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CYPRAEIDAE from S.Africa

ID Shell: 324134
Species: Cypraea alfredensis (Schilder & Schilder, 1929)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, WONDERFUL RARE LIVE-TAKEN SPECIMEN! CREAM COLOR NO PATTERNS! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 22.3mm
Price: $180.00
Offered in our list: 28i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 327608
Species: Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, THE SMALL WORLD RECORD SIZE SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! CUTE SMALL SHELL!(CON)
Size: 15.8mm
Price: $40.00
Offered in our list: 13i25D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 326121
Species: Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, MONSTER WORLD RECORD SIZE SPECIMEN! FOUND IN 1979!FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)
Size: 32.6mm
Price: $120.00
Offered in our list: 28i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 313196
Species: Cypraea algoensis Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, GORGEOUS CREAM SPECIMEN! ALMOST NO SPOTS! (CON)
Size: 22.5mm
Price: $40.00
Offered in our list: 35i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 342364
Species: Cypraea algoensis permarginata Lorenz, 1989
Location: S.Africa
Description: B, RARE FREAK! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)
Size: 21.6mm
Price: $20.00
Offered in our list: 15i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 322602
Species: Cypraea amphithales (Melvill, 1888)
Location: S.Africa
Description: B, RARE! DEAD TAKEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 24.2mm
Price: $35.00
Offered in our list: 44i24D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 341272
Species: Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, RARE FROM THIS AREA! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 87.7mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 44i24D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 320006
Species: Cypraea barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, EXTREMELY RARE ALBINISTIC FORM! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 24mm
Price: $280.00
Offered in our list: 40i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 320922
Species: Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, SLENDER ATTRACTIVE AND ORNAMENTED SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 27.1mm
Price: $40.00
Offered in our list: 13i25D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 320926
Species: Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, EVERY LARGE FRESH DEAD SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 35.2mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 13i25D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 346209
Species: Cypraea castanea Higgins, 1868
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, RARE! JUVENILE AND LIP BROKEN BUT LIVE COLLECTED! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)
Size: 36.2mm
Price: $100.00
Offered in our list: 28i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 330143
Species: Cypraea chinensis tortirostris (Sowerby III, 1906)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, IMPRESSIVE SMALL SIZE! UNIQUE SHAPE! RARE! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 11.6mm
Price: $50.00
Offered in our list: 44i24D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 330173
Species: Cypraea chinensis tortirostris (Sowerby III, 1906)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, THE MOST STRANGE SPECIMEN OF THIS RARE SUBSPECIES! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 19mm
Price: $160.00
Offered in our list: 40i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 337375
Species: Cypraea chinensis tortirostris (Sowerby III, 1906)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, IMPRESSIVE WORLD RECORD SMALL SIZE! UNIQUE SHAPE! RARE! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION - REDUCED PRICE (CON)
Size: 9.1mm
Price: $60.00
Offered in our list: 13i25D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 337376
Species: Cypraea chinensis tortirostris (Sowerby III, 1906)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, THE CRAZIEST SPECIMEN YOU EVER SAW! LOOKS LIKE A MELTED SHELL! RARE! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION - REDUCED PRICE (CON)
Size: 24mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 13i25D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 324682
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, VERY RARE SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIMEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)
Size: 16.1mm
Price: $30.00
Offered in our list: 44i24D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 346934
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: B, GIANT! DEAD TAKEN WITH A HOLE, BUT VERY HARD TO GET THIS SIZE! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)
Size: 29.2mm
Price: $20.00
Offered in our list: 13i25D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 321605
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, VERY RARE SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIMEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)
Size: 28.7mm
Price: $50.00
Offered in our list: 44i24D (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 321608
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, VERY RARE SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIMEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)
Size: 23.8mm
Price: $50.00
Offered in our list: 40i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 317376
Species: Cypraea clandestina passerina (Melvill, 1888)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, ONE OF THE SMALLEST COWRIES WE EVER SAW! WORLD RECORD FOR SMALL SIZE! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 7.7mm
Price: $150.00
Offered in our list: 28i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 352085
Species: Cypraea cohenae Burgess, 1965
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, HUGE REGISTERED WORLD RECORD SIZE! COLLECTED IN 1970, EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)
Size: 34.3mm
Price: $750.00
Offered in our list: 3024 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 320509
Species: Cypraea connelli (Liltved, 1983)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, NEW WORLD RECORD FOR SMALL SIZE SPECIMEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)
Size: 17.9mm
Price: $220.00
Offered in our list: 40i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 331823
Species: Cypraea connelli peelae Lorenz, 2002
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, RARE! GIANT WORLD RECORD SIZE! DEAD TAKEN SHELL BUT IN GOOD CONDITION! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! IMPRESSIVE! (CON)
Size: 31.2mm
Price: $300.00
Offered in our list: 3724 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 336428
Species: Cypraea connelli peelae Lorenz, 2002
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, RARE! DWARF DEAD TAKEN SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION, SOLD BY FELIX LORENZ (CON)
Size: 19mm
Price: $140.00
Offered in our list: 40i24 (stock in italy)

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ID Shell: 336560
Species: Cypraea contaminata distans Schilder & Schilder, 1938
Location: S.Africa
Description: B, REGISTERED WORLD RECORD SIZE FOR SMALL BARCLAY - BUT IT IS NOT THIS SPECIES... COLLECTED IN 1973 - EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (HE CERTAINLY PAID WAY MORE THAN THAT...) (CON)
Size: 11.3mm
Price: $5.00
Offered in our list: 3923 (stock in italy)

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