Top shells
Barycypraea fultoni amorimi - Raybaudi, 1990
Mozambique. Trawled by Russian vessels at 300-400m. 1990s.
F++ / 73.6mm
#43979
Live-taken. Splendid pattern. Tiny attempted octopus attack on base.
1650.00 EUR
Kioconus lecourtorum - (Lorenz, 2011)
Mauritius. St Brandon Shoal. Lunch Island. In coral rubble in shallow water. June 2015.
F++ / 11mm
#43204
Very nice quality. Hardly ever available due to its locality.
500.00 EUR
Austroconus sydneyensis - (Sowerby, 1887)
Australia. New South Wales. Coffs Harbour. Dredged at 120m.
F+ / 31mm
#43202
Tiny chips in lip and small ventral line. Great rarity!
1200.00 EUR
Cypraeovula volvens - Fazzini and Bergonzoni, 2004
South Africa. Port Alfred area. Fish River Dredged at 90 m. March 2018.
F++ / 21mm
#43191
1000.00 EUR
Cypraeovula volvens - Fazzini and Bergonzoni, 2004
South Africa. Port Alfred. Dredged at 90 m. March 2018.
F+ / 23mm
#26675
Two tiny attempts to octopus hole: one on the base and one on the edge of the margin. Very rare species.
1000.00 EUR
Cypraeovula castanea malani - Lorenz and De Bruin, 2009
South Africa. Agulhas area. Danger Point. Dived at 30-35m. April 2012.
F++ / 23mm
#42914
Live-taken, very nice pattern. Not perfectly rounded, but no defects.
1500.00 EUR
Cassis patamakanthini - Parth, 2000
Australia. NWA. South Passage. By ROV at 90m.
F++ / 28mm
#42905
live-taken. Sipo very slightly rough.
1900.00 EUR
Haliotis rugosa rodriguensis - Owen, 2013
Rodriguez island. Trou d'Argent. Among rocks at 1m. April 2022.
F+++ / 34mm
#42902
200.00 EUR
Luria pulchra pulchra - (Gray, 1824)
Sudan. Port Sudan. Wreck of MV Umbria. Dived at 20m.
F++ / 76.6mm
#42875
Small hairline. Large. Impressive shell!
1100.00 EUR
Callistocypraea broderipii - (Gray, 1832)
South Africa. Natal. South Coast. Dived in cave.
F++ / 92.5mm
#42869
Large, bulbous. Tiny spot in edge of mantle line.
4500.00 EUR
Zoila jeaniana jeaniana - (Cate, 1968)
Australia. WA. off Geraldton. Dived. December 1994.
F+++ / 65mm
#42777
Very nice pattern. Hard to get these days.
450.00 EUR
Tonna dolium - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Philippines. Palawan. From fishermen. April 2010.
F+ / 121mm
#22981
Freak specimen with almost flat spire and strongly angulated shoulders.
40.00 EUR
Phalium evdoxiae - Morrison, 2016
Australia. Joseph Bonaparte Gulf. off Kimberleys. 110m deep. From prawn fishermen. 2022.
F+ / 82mm
#41713
Very nice specimen of the most recently described and rarest Phalium.
420.00 EUR
Zoila eludens eludens - Raybaudi, 1991
Australia. WA. Exmouth. Murion island. Dived on sponges at 35-40m. 2017.
F++ / 64mm
#33254
small line under callus in aperture. High back,nicely rounded. Dense pattern.
1200.00 EUR
Cassis tuberosa - (Linnaeus, 1758)
Bahamas, South Andros, Kemps Bay, Dived at 5-15m, January 2013.
F+ / 151mm
#18191
w/o. Nice specimen with good canal, some erosion on upper knob.
40.00 EUR