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chinensis amiges
Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis amiges

chinensis amiges

37,8 mm

F

4,00 Euro

Steve Aloha › *alohasteve50*

30.09.2007

Hawaiian Islands › Kauai Island

Beautiful Giant. Good Spots. Slightly faded bod.

* Thank you for your help Riccardo

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis amiges

chinensis amiges

37 mm

n.a.

38,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Hawaiian Islands › Oahu Island › Honolulu › Fort Kam
Reef

By diver among rubble at 10 m.

No. 101: Ovatipsa chinensis amiges... ...€ 38

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chinensis chinensis
Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

34,8 mm

close to gem

1,54 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Bohol Island

Collected by diver under rocks. Superb coloration with purple margins and fine dorsal pattern

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

42 mm

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3,45 Euro

Joseph E. Au-Franz › cyp_man

28.09.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Bantayan Island

On reef at night in 20ft

* Thank you for your help Riccardo

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

36,33 mm

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0,00 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

01.01.2008

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Bohol Island

Collected by diver under rocks. Superb coloration with purple margins and fine dorsal pattern

Eigene Bestimmung

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

32 mm

F+++

1,50 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

29,5 mm

F+++

1,50 Euro

Quynh Gick › schneckengirl74

06.12.2010

Vietnam › Ly Son Island

5-15m

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

28,2 mm

F+++/Gem

10,75 Euro

Cillan Chan

30.12.2010

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

shape looks like Cyp. coloba. UNUSUAL specimen, slightly dull base. Philippines. Zamboanga. From fishermen. December, 2010.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

41,21 mm

Gem

21,20 Euro

Cillan Chan

02.07.2011

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Beautiful VERY DARK pattern and VERY SOLID VIOLET marginal spots, OUTSTANDING specimen. June 2011. From fishermen

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

37,02 mm

n.a.

5,07 Euro

T.C. Luu › mistery-under-sea

13.07.2011

Vietnam › Nha Trang

3m - 8m. Great Condition--- Beautiful Color Combination. Beautiful Pattern & Teeth. Perfect Lips & Tips. Shell is Glossy & Thick Lip. Shell is hard to feel.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

21,87 mm

F+++/Gem

12,60 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.01.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

UNCOMMON size, slightly dull base. From fishermen. January, 2012.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

30,69 mm

F++/F+++

6,30 Euro

Mike Hart

26.01.2012

Australia (WA) › North West Cape › Exmouth

10m under rock slab. Growth scar on dorsum, slightly dull base.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

32,1 mm

F+++/Gem

3,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

Beautiful specimen, dark pattern, with large violet marginal spots, healed tiny water spot in margin still SUPERB. From fishermen. July, 2012

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis chinensis

chinensis chinensis

28 mm

F+++

> 100 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraeaman

11.10.2012

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal
100m+ off Natal

Deep water form. Just a small growth mark on the margin see photo. Very rare form seldom offered, from 100m+ off Natal, South Africa. Fantastic base colour, elongated (slightly rostrate).

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chinensis variolaria
Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria

chinensis variolaria

35,5 mm

close to gem

3,85 Euro

Lyle K. Therriault › carolinasheller

21.01.2007

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island

Collected by native person in shallow water on reef. June 2002.This is a very nice specimen Cypraea chinensis forma variolaria, superior subspecies, sought after, this one is 35.5mm and close to GEM. Fat calloused margins full of lavendar spotting and top dorsum color and pattern, get this one while you can! Super pretty specimen.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria

chinensis variolaria

33 mm

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3,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

24.05.2009

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island

shallow water

noch nicht richtig bestimmt

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis variolaria

chinensis variolaria

31 mm

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3,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

24.05.2009

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island

shallow water

noch nicht richtig bestimmt

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chinensis violacea
Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

32,6 mm

Gem

7,72 Euro

Otto Borchert › bortektoo

02.10.2007

Tanzania › Dar es Salaam

in mud

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

35 mm

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3,00 Euro

Alexander Dechant › www.defoss.de

24.05.2009

Tanzania › Zanzibar Island

shallow water

noch nicht richtig bestimmt

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

24 mm

Gem

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

04.11.2009

Somalia › Merca (Merka, Marka)

By local fisherman in shallow water. Smaller, slender local form with violet base

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

23 mm

F++

25,00 Euro

Alan D. Seccombe › cypraea

25.11.2010

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

ex pisce

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

35,05 mm

F

1,60 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

South Africa › Eastern Cape › Transkei › Xora

Fine crabbed, RARE now, glossy gone, representative. Crabbed at 25m. June, 2011.

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Cypraeidae Cypraea Ovatipsa chinensis violacea

chinensis violacea

33,72 mm

F+++

6,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

15.07.2012

Madagascar › Tulear (Toliara)

Dark pattern, tiny sand inclusion on dorsum, slightly dull lower dorsum on anterior canal. Collected by local fishermen at market. January, 2012.

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chinensis
amiges
chinensis
chinensis
chinensis
somaliana
chinensis
variolaria
chinensis
violacea
 
 

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Species 

Burgess 1970: Species 

Burgess 1985: Species 

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Species 

Meyer 2005: Species 

Lorenz 2009: Species 

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Synonym of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Subspecies of chinensis

Meyer 2005: Subspecies of chinensis

Lorenz 2009: Subspecies of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Subspecies of chinensis

Meyer 2005: Subspecies of chinensis

Lorenz 2009: Subspecies of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Synonym of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Subspecies of chinensis

Meyer 2005: Subspecies of chinensis

Lorenz 2009: Subspecies of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Variation of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Subspecies of chinensis

Meyer 2005: Subspecies of chinensis

Lorenz 2009: Subspecies of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Variation of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Form or Variation of chinensis violacea

Lorenz 2009: Form or Variation or just noteworthy of chinensis violacea

 

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis coloba

Burgess 1970: Synonym of caurica

Burgess 1985: Synonym of caurica

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis amiges

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Synonym of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Synonym of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Synonym of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis amiges

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of chinensis chinensis

Burgess 1970: Synonym of chinensis

Burgess 1985: Synonym of chinensis

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of chinensis amiges

 

 
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Burgess: The Living Cowries, 1970 Burgess: Cowries of the World, 1985 Burgess & Sage: HSN No. 394, 1992 Chenu: Manuel de Conchyliologie et de Paleontologie Conchyliologique, 1859 Liltved: Cowries and their relatives from Southern Africa, 2000 Lorenz & Hubert: A Guide to Worldwide Cowries, 2000 Lorenz 2001: Monograph of the living Zoila Lorenz 2009: Website (Checklist) Meyer 2005: Website Schilder & Schilder: A Catalogue of Living and Fossil Cowries, 1969 Wilson & Clarkson: Australia´s Spectacular Cowries, 2004