CHARLES J. GEERTS
 SHELLS & FOSSILS 
   

 

CYPRAEIDAE 

  acicularis Gmelin,1791 Florida, Brazil 18 mm. Gem
 
  Acicularis  Gmelin, 1791 Brazil 22 mm up. Gem  
  algoensis algoensis Gray ,1825 Sth Africa 24 mm. F+++.Excelllent color  
  algoensis sanfrancisca Chiapponi,1999 Sth Africa 21,4 mm. F++/G  
  angustata Gmelin, 1791 Australia    
  annulus Linne, 1758 Philippines    
  arabica  Linne, 1758 Philippines F++/G. 50 mm up   
  arabica immanis  Schilder & Schilder Madagascar 9I/92 mm. Fine +++  
  arabica immanis  Schilder & Schilder Madagascar 95,5 mm. F+/F++  
  arabica immanis    Magagascar 96,3 mm.F++  
  arabica asiatica  Schilder & Schilder India 29 mm. F+++  
  arabicula Lamarck, 1819 Panama 23 mm up  
  argus  Linne, 1758 Philippines 63mm. F++  
  argus contrastriata Perry, 1811 Madagscar 57 mm up. F+/G  
  armeniaca   Verco, 1912 Sth Australia 81 mm. F+/F++  
  armeniaca  Verco, 1912 Sth Australia 92 mm. F+/F++  
  artufelli  Jousseaume,1876 Japan 18 mm. G. One central darker band  
  asellus  Linne, 1758 Philippines 19 mm.up.F++  
  aurantium Gmelin Philippines 82 mm. F+  
  aurantium Gmelin Philippines 87mm. One growth line close to base.   
  aurantium Gmelin Philippines 94 mm. F++  
  aurantium Gmelin Philippines 80,9 mm. F+/F++  
  beckii Gaskoin, 1836 Philippines    
  bistrinotata Schilder & Schilder Philippines    
  boivinii  Kiener, 1843 Philippines 25/28mm.F+/Gem  
  camelopardalis Perry, 1811 Egypt 66 mm. F++  
  capensis Gray, 1828 Sth Africa 31 mm. F++ . very dark  
  capensis gonubiensis Massier, 1994 Sth Africa 25,8 mm. F++  
  caputdraconis Melvill, 1888 Easter Id. 25 mm up.F++  
  caputserpentis Linne, 1758 Madagascar 33 mm. F+/Gem  
  carneola  Linne, 1758 Philippines 23mm. F+++  
  carneola  Linne, 1758 Philippines 40 mm. F+++  
  caurica  Linne, 1758 PI and East Africa F+/Gem.45 mm up  
  caurica Linne, 1758 N. Caledonia 39 mm. Gem.Rostrate  
  cervinetta Kiener,1843 Panama    
  cervus  Linne, 1758 Florida    
  cicercula Linne, 1758 Philippines 20 mm up. Gem  
  cinerea  Gmelin, 1791 Florida 25 mm up. Gem  
  clandestina Linne, 1758 Philippnes 19 mm. up  
  comptonii comptonii Gray,1847 Australia    
  contaminata Sow, 1832 Philippines 12mm up.Gem  
  coronata Schilder, 1930 Sth Africa dark color.F+/Gem  
  coronata Schilder Sth Africa 28 mm. Dull on basal teeth.   
  coxeni hesperina Schilder and Summers, 1963 Salomons dull on base  
  cribraria Linne PI 27mm.Gem  
  cribraria melwardi   Australia half white  
  cylindrica Born, 1778 PI 27 mm up  
  diluculum Reeve, 1845 East Africa 22 mm. F++  
  diluculum  Reeve, 1845 East Africa 27 mm.F+/Gem  
  eglantina Duclos,1833 Philippines 76mm. Fine+  
  edentula Gray, 1825 Sth Africa spotted.21,9 mm. /gem  
  erosa  Linne, 1758 Philippines Gem  
  erosa Linne, 1758 Madagascar 43 mm up. F+/G  
  errones  Linne, 1758 N. Caledonia 29 mm. Gem  
  exusta Sow II Dahlak Ids    
  felina  Gmelin, 1791 Philippines 18 mm up. Gem  
  felina fabula Kiener, 1843 Oman 23 mm up. F+/Gem  

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fernandoi * Cate, 1969 Philippines 24 mm. F++  
  fimbriata * Gmelin, 1791 PI    
  friendii friendii  Gray, 1831 West Australia F+  
  friendii friendii Gray, 1831 West Australia 84 mm. F+  
  fuscodentata Gray, 1825 Sth Africa F+/gem. 32 mm up  
  fuscorubra Shaw, 1909 Sth Africa F+/gem.30 mm. excellent color  
  fuscorubra Shaw , 1909 Sth Africa 3&,7 mm. F++.Dull teeth  
  fuscorubra Shaw, 1909 Sth Africa 31,1 mm. F+/F++ . WHITISH FORM  
  gangranosa  Dillwyn, 1817 Thailand Gem  
  gaskoinii Reeve, 1846 Hawaii Gem. 17 mm  
  globulus Linne, 1758 Philippines 16 mm up  
  globulus Linne, 1758 Thailand 22mm up.Gem  
  gracilis  Gaskoin, 1849 Philippines 18 mm up..Gem  
  gracilis notata Gill,1958 West Australia 16mm up  
  granulata   Hawaii 27 mm up. F++  
  guttata Gmelin Philippines 44mm.F++  
  guttata azumai   China Sea 48-53 m. F+( nice dorsums but dull bases  
  guttata azumai   East China Sea 64 mm. F++.   
  hammondae raysummersi Schilder, 1960 Philippines 13 mm.up. Gem   
  hevola helvola Linne, 1758 PI 15 mm up  
  helvola helvola Linne,1758 Vietnam 25mm.Gem  
  helvola argella Melvill, 1888 East Africa 22 mm. Gem  
  helvola argella Melvill, 1888 East Africa 24 mm. Gem  
  helvola hawaiiensis  Melvill, 1888 Hawaii 20 mm up. Gem  
  hesitata Iredale, 1916 East Australia Good. chip in sipho  
  hirasei Roberts, 1913 PI 40,5 mm. Gem. great pattern and blotching  
  hirundo neglecta Sowerby,1837 PI 16 mm. up. Gem  
  histrio Gmelin, 1791 Dahlak Archipelago 60 mm. F+  
  histrio Gmelin, 1791 Madagascar 64 mm up. F+/G  
  humphreysii Gray, 1825   16,7mm. F++  
  humphresii Gray, 1825 Fijis 14 mm.F++  
  hungerfordi   East China Sea 41,7 mm. F++  
  hungerfordi   East China Sea 43 mm. F++  
  hungerfordi   East China Sea 35 mm up. F++  
  interrupta  Gray, 1824 Thailand    
  irrorata Gray, 1828      
  isabella Linne, 1758 PI 31mm up.F+++/Gem  
  labrolineata Gaskoin PI Gem. 21 mm!  

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lentiginosa Gray, 1825 India 26,2mm. F++  
  lentiginosa dancalica Jonidas + Nicolay Emirates poor dead  
  lamarcki Gray, 1825 East Africa 45 mm. Gem  
  lamarcki(faizbilderi?) Gray, 1825 Madagascar 33mm. F/G  
  langfordi Kuroda,1938 Philippines 50,5 mm. F+. Pale color  
  leucodon   Broderip,1828 PI 81mm. F+/F++  
  leviathan Schilder & Schilder Guam 81 mm. F+  
  limacina  Lk, 1810 PI 28 mm up. Gem  
  lutea  Gmelin, 1791 PI 18 m up  
  lutea  Gmelin, 1791 PI 24 mm. Gem  
  lynx Linne, 1758 PI Gem. 27 mm   
  lynx(1342) Linne PI 58mm up. Gem  
  maculifera. scindata* Lorenz, 2002 Cook Ids. 55mm up. F++  
  maculifera     64 mm.Gem  
  mappa Linne, 1758 PI 65mm up. cream base  
  mappa Linne, 1758 PI 90,9 mm. F++  
  mappa Linne, 1758 PI 71mm. Fine++. Pink base  
  mappa geographica Schilder & Schilder, 1933 East Africa 65mm up. F++  
  mappa rosea Gray,1824 Comores 67 mm.F++  
  mapppa subsignata   New Caledonia 66 mm. F++  
  martini martini   Kwajalein Atoll. 13,8 mm. F++  
  mauritiana Linne, 1758 PI 65-85 mm. F++/close to gem  
  mauritiana  Linne, 1758 Indonesia 52/55 mm. Dwarfs. Close to gem  
  moneta * Linne, 1758 PI    
  moneta icterina Lamarck, 1810 Zanzibar 35mm up. F+++  
  mus  Linne, 1758 Venezuela 45 mm up. Gem  
  nebrites Melvill,1888 Egypt 34 mm. Gem  
  nivosa   Thailand 37,5 mm. F+ Adult dwarf  
  obvelata Lk, 1810 Tuamotus 17-20 mm. Gem  
  ocellata  Linne, 1758 Ceylan 22-26 mm. Gem  
  ocellata  Linne, 1758 Ceylan 30 mm. Gem  
  onyx  Linne, 1758 PI 35 mm up. Gem  
  onyx Linne, 1758 PI 44 mm. Gem  
  onyx succincta

Linne, 1758

Thailand 34 mm up. F++  
  owenii vasta Schilder & Schilder,1938 Madagascar 15 mm  
  pallidula  Gaskoin, 1849 Philippines 16 mm up. Gem  
  pantherina  Lightfoot, 1786 Somalia 70 mm. F+/F++
Usual pattern
 
  pantherina  Lightfoot, 1786 Somalia 55mm. Unusual pattern. half dotted, half flammulated F.  
  picta Gray, 1824 Cabo Verde Ids. 22 mm up. F++  
  porteri  Cate, 1966 Philippines 44 mm.F+. Fantastic color  
  pulchella pericalles Melvill& Standen, 1904 India 34 mm F++(dull teeth).  
  pulchra Gray, 1824 Israel 47,5 mm. F+++  
  pyriformis  Gray, 1824 Philippines 26mm up. Gem.adult!  
  quadrimaculata   Philippines    
  robertsi  Hidalgo, 1906 Panama 21 mm up. Gem  
  sanguinolenta Gmelin, 1791 Senegal    
  saulae  Gaskoin, 1843 Philippines 20 mm up. Gem  
  saulae  Gaskoin, 1843 Philippines 25 mm up.F+++. Dark blotch  
  schilderorum  Iredale, 1939 Tuamotus 28 mm up.F++  
  staphylaea  Dautzenberg, 1932 East Africa 22 mm. Gem  
  staphylaea consobrina  Garrett,1879 Tahiti 10 mm . Gem  
  stercoraria Linne, 1758 Senegal 34 mm. fully adult  
  stercoraria        
  stercoraria Linne, 1758 Senegal rusted. very dark brown.F+  
  subteres violacincta Weinkauff, 1881 Tahiti 19 mm. Gem  
  subviridis  Reeve, 1855 East Australia 28 mm. Gem  
  stolida Linne, 1758 Philippines    
  stolida erythraensis Sowerby II, 1837 Red Sea    
  talpa  Linne,1758 PI 86,50 mm. F+  
  talpa  Linne,1758 PI 55 mm. F++  
           
  teres pellucens  Melvill,1888 Tahiti 25,1mm.F++/G  
  teres alisonae    Hawaii 30 mm.F++/G  

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testudinaria  Linne, 1758 PI 120 mm.F+  
  testudinaria  Linne, 1758 PI 90mm up  
  testudinaria  Linne, 1758 PI 100mm.F..even light brown color. Perfect example of cypraea in growing stage (juv)  
  tigris  Linne, 1758 PI 95 mm.F++   
  tigris  Linne, 1758 PI 59/73 mm. Gem fully adult and heavy.Black dots on white dorsum  
  tigris   Linne, 1758 PI Freak.F++. 75,4mm  

2805

tigris   Linne, 1758 Philippines Freak.70,5 mm.F+/F++  

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tigris   Linne, 1758 Philippines 61,1 mm.Light colored shell. F+F/F++(minor surface defects)  
  tigris* Linne Indonesia 60-80 mm. F/F+  
  turdus Lamarck, 1810 Red Sea    
  ursellus  Gmelin, 1791 PI The real one with posterior end ribbed. 12 mm up. Gem  
  ventriculus Lk,1810 Philippines 49mm.close to gem.Unusual color  
  ventriculus  Lk, 1810 P.I. 60 mm. F+++  
  ventriculus   Lk, 1810 PI 49,5 mm. F++  
  venusta episema Iredale, 1939 W. Australia 61 mm  
  venusta episema Iredale, 1939 W. Australia 51 mm  
  vredenburgi  Schilder, 1927 Sth Java 24,2 mm. gem  
  walkeri surabajensis  Schilder,1937 Philippines 25-31 mm.F++.   
  zebra  Linne, 1758 Brazil 75mm. F++  
  zonaria Gmelin, 1791 Gabon 26 mm. Gem  
  zonaria Gmelin, 1791 Senegal 29mm. F++.G  

 

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