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Australia
Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii comptonii

comptonii comptonii

22,3 mm

F++

17,07 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

11.03.2010

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania)

Minor marks. Trawled

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

102 mm

Gem-

> 100 Euro

Gisela Müller › gisela-shells

02.07.2009

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania)

120m depth, live taken specimen shell. A much beloved ivory white species which is not easily found in gem quality, mostly because of its ill habit to encrust sand and small patches of mud in its nacre, a fact which is well enough known from other Umbilas sharing the deep sea muddy bottom, but these imperfections look really very ugly on these white shells; and what a kind of white it is! Milky white sounds nice but would not meet the point because this beauty has a ghastly shine of silvery white moonlight! A beautiful and absolutely clean piece, very inflated and pearshaped and very large, this is one of the best! Superb condition, even for the experienced connoisseur this shell might result tempting.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

90,5 mm

Top Stück, keine Macken

19,50 Euro

Henn › maikikind

20.02.2008

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania or Victoria)

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

98,37 mm

F++

59,00 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

03.07.2009

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania or Victoria)
No data, location estimatet

anterior canal slightly chipped, inclusion, granulated line cross half upper dorsum, minor growth scars

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

93,98 mm

F++/F+++

44,25 Euro

Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de

11.01.2010

Australia › Bass Strait (Tasmania or Victoria)

Sand inclusion in base and dorsum 

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

79 mm

Fine++/Gem-

49,00 Euro

Andreas Laabs-Rode › *gloriamaris*

19.02.2007

Australia › Bass Strait (Victoria)

kleine dorsale Bissmarke oder andere Verletzung. Sehr schöne Farbe,aber nicht ganz so rötlich wie auf dem Foto.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

88,13 mm

gem

> 100 Euro

Ettore Molteni › ilsiero

23.07.2009

Australia › Bass Strait (Victoria)

INCREDIBLE GLOSSY. GREAT PATTERN

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

56 mm

Gem

38,76 Euro

Wolfgang Proestler › boholshells

10.12.2010

Australia › Bass Strait (Victoria)

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii mayi

comptonii mayi

25 mm

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39,86 Euro

Hugh Morrison › www.seashells.net.au

15.09.2007

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

under granite rocks on shallow reef, 1-2 Meter

* I have bought subcarnea and got this comptonii. Wrong data dicovered by Riccardo. (mayi problem)

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

29,95 mm

F+++

11,68 Euro

Mike Hart

22.05.2010

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Dark and big, growth scars in dorsum. Under rocks in 10m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

24,7 mm

F+/Gem

17,17 Euro

Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com

01.06.2010

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Under rocks on reef in 2-3 meters. Nice, live collected specimen, hard to get.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

24 mm

gem

35,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Under granite bolders at 5-8 m.

No. 20d: Notocypraea angustata... ...€ 35

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

26,33 mm

F+++/Gem

7,46 Euro

Mike Hart

26.02.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Minor scar in dorsum. RARE now. Under rocks in 10m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

27,1 mm

F++/F+++

8,00 Euro

George Sangiouloglou › George

24.02.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell › Lighthouse Reef

Very beautiful uncommon pale form. Dorsum cream color. Margins and base cream/white color with brown and beige spots. Has slightly irregularities and micro defects doesn´t detract from it´s overall beauty. Found on reef at 4 m. on reef under rocks. 2010

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

22 mm

Gem

32,93 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Found under rocks at low tide

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

27 mm

F++

7,68 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Diver 1-5m under rock slaps. This is a very nice specimen Cypraea angustata specimen, endemic to Australia. It has a beautiful dark apricot colored dorsum with heavily spotted margins and nearly black terminal ends. It measures 27mm and is F++ for the species. A+ color and or pattern on dorsum and margins, get this one while you can! Super pretty specimen.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

25,32 mm

F+++/Gem

23,88 Euro

Mike Hart

26.02.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Minor scar in dorsum. 5m nder rock slabs.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea subcarnea subcarnea

subcarnea subcarnea

25,6 mm

F+++/Gem

30,94 Euro

Cillan Chan

22.04.2011

Australia (SA) › Port MacDonnell

Healed scar in dorsum, RARE. Under limestone rocks, diver 5-6m.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

23 mm

n.a.

50,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (SA) › Racecourse Bay
near Port MacDonnell

Unspotted. From beneath rocks on weed covered reef in 2 meters of water. 17.01.2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

99 mm

Gem

48,26 Euro

Gisela Müller › gisela-shells

01.11.2009

Australia (Tasmania)

Live taken specimen shell. Contrasting patten with snowy white base and laterals which make the caramel and golden dorsum look very special. The specialist however will be drawn to this piece because of its twisted and elongated terminals which have a duckbill like appearance and which sometimes call for subspecific rank according to some authorities. Very selected piece of flawless growth and all natural of course.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

97 mm

F+++

28,46 Euro

Fabio Porfiri › cypshells

05.01.2008

Australia (Tasmania) › Bruny Island

80m. LARGE -GLOSSY - PINK CANAL - VERY ROSTRATE /// 80MT /// Conition only few small grain of the sand like photo

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea subcarnea subcarnea

subcarnea subcarnea

26 mm

gd

95,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

22.08.2011

Australia (Tasmania) › Half Moon Bay

Beached after storm.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

21,9 mm

gem-

> 100 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (Tasmania) › Port Arthur
Safety Cove?

Diving among rocks at 8-10m (by FL 2006)

No. 149d: Notocypraea declivis var.... ...€ 150

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii comptonii

comptonii comptonii

22 mm

n.a.

35,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Flinders

From beneath slit covered rocks ini 1 meter of water. 18.12.2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii comptonii

comptonii comptonii

24,5 mm

n.a.

35,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Flinders

From beneath slit covered rocks ini 1 meter of water. 18.12.2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

92,58 mm

F+++/Gem

63,21 Euro

Mike Hart

07.09.2009

Australia (Victoria) › Lakes Entrance

VERY RARE now, healed sand inclusion

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

85 mm

F++/Gem

> 100 Euro

Fabio Porfiri › discus

27.01.2012

Australia (Victoria) › Lakes Entrance

PURE WHITE !! NO CREAM ! 1988

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia hesitata hesitata

hesitata hesitata

93,7 mm

F+++/Gem

36,10 Euro

Dave Delaine › 859daved

25.10.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Lakes Entrance

Trawled 90-120m. Lovely pattern and colour on this good sized hesitata. Hard to fault, beautiful shell

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii mayi

comptonii mayi

24,8 mm

n.a

22,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

26.02.2011

Australia (Victoria) › Port Fairy

Under granite rocks among sponges. 6-8 m.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

24,6 mm

Gem

42,34 Euro

Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com

07.12.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Port Fairy

At 3-5 meters in reef rubble

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea declivis declivis

declivis declivis

26 mm

good

8,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Australia (Victoria) › Port Fairy

Intertidally under rocks

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea angustata angustata

angustata angustata

27,7 mm

Gem

3,61 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (Victoria) › Port Fairy

The shell was collected at Port Fairy, Victoria in January, 1971. Taken from under debris associated with sea grass. Dived up from 10 metres. THE SHELL IS SOMEWHAT FREAKISH. IT HAS TWO SPIRAL RIDGES wHICH HAVE FORMED ACROSS THE DORSUM

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii comptonii

comptonii comptonii

20 mm

n.a.

7,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Port Franklin › Portsea

By diver at night from reef in 7 meters of water. 03.12.2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea piperita piperita

piperita piperita

17,5 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Port Franklin › Portsea

By diver at night from beneath rubble in 5 meters of water. 28.05.2008

Geschenk. Thank you Michael

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea piperita piperita

piperita piperita

24 mm

n.a.

10,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Port Franklin › Portsea

By diver at night from beneath rubble in 5 meters of water. 09.12.2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea piperita piperita

piperita piperita

27 mm

n.a.

10,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Port Franklin › Portsea

By diver at night from beneath rubble in 5 meters of water. 28.05.2008

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Notocypraea comptonii comptonii

comptonii comptonii

20,5 mm

n.a.

7,00 Euro

Michael Lyons

25.02.2010

Australia (Victoria) › Port Franklin › Portsea

By diver at night from reef in 7 meters of water. 03.12.2008

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