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Grouping
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Comoros
leviathan titan 31 mm F++/GEM 10,80 Euro Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com 02.01.2012 Comoros › Mayotte Dive at 8 mts.depth. June 2006 - leviathan titan 07
Madagascar
p. pellisserpentis 17,9 mm Gem 34,95 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 06.09.2007 Madagascar On low reef in small holes - pellisserpentis pellisserpentis 01
p. pellisserpentis 16,5 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 03.08.2009 Madagascar - Geschenk. Hatte die gekaufte nicht gefunden pellisserpentis pellisserpentis 02
androyensis androyensis 17,4 mm Gem 25,65 Euro Otto Borchert › bortektoo 24.05.2009 Madagascar Live found not often on sale and only found by Lorenz in 1999. Under coral slaps - androyensis androyensis 04
p. pellisserpentis 19 mm Gem 29,99 Euro Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil 30.12.2010 Madagascar Eccellente, Gem!!! Super shell! Madagascar - pellisserpentis pellisserpentis 05
mappa rosea 70 mm F++/Gem 7,33 Euro Michele Pisanu › nautaargo 02.11.2009 Madagascar - - mappa rosea 05
staphylaea laevigata 19,4 mm - 2,68 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 17.05.2007 Madagascar 2003 - staphylaea laevigata 01
owenii vasta 16,5 mm Gem 20,00 Euro Richard Centini › bbnoa06 24.05.2009 Madagascar Poor data. Dealer wrote East Africa. My estimation: Madagascar ex. Col: Richard Centini - owenii vasta 03
citrina dauphinensis 20,2 mm tres brilliante 7,90 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 17.05.2007 Madagascar 2006. Récoltée morte mais très brillante beau modèle en très bon état pour cette espèce - citrina dauphinensis 01
mauritiana mauritiana 88 mm F++ 87,45 Euro Ettore Molteni › ilsiero 04.06.2009 Madagascar EXCEPTIONAL QUITE WHITE PATTERN. VERY RARE SHELL IN THEESE CONDITIONS. GREAT & VERY HEAVY SHELL. THAT‘S A REAL UNIQUE PIECE!!! - mauritiana mauritiana 04
globulus globulus 22 mm Gem 7,65 Euro Paula J. Russell › shellmama 25.01.2007 Madagascar CYPRAEA GLOBULUS, 22MM, MADAGASCAR. SHOULD CALL THIS ONE BLOBULUS. REALLY LARGE, BULBOUS SPECIMEN. ATTRACTIVE DARK PATTERN. GEM CONDITON. - globulus globulus 01
geographica geographica 68,6 mm F++/Gem 7,00 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 16.12.2009 Madagascar Base saumon tachée mauve, dents orange vif, elle est plutôt rare à Madagascar (petit éclat à l'extrémité du bec antérieur). 2008 Dealer wrote Alga. geographica geographica 06
cicercula cicercula 16 mm n.a. 8,86 Euro Cillan Chan 03.02.2010 Madagascar › Anakao After low tide - cicercula cicercula 04
owenii vasta 19,1 mm close to gem 27,68 Euro Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller 21.01.2007 Madagascar › Be Island (Nosy Be) this is a very nice specimen Cypraea owenii FORMA vasta, the very last one I have in stock for now! LAST ONE!!! these are hard to find like this and this is the last of 3 specimens I had all last year. SUPERIOR COLOR AND PATTERN, LARGE 19.1MM !! CLOSE TO GEM for the species. A+ color and pattern on dorsum and margins, get this one while you can! Super pretty specimen. - owenii vasta 01
mappa rosea 71,1 mm F+++/Gem 16,85 Euro Willy Van Damme › willykauri 23.08.2009 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) Ramena? Coll. W. Van Damme. By scuba diver at 5 to 8 meters under coral slabs. 2008. FANTASTIC VERY DARK SHELL WITH CLEAR PATTERN AND OF VERY HIGH QUALITY - mappa rosea 04
limacina interstincta 20 mm F+/Gem 3,00 Euro Rika & Fernand De Donder › www.dedondershells.be 19.12.2007 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) Glossy greyish-brown dorsums - limacina interstincta 01
mappa rosea 68,9 mm F++/F+++ 12,04 Euro Dave Delaine › 859daved 25.10.2010 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) Ramena? Scuba diver 5-8m under coral slabs. 2008 - mappa rosea 07
tigris tigris 84 mm F++/F+++ 31,20 Euro Massimo Scali › maxicuro 17.10.2009 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) REALLY YELLOW SPECIMEN FROM NORTHERN MADAGASCAR - tigris tigris 27
fimbriata durbanensis 15 mm Gem 2,36 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 24.07.2010 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) EXTRA DARK SPECIE SUPER - fimbriata durbanensis 03
owenii vasta 15 mm Gem 13,36 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 24.07.2010 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) DEEP BLUE GREAT SHAPE - owenii vasta 05
owenii vasta 17 mm Gem 11,78 Euro Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell 10.10.2009 Madagascar › Diego Suarez (Antsiranana) Island By local people. Nice blue and uncommon species. From my personal collection - owenii vasta 04
esontropia francescoi 18 mm Gorgeous gem 25,55 Euro Nick Rogers › rogers_earthworks 05.09.2007 Madagascar › Faux Cap Region - Imukala? Found by local divers in 10-15m.Very uncommon and select!! Größe von 17 auf 18 verändert esontropia francescoi 01
limacina clarissa 27,5 mm F+++/Gem 31,00 Euro Gabriella Raybaudi Massilia › postodellefragole2 22.02.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Ex LRM ref. coll. - limacina clarissa 01
argus contrastriata • 59 mm n.a. 5,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 09.10.2009 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin 2008 - argus contrastriata 02
immanis immanis • 88 mm F++ 35,71 Euro Brian Hayes › www.algoabayshells.co.za 06.08.2009 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin oder Fmukala, wo das auch immer ist Dived on reef at 5m. Newly described! Unusually patterned - immanis immanis 03
asellus asellus 18,2 mm n.a 10,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 26.02.2011 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin In tidepools asellus asellus 06
immanis immanis 77,4 mm F+++ 7,50 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 16.12.2009 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Grande, calleuse, base caramel d'un côté et bleue de l'autre, dorsum entièrement voilé avec large bande médiane - une coquille attrayante! Superbe. 2007 - immanis immanis 04
isabella isabella 29,4 mm F+++/Gem 13,00 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 16.12.2009 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Rarissime mais présente à Madagascar - extrémités oranges tachées de noir - magnifique. 2008 sold as isabella controversa isabella isabella 05
androyensis androyensis 18,8 mm selected 7,60 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 28.02.2007 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin On the beach. Summer 2001 - androyensis androyensis 01
cicercula cicercula • 16 mm gem 12,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Under coral slabs at low tide. No. 106b: Pustularia cicercula f. lienardi... ...€ 12 cicercula cicercula 06
vitellus vitellus 38,5 mm - 0,00 Euro ? › ? 01.01.2008 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Towa Guaro (?) - Geschenk vitellus vitellus 11
citrina citrina 20,54 mm F++ 4,80 Euro Ettore Molteni › ilsiero 21.10.2009 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin CYPRAEA CITRINA FROM FORT DAUPHIN, MADAGASCAR - 20,54 mm - F++. DARK PATTERN AND BASE. A GREAT SHELL. GLOBOSE!!! - citrina citrina 03
immanis immanis • 85,7 mm F+++/Gem 25,00 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 27.03.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Grande taille, dos foncé, dessin proche de la variété merguina, base caramel foncé, marges en gros bourrelets bleutés : SUPERBE ! Une belle pièce comme il arrive (rarement) de trouver dans la région de Fort Dauphin. 2010. - immanis immanis 05
p. pellisserpentis 19,5 mm F+/Gem 25,76 Euro Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com 01.06.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin In coral rubble in 1-3 meters. - pellisserpentis pellisserpentis 03
staphylaea nolani 21,3 mm selected 20,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 04.05.2011 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin › (Region) From fisherman January 2002. - staphylaea nolani 03
staphylaea nolani 20,1 mm selected 20,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Region From fisherman. 2007 - staphylaea nolani 01
staphylaea laevigata 21 mm gem 0,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin 1-2 m under coral blocks. No. 445d: Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata... ...€ 10 /// Geschenk staphylaea laevigata 03
staphylaea laevigata 23 mm gem 10,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin 1-2 m under coral blocks. No. 445d: Staphylaea staphylaea laevigata... ...€ 10 staphylaea laevigata 02
p. pellisserpentis 17,7 mm F+++/Gem 20,50 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 12.10.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin 2007. Pêchée vivante - superbe dorsum "peau de serpent" - devenue hyper rare depuis deux ans. SUPERBE! - pellisserpentis pellisserpentis 04
citrina dauphinensis 14 mm F++/Gem 9,50 Euro Gabriele Di Tanna › concyept 15.01.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Live collected , nice color and pattern, taken Ft. Douphin - S.E.Madagascar 2008 - citrina dauphinensis 02
androyensis androyensis 15,7 mm F+ 7,50 Euro Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss 22.11.2007 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Am Strand - androyensis androyensis 02
moneta moneta 23 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 05.11.2009 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin - Geschenk moneta moneta 09
mauritiana mauritiana 89 mm F+++ 16,99 Euro Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil 30.12.2010 Madagascar › Taolagnaro › Fort Dauphin Ottima. Super dark!!! Fort Dauphin, Madagascar - mauritiana mauritiana 10
cicercula cicercula • 18,6 mm F+++ 9,00 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Itampolo Joli specimen de bonne taille - RARE. 2010 - cicercula cicercula 05
androyensis androyensis 15,76 mm - 2,50 Euro Bianca Wittkowski › www.oceanzone.de 03.07.2009 Madagascar › Lavonono FD on beach after storm - androyensis androyensis 03
androyensis androyensis • 17,4 mm n.a. 20,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Lavonono On beach after storm. No. 16b: Palmadusta androyensis f. consanguinea... ...€ 20 androyensis androyensis 05
controversa controversa 26 mm gem 35,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Lavonono By local fishermen after storms on beach. No. 250a: Luria isabella controversa... ...€ 35 controversa controversa 05
stolida brianoi 23,7 mm n.a. 75,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Lavonono Beached after storm. No. 451: Bistolida stolida brianoi... ...€ 75 stolida brianoi 01
androyensis androyensis 17,9 mm f+/f++ 11,54 Euro Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com 07.12.2010 Madagascar › Manambolo River › Delta Dead collected on beach - androyensis androyensis 06
geographica geographica 63 mm Selected 8,90 Euro Gisela Müller › gisela9344 27.09.2007 Madagascar › Mitsio Island (Nosy Mitsio) Hübsches Exemplar mit leuchten orangefarbenen Zähnen, groß und schwer und attraktiv, von der Insel Mitsio bei Madagaskar, gefischt in geringer Tiefe. - geographica geographica 02
geographica geographica 71,3 mm selected 25,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 11.09.2007 Madagascar › Mitsio Island (Nosy Mitsio) 2006 - geographica geographica 01
geographica geographica • 61 mm - 7,50 Euro Henn › maikikind 20.02.2008 Madagascar › Morombe Morombi (=Morombe?) Schnecke cypraea mappa alga * I have bought mappa and got this geographica. Wrong data dicovered by Riccardo mappa mappa 10
depressa depressa • 37,2 mm F+++/Gem 11,50 Euro Annie Alberro › croidusudcoquillage 27.03.2010 Madagascar › Morombe Calleuse et épatée, dorsum foncé, marges bleutées, superbe! pas très courante à Madagascar - pêchée à Nosy Lava/Morombé. 2010 - depressa depressa 05
mappa rosea 70 mm - 16,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 24.05.2009 Madagascar (North) 2009 - mappa rosea 02
onyx onyx 41,5 mm n.a. 28,00 Euro Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de 09.10.2009 Madagascar (South) Subfossil. 2009 - onyx onyx 03
stolida clavicola • 28,3 mm F+++ 48,11 Euro Fabrizio Dellaporta › fadbell 10.10.2009 Madagascar › Salary Endemic subspecies live collected by local fisherman. Without dorsal blotch! From my personal collection - stolida stolida 06
punctata berinii 15 mm Gem 2,56 Euro Fabio Porfiri › cypshells 24.07.2010 Madagascar › Salary ORANGE HUGE GREAT - punctata berinii 03
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 - fimbriata durbanensis 05
kieneri kieneri 16,4 mm selected 2,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 11.09.2007 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - kieneri kieneri 02
argus contrastriata 69,8 mm selected 25,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - argus contrastriata 01
lamarckii lamarckii 29,2 mm F+++ 2,85 Euro Ed Paloga › edspal_2008 23.07.2011 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From private collection - lamarckii lamarckii 05
owenii vasta 15,8 mm selected 14,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 11.09.2007 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - owenii vasta 02
lamarckii lamarckii 37,7 mm selected 6,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 05.01.2009 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - lamarckii lamarckii 02
isabella isabella 34 mm F++ 4,00 Euro Brian Hayes › www.algoabayshells.co.za 26.11.2010 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) Dived at 10m. F++. Has small pin-prick octopus hole, but is super bulbous, large and dark !!! (AA) - isabella isabella 08
kieneri kieneri 18,1 mm F++ 1,54 Euro Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller 21.01.2007 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) July 2003. Intertidal under slab.This is a very nice specimen Cypraea keineri, this one is very nice! Nice color and pattern, measuring a good size 18.1mm and F++ condition, Super pretty specimen. It does have one tiny blemish keeping it from being near GEM but it doesnt distract from appearance. - kieneri kieneri 01
kieneri kieneri 12 mm selected 2,00 Euro Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be 02.01.2008 Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara) From local fishermen. 2006. - kieneri kieneri 04
isabella isabella 38,8 mm f++ 40,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Madagascar › Tulear (South) On metal construction along beach, shallow water. No. 248d: Luria isabella isabella... ...€ 40 isabella isabella 07
Mauritius
annulus annulus 16,4 mm F+++ 3,60 Euro Dick Carter › www.jbayshells.com 14.08.2009 Mauritius Live Intertidal - annulus annulus 03
esontropia esontropia 22,3 mm F+++ 35,99 Euro Luca Magliaro › shellsfrombrasil 04.12.2011 Mauritius From old collection - esontropia esontropia 03
mappa rosea • 63 mm F++/F+++ 12,04 Euro Dave Delaine › 859daved 25.10.2010 Mauritius Collected by diver under coral slab 12-15m. Ex LRM Collection - mappa rosea 08
esontropia esontropia 16,57 mm gem > 100 Euro Ettore Molteni › ilsiero 23.07.2009 Mauritius GREAT VERY DARK PATTERN. EXTREMELY GLOBOSE. VERY RARE SHELL. SPECTACULAR PIECE!!! - esontropia esontropia 01
mappa rosea 60 mm F+++/Gem 20,40 Euro Andrea Guardiani › il-posto-delle-fragole 29.06.2009 Mauritius Very special pattern for a specimen probably taken crabbed in a tidal pool. Glossy and lovely nevertheless. ex LRM spec. coll. Flic & Flac. crabbed - mappa rosea 03
mappa rosea 54,1 mm F++/Gem 35,00 Euro Barbara Hornibrook › lasenora124 20.02.2007 Mauritius Ex. Coll Philippe Martin. July 1990. You are admiring a spectacular specimen, a Cypraea mappa rosea (Gray, 1824) measuring 54.1mm and graded F++/Gem...an absolutely fantastic color pattern...the base is out of this world...what a treasure!! This beauty was collected off Mauritius and is from an older collection. Guranteed this will be a joy to display in your collection...just cannot find them today. Thank you for visiting our store this evening...great to see you again and an excellent choice too!! - mappa rosea 01
cernica cernica 17 mm n.a. 14,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Mauritius › Cathedral Cave 25 m No. 88a: Erosaria cernica cernica... ...€ 14 cernica cernica 05
esontropia cribellum 19 mm Gem > 100 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 31.05.2009 Mauritius › Cathedral Cave On floor of cave. By diver at 25 m. Large. - esontropia cribellum 01
isabella isabella 30,25 mm F+++ 2,92 Euro Cillan Chan 26.03.2011 Mauritius (East) UNCOMMON locality, slightly dull surface. Shallow water under coral. - isabella isabella 10
moneta moneta 25 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 05.11.2009 Mauritius › Le Palmar - Geschenk moneta moneta 28
helvola argella 13,4 mm gem 10,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Mauritius › Le Palmar Under dead ccoral pieces at 1 m. No. 225a: Erosaria helvola argella... ...€ 10 helvola argella 07
listeri listeri 16 mm n.a. 6,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Mauritius › Peyrebere Snorkeling in 1 m. No. 293a: Melicerona listeri... ...€ 6 listeri listeri 04
esontropia esontropia 19,6 mm f+ 60,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 26.02.2011 Mauritius › Riviere Noire Under dead coral slabs at 2 m esontropia esontropia 02
c. caputserpentis 21 mm gem 10,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Mauritius › Rodriguez Island (600 km Mauritius) Graviers? Intertidally. 2000 No. 68a: Monetaria caputserpentis... ...€ 10 caputserpentis caputserpentis 10
owenii owenii 11,5 mm Fresh beach 17,23 Euro Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman 26.11.2007 Mauritius (South) - - owenii owenii 01
owenii owenii 10,5 mm n.a. 1,59 Euro Cillan Chan 14.08.2010 Mauritius (South) Fresh beach - owenii owenii 02
owenii owenii 10,2 mm n.a. 1,59 Euro Cillan Chan 14.08.2010 Mauritius (South) Fresh beach - owenii owenii 03
c. caputserpentis 27,4 mm gem 5,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Mauritius › Souillac At 1 m among rocks. No. 68h: Monetaria caputserpentis... ...€ 5 caputserpentis caputserpentis 11
Reunion
histrio histrio 57,86 mm F+++/Gem 10,83 Euro Dave Delaine › 859daved 25.10.2010 La Reunion Diver collected. 2m. Super shell, great quality. Perfect pattern with a nice mantle line and dense marginal spotting. Super. - histrio histrio 08
mappa rosea 57,4 mm F++/F+++ 12,04 Euro Dave Delaine › 859daved 25.10.2010 La Reunion › Grande Anse Collected by scuba diver at 5m off Grande Anse - mappa rosea 06
immanis immanis • 57,5 mm n.a. 12,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 La Reunion (North) In rocky areas, 1-2 m. No. 29c: Mauritia arabica immanis var. 2... ...€ 12 immanis immanis 06
Seychelles
hirundo francisca 19 mm n.a. 16,26 Euro Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman 11.10.2009 Seychelles › Mahe Island Dead collected - hirundo francisca 01
histrio histrio 58,07 mm Gem 12,25 Euro Cillan Chan 27.03.2010 Seychelles › Mahe Island SUPER specimen, hard to get so nice and UNCOMMON locality. Seychelles. Mahe Shallow water under rocks. - histrio histrio 07
felina felina 14,9 mm gem 7,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 08.11.2010 Seychelles › Praslin Island Under coral slabs in shallow water. No. 183b: Melicerona felina felina... ...€ 7 felina felina 02
moneta moneta 24,5 mm n.a. 0,00 Euro Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info 05.11.2009 Seychelles › Praslin Island - Geschenk moneta moneta 37
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