British Virgin Islands 2017 Marine Life of the Virgin Islands. Definitives
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- Issue date: 5th July 2017
- twelve values
- Designed by: Bee Design, after photographs supplied by BVI Conservation and Fisheries Department
- Printed by: Cartor, France
- Print process : lithography
- Perforations: 13.3 x 13.5
- Stamp format: height 28mm, width 42mm
- Imprint date: 2017, at lower right
Marine Life of the Virgin Islands. Definitive issue
10c ~ grooved brain coral, Diploria labyrinthiformisis
15c ~ spiny flower coral, Mussa angulosa also known as large flower coral
18c ~ elkhorn coral, Acropora palmata
40c ~ flamingo tongue, Cyphoma gibbosum (a gastropod, a type of snail)
50c ~ cushion sea star, Oreaster reticulates
60c ~ queen conch, Strombus gigas
80c ~ Caribbean reef squid, Sepioteuthis sepioidea
$1 ~ Pederson cleaner shrimp. Periclimenes perdersoni, seen here hiding inside a giant anemone
$1.50 ~ branching vase sponge, Callyspongia vaginalis
$5 ~ spotted eagle ray, Aetobatus narinari
$10 ~ bottlenose dolphins, Tursiops truncatus