Shell List - Russell Renka
Russell D. Renka
1538 Grandview
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-2262
telephone: 573/334-0039 home
573/651-2692 office
email: rdrenka@semo.edu
URL:
cstl-cla.semo.edu/renka/N_History/shell_list.htm
° Giants
° Dwarfs
Families: Angaridae |
Architectonidae | Astraeidae |
Buccinidae | Bursidae | Cancellaridae |
Cardiidae | Cassidae | Conidae
| Cerithidae | Cypraeidae | Epitonidae
| Fasciolaridae | Ficidae |
Haliotidae | Harpidae | Marginellidae
| Melongenidae | Mitridae | Muricidae
| Nassaridae |
Naticidae |Neritidae | Olividae
| Ovulidae | Pectinidae | Personidae |
Pleurotomaridae |
Ranellidae | Strombidae |Strutholariadae
| Tellinidae
| Terebridae | Tonnidae | Trochidae
| Turbinidae |
Turridae | Vasidae | Veneridae |
Vexillidae | Volutidae |Xenophoridae
| Miscellaneous Bivalvia |
Giants: These are exceptionally large specimens among species recognized widely enough to permit careful judgments on what is a giant. Generally they will fall in the top 5 percent or fewer among specimens available to collectors. / Next Down /
Conus australis
F+ 96.9mm
giant, East China Sea, very well marked but two lip chips, dorsal side is
beautiful $25
Conus figulinus
F++
101.4mm, PI, well-lined broad
body, flat top with coral growth, very heavy $20
Conus kintoki
F+++ 92.17mm giant, South China
Sea, beautiful but paler than normal-sized adults $40
Conus moreleti
F
48.8mm, Guam, true giant for rarely-seen species $20
Conus rattus
F++ 43.8mm, Durban
area of South Africa, well-marked $12
Conus tribblei
F++ 94.4mm, Vietnam, broad, almost all
white with few brown markings $25
Cypraea carneola
F++ 81.94mm giant or near-giant, good
three-band dorsal color, not gerontic $16
Cypraea miliaris
G
49.8mm, East China Sea, looks like P.I. ones but over twice as big
$15
Gyrineum gyrineum
F++
41.8mm, PI, honey brown coloring, well-beaded spire
$8.50
Cypraea caurica
G 51.2mm,
PI, narrow form elongata, heavy, unusual to see this size now, thick lips
$6
Ficus gracilis
F+
161mm, PI,
a giant not often seen anymore $20
Fulgoraria hamillei
F+ 169.7mm, East
China Sea giant, much rust color, well marked, scar line and anterior lip chip
$45
Haliotis ovina
F+
80.1mm width, Vietnam, really large for these, dark brown-green mottled
color $8
Harpa major F++ 107.1mm, South China Sea, beautiful
with narrow ribs, resembles Taiwanese ones $15
Harpa major
F+
109.2mm, South China Sea, heavy and thick giant, one uneven rib, looks polished $15
Latirus polygonus
F+ 90.1mm, PI, only slight erosion of apex, good color & nodules
$10
Mitra isabella
F+ 93.9mm, Taiwan, mostly white
rather than orange at this size, finely crenulated lip $20
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris F++
96.8mm, Spain, very large
and heavy, long upper spines $12
Chicoreus brunneus
F+ 83.7mm, PI, very
thick and heavy, mostly jet black, minor erosion $9
Haustellum haustellum F++
147mm, PI, excellent color & form, great spire, fat body $15
Oliva
tricolor
F+ 52.1mm, Apra
Harbor Guam, slight marring of finish $6
Peristernia nassatula
G 36.4mm, Vietnam,
giant one with excellent color $8
Phalium flammiferum
F++ 97.7mm, East China Sea,
slight dulling on parts of surface $20
Phalium glaucum
F+ 124mm, East China Sea, slate gray with orange lip, impressive
$15
Strombus sinuatus F++
118.5mm to spire, 130mm to tips, Vietnam, beautiful
color and aperture, giant one $16
Thatcheria mirabilis
F
95.7mm, lip scar, elegant form, extra large deep water East China Sea
$15
Turbo petholatus
F++ 78.0 height and 70mm width, Vietnam, w/o,
orange-brown body, impressive $15
Vexillum
acupictum
F++ 35.9mm, Vietnam, unusual
size, no gerontism $15
Hippopus porcellanus F+
178mm, PI, Sulu area; nearly all white, heavy, now hard to get
$15
Chlamys opercularis
F+
75-80mm, North Sea giants, fine colors but need some cleaning
$12
Dwarfs:
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Cypraea arabica
G
41mm,
43mm - Mombasa, Kenya
$5
Cypraea cervinetta
F++
34mm, 38mm; Las Perlas-West Panama, well banded backs $4
Cypraea testudinaria
G 76mm
dwarf, Surigao PI, fairly dark $9
Cymbiola nobilis
F++
72.4mm,
Vietnam, nice dwarf one with good color, thin but mature lip
$8
Families (alphabetized)
Angaridae:
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Angaria sphaerula
F+ 35mm, Vietnam, distinctive
bright pinkish-red species, not common $15
Architectonidae:
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Architectonica maxima F++
69.87mm width, w/o, Nha Trang Vietnam, a very large one $10
Architectonica maxima F++
67mm, w/o, Vietnam, a very large one $8
Architectonica perspectiva F++ 41,5mm, w/o.,
Nha Trang Vietna, very nice color with no dashed lines $3
Architectonica perspectiva F+ 50.3mm,
Apra Harbor Guam, old collection, very nice color with no dashed lines
$3
Astraea:
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Bolma girgyllus F+
37mm body
width, w/o, PI, tangle net dark beauty $10
Bolma girgyllus F+
47mm body
width, PI, tangle net dark beauty $20
Bolma modesta
F+ 48-50mm,
Japan, w/o, dark red beauties with numerous short spines $5
Astraea rotularia
F++
35mm width, w/o, W Aus, almost pure white, well cleaned with frilled detail,
uncommon $10
Astraea tecta f. olfersi F++
36.1mm, w/o, Bahia - Brazil, fine gray and white spire, almost no
erosion $4
Astraea undosa
F+ 93x94mm, Southern California, large, some roughness but good spire, nice color
$10
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Ancistrolepsis vietnamensis F++
86.9mm, South China Sea very deep water, rarity $40
Babylonia areolata
F++ 74.3mm, Hoi An, Vietnam, nice
dark color and form, one spire scar line $5
Babylonia perforata
F+++ 73.93mm w/op., East China
Sea in deep water, very uncommon $15
Babylonia spirata
F++ 52.8mm, Dehiwala
Sri Lanka, typical marking, one growth one $3
Buccinum inclytum
F 82mm, Japan, very elegant form, usual flaws for this species, rare
$25
Buccinum striatissima
F
87.3mm, Japan, large, characteristic shape, rare
$30
Cantharus erythrostoma
G 37mm, Aus,
unusual
bright orange body color
$8
Cantharus melanostomus F++
48.2mm, Aruadi India, nice dorsum, aperture not fully black so slight subadult
$3
Cantharus multiangulus F++
23.6mm plus 17mm, both Sanibel Is, SW Florida, $2
Cantharus pulcher
F+++ 20-22mm, PI deep water nets, beautiful
roseate colors $3
Cantharus tinctus
F++ 20mm, Florida, typical
of area $1.50
Cantharus wrightae
F++
30-34mm, PI, like C.
fumosus but white w/ brown lines $3
Nassaria fusiformis
G 39mm, PI tangle nets, almost pure white,
reticulated sculpture
$4
Neptunea arthritica
F 74.9mm, East
China Sea deep water, pure whitw one $9
Neptunea arthritica f. cumingii F+++ 96mm, northern part
of East China Sea in deep water, uncommon $20
Neptunea contraria
F+ 77.60mm, all white one,
missing tip of apex, still elegant left-handed one $10
Neptunea fukuae
F++ 79.09mm, w/op, East China Sea in 360m,
elegant, pastel gold-yellow shading $35
Neptunea fukuae
F++ 88.67mm, w/op, East China Sea, elegant,
pastel gold-yellow shading $40
Siphonalia cassidariaeformis
F+
33-34mm, Japan, brown blotches rather than lineated
$4
Bursidae:
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Bursa corrugata f. ponderosa F+ 28-30mm, Brazil, w/o, great apertures, truncated apex, uncommon
$10
Bursa crumena F+++ 61mm, PI, very dark with orange
on columella $5
Bursa granularis
F++ 36.7mm, Palawan
PI, beaded dorsum in brown and white, thick $3
Bursa margaritula
G
36mm, Vietnam, exquisite small Bursa $6
Bursa muehlhausseri
F++
40-41mm, Vietnam, dark mouth, could be B. lamarcki $8
Bursa perelegans
F+ 101.9mm,
PI, endemic PI form resembling B. rana $8
Bursa rana
F+++ 72.4mm, India, typical form $4
Bursa rosa F+ 40mm,
Mozambique, superb body detail, rose mouth, large
$7
Tutufa bufo (Linne 1758) F++
92mm, Japan, red
mouth, excellent detail on spire, uncommon $10
Tutufa bufo (Linne 1758) F+++ 141.3mm w/o,
Vietnam, outstanding broad knobby beauty with red-rimmed mouth $20
Tutufa bubo (Linne 1758) F+
200mm, PI, trimmed lip but excellent otherwise, large $10
Tutufa oyamai
F++ 81.1mm, Vietnam, outstanding
sculpture $12
Cancellaridae:
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Cancellaria cancellata
F++ 35mm, Spain, beautifully patterned white with brown bands
$6
Cancellaria obesa
F+ 21-23mm, W Panama, varying brown bands, quite uncommon $4
Cancellaria piscatoria
G 22mm, Senegal, noduled beauty, very uncommon
$7
Cancellaria spengleriana G
42.5mm, Mio Pref. Japan, deep water, uncommon $8
Trigonostoma scalariformis G
20mm, PI, brown, heavy varices, white lip
$5
Trigonostoma scalariformis G
24.7mm, Vietnam, brown, heavy varices, white lip
$6
Cardiidae:
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Cardium attenuata F++
67.4mm,
Vietnam, nice representative of this species, not seen often $6
Nemocardium bechei
G
40.8mm, Masbate PI, typical intense red-orange of this beauty $6
Cardium elongatum
F++
100.4mm, Vietnam,
extra large and uncommon, nice pastel coloring $10
Cardium costatum F+ 94mm, 95mm, Senegal, uncommon
beauty, some ribs imperfect as always
$10
Trachycardium isocardia F+++
68mm, Venezuela, outstanding spiny body and great color $8
Lyrocardium lyratum F+++
38-39mm, PI, one of the most attractive in family, red periostracum $4.50
Lunulicardia retusa
F++ 30.9mm,
Vietnam, nice heart-shaped form $4
Fragum unedo
G
45-55mm,
PI, bright red on white body $2.50
Cassidae:
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Phalium areola
F++
46mm, PI, very well marked squares, dark body $4
Phalium bandatum
F++
98.8mm, Mactan Is. PI, dark-colored checkerboard in white/brown
$7
Phalium bandatum
F+++ 114.31mm, South China Sea,
light-colored checkerboard in white/brown, very large $8
Phalium craticulatum
F+++ 55.2mm, very deep water off south
Mozambique, uncommon $15
Phalium flammiferum F++ 66-77mm, Taiwan,
distinctive striping $5
Phalium flammiferum
F++ 90.27mm, Nha Trang
Vietnam, extra
large, impressive at this size $10
Phalium flammiferum
F++ 97.7mm, East China Sea
giant,
slight dulling on parts of surface $20
Phalium glaucum
F++ 97.5mm, distinctive striated
horizontal lines on body, orange aperture lip $6
Phalium glaucum F+ 124.5mm, East China Sea,
inflated body in light gray with orange lip, impressive $10
Phalium granulatum
F++ 57.5mm, Puerto Penasco,
West Mexico, by shrimpers, small pretty mature specimen $5
Phalium inornatum
F+ 68.5mm, South
China Sea, subtle markings $6
Phalium japonicum
F++ 73.2mm, East China Sea, extra
large one, well marked $9
Phalium muangmani
F++ 78 to 84mm, East China Sea,
resembles P. flammiferum but separate species $10
Casmaria ponderosa turgida F+ 36mm, PI form
$3
Casmaria ponderosa turgida F+
52.8mm, Santa Rosa Cebu PI form, vertical lines
$4
Echinophorea wyvillei
F+ 77.5mm, Balicasaq PI,
deep water t nets, still uncommon, some cleaning to do $12
Galeodea leucodoma
F++ 52.5mm, South China Sea deep
water, almost pure white, very uncommon $15
Phalium pyrum
F+ 62.8mm, Eden New South
Wales Aus, has two chips so price is low $4
Semicassis bisulcatum F+++
62.6mm, w/o, Oslob Island PI, yellow dorsum $10
Semicassis bulla
F++ 61.8mm, East China Sea in deep
water, fully mature, not very common $8
Semicassis thompsoni F+ 62mm,
Queensland, East Australia, typical form $8
Phalium undulatum G
59mm, Canaries Is., nice contrasted red-brown markings
$5
Cerithidae:
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Cerithium aluco
F++ 73.8mm,
PI, giant specimen with typical PI form and color $6
Conidae:
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Conus
abbreviatus F+++ 23-24mm, Hawaii endemic, very
pretty wide-bodied specimen $5
Conus achatinus
F++ 57.1mm,
Vietnam, beautifully colored dark one, large $8
Conus achatinus
F++ 66..06mm, Taiwan, beautifully colored dark one, very large fat body
$9
Conus aemulus F++ 39mm, Senegal,
dark blue-green, uncommon
$10
Conus aemulus f. hybridus F++ 35mm, Senegal, form with strong pattern, lighter background
$10
Conus ammiralis F++
50.7mm, Siasi PI, dark red-brown and two gold bands on lower body $9
Conus ammiralis
F+ 45-48mm,
PI, golden form, a couple of growth lines $10
Conus armadillo
F+++ 67.2mm,
PI, typical color and beautiful tapered spire, white toward lip $15
Conus aulicus F++
88.1mm, Galle Bay Sri Lanka, 1 growth line, elegant narrow one with very dark
color, fairly small tents $9
Conus aulicus F++
125.9mm, Surigao PI, dark body color, narrow form with tapered spire, trim on lip,
high white-tent area $16
Conus aulicus F+
119.1mm, PI, quite a fat body, lip is shaved less than ideally, still impressive
on display $10
Conus aulicus F++
114mm, PI, large adult, numerous medium to small tents, red-brown body
$9
Conus aureus
F++ 69.5mm extra large, PI
tangle nets, classic dark tenting with narrow cording, rare $100
Conus aurisiacus F+++ 57.9mm, PI, very large light colored
one with color interruptions, also one growth line; rare $45
Conus australis F+ 96.9mm
giant, East China Sea, very well marked but two lip chips, dorsal side is
beautiful $25
Conus australis F+
89.3 extra large one, East China Sea, one scar down rates it, beautiful
otherwise $12
Conus australis
G
74.2mm, Vietnam, excellent form slightly different from Taiwan, no bluish
marks $7
Conus australis
F++
72mm, Taiwan, typical color, elegant form
$6
Conus barbieri
G 19.7mm,
PI, a 1995-named new tent cone, very dark brown
$10
Conus behelokensis G 51mm, Madagascar, dark red-brown with striking large white tents
$20
Conus betulinus
F+++ 91.6mm, broad heavy one, Vietnam,
well-marked on yellow base color $8
Conus blanfordianus F++
27.6mm, PI t nets,
delicate white shell with red-brown spots, not often seen $8
Conus boeticus
G
33.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark red-brown on white, small well marked one
$7
Conus broderipii G 29.7mm, Siasi
PI; orange banding on pure white, perfect spire, very uncommon $18
Conus bullatus F+
57.0mm, Solomons, orange more than red, mature lip but imperfect
$20
Conus capitaneus G
58-62mm, PI, green to green-brown body color $4
Conus capitanellus F++
15-18mm, PI tangle nets, brown pattern resembling C. capitaneus, uncommon
$6
Conus caracteristicus F++
58.6mm, Siasi, PI,
large and heavy, good spire, a couple of growth lines $4
Conus caracteristicus F++
60.3mm, Siasi, PI,
large and heavy, good spire, a couple of growth lines $4
Conus cinereus
G
36.9mm, Sula Island--Molucca Sea, bluish-brown, corded $4
Conus circumcisus F+++
65.05mm, PI, very little spotting except spire, perfect lip $10
Conus circumcisus F+
70.8mm, Oslob Cebu PI, bite scar and trim lip but fine purple brazieri color
$10
Conus circumcisus f. brazieri F++ 72.7mm,
Olongo PI, no spotting except spire, large, has trimmed lip $12
Conus corallinus
G 20-23mm,
PI tangle nets, brilliant mottled red and pink, uncommon
$6
Conus coronatus
G 21-30mm,
PI, blue-gray with pink highlights, pretty $2
Conus crocatus
G 24.2mm,
Marau Sound, Solomons, uniform pale orange with white tenting, rare
$25
Conus distans
F++
99.7mm, PI, large specimen with good color $8
Conus dusaveli
F+++ 84.4mm, PI, classic rarity from
southern PI tangle nets, fine blotched color $80
Conus eburneus f. polyglotta F++
46.0mm, PI, beautiful form with yellow
bands between black spots, extra-large $10
Conus eburneus
F+++ 33.9mm, Balabac Palawan PI,
russet rather than black spotting, uncommon $9
Conus episcopatus G 48.7mm, Solomons
form--dark red, brilliant white tents $7
Conus episcopatus G 61.3mm, Solomons
form--dark red, brilliant white tents $8
Conus figulinus
F+++ 96.1mm, PI, beautiful one with
gold line at perimeter of spire $15
Conus fischoederi
F+++ 23.23mm, PI, bright orange on white,
very uncommon $15
Conus floridulus
F+++ 27mm, Surigao PI t nets, granulate,
bright orange w/purple base, uncommon $10
Conus floridus G 60mm,
Thailand, an exquisite form of C. striatus, orange mouth $25
Conus furvus
F++ 54.1mm brown
lined large ones, Surigao PI $4
Conus geographus
F++ 128.7mm, Vietnam giant, very
impressively broad and well-formed, some growth lines as usual $18
Conus geographus
F++ 100mm, Vietnam,
dark colored and broad representative $6
Conus geographus
F++ 112.5mm, Cebu PI, mid-brown for
these, one growth line, natural lip $7
Conus gloriamaris G 96.1mm, PI
tangle nets, the uncommon dark one, beautiful spire $75
Conus gloriamaris G 103.0mm, PI
tangle nets, densely marked middle-gold one, beautiful spire $75
Conus granum G 15.8mm, Panglao PI tangle nets, fine purple color with central band, uncommon $10
Conus granum G 22.5mm, Panglao PI tangle nets, extra-fine purple color, uncommon $16
Conus gubernator F++ 79mm, Madagascar, beautiful bluish gray clouding; very large
$15
Conus guinaicus
F++ 29mm, Senegal, nicely
patterned in orange-brown w/one band, uncommon
$7
Conus imperialis F+++ 87.8mm, heavy and very large,
well marked $10
Conus imperialis F++ 80.7mm,
Vietnam, typical form, minor effect of growth lines $6
Conus ichinoseana F++ 61.4mm, PI, beautiful
narrow form with high spire, well marked $15
Conus iodostoma G 31.6mm,
Madagascar, beautiful lavender markings, uncommon
$15
Conus ione F+++ 48.31mm, PI, delicate lavender
beauty with purple, not common $15
Conus janus
G
54.8mm, Tulear Madagascar, honey brown banding $8
Conus jickelii G 35mm,
Djibouti, dark brown markings, excellent, uncommon
$15
Conus kintoki
F+++ 76.5mm, Balicasaq PI
tangle nets, still has full periostracum $20
Conus kintoki F+++ 92.17mm giant,
Panglao PI tangle nets, beautiful giant--paler than normal-sized adults $50
Conus kinoshitai
G 62mm,
PI tangle nets, a true purple beauty with bands, large
$15
Conus leopardus
F++
132.1mm, Vietnam, not gerontic but very robust with relatively sparing spot
pattern, nice $16
Conus leopardus
F+
32.1mm, Vietnam, not gerontic but very robust
with relatively sparing spot pattern, nice $16
Conus lynceus
F++ 69.2mm,
Vietnam, dark red dashes and bands, beautiful and uncommon $13
Conus lynceus F++
71.0mm, Vietnam, dark red dashes and
bands, beautiful and uncommon $17
Conus lynceus F+++ 79.1mm, Vietnam, classic form
with dark red dashes and bands, an extra-large beauty $20
Conus malacanus
F++ 67.6mm,
Cuddalore India, classic form, one growth line, large heavy one $12
Conus marmoreus
F++ 75.5mm, South China
Sea, no lip trim, very well marked and heavy, some spire whitening $5
Conus marmoreus
F++ 106.3mm,
PI, nicely colored large one, heavy and robust $10
Conus memiae
G
20-23mm, PI, tangle nets, corded beauties with high spires $7
Conus mercator
F++ 30-32mm, Senegal,
varying patterns $5
Conus milnedwardsii
F++ 115.5mm, South India, great
tapered spire and typical India banded color, still rare $100
Conus mitratus G 15mm,
PI tangle nets, miter-shaped, uncommon $8
Conus monachus
F++-G 41.1mm, Davao, Mindanao PI, excellent gray/green/brown
pattern $4
Conus mustelinus
F++ 37mm, Okinawa, w/o,
light yellow body $3
Conus natalis F 30mm, S Africa, beached and dead, a rarity, color still excellent
$10
Conus nicobaricus F++
55mm, PI, typical color with yellow aperture
$5
Conus nicobaricus
F++ 75.82mm, Surigao PI,
heavy mature one but spire's fine, beautiful gold aperture $7
Conus nicobaricus
F++ 75.69mm, Surigao PI,
heavy mature one but spire's fine, beautiful gold aperture, lip trim $7
Conus omaria F+
68.9mm, Balabac PI from old collection, trim lip, typical PI dark color
$4
Conus pagodus G
30.8mm, Panglao PI tangle nets, quite uncommon $10
Conus pergrandis F+ 97.2mm, PI,
an outstanding rarity with usual scar marks from shallow water rocky habitat
$45
Conus proximus f. cebuensis G
33.29mm small rare beauty from PI tangle nets, deep water, orange and white
$40
Conus pulicarius
F++-G 36-46mm, Guam, varied designs, elegant spires
$2
Conus retifer F
24mm, Guam,
some typical reef scars, not very common
$5
Conus rosearapum
F+
43.9mm, Aliguay tangle net, perfect color, one small chip in middle of thin lip
$15
Conus saecularis
F++ 35.5mm, Aliguay
PI tangle net, corded with three bands of brown $10
Conus sazanka F+++ 26.89mm, PI, uniformly bright orange, very
uncommon $20
Conus striatus
F++ 90-92mm, Vietnam,
medium dark colored with pink highlights $6
Conus sugimotonis
F++ 66.75mm w/periostracum, East China Sea in deep water, rare $35
Conus sulcatus f. bocki F+++
69.4mm, Mactan PI tangle nets, large beauty w/ brown color (not f. samiae)
$10
Conus sulcocastaneus F+++-G 46.2mm, PI, granulated with dark red-brown banding $10
Conus telatus
F 50.34mm, Coron
Palawan PI, has growth lines and filed lip, good size and color $12
Conus teramachii
F+ 66.9mmm, W Aus, white deep
water dredge item, good spire and lip, rare $35
Conus textile F++ 103.14mm, South China Sea, elaborate pattern
with tent banding, broad fat one $12
C. textile f. cholmondeleyi G
51-54mm, Zanzibar, dark brown w/compressed tenting, distinctive and very uncommon
$40
C. textile f. pyramidalis G 50-53mm, Zanzibar, bright
red-orange form $10
Conus tribblei G 55-60mm,
PI, lovely white background with varied brown markings
$10
Conus tribblei F++ 75.6mm, Vietnam, very large one, largely white with few brown markings $12
Conus tribblei
F or F+ 94.06mm giant, South China Sea, excellent
brown banking color, lip chips and small scars $20
Conus tulipa F+ 65mm, P.I.,
good color, trimmed lip, not large enough for growth lines $4
Conus vanhyningi G 19mm, the Florida form
of jaspideus with strong pink body color $6
Conus varius F++ 44mm, Samar PI, the pustulose form, not very common, deep color
$10
Conus vexillum
F++ 62.2mm, Nha Trang
Vietnam, orange-gold body of young ones, only slight scarring signs $5
Conus villepini
F++ 42.0mm, S.W. of Key West at
400 feet, very nice dark brown on pure white, v. uncommon now $50
Conus virgatus F++ 50-53mm, W Mexico,
typical form and markings for species $6
Conus virgo
F++ 78.9mm, Apra Harbor Guam, good
spire, pale yellow body with purple anterior $5
Conus voluminalis
F+++ 36.7mm, Thailand, pale one--appearance
per Rockel Pl30n13 $7
Conus voluminalis F++
58mm, PI, deep water yellow beauty, very uncommon form, elegant $20
Conus zapatoensis F++
22.6mm, PI, deep water tangle net product, rare & not often seen, elegant form
and color $18
Cypraeidae:
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Cypraea albuginosa G
21mm, Costa Rica, dark, beautiful purple base color
$5
Cypraea alisonae
G 23mm, Hawaii, form of C. pellucens?; not often seen $6
Cypraea arabica
G
49.6mm, Apra Harbor Guam, old collection, broad base w/yellow, not orange
$4
Cypraea arabica f. immanis
F++ 69.4mm, Mombassa Kenya,
orange base color and medium-dark dorsum $7
Cypraea arabica f. immanis
F+++ 69.8mm, Mombassa Kenya, orange
base with blue, dark dorsum $8
Cypraea argus
G 63.8mm,
old collection Balabac Is. at Palawan PI, typical form--numerous eyes $5
Cypraea argus
G 69.8mm,
old collection Balabac Is. at Palawan PI, typical form--numerous eyes $5
Cypraea armeniaca
G- 78.48mm, Great
Australian Bight, beautiful orange on white, rare $100
Cypraea aurantium
F++ 82.4mm, Talikud
Island PI, some dorsal color change with two lines $50
Cypraea bregeriana G
20.8mm, New Caledonia, very uncommon $10
Cypraea carneola
F+ 68.1mm,
Balabac Is PI, old collection, four pale dorsal bands, some stress lines
$5
Cypraea carneola
F++ 67.7mm, Bolo Point Okinawa,
nice banding on dorsum, some dulled area next to teeth $7
Cypraea carneola F++ 81.94mm giant
one, Bohol PI, light
three-band dorsal color, not gerontic $20
Cypraea caurica
G
48.7mm, PI, typical color for PI, very large, thick bases $5
Cypraea caurica
G
49-51.2mm, PI, narrow form elongata, heavy, unusual to see this size now, thick lips $6
Cypraea cervus
F+ 93.3mm, S of Sanibel SW
Florida, typical color, large, dorsal stress lines so bargain price $10
Cypraea cinerea
F++
26mm, Bahamas, grayish, uncommon locale $7
Cypraea coxeni
G 25.1mm,
Papua NG, well-marked dorsum, not common
$5
Cypraea dayritiana
G
17mm, PI-Palawan form, greenish backs, not often seen
$4
Cypraea depressa
G
40-44mm, Guam, distinctly flatter than arabica, deep gray on bases
$4
Cypraea diluculum
G
29mm, Kenya E Africa form $3
Cypraea eglantina
G 59.3mm,
Lingayen Gulf Luzon PI, light orange base w/blue side $4
Cypraea errones
G 28-31mm,
PI, green with brown flecks, some w/ blotch
$2
Cypraea felina G 21mm,
Zanzibar, typical of area $2
Cypraea fuscorubra G
32.6mm, S Africa, great color, distinctive form, rare
$30
Cypraea guttata f. azumai F+++
53.3mm, East China Sea form of this famous rarity, fewer spots than other forms
$60
Cypraea guttata f. azumai F++
51.4mm sub-adult with lighter color on base, East China Sea form $25
Cypraea hesitata
G
67.9mm, Tasmania, a uniquely
shaped species, white w/medium brown blotching $14
Cypraea histrio F++
65.8mm,
Cuddalore S India, almost hump backed large one, shows the spire $5
Cypraea hungerfordi
G
32.2mm, Taiwan, brilliant salmon-orange base color, fairly dark dorsum, uncommon
$16
Cypraea hungerfordi
F+++ 41.1mm, East China Sea in 150m,,
brilliant salmon-orange base color, dark-spotted dorsum $20
Cypraea isabella
G 28-32mm, PI,
color variations $2
Cypraea labrolineata
G
19-22mm, PI, all big ones, dark color
$3
Cypraea lamarckii
G
34.6, 36.2mm, Ponta Malane Mozambique, two kinds of dorsal spots, one blue
$5 ea
Cypraea luchuana
G
20mm+, Okinawa, very large for species; speckled brown on blue
$5
Cypraea lurida
G 40.4mm,
Malta, large, typical color with dark tips, much broader than C. pulchra
$7
Cypraea lutea G 21mm,
PI, orange spotted base, banded back, extra large $4
Cypraea maculifera
G 43.4mm,
Borongan Samar PI, thick and heavy, has teeth of this species $4
Cypraea mappa
G
65.3mm, Panglao PI, very deep uniform pink with red tips, fairly narrow, a
beauty $8
Cypraea mappa
G 74.6mm,
Samar PI, pink rather than red, medium width body, spotting on sides
$6
Cypraea mappa
G 76.0mm,
Samar PI, excellent sulcate line, almost no pink, tan-white base
$5
Cypraea mappa
G 85.9mm, PI,
extra large with pink base, excellent map $8
Cypraea mauritiana
F++
72.3mm, Aparri PI, very dark brown base, has healed
scar on dorsum, beautiful $10
Cypraea miliaris
G 43 to
48mm, East China Sea, new larger ones, varied patterns $12
Cypraea miliaris G 44.1mm, East
China Seat in deep water, broad body, clear spots on butterscotch dorsum $10
Cypraea miliaris G 46.2mm, East China Sea
at 130 m, variation in spotting, distinctive sulcate line $12
Cypraea miliaris
G 47.5mm, off
Taiwan in East China Sea deep water, color change on dorsum, faded spots
$12
Cypraea miliaris
F++ 49.04mm, East China Sea
giant, humped with clear spotting on butterscotch dorsum
$15
C. miliaris f. magistra G
41.9mm, Bolo Point Okinawa in 20 ft., yellow-green dorsum with small spots
$4
Cypraea moneta
G 38.1mm,
Zanzibar big one, light yellow with greenish tinted dorsum $5
Cypraea nivosa F++ 45.1mm,
Mergui Bay Thailand near Burma, densely spotted dorsum, v. uncommon $20
Cypraea ocellata G 28-30mm,
India, beautiful eyed backs, varying shades of base color $3
Cypraea onyx
F+++ 46.7mm, East China Sea
extra large one, dorsum has blue split by cinammon brown $9
Cypraea onyx
F+++ 48.2mm, East China Sea
extra large one, dorsum has blue split by cinammon brown $10
Cypraea onyx F++
44.1mm, Siasi PI in Sulu, blue sides and light center of dorsum, large for PI
$4
Cypraea onyx
F+++-G 35.1, 36.5, 37.8 all Siasi PI in Sulu, blue
on dorsum with center in dark brown $3 ea
Cypraea
onyx f. adusta F+
38.6mm, Zanzibar, specimens never gem but always nice bi-colored brown
$3
Cypraea ovum
G 31-32mm,
Guam, gold teeth, very large for species $4
Cypraea petitiana
G
21-23mm, Senegal, dark mottled backs, uncommon
$7.50
Cypraea poraria
G 20.4mm,
Australia, very large for species, beautiful lavender base
$4
Cypraea pulchella G 33.9mm South
China Sea beauty with large blotch, uncommon $10
Cypraea pulchella F++
39.6mm South China Sea, varied small blotches, large one; slight fade on teeth
$15
Cypraea pulchella
F++ 41.8mm, South China Sea,
varied small blotches, v. large one; slight fade on teeth $15
Cypraea pulchra
G 36.2, 36.5mm,
Hurghade Egypt-Red Sea, "four eyes" similar to Oman ones,
uncommon $15 ea
Cypraea pyrum f. senegalensis G
21mm, Senegal, very uncommon W Africa form of C.
pyrum; pretty $15
Cypraea scurra f. indica
G 45mm, PI, very distinctive elongate member of
arabica group $5
Cypraea spadicea
F++ 45.2mm, N of San Diego, old
collection, nice dorsum color but dulled--low price $4
Cypraea stolida f. diauges G 26-27mm, Mozambique, pronounced ends, large brown blotch, uncommon $8
Cypraea talpa
F++ 86.7mm, Surigao PI, does not look
aged, impressive large one, one line on dorsum $16
Cypraea talpa
F++ 81.5mm, Tori Station Okinawa, quite
dark form, some air bubbles but still beautiful $12
Cypraea talpa F+++
55.0mm, Balabac PI from old collection, dark base color and 3 bands on light
dorsum $4
Cypraea talpa F++ 68.0mm,
Samar PI, fairly dark dorsum, some whitening on teeth, otherwise Gem $5
Cypraea teulerei
F+++ 46.4mm,Oman, striking dark central
marking on dorsum, a unique species $10
Cypraea testudinaria
F++
70.5mm dwarf mature adult, Samar, has some checkerboard form $6
Cypraea testudinaria
G
87.95mm, Surigao PI, with distinctive green highlights on dorsum $10
Cypraea testudinaria
G
98.1mm, Samar PI, nice honey-brown coloring, lighter colored than most $6
Cypraea testudinaria
G
106.9mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark-brown coloring with some purple, beautiful $9
Cypraea tigris
F++ 55.3mm dwarf,
Balabac Is. PI from old collection $5
Cypraea tigris
F+++ 56.7mm dwarf,
Zanzibar, heavy body, blue highlights $4
Cypraea tigris
G
90.2mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark beauty with orange highlights on blue, special
look $7
Cypraea tigris G 102.8mm dark
beauty with some orange, PI $10
Cypraea tigris F+++
110.9mm, Vietnam, slightly flattened shape, strong
orange sulcate line $15
Cypraea tigris "shipwreck" F++
83.3mm PI tigris with distinctive rust in dorsum apparently from adjacent
shipwreck $12
Cyp. tigris f. pardalis
F+++ 82.05mm, form with almost all white
dorsum, otherwise typical $12
Cypraea vitellus
F++ 54.5mm, Oslob PI,
distinctive gray-white clouding on dorsum $8
Cypraea vitellus
G 64.9mm,
Ubay Bohol PI, light honey color with distinct white spotting, very large $5
Cypraea walkeri
G
31.5mm, Vietnam, large w/dark dorsum, distinctive purple on aperture,
uncommon $10
Cypraea zonaria
G 21-25mm,
Senegal, varying patterns
$4
Epitonidae:
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Epitonium scalare
G 50-56mm,
Vietnam, beauties from South China Sea, good size
$12
Epitonium magnifica (fill in details)
Fasciolaridae:
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Fusinus colus
F++ 140.0mm, Nha Trang
Vietnam, narrow and elegant, easily told from other species $6
Fusinus dowianus
F+ 129.7mm,
E Honduras deep water, elegant white, truncated spire, very uncommon $15
Fusinus forceps
F+++ 134.8mm, Vietnam, one of most
handsome Fusinus, elegant narrow form $8
Fusinus nicobaricus F++
120-125mm, w/o, S India,
handsome markings $4
Fusinus undatus
F++
201mm, Vietnam,
almost solid white, excellent form w/detailed spire, heavy $20
Latirus barclayi F++ 55.4mm, Guam, real species--sometimes confused with L. belcheri in
books $ 2.50
Latirus belcheri
F++ 50mm, N Aus, the real
thing (often mislabeled as L. polygonus), excellent spire
$8
Latirus filosus
F+++ 39.9mm, w/perio, Dakar
Senegal, exquisite form and color (but latter's hidden) $6
Latirus infundibulum F++
51mm, w/o, Dominican Republic, typical color and form
$6
Latirus nodatus
F+ 70.9mm, Marquesas, nice
uncommon species with pinkish aperture $9
Latirus paetelianus
F++ 26.5mm, Mactan PI
tangle nets, bicolored $4
Latirus polygonus F++ 69.3mm, PI, typical form (not
L. belcheri) $4
Latirus polygonus
F+ 79.3mm, Cebu PI, typical form for a little-variant species, large specimen
$5
Latirus recurvirostrum F++
84.9mm, South China Sea, a large handsome uncommon Latirus
$8
Latirus walkeri
G 23.0,
23.4mm, W Aus, set of two colors, very uncommon $7 each or $12 for both
Fasciolaria hunteria
F+++ many - fill in details
Fasciolaria tulipa F+ 117.7mm w/o,
Crystal Beach Florida, mid-brown blotches, low price because lip's shaved
$6
Fasciolaria tulipa
F++ 131.0mm w/o, SW of Key
West,
large russet blotches, strongly lined, very pretty one $10
Fasciolaria tulipa
F++ 133.1mm w/o, SW of Key
West,
dark brown and broad, very pretty spire $12
Fasciolaria tulipa
F+ 140.4mm w/o, Eleuthera in
Bahamas, fatter than Florida ones, strongly lined $14
Opeatostoma pseudodon
F++ 37.1mm, w/o, Cebaco Is. W Panama, long “thorn” and strikingly dark lines
$5
Peristernia australiensis F+++
29.1mm, Aus, very handsome black and
white $4
Peristernia incarnata F++
15-17mm, PI deep water nets,
attractive little orange/black ones $2
Peristernia incarnata F++ 21mm, PI deep
water nets, attractive larger orange/black one $3
Peristernia nassatula
G 36.4mm, Vietnam,
giant one, excellent color $8
Ficidae:
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Ficus filosa F+++ 79.1mm, Vietnam,
elegant form, large, distinctive reticulations, not common $10
Ficus gracilis F+ 161mm, PI, very large
one not often seen anymore $15
Ficus subintermedia F+++ 93.8mm, Vietnam, very large for species, very nice color $6
Ficus variegata F+ 94.0mm,
Vietnam, extra-large, another elegant and well-colored Ficus $7
Haliotidae:
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Haliotis asinina
F++ 101.1mm, Okinawa, varied
shades of green with tenting on dorsum, large $3
Haliotis ovina
F++ 74.2mm,
Nha Trang Vietnam, x-large reddish brown to green mottled color, pretty $5
Haliotis ovina
F++ 76.0mm,
Nha Trang Vietnam, x-large darker brown one, almost no erosion despite large
size $5
Haliotis ovina F+ 80.1mm width, Vietnam, really large for these, dark
brown-green mottled
color $8
Haliotis planata
F++ 45mm each, Samar PI, two small thick
ones, corrugated dorsums 2 for $3
Harpidae:
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Harpa amouretta
F+ 51.1mm, Santa Cruz PI, dark form,
has anterior scar but well marked lines on ribs $4
Harpa amouretta F+
55.7mm, Cebu PI, very large, light form, well marked lines on ribs $6
Harpa articularis
F++ 87.7mm, Manila Bay PI, large
light-colored form, nice ribs $7
Harpa articularis
F+++ 90.5mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, broad and heavy with
large ribs, medium-dark color $8
Harpa articularis F++
80-82mm, PI, medium to light color forms, usual narrow ribbing $5
Harpa cabriti
F++ 64.2mm, Mombassa
Kenya, classic squared shape, purple rather than red $5
Harpa cabriti F++
75.6mm,
Nungwi Zanzibar, more red than most from here, varied-size ribs $7
Harpa cabriti
F++ 68.9mm, Nungwi Zanzibar,
light-colored one, pink ribs, some yellow in aperture $5
Harpa crenata
F++ 71mm, W Panama,
distinctive harp, now much less common $6
Harpa davidus
G
75.1mm, Galle Bay Sri Lanka, the true broad dark pink H. davidus, not H. major $10
Harpa harpa
F+++ 55.9mm, Marinduque PI tangle
nets, beautiful predominant pink $10
Harpa harpa F++
59mm, PI-Sulu region, pink and purple mix $10
Harpa kajiyamai G
40.00mm, Samal PI tangle nets, yellow and light orange predominant $13
Harpa kajiyamai F+++
45.76mm, Samal PI tangle nets, yellow and pink predominant $16
Harpa kajiyamai F+++
53.4mm big one, Mindanao PI deep water, thick ribs for species, pink and dark
red predominant $22
Harpa major
F+++ 78.7mm Zanzibar form of
H. major, heavy, thick ribs, dominant pink and brilliant gold aperture
$10
Harpa major
F++
90.4mm, Madras
India, narrower ribs than the PI/Taiwan H. major, otherwise quite similar $8
Harpa major
G 92.1mm,
South China Sea beauty with light color, uniform ribs similar to Taiwan ones
$8
Harpa major F+++ 91.4mm, Kaoshiung Taiwan, strongly pink with medium sized ribs, very handsome $7
Harpa major F+++ 103.7mm, Taiwan, beautiful large
Taiwanese representative, well-marked $12
Harpa major
F++ 107.1mm, South China Sea, beautiful
with narrow ribs, resembles Taiwanese ones $15
Harpa major
F+ 109.2mm, South China
Sea, heavy and thick giant, one uneven rib, looks polished $15
Morum cancellatum F+++
38.0mm, PI, typically elegant marking, easier to identify than some Morums
$10
Morum grande
F++ 65.5mm, Queensland, nearly
all white, getting difficult to find $15
Morum joelgreeni G
39.6mm, PI t nets, exquisite form and color even for a Morum $20
Morum teramachii F+++ 50.5mm,
Balut PI tangle nets, uncommon, distinctive color and form from other
species $20
Morum tuberculosum G
33mm, Galapagos, uncommon black form, hard to find $20
Marginellidae:
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Bullata bullata
G 46mm, Brazil, lovely pinkish banding
$8
Cryptospira angustata G
23-27mm, India, large and pretty with distinctive margins
$3
Marginella accola
G 12-13mm, W Panama, uncommon, gun-metal gray
body, spotted small beauties $5
Marginella elegans
G
30.2mm, Zamboanga PI, a properly named beauty $10
Marginelloma gigas
F++ 136mm deep water South
China Sea--Pratas Is. beauty, still rare especially this size $90
Marginelloma gigas
F++ 112.4mm, F+++, near
Pratas Island in deep water $55
Marginella glabella
G 35mm, Senegal, albino w/very faint pattern,
most unusual $8
Marginella nebulosa
G 36.7mm,
S Africa, beautiful gray mottled surface, uncommon, large $15
Marginella ornata
G
26.51mm, rare South Africa beauty with gray and black, lovely $40
Marginella tessellatum
G 18-20mm, W Panama, gray or brown-spotted, large and
not common $6
Melongenidae:
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Pugilina cochlidium
F++ 91.8mm, Vietnam,
typical color $5
Busycon contrarium F++ 240 to 255mm,
w/op., Cedar Key SW Fla. mud
flats, well-cleaned, much prettier than most $25
Hemifusus colosseus F++
184mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, graceful pastel orange form, thin lip
$15
Hemifusus colosseus
F++ 233mm,
Nha Trang Vietnam, graceful pastel orange form, thin lip $20
Hemifusus kawamurai F++
157mm, Vietnam, uncommon and graceful noduled shell, light orange, w/o
$20
Mitridae:
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Subcancilla abyssicola
F+
31.9mmm, PI tangle nets, large; species has unique curved-line color/surface change
(not scar) $12
Subcancilla interlirata G 47.8mm, Vietnam, typical color for species, not common $15
Mitra acuminata
F++ 20-25mm, PI,
beautiful golden yellow $3
Mitra aurantia
F++ 29.2mm, PI,
handsome and not that common $5
Mitra chrysostoma F+
40.7mm, Guam, thick-lipped golden mouth, large, uncommon
$10
Neocancilla clathrus
F+++ 30.4mm, India,
handsome $3
Mitra contracta F++
34.2mm, PI tangle nets, distinctive pure white protoconch $5
Mitra (Pterygia) dactylus F+ 45.6mm, Solomons, broad and heavy, light colored $8
Scabricola desentangii
F++
28.4mm, Vietnam, very large for species, bright orange,
uncommon $8
Mitra eremetarum
F+
57mm, PI, typical flammules in red-brown, good spire
$3
Scabricola fissurata G
39mm, Red Sea, extraordinary tent pattern, uncommon
$8
Cancilla granatina
G
41.1mm, S India, handsome Miter $3
Mitra incompta
F+++ 107.4mm, Mozambique
(check on this), orange and brown, not aged despite size $12
Mitra incompta F++ 55mm, Mozambique, orange
with cream spiral band, flammules $10
Mitra isabella
F+ 93.9mm, Taiwan, mostly white
rather than orange at this size, finely crenulated lip $20
Subcancilla interlirata G 47.8mm, Vietnam, giant size, typical color for species, not gerontic
$15
Mitra (Pterygia) dactylus F+ 45.6mm, Solomons, broad and heavy, light colored $8
Mitra mitra F+
128mm, PI, large and very heavy, some fading on spire but superb body color
$7
Mitra nubila
G 49.6mm,
Mozambique, clouded dark red markings, uncommon $10
Mitra nucea
F+++ 37.8mm, Bantayan PI, nice
example of species $3
Mitra paupercula
F++ 20.5mm, PI,
dark with stripes $ 2
Mitra picta
F++ 25.5mm, S
Africa, beauty in purple and brown pattern, very uncommon $15
Mitra papalis
F+ 128mm, PI, well marked body
whorl-dense spots, some scars on spire; very large $8
Mitra rubitincta
F+ 38mm,
Guam, red-orange, quite uncommon, not often seen
$10
Mitra scutulana
F+++ 33.1mm, Vietnam, nice
color $4
Muricidae:
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Pteropurpura aduncus F++
28-32mm, Japan, w/o, varied in form $ 5
Homolocantha anatomica F+
44.6mm, PI, nice branching of this bizarrely shaped species $5
Muricopsis armatus
F+++ 30.3mm, Baja California, nice detail
white color $4
Siratus articularis
G
46mm w/o, Dominican Republic, nice spines, perfect spires $8
Chicoreus asianus
F++ 104.2mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, very
handsome medium-length with long spines $12
Chicoreus asianus
F+
89.6mm, Vietnam, long-spined, some erosion on spire $7
Murex axicornis
F++ 28.2mm,
PI, red-brown body color $2.50
Chicoreus banksii
F+++
76mm, W Aus, outstanding size and spines, like C. torrefactus but squat form $15
Siratus beauii f. branchi
F++ 75.4mm, off Florida Keys, delicate deep
water beauty from shrimpers, very uncommon $20
Rapana bezoar F+ 50mm,
Japan, nice representative specimen, some wear on lip $ 6
Murexiella bojardorensis F 36mm, Senegal, great spines but one break, rare $30
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris
F++ 96.8mm, Spain, very large
and heavy, long upper spines $12
Hexaplex cichoreum
F++ 84.2mm, Bantayan Cebu
PI, white body with black spines plus some white ones $6
Hexaplex cichoreum F+
88.4mm, Mactan PI, strong black-white color
contrast, short recurved spines $6
Hexaplex chicoreus
F++ 122.6mm, Bantayan PI,
absolute stunner, very long spines, banded black on white $15
Hex. cichoreum "albino" F+++
67.5mm, Cebu PI, small beauty in almost all white slightly semi-adult
$6
Murex coppingeri
F
56.9mm, Darwin, N Australia, blunt spined, white body, a rare shell
$15
Murex coppingeri
F
48.2mm, Darwin, N Australia, blunt spined, light tan body, a rare shell
$12
Murex elenensis
G 69.1mm, Mulege
Baja Calif., outstanding color and detail for these, not common $10
Chicoreus florifer
F+ 62.5mm w/op/, Eleuthera
Bahamas, not like f. dilectus, has good spines but eroded spire $5
Chicoreus florifer
F+ 65.5mm, w/op.,
Eleuthera Bahamas, massive one with typical form, one eroded spine
$6
Chicoreus florifer f. dilectus G
64.7mm w/op., west of Florida Keys, elegant and distinct from Bahamian ones
$20
Chicoreus florifer f. dilectus F+ 59.2mm w/op., west of Florida Keys,
red spire and lovely spines, chip in lower aperture $12
Chicoreus florifer f. dilectus G
49.6, 50.1, 50.4mm w/op., west of Florida Keys, all elegant, varied from light
to dark
$10 ea.
Ceratostoma fournieri
F+ 56.3mm, w/op., Uraga Strait Japan,
large one with tan color $20
Siratus formosus
F++ 60mm w/o, Haiti, nice spines and typical form $8
Haustellum haustellum F++
129.7mm, Bantayan PI, large, excellent color and form with spire detail
$7
Haustellum haustellum F++
147mm, PI, giant with excellent color & form, great spire, fat body $15
Murexiella judithae F+
23.7mm, PI nets, uniquely shaped
small murex, not common, bargain for this size $10
Hexaplex kuesterianus
F+
60mm w/o, Kuwait, heavy, not seen very often, a well-spined smaller specimen
$7
Murex macgillivrayi
F++ 62.5mm, Clairview Queensland
E Aus, dark bands on gold-brown, short spines $4
Phyllonotus miyokoae F+++ 53.6mm w/op, PI tangle nets, elegant wings in
brown and white $35
Haustellum nigritis
F+ 95.4mm, Baja
California fresh dead, low price, looks fine, uneroded spire $6
Murex nigrispinosis
F++ 80.8mm, Balabac
Is Palawan PI, old collection, mature one, nice spine spread $5
Chicoreus nobilis
F++ 31-34mm, PI
deep water, very bright pink ones, small beauties $5
Chicoreus palmarosae F++
106.0mm, PI brown form, large and solid with rose-color uneroded apex $10
Murexiella pelepili
G
16mm, PI tangle nets, exquisite spiny form
$10
Murexiella pelepili
G
23mm, PI tangle nets, exquisite spiny form
$20
Purpurellus pinniger G
56mm w/o, W Panama, large brown one, winged beauty, rare now
$65
Siratus pliciferoides F++ 127.2mm, Vietnam,
extra-large, finely colored $20
Siratus pliciferoides F+ 112.6mm, Vietnam,
w/op, nice large example of this shell $10
Phyllonotus pomum F+++
86.1mm, w/op., Spanish Shanty Pt NW Fla., gold-yellow aperture, off-white body
color $9
Phyllonotus pomum
G 89.4mm, w/op., Florida Keys type, exquisite detailed frills,
white with brown $10
Hexaplex radix
F++ 47.3mm w/op.,
Pedro Gonzales Is W Panama, small beauty with good but not perfect spire
$6
Chicoreus ramosus
F++ 113.6mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, looks
adult in shape and color but has finely detailed spines $8
Rapana rapiformis F+
100mm, PI, typical large bulbous form with orange aperture
$6
Chicoreus rossiteri
F+ 49.8mm, Bataam
Indonesia, the real species, has one missing spine so low price $5
Chicoreus saulii
F+++ 96.3mm, Mactan Cebu PI, beautiful
rose-tipped fronds, well cleaned good apex $20
Chicoreus saulii
F++ 106.9mm, Quang Ngai Vietnam,
beautiful rose-tipped fronds, extra-large $22
Siratus senegalensis G
60mm w/o, Brazil, large, mid-brown body color $15
Hexaplex stainforthi F+
51.2mm
w/o, NW Cape N Aus, white body and black spines, spire is eroded all white
$5
Chicoreus superbus
F++
66.4mm, Balut PI, beautifully detailed spire and fronds, subtle pinkish color
$12
Chicoreus torrefactus
F+
99mm, PI, very large one, well colored, extended spire
$9
Chicoreus torrefactus
F+ 104.7mm, PI, nice pinkish fronds w/dark body, some spire erosion
$7
Murex trapa F++ 122.2mm,
Phan Rang Vietnam,
spiny with long aperture, gold color, elegant shape $7
Naquetia trigonulus
F+ 53.2mm-
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Murex troscheli
F++ 92mm, w/o, PI, elegant
form with long spines $8
Murex troscheli
F+ 141.6mm, Phan
Rang Vietnam, large one with strong dark body lines, couple chipped spines
$10
Propteron uncinarius F+
18-20mm, S Africa, elegant small winged murex, uncommon
$10
Pterynotus undosus
F++ 35.1mm, Port Hedlund W Aus, beautiful small winged murex,
v. uncommon
$18
Siratus venustulus F++
36.3mm, 38.2mm, Leyte PI, deep water, beautiful varied body color $4
each
Murex zamboi
F++ 48.9mm w/op.,
Siasi Sulu PI, nice detail for this species, never gem $4
Nassaridae:
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Nassarius fusiformis
G
39mm, PI tangle nets-deep water, lovely sculpture, pure white
$4
Naticidae:
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Natica alapapilionis
F++ 37.8mm height, Vietnam,
extra-large and well
marked $8
Natica arachnoidea
G 23mm, E
Africa, beautifully marked and glossy $5
Tanea
euzona
F+ 17.2mm, Mozambique,
beautifully patterned small specimen $6
Tanea euzona
F+ 28mm, Mozambique,
beautifully patterned larger specimen $8
Polinices duplicatus
F++ 61.7mm, w/o., Tampa Bay W. Fla, a
large pretty "shark eye" $4
Polinices flemingianus G
32.6mm, Kona Coast Hawaii, white with gold-yellow $3
Polinices flemingianus
F+++ 47.1mm width, Bohol PI, beautiful golden
orange, very large $5
Polinices peselephanti G
47.6mm width, Nha Trang Vietnam, high-polish pure white large one $4
Globularia fluctuata
G 37.4mm, Balabac
Is. PI, one of
the handsomest of the family $4
Natica stellata
F++
39mm, PI, bright orange, attractive globose form
$3
Natica vitellus
F++ 46.4mm width, Vietnam,
very large, typical brown w yellow band $3