Two At A Great Rate, 2 Takopoto Cypraea moneta Albinos On The Money & Rostrate!

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Please note: We have chosen to deaccess our entire shell collection so that we may expand our mineral museum and lapidary lab!
Please ask about any seashell species you are looking for as we still have over 1500 specimens remaining!
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Offering:
A Two-For-One Combo set of a common Cowrie species and its rarer albino rostrated form moneta tuberculosa!
All Cowries are beautiful, but some species are just more exquisite
than others. Iconic
Cypraea moneta
has been used as money barter for centuries!
Originally listed at
Specimen Highlights Include
:
Cypraea (Monetaria) moneta form tuberculosa
From: found in sand pocket on reef 10' - Takopoto, Tuamoto Islands, French Polynesia
Size = 23.5mm and 27mm respectively (per digital caliper)
we take
2 measurements and
the smaller
of the two is used.
Condition: Perfect Gems / stunning in person / from the 70's and seldom seen
Provenance:
Recent deaccession from the
Fleischer Museum
collection - We proudly present premier specimens from our permanent collection. Every one of our specimens was hand-picked over the past 48 years when we began seriously collecting specimen shells through an affiliation with the Chicago Shell Club and the Field Museum of Natural History. Obtaining Cypraea of top GEM quality takes a considerable effort in locating worthy specimens for close review. Parting with favorites like C. leucodon and C. fultoni was extremely difficult, but we were able to place those specimens into major collections. If you are a serious seashell collector and believe that certain shells can be an investment, then you will appreciate the opportunity to own this highly sought after and esteemed species in the family
Cypraeidae
.
All shell specimens have been properly housed in cabinets and stored away from direct light.
Complete locality/data labels provided.
You are purchasing former specimens from our permanent museum collection, and we guarantee you will be pleased!
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