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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
list # 13i25

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ID Shell: 383548
Species: Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, VERY LARGE! RARE FROM THIS AREA! SLIGHTLY JUVENILE - THUS THE LOW PRICE. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
Size: 90.4mm
Price: $20.00
list # 1026

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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
list # 44i24D

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ID Shell: 389912
Species: Cypraea barclayi (Reeve, 1857)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, HUGE! RARE SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIMEN! HYPER INFLATED! FROM AL SCHILLING COLLECTION!
Size: 30mm
Price: $350.00
list # 2126

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ID Shell: 390456
Species: Cypraea capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1989
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, RARE SUPER SUBSPECIES FROM FULLERS BAY! FROM SCHILLING COLLECTION! FOUND IN 1997!
Size: 26.8mm
Price: $75.00
list # 2326

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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
list # 13i25

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ID Shell: 392081
Species: Cypraea caputserpentis Linnaeus, 1758
Location: S.Africa
Description: Gem, VERY UNCOMMON SOUTH AFRICAN SPECIMEN! FROM AL SCHILLING COLLECTION!
Size: 32.9mm
Price: $6.00
list # 2726

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ID Shell: 384801
Species: Cypraea caurica elongata (Perry, 1811)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, OUR FIRST SPECIMEN FROM SOUTH AFRICA! FOUND IN 1972! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION!
Size: 34.5mm
Price: $25.00
list # 29i26D

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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
list # 32i26D

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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
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
list # 13i25

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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
list # 13i25

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ID Shell: 392105
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, VERY RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! GLOBOSE! FROM RICH KELLY COLLECTION
Size: 17.2mm
Price: $15.00
list # 2726

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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
list # 32i26D

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ID Shell: 386380
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, VERY RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! GLOBOSE! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION
Size: 22.8mm
Price: $30.00
list # 1326

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ID Shell: 386381
Species: Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F++, THE MOST UNUSUAL SHAPE! ELONGATED! VERY RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! GLOBOSE! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION
Size: 24.9mm
Price: $40.00
list # 1326

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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
list # 44i24D

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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) - ORIGINAL PRICE 150.00
Size: 7.7mm
Price: $90.00
list # 32i26D

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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: $280.00
list # 0826

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ID Shell: 318895
Species: Cypraea coronata (F. A. Schilder, 1930)
Location: S.Africa
Description: F, EVEN THOUGH IT LOOKS NICE, IT WAS CRACKED AND GLUED BACK - STILL A GOOD SPECIMEN IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ONE, ESPECIALLY AT THIS PRICE! (CON)
Size: 34.7mm
Price: $30.00
list # 1626

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ID Shell: 382270
Species: Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, WONDERFUL SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION!
Size: 23.1mm
Price: $50.00
list # 0326

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ID Shell: 305379
Species: Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: Gem, SHINY LIVE TAKEN CREAM COLORED SPECIMEN!(CON)
Size: 18.7mm
Price: $20.00
list # 46i24

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ID Shell: 389960
Species: Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, WONDERFUL LIVE-TAKEN CREAM SPECIMEN! FROM RICH KELLY COLLECTION!
Size: 19.6mm
Price: $20.00
list # 2226

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ID Shell: 390404
Species: Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+++, WOW! EXCEPTIONAL LIVE-TAKEN CREAM SPECIMEN! FROM AL SCHILLING COLLECTION!
Size: 22.9mm
Price: $30.00
list # 2326

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ID Shell: 390406
Species: Cypraea edentula J. E. Gray, 1825
Location: S.Africa
Description: F+, HUGE SPECIMEN FROM AL SCHILLING COLLECTION!
Size: 27mm
Price: $12.00
list # 2326

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