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contaminata contaminata
Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

14 mm

Gem

4,95 Euro

Shea T. O‘Neill › pacificnightdiver

25.02.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Leyte Island

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contaminata contaminata 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

14,3 mm

Gem

8,30 Euro

Anthony St. John › conepoint

06.11.2007

Philippines (Visayas) › Samar Island › Eastern Samar Province

November 1978 /// On vital reef, at low tide

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contaminata contaminata 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

10,5 mm

selected

4,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

02.01.2008

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

Taken 20-25 m deep during nightdive. 2007

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contaminata contaminata 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

11,2 mm

selected

4,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

02.01.2008

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

Taken 20-25 m deep during nightdive. 2007

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contaminata contaminata 04

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

11 mm

selected

2,00 Euro

Guido T. Poppe › www.conchology.be

02.01.2008

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island
Cawoi Island?

Taken at 20-25 meters deep, during nightdive. 2007

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contaminata contaminata 05

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

12,95 mm

Gem

5,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

24.06.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

SCARCE now. BIG size. From fishermen. May 2010

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contaminata contaminata 06

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

12 mm

F++/Gem

3,93 Euro

Fabio Porfiri › cypshells

24.07.2010

Malaysia

INTERESTING LOCAL FORM

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contaminata contaminata 07

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

11 mm

n.a.

6,38 Euro

Cillan Chan

14.08.2010

Philippines (Palawan)

From fishermen. July 2010

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contaminata contaminata 08

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

12,3 mm

f++

15,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Papua New Guinea › New Ireland › Baudisson Island

At 30 m on rubble slope.

No. 123d: Palmadusta contaminata contaminata... ...€ 15

contaminata contaminata 10

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

10 mm

n.a.

8,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Andaman Sea
(Andaman Is.)

By local fishermen in 2-3 m.

No. 123b: Palmadusta contaminata contaminata... ...€ 8

contaminata contaminata 09

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

10,07 mm

Gem

10,20 Euro

Cillan Chan

26.03.2011

Philippines (Visayas) › Bohol Province › Nocnocan Island

SUPERB dark. March, 2011.

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contaminata contaminata 11

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

13,52 mm

F+++/Gem

10,41 Euro

Cillan Chan

08.02.2012

Philippines (Visayas) › Cebu Province › Olango Island

BIG and DARK, healed hair scar on dorsum still AWESOME. From fishermen. January, 2012

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contaminata contaminata 12

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

15,7 mm

Gem

15,80 Euro

Cillan Chan

17.06.2012

Philippines (Mindanao) › Zamboanga Peninsula

RARE size over 15mm. SUPERB. From fishermen. June, 2012.

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contaminata contaminata 13

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata contaminata

c. contaminata

12,9 mm

Gem

14,00 Euro

Remy Devorsine › Remy

30.08.2012

Japan › Senkaku /// China › Diaoyudao
Amami was also mentioned

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contaminata contaminata 14

contaminata distans
Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata distans

contaminata distans

13,2 mm

gem

60,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

08.11.2010

Mozambique › Quissico (Zavala)
(Bay)

Ex pisce off 80-120 m.

No. 124b: Palmadusta contaminata distans... ...€ 60

contaminata distans 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Palmadusta contaminata distans

contaminata distans

11,06 mm

F++

11,00 Euro

Cillan Chan

09.09.2012

South Africa › KwaZulu-Natal › Richards Bay

Great blotch. Expsice, slightly dull base and dorsum, great blotch. Dredged.

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contaminata distans 02

 
 
 
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Chenu 1859: Species 

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 contaminata

Burgess 1970: Synonym of contaminata

Burgess 1985: Synonym of contaminata

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Form or Variation of contaminata

Meyer 2005: Subspecies of contaminata

Lorenz 2009: Subspecies of contaminata

 

Schilder & Schilder 1969: Synonym of contaminata

Burgess 1970: Synonym of contaminata

Burgess 1985: Synonym of contaminata

Lorenz & Hubert 2000: Synonym of contaminata

 

 
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