Dear Francesco & friends,
I had a Cypraea tigris like this, was mature and heavy, toothless but the labial
teeth was inside the aperture and not on the lip.
You can see it at:

http://www.george-shells.com/auct/cyp_tigris_freak_ex673lg.jpg

Regarding this in the auction don't looks juvenile but from it small image I
can't estimate if is full adult also I can't say that has melanistic base.
Best regards.
George


Francesco Guarracino wrote:

> Dear Conch-lers,
>
> please glance at this Tigris specimen, toothless and with melanistic base:
>
> http://www.shellauction.net/auction_shell.php?id=88672
>
> Recently I saw other almost two identical specimens in another well-know
> auction on-line.
> I am very doubtfull of the authenticity of such shells, but, having examined
> one of them, I didn't notice anything else than just an irregularity all
> along the labial side, apparently totally glossed over by nacre.
> What do you think about?
> Perhaps our friend Guido from Cebu can help us?!
>
> Thank you
> Francesco
>
>

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