On the Francophone Forum of Current Shellfish Collectors I stumbled upon a discussion that raised the question of the presence of the aurantium in New Caledonia.
This very rare shell is very present in New Caledonia. I never saw it alive but found two shells in perfect condition. A juvenile in 2003 and an adult in 2004.
At the time of my first discovery I had written a small article on the journal of my website
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(Journal N ° 12 - Babou Plongée) ... / ... It lay there, flat on the sandy soil. Dull and bleak because of the darkness I still recognized. I took it cautiously between my hands in conch and I showed it feverishly to my teammates who did not understand my excitement. Back on the surface I showed them my find again: As big as the palm of my hand, smooth and shining brightly in the morning sun, it displayed its beautiful bright orange color. Cyprea aurantium, juvenile, certainly devoured in the night by one of its predators who, luckily for me, spared its beautiful shell… /…
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I have had many purchase proposals but for the moment I have not decided to part with my beautiful finds ...
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It is true that they are “rare in Caledonia But you have to dive at night in the North, open or fine weather.
On either side you need a sailboat, calm weather, no moon and a favorable tide.
If any of the factors are missing you will not see any cypreas, let alone those rare porcelains so shy.
in 40 years of collecting, we still can't seem to part with its finds.
So at the cost of negotiating an aurentium keep the memory there at more value