COWRIES

 

Cyp. moneta rhomboidal - 32mm, Gem, India. Rhomboidal shape with lumpy caloused margins. $8
Cyp. moneta rhomboidal - 31mm, Gem, India. Rhomboidal shape with lumpy caloused margins. $8

Cyp. moneta icterina - 36mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $6

BIG BRIGHT YELLOW!!!!

Cyp. moneta icterina - 36mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $4

LIGHT COLOR FORM!!!!

Cyp. moneta icterina - 36mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $6

GOLD ANNULUS BAND!!!!

Cyp. moneta icterina - 35.5mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $4

LIGHT COLOR FORM!!!!

Cyp. moneta barthelemyi - 36mm, Gem, India. $5
Cyp. moneta barthelemyi - 32mm, Gem, India. $5
Cyp. moneta barthelemyi - 29mm, Gem, India. $8 sold

Cyp. moneta - 21mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. $8 sold

RHOMBOIDAL SHAPE!!!

Cyp. moneta - 27mm, Gem, Philippines. $6

BRIGHT GOLDEN YELLOW!!!

Cyp. moneta rhomboides - 22mm, Gem, Western Australia. $8

Cyp. moneta tuberculata - 21mm, Gem, Mozambique. Beaut bright yellow with the unusual caloused margins and tubercled (lumpy or bumpy) base. $8

UNUSUAL SPECIMENS!!!

Cyp. moneta tuberculata - 18.5mm, Gem, Solomon Islands. Very caloused margins and tubercled (lumpy or bumpy) base. $8 sold

UNUSUAL SPECIMENS!!!

Cyp. moneta tuberculata - 23.5mm, Gem, North Queensland. Depressed shape with lumpy caloused margins. $3
Cyp. moneta (albino) - 23mm, Gem, Western Australia. $8
Cyp. moneta tuberculata - 28mm, Gem, Sri Lanka. Depressed shape with lumpy caloused margins. $8
Cyp. moneta tuberculata - 30mm, Gem, India. Depressed rhomboidal shape with lumpy flared caloused margins. $8
Cyp. moneta tuberculata - 28.5mm, Gem, India. Depressed rhomboidal shape with lumpy, flared caloused margins. $8

Cyp. moneta set - 23- 28mm, Gem. $12

SET OF DIFFERENT FORMS!!!

Cyp. obvelata - 16mm, Gem, Tahiti. $6
Cyp. obvelata - 16.2mm, Gem, Tahiti. $6

Cyp. obvelata - 18.75mm, Gem,Tuamoto Atoll. $5

BIG & BRIGHT!!!!

Cyp. obvelata - 24mm, Gem, Tahiti. $6

BIG!!!!

Cyp. obvelata - 25mm, Gem, Marquesas Is. $7

BIG!!!!

Cyp. obvelata - 23mm, Gem, Tahiti. $7

BIG!!!!

Cyp. obvelata nubilis - 23mm, Gem, Tuamotu Arch. $8 sold

ALBINO!!!

Cyp. obvelata nubilis - 21.5mm, Gem, French Polynesia. $8

ALBINO!!!

Cyp. labrolineata nashi - 28.2mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. $30

WORLD RECORD???

Cyp. labrolineata nashi - 23mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. $8

Cyp. labrolineata nashi (dwarf) - 11mm, Gem, New Guinea. $10

STUNNING LITTLE SPECIMENS!!!

Cyp. labrolineata nashi (dwarf) - 12mm, Gem, New Guinea. $10

STUNNING LITTLE SPECIMENS!!!

Cyp. labrolineata nashi - 23mm, Gem, Queensland. $8
Cyp. labrolineata - 23.3mm, Gem, Philippines. $6
Cyp. labrolineata - 22.2mm, Gem, Philippines. $6
Cyp. labrolineata - 22.8mm, Gem, Philippines. $6
Cyp. labrolineata - 21.9mm, Gem, Philippines. $6
Cyp. labrolineata - 15.5mm, Gem, Philippines. $4

Cyp. labrolineata helenae - 20mm, Gem, Philippines. Dark colored specimen. $10

BEAUT DARK SPECIMENS!!!

Cyp. labrolineata helenae - 19.3mm, Gem, Philippines. $12

Cyp. labrolineata helenae - 19mm, Gem, Philippines. $10
Cyp. labrolineata helenae - 18.9mm, Gem, Philippines. $10

Cyp. labrolineata helenae - 14mm, Gem, Philippines. $15

SPECIAL DWARF!!!

TWO TONE PATTERN!!!

Cyp. labrolineata set - 11-22mm, Gem. $12

SIZE COMPARISON SET!!!

Cyp. annulus (golden form) - 22mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. This unusual golden form is endemic to this location. A golden dorsum with orange ends, these are very unusual $10 each. sold

VERY UNUSUAL COLOR!!!!

Cyp. annulus (golden form) - 22mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. This is an enlargment of the above specimens, they are very unusual. $10 sold
Cyp. annulus (golden form) - 24mm, Gem, Southern Queensland. $10

Cyp. annulus (abnormal) - 19-26mm, F++/Gem, Nth. Queensland. These specimens from the one location with varying abnormalities - caloused margins, rostrated bases, varying ring changes from very light colored to blured and double rings. $5 each

STRANGE SPECIMENS!!!!

Cypraea annulus (albino form) - 25mm, Gem-, North Queensland, uncommon. Unusual form of one of the most common Cowries. $5

ALBINO!!!

Cypraea annulus (dark dorsum form, darker than photo) - 23mm, Gem, Queensland. $4

Cypraea annulus set - 13-26mm, Gem. $10

SIZE COMPARISON SET!!!

Cypraea annulus set - 13-26mm, Gem. $12

DIFFERENT FORM COMPARISON SET!!!

Cypraea martinii - 14.25mm, Gem, Solomon Is. $40 sold
Cyp. martinii - 13.2mm, Gem, Solomon Islands. $30

Cyp. martinii - 13.9mm, Gem, Sabah. $30

BEAUTIFUL LITTLE SPECIMENS!!!

Cyp. martinii - 13.9mm, Gem, Sabah. $30

Cyp. poraria - 23.2mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful little specimen with purple base. Good size also. $8

BIG and GREAT COLOR!!!

Cyp. poraria scarabeus - 19.5mm, Gem, Okinawa. $6

Cyp. poraria - 19mm, Gem, Philippines. $10

DARK COLOR!!!

Cyp. poraria - 16mm, Gem, India.Beaut purple base. $10 sold

VERY DARK COLOR FORM!!!

Cyp. poraria - 17.8mm, Gem, India. Beaut purple base. $10

VERY DARK COLOR FORM!!!

Cyp. poraria - 16mm, Gem, India. Beaut purple base. $8

DARK LITTLE BEAUTIES!!!

Cyp. poraria - 16mm, Gem, India. Beaut purple base. $8

Cyp. poraria - 19mm, Gem, India. Beaut specimen with purple margin skirt and purple base. $10

LITTLE BEAUTY!!!

Cyp. poraria scarabeus - 14mm, Gem, New Guinea. $6

BEAUT MAUVE BASES!!!

Cyp. poraria scarabeus - 16mm, Gem, New Guinea. $6
Cyp. poraria scarabeus - 15mm, Gem, New Guinea. $6
Cyp. poraria scarabeus - 14mm, Gem, New Guinea. $6

Cyp. poraria scarabeus - 20.2mm, Gem, New Guinea. $12

BIG!!!

Cyp. pallidula rhinoceros - 24.9mm, Gem, New Guinea. $6

BIG!!!

Cyp. pallidula rhinoceros - 24.9mm, Gem, New Guinea. $6
Cyp. pallidula rhinoceros - 20.4mm, Gem, New Guinea. $4

Cyp. pallidula rhinoceros - 21.3mm, Gem, New Guinea. $4

Cyp. pallidula rhinoceros - 13mm, Gem, New Guinea. $8

DWARF!!!

Cyp. dayritiana - 17.5mm, Gem, Philippines. $4

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