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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

43 mm

Gem

23,22 Euro

Petros Mposkos › petrossx

24.01.2010

Mediterranean Sea

Beautiful dark color with light line

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

42,5 mm

F++

15,97 Euro

Petros Mposkos › petrossx

24.01.2010

Mediterranean Sea

Has slight defect on the front - not visible. Beautiful dark color with light line.

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Cyprus
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

26,9 mm

F+++/Gem

7,50 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

16.09.2008

Cyprus › Famagusta

10-20m. 1987. Diese Art ist geschützt, hier die seltene gelegenheit ein top stück zu erwerben

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spurca spurca 02

Greece
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

38,5 mm

n.a.

14,76 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Greece

Diver 15m on sponge. 2009

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

42,15 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

04.12.2011

Greece › South Aegean Sea › Kalymnos Island

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Geschenk

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

32 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil

25.02.2011

Greece › South Aegean Sea › Kalymnos Island

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Geschenk

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

20,5 mm

F+++

15,00 Euro

••

23.03.2011

Greece › South Aegean Sea › Kythnos

Hard to get shell! Dived, 3m. taken alive. 4/2002

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spurca spurca 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) turdus micheloi

turdus micheloi

23,1 mm

Gem

14,52 Euro

Petros Mposkos › petrossx

05.09.2010

Greece › South Aegean Sea

IT WAS TAKEN BY GREEK FISHING SPONGE FROM SOUTH AEGEAN

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turdus micheloi 01

Italy
Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria lurida lurida

lurida lurida

36,1 mm

F++

14,52 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

15.01.2007

Italy

In holes among rocks

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lurida lurida 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

29,99 mm

Gem

11,00 Euro

Alberto Cernigliaro › ignazio1962

04.02.2008

Italy › Egadi Islands
see remarks

BEAUTYIUL DARK PATTERN

Was sold as s. verdensium. If this is right, location is wrong.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

33 mm

F++

7,01 Euro

10.01.2010

Italy › Lampedusa Island

Ex col. Ettore Molteni

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria lurida lurida

lurida lurida

30 mm

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9,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

24.05.2009

Italy › Savona

2007, 35m

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lurida lurida 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria lurida lurida

lurida lurida

27 mm

n.a.

12,50 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

09.10.2009

Italy › Savona

35m deep. 2007

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lurida lurida 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

29,7 mm

n.a.

3,89 Euro

Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell

10.10.2009

Italy › Sicily › Ognina Island
near Siracusa

By diving under rocks 5m deep. Freshly collected and nice

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spurca spurca 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

32 mm

Gem

9,90 Euro

Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia › postodellefragole2

22.02.2010

Italy › Ustica Island

Ustica Island, off Sicily, found live on shipwreck, 90th. Ex LRM ref. coll.

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Libya
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

37 mm

Real Gem

6,07 Euro

Lyin Jon › lyin_mineral

04.06.2009

Libya › Zuara (Zuwara)

Caough live, 2008 Zuara Libya ,southern cost of Medittranean sea

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pyrum pyrum 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

29 mm

Real Gem

3,57 Euro

Lyin Jon › lyin_mineral

04.06.2009

Libya › Zuara (Zuwara)

Caough live, 2008 Zuara Libya ,southern cost of Medittranean sea

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pyrum pyrum 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

32 mm

Real Gem

4,64 Euro

Lyin Jon › lyin_mineral

04.06.2009

Libya › Zuara (Zuwara)

Caough live, 2008 Zuara Libya ,southern cost of Medittranean sea

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

31 mm

Real Gem

5,71 Euro

Lyin Jon › lyin_mineral

04.06.2009

Libya › Zuara (Zuwara)

Caough live, 2008 Zuara Libya ,southern cost of Medittranean sea

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

34 mm

Real Gem

5,71 Euro

Lyin Jon › lyin_mineral

04.06.2009

Libya › Zuara (Zuwara)

Caough live, 2008 Zuara Libya ,southern cost of Medittranean sea

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

32 mm

Real Gem

8,83 Euro

Lyin Jon › lyin_mineral

04.06.2009

Libya › Zuara (Zuwara)

Caough live, 2008 Zuara Libya ,southern cost of Medittranean sea

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pyrum pyrum 06

Marocco
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

26 mm

Gem

18,00 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

08.06.2009

Marocco › Larache

dive at 5 m.

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spurca spurca 03

Spain
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

30,5 mm

Gem

11,97 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

02.10.2007

Spain › Malaga

Among corel rubble

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pyrum pyrum 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Schilderia achatidea achatidea

achatidea achatidea

36,6 mm

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19,62 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

06.09.2007

Spain › Malaga

Among rocks and rubble

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achatidea achatidea 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Schilderia achatidea achatidea

achatidea achatidea

40,33 mm

F++

7,90 Euro

Thomas Honker

13.08.2009

Spain › Marbella
Dealer wrote: Marbella, Malaga

Dreged at 20-40 m fathoms on muddy sand and gravel bottom. June 1992

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) spurca spurca

spurca spurca

31 mm

close to gem

7,68 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Spain › Murcia › Cabo de Palos

By diver at 16ft inshallow bayThis is a very nice specimen Cypraea spurca, hard to find like this, live taken, dark coloration, measures 31mm, supernice mantle line and is close to GEM, A+ color and pattern on dorsum and margins, get this one while you can

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spurca spurca 01

Tunisia
Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) turdus micheloi

turdus micheloi

35 mm

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0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Tunisia › Sfax

On sand at 1 m. 2007. Introduced population.

* micheloi is new ssp - Thank you for your help Riccardo /// Geschenk

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (i-t) turdus micheloi

turdus micheloi

35 mm

F+/Gem

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Tunisia › Sfax

On sand at 1 m. 2007. Introduced population.

* micheloi is new ssp - Thank you for your help Riccardo

turdus turdus 05

Turkey
Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

36 mm

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5,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

24.05.2009

Turkey

1987, 15 m by sponge divers

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

37,9 mm

F++

2,25 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Turkey › Bodrum

Trawled at 50m. 08/2007. Dull dorsum, UNCOMMON locality

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Zonaria pyrum pyrum

pyrum pyrum

39,25 mm

F++

2,25 Euro

Cillan Chan

23.04.2010

Turkey › Bodrum

Trawled at 50m. 08/2007. Dull dorsum, UNCOMMON locality

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