Finding place:

Bunker Islands Group

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia petilirostris petilirostris

petilirostris petilirostris

68,88 mm

F+/F++

52,03 Euro

Cillan Chan

27.02.2010

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Fitzroy Reef

Trawled in 240-250m. May 2008. Live taken, small defect in base and dorsum, still a nice specimen.

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petilirostris petilirostris 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Zoila jeaniana sherylae

jeaniana sherylae

58,19 mm

GEM

> 100 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

19.02.2012

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Fitzroy Reef

Collected by scuba diver at 28 to 30 m. April 2010. Perfect canals. Bad harvest and destroyed habitat due to storms and absence of sponges make sherylae very scarce. This very small size dwarf shell is fully adult. Very beautiful pattern and margins makes this shell a little jewel.. Compare size and color with the dark large sherylae also in this auction. Stunning little sherylae.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia petilirostris petilirostris

petilirostris petilirostris

74,3 mm

F++

90,50 Euro

Cillan Chan

16.07.2009

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lady Musgrave Island

Live taken, growth line in dorsum, posterior canal chipped and smoothed. Trawled 120 fathoms.

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petilirostris petilirostris 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia petilirostris petilirostris

petilirostris petilirostris

58 mm

F

> 100 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

20.09.2007

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lady Musgrave Island

Subadult, very inflated. Delightful little bubble. Growth-line on side, not visible from dorsal view. 100m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Umbilia capricornica capricornica

capricornica capricornica

63,6 mm

F++

> 100 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lady Musgrave Island
east

Trawled by fishermen at 150 fathoms. A super nice live taken beauty, perfect dorsum, just a few mud inclusions along one side & between a few teeth which is typical of this species. Hard to get these shells now!

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capricornica capricornica 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona listeri melvilli

listeri melvilli

19 mm

Gem

17,71 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lamont Reef

August 1996 /// Under dead coral at lwo tide. Dived up from 10 to 12 metres, at night /// THIS SHELL IS UNTYPICAL OF THE SPECIES. IT IS AN EXAMPLE OF BOTH MELANISM AND ROSTRATION.

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listeri melvilli 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea cylindrica lenella

cylindrica lenella

32 mm

gem

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

26.02.2011

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Lamont Reef

Intertidally under rocks

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona felina felina

felina felina

20,7 mm

F++

2,12 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Tryon Island
see remarks

Coral rubble. Intertidal. This is a very nice specimen Cypraea felina, this one is very nice! Nice color and pattern, measuring a good size 20.7mm and F++ condition, Super pretty specimen. Somewhat banded dorsum, some yellow in the dark dorsum coloration.

I have some doubts. Is this listeri? Der Fundort passt nicht zu felina.

felina felina 01

 
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula melwardi melwardi

melwardi melwardi

19,67 mm

F+++/Gem

11,50 Euro

Mike Hart

13.08.2009

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Tryon Island

1m under coral slaps. Healed scar in dorsum

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melwardi ssp 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Bistolida stolida crossei

stolida crossei

26,7 mm

gem-

75,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Capricorn and Bunker Group › Tryon Island

At low tide under coral slabs.

No. 454f: Bistolida stolida crossei var.... ...€ 75

stolida crossei 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta hammondae hammondae

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

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina facifer

limacina facifer

24 mm

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3,10 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

31.01.2008

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

Low Tide

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limacina facifer 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina facifer

limacina facifer

27 mm

-

3,10 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

31.01.2008

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

Low Tide

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limacina facifer 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina facifer

limacina facifer

29 mm

-

3,10 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

31.01.2008

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

Low Tide

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limacina facifer 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula melwardi melwardi

melwardi melwardi

23 mm

-

21,74 Euro

Hugh Morrison › www.seashells.net.au

15.09.2007

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

Under coral slabs at extreme low tide

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melwardi ssp 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea limacina facifer

limacina facifer

29 mm

-

3,10 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

31.01.2008

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

Low Tide

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limacina facifer 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria caputserpentis caputserpentis

c. caputserpentis

33,9 mm

n.a.

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Keppel Islands
Keppel Island

1 m under rocks.

No. 74: Monetaria caputserpentis f. caputanguis... ...€ 5

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria moneta moneta

moneta moneta

24 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

05.11.2009

Australia (QLD) › Keppel Islands › Middle Island

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Geschenk

moneta moneta 36

Cypraeidae Cypraea Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina

staphylaea consobrina

20,2 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Australia (QLD) › Keppel Islands › Middle Island

Snorkeling in 1-2 m.

No. 444: Staphylaea staphylaea consobrina... ...€ 5

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