Dear Conchlers,

for the museums collection I always am looking for common and less common Cypraeidae
The most important species are:
Cypraea mappa alga, Cypraea algoensis (also beached, but fresh), Cypraea pyrum angelicae, Cypraea angioyorum,
Cypraea annettae, Cypraea helvola argella, Cypraea caputserpentis argentata, Cypraea argus, Cypraea punctata
atomaria, Cypraea walkeri bregeriana, Cypraea lynx caledonica, Cypraea caputserpentis capuranguis,
Cypraea catholicorum, Cypraea childreni, Cypraea coloba, Cypraea comptonii, Cypraea contaminata,
Cypraea argus contrastriata, Cypraea isabella controversa, Cypraea cumingii, Cypraea decipiens, Cypraea
declivis, Cypraea dillwnynii, Cypraea englerti, Cypraea erythraeensis, Cypraea esontropia, Cypraea fuscorubra,
Cypraea gaskoini, Cypraea mappa geographica, Cypraea goodalli, Cypraea coloba greegori, Cypraea hammondae,
Cypraea hesitata howelli, Cypraea humphreysii, Cypraea arabica immanis, Cypraea irrorata, Cypraea teres latior,
Cypraea leviathan, Cypraea macandrewi, Cypraea margarita, Cypraea marginalis, Cypraea cribraria melwardi,
Cypraea microdon, Cypraea mikeharti, Cypraea hirundo neglecta, Cypraea nigropunctata, Cypraea nivosa,
Cypraea owenii, Cypraea turdus pardalina, Cypraea petitiana, Cypraea picta, Cypraea pulicaria,
Cypraea rabaulensis, Cypraea mappa rosea, Cypraea serrulifera, Cypraea venusta sorrententis, Cypraes
subteres.
I am looking for these Cypraeas mostly in donation if possible, but I am willing to send you some European
inlandshells for them. I hope that some collectors could spare one or other Cypraea for the museums
collection of the Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck. Please visit my homepage under
www.netwing.at/nisters and the link the museums collection. Here you can see a few images of the
seashells from the museums collection and names, who have just contributed to this collection in form of
donating or trading.
Hope to hear from you as soon as possible. Sorry again, but this is the only way to obtain material.
with best shelling greetings
Helmut, Helmet, Hel-Murex

Helmut "Helix" Nisters
Franz-Fischer-Str. 46
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Innsbruck
phone and fax: 0043 / 512 / 57 32 14
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web:    www.netwing.at/nisters/

office:
Natural History Department of the
Tiroler Landesmuseum Ferdinandeum Innsbruck
Feldstrasse 11 a
A-6020 Innsbruck / Austria / Europe
phone: 0043 / 512 / 58 72 86 - 37