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List #4225

Family: TROCHIDAE
ID Shell: 375872
Species: Ethminolia probabilis Iredale,1924
Location: Australia
Description: F+, NICE SHINY, PATTERNED SPECIES! FIRST TIME WE HAVE FOR SALE FROM AUSTRALIA! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 6.3mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: TROCHIDAE
ID Shell: 375877
Species: Trochus viridis (Gmelin, 1790)
Location: N.Zealand
Description: F++, VERY UNCOMMON SPECIES! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o
Size: 17mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: ANGARIIDAE
ID Shell: 375768
Species: Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842)
Location: Philippines
Description: F++, LONG CURVED SPINES, VERY NICE AND LARGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION! W/O
Size: 73mm
Price: $40.00

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Family: EPITONIIDAE
ID Shell: 375767
Species: Amaea magnifica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
Location: Taiwan
Description: F+, HUMONGOUS! VERY HARD TO GET SPECIMENS OVER 100MM! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 100.7mm
Price: $45.00

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Family: STRUTHIOLARIIDAE
ID Shell: 375845
Species: Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neefs, 1970)
Location: N.Zealand
Description: F++, LIVE TAKEN OFF MISSION BAY IN AUCKLAND IN 1990s, COLLECTED BY BRUCE HAZELWOOD. W/O
Size: 45.6mm
Price: $15.00

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Family: STRUTHIOLARIIDAE
ID Shell: 375837
Species: Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)
Location: N.Zealand
Description: F++, LARGE SOLID SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK! W/O
Size: 73.5mm
Price: $18.00

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Family: ROSTELLARIIDAE
ID Shell: 376059
Species: Rostellariella delicatula (G. Nevill, 1881)
Location: Arab Emirates
Description: F++, NICE SHINY REDDISH BROWN! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 51.5mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375808
Species: Cypraea arabica L., 1758
Location: P.N.Guinea
Description: F++, SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ANDRE JENKINS IN 1880s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 39.2mm
Price: $10.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375809
Species: Cypraea arabica L., 1758
Location: P.N.Guinea
Description: F++, SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ANDRE JENKINS IN 1880s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 49.6mm
Price: $10.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375748
Species: Cypraea cernica Sowerby, 1870
Location: Mauritius
Description: F+, RARE! DEAD TAKEN, BUT STILL NICE - THE SECOND SPECIMEN ON OUR DATABASE!
Size: 18.4mm
Price: $30.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375818
Species: Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791
Location: Fiji
Description: Gem, HARD TO GET FROM FIJI! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1982. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 39mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375816
Species: Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamarck, 1811
Location: Comores
Description: Gem, SPARSE LIGHT PURPLE SPOTS ON CREAM SIDES! RARE LOCATION! COLLECTED IN 1968, EX.COLL. ADRIENNE PULHAM
Size: 31.4mm
Price: $10.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375747
Species: Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, GLOBOSE! RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 33.2mm
Price: $50.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375743
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, VERY RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! SHINY, BEAUTIFUL COLOR! COLLECTED BY F. DALGARNO IN 1971
Size: 19.8mm
Price: $45.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375663
Species: Cypraea cylindrica lenella Iredale, 1939
Location: Australia
Description: F+++, MELANISTIC SPECIMEN, RARE IN AUSTRALIA! EX.COLL. NOEL TAYLOR
Size: 29.2mm
Price: $25.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376017
Species: Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
Location: Australia
Description: Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988!
Size: 30.2mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376018
Species: Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
Location: Australia
Description: Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988!
Size: 30.7mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376020
Species: Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
Location: Australia
Description: Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988!
Size: 31.6mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376021
Species: Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
Location: Australia
Description: Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! LARGE BLOTCH ON DORSUM!
Size: 31.8mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376022
Species: Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
Location: Australia
Description: Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! VERY DARK PATTERNS, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE LOT!
Size: 31.9mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375802
Species: Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888
Location: Samoa
Description: Gem, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 2012. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 32.2mm
Price: $10.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375803
Species: Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888
Location: Samoa
Description: Gem, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 2012. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 37.4mm
Price: $10.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375993
Species: Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
Location: Australia
Description: F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
Size: 18mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375994
Species: Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
Location: Australia
Description: F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
Size: 18.3mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375995
Species: Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
Location: Australia
Description: F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
Size: 18.8mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375996
Species: Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
Location: Australia
Description: F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
Size: 18.8mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375997
Species: Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
Location: Australia
Description: F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
Size: 19.8mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375998
Species: Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
Location: Australia
Description: F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
Size: 20mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376001
Species: Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888
Location: Hawaii
Description: Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1975 - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED
Size: 17.7mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376003
Species: Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888
Location: Hawaii
Description: Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1975 - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED
Size: 17mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376004
Species: Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888
Location: Hawaii
Description: Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1971 IN THE BIG ISLAND - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED
Size: 18mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376091
Species: Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791
Location: Tanzania
Description: F++, NICE PATTERNS! COLLECTED ON ZANZIBAR IN 1967, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 55.9mm
Price: $18.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376005
Species: Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002
Location: Solomon Is.
Description: F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON)
Size: 26.6mm
Price: $18.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376007
Species: Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002
Location: Solomon Is.
Description: F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON)
Size: 28.8mm
Price: $18.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376008
Species: Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002
Location: Solomon Is.
Description: F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON)
Size: 28.8mm
Price: $18.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376010
Species: Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002
Location: Solomon Is.
Description: F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON)
Size: 29mm
Price: $18.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375812
Species: Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F+, OVERGLAZED SPECIMEN! THICK AND HEAVY, SOME BUBBLES UNDER THE NACRE, BUT THE SHELL IS AMAZING! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 49.9mm
Price: $35.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375806
Species: Cypraea moneta barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F+, NICE PAIR FROM AN ISOLATED PLACE! THERE IS AN OCTOPUS DRILL ON TOP OF THE LARGER SPECIMEN, BUT THE SHAPE IS GREAT! (WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE OCTOPUSES? DON´T THEY KNOW THE HOLES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE BOTTOM PART??)
Size: 20-28mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376011
Species: Cypraea nucleus L., 1758
Location: Japan
Description: Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON)
Size: 21.9mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376012
Species: Cypraea nucleus L., 1758
Location: Japan
Description: Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON)
Size: 22mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376013
Species: Cypraea nucleus L., 1758
Location: Japan
Description: Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON)
Size: 22.4mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376014
Species: Cypraea nucleus L., 1758
Location: Japan
Description: Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON)
Size: 23.8mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 376015
Species: Cypraea nucleus L., 1758
Location: Japan
Description: Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON)
Size: 23.8mm
Price: $8.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375799
Species: Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F+, ULTRA SHINY! FANTASTIC LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN, FROM AN UNIQUE LOCALITY! HAS AN OCTOPUS DRILL, BUT HAS DARK COLOR AND THE MANTLE MARGINS ARE BEAUTIFUL
Size: 31mm
Price: $15.00

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Family: CYPRAEIDAE
ID Shell: 375800
Species: Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F+, NICE GLOBOSE SPECIMEN, SLIGHTLY JUVENILE, BUT IT IS HARD TO GET SHELLS FROM NIUE, AND IF YOU SPECIALIZE IN CYPRAEA THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION!
Size: 30.3mm
Price: $15.00

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Family: TONNIDAE
ID Shell: 375727
Species: Malea pomum (L., 1758)
Location: Fiji
Description: F++, HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, WE ONLY HAD ONE FROM BUNNIE COOK! COLLECTED IN 1980s. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 61.7mm
Price: $12.00

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Family: TONNIDAE
ID Shell: 375728
Species: Malea pomum (L., 1758)
Location: Solomon Is.
Description: F++, BEAUTIFUL DARK SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1966 BY REVEREND E.C. LEADLEY (1905-2000). LEADLEY WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DISTRICT (I WILL INCLUDE HIS BRIEF LIFE DESCRIPTION IN A CARD). EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 59.9mm
Price: $25.00

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Family: RANELLIDAE
ID Shell: 375919
Species: Ranella olearium (L., 1758)
Location: N.Zealand
Description: F+, NICE LARGE SPECIMEN, RARE FROM THIS AREA! TRAWLED IN 1980s IN DEEP WATER, WITH FULL PERIOSTRACUM - LOOKS NICE UNDERNEATH, BUT WE DECIDED TO KEEP IT AS IS. FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION
Size: 167mm
Price: $40.00

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Family: CHARONIIDAE
ID Shell: 375921
Species: Charonia rubicunda (G. Perry, 1811)
Location: N.Zealand
Description: F+, HARD TO GET FROM NEW ZEALAND! NOT LIVE TAKEN, BUT HAS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND SHAPE! COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK
Size: 151mm
Price: $45.00

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Family: CYMATIIDAE
ID Shell: 375914
Species: Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)
Location: N.Zealand
Description: F+, LARGE, VERY SLENDER! ALMOST COMPLETELY SMOOTH, NO THICK RIDGES LEFT BEHIND. W/O
Size: 117.8mm
Price: $30.00

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