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Shells of the Hawaiian islands – The Sea Shells

S.AFRICA

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CYPRAEIDAE from S.Africa

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: 13i25

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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

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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: 33i25D

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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

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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

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ID Shell: 340023
Species: Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, RARE FROM THIS AREA! HUGE SPECIMEN! FOUND IN 1967! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 95.9mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 4125

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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

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ID Shell: 320006
Species: Cypraea barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, EXTREMELY RARE LIGHT COLOR FORM! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)
Size: 24mm
Price: $220.00
Offered in our list: 33i25D

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ID Shell: 368379
Species: Cypraea broderipii J. E. Gray, 1832
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, HARD TO GET! COLLECTED IN 1990S, HAS A COVERED OCTOPUS DRILL, SOLD BY BRIAN HAYES TO MIKE HART, WHO SOLD TO DOUG SNOOK
Size: 78.9mm
Price: $650.00
Offered in our list: 3225

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ID Shell: 368726
Species: Cypraea capensis Gray, 1828
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, NICE DARK BLOTCH ON DORSUM! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 27mm
Price: $45.00
Offered in our list: 3525

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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: 13i25

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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: 13i25

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ID Shell: 368533
Species: Cypraea castanea Higgins, 1868
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, EXTREMELY RARE NOWADAYS! DEAD TAKEN, BUT STILL NICE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 36mm
Price: $200.00
Offered in our list: 3325

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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

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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: 33i25D

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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: 13i25

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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: 13i25

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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
Offered in our list: 4225

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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
Offered in our list: 4225

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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: 13i25

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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

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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

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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

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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: 33i25D

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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: $600.00
Offered in our list: 33i25D

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