CYPRAEIDAE

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mm 

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Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825

South Africa

F++/Gem

tan, darker spots, white base, simply gorgeous

25-27

25.00

Cypraea angioyorum Biraghi

Indiac

F++

a few large, very select, quite rare now

25-30

35.00

Cypraea annulus sublitorea

West Samoa

F++/Gem

unique dwarf, rare mix of "obvelata" and "annulus"

11-15

10.00

Cypraea argus Linne, 1758

Vietnam

F++/Gem

beautiful giants!,  very rare size

94-95

125.00

Cypraea argus contrastriata

Madagascar

F++/Gem

beautiful, two sizes,  63-65mm @ $20.00, giants

70-77

45.00

Cypraea armeniaca Verco, 1912

South Australia

F++/Gem

superb, two sizes, 87mm @ $195.00 and giants

100+

250.00

Cypraea assellus Linne, 1758

Philippines

F++/Gem

extra large, very select, set of two

20+-23

3.50

Cypraea bistrinotata sublaevis

Fr Polynesia

F++/Gem

pale orange, darker markings, from limited range

12-14

6.00

Cypraea boivinii Kiener, 1843

Philippines

F++/Gem

fresh colors, giant size

25-30

4.50

Cypraea boucheti Lorenz, 2002

Philippines

F/F+

beach but super dark and glossy

16-20

9.50

Cypraea boucheti Lorenz, 2002

Philippines

Gem

dark and beautifully marked, great rarity

17-8

395.00

Cypraea bregeriana (Crosse)

New Caledonia

F++/Gem

bright fresh markings, large size

23-25

8.50

Cyp caputserpentis argentata

Tuamotu Islands

F++/Gem

unusual form with whitish dorsom, now rare

27-30

25.00

Cyp caputserpentis dorsoalbida

Tuamotu Islands

F++/Gem

scarce form, from remote Makemo Atoll

27-30

10.00

Cyp caputserpentis kenyonae

West Australia

F++/Gem

dark brown endemic form, extremely large size

37-38

10.00

Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758

Kwajalein

F++/Gem

wonderful variety, heavy thickened margins

38-45

10.00

Cypraea caurica quinquefasciata

Arabia

F++/Gem

thick, beautiful spotted margins

34-44

4.50

Cypraea cernica viridicolor

West Australia

F++

nice fresh specimens, scarce

19-24

20.00

Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791

Philippines

F++/Gem

lilac spotted margins, netted dorsum, set of two

37-44

3.50

Cypraea cicercula takahashii

Hawaii

F++/Gem

new subspecies, Hawaiian endemic

12-15

25.00

Cypraea cinerea brasiliensis

Brazi

F++/Gem

dark grey, two sizes, 22-28mm @ $6.00, giants

30+

20.00

Cypraea comptoni Gray, 1847

South Australia

F++/Gem

variable light tan patterns

18+24

12.00

Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758

Philippines

F++/Gem

large shells, two sizes, 30+mm @ $4.50, giants

32-34

8.50

Cypraea cribraria comma (Perry)

Mozambique

F++/Gem

dark, fresh, two sizes, 18-20mm @ $4.50, giants

22-26

7.50

Cypraea cribraria gaspardi

Kwajalein

F++/Gem

unique subspecies, now very rare

. 13-17

.100.00

Cypraea dillwyni Schilder, 1922

Kwajalein

Gem

an extraordinary find, large and choice

. 16.7

. POR

Cypraea erosa similis Gmelin

Madagascar

F++/Gem

mature, well marked giants, rare size

42-47

8.50

Cyp exmouthensis rottnestensis

West Australia

F++/Gem

dark red brown with white dots, beautiful

27-29

95.00

Cypraea dayritiana dani Beals

Philippines

F++/Gem

new and rare, 17-20mm @ $25.00, giants

20-21

35.00

Cypraea felina fabula Kiener

Oman

F++/Gem

very darkly marked, broad form

14-18

3.50

Cypraea friendii Gray, 1831

West Australia

F++/Gem

super dark, beautiful patterns

81-89

65.00

Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn

Mozambique

F++/Gem

darkest, largest and most spectacular!

22-25

25.00

Cypraea gangranosa reentsii

West Thailand

F++/Gem

dark tips, bluish margins, superb specimens

15-17

47.50

Cypraea globulus Linne, 1758

Guam

F++/Gem

with dark extremities and basal blotch, scarce

13-15

7.50

Cypraea globulus sphaeridium

North Borneo

F++/Gem

dark, two sizes,  16-20mm @ $4.50, giants

20-22

10.00

Cypraea guttata surinensis

Thailand

Gem

the dark, beautiful, rare, Indian Ocean form

51-52

185.00

Cypraea helvola (Linne)

Indonesia

F++/Gem

dark and extremely large

29-31

10.00

Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis

Hawaii

F++/Gem

extra large Hawaiian form, set of two

18-23

3.50

Cypraea hirasei Roberts, 1913

Taiwan ROC

Gem

an exquisite dorsal pattern, just beautiful, only one

47.4

650.00

Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby

Taiwan ROC

F++/Gem

peach margins, black spots, fresh and beautiful

35-40

25.00

Cypraea irrorata Gray, 1828

Fr  Polynesia

F++/Gem

blue gray with red dots, large size

10-12

10.00

Cypraea isabella atriceps

Hawaii

F++/Gem

wonderful dwarf variety, very dark, colorful

13-18

4.50

Cypraea jeaniana sherylae

Australia

F++/Gem

extra dark brown markings, superb!

60-67

165.00

Cypraea langfordi Kuroda

Philippines

Gem

extra large, strong color and markings, superb

58

650.00

Cypraea lentiginosa Gray, 1824

India

F++/Gem

large with dark markings, gorgeous

30+

10.00

Cypraea leucodon Broderip

Philippines

Gem

large white spots on brown, beautiful classic giant

90.6

1350.00

Cypraea limacina Lamarck, 1810

Philippines

F++/Gem

gray with raised white bumps and orange teeth

20-28

3.50

Cypraea listeri melvilli Hildalgo

Australia

Gem

darkest brown, thick rostrate base, special

21-100

100.00

Cypraea lurida Linne, 1758

Italy

F++

dark brown dorsum with black spotted tips

33-43

12.50

Cypraea maculifera hawaiiensis

Hawaii

F++/Gem

darkest giants, two sizes, 58-64mm @ $7.50,

67-73

15.00

Cypraea maculifera scindata

Polynesia

F++

recently described, dark, heavy, selected

42-47

5.00

Cypraea mappa rosea (Gray)

Madagascar

F++

white with fine brown spiral lines, some w/o

62-67

35.00

Cypraea mappa eluceta L & H

Kwajalein

F++/Gem

beautiful local form, large, globular, scarce

56-65

75.00

Cypraea mappa eluceta L & H

Kwajalein

F++/Gem

just a few of these superb giants

70-75

145.00

Cypraea mariae Schilder, 1927

Kwajalein

Gem

new arrivals, two sizes, 11-12mm @ $25.00,

15+

55.00

Cypraea marginalis Dillwyn, 1827

Somalia

F++/Gem

purplish base, beautiful, selected

28-30

25.00

Cypraea martini Schepman

Kwajalein

F++/Gem

quite rare, two sizes, 15+mm @ $35.00, giants

14+

45.00

Cypraea mauritiana, Linne, 1758

Hawaii

 F++

dark, heavy Hawaiian giants

84-94

20.00

Cypraea microdon Gray, 1828

Philippines

F++/Gem

light tan with pink tips, very choice

8-10

4.50

Cypraea nucleus gemmosa

Guam

F++/Gem

a scarce subspecie, these are very select

15-18

3.50

Cypraea oryzaeformis

Tuamotu

F++/Gem

tiny, small species, seldom available

7-8

30.00

Cypraea pantherina Lightfoot

Red Sea

F++

dark assortment, selected for size and color

70-77

30.00

Cypraea pellucens (Melvill, 1888)

Hawaii

F++/Gem

two sizes, 21-25mm @ $4.50, larger

30+

 15.00

Cypraea piperita Gray, 1825

South Australia

F++/Gem 

tan dots, bands on pale peach, select

18-21

12.50

Cypraea porteri Cate, 1966

Philippines

Gem

mature, complete patterns, dark, fresh colors

49

495.00

Cypraea pulchella Swainson

Taiwan ROC

F++/Gem

large size, huge dorsal blotch, beautiful

35-38

20.00

Cypraea pulchra Gray, 1824

Oman

 F++/Gem

fresh, bright, super colors

41-47

25.00

Cypraea pulicaria (Reeve, 1846)

West Australia

F++/Gem

cream to tan with darker bands, getting scarce

15-17

12.50

Cypraea pyrum petitiana Crosse

West Africa

F++/Gem

large, dark, beautiful colors

23-28

12.50

Cypraea quadrimaculata Gray

Philippines

F++/Gem

extra, extra large, fresh colors

28-30

3.50

Cypraea rosselli (Cotton, 1848)

Australia

Gem

exquisite dark brown shades, now rare

48

385.00

Cypraea sakurai Habe, 1970

Philippines

Gem

rich dark dorsal pattern, mature, very rare

47.5

945.00

Cypraea schilderorum Iredale

Hawaii

F++

dark red banded dorsums, scarce Hawaiian form

29-32

12.50

Cypraea scurra indica Gmelin

Hawaii

F++

extra dark, large, scarce Hawaiian form

37-42

15.00

Cypraea scurra mundula Lorenz

Tahiti

F++/Gem

dark and beautiful

29-33

12.00

Cypraea scurra retifera Menke

Kwajalein

F++/Gem

very dark, clear patterns, scarce

34-42

10.00

Cypraea semiplota Mighels

Hawaii

F++/Gem

endemic, brown, tiny white spots, now rare

15-16

75.00

Cypraea serulifera  (S & S)

Tuamotu

Gem

quite scarce, live and select, large size

8-9

45.00

Cypraea spurca verdensium

Cape Verde

F++/Gem

beautiful fresh stock, from remote local

21-24

15.00

Cypraea staphylaea laevigata

Madagascar

. F++/Gem

dark gray with tiny white pustules, select

.17-22

. 3.50

Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758

Philippines

. F++/Gem

strong colors, two sizes, 24-27mm @ $4.50

. 28-32

.8.50

Cypraea testudinaria Linne

Philippines

F++/Gem

dark, selected, two sizes, 115-120 @ $12.50

.125+

. 25.00

Cypraea tigris schilderiana

Hawaii

F++/Gem

fat, beauiful, two sizes, 112-114mm @ $135.00

120-121

250.00

Cypraea tigris schilderiana

Hawaii

F++/Gem

extra large, rarest size, strong pattern

125+

350.00

Cypraea valentia  Perry, 1811

Philippines

F++/Gem

dark, most beautiful, still rare, a must to own

90-93

895.00

Cypraea venusta (Sowerby)

West Australia

F++

large, inflated, peach with brown spots

67-73

165.00

Cypraea ventriculus topee

Tuamotu

F++

beautiful form from Polynesia

34-44

12.50

 

 

 

 

 

 

FISSURELLIDAE

 

 

 

 

 

Amblychilepas javanicensis

Australia

F++/Gem

white, tan rays @ $2.50 each or growth set of three

15-25

6.00

Amblychilepas oblonga Menke

South Australia

F++/Gem

uniform reddish brown with white base

15-20

2.50

Diodora cayenensis Lamarck

Florida

F++/Gem

beautiful gray and tan radiating patterns, set of three

18-28

3.50

Diodora listeri (Orbigny, 1842)

Florida

F++/Gem

white to  greenish gray, growth set of three

19-35

4.50

Diodora minuta (Lamarck, 1822)

Florida

F++/Gem

all white or with black rays, set of two

8-12

2.50

Fissurella barbadensis (Gmelin)

Bahamas

F++/Gem

irregular radiating ribs, growth set of three

15-25

3.50

Fissurella natalensis Krauss

Madagascar

F++

white with gray radiating lines

20-23

2.50

Fissurella nodosa (Born, 1778)

Bahamas

F++/Gem

raised ribs with nodes

15-25

2.50

Fissurella radiosa (Lesson, 1830

Argentina

F++/Gem

brown or tan radiating rays

16-20

3.50

Lucapina sowerbii (Sowerby)

Bahamas

F++/Gem

oblong, tan rays, select and large

20-25

2.50

Lucapina suffusa Reeve, 1850

Florida

F++/Gem

very attractive, growth set of three

14-28

3.50

Macroschisma africana (Tomlin)

Madagascar

F++/Gem

one cream and one pink, set of two

16-20

3.50

Scutus unquis (Linne, 1758)

Madagascar

F++/Gem

creamy white, elongate

39-43

2.50

 

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