Epiphragmophora

Some Epiphragmophora species from Cordoba, Argentina

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Animalia
Phylum:Mollusca
Class:Gastropoda
(unranked):clade Heterobranchia
clade Euthyneura
clade Panpulmonata
clade Eupulmonata
clade Stylommatophora
informal group Sigmurethra
Superfamily:Helicoidea
Family:Epiphragmophoridae
Genus: Epiphragmophora

Species: E. quirogai, E. argentina, E. variegata, E. puntana

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7 September, 2018 0

Trona stercoraria variants

• Rat cowry

‘Rusty red’ from Gabon
‘Yellow’ from Angola
‘White’ from M’Bour, Senegal
‘Blotched’ from Senegal

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Subfamily: Luriinae
Tribe: Austrocypraeini
Genus: Trona
Species: T. stercoraria

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14 August, 2018 0

Porsche 906E

BP World Record runs Monza, 1967

• Drivers: Jo Siffert, Dieter Spoerry, Rico Steinemann & Charles Voegele
• Main sponsor: BP (British Petroleum)
• Real chassis number: 906-153

The world record attempt was not financed by Porsche, as many had assumed, but by BP Switzerland. That is why Rico Steinemann and Dieter Spoerry donated their “private” car.

Minichamps 1/18 – 100676100 – Limited Edition

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16 July, 2018 0

Porsche 906E

BP World Record runs Monza, 1967

• Drivers: Jo Siffert, Dieter Spoerry, Rico Steinemann & Charles Voegele
• Main sponsor: BP (British Petroleum)
• Real chassis number: 906-153

The world record attempt was not financed by Porsche, as many had assumed, but by BP Switzerland. That is why Rico Steinemann and Dieter Spoerry donated their “private” car.

Additional information: http://tiny.cc/fy9nvy

Minichamps 1/18 – 100676100 – Limited Edition

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16 July, 2018 0

Porsche 906E

BP World Record runs Monza, 1967

• Drivers: Jo Siffert, Dieter Spoerry, Rico Steinemann & Charles Voegele
• Main sponsor: BP (British Petroleum)
• Real chassis number: 906-153

The world record attempt was not financed by Porsche, as many had assumed, but by BP Switzerland. That is why Rico Steinemann and Dieter Spoerry donated their “private” car.

Minichamps 1/18 – 100676100 – Limited Edition

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16 July, 2018 0

Lyncina broderipii (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1832)

• Broderip’s Cowry

Park Rynie, Natal, South Africa | 81mm

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11 July, 2018 0

Timbellus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)

• Bednall’s murex

Cape Leveque, Dampier Peninsula, Kimberley region, Western Australia

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Metazoa
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily:Muricinae
Genus:Timbellus
Species:T. bednalli

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6 July, 2018 0

Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)

• Leafy Winged Murex

Saint-François, Guadaloupe | 74.71mm

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6 July, 2018 0

Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791)

• Basket Drupe

Ilot Rédika, New Caledonia | 18,7mm

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Muricoidea
Family: Muricidae
Subfamily: Ergalataxinae
Genus: Muricodrupa
Species: M. fiscella

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4 July, 2018 0

African seashells

Species list:

Turbinellidae:
• Vasum triangularis – Kwazulu-Natal South Coast, South Africa
• Tudivasum zanzibaricum – Zanzibar
Muricidae:
• Pteropurpura graagae – Mzamba, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Turbinidae:
• Turbo sarmaticus – Cape Recife, Port Elizabeth, South Africa

From my collection

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13 June, 2018 2

Mammillaria bombycina

‘Silken pincushion cactus’

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Cactaceae
Subfamily:Cactoideae
Tribe:Cacteae
Genus:Mammillaria
Species:M. bombycina

From my collection

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21 May, 2018 0

Lithops marmorata v. marmorata ‘diutina’ C260

Origin and Habitat: 15 km ENE of Steinkopf, South Africa

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Core eudicots
Order:Caryophyllales
Family:Aizoaceae
Subfamily:Ruschioideae
Tribe:Ruschiae
Genus:Lithops
Species:L. marmorata

From my collection

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4 May, 2018 0

Orbea variegata

Annulus and corona structures of a Orbea variegata

• Starfish plant, starfish cactus, carrion cactus , star flower
• Flor de lagarto, Flor de dragón, Estrellas, Camaleona

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Genus:Orbea
Species:O. variegata

From my collection

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27 April, 2018 0

Lithops gesinae v. annae C78

Origin and Habitat: 25 km SW of Helmeringhausen, Namibia

From my collection

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15 April, 2018 0

Huernia namaquensis

‘Namaqua Carrion Flower’

Origin and Habitat: Little Namaqualand with some doubt as to whether it occurs in Southern Namibia.

From my collection

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15 April, 2018 0

Huernia longituba

Close-up showing papillae (0.5-1.5 mm long) on Huernia longituba

Origin and Habitat: Botswana and South Africa (Northern province, North-west Province, Free State, Nortern Cape)

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Stapeliae
Genus:Huernia

From my collection

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8 March, 2018 0

Argonauta argo

Big Argonauta argo from Philippines.
Color variations (the dark one is rare)
Brown 190mm, the white specimen a little bigger.

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Cephalopoda
Subclass: Coleoidea
Superorder: Octopodiformes
Order: Octopoda
Suborder: Incirrata
Superfamily: Argonautoidea
Family: Argonautidae
Genus: Argonauta
Species: Argonauta argo

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Argonauta nouryi

The rare ‘Noury’s argonaut’
Argonauta nouryi, from Ecuador, 60mm.
Note the granulated texture of the eggshell.

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Argonauta argo

Argonauta argo, also known as the ‘Greater argonaut’, is a species of pelagic octopus belonging to the genus Argonauta.
It is the largest species in the genus and also produces the largest eggcase. The eggcase is characterised by two rows of small, sharp tubercles running along a narrow keel, smooth ribs across the walls of the shell, and a thickening along the shell aperture, which forms distinct protrusions or ‘horns’ on either side.

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Argonauta hians

Another species of ‘Paper nautilus’…
This is the ‘Winged argonaut’, ‘muddy argonaut’ or ‘brown paper nautilus’
Argonauta hians from Philippines and Thailand.

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Argonauta nodosa

The ‘Knobby or knobbed argonaut’, Argonauta nodosa.
These specimens are from Uruguay and Brazil.

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Huernia namaquensis

‘Namaqua Carrion Flower’

Origin and Habitat: Little Namaqualand with some doubt as to whether it occurs in Southern Namibia.

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Stapeliae
Genus:Huernia

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Huernia zebrina

‘Little owl eyes, Owl eyes, Zebra-stripped Huernia, Carrion flower, Lifebuoy Huernia’

Origin and Habitat: Zimbabwe, Mozambique, South Africa (Mpumalanga, KwaZulu-Natal), Swaziland.

Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
(unranked):Angiosperms
(unranked):Eudicots
(unranked):Asterids
Order:Gentianales
Family:Apocynaceae
Subfamily:Asclepiadoideae
Tribe:Stapeliae
Genus:Huernia

From my collection

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25 February, 2018 0

Zoila marginata consueta (Biraghi, 1993)

Different patterns in Zoila marginata consueta

From:
Garden Island | Shark Bay
Mandurah | Carnac Island
Western Australia

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. marginata
Subspecies: Z. marginata consueta

From my collection

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16 February, 2018 0

Zoila marginata consueta (Biraghi, 1993)

Specimen with beautiful base.

Mandurah, Western Australia

Scientific classification
Superdomain: Neomura
Domain: Eukaryota
(unranked): Opisthokonta
(unranked) Holozoa
(unranked) Filozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subkingdom: Eumetazoa
(unranked): Bilateria
(unranked): Protostomia
Superphylum: Lophotrochozoa
Phylum: Mollusca
Subphylum: Conchifera
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Orthogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Cypraeoidea
Family: Cypraeidae
Genus: Zoila
Species: Z. marginata
Subspecies: Z. marginata consueta

From my collection

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16 February, 2018 0

Tag: collection

Epiphragmophora

Trona stercoraria variants

Porsche 906E

Porsche 906E

Porsche 906E

Lyncina broderipii (Sowerby, G.B. I, 1832)

Timbellus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)

Timbellus phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822)

Muricodrupa fiscella (Gmelin, 1791)

African seashells

Mammillaria bombycina

Lithops marmorata v. marmorata ‘diutina’ C260

Orbea variegata

Lithops gesinae v. annae C78

Huernia namaquensis

Huernia longituba

Argonauta argo

Argonauta nouryi

Argonauta argo

Argonauta hians

Argonauta nodosa

Huernia namaquensis

Huernia zebrina

Zoila marginata consueta (Biraghi, 1993)

Zoila marginata consueta (Biraghi, 1993)

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