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arabica immanis (45 Views)
70.8 mm, F++/Gem. Aliwal Shoal, KwaZulu-Natal, S. Africa. Super hard to get from this place as there are only a couple of divers collecting from here. Outstanding specimen with thick callused margins! |
$ 450 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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argus contracasta (32 Views)
62.6 mm, Gem-. Madagascar. Superb specimen of this distinct variety. Small size and outstanding color pattern, approaching the rariocellata form! |
$ 400 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 00:00 |
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bistrinotata bistrinotata f. jandeprezi (73 Views)
14.9 mm, Gem. Philippines. Subadult variety with no dorsal pustulation. |
$ 300 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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brevifrons (87 Views)
51.7 mm, F++/Gem. Cuba. Young and nearly perfect specimen. Dark and gorgeous! |
$ 150 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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bulbosa (180 Views)
39.8 mm, F+/F++. Australia. RARE! deep water species that is seldom available. Smooth but dull surface on the shell, an interesting characteristic present in some of the species in this genus. Slight growth line as seen in the image, still a fantasti |
$ 1800 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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cervus cervus (98 Views)
59.2 mm, F+. Rarity. Florida. Dwarf and overcast specimen! I have only seen just a couple of these shells with this grayish overcasting, it is very rare! Live taken from the Florida Keys. |
$ 450 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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cervus cervus (41 Views)
115.1 mm, F++/Gem. Florida. Collected by me back in 1991. A very nice large and inflated specimen! |
$ 550 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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comptonii f. casta (65 Views)
22.2 mm, Gem-. Australia. White dorsum with faintly spotted margins. Hard to get these. |
$ 550 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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Cribrarula francescoi var. Lorenz, 2002. (38 Views)
26.3 mm, Dead. Fort Dauphin (Taolagnaro), Madagascar. Gorgeous pattern and shape. Very inflated, mature, callused specimen. Rare this shape, even in dead taken condition. This is one of the most extreme specimens that I have held, absent from collect |
$ 450 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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Cypraeovula edentula sanfrancisca var. Chiapponi 1999. (122 Views)
19.9 mm, Gem-. S. Africa. Very rare variation from the Fish River area. Callused labrum and narrow aperture characterize this variety. Close to the nominate subspecies, very few in collections. This is the rarest shell in this auction! |
$ 1850 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 00:00 |
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dayritiana f. dani (81 Views)
16.4-20.4 mm, Gem-. Philippines. Large and small, outstanding specimens with great dorsal color pattern! |
$ 150 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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digitata (91 Views)
60.3 mm, F. Senegal. Interesting species of Xenophora. Seldom available, this live taken specimen comes from an old collection. |
$ 200 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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edentula nahoonensis (75 Views)
21.7-22.0 mm, Beach. S. Africa. A great looking set of two. Beach collected as usual, but still with fantastic color pattern and some gloss. Good shells! |
$ 200 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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floridana (121 Views)
83.3 mm, Fossil. Florida. A nice complete specimen of this large fossil cowry species. The only data accompanying the shell said Sarasota, so I can reasonably consider the APAC pit as the likely source for this specimen. |
$ 200 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 00:00 |
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Homalocantha species (168 Views)
Homalocantha anatomica pele (Pilsbry, 1918) 32.2 mm, F++/Gem. Hawaii. Homalocantha scorpio (Linnaeus, 1758). 43.0 mm, F++/Gem. Philippines. Homalocantha anatomica anatomica (Perry, 1811). 47.0 mm, F++/Gem. Philippines. These specimens are of particul |
$ 450 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 00:00 |
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hungerfordi hungerfordi (137 Views)
35.7 mm, Gem. Japan. Fantastic specimen that resembles the rare P. hungerfordi coucomi. Great shell! |
$ 300 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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lamarckii redimita (119 Views)
22.7-23.3 mm, Gem. Thailand. The true redimita. The forma name "phuketensis" is superfluous as this is exactly the shell as described by Melvill. This set shows the varying degree of callosity typical for this subspecies. |
$ 250 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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lisetae maricola (46 Views)
14.3 mm, Dead. Philippines. A nice dead representative specimen. The marginal spotting is still visible! Much better than most dead taken pieces, but better yet, this is the real thing! Most offered are immature bistrinotatas, so beware! From my stud |
$ 450 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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mappa curvati (105 Views)
74.4 mm, F++. Marquesas Islands. Rare! These cycle between periods of scarcity and complete abscence. This is a very nice dark, quality specimen. Fantastic basal blotch! Some minor irregularities do not detract whatsoever from this fabulous shell. |
$ 7850 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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mappa mappa (153 Views)
68.5 mm, F++/Gem. Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. Freaky dorsal pattern! Damage to the mantle and the shell resulted in this interesting pattern. Great shell! |
$ 250 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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marginata albanyensis (77 Views)
63.0 mm, F++. S. Australia. Rare variation! Specimen with a deeply concave base with very reduced and pale spotting. Interesting shell with only minor dorsal irregularities. |
$ 2250 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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martinetanus (175 Views)
21.4 mm, Gem-. Philippines. Gorgeous small specimen! Absolutely beautiful color and sculpture in this uncommon shell. |
$ 150 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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pulchra coucomorum (132 Views)
74.5 mm, F++. Australia. RARE! Very nice, natural lip with some chips. Hardly available anymore. |
$ 2250 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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ritae (317 Views)
28.1 mm, Gem-. Philippines. Beautiful orange and frilly deep water specimen! Others are offering this shell as C. ritae, but I am not 100% sure of the ID. Nonetheless, this is a very nice and attractive shell! |
$ 150 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 07:00 |
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roei (136 Views)
75.7 mm, F++/Gem. Australia. A nice specimen of this Australian species. |
$ 150 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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rosea ultraviola (103 Views)
74.0 mm, F+/Gem. Madagascar. Large and beautiful specimen! Slight issues, overall good quality. Big specimens are hard to get. |
$ 400 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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roseaflavescens (62 Views)
26.0 mm, Beach. S. Africa. Recently recognized species, beached as usual but still very nice. |
$ 100 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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testudinaria (151 Views)
74.5-126.0 mm, Gem-. Philippines. SIZE! Extremely heavy dwarf along with a large specimen demonstrating the extreme size variation within this species. Great quality and nice color patterns. Very hard to get these size extremes! |
$ 850 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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vitellus (87 Views)
21.5 mm, Gem. Philippines. Dwarf specimen! Very small with excellent quality. |
$ 200 bids | 0 bids | Closes Jan 01, 2025 - 14:00 |
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