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Costa Rica
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

20,1 mm

gem

7,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Costa Rica › Cocos Island

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 422a: Pseudozonaria robertsi... ...€ 7

robertsi robertsi 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

19,8 mm

gem

0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Costa Rica › Cocos Island

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 422a: Pseudozonaria robertsi... ...€ 7 /// Geschenk

robertsi robertsi 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

27,5 mm

n.a.

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Costa Rica › Port Parker

Intertidally under rocks.

No. 28b: Pseudozonaria arabicula... ...€ 15

arabicula arabicula 05

Ecuador
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

25 mm

Fine+ to Gem

4,00 Euro

Nick Rogers › rogers_earthworks

30.12.2008

Ecuador
Minabe (?)

Found by a diver, under rocks, in 5-10 of water. 1999. Nice, glossy gem

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robertsi robertsi 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis

a. aequinoctialis

43 mm

Gem+

> 100 Euro

Gisela Müller › gisela-shells

02.07.2009

Ecuador › Esmeraldas - Quingue

On reef in 6m depth, live taken specimen shell. One of the most important cowries in my collection and a spectacular beauty which favorably compares to even the finest pieces published in relevant literature. GEM+ quality combined with large size, inflated body, very mature, gorgeous callous with mauve color hues and clear spots, dark amber golden dorsum with choice and absolutely clear pattern free of blurring which in most of the collected pieces harms the beauty of this elusive and very rare species. A glorious shell suitable only for the connoisseur collector.

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aequinoctialis aequinoctialis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

23,2 mm

gem

10,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Ecuador › Salango
south

Diver at 10-15 m.

No. 28a: Pseudozonaria arabicula var.... ...€ 10

arabicula arabicula 06

Galapagos Islands
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

24,4 mm

F++/Gem

45,62 Euro

Douglas Thorn › peristicta

01.09.2009

Galapagos Islands

Diver

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

25,6 mm

near gem

58,31 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

06.09.2007

Galapagos Islands

Among rocks and coral slabs. This specimen is from The Galapogos Island Ecudor hard to find now rare and off limits in that area.

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

32,1 mm

F+++

50,00 Euro

Douglas Thorn › Doug Thorn

25.03.2010

Galapagos Islands

Diver

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

30 mm

Gem

> 100 Euro

Diogo Ferreira › deepnreef

25.11.2010

Galapagos Islands

Under rocks, by dive at 10-15 mts. depth

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

28 mm

F++/Gem

37,44 Euro

Richard H. Negus › tickers

16.03.2011

Galapagos Islands › Fernandina (Narborough) Island › Bahia Isabel (Bahia Elizabeth)

SCUBA at 10-15 meters under rocks, by local people. March 1982

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

23,3 mm

n.a

30,73 Euro

Cillan Chan

07.11.2010

Galapagos Islands › Fernandina (Narborough) Island › SE

Found under rocks in 10-15 meters of water. October 2002

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria nigropunctata nigropunctata

n. nigropunctata

30,5 mm

n.a.

19,18 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Galapagos Islands › Santa Cruz Island

5m under rock

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nigropunctata nigropunctata 03

Guatemala
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria annettae annettae

annettae annettae

26,4 mm

gem

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

26.02.2011

Guatemala › San Jose › Porto

Shallow water under rocks

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Panama
Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

26,3 mm

Gem

10,32 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

07.09.2010

Panama

With scuba on reef

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robertsi robertsi 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

27,9 mm

Gem

13,91 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.10.2007

Panama

Under small rocks

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arabicula arabicula 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

21,1 mm

Gem

8,28 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

19.02.2007

Panama

Among coral rubble. Good Markings typical shell. Nice shell nice color. Good Size.

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robertsi robertsi 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

20 mm

Gem

7,59 Euro

Shea T. O‘Neill › pacificnightdiver

25.02.2007

Panama › Canal de Afuera
Montigo Bay?

Diver in 10m.

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albuginosa albuginosa 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabellamexicana isabellamexicana

i. isabellamexicana

25,06 mm

F+++

12,06 Euro

Jim Poyak › Maverick

25.02.2010

Panama › Canal de Afuera

Taken by diver at 2 -3 meters, under coral

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isabellamexicana isabellamexicana 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erosaria (a-h) albuginosa albuginosa

albuginosa albuginosa

19 mm

Gem

7,20 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Panama › Cebaco Island

Snorkeling at 2-4 mts. depth, under rocks. Coll. May 2006.

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albuginosa albuginosa 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria isabellamexicana isabellamexicana

i. isabellamexicana

27 mm

Gem

22,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Panama › Cebaco Island

Dive at 14 mts. depth, under rocks. Coll. May 2010

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isabellamexicana isabellamexicana 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida pellucens panamensis

pellucens panamensis

33 mm

Gem

75,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

Panama › Cebaco Island

By diver in 12-15 m. Dark mottled.

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pellucens panamensis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Talostolida pellucens panamensis

pellucens panamensis

27 mm

Gem

36,00 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

08.06.2009

Panama › Cebaco Island

Snorkeling at 2-4 m, under rocks, May 2006

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pellucens panamensis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

27 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

18.06.2011

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Intertidal

Geschenk

arabicula arabicula 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

26 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

18.06.2011

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Intertidal

Geschenk

arabicula arabicula 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Macrocypraea cervinetta cervinetta

cervinetta cervinetta

36 mm

F++

11,25 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

08.06.2009

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Extreme low tide, under rocks, 2006

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cervinetta cervinetta 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

25 mm

F++

1,54 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Intertidal. This is a very nice specimen Cypraea arabicula, measuring 25mm and is F++ with a few tiny pimples.This specimen has awesome highly pronounced denticles in the base.

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arabicula arabicula 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria aequinoctialis aequinoctialis

a. aequinoctialis

45,5 mm

Fine

91,45 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

07.11.2010

Panama › Gobernadora Island

Found under rock at low tide. A live taken GIANT shell with several narce blisters & water spots on the dorsum. This shell looks nicer in hand than how it shows in the pictures. A very rare species now that is no longer being found most likely due to habitat pollution.

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aequinoctialis aequinoctialis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

19 mm

n.a.

3,15 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

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arabicula arabicula 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

25,1 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

18.06.2011

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

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robertsi robertsi 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

22,3 mm

F+++

7,50 Euro

Alexander Dechant › mineraliendefoss

22.11.2007

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

2003

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robertsi robertsi 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria robertsi robertsi

robertsi robertsi

19 mm

n.a.

3,60 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

10.08.2009

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands)

8 m

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robertsi robertsi 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pseudozonaria arabicula arabicula

arabicula arabicula

25,79 mm

F+++

2,86 Euro

Steven Ko

11.01.2010

Panama › Las Perlas (Pearl Islands) › Pedro Gonzales Island

Minor defect on dorsum, nick on anterior canal. Snorkling at 6-12 ft. 2005

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arabicula arabicula 04

 
 
 
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