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Emilio’s Shell Cabinet
Drawer 2

Cypraeovula iutsui atlantica
Raybaudi 1988

Atlantic/Kommetjie form, dived
at 45 meters depth,
off Kommetjie, SW Cape;
Kommetjie form;
Length= 28.1 mm Width= 20.8 mm

Cypraeovula iutsui iutsui
Shikama, 1974

Algoa Bay form, on lobster trap,
at 120 meters depth,
off Algoa Bay, Eastern Cape; Algoa Bay form;
Length= 24.9 mm Width= 19.3 mm

Cypraeovula iutsui iutsui
Shikama, 1974

Cape St, Francis form, on lobster trap at
140 meters depth, off Cape St. Francis, SE Cape,Cape St. Francis form;
Long= 27.9 mm Width= 22.3 mm

ID#CYP0033 Price US $1,750 ID#CYP0031 Price US $2,500 ID#CYP0032 Price US $2,500

Cpraeovula iutsui iutsui Shikama 1974

Algoa Bay, South Africa
Collected crabbed on lobster trap
at 100 meter depth.
This specimen is from the Algoa Bay population
There are no structural defects or drill holes.
Length 21.7 mm x Width 15.15 mm

ID#CYP0036 Price US $400

Cpraeovula castanea (Higgins, 1868)

Off Cape St. Francis, South Africa.
Collected dead by diver, on reef
at 45 meters depth.
There are no structural defects or drill holes.
Length 42 mm x Width 26.6 mm

ID#CYP0035 Price US $450

Cypraeovula cruikshanki Kilburn, 1972

Trawled by lobster boats at approx 400 meters depth.
Collected off Durban, South Africa.
Length= 32.7 mm Width= 26.6 mm

Note: This specimen was obtained from Bob Foster
In 1992, right after the lobster beds were
depleted and trawling was suspended

~~D#CYP0034 Price US $3,800~~ SOLD!!

Cypraeovula coronata coronata (Schilder, 1930)

Collected off Algoa Bay, South Africa.
Deepwater form.
On lobster trap at approx. 180 meters depth.
Length= 29.7 mm Width= 18.7 mm

~~ID#CYP0040 Price US $250~~ SOLD!!

Cypraeovula fuscodentata (Gray, 1825)

Collected off Algoa Bay, South Africa.
Deepwater form.
On lobster trap at approx. 150 meters depth.
Length= 26.9 mm Width= 18.3 mm

ID#CYP0010 Price US $250

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