CYPRAEIDAE / Cypraea tigris
 


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Cypraea tigris  Linnaeus, 1758
Collected while diving between 5 to 10 meters deep
on muddy sand; Pemba Island, Tanzania, East Africa;
November 2011
ID 9938: 88.9 mm, RARE stone overglaze
near 75% stone glaze,
rare, attractive & exceptional
 Solid & heavy specimen

49.00 €