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Shells of the Hawaiian Islands – The Land Shells

NIUE IS.

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Marine Gastropodes

CYPRAEIDAE

CYPRAEIDAE from Niue Is.

ID Shell: 375147
Species: Cypraea arabica L., 1758
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F+++, SUPERB SHINY SPECIMEN! OVERGLAZED BASE, LOOKS LIKE MADE OF PLASTIC!
Size: 39.2mm
Price: $15.00
Offered in our list: 3925

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ID Shell: 372182
Species: Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Location: Niue Is.
Description: Gem, SOLID SPECIMEN FROM RARE LOCALITY - ONE OF THE MOST ISOLATED! FOUND BY DOUG SNOOK IN 2002!
Size: 25.1mm
Price: $10.00
Offered in our list: 2925

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ID Shell: 375236
Species: Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F++, OVERGLAZED! BASE LOOKS LIKE PLASTIC! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 37.2mm
Price: $30.00
Offered in our list: 4025

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ID Shell: 368653
Species: Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824
Location: Niue Is.
Description: Gem, DARK SHINY SPECIMEN! HARD TO GET ANYTHING FROM NIUE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 37.8mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 3425

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ID Shell: 368654
Species: Cypraea depressa Gray, 1824
Location: Niue Is.
Description: Gem, DARK SHINY SPECIMEN! HARD TO GET ANYTHING FROM NIUE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 38.9mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 3425

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ID Shell: 368569
Species: Cypraea dillwyni Schilder, 1922
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F, VERY RARE! FROM A VERY ISOLATED PLACE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 11.1mm
Price: $25.00
Offered in our list: 3325

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ID Shell: 375274
Species: Cypraea humphreyii Gray, 1825
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F++, RARE LOCATION! FIRST TIME WE HAVE FROM THIS PLACE, POSSIBLY A LOCAL FORM!
Size: 14mm
Price: $30.00
Offered in our list: 4025

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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
Offered in our list: 4225

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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
Offered in our list: 4225

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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
Offered in our list: 4225

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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
Offered in our list: 4225

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ID Shell: 368861
Species: Cypraea tigris L., 1758
Location: Niue Is.
Description: F++, RARE LOCALITY! COLLECTED IN 2010, ORIGINAL LABEL INCLUDED
Size: 79.4mm
Price: $35.00
Offered in our list: 3625

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