuba › Cayos Levisa Island

In coral crevices at 2-5 m.

No. 93d: Macrocypraea cervus f. peilei... ...€ 40

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Haiti
Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea zebra zebra

zebra zebra

60,1 mm

F++

18,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

13.02.2007

Haiti › Les Cayes

Schön groÞes Exemplar

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zebra zebra 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea zebra zebra

zebra zebra

53 mm

n.a.

3,97 Euro

Pete Krull › sheller23

14.01.2012

Haiti › Port-au-Prince

Under rocks in shallow water

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zebra zebra 05

Honduras
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 Luria cinerea cinerea

cinerea cinerea

27,2 mm

gem

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Honduras › Utila

By local fishermen at 10-15 m.

No. 107c: Luria cinerea cinerea var.... ...€ 20

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Jamaica
Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria cinerea cinerea

cinerea cinerea

27 mm

n.a.

6,00 Euro

Jozef Grego › jozef

23.02.2012

Jamaica › Priory Bay
Ironshore Island, NW of Priory Bay

05.01.1994

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Venezuela
Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

43 mm

F+++

11,39 Euro

Shea T. O‘Neill › pacificnightdiver

25.02.2007

Venezuela

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus bicornis

mus bicornis

46 mm

F++/F+++

20,86 Euro

Paula J. Russell › shellmama

18.10.2007

Venezuela

THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN WITH AN EXCEPTIONALLY HUGE TUBERCULE ON THE DORSUM. SUPER GLOSSY. ONE SMALL NACRE BUBBLE AS SEEN IN PHOTO OTHERWISE A GREAT PIECE.

* I have bought mus mus and got this mus bicornis.

mus mus 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus tristensis

mus tristensis

54 mm

F++/Gem

78,36 Euro

Fabio Porfiri › cypshells

03.08.2009

Venezuela › Gulf of Venezuela

MELANISTIC DORSUM, 2006

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mus tristensis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus bicornis

mus bicornis

43,8 mm

F+++

10,50 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Los Monjes (Monges) Islands

Taille: 43,8 mm, quality F+++, belle coquille, quelques micro defauts, un tubercule apparent nice shell, nice quality,only some micro defects

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mus bicornis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus bicornis

mus bicornis

41,4 mm

F+++

10,99 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Los Monjes (Monges) Islands

By shrimpboat. From 80m in muddy sand bottom with sponges. Taille: 41,4 mm, quality F+++, belle coquille, quelques micro defauts, deux tubercules apparents nice shell, nice quality,only some micro defects

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mus bicornis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus tristensis

mus tristensis

55 mm

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0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

20.09.2007

Venezuela › Los Monjes (Monges) Islands

Subadult

Geschenk

mus tristensis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus tristensis

mus tristensis

62,7 mm

F+/F++

12,51 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). VERY BIG AND HEAVY SHELL ! SOME CHIPS IN ANTERIOR TIPS.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

40 mm

Gem

0,00 Euro

? › ?

31.12.2011

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus tristensis

mus tristensis

64 mm

F++

54,00 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). GIANT, WIDE AND HEAVYSPECIMEN !! ONLY ONE SMALL CHIP IN THE BASE ANTERIOR TIP AS YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus donmoorei

mus donmoorei

57,9 mm

F++/F+++

14,50 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). BIG SLIGHTLY JUVENILE SPECIMEN WITH NICE CLEAR STRIPED PATTERN

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus donmoorei

mus donmoorei

54,4 mm

Gem-

14,99 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). BEAUTIFUL PATTERN !! HEAVY SHELL WITH TUBERCLE NEAR GEM

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus donmoorei

mus donmoorei

61 mm

Gem

59,90 Euro

Gisela Müller › gisela9344

27.09.2007

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Ein beeinduckendes und riesengroßes Stück von Venezuela, Paraguana, in ca 80m Tiefe gefischt. Absolut unbeschädigte Top Qualität und sehr selten, da das Verbreitungsgebiet für Schleppnetze gesperrt wurde.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus tristensis

mus tristensis

55,9 mm

F++/F+++

46,50 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). ELEGANT SHAPE WITH SMALL TUBERCLE !!

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus tristensis

mus tristensis

57,6 mm

F+++

41,50 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). ELEGANT SHAPE WITH SMALL WHITE TUBERCLE

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus bicornis

mus bicornis

49,1 mm

F++

2,99 Euro

Massimo Scali › maxicuro

07.08.2009

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula

Trawled by fishermen (mar 2009). EXAMPLE OF BICORNIS SUBSPECIES (OR FORM) WITH FLATTENED TIPS, STRONGER BASAL TEETH AND MORE HEAVY THEN MUS MUS. SOME OVERCASTING AND SOME INCLUSIONS

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus bicornis

mus bicornis

37,4 mm

perfect

15,72 Euro

Robert Janowsky › chinadancer888

25.01.2010

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

In fish trawl, 15-18m. White dorsum, 1 node on dorsum.This has to be one of the strangest specimens of Cypraea mus that we've come across. And it is also about the smallest one that we've ever had. The pale dorsum is most unusual and I don't recall ever seeing another one quite like it. The shell is in perfect condition. Those blue spots that you see in the brown streaky pattern near the posterior part of the dorsum are actually there but they are exaggerated by the light from our scanner. The shell was part of the Esmond B. Martin Cypraea Collection.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

42 mm

F+++

20,00 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

taille 42 mm,qualité :F+++,quelques micro défauts, belle coquille ,trés belles tâches peu communes

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

42,3 mm

Gem-

15,00 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

taille 42,3 mm,qualité :GEM-, belle coquille foncée, pêché dans 3 m sur fond algueux petite porcelaine endemique de COLOMBIE / VENEZUELA nice shell,dark color, nice patterns pêché dans 3 m sur fond algueux petite porcelaine endemique de COLOMBIE / VENEZUELA some micro defect, very nice, nice pattern ,strange patterns,rare colorforme

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

44,4 mm

Gem

23,49 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

taille 44,4 mm,qualité :GEM, trés belle coquille foncée, belle tâche claire, pêché dans 3 m sur fond algueux petite porcelaine endemique de COLOMBIE / VENEZUELA nice shell,dark color, nice patterns

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

38,3 mm

Gem-

6,83 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

taille 38,3 mm,qualité :GEM-, quelques micro défauts pêché dans 3 m sur fond algueux petite porcelaine endemique de COLOMBIE / VENEZUELA nice shell, some micro defects, nice patterns

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Muracypraea mus mus

mus mus

41,5 mm

F+++

34,49 Euro

Francis Hennequin › explorateur7

21.10.2007

Venezuela › Paraguana Peninsula › Amuay Bay (Bay of Punta Fijo)

taille 41,5mm,qualité :F+++, quelques micro defauts,micro bulles,tâches originales, belle coquille,rare forme, UNIQUE pêché dans 3 m sur fond algueux petite porcelaine endemique de COLOMBIE / VENEZUELA some micro defect, very nice, nice pattern ,strange patterns,rare colorforme

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