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Archivolva alexbrowni - Lorenz, 2012
Egypt. Hurghada. Giftun Island. Dived at 20m. 2012.
F+++ / 18mm
#29522
elegant, elongate species. Rare.
250.00 EUR
Euprotomus hawaiensis - (Pilsbry, 1907)
Hawaiian islands. NW Oahu. Nehoa island. In crab trap at 200m. July 1987.
F+ / 81mm
#33376
fresh dead with only a little erosion. Very good colour and absolutely no scars near the lip, like ever so often in this species.
580.00 EUR
Penion mandarinus - Duclos, 1832
Australia. SA. Kangaroo island. August 1991.
F / 150mm
#33350
Proto gone, some sponge attacks and two growth lines. Current WRS 156mm. Large specimen of this now seldomly offered species.
25.00 EUR
Callistocypraea broderipii - (Gray, 1832)
South Africa. Natal. Aliwal shoals. Dived in cave at 35-55m.
F++ / 73mm
#33258
A few small irregularities under the callus. Low mantle line. Large dots.
1400.00 EUR
Callistocypraea broderipii - (Gray, 1832)
South Africa. Natal. Aliwal shoals. Dived in cave at 35-55m.
F++ / 79mm
#33257
Two tine scratches in upper callus. Slighly distorted. Dense and clear pattern.
1600.00 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
Palmulacypraea boucheti - Lorenz, 2002
Taiwan. Peng-Hui island. Trawled at ca 200m. May 2018.
F+++ / 18mm
#23989
live-taken. Very nice high dark blotch on left margin.
280.00 EUR
Austrasiatica langfordi poppeorum - Lorenz and Chiapponi, 2017
Philippines. Balut island. In tangle nets at 120-180m. August 2018.
F++ / 55mm
#24717
small stressline. Vivid margins.
350.00 EUR
Austrasiatica hirasei fma philippiana - Raybaudi, 1981
Philippines. Samal Island. In tangle nets at 90-120m. July 2007.
F++ / 44mm
#32764
fantastic pattern. Strong margins with large dark dots.
200.00 EUR
Entemnotrochus rumphii - (Schepman, 1879)
Philippines. Mindanao. Balut island. In tangle nets at 250m. Summer 2020.
F++ / 103mm
#32518
w/o. Very nice colour with lots of pink, red and yellow. superb quality. The rarer Philippine form.
580.00 EUR
Morum morrisoni - Monsecour, Lorenz and Monsecour, 2020
Australia. Queenland. Capricorn Channel. Trawled at 80-100m.
PARATYPE
F+++ / 58mm
#32371
Paratype from our private collections.
90.00 EUR
Austrasiatica langfordi poppeorum - Lorenz and Chiapponi, 2017
Philippines. Aliguay island. in tangle nets at 60-120m. June 2004.
F+++ / 61mm
#31871
380.00 EUR
Raybaudia porteri porteri - (Cate, 1966)
Philippines. Balut island. In tangle nets at 120-180m. August 2018.
F++ / 48mm
#25286
Very nice colouration with dark spots just above the rather high margins. Rather broad and 'flattened' specimen. Tiny nacre spot at mid-dorsum.
180.00 EUR
Cassis patamakanthini - Parth, 2000
Australia. WA. off False Entrance. 110 m deep.
F / 33.8mm
#31819
Dead-taken (hence the grading): waterstains on columella and inside aperture. Small chips on sipho. Very rare species. Large (usually not exceeding 27mm).
420.00 EUR
Zoila rosselli edingeri fma satiata - Lorenz, 2002
Australia. WA. Quobba. May 2002.
F+ / 56.9mm
#31694
Small chips on inside of posterior canal. Some tiny water-inclusions (?) in base. Very dark specimen with some reddish.
650.00 EUR