COWRIES...N-Z and fossils
(Gallery view)
...updated: 22.11.2011
| No. | Species | Data | Size (mm) | price in Euro € | set of 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| nebrites (Melvill 1888) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 360 | nebrites | Yemen. Dwarf population. gem | ||||
| 360a | nebrites | Israel. Large and callused. Only a few. gem | ||||
| 360b | nebrites | Egypt. Typical specimens, variable pattern. f++/gem | ||||
| 360c | nebrites | Oman. Extreme dwarfs. f++/gem | ||||
| 360d | nebrites | Egypt. Local variation with very large, conspicuous lateral blotches. f++/gem | ||||
| 360e | nebrites | Djibouti. Small form. f++/gem | ||||
| 360f | nebrites | Egypt. Nice fresh colours. gem | ||||
| 360g | nebrites | Egypt. Nice fresh colours, weird pattern. gem | ||||
| 360k | nebrites | Egypt. Large beauty. gem | ||||
| 360m | nebrites | Egypt. Blotch on base, extra calloused. gem | ||||
| 360n | nebrites | Egypt. Blotches meet dorsally. gem | ||||
| 360p | nebrites | Egypt. A very pretty shell. Blotches visible on base. This is rare. Read 1st paragraph in Burgess (1985) p. 204 and then order this shell. gem | ||||
| 360w | nebrites WSD | Oman. Variable sizes, set of 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| nigropunctata (Gray 1828) (Pseudozonaria) | ||||||
| 361 | nigropunctata | Galapagos. Freshly collected, NEW STOCK, gem | ||||
| 361a | nigropunctata | Galapagos. Dark beauties. Rare this nice. gem | ||||
| nivosa (Broderip 1827) (Lyncina) | ||||||
| 362 | nivosa | Thailand. Typical. Better than average f/f+ | ||||
| 362a | nivosa | Thailand. Quite nice f++/gem | ||||
| 362d | nivosa | Thailand. Large, inflated. f++ | ||||
| 362e | nivosa | Thailand. Dark clear pattern, faint growth line. f+ | ||||
| 362b | nivosa ssp. | India. Very hard to get from this area. Somewhat different from the Thai population. Olive green color, callused extremities. Terrible condition. gd/f | ||||
| 362w | nivosa WSD | Thailand. 5 pcs f/f+ | ||||
| nucleus (Linnaeus 1758) (Nucleolaria) | ||||||
| 365 | nucleus gemmosa | Tahiti. A distinctive eastern form. Glossy, a set is recommended! gem | ||||
| 365w | nucleus gemmosa WSD | Tahiti. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 364 | nucleus madagascariensis | Zanzibar. Classic East African form. gem | ||||
| 364b | nucleus madagascariensis | Zanzibar. Giants. gem | ||||
| 364w | nucleus madagascariensis WSD | Zanzibar. 20 pcs select gem | ||||
| 363 | nucleus nucleus | Philippines. Typical shiny. gem. GREAT NEW STOCK | ||||
| 363a | nucleus nucleus | Solomons. Smaller, paler Melanesian form. gem | ||||
| 363b | nucleus nucleus | Fiji. Heavily callused dorsally, whitish. Uncommon. gem | ||||
| 363d | nucleus nucleus | Kwajalein Atoll. Callused gem | ||||
| 363e | nucleus nucleus | Solomons. Interesting slightly subadult shells. gem | ||||
| 363f | nucleus nucleus | Vanuatu. Fresh gem | ||||
| 363w | nucleus nucleus WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 363h | nucleus var. | New Hebrides. Strange variation. gem | ||||
| nymphae (Jay 1850) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 367 | nymphae | Chagos. Large specimen with saturate yellow and cream colours. Shallow growth line. gem- | ||||
| 367c | nymphae | Chagos. Saturate colours. gem | ||||
| 367d | nymphae | Chagos. Large and heavy. Ex Crawford Cate collection. f++ | ||||
| obvelata (Lamarck 1810) (Monetaria) | ||||||
| 368 | obvelata | Tahiti. Typical gem | ||||
| 368a | obvelata | Tahiti. Some nacre-blisters. Very rare GIANT f++ | ||||
| 369 | obvelata nubilis | Tuamotu. No orange ring. Uncommon. gem | ||||
 | 369a | obvelata nubilis | Tuamotu. Giant. gem | |||
| 369w | obvelata nubilis WSD | Tuamotu. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 368w | obvelata WSD | Tahiti. 20 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| occidentalis (Iredale 1935) (Notocypraea) | ||||||
| 370 | occidentalis | W. Australia. Characteristic shells. f+/f++ | ||||
| 370a | occidentalis | W. Australia. All-white form, often confused with pulicaria f. euclia. f++/gem | ||||
| ocellata (Linnaeus 1758) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 371 | ocellata | Sri Lanka. A great beauty among the cowries. gem | ||||
| 371a | ocellata | India. Interesting variations from deeper water, reddish! gem, only a few | ||||
| 371b | ocellata | India. Typical variation from here, smaller dotting. gem | ||||
| 371c | ocellata | Pakistan. Large, rather depressed variation. Uncommon. gem | ||||
| 371e | ocellata | India. Freak shell with overglazed barnacle. gem | ||||
| 371f | ocellata | India. Wild pattern. gem | |||
| 371g | ocellata | India. Overcast specimen with mud-inclusions. gem | ||||
| 371h | ocellata | India. Weird color. f++ | ||||
| 371k | ocellata | India. Strange pattern. gem | |||
| 371d | ocellata BUMPY | Sri Lanka. Strange variety with dorsal tubercles! Fresh dead | ||||
| 371w | ocellata WSD | India. 20 pcs gem | ||||
| onyx (Linnaeus 1758) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 372 | onyx | Philippines. Beautiful blue ringed. g | ||||
| 372c | onyx | Philippines. Subadult. interesting. gem | |||
| 372a | onyx var. | Vietnam. Large, heavy shells with a wide dorsal window. f+/f++ | ||||
| 372b | onyx var. 2 | China. Large, heavy shells fabulous colors. f+/f++ | ||||
| 372w | onyx WSD | Philippines. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| orientalis Raybaudi 1985 (Zoila) | ||||||
| 323 | orientalis | S. Australia. Large spots. Somewhat bumpy dorsum. f+ | ||||
| 323a | orientalis | S. Australia. Irregular mottling. gem | ||||
| 323c | orientalis | S. Australia. Cute smaller shell. Inflated. gem | ||||
| 323d | orientalis | S. Australia. Pt. Lincoln form. Very large, gem | ||||
| 323e | orientalis | S. Australia. Typical specimen of the more readily available quality. f+ | ||||
| 323g | orientalis | S. Australia. Kangaroo form. Nice shell with no noticable flaws. Healed micro-chip at posterior. gem- | ||||
| r69 | orientalis | S. Australia. Large and inflated. gem | ||||
| oriettae -Lorenz & Massiglia 2005 (Umbilia) | ||||||
| 328 | oriettae | Moreton Bay. Lightweight, pale base. gem | ||||
| 328a | oriettae | Moreton Bay. Juvenile. f++ | ||||
| 328b | oriettae | Moreton Bay. Nice pattern. Very slight growth line. f++ | ||||
| 328c | oriettae | Moreton Bay. Large specimen, rather pale. Small chip in posterior. f+ | ||||
| 328d | oriettae | Moreton Bay. Colourful gem | ||||
| oryzaeformis Lorenz & Sterba 1999 (Purpuradusta) | ||||||
| 373 | oryzaeformis | Tahiti. Weensy things. (fresh dead: 25.00) f++/gem | ||||
| ostergaardi (Dall 1921) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 374 | ostergaardi | Hawaii. Dead, but full gloss and pattern. Very slightly subadult. f | ||||
| 374a | ostergaardi | Hawaii. Dead, good pattern and size. gd | ||||
| 374b | ostergaardi | Hawaii. Dead, good pattern and size. gd | ||||
| 374d | ostergaardi | Hawaii. Dead, good pattern. A bit more colourful, but two tiny drills in base. gd | ||||
| 374f | ostergaardi | Hawaii. Dead, ok pattern. Calloused. gd | ||||
| 374g | ostergaardi | Hawaii. Dead, good pattern. gd | ||||
| ovum chrysostoma Schilder 1927 (Erronea) | ||||||
| 376 | ovum chrysostoma | New Guinea. Callused, bright orange teeth. gem | ||||
| 376a | ovum chrysostoma | Solomons. Spectacular dark form. f++/gem | ||||
| 376c | ovum chrysostoma | Solomons. Dwarf form. f/f+ | ||||
| 376w | ovum chrysostoma WSD | Solomons. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| ovum ovum (Gmelin 1791) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 375 | ovum ovum | Philippines. Typical slender form. g | ||||
| 375a | ovum ovum | Philippines. Dark greenish, large beauties. f++/gem | ||||
| 375b | ovum ovum | Philippines. Very inflated. gem | ||||
| 375e | ovum ovum | Philippines. Very dwarf. f++ | ||||
| 375w | ovum ovum WSD | Philippines. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| owenii owenii (Sowerby 1837) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 378 | owenii owenii | Mauritius. Very fresh beach. f | ||||
| 378a | owenii owenii | Mauritius. Fresh dead diver collected form from the east coast. gd | ||||
| owenii piae -Lorenz & Chiapponi 2005 (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 379e | owenii piae | IndOcean. Great rarity. Formerly called menkeana. Information on request. gem | ||||
| owenii vasta (Schilder & Schilder 1938) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 379 | owenii vasta | W Madagascar. Selected bluish f++/gem | ||||
| 379a | owenii vasta | S. Madagascar. Quite different, callused and dark. Fresh dead. gd | ||||
| 379b | owenii vasta | W Madagascar. Very pretty. gem | ||||
| 379c | owenii vasta | Zanzibar Is.. Large and calloused. gem | ||||
| 379d | owenii vasta | Natal, SAfrica. Typical form. Broader and larger. gem | ||||
| 379f | owenii vasta | Madagascar. Very nice specimen of the calloused southern form. gem | |||
| 379g | owenii vasta | Madagascar. Beautiful blotch. gem | |||
| 379h | owenii vasta | Madagascar. Beautiful banding. gem- | |||
| pallida (Gray 1824) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 381a | pallida insulicola | Singapore. From an old dealers old stock. More slender. Very nice for this rare form. f++/gem | ||||
| 381e | pallida insulicola | Malaysia. Slender, distinctly blotched. Rare. gem | ||||
| 381 | pallida pallida | India. Selected quality. f++/gem | ||||
| 381w | pallida pallida WSD | India. 10 pcs f/f+ | ||||
| pallidula pallidula (Gaskoin 1849) (Blasicrura) | ||||||
| 382 | pallidula pallidula | Philippines. Variable, I recommend a set. gem | ||||
| 382a | pallidula pallidula | Malaysia. Inflated variation. gem | ||||
| 382w | pallidula pallidula WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| pallidula rhinoceros (Souverbie 1865) (Blasicrura) | ||||||
| 383 | pallidula rhinoceros | New Caledonia. Callused, well spotted specimens. Good price! f++/gem | ||||
| 383a | pallidula rhinoceros | Queensland. Pale specimens. f++/gem | ||||
| 383b | pallidula rhinoceros | Vanuatu. Somewhat darker form. gem | ||||
| 383c | pallidula rhinoceros | New Caledonia. Slight melanism and rostration. gem | ||||
| 383d | pallidula rhinoceros | Solomons. Subadult, attractive colour. gem | ||||
| r140 | pallidula rhinoceros | New Caledonia. Slight melanism and very good rostration. gem | ||||
| 384 | pallidula rhinoceros f. vivia | Samoa. Smaller and darker. Similar to summersi. f+/gem | ||||
| pantherina Solander 1786 (Cypraea) | ||||||
| 386 | pantherina | Egypt. Large and colorful gem | ||||
| 386a | pantherina | Yemen. Typical smaller breed. f+/gem | ||||
| 386f | pantherina | Egypt. Large and colorful, very minor natural scratches, not objectable. gem- | ||||
| 386h | pantherina | Egypt. Large and colorful, very minor natural scratches, not objectable. gem- | ||||
| 386k | pantherina | Dahlak. Melanistic dark red, patches of blue. Lovely gem | ||||
| 386b | pantherina pale | Eritrea. Very pale shells, f+/gem | ||||
| 386c | pantherina var. | Egypt. Large local form. Heavy and inflated. Nice condition for a shell this size. gem | |||
| 386d | pantherina var. funebralis | Dahlak. Appears all-black mid-dorsally under normal light, under strong light you can tell it is very dark red. Few blisters underlying the melanistic layers, but not so bad actually. f+ | ||||
| 386e | pantherina var. funebralis | Dahlak. Saturate red-brown. gem | ||||
| pellisserpentis Lorenz 1999 (Cribrarula) | ||||||
| 387 | pellisserpentis | Madagascar. Fresh beach, good color. gd | ||||
| 387b | pellisserpentis | Madagascar. Live taken, typical. f++/gem | ||||
| 387e | pellisserpentis | Madagascar. Live taken. Interesting pattern. gem | ||||
| 387c | pellisserpentis var. | Madagascar. Live taken, deep water form. More calloused. gem | ||||
pellucens natalensis Heiman 2002 (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 476i | pellucens natalensis | Natal. Large. Fresh dead. gd | ||||
| 476p | pellucens natalensis | Natal. Ex pisce, decorticate. Attractive shell. gd | ||||
pellucens panamensis Lorenz 2002 (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 478 | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Uncommon eastern subspecies. f+/f++ | ||||
| 478a | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Melanistic. f++ | ||||
| 478b | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Interesting pattern. gem | ||||
| 478c | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Nice quality. gem | ||||
| 478d | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Beginning melanism. gem | ||||
| 478e | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Calloused. Slight scratch on dorsum. f+ | ||||
| 478f | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Transverse bands. gem | ||||
| 478g | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Mottled blotch. gem | ||||
| 478m | pellucens panamensis | Panama. Compact blotch gem | ||||
pellucens pellucens (Melvill 1888) (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 476 | pellucens pellucens | Tanzania. Large, callused gem | ||||
| 476a | pellucens pellucens | Tanzania. Typical smaller shells. f++/gem | ||||
| 476c | pellucens pellucens | Hawaii. So called alisonae-form. Very variable in shape. Small specimens. gem | ||||
| 476d | pellucens pellucens | Hawaii. This is what the bad guys out there offer as latior or burgessi. A callused form of pellucens | ||||
| 476f | pellucens pellucens | Tanzania. Greenish overcast. gem | ||||
| 476g | pellucens pellucens | Mauritius. Slender local variation. gem | ||||
| 476h | pellucens pellucens | Indonesia. From Sulawesi. f+/gem | ||||
| 476m | pellucens pellucens | Vanuatu. Uncommon. f++/gem | ||||
| 476n | pellucens pellucens | Mauritius. Heavy green overcast. gem | ||||
| 476b | pellucens pellucens var. | Tanzania. Large inflated shell from deeper water. gem | ||||
| 476w | pellucens pellucens WSD | Tanzania. 20 pcs gem | ||||
| petilirostris -Darragh 2002 (Umbilia) | ||||||
| 523a | petilirostris | Queensland. Heavy shell. Growth line on side. f+ | ||||
| 523b | petilirostris | Queensland. Interesing color. Growth-line on side, mud incrustations in teeth. f+ | ||||
| 523c | petilirostris | Queensland. Very large and rostrated shell. Growth irregularity dorsally. Spectacular f+ | ||||
| 523e | petilirostris | Queensland. Typical gem | ||||
| 523f | petilirostris | Queensland. Large, inflated and extremely delicately flanged shell. This is the type they are all talking about. gem- | ||||
| petitiana (Crosse 1872) (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 389 | petitiana | Senegal. Classic specimens, gem | ||||
| 389w | petitiana WSD | Senegal. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| picta (Gray 1824) (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 390 | picta | Cape Verde. Typical slender dark gem | ||||
| 390a | picta | Cape Verde. Larger specimens. Dark gem | ||||
| 390b | picta | Cape Verde. Melanistic blotches. gem | ||||
| 390d | picta | Cape Verde. Smaller, attractive. gem | ||||
| piperita (Gray 1825) (Notocypraea) | ||||||
| 392 | piperita f. bicolor | SW Australia. Uncommon now. f+/gem | ||||
| 392b | piperita f. bicolor | Victoria. Intense color gem- | ||||
| 391 | piperita piperita | S. Australia. Nice selected f++/gem | ||||
| 391a | piperita piperita | S. Australia. Very nice yellowish. gem | ||||
| 391b | piperita piperita | S. Australia. Large gem | ||||
| 392d | piperita piperita | S. Australia. Blue tint. gem | ||||
| 392e | piperita piperita var.1 | SW. Australia. From deeper water. Pretty variation with interrupted banding. f++/gem | ||||
| 392f | piperita piperita var.2 | SW. Australia. From deeper water. Peculiar grey form, intermediate to comptonii. Only a few. f+/f++ | ||||
| poraria (Linnaeus 1758) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 393 | poraria poraria | Kwajalein Atoll. Pinkish shells. gem | ||||
| 393b | poraria poraria | Philippines. Callused gem | ||||
| 393c | poraria poraria | Sri Lanka. Indian Ocean shells are mostly paler. Just a few. gem | ||||
| 393d | poraria poraria | New Ireland. Variable, gem | ||||
| 393e | poraria poraria var. | Hawaii. Large pale gem | ||||
| 394 | poraria scarabaeus | Tahiti. Dark purple gem. A set of these is a must | ||||
| porteri porteri (Cate 1966) (Lyncina) | ||||||
| 395a | porteri porteri | Philippines. Heavy beauty. Micro-dot in dorsum. gem- | ||||
| 395b | porteri porteri | Philippines. Confused spotting. f++ | ||||
| 395c | porteri porteri | Philippines. Live taken shells with very minor little problems, f++/gem- | ||||
| 395d | porteri porteri | Philippines. Broad shell with confluent spots. gem | ||||
| pulchella aliguayensis Van Heesvelde & Deprez 2002 (Contradusta) | ||||||
| 402 | pulchella aliguayensis | Philippines. Callused, gem | ||||
| 402a | pulchella aliguayensis | Philippines. Just minor natural flaws not affecting beauty. f+ | ||||
| pulchella novaebritanniae Schilder & Schilder 1937 (Contradusta) | ||||||
| pulchella pericalles (Melvill & Standen 1904) (Contradusta) | ||||||
| 399 | pulchella pericalles | India. Typical callused form. NEW STOCK. f++/gem | ||||
| 399a | pulchella pericalles | India. Slender, lightweight form (also known as vayssierei). gem, only a few | ||||
| pulchella pulchella (Swainson 1823) (Contradusta) | ||||||
| 398 | pulchella pulchella | Taiwan. Old stock, fine/f+ | ||||
| 398a | pulchella pulchella | Vietnam. Very attractive. f+/gem | ||||
| 398b | pulchella pulchella | China. Large and heavy, freshly collected shells. Really stunning. A set is highly recommended while the stock lasts. f+/gem | ||||
| 398w | pulchella pulchella WSD | Taiwan. 10 pcs f+/f++ | ||||
| pulchra pulchra (Gray 1824) (Luria) | ||||||
| 397 | pulchra pulchra | Arabia. Larger shells with slight natural irregularities. f+ | ||||
| 397d | pulchra pulchra | Oman. Medium sized, with slight natural irregularities, very pretty though. f+ | ||||
| 397c | pulchra pulchra var. | Djibouti. Nice specimens without noticable flaws. f++/gem | ||||
| 397e | pulchra sinaiensis | Israel. Olive green, dark beauty. gem- | ||||
| 397f | pulchra sinaiensis | Egypt. Giant form. Natural scratches, no growth line. f+ | ||||
| 397g | pulchra sinaiensis | Egypt. Giant form. Growth lines. f+ | ||||
| pulicaria (Reeve 1846) (Notocypraea) | ||||||
| 404 | pulicaria | Western form. These are selected gem | ||||
| 404b | pulicaria | Western form. Typical, variable specimens. f+/f++ | ||||
| 405 | pulicaria f. euclia | SW Australia. Rare, white form. Ex pisce, f+ | ||||
| 404a | pulicaria var. | Southern deep water form. Orange and large. f/f+ | ||||
| 116a | pulicaria-like species | SW. Australia. Off Esperance, deep water. Coarser fossula. Un-named. Ex pisce, f+ | ||||
| punctata berinii (Dautzenberg 1906) (Ransoniella) | ||||||
| 407 | punctata berinii | Tanzania. Everyones darling. gem | ||||
| 407c | punctata berinii | Tanzania. Giants. gem | ||||
| 407d | punctata berinii var. | Madagascar. Broader and sparsely spotted, quite distinctive. Probably a new ssp. f++/gem | ||||
| 407w | punctata berinii WSD | Tanzania. 20 pcs gem | ||||
| punctata punctata (Linnaeus 1771) (Ransoniella) | ||||||
| 406 | punctata punctata | Philippines. typical gem | ||||
| 406a | punctata punctata f. atomaria | Kwajalein Atoll. Smaller, rostrate shells, uncommon. gem | ||||
| 409 | punctata punctata f. iredalei | Solomons. Callused posterior extremity. gem | ||||
| 409a | punctata punctata f. iredalei | New Ireland. Only a few of these. gem | ||||
| 409b | punctata punctata f. iredalei | New Caledonia. Beginning melanism, a bit rostrate, too. gem | ||||
| 409c | punctata punctata f. iredalei | Vanuatu. A few from here. gem | ||||
| 406b | punctata punctata var. | Philippines. Elongate specimens with red teeth and faint dorsal banding, quite different. gem | ||||
| 406w | punctata punctata WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| punctata trizonata (Sowerby 1870) (Ransoniella) | ||||||
| 408 | punctata trizonata | Tahiti. Brownish, banded. Quite characteristic. Rare. gem | ||||
| 408a | punctata trizonata | Tuamotu. the so-called stercusmuscarum-form. Sparsely spotted. gem | ||||
| pyriformis (Gray 1824) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 410 | pyriformis pyriformis | India. An inflated dwarf western variation, deeper water. f+/gem | ||||
| 410b | pyriformis pyriformis | Philippines. Typical paler shells. f++/gem | ||||
| 410w | pyriformis pyriformis WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 411 | pyriformis smithi | E. Australia. Paler variety from downunder. f+/gem | ||||
| 411w | pyriformis smithi WSD | Australia. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| pyrum angolensis (Odhner 1923) (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 413 | pyrum angolensis | Angola. Nice heavy shell. f++ | ||||
| 413a | pyrum angolensis | Angola. Pattern seems partially eroded, but this is often found in this form. f+ | ||||
| 413b | pyrum angolensis | Angola. Pattern seems partially eroded, but this is often found in this form. f+ | ||||
| 413f | pyrum angolensis | Angola. !! gem | ||||
| pyrum insularum -Schilder 1928 (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 413g | pyrum insularum | Atlantic Spain. Typical size and colour. f++/gem | ||||
| 413d | pyrum insularum f. nigromarginata | Atlantic Spain. Distinctive cold water population with calloused base, dark spotted margins approaching petitiana conchologically. Variable. f+/f++ | ||||
| 413e | pyrum insularum f. nigromarginata | Atlantic Spain. Selected quality. gem | ||||
| pyrum pyrum (Gmelin 1791) (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 412 | pyrum pyrum | Specimens from a collection made in the seventies. Nice quality, variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem | ||||
| 412a | pyrum pyrum | Europe. Superbe banded gem | ||||
| 412b | pyrum pyrum | Europe. Lovely dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 412c | pyrum pyrum | Europe. Callused, nice. gem | ||||
| 412f | pyrum pyrum | Europe. Nice pattern. gem | ||||
| 417 | quadrimaculata f. garretti | W. Australia. Inflated. Uncommon. gem | ||||
| quadrimaculata quadrimaculata (Gray 1824) (Eclogavena) | ||||||
| 415 | quadrimaculata quadrimaculata | Philippines. Slender greenish beauties. gem | ||||
| 415b | quadrimaculata quadrimaculata | Philippines. Selfcollected, dwarf. gem | ||||
| 415w | quadrimaculata quadrimaculata WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| quadrimaculata thielei -Schilder & Schilder 1938 (Eclogavena) | ||||||
| 416 | quadrimaculata thielei | Queensland. More inflated, pale tan. gem | ||||
| rabaulensis Schilder 1964 (Erronea) | ||||||
| 418 | rabaulensis | Philippines. Beautiful dark. BARGAIN! Selected gem | ||||
| 418a | rabaulensis | New Guinea. Typical smaller shells f++/gem | ||||
| 418d | rabaulensis | Philippines. Dark gem | ||||
| 418w | rabaulensis WSD | Philippines. Set of 5 dark specimens, freshly collected. f+/f++ | ||||
| rashleighana pseudoteres (Lorenz & Barbier 1992) (Talostolida) | ||||||
| 420a | rashleighana pseudoteres | New Caledonia. Live taken. gem | ||||
| 420b | rashleighana pseudoteres | New Caledonia. Live taken. Faint growth line. f++ | ||||
| 420c | rashleighana pseudoteres | New Caledonia. The most pretty one. gem | ||||
| rashleighana rashleighana (Melvill 1888) (Talostolida) | ||||||
| 419 | rashleighana rashleighana | Hawaii. Representative dead. Several. gd | ||||
| 419b | rashleighana rashleighana | Hawaii. Live taken gem | ||||
| 419c | rashleighana rashleighana | Hawaii. Live taken, very large. gem | ||||
| 419d | rashleighana rashleighana | Hawaii. Dead taken. From C. Cate collection (comes with its original label). gd | ||||
| 419e | rashleighana rashleighana | Hawaii. Live taken, attractive pattern. gem | ||||
| reevei (Sowerby 1832) (Austrocypraea) | ||||||
| 421 | reevei | SW Australia. Typical diver-collected, good quality f+/gem | ||||
| 421d | reevei | SW Australia. Typical diver-collected, good quality f+/gem | ||||
| 421e | reevei | SW Australia. Typical diver-collected, fresh dead but fully glossy, usually with a tiny drill on the base. Good value f/f+ | ||||
| r42 | reevei | SW Australia. Interesting longitudinal lines. gem- | ||||
| 421a | reevei spp. | SW Australia, deep water. Whitish dwarf shell with strong fossula. Probably unnamed deep w. ssp. Nice gem- | ||||
| robertsi (Hidalgo 1906) (Pseudozonaria) | ||||||
| 422 | robertsi | Mexico. Typical callused gem | ||||
| 422a | robertsi | Cocos Is., Costa Rica. Only a few of these fresh gem | ||||
| 422b | robertsi | Panama. Giant beauties. Rare this large. gem | ||||
| 422c | robertsi | Panama. Hyper-callused shells. gem | ||||
| 422e | robertsi | Panama. Cute dwarfs. f++/gem | ||||
| 422w | robertsi WSD | Panama. 10 specimens f++/gem | ||||
rosselli latistoma Lorenz 2002 (Zoila)... | ||||||
| 425a | rosselli latistoma | SW. Australia. Attractive medium sized gem | ||||
| 425b | rosselli latistoma | SW. Australia. Large, distinctly spotted base. Slight growth lines. f/f+ | ||||
| 425e | rosselli latistoma | SW. Australia. Large, minor irregularities, small healed chip in posterior. f+ | ||||
| 425f | rosselli latistoma | SW. Australia. Slender, very lovely. gem | ||||
| 425g | rosselli latistoma | SW. Australia. Smaller, depressed shell. f+ | ||||
| 425k | rosselli latistoma | SW. Australia. Typical shell. Micro-dot in dorsum, small chip in anterior, still f++ | ||||
| rosselli rosselli Cotton 1948 (Zoila) | ||||||
| 423 | rosselli rosselli | Rottnest Is. Great looking selected specimens f+/f++ | ||||
| 423n | rosselli rosselli | Geographe Bay form. Defined margins. gem | ||||
| z135 | rosselli rosselli | W. Australia. Superbe reticulated dorsal window. Funny shape. gem | ||||
| z161 | rosselli rosselli | W. Australia. Clear dorsal window. Lovely, except for healed chip at anterior. f++ | ||||
| 423c | rosselli rosselli var.2 | Bernier Is. Amazing northern form: broader, large and very heavy. Typical shell with small natural irregularities. fine | ||||
| 423t | rosselli rosselli var.2 | Bernier Is. Large impressive shell, healed bitemark on side, yet really attractive. f+ | ||||
| 423v | rosselli rosselli var.2 | Bernier Is. Small for this form, bulbous. Very nice except for the fact that somebody tried to polish a chip out of the anterior (you cannot see it unless you know it though). Otherwise OK. f+ | ||||
rosselli satiata Lorenz 2002 (Zoila)... | ||||||
| 424c | rosselli satiata | Pt. Quobba. Great dorsal aspect, few areas with snowflake-dots along the side. No notable flaws though. gem- | ||||
| 424d | rosselli satiata | Pt. Quobba. Beautiful gem | ||||
| sakuraii (Habe 1970) (Austrasiatica) | ||||||
| 427 | sakuraii | Philippines. Calloused, short variation. Hairline stain dorsally. f++ | ||||
| 427a | sakuraii | Philippines. Callused, with high margins. gem | ||||
| 427c | sakuraii | Taiwan. Fresh dead. Rare Chinese form. gd | ||||
| sanguinolenta (Gmelin 1791) (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 428 | sanguinolenta | Senegal. Typical smaller shells. gem | ||||
| 428a | sanguinolenta | Senegal. Selected larger. gem | ||||
| saulae nugata Iredale 1935 (Palmadusta) | ||||||
| 432a | saulae nugata | Queensland. Slender, small blotch. f+ | ||||
| 432c | saulae nugata | Broome, WA. Slender pyriform. f++ | ||||
| saulae saulae (Gaskoin 1843) (Palmadusta) | ||||||
| 429 | saulae saulae | Philippines. Large. NEW Stock, low price. gem | ||||
| 429a | saulae saulae | Philippines. Nice little gem | ||||
| 429b | saulae saulae | Philippines. Set of four very special patterns. f+/gem | ||||
| 429c | saulae saulae | Philippines. Selected gem | ||||
| 429d | saulae saulae | Philippines. Selected gem | ||||
| 429e | saulae saulae | Philippines. Selected f++ | ||||
| 429f | saulae saulae | Philippines. Special gem | ||||
| 429g | saulae saulae | Philippines. Set of four special patterns. f+/gem | ||||
| 429h | saulae saulae | Philippines. Set of four special patterns. f+/gem | ||||
| 429w | saulae saulae WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| schilderorum (Iredale 1939) (Lyncina) | ||||||
| 433 | schilderorum | Tahiti. only a few of these f+/f++ | ||||
| 433a | schilderorum | Hawaii. (a few from Tahiti also). Slight natural defects. f+ | ||||
| 433b | schilderorum | Hawaii. Very strange shell. Unique. gem | ||||
| 433c | schilderorum | Niue. Very rare from there. Live taken, calloused and dark. gem- | ||||
| 433w | schilderorum WSD | Hawaii. Second grade shells with obvious problems. Sold as sets of five. gd | ||||
| scurra indica (Gmelin 1791) (Mauritia) | ||||||
| 435 | scurra indica | Hawaii. Rare from this area. Only a few. f+/f++ | ||||
| 435a | scurra indica | Kwajalein Atoll. Typical narrow. f++/gem | ||||
| 435b | scurra indica | Solomons. Typical narrow, heavy. f++/gem | ||||
| 435c | scurra indica | Thailand. Large marginal spots f++/gem | ||||
| 435d | scurra indica | Vanuatu. Dark beauties. f++/gem | ||||
| 435f | scurra indica | India. Uncommon. Quite different again from Pacific ones. f++/gem | ||||
| 435g | scurra indica var. | Marquesas. Large local form. gem | ||||
| 435w | scurra indica WSD | Solomons 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
scurra mundula Lorenz 2002 (Mauritia)... | ||||||
| 436 | scurra mundula | Tahiti. (formerly known as vono. Dark selected purple based gem | ||||
| 436a | scurra mundula | Tuamotu. Somewhat paler specimens. f+/gem | ||||
| 436b | scurra mundula | Tahiti. Subadult. Interesting shell. Micro-drill in base | ||||
| 436c | scurra mundula | Tuamotu. VERY small specimen. gem | ||||
| 436d | scurra mundula | Tuamotu. Contrasting dark pattern. gem | |||
| 436e | scurra mundula | Tuamotu. Delightful dorsal line. gem | |||
| 436f | scurra mundula | Tuamotu. Very fine netting. gem | |||
| scurra scurra (Gmelin 1791) (Mauritia) | ||||||
| 434 | scurra scurra | Tanzania. Beautiful netted gem | ||||
| 434a | scurra scurra | Tanzania. Greenish overcast. gem | ||||
| 434c | scurra scurra | Kenya. Rather large brownish form. gem | ||||
| 434w | scurra scurra WSD | Tanzania. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| semiplota (Mighels 1845) (Staphylaea) | ||||||
| 437 | semiplota annae | Hawaii. Strongly callused. gem | ||||
| 438 | semiplota semiplota | Hawaii. Nice gem | ||||
| r146 | semiplota semiplota | Hawaii. Nice gem | ||||
| serrulifera (Schilder & Schilder 1938) (Purpuradusta) | ||||||
| 439 | serrulifera | Tahiti. The real thing. Fresh Dead, glossy. f+/f++ | ||||
| 439a | serrulifera | Marquesas. Dark spotted local form. Really stunning. gem | |||
| spadicea (Swainson 1823) (Neobernaya) | ||||||
| 440 | spadicea | California. A classic beauty, average faded old stock. f+/gem | ||||
| 440a | spadicea | California. Larger shells. f+/f++ | ||||
| 440b | spadicea | California. From shipwreck. Rusty reddish-brown beauty. Very rare. Some blisters deep in nacre. | ||||
| 440c | spadicea | California. Fresh, dark beauties. gem | ||||
| 440d | spadicea | California. White overcast mid-dorsally. Several like this. f++/gem | ||||
| 440e | spadicea | California. White speckled dorsum. gem | ||||
| 440w | spadicea WSD | California. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 440x | spadicea WSD XL | California. 100 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 442g | spurca cascabullorum | Canary Is. Deep water form of verdensium. Subfossil. f | ||||
| spurca spurca (Linnaeus 1758) (Erosaria)...Mediterranean populations are now protected. | ||||||
| 441 | spurca spurca | Europe. Specimens from a collection made in the seventies. Nice spotted or mottled, very variable, I recommend a set. gem | ||||
| 441a | spurca spurca | Europe. Specimens from a collection made in the seventies. interesting very pale yellow colored form, a few. f+/gem | ||||
| 441b | spurca spurca | Europe. Oddly shaped. gem | ||||
| spurca verdensium (Melvill 1888) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 442a | spurca verdensium | Cape Verde Is., smaller slender form. gem | ||||
| 442b | spurca verdensium | La Palma. Suberbe gem | ||||
| staphylaea consobrina (Garrett 1879) (Staphylaea) | ||||||
| 443b | staphylaea consobrina | New Ireland. From a remote locality. Only two. gem | ||||
| 444 | staphylaea consobrina | Queensland. Callused inflated form. uncommon. gem | ||||
| 447d | staphylaea consobrina | Vanuatu. Variable. gem | ||||
| 447 | staphylaea consobrina f. descripta | Queensland. Uncommon. f+/gem | ||||
| 447a | staphylaea consobrina f. descripta | Queensland. Uncommon. Large specimens. f+/gem | ||||
| 447b | staphylaea consobrina f. descripta | New Hebrides. Larger local form. f++/gem | ||||
| 444a | staphylaea consobrina var. | Tahiti. Very small dark shells. Probably an unnamed eastern subspecies. gem | ||||
| staphylaea laevigata (Dautzenberg 1932) (Staphylaea) | ||||||
| 445a | staphylaea laevigata | Pemba. Brownish specimens. gem | ||||
| 445b | staphylaea laevigata | Zanzibar. Saturate bluish, callused specimens. gem | ||||
| 445c | staphylaea laevigata | Tanzania. Mainland form, greyish-blue, callused specimens. gem | ||||
| 445d | staphylaea laevigata | Madagscar. Very dark and attractive. A few. gem | ||||
| 445w | staphylaea laevigata WSD | Tanzania. 10 diff. pcs gem | ||||
| staphylaea nolani Lorenz 1989 (Staphylaea) | ||||||
| 446a | staphylaea nolani | S. Madagascar. Callused and dark. gem | ||||
| staphylaea staphylaea (Linnaeus 1758) (Staphylaea) | ||||||
| 443 | staphylaea staphylaea | Philippines. Pale bluish-grey form. strong pustules. gem | ||||
| 443a | staphylaea staphylaea | Philippines. Darker and larger eastern form from Samar. gem | ||||
| 443c | staphylaea staphylaea | Sulawesi. Freshly collected. gem, a couple | ||||
| 443e | staphylaea staphylaea | Chiba, Japan. Smooth local form. gem | ||||
| 444w | staphylaea staphylaea WSD | Philippines. 20 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 443d | staphylaea var. | Mactan Is. Deep water. A strange rostrate form, only a few. gem | ||||
| stercoraria (Linnaeus 1758) (Trona) | ||||||
| 448 | stercoraria | Senegal. Large, typical specimens. Brown dotted. Tips intact but some blisters here and there-they nearly always have these. fine | ||||
| 448a | stercoraria | Senegal. So called rattus-form, broader and humped. f/f+ | ||||
| 448b | stercoraria | Senegal. Large, typical specimens. Brown dotted. Excellent selected f+/gem | ||||
| 448d | stercoraria | Cameroon. Dark dwarfs. f+/gem | ||||
| 448e | stercoraria | Senegal. Cute dwarfs. f+/gem | ||||
| 448s | stercoraria | Angola. Depressed and very calloused so-called rattus form. f++ | ||||
| 448t | stercoraria | Angola. Depressed and very calloused so-called rattus form. f++ | ||||
| 448g | stercoraria var. | Angola. Giant local form. Evenly spotted, very minor natural flaws. f++ | ||||
| 448m | stercoraria var. | Angola. Large specimen of the rattus-form. Humped dorsum, expanded margins. f+ | ||||
| 448w | stercoraria WSD | Cameroon. 10 pcs very dark, purplish. f++/gem | ||||
stolida clavicola Lorenz 1998 (Bistolida)... | ||||||
| 452 | stolida clavicola | Tanzania. Uncommon. Callused f/f+ | ||||
| 452a | stolida clavicola | Kenya. Unblotched form, very rare in this ssp. gem | ||||
| 452b | stolida clavicola | Tanzania. Selected gem | ||||
| stolida crossei (Marie 1869) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 454 | stolida crossei | Western Samoa. Cute calloused beauties. gem | ||||
| 454a | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Large typical specimens. gem | ||||
| 454b | stolida crossei | Solomon Is. Uncommon Melanesian form. Only a few, gem | ||||
| 454c | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Rostrate and melanistic. gem | ||||
| 454d | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Very calloused. Slightly irregular at blotch, still gem- | ||||
| 454e | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Large beauty. gem | ||||
| 454g | stolida crossei | Vanuatu. Nice local form. f++/gem | ||||
| 454m | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Good melanism and modest rostration. Some bite-marks dorsally. f+ | ||||
| 454n | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Beginning melanism. This is the stage at which they are actually still quite pretty. gem | ||||
| 454p | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Good melanism and slight rostration. Dwarf. gem | ||||
| r5 | stolida crossei | New Caledonia. Nice melanism. gem | ||||
| stolida kwajaleinensis (Martin & Senders 1983) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 453 | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. OK pattern but pale. gem | ||||
| 453a | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. Superbe shell. gem | ||||
| 453b | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. Large, dark, special blotch. gem | ||||
| 453c | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. Large, dark, compact blotch. gem | ||||
| 453d | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. Very dark, top. gem | ||||
| 453e | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. Good pattern. Natural irregularity at anterior. f++ | ||||
| 453g | stolida kwajaleinensis | Kwajalein. Typical eBay quality. A bit subadult and pale gem- | ||||
| stolida rubiginosa (Gmelin 1791) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 451a | stolida rubiginosa | India. Dark and large gem | ||||
| 451b | stolida rubiginosa | Maldives. Classic. gem | ||||
| 451f | stolida rubiginosa | India. gem | ||||
| stolida stolida (Linnaeus 1758) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 450 | stolida stolida | Philippines. Typical gem | ||||
| 450d | stolida stolida | Okinawa. Only a few. f++/gem | ||||
| 450e | stolida stolida | Philippines. Very pretty, long red teeth. gem | ||||
| 450h | stolida stolida | Philippines. A beauty! gem | ||||
| 450a | stolida stolida var | Palawan. Strange local form. gem | ||||
| 450c | stolida stolida var | Palawan. Strange local form. the best one. gem | ||||
| 450w | stolida stolida WSD | Philippines. 10 pcs gem | ||||
subcarnea -Beddome 1896 (Notocypraea)... | ||||||
| 223 | subcarnea | Tasmania. Diver collected, fresh dead specimen. Good color. fine | ||||
| 223a | subcarnea | Tasmania. Fresh beach. Typical shells, the real thing (yes, D.T., they are) gd | ||||
sublitorea Lorenz 1998 (Monetaria)... | ||||||
| 25 | sublitorea | Western Samoa. Specimens from Paratype-set. gem | ||||
subteres subteres (Weinkauff 1881) (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 455 | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. More delicate form. Fresh dead. f/f+ | ||||
| 455c | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. Live taken giant, gem. | ||||
| 455d | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. Live taken gem. | ||||
| 455e | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. Dark and large. Two white dots basally. f++ | |||
| 455f | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. Very dark, superbe. gem | |||
| 455g | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. gem | ||||
| 455k | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. Very fresh dead. f | |||
| 455m | subteres subteres | Tuamotu. Very fresh dead. f | |||
subteres violacincta Lorenz 2002 (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 455a | subteres violacincta | Tikehau. Newly discovered population. Broad and calloused. gem | |||
| 455b | subteres violacincta | Tahiti. Paler specimen. gem | ||||
| 455h | subteres violacincta | Tahiti. Very nice. gem | ||||
| subviridis anceyi -(Vayssiere 1905) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 458 | subviridis anceyi | New Caledonia. Distinctive endemic subspecies, newly recognized. f++/gem | ||||
| 458a | subviridis anceyi | New Caledonia. Large gem | ||||
| 458b | subviridis anceyi | New Caledonia. Large, clear spotting. gem | ||||
| subviridis dorsalis Schilder & Schilder 1938 (Erronea) | ||||||
| 457 | subviridis dorsalis | W. Austr. Blotched. gem | ||||
| 457a | subviridis dorsalis | W. Austr. Dark beauty. gem | ||||
| 457b | subviridis dorsalis | W. Austr. Cute dwarf population. Nice dark f++/gem | ||||
| 457c | subviridis dorsalis | W. Austr. Large gem | ||||
| 457d | subviridis dorsalis | W. Austr. Simply FANTASTIC. gem | ||||
| 457w | subviridis dorsalis WSD | W. Austr. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| subviridis subviridis (Reeve 1835) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 456 | subviridis subviridis | Queensland. Typical mottled shells. gem | ||||
| 456a | subviridis subviridis | Queensland. Distinctly banded form. gem | ||||
| 456b | subviridis subviridis f. vaticina | Queensland. Large and densely mottled, from deeper water and yes D.T., Sir, this is the real thing. gem | ||||
| succincta adusta (Lamarck 1810) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 460 | succincta adusta | Tanzania. Selected f++/gem | ||||
| 460d | succincta adusta | Tanzania. Freak shell with flattened dorsum. f++ | ||||
| 460f | succincta adusta | Tanzania. Very carefully selected super top gem | ||||
| succincta melanesiae Schilder 1937 (Erronea) | ||||||
| 461 | succincta melanesiae | New Guinea. Fabulous pattern. Small blister on labrum, otherwise gem | ||||
| succincta persica Schilder & Schilder 1938 (Erronea) | ||||||
| 462 | succincta persica | Oman. Very hard to get in any condition. Selected. fine+ | ||||
| 462a | succincta persica | Oman. Very hard to get in any condition. Selected shells with minor flaws. f | ||||
| 462b | succincta persica | Oman. Exceptionally nice. f++ | ||||
| succincta succincta (Linnaeus 1758) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 459 | succincta succincta | Thailand. The nominate form. This is what almost everyone else out there tries to sell you as melanesiae f+/f++ | ||||
| 459a | succincta succincta | India. Characteristic f/f+ | ||||
| 459d | succincta succincta | India. Nice colouration. Selected from many. f++ | ||||
| 459e | succincta succincta | India. Nice colouration. Selected from many. gem | ||||
| 459g | succincta succincta | India. Nice colouration. Selected from many. f++ | ||||
| 459k | succincta succincta | India. Nice colouration. Selected from many. gem | ||||
| sulcidentata (Gray 1824) (Lyncina) | ||||||
| 463 | sulcidentata | Hawaii. Selected f+/gem | ||||
| 463b | sulcidentata | Hawaii. Large f++/gem | ||||
| 463c | sulcidentata | Hawaii. Large heavy gem | ||||
| 463d | sulcidentata | Hawaii. Very large, dark and heavy. Two snowflake dots basally, adding to the character of this beauty. gem- | ||||
| 463e | sulcidentata | Hawaii. Very large gem | ||||
| 463w | sulcidentata WSD | Hawaii. 5 pcs f/f+ | ||||
| summersi (Schilder 1958) (Blasicrura) | ||||||
| 464 | summersi | Tonga. Hard to get these days (most people have pallidula rhinoceros under this name in their collections). gem | ||||
| surinamensis (Perry 1811) (Propustularia) | ||||||
| 465 | surinamensis | Brazil. Large and calloused. Shallow traces of bitemarks dorsally, visible under magnification. f++ | ||||
| 465a | surinamensis | Brazil. Typical, pale. f+ | ||||
| 465b | surinamensis | Brazil. Typical, calloused. gem | ||||
| 465c | surinamensis | Brazil. Dark gem | ||||
| 465e | surinamensis | Brazil. Pale, subadult. f+ | ||||
| 465f | surinamensis | Brazil. Saturate colours, densely spotted. Several. gem | ||||
| 465g | surinamensis | Brazil. Smaller, more colloused form. gem | ||||
| talpa (Linnaeus 1758) (Talparia) | ||||||
| 468a | talpa f. imperialis | Tanzania. Very freak anterior. f++ | ||||
| 469 | talpa f. imperialis | Tanzania. Selected f++/gem | ||||
| 469a | talpa f. imperialis | Tanzania. Selected, just minor growth lines, this is typical. fine/f+ | ||||
| 469d | talpa f. imperialis | Tanzania. Funny pattern. gem- | ||||
| 469e | talpa f. imperialis | Tanzania. From deep water fishtrap. Inflated with pointed extremities. Colour like exusta. Very attractive, depite several very minor irregularities. f++ | ||||
| 469f | talpa f. imperialis | Tanzania. Small depressed shell with most of the dorsum obscured by black callus. Unique. gem | ||||
| 469b | talpa f. imperialis var. | Tanzania. Specimens with marginal spotting. f+/f++ | ||||
| 469w | talpa f. imperialis WSD | Tanzania. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 470 | talpa f. saturata | Samoa. Heavy, smaller breed. Rare. f+/f++ | ||||
| 470a | talpa f. saturata | Tuamotu. Supercallused dwarf form. f++ | ||||
| 470b | talpa f. saturata | Tuamotu. Supercallused dwarf form. gem | |||
| 468b | talpa talpa | Philippines. Cute dwarfs. f++ | ||||
| 468c | talpa talpa | Philippines. Aberrant banding. f++ | ||||
| 468e | talpa talpa | Vanuatu. Dark selected beauties. f++/gem | ||||
| 468f | talpa talpa | Philippines. Strange white stripes. f+ | ||||
| 468h | talpa talpa | New Ireland. Cute dwarf. gem | ||||
| 468g | talpa talpa var. | Philippines. One side of dorsum spotted! f+ | ||||
| 469c | talpa var. | Tanzania. Very dark brown, similar to exusta. Lovely f++/gem | ||||
teramachii neocaledonica Lorenz 2002 (Nesiocypraea)... | ||||||
| 472 | teramachii neocaledonica | New Caledonia. Delightful blotch. Information on request. | ||||
| 472a | teramachii neocaledonica | New Caledonia. Heavy shell with slight healed scratches dorsally and a healed chip in lateral flange. Good color. f++ | ||||
| 472c | teramachii neocaledonica | New Caledonia. Smaller, brown freckled specimen. gem | ||||
teramachii polyphemus Lorenz 2002 (Nesiocypraea)... | ||||||
| 473 | teramachii polyphemus | Philippines. Nice pattern. gem | ||||
| 473a | teramachii polyphemus | Philippines. Heavy shell, dense pattern. gem | ||||
| 473b | teramachii polyphemus | Philippines. Large and inflated. Lightweight shell, yet teeth fully formed. gem | ||||
| 473c | teramachii polyphemus | Philippines. Nice pattern, slight growth line. f+ | ||||
| 473d | teramachii polyphemus | Philippines. Nice pattern, heavy shell. gem | |||
| r17 | teramachii polyphemus | Philippines. Nice pattern, cute dwarf. Orange base. gem | ||||
teres alveolus (Tapparone 1882) (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 475 | teres alveolus | Philippines. Slender, with conspicuous banding. gem | ||||
| 475b | teres alveolus | Indonesia. Slender, with conspicuous banding. f+/gem | ||||
| 475c | teres alveolus | Philippines. Largest one I have seen. gem | ||||
| 475w | teres alveolus WSD | Philippines. 5 diff. pcs, f+/gem | ||||
teres janae Lorenz 2002 (Talostolida)... | ||||||
| 479 | teres janae | Tahiti. Distinctive. Callused gem | ||||
| 479a | teres janae | Tahiti. Large, very calloused gem | ||||
| teres teres (Gmelin 1791) (Talostolida) | ||||||
| 474 | teres teres | Philippines. Slender, dark spotted. gem | ||||
| 474a | teres teres | New Caledonia. Paler, callused. f++/gem | ||||
| 474b | teres teres | Solomons. Paler, callused. f++/gem | ||||
| 474c | teres teres | Philippines. Green overcast. gem | ||||
| 474d | teres var. elatensis | Egypt. Only one, gem | ||||
| 474e | teres var. elatensis | Egypt. Large, nice quality. gem | ||||
| tessellata (Swainson 1822) (Luria) | ||||||
| 480 | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Large, rather pale. Micro-drill at spire. Otherwise OK. f | ||||
| 480a | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Dead taken, orange. Quite nice looking, actually. gd | ||||
| 480b | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Small gem | ||||
| 480c | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. gem | ||||
| 480d | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Nice pattern gem | ||||
| 480e | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Live taken subadult shells. f/f+ | ||||
| 480g | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Funny pattern. f++ | ||||
| 480h | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Good size. gem | ||||
| 480m | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Dwarf. gem | ||||
| 480n | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. gem | ||||
| r108 | tessellata tessellata | Hawaii. Nice dwarf f+ | ||||
| 480w | tessellata tessellata WSD | Hawaii. 10 pcs subfossil/dead. gd | ||||
| testudinaria (Linnaeus 1758) (Chelycypraea) | ||||||
| 482 | testudinaria | Kwajalein Atoll. Slender gem | ||||
| 482a | testudinaria | Philippines. Smaller, heavy specimens f++/gem | ||||
| 482c | testudinaria | Philippines. Dwarf form. gem | ||||
| 482d | testudinaria | Malaysia. Large and inflated. Tips intact gem | ||||
| 482e | testudinaria | Malaysia. Large and inflated. Very slight chip at anterior. f++ | ||||
| 482f | testudinaria | Malaysia. Large, whitish tint. Tips intact gem | ||||
| 482g | testudinaria | Malaysia. Contrasting pair. Very slight chip at anterior. f++ | ||||
| 482h | testudinaria | Philippines. Giant! f++ | ||||
| 482k | testudinaria | Philippines. Young adult with fully formed teeth and callousities, yet lacking dorsal pattern. f++ | ||||
| 483d | testudinaria | Malaysia. Dwarf form. gem | ||||
| 483a | testudinaria f. ingens | Tanzania. Several of these inflated giants. gem | ||||
| 483b | testudinaria f. ingens | Tanzania. Beautifully overcast. High quality gem | ||||
| 483c | testudinaria f. ingens | Tanzania. Large overcast. gem | ||||
| 483w | testudinaria f. ingens WSD | Tanzania. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| teulerei (Cazenavette 1846) (Barycypraea) | ||||||
| 484 | teulerei | Oman. Variable, well priced, f+ | ||||
| 484a | teulerei | Oman. Yellowish overcast shells. f/f+ | ||||
| 484d | teulerei | Oman. Nice dwarf. f+ | ||||
| 484e | teulerei | Oman. Very nice pattern. gem | ||||
| 484f | teulerei | Oman. Interesting dorsal line. gem | ||||
| r27 | teulerei | Oman. Calloused. gem | ||||
| r28 | teulerei | Oman. Classic. gem | ||||
| thersites contraria Iredale 1935 (Zoila) | ||||||
| 487 | thersites contraria | S. Australia. Orange dotted. Very nice f+ | ||||
| 487a | thersites contraria | S. Australia. Nice colour. Slight growth line and problematic area at spire, not a bad shell to look at. Tips OK. f+ | ||||
| 487b | thersites contraria | S. Australia. Brown spotted. Very attractive, much better than average. Healed micro-chip in posterior. f++ | ||||
| 487d | thersites contraria | S. Australia. Birdegg-spotted. Lovely shell. Small chips in either canal, as usual, but in this one nobody tried to polish them out. f+ | ||||
| 487e | thersites contraria | S. Australia. Lovely striped colour. Healed chip in anterior. f+ | ||||
| thersites thersites (Gaskoin 1849) (Zoila) | ||||||
| 485a | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Typical dark colored f++/gem | ||||
| 485f | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Typical shells with somewhat irregular gloss or tiny defects. f/f+ | ||||
| r88 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Very small. gem | ||||
| z133 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. gem- | ||||
| z162 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Melanistic form. Minor natural irregularities in nacre. f+ | ||||
| z164 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Melanistic. gem | ||||
| z166 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Melanistic. gem- | ||||
| z167 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Melanistic. gem- | ||||
| z168 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Inflated and large. f++ | ||||
| z169 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Heavy and large. gem- | ||||
| z19 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Dark gem | ||||
| z20 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. Small melanistic. gem- | ||||
| z22 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. f+ | ||||
| z30 | thersites thersites | S. Australia. f+ | ||||
| thomasi (Crosse 1865) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 488a | thomasi | Marquesas. Live taken gem | ||||
| 488b | thomasi | Marquesas. Famous shell. Information on request. gem | ||||
| tigris (Linnaeus 1758) (Cypraea) | ||||||
| 158e | tigris | Tanzania. Very rostrate freak. Top quality, no chips. gem | |||
| 489 | tigris | Tanzania. Typical shells. Variable. gem | ||||
| 489aa | tigris | Philippines. Honey-coloured, rostrate and extremely calloused. Very special freak | ||||
| 489ab | tigris | Malaysia. Rusty reddish-brown. Large shell. Exceptional condition for this form, hardly any scratches, no defects. f++ | ||||
| 489ac | tigris | Malaysia. Rusty reddish-brown. Large shell with transverse spots and clear yellow dorsal line. Exceptional condition for this form, hardly any scratches, no defects. f++ | ||||
| 489ad | tigris | Tanzania. Large depressed freak with a smiling mouth and lovely blue colour dorsally. Along the labrum there is a weir narrow ridge. | ||||
| 489ae | tigris | Philippines. Dwarf form. Selected gem | ||||
| 489ag | tigris | New Caledonia. Yellow dorsal colour, sparce spotting. gem | |||
| 489ah | tigris | Tanzania. Red brown, very slender. gem | ||||
| 489am | tigris | Philippines. Twisted. f+ | ||||
| 489b | tigris | Tuamotu. Selected heavy, with large spots. f+/gem | ||||
| 489c | tigris | Tanzania. Heavily overcast monster. Small chip at posterior. f+ | ||||
| 489ce | tigris | Indonesia. LARGE spots. A bit young. More attractive when held in hands. gem | ||||
| 489d | tigris | Philippines. Shell with two dorsal blotches. Small chip in anterior. fine+ | ||||
| 489e | tigris | Tanzania. Specimens with grey-white dorsum, spots obsolete. f++/gem | ||||
| 489f | tigris | Tanzania. Bulla-phase juveniles. f+/gem | ||||
| 489g | tigris | Malaysia, from shipwreck. Very slight yellowing rusty tint, beautiful dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 489h | tigris | Tahiti. Lovely red dorsal zone, bluish stain. gem | ||||
| 489i | tigris | Tanzania. Amazing freak | ||||
| 489j | tigris | Tanzania. Specimens still showing the embryonal pattern. Subadult. f/gem | ||||
| 489k | tigris | Philippines. Blotched form. f++ | ||||
| 489l | tigris | Philippines. Blotched form. f++ | ||||
| 489m | tigris | N. Madagascar. Strange dorsal line and freak base. gem | ||||
| 489n | tigris | Philippines. Funny shell with narrow dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 489p | tigris | Philippines. Globular freak. gem | ||||
| 489q | tigris | Philippines. Lovely dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 489r | tigris | Mozambique. Wonderful rusty shell with green and blue flashes, a distinct dorsal line and a silky dull surface. gem | ||||
| 489s | tigris | Zanzibar. Acessory anterior callus. gem | ||||
| 489t | tigris | Zanzibar. Rostrated, heavy as a brick. f+ | ||||
| 489u | tigris | Zanzibar. Covered in grey callus. Very heavy. gem | ||||
| 489v | tigris | Indonesia. Rusty giant from shipwreck. Nice color and spotting. gem | ||||
| 489x | tigris | Papua New Guinea. Rusty red. gem | ||||
| 490 | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Bluish shadows. gem | ||||
| 490a | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Straight dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 490c | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Eye-of-the-hurricane pattern. Slight growth line. f++ | ||||
| 490d | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Very heavy, beautiful colour. f++ | ||||
| 490e | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Slightly subadult. f++ | ||||
| 490g | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Inflated, nice dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 490h | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Shade of blue along dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 490k | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Dark, inflated. Superbe dorsal line. Natural transverse groove on side adds to attractivity of this shell. f++ | ||||
| 490n | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Very dark gem | ||||
| 490p | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Nice pattern. gem- | ||||
| 490q | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Red and blue shades. g- | ||||
| 490r | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Bluish and yellow. gem | ||||
| 490s | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Typical, blue shade. Very heavy gem | ||||
| 490t | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Dramatic dorsal line. gem | ||||
| 490u | tigris f. schilderiana | Hawaii. Yellow and blue pattern. Nice dorsal line. Faint growth line. f++ | ||||
| 158a | tigris set | Philippines. Set of 6 small exceptional specimens. f/gem | |||
| 158b | tigris set | Philippines. Set of 6 small exceptional specimens. f/gem | |||
| 158c | tigris set | Set of five dorsally blotched shells. f++/gem | |||
| 158d | tigris set | Set of four rusty shells from shipwrecks. f+/gem | |||
| 158f | tigris set | Tanzania. Set of five more or less extreme freaks. f+/gem | |||
| 158g | tigris set | Vanuatu. Set of three different shells from that place. gem | |||
| 158h | tigris set | Tanzania and Philippines. Set of eight smily-mouth forms. f+/gem | |||
| 158k | tigris set | Tanzania. Set of four odd shells. f++/gem | |||
| 158m | tigris set | Study set from eight different places: Madagascar, Tanzania, Sri Lanka, Philippines, Indonesia, New Ireland, Tahiti and Hawaii. f/f+/gem | |||
| 489af | tigris ssp. | Marquesas Is. Heavy and calloused, typical local form or subspecies. Very rare to find them this nice. gem | |||
| 489a | tigris var. | Madagascar. Large and heavy local form. These are selected and much better than average. f+ | ||||
| 489ba | tigris var. | Madagascar. Large and heavy local form. Humped gem | ||||
| 489bd | tigris var. | Madagascar. Large and heavy local form. Pretty pattern. f++ | ||||
| tuamotensis -Lorenz 1999 (Pustularia) | ||||||
| 326 | tuamotensis | Tahiti. Very rostrate. rare. gem | ||||
| 326a | tuamotensis | Tuamotu. Fresh beached, tips OK. fine | ||||
| 105d | tuamotensis f. takahashii | Hawaii. Recently re-named for Hawaiian populations. Looks like a cross between cicercula and margarita. gem | ||||
| turdus (Lamarck 1810) (Erosaria) | ||||||
| 493 | turdus f. pardalina | Dahlak Is. Slender specimens with sparse dorsal spotting also known as distinguenda. Only a few. f+/gem | ||||
| 493a | turdus f. pardalina | Djibouti. Slender specimens with sparse dorsal spotting also known as distinguenda. Smaller breed. f+/gem | ||||
| 494 | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Typical big fat guys. f++/gem | ||||
| 494a | turdus f. winckworthi | Arabia. Greenish, with fine dense spotting. gem | ||||
| 494c | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Very pretty. gem | ||||
| 494d | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Nice spotting. gem | ||||
| 494e | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Very small spotting. gem | ||||
| 494f | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Semi-albinistic. gem | ||||
| 494g | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Subadult. gem | ||||
| 494h | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Semi-albinistic. f+/f++ | ||||
| 494j | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Sparsely spotted smaller. f+/gem | ||||
| 494k | turdus f. winckworthi | Oman. Densely spotted smaller. f+/gem | ||||
| 492 | turdus turdus | Yemen. Somewhat smaller, very cute. Set recommended! f+/gem | ||||
| 492a | turdus turdus | Somalia. hardly to get these days. Densely spotted. f+/gem | ||||
| 492b | turdus turdus | Eritrea. Whitish, with discrete spots. gem | ||||
| 492c | turdus turdus | India. Dense spottine. gem | ||||
| 492w | turdus turdus WSD | Yemen. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| ursellus (Gmelin 1791) (Bistolida) | ||||||
| 495d | ursellus f. amoeba | Samoa. Tiny rostrate jewel. gem | ||||
| 495 | ursellus ursellus | Philippines. Typical shells with distinct posterior ribs. gem | ||||
| 495f | ursellus ursellus | Malaysia. Pretty colour. gem- | ||||
| 495m | ursellus ursellus | Malaysia. Dark blotched. f++ | ||||
| 495a | ursellus var. | New Ireland. Papua New Guinea. Fresh dead, interesting shells. gd | ||||
| 495b | ursellus var. | New Ireland. Papua New Guinea. Very fresh dead, large, good colors. f+ | ||||
| 495e | ursellus var. | New Ireland. Papua New Guinea. Super small! Fresh dead. f | ||||
| 495c | ursellus var.2 | Maldives. Large blotch, broad extremities. f+ | ||||
| valentia (Perry 1811) (Leporicypraea) | ||||||
| 497 | valentia | Philippines. Nice dark, small wrinkle at anterior. f+ | ||||
| 497b | valentia | Philippines. Very dark, inflated, gem | ||||
| 497c | valentia | Philippines. Attractive shell with slight growth-line along the side. f++ | ||||
| 497e | valentia | Philippines. Classic color. gem | ||||
| 497h | valentia | Philippines. Dark and beautiful. Small wrinkle mid-dorsally. f++ | ||||
| 497k | valentia | Philippines. Paper-thin juveniles. Labrum fully formed. f++/gem | ||||
| r50 | valentia var. | Rabaul, New Britain. Small, rather slender, with fewer stripes on extremities. gem | ||||
| ventriculus (Lamarck 1810) (Lyncina) | ||||||
| 499 | ventriculus f. topee | Raiaeta. Very heavy, smaller shells. gem | ||||
| 499a | ventriculus f. topee | Tuamotu. Pretty specimens. f+/f++ | ||||
| 499c | ventriculus f. topee | Tuamotu. Dark dwarf. gem | |||
| 498 | ventriculus ventriculus | Philippines. Heavy beauties. f+/gem | ||||
| 499b | ventriculus ventriculus | Philippines. Pretty specimens with slight natural defects. f/f+ | ||||
| 498w | ventriculus ventriculus WSD | Philippines. 5 pcs f+/f++ | ||||
| venusta episema (Iredale 1939) (Zoila) | ||||||
| 501 | venusta episema | Mandurah. Large brown mottled specimens. Minor natural irregularities. f+ | ||||
| 501a | venusta episema | Busselton. Large, with spectacular brown ornamentation. gem | ||||
| 504d | venusta episema | Mandurah. Superbe dark gem | ||||
| r61 | venusta episema | SW Australia. Nice shell, slight growth line on side. f+ | ||||
| r62 | venusta episema | SW Australia. Blue margins. gem | ||||
| z31 | venusta episema | SW Australia. Rare pale form, transitional to venusta venusta. gem | ||||
| z33 | venusta episema | Mandurah. Minor scratches. f+ | ||||
| z52 | venusta episema | Mandurah. Large. Natural nacre-irregularities. f++ | ||||
| 504a | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | Rottnest Is. Smaller form. Specimens with dark colored pattern, very nice. BARGAIN f+/f++ | ||||
| 504b | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | Rottnest Is. Selected large gem | ||||
| 504c | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | Rottnest Is. Selected smaller gem | ||||
| 504h | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | Rottnest Is. Reddish overcast on dorsum and base, dark reddish-brown extremities. A rare color form. fine | ||||
| r59 | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | SW Australia. Set of three specimens from Raybaudi-collection. f+/f++ | ||||
| z101 | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | SW Australia. Pair of slightly subadult specimens. f+/gem | |||
| z104 | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | SW Australia. Saturate colours. gem | ||||
| z105 | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | SW Australia. Melanistic gem | ||||
| z185 | venusta episema f. sorrentensis | SW Australia. Brown mottling, bluish margins. Select gem | ||||
| venusta roseopunctata Raybaudi 1985 (Zoila) | ||||||
| 503 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Typical, beautifully motled shells with minor natural flaws. f+/f++ | ||||
| 503a | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Small, depressed, heavy. gem | ||||
| 503aa | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Heavy gem | ||||
| 503ac | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Small, nice pattern, gem | ||||
| 503b | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Wonderful heavy gem | ||||
| 503d | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. BIIIIG SIZE!! Growth line on side which does not matter as size is all in this one. f+ | ||||
| 503h | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Lightweight Starvation Bay form. Exceptionally nice. f++ | ||||
| 503k | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Brown spots on orange. f++ | ||||
| 503l | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Very pretty mottled, orangish-brown shell. gem- | ||||
| 503m | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Heavy and very pretty mottled shell. f+ | ||||
| 503p | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Vivid spotting, plain white base. gem | ||||
| 503q | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Regular dark spotting. gem- | ||||
| 503u | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Densely spotted and mottled. gem | ||||
| r63 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Interesting striped pattern. Natural micro-granules dorsally, no defects or growth-lines. f++ | ||||
| r67 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Very heavy. Lovely pattern. gem | ||||
| z110 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Walpole form. Very heavy. Set of one immaculate and one spotted shell. Always terribly growthy. f | |||
| z111 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Walpole form. Very heavy. Set of one immaculate (with healed chpis) and one spotted shell. Always terribly growthy. gd/f | ||||
| z114 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Walpole form. Very heavy. Set of one immaculate and one spotted shell. Always terribly growthy. f | |||
| z115 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Sparsely spotted gem | ||||
| z117 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Very densely freckled. Pretty violet ends. gem | ||||
| z120 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Dark brown and red mottled. Has a growth line across dorsum, but yet is an eye-catcher. f+ | ||||
| z121 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Spectacular shell. f+ | ||||
| z123 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Walpole form. Very heavy. Set of one immaculate (healed chip) and one spotted shell. Always terribly growthy. f | |||
| z141 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Dark spotted with transverse clouding, purplish tint along margins. gem | ||||
| z142 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Small heavy and inflated shell with somewhat freaky aperture due to a deformation at the anterior. Beautiful shell though. Wide blue halo along sides. f++ | ||||
| z143 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Dark spotted. Growth line not affecting the beauty much. f+ | ||||
| z146 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Brown mottled, with shades of pink. gem | ||||
| z147 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Birdegg-spotted. Healed nacre-chip on side of dorsum. f++ | ||||
| z149 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Lovely and flawless gem | ||||
| z23 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Inflated, good colors. f++ | ||||
| z25 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Inflated, transverse pattern. gem- | ||||
| z53 | venusta roseopunctata | SW Australia. Very dark mottled, high margins. gem- | ||||
| z139 | venusta roseopunctata roseoimmaculata | SW Australia. Nice small gem | ||||
| 503c | venusta rosepunctata | SW Australia. Very heavy, gem | ||||
| 503j | venusta rosepunctata roseoimmaculata | SW Australia. Creamy grey. f+ | ||||
| 503r | venusta rosepunctata roseoimmaculata | SW Australia. Cream colored, compltely unspotted. Inconspicuous growth-line.f+ | ||||
| venusta venusta (Sowerby 1846) (Zoila) | ||||||
| 500b | venusta venusta | Jurien Bay. Smallest I have seen. Some natural irregularities. f+ | ||||
| vitellus (Linnaeus 1758) (Lyncina) | ||||||
| 506 | vitellus f. dama | Tanzania. Typical specimens. f++/gem | ||||
| 506a | vitellus f. dama | Madagascar. Calloused beauty with fine transverse lines. gem | |||
| 506c | vitellus f. dama | Tanzania. Exceptionally large with magnificent marginal iridescence. Very minor nacre irregularities, better than average for sure. gem- | |||
| 506w | vitellus f. dama WSD | Tanzania. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| 508 | vitellus f. orcina | Moreton Bay. Callused and heavy form. f+/f++ | ||||
| 508a | vitellus f. orcina var. | Moreton Bay. Variety with reduced labral teeth. Rare. f+/gem | ||||
| 507 | vitellus f. polynesiae | Wake. Only one. Collected in the 60ies. A bit scratched base. f+ | ||||
| 507a | vitellus f. polynesiae | Hawaii. Very heavy and dark Rare. gem- | ||||
| 507b | vitellus f. polynesiae | Hawaii. Very heavy and dark. Tiny white mark in dorsal nacre. Oustanding specimen. gem- | ||||
| 507c | vitellus f. polynesiae | Hawaii. Rostrate, very heavy gem | ||||
| 507d | vitellus f. polynesiae | Hawaii. Rostrate, very heavy f++ | ||||
| 507e | vitellus f. polynesiae | Tahiti. Large, quite heavy. gem- | ||||
| 507f | vitellus f. polynesiae | Tuamotu. Heavy gem | ||||
| 505 | vitellus vitellus | Philippines. Nominate Form, large selected! f++/gem | ||||
| 505c | vitellus vitellus | Vanuatu. Typical. f+/f++ | ||||
| 505d | vitellus vitellus | Philippines. Freak shell with an obscene dorsal bump. gem | ||||
| 505e | vitellus vitellus | Philippines. Freak shell with a white dorsal patch. Quite nice. gem | ||||
| 505f | vitellus vitellus | New Caledonia. Very rostrate and heavy. gem | ||||
| 505g | vitellus vitellus | New Caledonia. Slightly rostrate. Pretty shell. gem | ||||
volvens -Fazzini & Bergonzoni 2004 (Cypraeovula)... | ||||||
| 254d | volvens | Port Alfred. Fresh dead, full gloss, no drills. f | ||||
| 254g | volvens | Port Alfred. Live taken, somewhat freak shape. f | ||||
| 254m | volvens | Port Alfred. Fresh dead, full gloss, great pattern. Pinhole on base. f | ||||
| 254n | volvens | Port Alfred. Fresh dead, good pattern. gd | ||||
| 254p | volvens | Port Alfred. Dead taken shells painted in the Philippines. Great looking fakes. | ||||
| 254q | volvens | Port Alfred. gem | ||||
| vredenburgi Schilder 1927 (Erronea) | ||||||
| 509 | vredenburgi | Java. Fresh stock. Pretty shells. f++/gem | ||||
| 509a | vredenburgi | Java. Fresh stock. Very fresh beach. Shiny, with full pattern. Bargain! f+/f++ | ||||
| 509b | vredenburgi | Java. Clean dorsal line. gem | ||||
| walkeri continens (Iredale 1935) (Contradusta) | ||||||
| 512 | walkeri continens | Australia. Paler and more pyriform shells. f++/gem | ||||
| 512w | walkeri continens WSD | Australia. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| walkeri surabajensis Schilder 1937 (Contradusta) | ||||||
| 511 | walkeri surabajensis | Indonesia. Hard to get these days. Purplish base. f++/gem | ||||
| 511w | walkeri surabajensis WSD | Indonesia. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| walkeri walkeri (Sowerby 1832) (Contradusta) | ||||||
| 510 | walkeri walkeri | Philippines. Typical orange based shells. gem | ||||
| 510b | walkeri walkeri | Philippines. Freak shell with funny pattern. gem | ||||
| 510c | walkeri walkeri | Philippines. Large. gem | ||||
| 510d | walkeri walkeri | Malaysia. Very calloused. gem | |||
| 510a | walkeri walkeri var. | Palawan. Dwarf local form. gem | ||||
| 510e | walkeri walkeri var. | Palawan. Dwarf local form. Interesting set of four. gem | |||
| 510w | walkeri walkeri WSD | Philippines. 5 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| xanthodon (Sowerby 1832) (Erronea) | ||||||
| 513 | xanthodon | Queensland. Greenish mottled gem | ||||
| 513a | xanthodon | Queensland. Dark, large variation | ||||
| 513w | xanthodon WSD | Queensland. 10 shells, f+/f++ | ||||
| zebra dissimilis -Schilder 1924 (Macrocypraea) | ||||||
| 514d | zebra dissimilis | Brazil Amazing shell with the obligatory growth lines but really convincing size. f+ | ||||
| 514n | zebra dissimilis | Venezuela. Heavily overcast, rostrate. Unique. gem- | ||||
| zebra zebra (Linnaeus 1758) (Macrocypraea) | ||||||
| 514 | zebra zebra | Florida. Only a few, uncommon! Selected f+/f++ | ||||
| 514e | zebra zebra | Florida. Heavy, with argus-eye-pattern. gem | ||||
| 514f | zebra zebra | Florida. Inflated beauty. Healed micro-chip anteriorly. gem- | ||||
| 514g | zebra zebra | Florida. Dark Keys-form. Spectacular heavy. gem | ||||
| 514h | zebra zebra | Florida. Very small spots. gem | ||||
| 541b | zebra zebra | Florida. Dark, minor natural hairlines. f++ | ||||
| 541c | zebra zebra | Florida. Very dark gem | ||||
| ziczac misella (Perry 1811) (Palmadusta) | ||||||
| 519 | ziczac misella | Tanzania. Selected f++/gem | ||||
| ziczac signata Iredale 1939 (Palmadusta) | ||||||
| 518 | ziczac signata | Solomons. Pale variety. Hard to get now. f+/gem | ||||
| 518a | ziczac signata | New Guinea. Interesting orange variation. f++/gem | ||||
| ziczac vittata (Deshayes 1831) (Palmadusta) | ||||||
| 517a | ziczac vittata | Tahiti. Typical dwarf eastern specimens. Rare. gem | ||||
| 517b | ziczac vittata | Tahiti. Largest one I have seen. gem | ||||
| ziczac ziczac (Linnaeus 1758) (Palmadusta) | ||||||
| 516b | ziczac ziczac | Philippines. A few of these pretty. A set is highly recommended as they vary considerably. gem | ||||
| 516c | ziczac ziczac | Philippines. Set of three nice pattern variations. gem | ||||
| 516w | ziczac ziczac WSD | Indonesia 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| zonaria (Gmelin 1791) (Zonaria) | ||||||
| 521 | zonaria f. gambiensis | Senegal. Paler and less densely mottled. Fresh stock! gem | ||||
| 520 | zonaria zonaria | Senegal. Typical specimens, fresh lot! f+/gem | ||||
| 520a | zonaria zonaria | Senegal. Nice large gem | ||||
| 520b | zonaria zonaria | Cameroon. Dark specimens, fabulous colors. gem | ||||
| 520c | zonaria zonaria | Cameroon. Dark specimens, fabulous colors. Larger ones, only a few. gem | ||||
| 520e | zonaria zonaria var. | Angola. Giant southern form. gem | ||||
| 520f | zonaria zonaria var. | Angola. Giant southern form. gem | ||||
| 520g | zonaria zonaria var. | Angola. Giant southern form. gem- | ||||
| 520w | zonaria zonaria WSD | Senegal. 10 pcs f+/gem | ||||
| A selection of Fossil Cowries - (some subfossil ones also) | ||||||
| Fossil | A selection of subfossil and fossil Cypraeidae | |||||
| 1037 | acicularis (Erosaria) | Florida, dredged, giant size. Subfossil gd | ||||
| 1037a | acicularis (Erosaria) | Florida, dredged, small size, glossy. Subfossil gem | ||||
| 1072 | alligator (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1004 | amae (Austrocypraea) | Nullarbor Plains, Australia. Nice | ||||
| 1004b | amae (Austrocypraea) | Nullarbor Plains, Australia. Smaller form | ||||
| 1003 | angustior (Umbilia) | Tasmania. Rather eroded, representative dorsal aspect. | ||||
| 1003a | angustior (Umbilia) | Tasmania. Fantastic specimen. Information on request | ||||
| 1084 | angystoma (Bernaya) | France. About one third of the shell has been reconstructed. Extremely rare | ||||
| 1085 | angystoma (Bernaya) | France. Part of posterior missing. Extremely rare | ||||
| 1014 | annulus (Monetaria) | Egypt. Possibly Pliocene. Chocolate brown | |||
| 1082 | balcombica (Eschatocypraea) | Victoria. One of the few complete specimens known. Information on request | ||||
| 1010 | brachypyga (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Rare, good specimens | ||||
| 1010b | brachypyga (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Rare, good specimen. Funny colour due to fossilization | ||||
| 1044 | cannoni (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. | ||||
| 1044a | cannoni (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1023 | caputserpentis (Monetaria) | Abrolhos Is. Pleistocene | ||||
| 1001c | caputviperae var. (Barycypraea) | Java (fossil). Very broad, extreme. Fantastic pattern and gloss | ||||
| 1061 | carolinensis (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Selected | ||||
| 1035 | caurica elongata (Erronea) | Tanzania. Glossy, attractive color. Subfossil f+/gem | ||||
| 1040 | chubbi (Afrocypraea) | Casts made from the unique holotype. Note these are not original shells but made of plaster and then painted. | ||||
| 1036 | cinerea (Luria) | Florida, dredged, giant size. Subfossil gd | ||||
| 1002 | columbraria (Schilderia) | France, Miocene. nice | ||||
| 1007 | contusa (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Slightly chipped specimens. Good value | ||||
| 1007b | contusa (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Very bulbous. Wonderfully malleate. Perfect shell | ||||
| 1007c | contusa var. (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Rostrate form. Perfect shell | ||||
| 1007d | contusa var. (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Rostrate form. Perfect shell. Very pretty | ||||
| 145c | cylindrica sowerbyana (Erronea) | W. Australia. Subfossil. Glossy | ||||
| 1064 | diegelae (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Uncommon | ||||
| 1011 | elegantior (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Nice shells, variable | ||||
| 1034 | erosa (Erosaria) | Tanzania. Glossy, peculiar color. Subfossil f+/gem | ||||
| 179 | esontropia var. (Cribrarula) | Mauritius. Golden subfossils. f/f+ | ||||
| 179g | esontropia var. (Cribrarula) | Mauritius. Golden subfossil. Full gloss. gem | ||||
| r119 | esontropia var. (Cribrarula) | Mauritius. Golden subfossil. gem | ||||
| 1016a | eximia (Umbilia) | Victoria. Heavy complete specimen, eroded but no reconstruction. | ||||
| 1016c | eximia (Umbilia) | Victoria. Complete specimen, no reconstruction. Two holes in the top, micro-chip posteriorly. | ||||
| 1016d | eximia (Umbilia) | Victoria. Showpiece, reconstructed anterior | ||||
| 1016e | eximia (Umbilia) | Victoria. Complete shell. Very rare like this | ||||
| 1024 | flavicula (Schilderia) | Nice condition, some pattern | ||||
| 1024a | flavicula (Schilderia) | Nice condition, spire blotch | ||||
| 1048 | floridana (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene | ||||
| 1048a | floridana (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Exceptional | ||||
| 1092 | garonetti (Schilderia) | Uncommon. Complete shells with minor defects | ||||
| 1079 | gastroplax (Palliocypraea) | Victoria. Complete base and labrum, good parts of the flages. Dorsum only retained above the margins. ideal for a careful reconstruction as most of the shell is there. Ultra-rare. Information on request | ||||
| 1021 | gigas (Gigantocypraea) | Victoria. Very attractive show-piece. Base complete, reconstruction to dorsum. Information on request. | ||||
| 205d | globulus var. (Pustularia) | Vietnam. Bright golden form, very attractive. Probably subfossil. gem | ||||
| 1091 | gourguesi (Trona) | France. Reasonable condition | ||||
| 1099 | gracilior (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Very variable in shape and size. Nice shells | ||||
| 1078 | grandis (Zonaria) | France. Extremely rare. Complete specimen, minimal repair to support dorsum | ||||
| 214a | granulata (Nucleolaria) | Hawaii. Giant subfossils | ||||
| 1046 | griffini (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. | ||||
| 1020 | hawaiiensis (Erosaria) | Hawaii. Yellow-golden subfossil. Glossy | ||||
| 225d | helvola argella (Erosaria) | Tanzania. Golden subfossils. Fully shiny. f+ | ||||
| 1067 | hertweckorum (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1089 | hierogylphica (Miolyncina) | Romania. Miocene. Hard to find | ||||
| 1073 | hughesi (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Very hard to get now. Typical condition, a bit rough | ||||
| 1062 | jenniferae (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Only one, rare | ||||
| 1057 | kalafuti (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Glossy, very nice | ||||
| 1057a | kalafuti (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1063 | kelleyi (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Only one, rare, exceptional condition | ||||
| 1065 | ketteri (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Only one | ||||
| 1086 | labrosa (Eocypraea) | Incredible condition. Information on request | ||||
| 1033 | lamarckii (Erosaria) | Tanzania. Glossy, peculiar color. Subfossil f+ | ||||
| 1030 | leptorhyncha (Umbilia) | Victoria. Stone-cast | ||||
| 1030a | leptorhyncha (Umbilia) | Victoria. Large, complete shell | ||||
| 1030b | leptorhyncha (Umbilia) | Victoria. Large, complete shell. Spire slightly squashed | ||||
| 1030c | leptorhyncha (Umbilia) | Victoria. Large, complete shell | ||||
| 1043 | leviathan (Lyncina) | Hawaii. Giant subfossils, gd/f | ||||
| 1059 | macbridae (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Good condition | ||||
| 1070 | marilynae (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1068 | metae (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1068a | metae (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Quite nice | ||||
| 1025 | moloni (Proadusta) | Hungary. Always squeezed | ||||
| 1025a | moloni (Proadusta) | Hungary. Always squeezed, posterior gone | ||||
| 1038 | moneta (Monetaria) | Sri Lanka. Honey colored glossy. Lovely shells. Subfossil f+/gem | ||||
| 1047a | mulepennensis (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition, often a bit flaky | ||||
| 1101 | murraviana (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Only a few. Hard to get | ||||
| 1027 | nebrites (Erosaria) | Egypt. Pleistocene | ||||
| 1052 | new1 (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Paper-thin, yet teeth fully formed. Spire broken. Only one, obviously a new species | ||||
| 378b | owenii owenii (Bistolida) | Mauritius. Subfossil. fine | ||||
| 1069 | parodizi (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Always eroded and rough | ||||
| 1039 | pellucens (Talostolida) | Hawaii. Glossy dwarf shells, subfossil gem | ||||
| 1046c | penningtonorum (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Rare species. Fantastic condition. Full pattern and gloss, micro-irregularities. f++ | ||||
| 1093 | pinguis (Proadusta) | France. Nice condition | ||||
| 1015a | platypyga (Zoila) | Victoria. Complete specimen with slight erosion | ||||
| 1045 | problematica (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Nice condition | ||||
| 1046b | problematica (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Fantastic condition. Full pattern and gloss, micro-irregularities and chip at anterior. f+ | ||||
| 1056 | problematica (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Typical condition | ||||
| 1056a | problematica (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Fantastic condition. Full pattern and gloss. Superbe | ||||
| 399b | pulchella pericalles | India. Subfossil. Very attractive | ||||
| 1009 | pygmaea (Notadusta) | Victoria. Very rare. Complete shells | ||||
| r109 | pyriformis var. (Erronea) | Sri Lanka. Golden gloss. Chipped terminal ridge. f+ | ||||
| 1013 | pyrulata (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Elongate, good condition | ||||
| 415a | quadrimaculata (Eclogavena) | Indonesia. Subfossil. | ||||
| 1090 | renardi (Propustularia) | France. Pretty, some spotting preserved | ||||
| 1066 | sarasotensis (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Lightweight. Uncommon | ||||
| 1008 | scalena (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Large shell. Small chip at posterior | ||||
| 1008a | scalena (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Large and perfect. rare | ||||
| 438b | semiplota annae (Staphylaea) | Hawaii. Golden subfossil. Quite spectacular. Micro-drill in side. Glossy | ||||
| 438a | semiplota semiplota (Staphylaea) | Hawaii. Golden subfossils. f+/gem | ||||
| 1005 | sp. cf piperita (Notocypraea) | Nullarbor Plains, Australia. Severel, rather complete shells | ||||
| 1094 | sp. (Erosaria) | Java, Pliocene. Half way between boivinii and miliaris. Good pattern | ||||
| 1041 | sp. (Mauritia) | Eritrea, Pleistocene. Embedded in matrix | ||||
| 1042 | sp. (Mauritia) | Eritrea, Pleistocene. Embedded in matrix | ||||
| 1031 | sp. (Notocypraea) | Flinders Is., Tasmania | ||||
| 1087 | sp. (Propustularia) | Romania. Unnamed species. Miocene. Interesting dentition | ||||
| 1083 | sp. (Zonaria) | Romania. Good pattern. Could be completely restored. | ||||
| 1075 | species (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Conchologically ectreme shell. Nice condition | ||||
| 1026 | splendens (Proadusta) | France. Average condition | ||||
| 1095 | subcontusa (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Complete shells | ||||
| 1001d | subglobosa (Proadusta) | France, Miocene. Uncommon | ||||
| 1100 | subpyrulata (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Elegant shells, great conditon | ||||
| 1098 | subregularis (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Only a few. Nice condition | ||||
| 1006 | subsidua (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Resembling scalena. Shells with minor problems | ||||
| 1096 | subsidua (Austrocypraea) | Victoria. Complete shells | ||||
| 457e | subviridis dorsalis (Erronea) | W. Australia. Eighty Mile Beach. Famous golden subfossil form. f++/gem | ||||
| 463a | sulcidentata var. (Lyncina) | Hawaii. Gigantic subfossil form. Amazing!! gd/f | ||||
| 1097 | tealei (Notoluponia) | Victoria. Very rare in good condition | ||||
| 1060 | transitoria (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Selected | ||||
| 1076 | triangularis (Megalocypraea) | Belgium, Eocene. Red-stained stone cast. Few specimens known | ||||
| 1071 | trippeana (Siphocypraea) | Florida Pliocene. Unmistakable species. Typical condition | ||||
| 1054 | unknown (?Schilderia) | Romanian miocene. Complete shell. | ||||
| 1055 | unknown (?Zonaria) | Romanian miocene. Complete shell. | ||||
| 1088 | utricularia (Schilderia) | Exceptional condition | ||||
| 1012 | victoriana (Notadusta) | Victoria. Rare, coplete shells | ||||
| 506b | vitellus f. dama (Lyncina) | Seychelles. Very good condition, full gloss subfossil | ||||
| 1049 | zietsmani (Barycypraea) | South Africa. Complete shell, close ancestor to fultoni. | ||||
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