Schilderia

achatidea

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Grouping
Size relative
 
Name
Size
Condition¹
Paid
Vendor
Date of Receipt
Location¹
Description¹
Notes
ID
volvens volvens
Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (balls) volvens volvens

volvens volvens

21 mm

good

50,00 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

20.09.2007

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › Fish River

Dregged from 110m, 2006

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volvens volvens 01

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (balls) volvens volvens

volvens volvens

24 mm

Superbe gem

> 100 Euro

Felix Lorenz › www.cowries.info

31.05.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › Fish River

Dredged 110 m. 2006.

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volvens volvens 02

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (balls) volvens volvens

volvens volvens

22,8 mm

n.a.

21,00 Euro

Dick Carter › www.jbayshells.com

14.08.2009

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › Port Alfred

Trawled

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volvens volvens 03

Cypraeidae Cypraea Cypraeovula (balls) volvens volvens

volvens volvens

22,4 mm

f

> 100 Euro

Randy Bridges › www.rbridges.com

07.12.2010

South Africa › Eastern Cape (E) › Fish River

Trawled off 90-110 meters

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volvens volvens 04

 
 
 
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volvens
 
 

volvens

Fazzini & Bergonzoni 2004

Meyer 2005: Species 

Lorenz 2009: Species 

 
 
connelliiutsui volvensBubble-cowries - A Review of the cruickshanki-group › Lorenz

 

volvens › Googlevolvens › Ebay

 

 
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