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Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia maculifera scindata

maculifera scindata

47 mm

F+++

14,39 Euro

Paula J. Russell › shellmama

18.10.2007

Cook Islands

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maculifera scindata 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Mauritia maculifera scindata

maculifera scindata

52 mm

F++/Gem

13,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

08.06.2009

Cook Islands › Aitutaki Island
Lagoon

snorkeling at 1-2 m, dead coral

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maculifera scindata 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Luria controversa controversa

controversa controversa

29 mm

Gem

13,50 Euro

Goncalo Rosa › www.atollseashells.com

02.01.2012

Cook Islands › Aitutaki Island

Snorkeling at 1-2 mts., under dead coral

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controversa controversa 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria moneta moneta

moneta moneta

20 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

05.11.2009

Cook Islands › Aitutaki Island

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Geschenk

moneta moneta 22

Samoan Islands
Cypraeidae Cypraea Lyncina vitellus vitellus

vitellus vitellus

59 mm

F++/Gem

7,00 Euro

Luciano Petruccioli › bealsi

21.01.2007

Samoan Islands

Very nice shell, haevy and very good color and pattern,lookslike a rostred specimen, taken Samoa Isl.- from old collection

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vitellus vitellus 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea caurica samoensis

caurica samoensis

29,5 mm

F++

38,97 Euro

Randy L. Allamand › rallamand

16.02.2008

Samoan Islands › American Samoa › Tutuila Island

Found on reef at 2-3 meters, 1999

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caurica samoensis 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria sublitorea sublitorea

sublitorea sublitorea

28 mm

n.a.

10,33 Euro

Cillan Chan

03.02.2010

Samoan Islands › American Samoa › Tutuila Island › Fagatele Bay

Scuba at 12m. WRS

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sublitorea sublitorea 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria annulus annulus

annulus annulus

26 mm

F+++/Gem

9,95 Euro

Rene Sänger › keulnator

16.09.2008

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa

Found dead in 15m

* I have bought sublitorea and got this annulus. Wrong data dicovered by Riccardo

sublitorea sublitorea 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria sublitorea sublitorea

sublitorea sublitorea

11 mm

F+/Gem

5,00 Euro

Rika & Fernand De Donder › www.dedondershells.be

19.12.2007

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa

Snorkeld at 1-2m by local diver. Calloused, glossy

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sublitorea sublitorea 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Erronea caurica samoensis

caurica samoensis

33,53 mm

F+++/Gem

13,12 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.03.2011

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Falealupo

UNCOMMON, minor scar in upper dorsum, strong callus. Scuba at 18 mt.

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caurica samoensis 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta clandestina candida

clandestina candida

12 mm

n.a.

12,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Falealupo

Under rocks and coral slabs at 1 m.

No. 113b: Palmadusta clandestina candida... ...€ 12

clandestina candida 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Melicerona listeri listeri

listeri listeri

16 mm

gem-

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Sataua › Pools

Snorkeling at 1-2 m, under coral slabs.

No. 293c: Melicerona listeri... ...€ 15

listeri listeri 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Monetaria moneta moneta

moneta moneta

17 mm

n.a.

0,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

05.11.2009

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Sataua

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Geschenk

moneta moneta 41

Cypraeidae Cypraea Purpuradusta minoridens minoridens

minoridens minoridens

9 mm

gem

12,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

In deeper lagoon waters under rubble.

No. 347a: Purpuradusta minoridens f. blandita... ...€ 12

minoridens minoridens 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cribrarula cribraria zadela

cribraria zadela

22 mm

n.a.

20,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

Under coral slaps at 1m.

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cribraria zadela 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Pustularia cicercula cicercula

cicercula cicercula

15,5 mm

gem

5,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

In deeper lagoon waters under rubble.

No. 105a: Pustularia cicercula cicercula... ...€ 5

cicercula cicercula 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Blasicrura pallidula vivia

pallidula vivia

14,4 mm

F+/Gem

38,23 Euro

Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com

06.04.2010

Samoan Islands › Western Samoa › Savaii › Vaisala Lagoon

Snorkeling in shallow water, in dead coral conglomerate. A rare, little known taxon whose distinct position has been confirmed by DNA-studies. Missing in most advanced collections.

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pallidula vivia 01

Tonga
Cypraeidae Cypraea Blasicrura interrupta interrupta

interrupta interrupta

23,3 mm

Gem

6,92 Euro

David Sharpe › bestshells

16.03.2007

Tonga

Taken on coral reef. 5m

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interrupta interrupta 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Leporicypraea geographica rewa

geographica rewa

57 mm

F/F+

22,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Tonga › Makahaa Island

By local fisherman at low tide

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geographica rewa 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Blasicrura summersi summersi

summersi summersi

17,7 mm

Gem-

> 100 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Tonga › Vavau

On muddy intertidal rubble field 1984

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summersi summersi 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Leporicypraea mappa mappa

mappa mappa

53,63 mm

F+++/GEM

22,40 Euro

Willy Van Damme › willykauri

20.12.2009

Tonga › Vavau

By local diver at 2 feet below the low water line. 1980. I see a little soft growth mark on dorsum. A beautiful dwarf size mappa from an old collection 1980 from a very remote area.

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mappa mappa 15

 
 
 
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