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CYPRAEIDAE (Cowries)
OVULIDAE,TRIVIIDAE(Allied Cowries)
Cypraea broderipii |
Cypraea langfordi |
COWRIES: This family is the most popular of all marine gastropods. The stunning pattern range and glossy polish of these shells has entranced man for thousands of years, Cypraea moneta having been used as money by some Pacific islanders. There are numerous prized specimens from this family, some fetching thousands of dollars. Cypraea aurantium (Golden Cowrie) has always been a sought after specimen for any collection although, it has become more common now with specimens like broderipi and some of the Western Australian Zoila family assuming the mantle of most prized. They range in size from 5mm to 129mm and live in tropical to temperate waters and live in the intertidal zone on coral reefs to the ocean depths (200mts) The Family comprises approximately 200 species and is a very special part of any collection.
ALLIED COWRIES: The Ovulids(Egg and Spindle Cowries) and Trivia(Bean Cowries) are close relations to the true Cowries with approximately 200 Ovulid and Trivia species. The Ovulids tend to like tropical waters and the Trivias live in tropical and temperate locations.The Ovulids live and feed on soft and hard corals and the Trivias seem to have a similar lifestyle to true Cowries. Very little is known of this Family.
Cyp. broderipii - 78.9mm, F+++, $3,700
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CYPRAEA - ZOILA
Cyp venusta roseopunctata - 68mm, $450 BEAUTIFUL CANDY PINK COLOR!!!! See - ZOILA Page
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Cyp. perlae eludens - 64.2mm, $1800 STUNNING SPECIMEN!!! See - ZOILA Page |
Cyp. barclayi - 26.4mm, Gem-, $1,400 |
Cyp. barclayi -25.8mm, Gem, $1,400 |
TWO VERY RARE SPECIES
EXCELLENT PRICES!!!
Cyp. iutsui atlantica - 30mm, Gem-, South Africa, $1,250 |
Cyp. owenii menkeana - 20.25mm, Gem, Mauritius, $1,100 WORLD RECORD SIZE? SOLD |
Golden eburnea mara - 40.6mm, F+++ (2 tiny sand iclusions) VERY RARE!!! $150 |
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Cyp. valentia - 84.5mm, Gem-, $650 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. valentia - 84mm, Gem, Dark brown dorsum pattern with lovely mauve margins. $700 STUNNING SPECIMEN!!!
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Cyp. fultoni - 72mm, Gem-, $1,300 SOLD AMAZING PATTERN!!! |
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Cyp. testudinaria - 120.5mm, Gem, Philippines. $15 This species, because it is common, is not really appreciated. The color and pattern in this species is magnificent. BIG BEAUTY!!!!! |
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Cyp. testudinaria - 82.7mm, Gem, New Guinea. $15 STUNNING DWARF!!!!
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Cyp. testudinaria - 83mm, Gem, Solomon Is.. $15 STUNNING DWARF!!!! |
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Cypraea aurantium - 105mm, F+, Phillipines, This is big. Has growth lines on the labral side. $120 JUMBO!!!! |
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Cypraea aurantium - 101.5mm, Gem-, Philippines. $250 BIG SIZE, NEAR PERFECT!!!!! |
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Cypraea aurantium - 87mm, F++, Philippines. $80 GREAT PRICE!!!! |
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Cypraea aurantium - 99.2mm, F++, Philippines. $90 | |
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Cypraea aurantium - 86mm, F++/F+++, Philippines. $90 LITTLE BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 76mm, Gem, Western Australia. Beaut specimen with nice dark patterned dorsum and light apricot margins and base. $100 GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata howelli - 104mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 150mts.$120 SOLD RARE NOW!!! Now illegal for boats to trawl ocean floor. |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 104mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 100mts.$40 SOLD JUST ARRIVED, JUMBO SIZE!!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 101mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 90mts. Nice large specimen.$30 SOLD BIG BEAUTY!!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 96.5mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 120mts.$20 SOLD GREAT SPECIMEN!!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 96mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 200mts.$60 JUST ARRIVED ALMOST ALBINO (HOWELLI) !!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 87mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 200mts.$50 JUST ARRIVED ALMOST ALBINO (HOWELLI) !!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 78mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 150mts. Beaut dark brown specimen.$30 JUST ARRIVED, LITTLE BEAUTY!!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 87.3mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 150mts.Nice dark brown spotted form.$30 SOLD JUST ARRIVED!!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 91.5mm, F++, New South Wales. $8 BE QUICK!!!!! - ONLY 1 AVAILABLE AT THIS PRICE |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 71.25mm, Gem, New South Wales. . Beaut little specimen, browner than normal. $50 SOLD SMALLER THE SPECIMEN, THE HIGHER THE PRICE!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 69mm, F+++, Eastern Australia, trawled 150mts, uncommon, beaut dwarf specimen in perfect condition, hard to find this small (normally - 90mm) $50 56.3mm, SMALLEST I'VE SEEN!!! |
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Cyp. stercoraria - 90mm, F++, Senegal. $30 BIG!!! |
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Cyp. stercoraria rattus - 74.25mm, F++, Senegal. $30 | |
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Cyp. stercoraria rattus - 45mm, F+++, Angola. Beaut little specimen with humped back and flared margins. $70 DWARF!!! |
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Cyp. stercoraria rattus - 57mm, F+++, Cameroon. $80 JUST ARRIVED, STUNNING DARK SPECIMENS!!!! |
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Cyp. stercoraria rattus - 40mm, F+++, Cameroon. $80 ALMOST BLACK!!!!!! |
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Cyp. argus contrastriata - 82mm, Gem-,Tanzania. BIG!! beauty with great spotting and underlying bands. Beautiful specimen. $25 | |
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Cyp. argus contrastriata - 83mm, F++, Zanzibar. This specimen has a golden overglaze - from polluted waters like other specimens I have seen from this area. Big eyes also. $20 | |
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Cyp. argus argus - 67.2mm, Gem-, Philippines. This specimen is an uncommon form with duplicated eyes, (eyes overlap) very light colored pattern also. $40 AMAZING PATTERN VARIATION!!! |
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Cyp. argus contrastriata - 59mm, Gem, Madagascar. Beaut little dwarf specimen with clear bright eyes and prominent banding. $20 | |
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Cyp. argus contrastriata - 51.5mm, Gem, Madagascar. $20 SUPER DWARF!!!!! |
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Cyp. argus (dwarf) - 57.5mm, Gem-, Solomon Is. Great little specimen $15SOLD DWARF!! |
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Cypraea hesitata capricornica - 64mm, Gem, North Queensland. $70 SOLD STUNNING INFLATED LITTLE SPECIMENS!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata capricornica - 66.8mm, F+++, North Queensland. $60 SOLD STUNNING INFLATED LITTLE SPECIMENS!!! |
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Cyp. leucodon - 79mm, F+++, Philippines. Very prized species - very good quality. $650 EXCELLENT PRICES ON THESE 2!!!!! |
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Cyp. leucodon - 76.9mm, F+++, Philippines. Beautiful clear spotting. $600 | |
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Cyp. tigris - 101mm, F+++, Tonga. Big beauty, with great mauve background color and blurred spotting with caloused margins. $20 SEE TIGRIS PAGE - 120 MORE BEAUTIES AVAILABLE!!! |
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Cyp. tigris - 97.5mm, Gem-, Tonga. $15. The mauve background is not shown to perfection in these 2 specimens, coloring is darker. | |
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Cyp. talpa - 90.5mm, F++, Philippines.BIG!! golden specimen, nicely banded, $40 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. talpa - 65mm, F+++, Marquesas Is. Nice banding on this big specimen. $12 | |
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Cyp. patherina - 84mm, Gem-, Egypt. BIG!! specimen, great color with mauve/gray coloring around the black spots. Looks like a tigris in this photo $50 SEE PANTHERINA PAGE - 80 specimens in stock. |
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Cyp. patherina (dwarf) - 48.6mm, Gem-, Djibouti. Little beauty of unusual color with reddy/orange spotted margins and pink ends $50 BEAUT LITTLE DWARF!!!! |
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Cyp. maculifera - 74.8mm, F+++, Hawaii. Big beauty with thick calloused margins. $20 BIG BEAUTY- GREAT COLOR AND PATTERN!!! |
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Cyp. maculifera - 63mm, Gem, Vietnam. Lovely quality and amazing pattern with very high blotched margins. $15 GREAT SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. arabica immanis - 72.5mm, F+++, Madagascar. Nice specimen with brilliant pattern. $12 | |
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Cyp. arabica - 47.7mm, Gem-, Southern Queensland. Very dark specimen with thick calloused margin and maculifera like markings. $14 | |
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Cyp. arabica merguinea - 55.2mm, F+, Malaysia. $450 CHECK RICE'S PRICE !!! THIS IS HALF PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. arabica asiatica - 32mm, Gem, Sri Lanka.Tiny little dwarf. $25 SUPER DWARF!!!!!! |
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Cyp. grayana - 60.4mm, F+++, Red Sea. $6 |
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Cyp. histrio westralis - 58mm, Gem-, Cocos Is. Beautiful clear pattern, great quality. $15 | |
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Cyp. histrio westralis - 57mm, F+++, Western Australia. $15 | |
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Cyp. histrio - 66.2mm, Gem-, Tanzania. Nice size and great dark color pattern. $9 | |
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Cyp. eglantina - 54mm, Gem-, Southern Queensland. Nice clear pronounced pattern. $3 | |
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Cyp. eglantina - 51.9mm, Gem, New Guinea. Another clear bright pattern with scurra like markings. $4 | |
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Cyp. eglantina - 56mm, Gem-, Philippines. Smoky green overglaze. $15 | |
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Cyp. depressa - 43mm, Gem, Philippines. $5 |
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Cyp. depressa - 31.7mm, F++, Philippines. Unusual little dwarf, arabica shape instead of the depressed normal shape. $8 UNUSUAL DWARF!!! |
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Cyp. vitellus - 66.75mm, F+++, Zanzibar. $8 BIG!!! |
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Cyp. vitellus - 67mm, Gem, Philippines. Unusual spotting - pink/mauve instead of white.$20 UNUSUAL!!!! |
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Cyp. vitellus - 61mm, F+++, Hawaii. $25 RARE LOCALITY!!!! |
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Cyp. vitellus - 53.5mm, F++, Southern Queensland. Another unusual specimen with dark brown dorsum and very vague under spotting. Overglazed and very heavy. Only has minor flaws. $40 kurohari LOOK ALIKE!!!!! |
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Cyp. vitellus - 53.5mm, F++, Queensland. Minor faults.Heavy, toothless. $40 |
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Cyp. cervus - 86mm, Gem, Florida Keys. Nice color and spotting. $35 GETTING HARD TO FIND!!! |
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Cyp. cervus peilei - 60.5mm, Gem, Cuba. Beautiful glossy bright specimen. $110 | |
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Cyp. zebra - 95.5mm, F++, Florida. BIG!!! also with great spotting and color bands $40 | |
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Cyp. zebra - 49mm, F+++, Florida Keys. $30 |
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Cyp. zebra - 71mm, F++ (minor faults only), Florida Keys. $15 | |
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Cyp. cervinetta - 72mm, Gem-, Galapagos Is. $15 |
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Cyp. cervinetta - 49mm, Gem, Panama. $5 | |
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Cyp. cervinetta (dwarf) - 46.5mm, Gem, Panama. Great little specimen, excellent quality $5 BEAUT DWARF!!! |
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Cyp. ventriculus - 58mm, Gem-, Tuamoto Atoll. Big dark beauty. $30 | |
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Cyp. ventriculus - 51.5mm, F+++, Philippinesl. $10 | |
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Cyp. lynx vanelli - 66mm, Gem, Philippines.$10 SPECIAL PRICE!!! (6 available) |
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Cyp. lynx vanelli - 66mm, Gem, Philippines. Great smoky mauve color. $35 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. lynx vanelli - 61mm, Gem, Philippines. Very nice rusty brown/mauve pattern. $20 | |
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Cyp. lynx - 35mm, Gem, New Guinea. The New Guinea form of this species tend to be small with orange teeth and have a sharp callous where the base joins the margin.The bases also tend to be slightly rostrated. Great spotting on this specimen. $6 |
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Cyp. lynx - 31.2mm, Gem, Tanzania. Beaut dark little specimen. The East African version is a longer shell than the squat New Guinea specimens. This is normal size.$5 | |
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Cyp. lynx - 42.6mm, Gem, Queensland. $3 | |
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Cyp. lynx - 47.6mm, Gem, Western Australia. $5 | |
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Cyp. lynx - 38mm, Gem, Solomon Is. $3 | |
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Cyp. carneola titan - 61.5mm, F+++, Ethiopia. Nice big specimen. $14 | |
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Cyp. carneola leviathan - 64.2mm, F+++, Hawaii. Big beauty, hard to get this species without growth scars. This is excellent with nice dorsum banding. $25 | |
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Cyp. carneola propinqua - 32mm, Gem-, Huahine, French Polynesia. Beautiful dark little specimen, very good quality. $15 RARE LOCATION!! |
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Cyp. porteri joycae - 56.7mm, Gem, Taiwan.$2,400 SOLD RARE BEAUTY!!! GREAT QUALITY!!! |
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Cyp. porteri joycae - 55mm, F++, Taiwan. This is a rare species, and this is a great specimen as it is hard to get good quality. $1,450 SOLD RARE & GREAT QUALITY!!!! |
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Cyp. porteri - 47mm, F++ (minor faults only), Philippines. Nice clear color and pattern. $160 SOLD SPECIAL PRICE!!!!!! |
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Cyp. porteri - 45.9mm, F+ (minor faults only), Philippines. $130 | |
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Cyp. moretonensis - 65mm, Gem-, Queensland. THIS IS ONE OF THE RAREST CYPRAEA IN THE WORLD and this size/quality is amazing $4,500 SOLD EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN, FANTASTIC PRICE!!!!! |
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Cypraea langfordi - 50mm, Gem, Taiwan. $320 SOLD STUNNINGCOLOR THE PRICE?????? |
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Cypraea langfordi - 55mm, Gem, Taiwan. Big beautiful specimen with burnt orange margins and nicely blotched dorsum. $460 A BEAUTY!!! |
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Cypraea
langfordi - 53mm, Gem, Taiwan, trawled 150mts, rare, nice dark brown
version of this species with burnt orange coloring extending up the
sides. Beautiful Cowrie with unusually dark coloring. $400 |
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Cyp. langfordi - 51.5mm, Gem, Indonesia. Rare from this location. Nice big specimen. $425 BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea mappa rewa - 65mm, F++, Fiji. Nice specimens. $10 SEE MAPPA PAGE - 60 specimens available |
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Cyp. mappa mappa panerythra - 73.5mm, Gem-, Philippines. Beautiful specimen with bright pink base and light pink overglaze. | |
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Cyp. camelopardalis - 59mm, F++, Ethiopia.Great specimen with clean clear spotting $40 | |
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Cyp. camelopardalis - 50.3mm, F++, Somalia. Looks perfect - has a color change line columellar side of dorsum. $20 | |
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Cyp. camelopardalis - 48mm, F+, Eritrea. Has a color change crease columellar side. $10 | |
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Cyp. guttata guttata - 67mm, Gem, Philippines. Stunning big spotted specimen $140 BEAUT BIG SPOTTED FORM !!! |
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Cyp. guttata bicalosa - 55.5mm, Gem, Philippines. Beaut little deltoid calloused specimens. $180 FANTASTIC LITTLE FATTIES!!!! |
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Cyp. guttata azumai - 58.5mm, Gem, Taiwan. $190 SOLD GREAT PRICES ON THESE TWO!!! |
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Cyp. guttata azumai - 57.9mm, Gem, Taiwan. $190 SOLD | |
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Cyp.
guttata surinensis - 47mm, Gem, Thailand. Dwarfish specimen, deltoidal (bicalosa)shape. $300 GREAT LITTLE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. guttata surinensis - 40.8mm, Gem, Thailand. Stunning dark little dwarf. $280 SOLD BEAUT DWARF!!! |
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Cyp. nivosa - 55mm, Gem-, Burma. $45 BIG!!! |
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Cyp. nivosa - 49mm, Gem-, Thailand. $30 | |
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Cyp. exusta - 62.5mm, F+++, Red Sea. Nice big specimen, great quality. $250 BEAUT SPECIMEN, EXCELLENT QUALITY!!! |
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Cyp. exusta - 58.6mm, Gem-, Red Sea. Nice specimen. $230
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Cyp. teremachi - 54.75mm, Gem-, Indonesia. Beaut specimen, very rare from isolated location. $1080 RARE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea mauritiana(dwarf) - 50mm, Gem, New Guinea. Again beautiful little specimens from the same location, normally 90-100mm. $14 DWARF!!! |
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Cypraea mus donmoorei - 56mm, F++ (has a raised crease above the margin in the photo - is not a scar just a slight deformity), Venezuela. Great color and pattern. $30 BIG!!! |
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Cypraea mus donmoorei bicornis - 48.5mm, Gem, Venezuela. $50 GREAT PATTERN!!! |
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Cypraea mus donmoorei - 39.25mm, Gem, Colombia. $15 | |
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Cypraea mus - 42.25mm, Gem, Venezuela. $15 | |
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Cypraea teuleri - 47mm, F+++, Oman. $10 | |
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Cypraea teuleri - 46mm, Gem, Oman. $15 | |
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Cypraea teuleri - 46.5mm, Gem, Oman. $20 | |
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Cypraea teuleri - 51mm, Gem, Oman. Big shell with very dark dorsum blotch. $30 | |
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Cypraea teuleri - 41.75mm, Gem, Oman. $15 | |
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Cypraea teuleri - 54.2mm, Gem, Saudi Arabia. another nice big specimen. $35 SOLD | |
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Cyp. spadicia - 62mm, Gem-, Mexico. BIG!! beauty with great pattern and color $60 SOLD BIG BEAUTY!!!!! |
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Cyp. spadicea (dwarf) - 34.2mm, Gem, California. Beautiful little specimen $15 DWARF!!!! |
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Cyp. kuroharai - 40.7mm, F++, Taiwan. $550 SOLD FANTASTIC PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. erosa similis - 49.25mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $20 WORLD RECORD???? |
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Cyp. erosa - 44mm, Gem, New South Wales. Blue spotted. $8 | |
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Cyp. erosa similis - 40.3mm, Gem, Madagascar.Lovely specimen, SOOOO perfect. $4 | |
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Cyp. erosa chlorizans - 36.5mm, Gem, Solomon Is. Dark nebrites like blotches on the margins. $6 |
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Cyp. erosa chlorizans - 25.5mm, Gem, Solomon Is. Beautiful little dwarfish specimen with thick white caloused margins. $6 | |
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Cyp. erosa chlorizans - 30mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. Deltoidal shape and bicallosa type bulge on the margin. $4 | |
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Cyp. annettae - 43.5mm, Gem, Mexico. Nice big specimens. $12 | |
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Cyp. annettae (dwarf) - 25.2mm, Gem, Baja, Mexico. Great size and quality. $14 BEAUT DWARF!!! |
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Cyp. hirasei - 56mm, Gem, Taiwan. Stunning big specimen with beautiful big dorsum blotch. $650 SOLD
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Cyp. hirasei - 42.25mm, F+++, Philippines. Beaut specimen, very bright. $450 NICE LIGHT COLOR, BRIGHT!!! |
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Cyp. hirasei - 43.2mm, F+++/Gem- (fault almost unnoticeable), Taiwan. Nice fresh, bright specimen, Great color. $380 BEAUT SPECIMEN, GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. onyx - 46.5mm, F+++, Philippines. Unusually humped specimen. $10 BIG!!!!! |
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Cyp. onyx - 40mm, Gem, Philippines. Nice clear pattern on this. $4 | |
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Cyp. onyx adusta - 45.2mm, Gem-, Zanzibar. Lovely shell, big and dark, great quality. $8 SOLD BEAUTIFUL DARK SPECIMEN!!!! |
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Cyp. onyx adusta - 42mm, F++, Zanzibar. Very dark. $6 BLACK BEAUTY!!!! |
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Cyp. onyx melanesiae - 33.5mm, F+++, New Guinea. Hard to get. $35SOLD | |
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Cyp. onyx persica - 40mm, F++, India, $12 | |
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Cyp. sakuraii - 43.5mm, Gem-, Indonesia. Big size, great quality. Beaut specimen. $450 SOLD RARE, GREAT QUALITY!!! |
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Cyp. hungerfordi - 41.2mm, Gem, Taiwan. Stunning Taiwanese burnt orange margins just like their langfordi. $25 BE QUICK!!! |
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Cyp. hungerfordi - 41.9mm, Gem, Taiwan. Big bright colored specimens. $28 BE QUICK!!! |
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Cyp. pulchella - 40mm, Gem-, Taiwan. Good size and unusual pattern with off the dorsum blotch. $20 | |
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Cyp. pulchella - 33.5mm, F++, India. Nice bright specimen with great brown blotching. $13 | |
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Cyp. pulchella pericalles - 32.6mm, Gem, Oman. $25 | |
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Cyp. pulchella pericalles - 34.5mm, Gem, Burma.$20 | |
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Cyp. pulchella aliguayensis - 28.5mm, Gem-, Philippines. Unusual species looks like its crossed with hungerfordi. $24 UNCOMMON!!!! |
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Cyp. pulchella novabritannae - 26.25mm, Gem-, Solomon Is. $30 | |
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Cyp. pyriformis smithi - 28mm, F+++, North Queensland. $10 | |
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Cyp. cylindrica sowerbyiana - 31.75mm, Gem, Western Australia. Nice blue specimens with big brown blotches. $4 | |
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Cyp. andamanii - 24mm, Gem, Burma. Uncommon species because of location and so, not often seen for sale. $40 SOLD UNCOMMON SPECIES!!! ONLY ONE REMAINING!!!! |
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Cyp. caurica corosa - 41.75mm, F+++, Sri Lanka. $12 | |
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Cyp. caurica corosa - 46mm, Gem-, Red Sea. $12 | |
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Cyp. caurica caurica - 44mm, F++, Fiji. Depressed, very caloused margins with large margin spots and pronounced color banding. $8 | |
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Cyp. caurica corrosa - 30.5mm, Gem, Egypt. Very depressed and calloused. Great specimen. $10 | |
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Cyp. subviridis - 43mm, F++, Queensland. Deep water form. $17 WORLD RECORD???
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Cyp. subviridis - 27.75mm, Gem-, Queensland. Beautiful little specimen with pink extremities. $5 | |
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Cyp. subviridis - 25.5mm, Gem, Queensland. Deep water form. $12 LITTLE BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. subviridis dorsalis - 37mm, Gem, Western Australia. Nice big specimen with stunning dorsum blotch. $12 | |
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Cyp. subviridis dorsalis - 33mm, F+++, Western Australia. $5 | |
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Cyp. subviridis - 25.5mm, Gem, Queensland. Deep water form. $7 | |
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Cyp.scurra
vono - 40mm, Gem, New Guinea.$8 |
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Cyp. scurra - 45mm, Gem, Philippines. Nice big specimen wth beaut bright pattern. $5 | |
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Cyp. scurra - 37mm, Gem, Red Sea. Beaut dark colored specimens with clear patterns. $6 | |
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Cyp. scurra indica - 44mm, Gem, Indonesia. $6 | |
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Cyp. teres/cylindrica hybrid - 25.7mm,Gem-, Western Australia. $30 | |
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Cyp. teres panamensis - 30mm, F+++, Panama. Nicely patterned/colored specimens. $20 UNCOMMON LOCATION!!! |
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Cyp. teres alisonae - 29.2mm, Gem-, Hawaii. Beautiful specimen with great margin spotting. $10 | |
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Cyp. teres pellucens - 31.4mm, Gem-, Clipperton Is. $30 | |
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Cypraea
eburnea mara - 39.4mm, F+++, New Caledonia and Queensland, uncommon,
nice big, bright white specimens. $25 |
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Cypraea eburnea naviti - 28mm, Gem, Fiji. Nice billiant white. $25 STUNNING LITTLE DWARF!!!! |
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Cyp. turdus - 51.75mm, Gem, Israel. Big! Big! Big! $22 SOLD BIG!!! |
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Cyp. turdus - 50.3mm, Gem-, India. Big, fat depressed, deltoidal specimen. $6 SOLD | |
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Cyp. turdus distinguenda - 24mm, Gem, Red Sea. Great little dwarf species. $8 | |
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Cyp. turdus winckworthi - 22.75mm, Gem, Red Sea. Great little dwarf form, flared margins $12 | |
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Cyp. miliaris - 44.5mm, Gem, Philippines. Deep water form with high pure white margins and base. $12 SOLD PERFECT SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. miliaris - 43mm, Gem, Philippines. Deep water form with high pure white margins and base. $12 | |
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Cyp. miliaris - 39mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. This is our nice khaki green color form. $5 | |
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Cyp. masumea - 20.7mm, Gem, Taiwan. $700 RARELY SEEN FOR SALE!!! |
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Cyp. errones coxi - 32mm, F++, Western Australia. | |
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Cyp. errones coxi - 29.5mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. This is our 'blue' form of errones one stage back from the azurea form with prominent blue banding and light blue tones often without a dorsum brown blotch. $6. | |
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Cyp. errones azurea - 32mm, F++, Western Australia. Nice big specimen, beaut color. $150 THIS SPECIES RARE NOW!!! |
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Cyp. errones azurea - 24mm, F+++,Western Australia. Beautiful light blue. $90 SOLD BEAUTIFUL BLUE!!! |
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Cypraea lamarckii - 50mm, Gem-, Zanzibar. $9 JUMBO SIZE!!! |
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Cypraea lamarckii - 44.75mm, Gem, Somalia. Blue spotted form, uncommon - great specimen. $10 BLUE SPOTTED FORM , GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. lamarcki redemita - 28.5mm, Gem, Thailand. Beaut little deltoidal specimen. Fat and squat. $25 DELTOID BEAUTIES!!! |
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Cyp. lamarcki redemita - 23.8mm, Gem, Madagascar. Beaut little dwarf specimen. $25 | |
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Cyp. lamarcki - 34.7mm, Gem, Tanzania. Rare golden specimen from polluted waters? $30 | |
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Cyp. caputserpentis - 38mm, Gem, Marquesas Is. Typical shape from this location - big, depressed, deltoidal. This has a black color band across the dorsum. $15 BIG, UNUSUAL!!! |
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Cyp. caputserpentis (caputophidii form) - 35mm, Gem, New South Wales. Beaut dark specimens, inflated shape instead of deltoidal. $8 UNUSUAL SUBSPECIES!!!! |
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Cyp. caputserpentis - 25.5mm, Gem, Queensland. Melanistic specimens. $20 MELANISTIC!!! |
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Cyp. nebrites - 38.5mm, Gem, Egypt. Nice big specimen. $10 | |
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Cyp. nebrites depressa - 27mm, Gem, Egypt. Dwarf specimen with great calloused margins. $15 DWARF, DEPRESSED, CALLOUSED!!!! |
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Cyp. chinensis - 38.2mm, Gem, Philippines. Lovely specimen with beaut mauve margin spots. $10 | |
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Cyp. chinensis - 46mm, Gem, Philippines. Big beauty with a very light colored pattern. $35 JUMBO SIZE, UNUSUAL COLOR!!! |
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Cyp. chinensis variolaria - 25mm, Gem, Zanzibar. Beautiful little deltoidal specimen with thick caloused margins and lovely purple margin spotting. $10 | |
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Cyp. chinensis violacea - 27mm, Gem, Tanzania. Abnormally wide labral margin covered in purple spots with a purple base and wide aperture. $150 UNUSUAL, COLORFUL!!!! |
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Cyp. chinensis variolaria - 33mm, Gem, Tanzania. Beautiful purple margin spotting. Special specimen. $20. A BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. xanthodon - 34mm, F+++, North Queensland. Big dark specimen (darker than photo).$6 | |
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Cyp. xanthodon - 30.5mm, F+++, North Queensland.$6 | |
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Cyp. pulchra - 31.5mm, F+++, Red Sea. Beaut fresh specimens, nice dark coloring. $10 | |
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Cyp. zonaria - 36mm, Gem-, Angola. Big specimen of good quality. $14 BIG!!! |
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Cyp. zonaria - 24.5mm, Gem-, Cameroon. $15 VERY DARK SPECIMENS!!!! |
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Cyp. spurca - 32mm, Gem, Malta. Nice big specimens. $15 BIG!!! |
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Cyp. spurca atlantica - 32mm, Gem, Canary Is. $20 | |
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Cyp. spurca inaequipartita - 31.75mm, Gem, Israel. $15 | |
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Cyp.acicularis - 24.25mm, Gem, Florida. Nice deltoidal specimens. $5 | |
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Cyp. spurca sanctaehelenae - 22.25mm, Gem, Ascention Is. $60 SOLD | |
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Cyp. diauges - 30.6mm, Gem, Tanzania. Great blotching. $11 | |
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Cyp. diauges - 36mm, Gem, Tanzania. Nice big beauties with good markings. $11 | |
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Cyp. stolida crossei - 26.5mm, Gem, New Guinea. Nice specimens. $15 GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. stolida crossei - 28mm, Gem, New Guinea. $20 | |
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Cyp. stolida crossei - 24.5mm, Gem, New Guinea. $20 | |
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Cyp. stolida stolida - 24.5mm, Gem, Philippines. Unusual pattern without brown vertical markings from margin to dorsum spot. Similar to brevidentata.$15 | |
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Cyp. stolida rufodentata - 28mm, Gem-, West Thailand. Unusual pattern. $17 SOLD |
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Cyp. stolida stolida - 24.3mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful dark unusual pattern. $12 | |
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Cyp. stolida - 25.8mm, Gem, Philippines. Unusual pattern. $15 | |
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Cyp. stolida - 37.25mm, F+++, Philippines. $40 BIG!!!! |
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Cypraea brevidentata deceptor - 26.2mm, Gem, Torres Strait, North Queensland. Beautiful big specimen with nice clear pattern and color. $95 BIG BEAUTY!!!! |
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Cypraea brevidentata deceptor - 25.9mm, Gem-, Nth. Queensland. Another big one. $70 SOLD | |
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Cypraea brevidentata brevidentata - 23.6mm, Gem-, Western Australia.$60 SOLD | |
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Cypraea brevidentata fluctuans immaculata - 22mm, Gem, North Queensland. Very rare unspotted color form. $120 | |
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Cyp. pyrum - 42.3mm, Gem-, Sicily. Big beauty, nice golden color - not shown to perfection in the photo. $8 |
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Cyp. pyrum maculosa - 30.9mm, F+++, Israel. $12 RARE LOCATION!!!! |
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Cyp. pyrum - 37.6mm, Gem-, Senegal. $10 | |
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Cyp. pyrum senegalensis - 28.5mm, Gem, Senegal. $25 | |
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Cyp. achatidea saturata - 37mm, Gem,West Africa. Rare deep water form, $40 NICE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. achatidea - 37mm, Gem, Spain. Nice globose specimen - very good color and quality. $20 |
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Cyp. achatidea - 36.5mm, Gem, Spain. Nice globose specimen with clear light pattern. $20 | |
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Cyp. pyrum angolensis - 27.25mm, Gem-, Angola. Beautiful specimen, great colors $200 SOLD BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. pyrum pubescens - 34.75mm, Gem, Italy. Beautiful coloring - more orange than the photo. One of my favourite species. $12 | |
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Cyp angelicae - 27mm, Gem-, Gabon. Beautiful little specimen, great quality $115 LITTLE BEAUTY!!!! |
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Cypraea angustata - 27mm, F++, South Australia, uncommon. Little known species outside Aust., unusual mushroom color without any dorsum pattern. $8 | |
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Cypraea vredenburgi - 28mm, Gem, Indonesia, uncommon, dived 10mts. Nice fresh specimens $50 | |
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Cypraea boivini - 25mm, Gem, Philippines, dived 30mts. Nice deep water specimens in mauves and blue/grays. $ 8 DEEP WATER FORM!!! |
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Cypraea boivini - 24mm, Gem, Philippines. $8 | |
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Cyp. sulcidentata - 42.7mm, F+++, Hawaii.Nice big specimen, near perfect. $30 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. sulcidentata - 37mm, F+++, Hawaii.Beautiful humped specimen, near perfect. $30 | |
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Cyp. sulcidentata - 40mm, F+++, Hawaii. Very similar to kuroharai. $30 | |
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Cyp. schilderorum - 31.75mm, Gem, French Polynesia. Beautiful specimen, fantastic coloring and pattern. $25 | |
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Cyp. isabella mexicana - 34.5mm, Gem-, Clipperton Is. Nice big specimen. $60 SOLD | |
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Cyp. isabella controversa - 25.5mm, Gem, Hawaii. Beaut dark little specimens. $6 | |
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Cyp. isabella gilvella - 27mm, Gem, New Guinea. $4 | |
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Cyp. tesselata - 28mm, Gem-, Hawaii. One of the nicest Cowries with great bright pattern and color $55 SOLD BEAUTIFUL SPECIES!!! |
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Cyp. bouchetti - 18.5mm, F++, Taiwan. This is a new species and is not often for sale. $400 | |
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Cyp. cribraria - 39mm, Gem, Philippines. JUMBO!!! $30 SOLD BIG!!BIG!!BIG!! |
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Cyp. exmouthensis - 28mm, Gem, Western Australia. Beautiful specimen, dark chestnut brwn color with fawn spots. $520 | |
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Cyp. cribraria exmouthensis - 21.5mm, Gem, Western Australia. Fantastic little specimen with nice clear spotting and bright white calloused margin. $150 SPECIAL PRICE!!!! |
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Cyp. cribraria(niger) - 27.2mm, Gem, New Caledonia. $120 STUNNING SEMI NIGER SPECIMEN!!! BLURRED SPOTS SEE NIGER ROSTRATE PAGE FOR MORE
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Cyp. cribraria - 30.9mm, Gem, Philippines. Nice big bright specimens. $10 | |
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Cyp. cribraria zidella - 25.5mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful new specimens from Palawan Is. Nice big spotted form with great calloused/rostrated margins. $20 | |
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Cyp. cribraria zidella - 24mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful Palawan Is. form. $25 PERFECT SPECIMEN!!!! |
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Cyp. cribraria zidella - 23.6mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful Palawan Is. form. $40 MINIMAL SPOTTING!!!! |
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Cyp. cribraria zidella - 22.5mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful Palawan Is. form. $40 BLURRED SPOTTING!!!! |
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Cyp. cribraria zidella - 19.6mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful Palawan Is. form. $40 UNCOMMON CHESTNUT BROWN COLOR FORM!!!! |
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Cyp. cribraria zidella - 22.4mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful Palawan Is. form. $40 UNCOMMON CHESTNUT BROWN COLOR FORM!!!! |
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Cyp. esontropia consanguinea - 22.25mm, F+++, Madagascar. Nice light colored specimen. $120 | |
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Cyp. melwardi - 22mm, Gem, Nth. Queensland. 100% white. $70 100% WHITE!!! |
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Cyp.cribraria comma - 18mm, Gem, Tanzania. Nice fresh specimens. $3 | |
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Cyp.cribellum - 16.5mm, Gem, Mauritius. $75 | |
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Cyp.cribellum - 16.3mm, Gem, Mauritius. $75 | |
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Cyp.esontropia cribellum - 17.5mm, Gem, Madagasgar. $60 | |
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Cyp. limacina facifer - 33mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. $15 BIG!!!!!! |
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Cyp. limacina clarissa - 22.2mm, Gem, Tanzania. $20 | |
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Cyp. quadrimaculata - 32.25mm, F+++, Nth. Queensland. $30 JUMBO SIZE!!! WORLD RECORD??? |
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Cyp. interrupta - 24.1mm, Gem, Thailand. Hard to get perfect specimens in this species, big also.$6 | |
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Cyp. bregeriana pervelata - 25.5mm, Gem-, New Guinea.Rare and unusual specimen, big size $350 SOLD |
Cyp. bregeriana pervelata - 20.7mm, Gem. $250 |
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Another beautiful specimen with orange/brown dorsum. This species has a very unusual dorsal color - clouded over with tiny white spots. RARELY SEEN!!! |
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Cyp. bregeriana - 23.25mm, Gem-, New Guinea. $12 | |
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Cyp. bregeriana - 22mm, Gem, New Guinea. $10 | |
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Cyp. pallida insulicola - 27.5mm, F+++, Singapore. Hard to obtain good quality specimens. $15 | |
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Cyp. capensis - 31.75mm, F+++, South Africa. Nicely colored specimen of this unusual species $50 | |
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Cyp. capensis - 28.3mm, F+++, South Africa. $50 | |
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Cyp. capensis - 26.75mm, F+++, South Africa. $40 | |
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Cyp. capensis - 26mm, Gem, South Africa. $35 | |
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Cyp. capensis - 26.25mm, F+++, South Africa. $35 | |
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Cyp. capensis - 29.25mm, F+++, South Africa. $40 | |
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Cyp. fuscorubra - 32mm, Gem, South Africa. Nice bulbous specimen. Excellent quality.$25 | |
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Cyp. fuscorubra (deep water bulbous form) - 29mm, Gem, South Africa. Nice dark color. $50 | |
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Cyp. fuscorubra - 38.5mm, Gem, South Africa. $140 BIG BEAUTY!!!!! |
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Cyp. fuscorubra - 33mm, F+++, South Africa. Nice dark globose specimen - looks lighter in the photo. $55 | |
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Cyp. fuscorubra - 35mm, Gem, South Africa. Lovely bulbous specimen of perfect quality. $45 | |
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Cyp. fuscorubra - 34mm, Gem-, South Africa. Beaut dark brown mottled specimen, very good quality. $55 | |
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Cyp. fuscorubra/fuscodentata hybrid - 29.5mm, Gem-, South Africa. Very rare. $125
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Cyp. fuscodentata - 32.5mm, Gem, South Africa. Rare bulbouse form. $75 | |
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Cyp. fuscodentata - 29.75mm, Gem, South Africa. Almost albino. $90 SEMI ALBINO!!!! |
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Cyp. fuscodentata - 39.2mm, Gem, South Africa. Normal color and form, big size. $60 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Cyp. fuscodentata - 34.5mm, Gem, South Africa. Rare color form, great quality. $60 SOLD RARE COLOR!!! |
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Cyp. coronata - 31mm, Gem-, South Africa. Nicely colored specimen.$98 | |
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Cyp. coronata globosa - 33.25mm, Gem-, South Africa. Lovely inflated specimen with big brown blotch and brown banding $175 THIS SPECIES - VERY COLLECTABLE!!! |
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Cyp. coronata tuberculata - 30.75mm, Gem, South Africa. Beautiful specimen $140 | |
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Cyp. coronata (globose) - 29mm, F+++, South Africa. Nicely marked, inflated form $160 | |
