Using cookies on shellauction.net:
Shellauction uses cookies only for technical reasons and to facilitate and speed up your site navigation.
By continuing to browse, you accept the use of cookies;
if you do not wish to receive them please disable them or not navigate this website further. More info Cookies on shellauction.net
COOKIE INFORMATIONS
Using cookies on shellauction.net:
Shellauction uses cookies only for technical reasons and to facilitate and speed up your site navigation.
By continuing to browse, you accept the use of cookies;
if you do not wish to receive them please disable them or not navigate this website further.
More info Cookies on shellauction.net
Zoila jeaniana aurata - Cuvierensis !!! , L. Raybaudi, 1979
Size
77.0 mm
Locality
Cape Cuvier, WA
Note
In the past while collecting Cypraea jeaniana aurata, we have focused on the areas west of Bernier Island and west of Coral Bay. Both areas produce very attractive but different shells. Coral bay shells are very rotund being almost round in some cases. The dorsal background colour tends to be very white. Shells collected west of Bernier Island are different in shape and a more elongate and have more prominent siphons. Until recently we had done little searching in the 180km section of habitat between the two locations. Reasons for this is the area tends to have strong currents with tidal movement out of Shark Bay, and it is remote to our home port of Denham. In June 2026 we made a concerted effort into searching the area west of Cape Cuvier. We found the aurata assemblage to be different with the bulk of shells being transitional between the Bernier and Coral Bay shells with a small percentage being quite different and exceptionally attractive with black rather than orange lateral spots. I have taken the liberty of referring to them as “cuvierensis”. The balance of the typical aurata varies with characteristics of both the Bernier and Coral Bay shells but not to the extent of both forms. To distinguish between more slender and more bulbous shells, I intend to refer to them as Cypraea aurata – Quobba and Cypraea aurata – Cape Cuvier respectively. The offered shell exhibits the features of “cuvierensis” in spades. It is a crabbed shell with minimal nacre etch and intact siphons. Collected by ROV from 168 metres of water west of Cape Cuvier during June 2026.
Login
Go to amorashells's items
EURO