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GENUS - UMBILIA
There is some misunderstanding with regard to some of the different Umbilia species. This comparison photo highlights some of the shell characteristics differencing these species.
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You can see from the photo the protruding anterior canals of capricornica, petilirostris and oriettae compared to the broad snub nose of the beddomei. You can also see the difference in shape with bedomei having a more broader, rounded, inflated shell structure than the other three. The snub nose and smaller size also differences beddomei from hesitata.
Cyp. howelli - 94mm, Gem, New south Wales. $450
Impossible to get now except for old collections.
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Cyp. orriettae - 57mm, F+++, Queensland. Near impossible to obtain now. $1,200 |
Have only had one in 3 years. VERY RARE!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 65mm, F+++, Queensland. $250 |
Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 61mm, F++ (no scars), Queensland. $150 |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 103.5mm, Gem, Western Australia. Beautiful bright orange specimen. $180 sold BIG!!!, BIG!!!, BIG!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 95mm, Gem, Western Australia. Beautiful light apricot colored specimen. $150 sold | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 96mm, Gem-, Western Australia. Another light colored specimen, nicely humped. $150 LIGHT COLOR FORM!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 90mm, Gem, Western Australia. Another beautifuly patterned specimen. $140 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 88mm, Gem-, Western Australia. Nice bright pattern. $120 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 90mm, Gem, Western Australia. Has 2 brown spots 5mm in diameter on front of shell. Unusual. $140 sold | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 89.5mm, F+++, Western Australia. Unusual colored margin band. $120 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 91mm, Gem, Western Australia. Unusual spotted form similar to westralica. $140 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 90mm, F++(minor faults only, no scars), South Australia. $60 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 76mm, F++(very minor faults, almost unnoticeable), South Australia. $40 BEAUT LITTLE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca - 80mm, F++(20mm scar), South Australia. $20 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca (juvenile) - 81mm, F++, Western Australia. $8 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 76mm, Gem, Western Australia. Beaut specimen with nice dark patterned dorsum and light apricot margins and base. $120 sold GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 82.5mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $250 BEAUT COLOR!!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 77mm, Gem, Western Australia. $120 JUST ARRIVED, SPECIAL PRICE!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 76mm, Gem, Western Australia. $120 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 82.3mm, Gem, Western Australia. $140 sold | |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 79mm, Gem, Western Australia. $120 sold | |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 80mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $120 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 79mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $120 | |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 75.5mm, Gem, Western Australia. $180 BEAUT DARK PATTERNED SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cyp. armeniaca westralica - 75mm, F+++, Western Australia. Very solid small specimen. $150 | |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 87mm, F+++, New South Wales, trawled 200mts.$30 sold ALMOST ALBINO (HOWELLI) !!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 95.9mm, Gem, New South Wales. $50 ALMOST ALBINO (HOWELLI) !!!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 103mm, Gem-, New South Wales. $80 sold BIG BEAUTY !!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 103mm, F+++, New South Wales. $60 LIGHT COLOR FORM!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 98mm, Gem, New South Wales. $90 GEM SPECIMENS VERY HARD TO OBTAIN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 104.7mm, F++/F+++(minor polish indentations), New South Wales. $60 BIG!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 86mm, F+++, Victoria. $40 | |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 81.3mm, F++/F+++, New South Wales. $30 |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 94mm, Gem, New South Wales. $30 sold SUBERB SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 90.5mm, F++, New South Wales, trawled 200mts.$15 | |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 99mm, F++(no scars), New South Wales. $10 |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 94mm, F++(no scars), New South Wales. $40 DARK PATTERN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 74.5mm, F+++, New South Wales. $30 |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 71.5mm, Gem, New South Wales. $60 SUBERB DWARF!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 84mm, Gem-, Victoria. $60 UNUSUAL SPOTTED PATTERN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 77mm, F++/F+++, New South Wales. $35 | |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 79mm, F+++, Victoria. $60 SMALL NICELY PATTERNED SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata - 98.5mm, F+++, Victoria. $80 | |
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Cypraea hesitata - 96mm, F+++, Victoria. $80 | |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 81mm, F++/F+++, Victoria. $60 UNUSUAL LIGHT COLOR FORM!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 98mm, F+++, Victoria. $80 LIGHT COLORED SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata - 92.5mm, Gem-, Victoria. $50 | |
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Cypraea hesitata - 89mm, F++/F+++, Victoria. $40 | |
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Cypraea hesitata - 94mm, Gem-, Victoria. $50 | |
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Cypraea hesitata hesitata - 101mm, F+++, Victoria. $150 LIGHT COLORED SPECIMEN!!! ALMOST HOWELLI - BIG!!! |
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#S01 Cyp. howelli - 91.1mm, F++/F+++, Victoria. $200 ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO GET NOW!!! |
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#S19 Cyp. howelli - 82.5mm, F++, Victoria. $120 | |
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Cyp. howelli - 90.5mm, Gem, New south Wales. $380 | |
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beddomei |
- identified by smaller size and less protruding nose. | |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 66mm, F+++, New South Wales. $80 sold | |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 69mm, F+++, New South Wales. $80 sold | |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 80.6mm, F+++, New South Wales. $80 BIG SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 75mm, F+++, Queensland. $70 BIG SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 74mm, F+++, New South Wales. $70 |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 73.6mm, Gem, New South Wales. $80 | |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 64mm, Gem-, New South Wales. $120 VERY SMALL, BEAUT PATTERN!!! SPECIAL SPECIMEN, JUST ARRIVED!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 62mm, F+++, New South Wales. $120 VERY SMALL!!! |
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Cypraea hesitata beddomei - 60.9mm, F+++, New South Wales. $140 VERY SMALL!!! |
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portlandensis |
- newly named, identified by location, less protruding nose and flatened posterior extremity, indented spire, and more rounded base. | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 91mm, F++/F+++, Victoria. $120
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 78.6mm, F+++, Victoria. $180 sold | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 95mm, F+++, Victoria. $120 | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 89mm, Gem-, Victoria. $180 | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 89mm, F+++, Victoria. $140 |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 81.5mm, F++, Victoria. $120 | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 77.6mm, F++/F+++, Victoria. $120 | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 95mm, F+++, Victoria. $250 | |
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Cypraea hesitata portlandensis - 99mm, F++, Victoria. $100 | |
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- identified by small location range (Southern Queensland), brown extremities and base, finer teeth confined to mouth and almost non existant towards columellar poterior end. | |
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Cypraea Umbilia oriettae - 61.6mm, Gem, Queensland. $550 sold | |
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Cypraea Umbilia oriettae - 74.2mm, F+++,Queensland. $650 sold BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia oriettae - 75mm, F+++,Queensland. Solid heavy specimen. $520 sold VERY DIFFICULT TO OBTAIN!!! THIS NEW SPECIES SOUGHT AFTER!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia oriettae - 72mm, F+++, Queensland. Lighter deep water specimen. $600 sold BIG SIZE!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia oriettae - 61.7mm, F++(minor faults), Queensland. Near impossible to obtain now, only one found in 2 years. $400 sold JUST ARRIVED, VERY RARE!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia oriettae/capricornica - 70.6mm, F++, Queensland. Solid specimen like capricornica. $350 Intermediate species between capricornica in the north and oriettae in the south.
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capricornica |
- identified by location, lying between oriettae range and the Barrier Reef, similar shape to oriettae, more solid shell with calloused margins and extremities with lighter brown extremities also. Quite variable over its range as you will see here. | |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 67.2mm, F++(almost unnoticable fine scar), Queensland. $450 sold VERY CALLOUSED MARGINS!!!
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 70.6mm, F+++, Queensland. $250 VERY CALLOUSED MARGINS!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 71.5mm, F++, Queensland. Very solid light colored specimen. $150 sold | |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 63.2mm, F++, Queensland. Light colored, inflated specimen. $150 VERY DEEP WATER FORM!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 59.3mm, F++, Queensland. Light colored, inflated specimen. $150 VERY DEEP WATER FORM!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 67.4mm, F++, Queensland. Very solid calloused specimen. $150 | |
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Cypraea Umbilia capricornica - 62mm, F+++, Queensland. Very solid calloused specimen. $250 VERY NICE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Cypraea Umbilia petilirostris - 64.6mm, F++, Queensland. Bulbous light weight deep water form of capricornica. $120 sold | |
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Cypraea Umbilia petilirostris - 79mm, F++, Queensland. Very bulbous inflated light weight deep water specimen. $270 | |
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Cypraea Umbilia petilirostris - 75mm, F++, Queensland. Very solid calloused specimen. $250
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