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Bernaya teulerei, Oman, 50.2 mm, Gem(-), LARGE |
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Barycypraea fultoni massieri,
Mozambic, 71.9mm, F, typical granulose dorsum, (GSC),  |
280.00
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Syphocypraea mus mus, Venezuela, 39 mm, F+++ |
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Zoila decipiens, NW. Aus., 54.5mm, F+++/Gem, an almost perfect and Large specimen of the light coloured form, only from old collections, this quality is now hard to find in decipiens |
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Zoila decipiens, NW.
Aus., 50.5mm, F++/G, interesting specimen with mantle line contrasting
with the dark dorsum, unusual, |
24.00
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Zoila friendii, W. Aus., 74.2mm, Gem-, jet black base and pattern on a blue background, displays great, |
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Zoila friendii, W. Aus., 70mm, Gem, deep blue background |
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Zoila friendii, W. Aus., 88.7mm, F+, Large, "doctored" posterior extremity, "gluing" visible only after carefull inspection, looks GEM and displays well, nice pattern with some blue in the background and dark spots, true bargain for beginners, |
16.50
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Zoila friendii, W. Aus., 55.1 mm, Extra Gem, a very heavy specimen of the dwarf form, a lot of blue in the background, very globose with wider aperture, looks like vercoi, special and different |
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Zoila friendii, W. Aus., 46.7 mm, F+/Gem, an ULTRA DWARF specimen, rare this size |
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Zoila friendi vercoi, SW. Aus., 90mm, Gem-, very large, fat and globose, shining dorsum with hints of blue |
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Zoila jeaniana aurata, W. Aus., 56 mm, Extra(-), very nice dwarf specimen, trawled from deep water, nice base, a great rarity now, (a comparative image available). The best price on the net - great value |
890.00
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Zoila marginata marginata,
South of Cervantes - W. Aus., 58.6mm, F+++, a nice specimen of the
true marginata marginata form, very similar to the holotype
(see the picture for comparison
and also my remarks and proposal
of classification for the species), from deep water, just some irregularities
on the dorsum (as usual on marginata) but it displays well, great
value
very different from marginata "consueta", |
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Zoila marginata marginata f. consueta, W. Aus., 63.3mm, F++/Gem, Large, just one tiny inclusion in no way detracting, great value |
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Zoila marginata albanyensis, SW. Aus., 55.3mm, Gem-, china white dorsum, NO growth lines, always hard to find this quality in marginata, Good value |
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Zoila rosselli satiata, W. Aus., 50.4 mm, Extra(-), jet black Northern form with only a narrow dark honey gold window, OUTSTANDING specimen |
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Zoila rosselli rosselli, Rottnest I. - W. Aus., 50.2mm, F+++, very dark - almost black - dorsum and base, heavy and callous, just a very soft growth wave hidden by dorsal pattern and not detracting, (looks much better than in the picture), Good value, |
110.00
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Zoila rosselli rosselli, Dongara - W. Aus., 54.2mm, F+++, very heeavy, callous and flaring, large white window, just a couple of tiny bubles in nacre on the base, looks very nice, very rare from this area (close to Geraldton and Abrolhos Iss) |
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Zoila rosselli latistoma, Albany
- SW. Aus., 62.5mm, Extra-, perfectt Giant,heavy
and callous, this size and quality are hard
to find these days, |
450.00
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Zoila thersites, S. Australia, 64.1 mm., Extra, very dark specimen, over 75% black, simply the best quality available, always rarely available this quality in thersites, Super |
146.00
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Zoila thersites, S. Australia - Kangaroo I., 93.5 mm., F+/F++, a real monster, rarely seen this size, one very smooth growth line and two healed scars on the dorsum, otherwise gem, fantastic jet black base and margins, a show piece |
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Zoila venusta, Albany - South of W. Aus., 72.8 mm, Gem, dark patttern on light pink, very globose and LARGE |
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Zoila venusta roseopunctata, Esperance - SW Australia, 79.7mm., F++, great pattern, very large, |
285.00
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Zoila venusta roseopunctata,
Albany - SW Australia, 68.7mm., F+++, just a soft growth mark not detracing,
pink dorsum with brown spots, violet extremities, looks very nice, |
170.00
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Zoila venusta sorrentensis, W. Aus., 58.3mm, Extra, very dark, black blotches on the dorsum, displays great |
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Zoila venusta sorrentensis,
Rottnest I. - W Aus, 57.6mm., Gem, |
43.00
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Zoila venusta episema,
Rottnest I. - W Australia, 66.7mm., F++, unusual pattern, tiny sand
grains under the nacre but looks
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75.00
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Zoila venusta episema,
W Aus, 69.1mm., F++, very unusual orange base, |
65.00
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Zoila venusta episema, W. Aus., 64mm, Gem-, wonderful specimen with a nicely patterned dorsum and a quite unusual orange base, it could also be considered as a large form of sorrentensis |
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Zoila venusta episema, W. Aus., 79 mm, F+++, very small fault in nacre on the base but a dark GIANT with hints of blue at the top of the margins, something special, rarely seen this size and quality |
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