INTRODUCTION
Welcome to CypraeaMan, where you will find seashells, brachiopods, urchins and other items for sale. After years of shell collecting, the time has come to downsize my collection, and to sell the stock that I have accumulated from over 30 years of collecting in Southern Africa and Indian Ocean Islands. I have a large worldwide collection of the popular shell families that will be sold via this website
I have many more species available than are offered on the website, especially in the families less popular with collectors, so please let me know your wants, especially if the species occur in Southern Africa.
I will be adding shells on a regular basis, you can join my mailing list to get email alerts when new shells are uploaded. I also sell shells on Shellauction.net under seller Cypraea. Website and auction items can be combined for payment and shipping purposes.
I am present as a seller at a number of shell shows in Europe. Those shows I am attending are indicated in the events section. Collecting trips to South Africa, Mauritius and Seychelles can be arranged by request.
I also appraise and buy sea shell collections. If you are wanting to down size your collection for any reason, or wondering what to do with a loved ones collection that you have inherited, I can help you with a valuation and potential purchase. Please contact me via whatsapp on +44 73 00217233, or via the website contact me section.
WHY CHOOSE US
Because each shell is backed by 50 years of successful trading and selling shells, with thousands of happy customers. If you are unhappy with any shells that I supply you can return for full credit or refund, no questions asked. I have a very wide range of species available, and not just from the more popular families. I have spent many years searching dived and dredged grit, as well as the stomach contents of commercially caught fish, for uncommon and rare smaller species, available from no-one else. Over the years I have supplied many well known dealers in Europe and the US with South African shells.
Where possible, I source shells directly from the fishermen and divers, so the collecting information is detailed and correct, and I can usually sell at competitive prices. Shells have been my lifelong passion.
NEW ARRIVALS
Africolaria wattersae
£120.00
Hawaiistrombus scalariformis
£10.00
Buccinulum ponsonbyi
£15.00
Distorsio kurzi
£10.00
Murexsul marianae
£6.00
Triviella eratoides
£80.00
Tropidophora insularis
£8.00
Tropidophora ligata
£3.00
Marginella olivarum
£30.00
Cypraea caurica mayottensis
£5.00
Amalda obtusa
£25.00
Marginella spiralineata
£30.00
Marginella tagaroae
£25.00
Marginella pseudornata
£35.00
Marginella spengleri
£25.00
Marginella sergioi
£16.00
Cypraea citrina dwarf
£8.00
Marginella lineofasciata
£40.00
Naria beckii brevicostata
£15.00
Coralliophila squamosissima
£4.00
Tutufa bufo
£10.00
Plesiotriton vivus
£15.00
Zemiropsis papillaris
£15.00
Marginella elephantina
£6.00
Cypraea diliculum virginalis
£8.00
Epitonium simplex
£5.00
Sinetectula naevosa
£8.00
Nassarius subtranslucidus
£3.00
Gourmya gourmyi
£50.00
Conus royaikeni
£40.00
Rhinovasum triangulare
£60.00
Xenophora corrugata
£20.00
Nassarius lawsonorum
£8.00
Turritriton tenuiliratus
£7.00
Clanculus pharaonius
£5.00
Naria citrina
£10.00
Festilyria festiva
£10.00
Tropidoturris planilirata
£6.00
Semicassis iheringi
£15.00
Notocypraea comptonii casta
£35.00
Eclogavena coxeni
£8.00
Calliostoma africanum
£6.00
Bistolida rubiginosa
£35.00
Bistolida clavicola
£28.00
Alcithoe wilsonae knoxi
£65.00
Mauritia eglantina NR
£80.00
Erronea caurica masirensis
£10.00
Heliacus infundibuliformis
£3.00
Clanculus mixtus
£5.00
Purpuradusta barbieri
£350.00
Erronea ovum palauensis
£350.00
Notocypraea piperita wilkinsi
£35.00
Bullia natalensis
£6.00
Funa theoreta
£6.00
Nipponaphera wallacei
£5.00
Athleta magister
£50.00
Haustellum fallax
£80.00
Pulsarella fultoni
£8.00
Toxiclionella haliplex
£10.00
Poropteron quinquelobatus
£15.00
Aesopus gerladmsithi
£5.00
Maintenonia blignautae
£5.00
Makiyamaia gravis cf
£15.00
Nassarius desmoulioides
£2.00
Nassarius vinctus
£2.00
Oliva caroliniana
£8.00
Mauritia mauritiana
£10.00
Mauritia grayana
£6.00
Naria nebrites
£6.00
Monetaria annulus dilatissima
£8.00
Naria turdus - set of 3
£10.00
Purpuradusta gracilis notata
£4.00
Erronea caurica masirensis
£10.00
Leporicypraea geographica africola
£10.00
Mancinella herberti
£15.00
Tricornis oldi
£25.00
Nassarius wolffi
£15.00
Triviella millardi
£8.00
Cypraeovula capensis profundorum
£50.00
Cribrarula comma setepausensis
£15.00
Conus paramagnificus
£15.00
Conus bazarutensis
£40.00
Lyria lyraeformis
£50.00
Talparia exusta
£65.00
Afrocominella capensis simoniana
£5.00
Gyrineum pusillum
£3.00
Gyrineum lacunatum
£3.00
Plicolyria poppei
£300.00
Melicerona felina fabula
£6.00
Conomurex coniformis
£4.00
Conus gradatulus cf
£45.00
Clanculus flosculus
£6.00
Cribrarula abeliana erypersica
£30.00
Nautilus pompilius
£40.00
Nautilus pompilius
£40.00
Festilyria casaana
£25.00
Microcolus harveyorum
£6.00
Triviella phalacra
£6.00
Triviella aperta
£6.00
Triviella magnidentata
£5.00
Naria ocellata
£5.00
Natalina cafra cafra
£20.00
Large cockle shell
£10.00
Maoricardium pseudolima
£10.00
Erronea adusta persica f. dilatata
£25.00
Chicoreus fosterorum
£40.00
Zemiropsis pintado
£15.00
Euthria solifer
£60.00
Athleta semirugata trixiae
£35.00
Helcion dunkeri
£4.00
Nassarius eusulcatus
£5.00
Erronea angioyorum
£40.00
Bursa grayana
£8.00
Echinophoria kurodai
£10.00
Talochlamys humilis
£7.00
Conus milneedwardsi
£40.00
Callipara bullatiana
£6.00
Fasciolaria hollisteri
£12.00
Zonaria pyrum nigromarginata
£40.00
Microcyphus rousseaui
£15.00
Coluzea formosissimum
£30.00
Coluzea eastwoodae
£10.00
Columbarium natalense
£12.00
Calcimitra meyeriana
£12.00
Cypraeovula capensis cineracea
£90.00
Medusafissurella dubia
£5.00
Clavus herberti
£6.00
Turritella capensis
£5.00
Latirus abnormis
£22.00
Mitra aikeni
£15.00
Dentimargo clara
£6.00
Marginella edwardensis
£40.00
Purpuradusta serrulifera
£10.00
Coralliophila fritschi
£6.00
Cypraeovula connelli
£80.00
Distorsio euconstricta
£10.00
Pyrgocithara borneana
£5.00
Triviella calvariola cf
£30.00
Bullia pura
£5.00
Cerithidea decollata
£5.00
Talochlamys multistriata
£4.00
Macrochisma africana
£3.00
Naria cernica cernica
£8.00
Talparia talpa freak
£40.00
Bufonaria foliata
£30.00
Hexaplex kuesterianus
£20.00
Nucella wahlbergi
£8.00
Phycothais texturata
£5.00
Gourmya gourmei
£25.00
Gourmya gourmyi
£40.00
Athleta gilchristi
£7.00
Engina ignicula
£6.00
Talostolida pellucens pellucens
£8.00
Erronea subviridis subviridis
£5.00
Ovatipsa chinensis violacea
£8.00
Trona stercoraria
£15.00
Clionella striolata
£4.00
Splendrillia hayesi
£10.00
Bouchetitrochus caledonicus
£80.00
Bouchetitrochus wareni
£90.00
Ficadusta barclayi
£220.00
Cypraeovula alfredensis
£50.00
Ovatipsa chinensis tortirostris
£90.00
Cypraeovula volvens
£950.00
Cypraeovula edentula deep water form
£90.00
Cypraeovula edentula edentula
£8.00
Granulifusus rubrolineatus
£8.00
Cantharus vezzarochristofei
£12.00
Edentulina dussumieri dussumieri
£15.00
Aphanoconia theobaldiana
£10.00
Pachnodus niger x velutinus
£20.00
Omphalotropis moebii
£10.00
Omphalotropis variegata
£10.00
Omphalotropis variegata cf
£10.00
Cypraeovula coronata gloriosa
£250.00
Barycypraea teuleri
£60.00
Barycypraea teuleri LARGE
£50.00
Barycypraea teuleri DWARF
£35.00
Cypraeovula connelli connelli
£600.00
Cypraeovula algoensis algoensis
£15.00
Cypraeovula mikeharti
£30.00
Cypraeovula fuscodentata fuscodentata
£150.00
Cypraeovula fuscodentata grohorum
£25.00
Ovatipsa chinensis kwazulu
£25.00
Cochlitoma donaikeni
£30.00
Mauritia histrio
£8.00
Trophon purdyae
£12.00
Naria marginalis
£6.00
Reticunassa neoproducta
£5.00
Pecten afribenedictus
£35.00
Africofusus robustior
£10.00
Orania rosea
£6.00
Orania rosadoi
£5.00
Vaughtia babbingtoni
£15.00
Spinidrupa infans
£5.00
Mitrella helena
£5.00
Vermetus periscopium
£5.00
Epitonium oppositum
£4.00
Epitonium psomion
£10.00
Epitonium kraussi
£3.00
Orania castanea
£3.00
Orania castanea
£5.00
Orania castanea
£4.00
Lyncina vitellus deprofundis
£30.00
Conus tinianus
£10.00
Poropteron debruini
£20.00
Natica queketti
£2.00
Buccinulum queketti
£20.00
Striarca symmetrica
£4.00
Tropidoturris simplicicingula pondo
£10.00
Clavus isibopho
£4.00
Turridrupa acutigemmata
£4.00
Gemmula rarimaculata
£5.00
Bolma andersoni
£45.00
Amalda allaryi
£50.00
Melapium lineatum
£12.00
Alcira elegans
£3.00
Zafra atrata
£3.00
Trimusculus costatus
£3.00
Charonia pustulata
£25.00
Amalda contusa cf
£15.00
Africofusus cinnamomeus
£12.00
Burnupena anglicanum
£6.00
Turris ruthae
£12.00
Festilyria ponsonbyi
£20.00
Caliendrula elstoni
£15.00
Conus zeylanicus - SA form
£8.00
Vaughtia parvifusus
£10.00
Haliotis parva
£6.00
Orania pacifica
£5.00
Nassarius novaezelandiae
£4.00
Marginella zulu
£15.00
Clanculus puniceus
£3.00
Conus royaikeni
£20.00
Anachis kraussii
£3.00
Costoanachis aurea
£5.00
Costoanachis stimpsoni
£4.00
Janthina pallida
£5.00
Siratus beauii
£150.00
Mitromorpha hewitti
£5.00
Turris crispa
£5.00
Unedogemmula indica bulowi
£5.00
Conus gradatulus
£20.00
Calliostoma ornatum
£6.00
Haliotis queketti
£15.00
Haliotis alfredensis
£10.00
Eucithara marerosa
£10.00
Vaughtia dawnbrinkae
£8.00
Nassarius fenwicki
£5.00
Clavatula taxea
£10.00
Drillia caffra
£4.00
Nassarius gaudiosus
£3.00
Austromitra capensis
£3.00
Mipus crebrilamellosus
£6.00
Drillia angolensis
£15.00
Calcarovula ildiko
£15.00
Agagus stellamaris
£3.00
Emarginula sibogae
£6.00
Nucella dubia acutispira
£3.00
Africofusus robustior
£15.00
Cochlitoma ustulata
£40.00
Rhyssoplax polita
£5.00
Rhyssoplax polita
£5.00
Rhyssoplax crawfordi
£5.00
Turbo natalensis
£8.00
Turbo cidaris
£5.00
WHO WE ARE
CypraeaMan is owned and operated by Alan Seccombe, a passionate shell collector. Alan has a substantial collection of Southern African marine shells as well as a large collection of worldwide Cypraeidae, Conidae, Volutidae, Olividae, Haliotidae, Cancellaridae and Strombidae built up over 50 years of collecting. Alan has been selling shells to fund his “shell addiction” at shellshows, on eBay and on Shellauction. Alan relocated from South Africa to the UK 3 years ago and is now selling his collections, although a South African reference collection will be retained. Alan continues to source shells from a number of locations to add geographical variety to the shells being offered for sale. Alan prefers to source shells from old collections as this has a lesser environmental impact. Alan is currently the president of the British Shell Collectors Club, and is very keen to buy existing collections.
NEWS/BLOG
Register With Us
Calling All Collectors! You can use our registration form to let us know your specific requirements and add youself to our newsletter list, and site update/new arrivals email. Register today to keep up to date with new additions and events.
Welcome to Our New Website
Our brand new website has arrived! We welcome you to browse the items available and look forward to providing you with your shell collecting needs. Any comments on the look and feel or navigation of this site are most welcome via the contact us section.
In addition to our shells, we are happy to take shells on consignment to sell on your behalf for a small percentage of the sales price. Please contact us if you are interested.
The 10th International Shell Show
The 10th International Shell Show (Expo-Bourse Internationale Coquillages) in Pont-à-Celles, Belgium, which will be held on October 18-19, 2025.
The event will take place at the Ecole du Centre, Allée Célestin Freinet 1, 6230 Pont-à-Celles, Belgium.
EVENTS
Chinese Shell Shows 2026
UK Shell Convention
Saturday 25th April - Theydon Bois Village Hall
We will have a selling table open for this event. Look forward to seeing you!