Shell List - Russell Renka

Russell D. Renka
1538 Grandview
Cape Girardeau, MO 63701-2262
telephone: 573/334-0039 home
573/651-2692 office
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° Giants
° Dwarfs
Families:  Angaridae | Architectonidae | Astraeidae | Buccinidae | Bursidae | Cancellaridae |
Cardiidae | Cassidae | Conidae | Cerithidae | Cypraeidae | Epitonidae | Fasciolaridae | Ficidae |
Haliotidae | Harpidae | Latiaxidae | Marginellidae | Melongenidae | Mitridae | Muricidae | Nassaridae |
Naticidae |Neritidae | Olividae | Ovulidae | Pectinidae | Personidae | Phasianellidae | 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 /

Biplex perca                   F+++         83.39mm, East China Sea in deep water, as big as they get, nice wings  $20
Bursa lamarckii                F+           62.21mm, Olango Is. PI, gnarled specimen, could use more cleaning, heavy   $10
Cerithium aluco                 F++         73.8mm, PI, giant specimen with typical PI form and color   $6
Conus aureus                   F++         69.5mm giant, Balut PI tangle nets, classic dark tenting with narrow cording, rare  $100
Conus australis                  F+          105.17mm giant, East China Sea, well marked, two lip chips, dorsal side is beautiful   $20
Conus eburneus                F++         67.72mm, Batangas Is. PI, two bands of black, flat spire, heavy, good lip  $12
Conus figulinus                   F++        101.4mm, PI, well-lined broad body, flat top with coral growth, very heavy  $20
Conus imperialis               F+++        94.89mm, Balicasaq PI, t nets at 80 m, huge and heavy, broad, fine pattern  $20
Conus kintoki                   F+++        92.17mm giant, South China Sea, beautiful but paler than normal-sized adults  $50
Conus magus f. assimilis    F+++         86.20mm giant, Punta Engano PI t nets, mostly white w patches with beaded lines  $16
Conus moreleti                    F           48.8mm, Guam, true giant for rarely-seen species  $20
Conus mustelinus              F++          81.2mm broad giant, Palawan Is. PI, excellent multiple dark lines on deep yellow base  $16
Conus radiatus                 F++           85.51mm, Negros PI, alternating vertical dark and light brown, trimmed lip  $10
Conus rattus                     F++         43.8mm, Durban area of South Africa, well-marked  $12
Conus striatus                 F++           108.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, pink and purplish, growth lines near end-life  $12
Conus striatus                 F++           109.3mm, Davao PI, heavily pink, couple of growth lines near end-life  $12
Conus tribblei                   F              106.83mm, East China Sea N of Keelung Taiwan, huge one, ragged lip, good body color    $20
Conus vitulinus                  F++         74.20mm, Palawan PI, broad and heavy with good color, some lip trim   $15
Cymatium pyrum                F+++       110.35mm giant w/o, Hainan Is. S China Sea, beautiful burnt orange  $18
Cypraea carneola               F++         81.94mm giant one, Bohol PI, light three-band dorsal color   $20
Cypraea miliaris                 G            51.65mm, East China Sea giant, butterscotch dorsum with green sulcate line   $12
Cypraea pulchella              F++         48.52mm giant one, South China Sea, usual fade on teeth, thus not Gem  $20
Cypraea tigris                    F+++       110.9mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, slightly flattened shape, strong orange sulcate line   $15
Ficus gracilis                       F+         161mm, PI, a giant not often seen anymore  $20
Fulgoraria hamillei                 F+         169.7mm, East China Sea giant, rust color, well marked, scar line and anterior lip chip  $45
Gyrineum gyrineum              F++         41.8mm, PI, honey brown coloring, well-beaded spire   $8.50
Haliotis ovina                     F+           80.1mm width, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark brown-green mottled color  $8
Haustellum haustellum        F++          159.90mm, Zamboanga PI, excellent color and form including spire  $20
Harpa major                     F+++        112.3mm x-large one, Taiwan Strait in 40 m on sand, very pink ribs, beautiful  $20
Latirus polygonus f. belcheri  F++       104.86mm w/o, Cebu t nets, extra large with good spire  $15
Marginellona gigas             F++         167.77mm, Pratas Is. S China Sea, amazing to see these huge ones; still rare   $100
Mitra eremitarum               F++          79.33mm, Spratly Is. S China Sea, excellent dark color and crenellated lip   $10
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++          159.90mm, Zamboanga PI, excellent color & form including spire  $20
Oliva tricolor f. philantha      F+          52.1mm, Apra Harbor Guam, slight marring of finish   $6
Peristernia nassatula             G          36.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, giant one with pale color   $8
Polinices peselephanti           F+         62.05mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, white with slight yellow blotches, trimmed lip  $6
Semicassis inornata             F+         85.28mm w/o, East China Sea in 150m depth, has a scar but beautifully marked  $12
Strombus bulla                  F++         80.76mm, Calituban Is. PI giant with fully mature lip and aperture  $12
Strombus sinuatus              F++        115.36mm w/o, Siargao PI by hookah diver, extra large one   $12
Tapes dorsatus                 F++         94.40mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea in sand, very thick and heavy, rusty bands   $7
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
Vexillum vulpecula                F+        66.53mm, Palawan PI, mix of black with deep orange, slight scar but beautiful  $12
Hippopus porcellanus            F+        178mm, PI, Sulu area; nearly all white, heavy, now hard to get   $15

Dwarfs:                 Previous / Next / Top 
Cymbiola nobilis                  F++       72.4mm, Vietnam, nice dwarf one with good color, thin but mature lip   $8
Cymbiola vespertilio            F++       52.13mm, Palawan PI from old collection, heavy with thick lip, light tan w/tents  $8
Cypraea arabica                 G           41mm, 43mm - Mombasa, Kenya     $5 ea.
Cypraea cervinetta              F++       38mm, Las Perlas-West Panama, well banded backs  $4
Cypraea testudinaria           F+          71.64mm dwarf, Surigao PI, dull surface on part of dorsum; well marked  $5
Mitra incompta                   F++         55mm, Nacala Bay Mozambique, orange with cream spiral band and flammules  $10
Strombus sinuatus             F+++       72.86mm, Olango Is. PI, fully mature with light color dorsum  $15

Families (alphabetized) 

Angaridae:                  Previous / Next / Top
Angaria sphaerula               F+        35mm, Vietnam, distinctive bright pinkish-red species, not common   $15

Architectonidae:              Previous / Next / Top
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 Vietnam, 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:                            Previous / Next / Top
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+         84x74mm w/o, Southern California, some roughness but good spire, nice color   $9
Astraea undosa               F+         93x94mm, Southern California, large, some roughness but good spire, nice color   $10

Buccinidae:                     Previous / Next / Top
Aenator benthicola             F++        47.57mm, 350m depth off North Island NZ, not often seen  $12
Ancistrolepsis vietnamensis   F++        86.9mm, South China Sea very deep water, elegant form  $40
Ancistrolepsis vietnamensis   F++        104.83mm, South China Sea deep water extra large one, elegant form   $50
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 verkruzeni           F+          100.90mm w/o., N Japan Sea in 300m depth, uncommon   $20
Buccinum inclytum              F             82mm, Japan, very elegant form, usual flaws for this species, rare     $25
Buccinum pemphigam          F++         47.0mm, 200m depth in Yellow Sea, quite uncommon   $8         
Buccinum striatissima          F             87.3mm, Japan, large, characteristic shape, rare   $30
Cantharus erythrostoma      G             37mm, W Australia, unusual bright orange body color   $8
Cantharus melanostomus       F++        48.2mm, Aruadi India, nice dorsum, sub-adult  $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
Colubraria soverbyi              F+++       68.1mm, Samal Is. PI, elegant mature large one w/perfect spire   $10
Japelion adelphicus              F++        103.36mm w/o, East China Sea at 320 m depth, fully mature with thick lip  $15
Nassaria fusiformis                G           39mm, PI tangle nets, almost pure white, reticulated sculpture    $4
Neptunea arthritica              F            74.9mm, East China Sea deep water, pure white one  $9
Neptunea arthritica f. cumingii  F++     77.8mm w/op, northern Yellow Sea in 40m depth, mostly white w brown bands  $12
Neptunea arthritica f. cumingii  F+++    88.68mm w/op, northern Yellow Sea in 40m depth, beautiful lined brown  $16
Neptunea arthritica f. cumingii  F+++    116.5mm, northern Yellow Sea in 40m depth, very large dark brown one  $22
Neptunea contraria                 F+      77.60mm w/o, NW Portugal sinistral white one, apex tip gone so price is bottomed  $10
Neptunea contraria                F++      103.26mm w/o, x-large beauty southern Spain in deep water dredge, some yellow  $25
Neptunea fukuae                  F++       79.09mm, w/o, East China Sea in 360m, elegant, pastel gold-yellow shading    $35
Neptunea fukuae                  F++       88.67mm, w/o, East China Sea, elegant, pastel gold-yellow shading    $40
Neptunea lyrata f. decemcostata  F++  129.2mm w/o, Japan Sea in deep water, apex naturally missing, great color and lip   $45
Siphonalia cassidariaeformis    F+        33-34mm, Japan, brown blotches rather than lineated    $4
Siphonalia subdilata              F+     89.03mm w/o, Yellow Sea in 40m depth, very uncommon, one small lip chip    $20

Bursidae:                          Previous / Next / Top
Bufonaria perelegans           F++          97.6mm, Mactan Is., endemic P.I. form resembling B. rana  $4
Bufonaria perelegans            F+          101.9mm, PI, less common over 100m, endemic PI form resembling B. rana  $8
Bursa corrugata                   F++       20.8mm, Isla Gobernadora W Panama, nice thick aperture, now uncommon   $3
Bursa corrugata f. ponderosa F+         31.8mm w/o, Barra, Salvador, Brazil, great apertures, truncated apex, uncommon   $8
Bursa elegans                    F+           86.3mm, near Colombo Sri Lanka, high spire, strong spines on each side  $4
Bursa granularis                  F++         36.7mm, Palawan PI, beaded dorsum in brown and white, thick  $3
Bursa lamarckii                   F++         47.7mm, Bohol PI, spire erosion but very clean body whorl for these  $5
Bursa lamarckii  GIANT        F+           62.21mm, Olango Is. PI, gnarled specimen, could use more cleaning, heavy   $10
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++        97.6mm, Mactan Is. PI, one chip on anterior canal, usual color  $4
Bursa rana                         F+++      72.4mm, Singapore, typical form and unusual locale  $4
Bursa rana f. cristinae         F++         67.24mm, South China Sea, darker brown form of rana, less common  $8
Bursa rana f. cristinae         F+++      77.40mm w/o, East China Sea, dark brown form   $10
Bursa rubeta                     F            80.1mm, near Colombo Sri Lanka, some spire erosion so low price   $3
Bursa tenuisculpta              F++         54.4mm, SW of Florida Keys by dredge in deep w, very uncommon   $20
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, Nha Trang Vietnam, thick light tan one with crenelated white aperture  $10
Tutufa oyamai                   F+++      81.4mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, outstanding sculpture and crenelated aperture    $10

Cancellaridae:                          Previous / Next / Top
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:                                Previous / Next / Top
Cardium alternatum           F+++         66.0mm, Balabac Is. PI, off-white base with yellow-gold spots, pretty  $5
Nemocardium bechei            G            40.8mm, Masbate PI, typical intense red-orange of this beauty  $6
Cardium cardissa              F++          39.90mm, Bantayan Is. PI, almost all wh ite, subtle pattern   $2
Cardium egmoniatum          G             45.1mm, Skyway Bridge Tampa Bay W Fla, mostly white, nice prickles   $3
Cardium elongatum              F++        100.4mm, Vietnam, extra large and uncommon, nice pastel coloring   $10
Tracycardium enode         F+++         56.8mm, Balabac Is. PI, distinctive elongate shape with yellow color  $4
Lyrocardium eolicum         F+++         36.94mm, S. Vicente Cape Verde Is., resembles L. lyratum but white with red, uncommon  $9
Cardium hemicardium         F++          31.2mm, Shoal Point McKay Queensland Aus, not often seen   $3
Trachycardium isocardia     F+++        68mm, Venezuela, outstanding spiny body and great color  $8
Leavicardium laevicardium   F++        35.38 and 37.30mm, Florida Bay fresh dead, both pastel yellow  $4 pair
Lyrocardium lyratum          F++          30 and 40mm, Balabac PI old collection, red periostracum on both  $5 pair
Lyrocardium lyratum          F++          48.2mm, Balabac PI old collection, with red periostracum  $6
Cardium pseudolima           F++           121.7mm, Mombassa E Africa, very light pink and gold color, quite clean for species  $13
Cardium ringens                F+++        28.0mm, Casamance Senegal, from Marcel Pin, nice small species not often seen  $5
Tracycardium senticosum     F+ (dead) 25.9mm, Kino Bay Sonora W Mexico, beach dead but nice condition  $2.50
Lunulicardia retusa             F++           30.9mm, Vietnam, nice heart-shaped form  $4
Plagiocardium robustum f. vanhyningi  F+++  68.4mm, Marco Is. SW Fla., well marked with scales on both valves  $4
Tracycardium rubicundum     F++         43.0mm, Balabac Is. PI, pretty red perimeter gives this its name   $4
Fragum unedo                     G             45-55mm, PI, bright red on white body    $2.50

Cassidae:                                 Previous / Next / Top
Casmaria ponderosa          F+++       35.45mm, thick lip with nodules along full length, not C. erinaceus  $4
Casmaria erinaceus           F++         43.6mm or 45.2mm, Santa Rosa Cebu PI form, squiggled brown vertical lines on gray  $3 ea.
Casmaria erinaceus           F++          52.8mm or 55.2mm, Santa Rosa Cebu PI form, squiggled brown vertical lines on gray  $4 ea.
Casmaria erinaceus            F          68.4mm large one, Apra Harbor Guam, taken at low tide in reef debris  $5
Cassis cornuta (juvenile)      F++        97.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, nice colored juvenile form, shield not yet yellow  $6
Cassis tesselata f. nana      F+++      47.86mm,Guine-Bissau W Africa, small banded beauty, not common  $12
Echinophoria kurodai            F+          68.26mm, East China Sea deep water, uncommon   $10
Echinophorea wyvillei           F+          77.5mm, Balicasaq PI, deep water t nets, uncommon, some cleaning to do   $8
Echinophoria wyvillei           F++         103.2mm w/o, East China Sea in 300m depth by trawler, outstanding  $15
Echinophoria wyvillei           F++         110.03mm w/horizontal lining of body whorl, East China Sea d water, lovely  $15
Eudolium pyriforme            F+++         78.1mm, East China Sea at 130m depth, light colored one, perfect spire and lip  $10    
Galeodea leucodoma             F++        52.5mm, South China Sea deep water, almost pure white, very uncommon  $15
Phalium bandatum               F++          98.8mm, Mactan Is. PI, dark-colored checkerboard beauty on gray/brown    $7
Phalium bandatum               F+++        114.31mm, South China Sea, dark-colored checkerboard beauty on gray/brown    $10
Phalium centriquadratum       F+++       57.5mm, Puerto Penasco W Mexico, small adult one with full anterior detail, nice color  $5
Phalium craticulatum            F+++        55.2mm, very deep water off south Mozambique, uncommon    $15
Phalium flammiferum            F+           69.2mm, An Ping Taiwan at 20 fathoms, very straight vertical stripes   $4
Phalium flammiferum            F++         87.6mm, Hainan South China Sea, beautiful orange-checkerboard lip, thick  $10
Phalium flammiferum            F++         90.27mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, extra large, impressive at this size     $10
Phalium glaucum                 F++         97.5mm, Galle Sri Lanka, striated horizontal lines on gray body, orange aperture lip   $6
Phalium granulatum             F+           49.7mm, Mexico Beach Florida, low price due to chip in shield  $2
Phalium muangmani             F++         78.9mm w/op., South China Sea, resembles P. flammiferum but separate species    $10
Phalium muangmani             F+           89.0mm w/op., large one, South China Sea, has some black marks on spire  $12
Phalium pyrum                     F          62.8mm, Eden New South Wales Aus, has two chips so price is low  $4
Semicassis bisulcatum f. diuturnum  F+ 50.5mm, Balicasaq Is Bohol PI, has faint checkerboards and some purple  $3.50
Semicassis bisulcatum         F++          62.6mm, w/o, Oslob Island PI, yellow dorsum  $10
Semicassis bulla                F+++         60.24mm, Balicasaq Is. Bohol PI, strongly purple, thin lip, striking look   $5
Semicassis bulla                  F++        61.8mm, East China Sea in deep water, mature with thick lip   $5
Semicassis japonicum          F++        73.2mm, East China Sea by trawler, well marked large checkerboard one  $9
Semicassis japonicum          F++        77.83mm, South China Sea deep water, extra large, usual checkerboard marking   $10
Semicassis inornata               F            68.5mm, Hainan Is. on sand, subtle markings, dulled surface so low price   $4
Semicassis inornata              F++        76.8mm w/o, East China Sea deep water, large one with rust-orange   $9
Semicassis inornata             F+         85.28mm w/o, East China Sea in 150m depth, has a scar but beautifully marked  $12

Cerithidae:                             Previous / Next / Top
Cerithium aluco                   F++         73.8mm, PI, giant specimen with typical PI form and color   $6

Conidae:                               Previous / Next / Top
Conus abbreviatus      F+++        23-24mm, Hawaii endemic, very pretty wide-bodied specimen   $5
Conus achatinus          F++        55.7mm, Vietnam, beautifully colored dark one, couple of growth lines    $6 
Conus achatinus          F++        66.06mm, South China Sea, beautifully colored dark one, very large fat body    $9
Conus amadis             F+          59.4mm or 63.4mm, Pigon Island or Galle, Sri Lanka, cinammon brown  $3 ea.        
Conus ammiralis          F++        48.5 to 53.1mm, all Siasi PI, dark red-brown and two gold bands on lower body   $9 each
Conus ammiralis        F++        62.77mm, Palawan PI, extra-dark large beauty, two gold bands in middle  $13
Conus arenatus        F++         52.39mm, Balabac Is. PI, heavy mature one w/three spaced growth lines  $4
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, elegantly narrow with very dark color, small tents  $8
Conus aulicus          F+++         107.0mm, Surigao PI, handsome dark russet body, medium sized white tents  $10
Conus aulicus          F++          111.68mm, Balabac Is. PI from old collection, large white areas near lip  $10
Conus aulicus           F++         113.0mm, Samar PI, numerous medium to small tents, red-brown body    $9
Conus aulicus           F            119.1mm, Surigao PI, fat body, well-marked but some dullness and poor lip  $8
Conus aulicus           F++         125.9mm, Surigao PI, dark color, narrow form with tapered spire, trim on lip, high white-tent area $16
Conus aureus            F+++       58.69mm, Olango Is. PI by diver 20-40m, very large w dark color and beautiful spire  $50
Conus aureus  GIANT  F++         69.5mm extra large, PI tangle nets, classic dark tenting with narrow cording, rare  $100
Conus aurisiacus        F+++       57.9mm, Zamboanga PI light one with color interruptions, also one growth line; rare   $45
Conus aurisiacus       F+++        62.93mm large light one, Zamboanga PI, has two color bands on white, pink spire, rare   $55
Conus austini           F+            50.4mm, shrimp boat off Key West, deep water rarity, almost pure white, never perfect  $50
Conus australis         F+            105.17mm giant, East China Sea, very well marked, two lip chips, dorsal side is beautiful   $20
Conus australis          F+            96.9mm near-giant, East China Sea, very well marked but two lip chips, dorsal side is beautiful   $16
Conus australis          F+            89.3 extra large one, East China Sea, one scar down rates it, beautiful otherwise  $12
Conus australis            F+++       83.5mm, Kaoshung Taiwan, brown with no bluish marks, elegant  $8
Conus australis            F++         72.0mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, brown markings with slight blue   $7
Conus barbieri             G            19.7mm, PI, a 1995-named new tent cone, very dark brown  $10
Conus betulinus           F+++      65.1mm, Nacala Mozambique, mid-yellow like the PI ones, not form zulu   $6
Conus betulinus            F+++      91.6mm, Phan Rang Vietnam broad ones, light yellow base color    $8
Conus betulinus            F+++      91.7mm, Balabac Is. Palawan PI, darker yellow than most, slight growth lines  $10
Conus blanfordianus       F++        24.9mm, Mactan PI t nets, delicate white shell with red-brown spots, not often seen   $5
Conus boeticus             G           33.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, white with red-brown blotches and middle band of white  $7
Conus broderipii             G           29.7mm, Siasi PI; orange banding on pure white, perfect spire, very uncommon   $18
Conus bullatus             F+           51.0mm, Subic Bay PI, mid-orange with two subtle horizontal bands  $10
Conus bullatus              F++         56.94mm, Nocnocan PI, light colored one in pastel orange, not red   $13
Conus capitaneus         F+++       49.5mm or 50.0mm, Siasi PI, olive green color of smaller ones  $3 ea.
Conus capitaneus          F+++      62.0mm, Marinduque PI, green to green-brown body color  $5
Conus capitaneus         F++        74.8mm, Cebu in t nets, deep reddish brown mature pattern, broad, no growth lines  $10
Conus capitaneus         F+++       81.31mm, Balicasaq PI, deep gold-brown of large mature ones, broad and impressive  $12
Conus capitanellus        F++        30.18mm, Balicasaq PI tangle nets, mid-brown with pretty mid-band of white, v large   $10
Conus capitanellus        F++        15.2mm or 17.7mm, PI tangle nets, brown pattern resembling C. capitaneus, uncommon   $6
Conus capitanellus         F++          20.1mm, PI tangle nets, brown pattern resembling C. capitaneus, uncommon   $8
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 circumcisus           F+++       65.05mm, South China Sea, very little spotting except spire, perfect lip    $10
Conus circumcisus          F++          65.5mm, Oslob Cebu PI, beautiful purple bands with many dark blotches    $10
Conus circumcisus           F+          70.8mm, Oslob Cebu PI, bite scar and trim lip but fine purple and brown color    $8
C. circumcisus f. brazieri   F++        72.7mm, Olongo PI, no spotting except spire, large, form without blotches  $12
C. circumcisus f. brazieri  F+++        79.08mm large one, Oslob Is. Cebu PI tangle net beauty, form without blotches  $14
Conus consors                F++         92.18mm, Surigao PI, very large one w/two bands light orange on white, trim lip  $15
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 delesserti             F+           58.2mm, Key West, large one, lip isn't perfect but far better than most of these  $7
Conus distans                 F++         93.3mm, Punta Engano PI, large specimen with good color, two healed bite marks on dorsum  $4
Conus dusaveli                F            69.6mm, Balut Is. t nets in deep water southern PI, has "shell doctor" repair so low price  $25
Conus dusaveli                G            79.75mm, Balicasaq PI, superb blue and orange banding, growth line w/pattern change  $80
Conus ebraeus                 F++        2 to 33.8mm, different ones, both Apra Harbor Guam at shore line   $3 both
Conus eburneus               F+++      33.9mm, Balabac Palawan PI, russet rather than black spotting, uncommon form  $7
Conus eburneus               F++        39.2mm, Balabac Palawan PI, russet rather than black spotting, uncommon form  $9
Conus eburneus             F+ or F++   43.2 to 50.8mm, Zamboanga PI, sparing small dots of black on white   $2 ea.
Conus eburneus               F+++       49.8mm, Zamboanga PI, pretty faint yellow bands in white with regular dashes  $4
Conus eburneus  GIANT     F++        67.72mm, Batangas Is. PI, two bands of black, flat spire, heavy, good lip  $12
C. eburneus f. polyglotta   F++        28.0mm, Sorsogon PI, beautiful form with yellow bands between black spots   $4
C. eburneus f. polyglotta   F++       53.4mm, Tabaco Bay Luzon PI, dense black spotted lines, large   $6
Conus episcopatus            F++        70.5mm, Polilio Is. PI on reef in shallow water, pretty red-brown base color   $6
Conus ferruginea              F+++       45.3mm, Marau Sound Solomons, nice gold-brown color  $3
Conus figulinus                 F+++       96.1mm, Manila Bay PI, beautiful one with gold line at perimeter of spire   $15
Conus figulinus                   F++       101.4mm, PI, well-lined broad body, flat top with coral growth, very heavy  $20
Conus fischoederi              F+++       23.23mm, Palawan 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 furvus                    F++         54.0mm or 55.3mm, Surigao PI, brown-lined large ones     $4 each
Conus generalis                F++         55.8mm, Siasi PI, dark brown, trimmed lip, very pretty, no growth lines $3
Conus generalis               F++         70.3mm, Balabac Is. Palawan, very dark brown covering most of white central band  $5
Conus generalis               F++         74.48mm, Bohol Is. PI, dark brown banding on pure white, lip trimmed  $5
Conus genuanus             F++          52.8mm, N'Gor Senegal, classic gray base with dotted and dashed lines  $10
Conus geographus           F++          99.9mm, Vung Tau Vietnam, medium brown with some growth lines  $6
Conus geographus             F++        103.1mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, medium brown and broad representative   $5
Conus geographus             F++        112.5mm, Cebu PI, mid-brown for these, one growth line, natural lip   $7
Conus geographus           F+++        120.00mm, Bohol PI, fine pattern mid-cinammon brown, 1 growth line  $10
Conus gloriamaris              G            96.1mm, Bohol PI tangle nets, the uncommon dark one, beautiful spire  $90
Conus gloriamaris              G            103.0mm, Bohol PI tangle nets, densely marked middle-gold one, beautiful spire  $90   
Conus granum                  G            15.8mm, Panglao PI tangle nets, fine purple color with central band, uncommon    $6
Conus granum                  G             22.5mm, Panglao PI tangle nets, extra-fine purple color, uncommon    $16 
Conus gubernator           F++          73.30mm, Madagascar, whiter base color than most, well marked, chip on lip    $9
Conus guinaicus              F++        29mm, Senegal, nicely patterned in orange-brown w/one band, uncommon  $7
Conus ichinoseana          F++          61.4mm, PI, beautiful narrow form with high spire, well marked   $15
Conus ichinoseana          F++          72.60mm, East China Sea deep water, uncommon, dark brown bands and dots on white  $20
Conus imperialis             F+++        72.1mm, Marinduque PI, very pretty brown bands and clean spire  $5
Conus imperialis             F++         80.7mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, typical form, minor effect of growth lines   $6
Conus imperialis            F+++        86.52mm, Caw-uy PI, one growth line with pattern change mid-body, pretty  $10
Conus imperialis            F+++        94.89mm, Balicasaq PI, t nets at 80 m, huge and heavy, broad, fine pattern  $20
C. imperialis f. fuscatus  F+++       38.8mm, Tulear Madagascar, beautiful form, some perio still on the spire  $6
Conus iodostoma             G            31.6mm, Madagascar, beautiful lavender markings, uncommon    $15
Conus ione                    F+++        48.31mm, Balicasaq PI t nets, delicate lavender beauty with purple, not common   $15
Conus janus                   G             54.8mm, Tulear Madagascar, honey brown banded beauty   $8
Conus kintoki                  G            58.00mm, Balicasaq PI tangle nets, brilliant gold and pink colors unique to these  $10
Conus kintoki                 F+            81.5mm, PI, has healed bite marks on dorsum, color change with age is evident  $10
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 kuroharai               G           59.2mm, Balut PI tangle nets, narrow lined large beauty, very uncommon   $50
Conus leopardus             F++         98.0mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, light yellow, trimmed lip, full spotting at this age/size  $7
Conus leopardus              F++          120.1mm w/o, Galle Sri Lanka, very robust with relatively sparing spot pattern   $10
Conus litoglyphus            F+            44.0mm, Kwajalein, lovely red-brown color, lip trim   $3
Conus lividus                  F+            51.73mm, Apra Harbor Guam, large heavy one with boring hole in spire, heavy  $5
Conus lynceus               F+             76.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark red dashes and bands, beautiful and uncommon    $12
Conus lynceus                F++          78.5mm or 75.7mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark red dashes and bands, beautiful   $15
Conus lynceus                 F+++       79.1mm, Vietnam, dark red dashes and bands, an extra-large beauty  $20
Conus magus                  F++         54.08mm, Balabac Is. old collection, white with two brown bands, lip trim   $4
Conus magus                 F++          Balabac Is. old collection, nearly all white with pale orange patches  $4
Conus magus                 F++         79.00mm very large one, Negros PI tangle nets, nearly all white, trimmed lip  $10
Conus magus f. assimilis    F++        77.46mm, Zhuhai S China Sea, pretty dark patches w beaded line   $10             
Conus magus f. assimilis   F++         86.20mm giant, Punta Engano PI tangle nets, white w/patches with beaded lines  $16
Conus magus f. assimilis   F++         82.45, 83.42mm near-giants, P Engano or Bohol tangle nets, both white w/dark olive  $15 ea.
Conus magus f. raphanus   F+         59.8mm, Albay Gulf Luzon PI, two orange bands on white, poor lip downrates price  $3
Conus magus f. raphanus   F++        60.4mm, Balabac Is. old collection, two dark orange bands on white   $4
Conus mahogani              F++         35.4mm, Montijo Bay W Panama, now uncommon, dark cinammon brown color  $4
Conus malacanus             F++          67.6mm, Cuddalore S India, large and heavy one, one growth pause in patterning  $12
Conus marmoreus             F++          75.5mm, Hainan Is., no lip trim, very well marked and heavy, some spire whitening  $5
Conus marmoreus              F++        100.43mm or 106.3mm, Palawan PI, nicely colored large ones, clean spires  $10 each
Conus marmoreus              F+         104.2mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, small growth scar, dorsum is beautiful, good spire  $10
C. marmoreus f. bandanus   F++       102.1mm, Nocnocan Is. Bohol PI, beautiful with yellowish bands, only slight spire erosion  $12
C. marmoreus f. vidua         F++        55.41mm, Balabac Is. PI, good lip, has growth lines as usual for these  $4
Conus memiae                    G            20-23mm, PI, tangle nets, corded beauties with high spires  $7
Conus mercator                  F++       30-32mm, Senegal, varying patterns  $5
Conus milneedwardsii           F++       115.5mm, South India, great tapered spire and typical India banded color, rare   $100
Conus monachus                F++-G     41.1mm, Davao, Mindanao PI, gray/green/brown pattern but not C. achatinus  $4
Conus monile                    F++         45.9mm, Cuddalore S. India, white base color with dark brown blotches  $4
Conus mustelinus               F++        36.2 and 38.6mm w/o, Senabe Seawall Okinawa, w/o, nice small ones   $4 pair
Conus mustelinus              F+           49.2mm, Zamboanga PI, butterscotch yellow, anterior chip   $2.50
Conus mustelinus  GIANT   F++          81.2mm broad giant, Palawan Is. PI, excellent multiple dark lines on deep yellow base  $16
Conus neptunus                F+++        58.80mm, Balicasaq PI tangle nets, not common   $13
Conus nicobaricus              F++         75.82mm, Surigao PI, heavy mature one, beautiful gold aperture   $7
Conus nicobaricus              F++          75.69mm, Surigao PI, heavy mature one, beautiful gold aperture, lip trim  $7
Conus nussatella               F++           36.4mm, Punta Engano PI tangle nets, nice pattern  $4.50
Conus omaria                   F+             68.9mm, Balabac PI from old collection, trim lip, typical PI dark color   $4
Conus pagodus                F++           30.8mm, Panglao PI tangle nets, quite uncommon, mostly white   $10
Conus patricius                F+++          56.3mm, Cebaco Is. W Panama, beautiful pastel orange one   $7
Conus pergrandis              F             97.2mm, Aliguay PI, rarity with usual scar marks from habitat; good lip and spire    $45
Conus perplexus               F++          30.9mm, Kino Bay Sonora W Mexico, fresh dead but no loss of color or polish  $6
Conus praecellens             F++           28.5mm, Aliguay PI tangle nets, biconical with high spire  $4
Conus princeps                  F++        44.2mm, Guaymas Sonora W Mexico, orange with black vertical lines   $8
Conus princeps                F+            52.72mm, San Carlos Sonora W Mexico, deep orange with black vertical lines  $10
C. proximus f. cebuensis    G              33.29mm small rare beauty from PI tangle nets, deep water, orange and white  $20
C. proximus f. cebuensis    G              40.13mm, Balicasaq t nets, red-orange bands on white and pink  $50
Conus pulicarius              F+++           35.2mm, Apra Harbor Guam, fly spots on white  $3
Conus pulicarius              F++          48.57 or 49.10mm, Apra Harbor Guam, nice large ones, growth lines $4
Conus radiatus                F+             53.3mm and 41.1mm pair, both Luzon PI, typical form and color  $4 pair
Conus radiatus                F++           64.83mm, Manila Bay, uniform cinammon brown slightly darker with age  $4
Conus radiatus                F++           85.51mm, Negros PI, alternating vertical dark and light brown, trimmed lip  $10
Conus retifer                    F+            29.2mm, East Samar PI, not common, small and pretty but has growth line   $3
Conus retifer                   G               31.5mm, Siargao PI by hookah dived, gorgeous gold with black vertical lines  $9
Conus rosearapum             F+             43.9mm, Aliguay PI tangle net, purple and brown, small chip on lip   $15
Conus saecularis               F++           35.5mm, Aliguay PI tangle net, corded with three bands of brown  $10  
Conus sazanka     orange  F+++          23.48mm, Balut Is. PI t nets, uniformly bright orange, uncommon  $12
Conus spectrum f. pica      G              27.1mm, Coron Palawan PI, mostly white with brown spots  $5
Conus spurius                   F+            51.2mm, Key West Fla., chips in lip, good light brown banding   $5
Conus striatellus            F++             55.2mm, Tulear Madagascar, nice dark brown on pure white, thin but natural lip  $5
Conus striatellus             F++            57.4mm, Samar PI, two horizontal brown bands with middle in white  $6
Conus striatus               F++             72.8mm, Laccadive Is. India, bluish toward end-life, perfect except lip trim  $4
Conus striatus                 F+             75.2mm, Apra Harbor Samoa, bluish, natural lip but 1 chip   $4
Conus striatus                F++            75.8mm, Cuddalore S India form, beautiful pink, not bluish   $4
Conus striatus                F++            83.5mm Sri Lanka version, pink with very dark blotches, prettiest of any region  $6
Conus striatus                F++            85.8mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, medium dark colored with pink highlights, lip trim  $6
Conus striatus                F++            95.5mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, medium dark colored with pink highlights, lip trim  $7
Conus striatus                F++            96.6mm, near Colombo Sri Lanka, two dark bands, some lip trim, heavy  $8
Conus striatus             F+++             101.67mm, Samar PI t nets, two dark bands with dark blue toward aperture  $10
Conus striatus               F++             108.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, pink and purple blend, growth lines near end-life, large  $12
Conus striatus               F++             109.3mm, Davao PI, heavily pink, couple of growth lines near end-life, very large  $12
Conus sugimotonis           G             64.04mm pure white beauty, Aliguay PI t nets 100-200mm, rare and choice   $35
Conus sugimotonis           F+++        66.75mm, Balicasaq t nets, with full periostracum, rare   $35
Conus sulcatus                 F+++       57.8mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, all light yellow-brown color, corded  $5          
Conus sulcatus f. bocki       G            69.4mm, Mactan PI t nets, large beauty w/ brown color (not f. samiae)   $10
Conus sulcocastaneus        F+++-G    45.7mm or 46.2mm, Balut Island PI t nets, granulated with dark red-brown banding  $10
Conus sulcocastaneus        F+++       49.94mm large one, Balut Island PI t nets, granulated with dark red-brown banding  $12
Conus telatus                  F++          50.34mm, Coron Is. Palawan, suffuced pattern without usual middle band   $12
Conus telatus                   F+           57.0mm Coron Is. PI, large one with good lip, some dullness on dorsum  $8
Conus telatus f. rugosus      F+++      35.5mm, Samar PI, beautiful small tent cone, not common   $10       
Conus teramachii                F+         66.9mmm, W Aus, white deep water dredge item, good spire and lip, rare  $35
Conus tesselatus             F+++        30.9mm, Balabac Is. old collection, light orange in broad bands, distinctive  $3
Conus tesselatus            F++           37.0mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, brilliant red-orange with two orange bands, beauty  $5
Conus tesselatus             F+++        40.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, banded dark orange color  $3
Conus tesselatus              F+++       51.7mm, Nacala Mozambique, bright orange with two bands, heavy   $5
Conus textile                  F+++      81.8mm, Quang Ngai Vietnam, typical PI-like color and banding of tents   $7
Conus textile                     F++     103.14mm, South China Sea, elaborate pattern with tent banding, broad fat one  $10
Conus textile                    F          105.40mm Gulf of Tonkin x-large heavy broad one w/growth scar, natural imperfect lip  $9
C. textile f. cholmondeleyi  F+++     53.6mm, Nungwi Zanzibar, dark brown w/compressed tenting, very uncommon   $40
C. textile f. ponderosa    F+++      94.3mm x 49.9mm width, Quang Ngai Vietnam, typical color with bands, broad body $10
C. textile f. ponderosa    F+++      88.9mm x 47.7mm width, Quang Ngai Vietnam, typical color with bands, broad body  $9
C. textile f. pyramidalis      F++        50.9mm, Nungwi Zanzibar, dark elongate form of textile, very pretty  $4
Conus thalassiarchus        F++        59.7mm, Palawan, white beauty with dark brown small blotches and black base  $8
Conus thalassiarchus        F++        84.91mm, Zamboanga, yellow-white base with almost-orange dense markings  $7
Conus thalassiarchus          F+        85.7mm, Balabac Is. old collection, lip is chipped, light brown body color, large one  $5
Conus tribblei                     G        59.4mm, Leyte Is. PI, lovely white background with varied brown markings    $8
Conus tribblei                  F+++      74.7mm, East China Sea, narrow body w/ brown band on white, still has perio  $10
Conus tribblei                  F          75.6mm, Vietnam, large broad one, largely white with few brown markings  $8
Conus tribblei                 F++         77.9mm, large South China Sea form, mostly white with some cinammon brown spots  $10
Conus tribblei                 F            94.06mm, South China Sea, excellent brown banking color, lip chips and small scars  $15
Conus tribblei                   F          106.83mm, East China Sea N of Keelung Taiwan, huge one, ragged lip, good body color    $20
Conus tulipa                   F+           67.8mm, Bohol PI, good color, trimmed lip, not large enough for growth lines  $4
Conus vanhyningi             G           19mm, the Florida form of C. 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, dark brown on pure white, very uncommon  $30
Conus victoriae              F+           43.3mm, Broome West Australia, nice color but faded polish   $2
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 virgo                   F++         92.0mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, deep yellow color  $7
Conus vitulinus                F++        74.20mm, Palawan PI, broad and heavy with good color, some lip trim   $15
Conus vitulinus                F+           62.4mm, Samar PI, cinammon brown with middle white band, trim on lip  $4
Conus voluminalis            F+++       36.7mm, Kantang Thailand, pale yellow 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

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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                   G            66.71mm, Tagbilaran Bohol PI, light orange base with dark dorsum, mature  $5
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              F+++     78.48mm, Great Australian Bight, distinctive mid-brown with lighter sulcate line, has 1 covered sand pebble   $75
Cypraea armeniaca            F+++        89.78mm x 65.00mm, Great Australian Bight, orange w/bulbous shape, only below Gem because of dorsal scratch mark, a true beauty   $100
Cypraea aurantium            F++           82.4mm, Talikud Island PI, some dorsal color change with two lines   $50
Cypraea aurantium            F+          91.30mm, Davao, purple base color, healed scratch scars on dorsum so low price   $50
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, light banding on dorsum, some dulled area next to teeth  $7
Cypraea carneola              F++         73.2mm, Calituban PI, darker orange bands on dorsum, v. large  $10
Cypraea carneola               F++         81.94mm giant one, Bohol PI, light three-band dorsal color   $20
Cypraea caurica                 G             48.7mm, PI, typical color for PI, very large, thick bases $5
Cypraea caurica                 G            49 to 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 cervus                  F++         92.5mm, off Tortugas Is. SW Florida, absolute beauty, not G due to slight chip  $25
Cypraea cervus                 F+            125.30mm, off Tortugas Is. SW Florida, very large, has anterior chip  $40
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+++        60.62mm, East China Sea in 150m, very large adult one, few spots on this form   $75
Cypraea guttata f. azumai    F+++        53.3mm or 53.5mm, East China Sea form in deep water, fewer spots than PI ones  $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, brightt salmon-orange base, 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 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 f. panerythra F+++      65.3mm, Panglao PI, very deep uniform pink with red tips, fairly narrow, a beauty  $8
Cypraea mappa                   G            74.3mm or 74.6mm, East Samar PI, pink bases   $6 ea.
Cypraea mappa                  G            76.0mm, Samar PI, excellent sulcate line, almost no pink, tan-white base    $6
Cypraea mappa                  G            85.9mm, East Samar 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  $8
Cypraea mauritiana            F++          91.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, slightly-immature lighter brown on base and dark on dorsum  $7
Cypraea mauritiana            F+++        91.92mm, Keelung Taiwan, very dark brown (not grayish) throughout, fully mature  $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 $8
Cypraea miliaris                G           46.2mm, East China Sea at 130 m, variation in spotting, distinctive sulcate line   $10
Cypraea miliaris               G            47.5mm, off Taiwan in East China Sea deep water, color change on dorsum, faded spots  $10
Cypraea miliaris               F++         49.04mm, East China Sea, humped with clear spotting on butterscotch dorsum   $10
Cypraea miliaris                 G            51.65mm, East China Sea giant, butterscotch dorsum with green sulcate line   $12
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   $7
Cypraea pulchella               F++         39.6mm South China Sea, varied small blotches, large one; slight fade on teeth   $10
Cypraea pulchella              F++         41.8mm, South China Sea, varied small blotches, v. large one; slight fade on teeth  $10
Cypraea pulchella              F++         48.52mm giant one, South China Sea, usual fade on teeth, thus not Gem  $20
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++         86.97mm, Surigao PI, 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+           71.64mm dwarf, Surigao PI, dull surface on part of dorsum; well marked  $5
Cypraea testudinaria           F+           87.95mm, Surigao PI, distinctive green on dorsum, some fading   $8
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 testudinaria          G              112.3mm, Puerta Princessa Palawan, PI, small checkerboard on dorsum  $10
Cypraea tigris                  F++            55.3mm dwarf, Balabac Is. PI from old collection    $5
Cypraea tigris                  F+++          57.82mm dwarf, Zanzibar, heavy body, blue highlights on one dorsal side  $4
Cypraea tigris                  F++          85.1mm, Samar PI, some orange on dorsum, some dulling in spots  $4
Cypraea tigris                  G              90.2mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark beauty with sides heavily blue, special look  $8
Cypraea tigris                  G              91.35mm, Surigao PI, dark beauty with orange and blue dorsal blend  $8
Cypraea tigris                  G              91.82mm, Tulear Madagascar, warm brown on nearly entire dorsum, lovely   $10
Cypraea tigris                   G             97.34mm, Surigao PI, warm brown on dorsum and blue on sides   $10
Cypraea tigris                    F+++       110.9mm, Vietnam, slightly flattened shape, strong orange sulcate line   $15
Cypraea tigris "shipwreck"   F++         78.75mm PI with distinctive iron rust color in dorsum from adjacent shipwreck   $12
Cyp. tigris f. pardalis           F+++       82.05mm, Hainan Is., form with almost all white dorsum, also elongate    $15
Cypraea ventriculus           G             47.63mm, Samar, uncommon now, lovely orange banded dorsum on brown  $10
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

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Epitonium scalare                G            50-56mm, Vietnam, beauties from South China Sea, good size    $12
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Colubraria soverbyi               F+++        68.1mm, Davao PI, elegant granulated form and nice spire, large one  $10
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 Bahamas form fatter than Florida ones, strongly lined  $14
Fasciolaria tulipa                 F+           141.49mm w/o, Marathon W Florida lobster traps, beautiful dark brown one  $16
Fasciolaria tulipa                 F            170mm, Eleuthera Bahamas form, very large, dulled surface in mid-brown  $10
Fusinus colus                        F++      140.0mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, narrow and elegant, easily told from other species   $6
Fusinus consagensis               F+       48.3mm, Lo Mochis W. Mexico, by shrimper   $4
Fusinus forceps                     F+++    134.8mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, one of most handsome Fusinus, elegant narrow form  $8
Fusinus forceps                   F++         174mm, E China Sea in deep water, distinct from F. salisburyi   $10
Fusinus forceps                  F+           206.9mm, w/op., East China Sea in deep water, chip on lip   $12
Fusinus nicobaricus             F++          120 to 125mm, w/o, Cuddalore S India, handsome markings   $4 ea.
Fusinus salisburyi               F+            220.19mm, Pratas Is. S China Sea, huge heavy one, good spire, some off-white  $150
Fusinus undatus                 F++          201mm, Nha Trang 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 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 white and  brown  $4
Latirus polygonus                F++          69.3mm, Cebu PI shallow water, typical form and not L. belcheri   $4
Latirus polygonus                F+           79.3mm, Cebu PI t nets, typical form for a little-variant species, large specimen   $5
Latirus polygonus                F+           90.1mm, PI large one, only slight erosion of apex, good color & nodules  $10
L. polygonus f. belcheri        F++         94.42mm w/o, Cebu, large nice one with good spire  $8
L. polygonus f. belcheri        F++         101.6mm, Punta Engano, large beauty with slight spire erosion  $12
L. polygonus f. belcheri        F++         104.86mm w/o, Cebu t nets, extra large with good spire  $15
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
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           F+++        28.2mm, Hook Reef N Queensland, typical color with mid-brown   $3
Peristernia nassatula           F+++       30.8mm, Broome W Aus, pale form with light lavender aperture  $3
Peristernia nassatula  GIANT      G       36.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, giant one with pale color   $8
Peristernia philberti              F++        25.6mm, Mactan Is. PI tangle nets, typical color   $4

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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

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Haliotis asinina            F++        101.1mm, Okinawa, varied shades of green with tenting on dorsum, large   $3
Haliotis hannai           F++         71.4 to 75.6mm, Yellow Sea trawler, beautiful blue-green lines, uncommon  $8 ea.
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  GIANT      F+         80.1mm width, Nha Trang Vietnam, dark brown-green mottled color  $8
Haliotis planata            F++       45mm each, Samar PI, two small thick ones, corrugated dorsums   2 for $3

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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, large light form, well marked lines on ribs  $6
Harpa articularis         F+++         66.6mm, N. Bantayan Is. PI on sand, narrow ribs, medium-light color  $5
Harpa articularis          F+++        75.39mm, Luzon PI, light color form with medium-breadth ribs   $6
Harpa articularis          F++          87.7mm, Manila Bay PI, large light-colored form, nice ribs  $7
Harpa articularis         F++           88.83mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, thick ribs, whitening toward aperture, very pretty  $7
Harpa articularis         Gem          101.25mm, Olongo PI, medium color with usual whitening as they age, orange on ribs  $12
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 davidus             F++         70.9mm, near Colombo Sri Lanka, the true H. davidus, pale pink with ovate shape  $6
Harpa davidus             G             74.6mm, Galle Bay Sri Lanka, the true H. davidus, darker pink with ovate shape  $10
Harpa harpa               F+++        55.9mm, Marinduque PI tangle nets, beautiful predominant pink w/large orange patches  $10
Harpa kajiyamai           G             40.00mm, Talikud Davao 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           G             52.4mm, Samal Is. Davao PI t nets, salmon-orange base color, mid-body dark orange blotches  $20
Harpa kajiyamai           F+++        53.4mm big one, Mindanao PI t nets, 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               F+++         91.4mm, Kaoshiung Taiwan, strongly pink with medium sized ribs, very handsome  $7
Harpa major                 G            92.1mm, South China Sea beauty with light color, uniform ribs similar to Taiwan ones  $8
Harpa major               F++           97.5mm, Nungwi Zanzibar, large E African type, heavy, light color, dark beautiful aperture $10
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, one uneven rib, looks polished   $15
Harpa major                F+++       112.3mm x-large one, Taiwan Strait in 40 m on sand, very pink ribs, beautiful  $20
Morum cancellatum       F+++       38.0mm, off Hainan Is. deep water, elegant brown bands on cancellated white   $10
Morum cancellatum       F+++       43.02mm, East China Sea deep water, elegant brown bands on cancellated white   $13
Morum grande             F++         65.5mm to 68mm, East China Sea, white with brown bands, exquisite largest Morum   $12
Morum ninomiyai           G           44.12mm, Andaman Sea deep water off Thailand, distinctive lip and aperture   $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

Latiaxidae:                      Previous / Next / Top
Latiaxis idoleum                F++      46.1mm, N.E. Taiwan in deep water trawl, perfect serrated lip, elegant  $10

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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
Marginellona gigas            F++          112.4mm, near Pratas Island S China Sea in deep water   $50
Marginellona gigas  GIANT  F++         167.77mm giant, Pratas Is. So. China Sea, amazing to see these huge ones; rare   $100
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

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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
Busycon spiratum             F+          107.0mm, Skyway Bridge St. Petersburg W Fla, pretty inflated form, chip on anterior lip  $4
Hemifusus kawamurai        F++        157mm, Vietnam, uncommon and graceful noduled shell, light orange, w/o   $20
Hemifusus tuba               F++         121.40mm or 136.70mm, East China Sea deep water, truncated apex tip, graceful light orange on white, heavy striations distinctive to this form, not common at all  $12

Mitridae:                               Previous / Next / Top  (go here for Vexillidae)
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, Apra Harbor Guam, thick-lipped golden mouth, large & uncommon  $10
Mitra contracta                   F++       34.2mm, Mactan PI tangle nets, distinctive pure white protoconch   $4
Mitra (Pterygia) dactylus       F+        34.6 and 39.0mm, Balabac Is. old collection, broad and heavy light colored pair   $3
Scabricola desentangii         F++        28.4mm, Vietnam, very large for species, bright orange, uncommon    $8
Mitra eremitarum  near-giant F++        79.33mm, Spratly Is. S China Sea, excellent dark color and crenellated lip   $10
Cancilla granatina            F+++         41.1mm, Madras S India, handsome Miter with thin cinammon-brown banding  $3
Cancilla granatina            F+++        52.2mm, Nacala Bay Mozambique, quite large one, usual bands of cinammon brown  $4
Mitra incompta                F++         107.4mm, Mactan Is. PI, orange and brown large one, good spire   $12
Mitra incompta    Dwarf     F++         55mm, Nacala Bay, Mozambique, orange with cream spiral band and flammules  $10
Subcancillum interlirata       F++       36.3mm, Mactan PI t nets, typical color for species   $3
Cancilla isabella               F++         75.08mm, East China Sea off Zhejiang, still has periostracum  $6
Cancilla isabella               F++         83.50mm large one, East China Sea in 40-50 meters, nice orange color on white  $9
Mitra mitra                      F+++        137.41mm, Phan Rang Vietnam, beautiful red-orange, tip and lip are nice despite size  $9
Mitra nubila                         G         49.6mm, Nacala Bay Mozambique, clouded dark red markings, uncommon $10
Mitra papalis                    F++          133.22mm, Bohol PI, large dark red patches, very nice spire tip w minor scars  $10
Mitra papalis                     F++         133.5mm, Bantayan PI, densely marked in dark red, very slight erosion on tip  $10
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 puncticulata              F+++       34.0mm, Palawan PI, strong orange with white-spotted central band  $3
Mitra puncticulata              F++         41.1mm, Bantayan Is. PI at 40m in t nets, central yellow band on orange  $3
Mitra rubitincta                  F+           38mm, Guam, red-orange, quite uncommon, not often seen  $10
Mitra scutulana                  F+++      33.1mm, Vietnam, nice color   $4

Muricidae:                           Previous / Next / Top
Coralliophilia abnormis        F+++         20.1mm, Aliguay Is. PI t nets, salmon orange body, uncommon little beauty  $12
Pterynotus acanthopterus    F++         69.0mm w/o, Port Hedlund W Australia, white with brown spots, lovely  $15
Pteropurpura aduncus        F++           28.5mm w/o, Shikoku Japan, nice wings   $5
Homolocantha anatomica     F+           44.6mm, PI, nice branching of this bizarrely shaped species   $5
Muricopsis armatus             F+++       30.3mm, Baja California, nice white color and sculpture   $4
Chicoreus asianus                F+         78.8mm, Quang Ngai Vietnam, red-pink spire  $8
Chicoreus asianus               F++        94.9mm, Quang Ngai Vietnam, has incomplete final varix   $10
Chicoreus asianus                F++        104.2mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, very handsome medium-length with long spines  $12
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
Rapana bezoar                    F++       50.3mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, very good sculptural detail for these   $4
Rapana bezoar                  F++         52.2028mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, light brown color witgh good sculpture  $5
Murexiella bojardorensis        F          36mm, Senegal, great spines but one break, rare   $30
Chicoreus brevifrons            F++       82.4mm w/o, Amuay Bay Venezuela, strong brown banding, short thick spines, mature  $10
Murex (Bolinus) brandaris    F++         96.8mm, Spain, very large and heavy, long upper spines  $12
Hexaplex cichoreum   white  F+++       67.5mm, Cebu PI, small beauty in almost all white slightly semi-adult   $6
Hexaplex cichoreum   black  F+++      74.10mm w/o, Palawan PI, nearly all dark brown to near-black, short recurved spines   $8
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, mid-length recurved spines   $6
Hexaplex chicoreum             F++        122.6mm, Bantayan PI, absolute stunner, very long spines, banded black on white  $15
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 California, outstanding color and detail for these, not common   $10
Pterynotus elongatus          F+++       84.0mm w/o, Punta Engano PI t nets, all white beauty with flared wing   $20
Pteropurpura esychus          F++        31.2mm w/o, East China Sea deep water, broad flared wings, may be P. plorator   $15
Pteropurpura esychus          F++        38.4mm w/o, East China Sea deep water, broad flared wings, may be P. plorator   $20
Chicoreus florifer                 F+          62.5mm w/o, Eleuthera Bahamas, not like f. dilectus, good spines but eroded spire  $5
Chicoreus florifer                F+           65.5mm w/o, Eleuthera Bahamas, large with typical form, one eroded spine   $6
Chicoreus florifer f. dilectus    G           49.6 to 50.4mm w/o, west of Florida Keys, all elegant, varied from light to dark  $10 ea.
Chicoreus florifer f. dilectus     F+        59.2mm w/o, west of Florida Keys, red spire and lovely spines, chip in lower aperture  $12
Chicoreus florifer f. dilectus    G           64.7mm w/o, west of Florida Keys, elegant "black" one in dark brown   $20
Ceratostoma fournieri            F++        42.6mm w/o, Tokyo Bay Japan, reddish brown color    $10
Ceratostoma fournieri            F+         56.3mm w/o, Uraga Strait Japan, x-large one with tan color    $20
Siratus formosus                   F++       60mm w/o, Haiti, nice spines and typical form   $8
Haustellum haustellum         F++         129.7mm w/o, Bantayan PI, large body, excellent color and form with spire detail  $7
Haustellum haustellum GIANT F++        159.90mm, Zamboanga PI, excellent color and form including spire  $20
Murexiella judithae              F+            23.7mm, PI nets, uniquely shaped small murex, not common, bargain for this size  $10
Haustellum kurodai             F+            83.80mm w/op., Zamboanga PI, pink, down-rated for anterior tip  $5
Haustellum kurodai             F++          112.0mm, Balabac Is. PI, light colored one   $12
Chicomurex laciniatus         F+++        47.55mm, Samal Is. Davao PI, fine orange color and frills unlike usual for these   $7
Chicomurex laciniatus         F++          56.5mm w/0, Punta Engano PI t nets, orange color   $7
Murex levicula                   near-G      15 to 17mm, w/o, off St. Petersburg W Fla in lobster traps, very uncommon  2 for $10
Murex macgillivrayi              F++         62.5mm, Clairview Queensland E Aus, dark bands on gold-brown, short spines   $4
Phyllonotus miyokoae          F+++        53.6mm w/op, Balut PI tangle nets, elegant wings in brown and white   $35
Neorapana muricata           F             51.8mm, Mazatlan W Mexico, rough surface as usual, pretty aperture, uncommon  $4
Haustellum nigritis               F+          95.4mm, Baja California fresh dead, low price, looks fine, minimal erosion on spire   $6
Murex nigrispinosis             F++           71.8mm, Balabac Is Palawan PI, pure white one even on spine tips  $4
Murex nigrispinosis              F++          80.8mm, Balabac Is Palawan PI, off-white, mature one, nice spine spread  $5
Chicoreus nobilis                  F++         31-34mm, PI deep water, very bright pink ones, small beauties   $5
Phyllonotus oculatus          F+++        72.4mm w/o, Bahia Salvador N Brazil, spire detail is there, nice color  $8
Pterynotus orchidiflorus      F+++         22.8mm, Punta Engano, pastel orange with fine wings  $7
Chicoreus palmarosae         F++          104.5mm w/o, Siargao Is. PI brown form with fine rose apex  $12
Chicoreus palmarosae         F++          106.0mm, Bantayan Is. PI brown form, large and solid with rose apex  $10
Purpura patula                  F              56.1mm, El Negro Reef Puerto Rico, some erosion so low score and price  $2
Murexiella pelepili                G            16mm, PI tangle nets, exquisite spiny form    $10
Chicoreus penchinanti         F++         27.8mm, Tokyo Bay Japan, orange one with pink spire   $6
Pterynotus pinnatus          F+++         68.60mm, Mactan Is. PI, pure white beauty with fine wings  $10
Purpurellus pinniger             G             56mm w/o, W Panama, large brown one, winged beauty, rare now     $65
Siratus pliciferoides             F+           112.6mm w/o, Vietnam, nice large example of this shell    $10
Siratus pliciferoides              F++        127.2mm, Vietnam, extra-large, finely colored    $20
Phyllonotus pomum            F+            62.1mm, off Marco Is. W Fla in oyster beds, brown banding, some spire erosion  $3
Phyllonotus pomum            F+            64.3mm, off Marathon Is. W Fla in oyster beds, some spire erosion  $3         
Phylonotus pomum           F++            81.97mm, E of Honduras in 20-50 meters, gold-yellow aperture, tan body  $4
Phyllonotus pomum          F+++          86.1mm w/o, Spanish Shanty Pt NW Fla., off-white body w gold-yellow aperture   $9
Phyllonotus pomum            G             89.4mm w/o, off Fort Myers by shrimper, exquisite frills, banded brown w/pink aperture    $10
Hexaplex radix                  F++          47.3mm w/o, 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
Chicoreus rossiteri             F+           49.8mm, Bataam Indonesia, the real species, has one missing spine so low price  $5
Murex rubidus                   G            28.5mm w/o, Tail End Bay s.w. of Key West, lobster trap, beautiful pink  $8
Chicoreus saulii                  F+          96.25mm, Mactan Cebu PI, beautiful rose-tipped fronds, but needs some cleaning    $14
Chicoreus saulii                   F++        106.9mm, Quang Ngai Vietnam, beautiful rose-tipped fronds, extra-large    $22
Hexaplex stainforthi              F+         51.2mm w/o, NW Cape N Aus, white body and black spines, spire is eroded all white   $5
Chicoreus superbus  pink      F+++       66.4mm, Balut PI, beautifully detailed spire and fronds, subtle pinkish color  $12
Chicoreus superbus            F+++        73.50mm, Balut Is. PI, light brown banding, spectacular spire   $12
Chicoreus torrefactus          F++          99.4mm w/o, Luzon PI, dark red-brown body color, extended spire with lighter color   $7
Murex trapa                       F++         122.2mm, Phan Rang Vietnam, spiny with long aperture, gold color, elegant shape    $7
Naquetia trigonulus              F+           53.2mm, Balabac Is. PI, elegant light colored one, not common   $5
Murex troscheli                    F+          141.6mm, Phan Rang Vietnam, large with strong dark body lines, two chipped spines  $10
Hexaplex trunculus              F++         47.0mm, Lanzarote, Canary Is., dark banding on brown, good spire  $4
Rapana venosa f. pechiliensis   F+++    92.33mm w/o, north Yellow Sea, cream base with 3 brown lines  $20       
Rapana venosa f. pechiliensis   F+++    90.71mm w/o, north Yellow Sea, rare orange body w/bright orange aperture  $30
Rapana venosa f. pechiliensis    F++     105.26mm w/o, north Yellow Sea, blue lines on mid-brown, deep orange aperture  $25
Siratus venustulus             F++          36.3mm, 38.2mm, Leyte PI, deep water, beautiful varied body color   $4 each
Murex zamboi                     F++         48.9mm w/o, Siasi Sulu PI, nice detail for this species, never gem   $4

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Nassarius fusiformis              G            39mm, PI tangle nets-deep water, lovely sculpture, pure white  $4

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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, Nacala Mozambique, beautifully patterned small specimen   $4
Tanea euzona                    F+         28mm, Mozambique, beautifully patterned larger specimen   $8
Polinices flemingianus         F+         30.1mm, Kona Coast Hawaii, pale yellow, has one scar  $2
Globularia fluctuata            F+++      35.0 to 38.2mm, Balabac Is. Palawan PI, old collection, pale ones   $4 ea.
Globularia fluctuata            F++        38.9mm, Coron Palawan Is. PI, beautiful pattern in pale tan with banding  $4
Polinices duplicatus             F++       54.4mm w/o, Tampa Bay W. Fla, the classic "shark eye"   $4
Polinices duplicatus             F++        61.7mm w/o, Tampa Bay W. Fla, a large pretty "shark eye"  $5
Polinices peselephanti          G           47.6mm width, Nha Trang Vietnam, high-polish pure white large one   $4
Polinices peselephanti          F++       49.68mm w/o, Hainan Is. S China Sea, has pale orange mid-body band  $5
Polinices peselephanti   GIANT F+      62.05mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, white with slight yellow blotches, trimmed lip  $6
Polinices vestitus               F++         32.6mm w/o, East China Sea in 120 m depth, not seen often  $4
Globularia fluctuata             G           37.4mm, Balabac Is. PI, one of the handsomest of the family   $4
Natica stellata                    F++        39mm, Balabac Is. PI, bright orange, attractive globose form   $3
Polinices vestitus                F++       33.7mm, East China Sea deep water, some growth lines, not common   $4
Natica vitellus                    F++        46.4mm width, Vietnam, very large, typical brown w yellow band   $3

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Nerita balteata                 Gem         28.3mm, Duyen Hai Vietnam, black striped with lemon-yellow aperture  $3
Neritodryas dubia             F++          5 at 15 to 20mm, Guiuan Samar PI, some color variation   set for $3
Nerita peloranta                F+           37.7mm width w/o, extra large, Bonaire    $3
Nerita polita                      F++         33.2mm large one w/o, Great Barrier Reef, banded grey dorsum   $3
Nerita undata f. balteata     F+++       28.3mm, Vietnam, black lined form of N. undata, striking   $2

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Agaronia acuminata              F++           50.7mm, Ivory Coast, dark coloring with purple   $5
Agaronia travassosi              G              60.2mm, Brasil, excellent and very large specimen, not very common   $8
Amalda albicallosa              F++            62 to 64mm, East China Sea d water, white spire blotch gives species its name  $8 ea.
Amalda hayashii                 F+++          70.83mm or 72.41mm, Pratas Island, distinctive dark spire blotches  $10 ea.
Amalda hilgendorfi              F++            56.08mm, very deep water East China Sea, rare and beautiful     $25
Ancilla velesiana                F+++          66.4mm, Mackay E Australia, handsome bi-colored body whorl, perfect thin lip  $8
Ancilla velesiana                 F+            71.8mm, Mackay E Australia, large, bi-colored body whorl, one chip in lip   $6
Ancilla velesiana                 F+             88.0mm, E Australia, distinct bicolored form, very large with broad body, thin lip    $13
Baryspira hinomotoensis        F++          33.1mm w/o, Nha Trang Vietnam, uncommon   $5
Baryspira urashima                F++         29.6mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, rare, subtle differences from B. hinomotoensis   $10
Oliva annulata f. amethystina   G            40.6mm, Palawan PI, intricately pattern form  $3
Oliva annulata f. carnicolor     G            48.0mm, 49.7mm, Surigao Is. PI, uniform deep salmon orange    $3 each
Oliva annulata f. intricata       G             48.2mm, Laminusa Is. PI, intricately pattern form  $3
Oliva bulbiformis                    F++        34mm, PI, set of two - one orange, one gray   $4
Oliva bulbosa f. bicingulata       G           36.2mm, Zanzibar, the very large blue form with two bands   $7
Oliva caribbaensis                  G            39mm, E Panama, deep golden brown w zigzags  $4
Oliva episcopalis                  F++          45.4mm, Siasi Sulu PI, two bands on whitish base color  $3
Oliva episcopalis                    G           48.0mm, Siasi PI, large one striking purple aperture   $4
Oliva fumosa f. kremerorum    G             51mm, S India, very fine tan color, large   $7
Oliva funebralis                   G            36-39mm, PI, dark green with black zigzags, orange base  $2
Oliva guttata                     G             25.3mm, Queensland Aus, purple spots on yellow, extra-large  $3
Oliva hirasei                       F+++       34.7mm, Tara Is. Sulu PI, distinctive zigzags on gold background, uncommon  $3
Oliva hirasei                       G           41.3mm, Balabac Is. Palawan PI, distinctive zigzags on gold background  $4
Oliva hirasei                     F++          48.4mm, Tara Is. Sulu Sea PI, golden with zigzags  $4
Oliva incrassata                 F++          43.1mm, Isla Gobernadora W Panama, typical green color with dark brown blotches  $4
Oliva lignaria                     G             51.2mm, Sulu PI, light brown blotches    $3
Oliva lignaria                      G            56.9mm, Sulu PI, extra large one, dark brown blotches    $4
Oliva lignaria f. arctata        F++        54.18mm, Andaman Sea deep w trawl, gold-brown base with two dark bands  $4
Oliva miniacea f. saturata     F++        76.4mm, Hindakpan Is. PI, yellow and brown, has healed-over bite mark  $3
Oliva miniacea f. saturata     G            81.3mm, Hindakpan Is. PI, classic yellow and brown dense pattern   $5
Oliva miniacea                     F++         90.0mm, Phan Rang Vietnam, x-large, strong brown banding on gold base color, pretty   $7
Oliva miniacea f. efasciata      F++        58mm, Apra Harbor Guam, distinctive yellow and purple body, orange aperture  $5
Oliva miniacea f. marrati         F+++      63.2mm, Cebu PI, uniform dark brown throughout body whorl  $8
Oliva miniacea f. sylvia             G          48.2mm, Siasi Sulu Sea PI, uncommon form with orange band  $6
Oliva reticulata                       G           35-48mm, Parau Sound Solomons, very dark with banding   $2
Oliva reticulata f. azona           G           35-46mm, Parau Sound Solomons, dark, lacks banding  $2         
Oliva reticulata f. evania          G           37-44mm, Parau Sound Solomons, reticulated with banding  $2
Oliva reticulata f. pallida          G           40.9mm, Parau Sound Solomons, light color form  $3
Oliva reticulata f. zigzag          G          40-46mm,  Parau Sound Solomons  $2
Oliva sayana                        F+         69.0mm, Brevard County Florida dredge, x-large, one flaw but good shine and pattern  $5
Oliva scripta                        G            42.8mm, Guajira Colombia, dark brown one, uncommon   $5
Oliva scripta                        G            46.3mm, Colombia, dark brown, no longer common   $6
Oliva scripta f. venezuelana    F+-G       39-42mm, Colombia, varied colors, uncommon  $6
Oliva sericea                        G           82.4mm, Coron Bay Palawan PI, heavy mature one, two bands of dark brown   $7
Oliva spicata                       G            40.2mm, Isla Gobernadora W Panama, light color one  $4
Oliva spicata f. subangulata    G           38.3mm, Isla Gobernadora W Panama, heavy and wide shouldered, not common   $7
Oliva spicata f. venulata        F++        34.5 or 39.4mm, Isla Gobernadora W Panama, dark colored, not common  $4 ea.
Oliva tigrina                          G          38.0mm, Broome W Aus, typical nice and distinctive color and pattern   $4
Oliva tremulina                   F+++        52.4mm, Mauritius, resembles small O. miniacea but for white aperture  $3
 O. tremulina f. flammeacolor    G          68.6mm, Bay of Bengal S India, deep gold-orange in concert with species name  $4
O. tremulina f. flammeacolor    G           56 to 58mm, Galle Bay Sri Lanka, deep gold-orange in concert with species name  $4 ea.
Oliva tricolor f. philantha        F+           52.1mm giant one, Apra Harbor Guam, slight marring of finish   $6 
Oliva tricolor f. philanthra    F+++ to G    47.2 or 48.0mm, Siasi PI, distinctive color form of Oliva tricolor   $3 each
O. undatella f. ecuadoriana     G            14.4mm, S Bahia Ecuador, dark grey one, not juvenile   $2
Oliva vidua                           G           48-50mm, Vietnam, typical green and brown pattern   $3 
Oliva vidua f. fenestrata         F++        49.0mm, Quezon PI, dark green with black chevrons   $2
Oliva vidua f. sepulturalis       G            41.0mm,Townsville QSD Aus, dark yellow and olive-green form  $3
Olivancillaria gibbosa             F++         41.6mm, Galle Bay S Lanka, light gray colored form   $2

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Calpurnus verrucosus          G           27-31mm, PI, tints of rose on white body  $2
Ovula ovum                     F++         92.1mm, Samar PI, extra-large egg shell  $5

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Chlamys asperrimus              F+         39mm, Edithburgh S Aus at 35m depth, dark yellow-orange both valves, spiny surface  $7
Chlamys australis                F+++      80.4 x 77.1mm, Carnarvon W Australia, brilliant orange form w many delicate spines   $15
Semipallium convexum         F++          47.8mm, Dunedin NZ in deep water, not common   $5
Pecten flabellum                  F+          46mm, Senegal, bright red-orange large form  $4
Chlamys dieffenbachi          F+++        43.20mm, Southern NZ by dredge, dark purple with nice nodules  $4
Chlamys farreri f. japonicus   F+++       94.7 x 95.7mm, Yellow Sea beauty by trawl, white with striking brown  $35
Chlamys funebris                 G            39mm, NE Aus, striking colors and detailed surface grain, uncommon  $12
Chlamys gemmulata            F++         23mm, NZ, quite uncommon  $8
Argopecten gibbus             F+++        38.3mm, SW Florida offshore, mottled purple on white   $2.50
Chlamys glabra                   F++         48-52mm, Turkey, mottled gray with brown, distinctive  $6
Chlamys glabra                   G             35-42mm, Italy, violet purplish with white chevrons, beautiful   $6
Chlamys glabra                   F++         33-37mm, Italy, near-black form, not common at all  $8
Chlamys glabra f. citrinus    F++          43-50mm, Italy, yellow to gold beauties, some pattern $8
Chlamys hastata f. hericia     F++        65.5mm, B Columbia, large red one   $7
Argopecten irradians f. concentricus  F+  53.0mm x 51.5mm, Boca Chico Bay Fla., one value white, one largely gray  $2
Argopecten irradians f. taylorae   G    30.8mm, Key Largo, Florida, distinct color form of this varied species   $4
Amusiium laurenti             F+          62.9mm, deep water off Key West, slight chips on lip edge as usual, exc. color   $7
Chlamys lenticulatus          G          35.1mm, Balabac Palawan PI, old collection, usual silvery color with spines intact  $2.50
Aequipecten lineolaris        F++        (check l and w-about 28mm ea)off Key West by shrimpers, red on white beauty, uncommon  $6
Semipallium luculentum       G           23-25mm, W Aus, small beauties, orange or silvery white; uncommon  $10
Pecten macasserensis         F+         50mm, Indonesia, striking red on white, good edges unlike some  $3
Chlamys mirifica               F+++       30.1mm, Aliguay PI tangle nets, varied pink-red both valves, one much lighter  $9
Argopecten muscosus        G           38.0mm, off Tarpon Springs W Fla, fine spines and dark orange, very large   $5
Argopecten muscosus         G          31.8mm, Bay of Biscayne S Fla, dull dark red orange color, fine spines  $3
Argopecten muscosus         G         15.7mm, off Tortugas Is. by shrimpers, brilliant orange spiny juvenile   $3
Chlamys nobilis               F+++       61.2mm, Kaohsiung Taiwan, unusual dark varied orange color, nice spines  $6
Chlamys nobilis               F+++       76.70mm, South China Sea shallow water, bright orange like Japan ones, distinctive  $6
Chlamys nobilis               F++         74.59mm, Minabe Japan in fish nets 10-20m, mid-yellow with touches of purple  $6           
Chlamys nobilis                F++        81.9mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea shallow water, large dark brownish purple one  $6
Chlamys opercularis           F+         38.6mm, 40.2mm, France, mottled red with orange   $2 each
Cytopecten pallium            F++         61.0mm or 62.8mm, Phuket Is. Thailand, large beauties with tinges of orange  $5
Pecten pyxidatus              F+++       49.6mm, Balabac Is. PI on Palawan, old collection, not common at all   $4
Comptopallium radula           F++       80.3mm, Bohol PI, nicely marked large specimen, mottled brown on yellow  $5
Chlamys rastellum               G         34-36mm, Calituban PI, gold, red and pink pastels  $7
Pecten raveneli                  F++      61.2mm, Boca Raton Florida at 170 feet, dark red color on concave valve  $5
Pecten raveneli                  F++      50.2mm, 10-15 fathoms off Broward County SE Fla, dark red  $4
Chlamys rubidus                  F++       43.8mm, Washington, similar pastel red but distinct from C. hastata hericius    $4
Chlamys senatoria                F+         92.18mm large beauty, Hainan Is. S China Sea, mottled purple with orange  $7
Chlamys senatoria               F+          83.5mm Nha Trang Vietnam, purplish dark red with 2 concentric growth lines  $5
Chlamys senatoria                 F+         66.1mm, Zamboanga PI, bright purple w chevron mottling, good scales  $8
Chlamys squamosa                F++       45-55mm, PI, typical wine-dark red, very flat valves  $5
Decatopecten striatus             G         33-45mm, PI, dark form with red   $5
Decatopecten striatus             G         33-45mm, PI, lighter form  $5  
Decatopecten striatus             G         36mm, PI, white, very uncommon albino form $8
Decatopecten subplicatus       F++       38mm, PI, nice varied colors, very uncommon  $8
Chlamys suteri                      F++       40mm, NZ, may be form of gemmulata, all dark purple-red, uncommon   $12
Pecten tigris                      F+++       48.68mm or 47.43mm, Surigao PI by hookah diver, nice color, less common than most  $5 each
Volachlamys tranquebaria       F+         33-35mm, South India, attractive dark brown mottling on white   $3
Argopecten ventricosus       F++          51.3mm, 51.5mm, Baja California, mottled dark red or white with red fringe, both very pretty   $4 each
Brachtechlamys vexillum       F++         45.5mm, Coron Palawan PI, red form on white both valves, a beautiful form  $5
Pecten zelandiae                  F++        25.7mm, NZ, distinctive purple, fine detail on valves  $5

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Distortio anus                      F+         63mm, PI, large, typical brown w/purple dorsal side   $6
Distortio clathrata               F++         51.9mm, Florida, near-giant, typical color and form  $10
Distortio decussata              F++        46mm, W Panama, cross-hatched body $3
Distortio kurzi                      F++        47mm, PI, amazing distortion, distinctive red-brown body color  $8
Distortio reticulata              F++          67.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, aperture not fully mature so low price  $3
Distortio reticulata              F+++        69.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, broad body with well-detailed flared aperture   $5
Distortio reticulata              F              77.40mm, Tainan, Taiwan, large specimen w/chip on lip so low priced    $4

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Phasianella australis           F++         56.78mm w/o, Port Lincoln S Aus, very pretty, light olive base color   $5

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Pleurotomaria hirasei           F++      104.87mm width and similar near-100mm height, w/o, East China Sea, red on gold with high color variations, impressive extra-large one  $125
Pleurotomaria hirasei           F++       75.5mm height, white one usually labeled "albino" (but they're just rare white ones), with a barnacle attachment, outstanding beauty and least common in P. hirasei color palette     $100
Pleurotomaria hirasei           F+        91.0mm width x 79.9 height, white one with pink protoconch, a couple of scars, rare to get white this big    $100
Pleurotomaria hirasei           F++     80.7mm width, w/o, largely bright red on gold, densely aligned color streaks    $80
Pleurotomaria hirasei           F++     91.6mm width, w/o, largely orange with moderately strong variation in color streaks, beauty   $90
Pleurotomaria teramachii     F++      100.1mm width, East China Sea deep water, w/o, slightly pale side of orange   $90
Pleurotomaria teramachii     F++      109.0mm width, East China Sea deep water, w/o, very bright deep orange with red   $100
Pleurotomaria teramachii     F++      119.0mm width, East China Sea deep water big one, w/o, pale orange   $100
Pleurotomaria teramachii     F        119.62mm width, East China Sea big one,  pale color, has one pinhole and a scar    $70

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Biplex perca                   F+++        49.2mm, Devipatnam, S India, leafy form and light yellow color  $3
Biplex perca                   F++          61.9mm w/o, Nha Trang Vietnam, very nice wings, large, varied brown bands  $8
Biplex perca                   F++          78.72mm, w/o, East China Sea d water, beautiful honey color  $10
Biplex perca      GIANT     F+++         83.39mm, East China Sea in deep water, nice wings  $20             
Charonia sauliae               F++         245.60mm w/o, Zhejiang Province East China Sea, impressive   $30
Cymatium aquatile            F+            58.25mm, West Palm Beach from old collection, nice form but truncated spire  $3
Cymatium caudatum           F+++       50.8mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, all off-white, distinctive aperture, not common  $8
Cymatium corrugatum        F+++        61mm, Italy, with periostracum intact  $6
Cymatium echo                 F+++        77.53mm, East China Sea in 120m depth, nice color and lip  $6
Cymatium exaratum            F+++        40mm, w/o, W Australia, gray-brown body color w strong sculpture, not often seen   $7
Cymatium gibbosum             F+++       26.3mm, w/o, Panama, not common    $7
Cymatium grandimaculatum   F++        71.2mm, Bazaruta Is. Mozambique, small but fully mature, butterscotch color  $6
Cymatium grandimaculatum   F++        96.7mm, Olongo Is. PI, striking aperture in black and white, good spire  $9
Cymatium gutternium           F++         50.4mm, Bogo, Cebu PI tangle nets, white tinged with brown, orange aperture  $4
Cymatium gutternium           F++         67.6mm, Bogo, Cebu PI tangle nets, white tinged with brown, orange aperture  $7
Cymatium gutternium           F++         79.3mm, PI, very large specimen with typical orange aperture  $10
Cymatium hepaticum            G            42.10mm, Surigao PI, beautiful dark orange with black bands, distinctive  $3
Cymatium lotorium               F++         121.0mm, Vung Tao Vietnam, heavy orange adult with striking black aperture  $10
Cymatium lotorium               F++         148mm, PI, heavy giant with red-brown color, beautiful aperture  $25
Cymatium perryi                 F++         109.0mm, Galle Sri Lanka, large nodules on body whorl     $10
Cymatium pfeifferianum       F++          44.8mm, w/perio, PI, uncommon small species    $8
Cymatium pfeifferianum        G             51.1mm, w/o, PI, uncommon small species    $12
Cymatium pileare              F++           96.4mm, Siasi Sulu PI, strongly gray body whorl and spire  $4
Cymatium pileare               F+            124.6mm, Bantayan PI, some erosion on spire, x-large, bright red aperture    $12
Cymatium pyrum               F+++          75.8mm, Cuddalore India by trawler, perfect spire and mature aperture  $5
Cymatium pyrum                F++           79.0mm, Cebu PI, nice orange-brown body color  $5
Cymatium pyrum    GIANT   F+++         110.35mm w/o, Hainan Is. So China Sea, beautiful burnt orange  $18
Cymatium rubeculum           G             43.6mm, PI, extra large one, very bright red  $7
Cymatium sinense              G              74.3mm, Vietnam, elegant, almost all white, long tailed, uncommon   $10
Cymatium springsteeni        F++           66.66mm, Samar PI, uncommon one with pale orange aperture, not gutternium  $8
Cymatium testudinarium      G              77-79mm, PI, orange mouth, one of the finest Cymatids, uncommon  $7
Cymatium tripum                F+++        62.9mm, near Colombo Sri Lanka, elegant form and sculpture in off-white color  $4 
Cymatium vestitium             F+           55mm, W Panama, solid and heavy   $8
Fusitriton galea                F++           115.36mm, East China Sea deep water, elegant with brown lining on white  $13
Gyrineum cuspidatum         F+++        35.9mm, Vietnam, light brown color, definitely a separate species    $5
Gyrineum gyrinum               F+++        39.2mm, Ubay Bohol PI, beautifully marked dark brown bands, large  $4
Gyrineum natator              F+++         39.9mm w/o, dark brown with light mid-body band   $3.50
Gyrineum natator                G            40.51mm w/o, Taiwan Strait, , banded brown body whorl   $3.50
Gyrineum pusillum              F++         12-13mm, PI tangle nets, brilliant color on these small beauties  $2
Gyrineum roseum                F+          18.0mm, Mactan Is. PI tangle nets, brilliant pink and gold  $3
Linatella caudata               F++        59.1mm, Co Chang Thailand, small one with mature aperture  $3
Linatella caudata              F++         65.5mm, Parats Is. S China Sea, thin lip, dark banded body whorl  $4
Linatella caudata              F++         79.76mm w/o and w/perio, Hainan Is S China Sea, large   $6
Linatella caudata               F+         82.45mm, Port Moresby Papua NGuinea, mature very large one  $5
Mayena australasia             F+            74.7mm, w/o, W Aus, brown rather than white form   $5

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Lambis chiragra black form    F+         140.5mm w/o, true Sri Lanka black-mouth form, beautiful variant, dorsal scar so low price   $8
Lambis crocata                  F+++       115.5mm, Sorsogon Is. PI, orange-brown body with recurved tail and long spines   $5
Lambis digitata                 F+           113.5mm, Mombassa Kenya, beautiful aperture, uncommon   $15
Lambis millepeda               F++          147.5mm, Bohol PI, nine spines, relatively light brown aperture for these  $6
Lambis scorpius                 F++         119.4mm, Bantayan Is. PI, narrow body with long bony fingers $4
Lambis scorpius    purple    F+++        137.90mm, Siquijor Is. PI, deeply purple with brown blotches on dorsum   $12
Lambis scorpius                F+++        153.0mm, Bantayan Is. PI, pink spire with light gold dorsal color, pretty   $7
Lambis scorpius    orange    F+++       159.07mm w/o, Siquijor Is. PI, handsome yellow-orange throughout, good spine tips   $12
Strombus alatus                F++         77.0mm w/o, S.W. of Key West, lighter dorsum with some white   $4
Strombus alatus                F++         85.3mm, 82.4mm, Sanibel Island SW Fla., dark dorsums, gem except for anterior  $4 ea.
Strombus aratrum              F+++      73.8mm, w/o., Dingo Beach W Australia, beautiful orange aperture  $8
Strombus bulla     GIANT    F++         80.76mm, Calituban Is. PI giant with fully mature lip and aperture  $12
Strombus bulla                  F+          59.3mm, Catmon Isl. Cebu PI, typical color, one chip on tip   $2
Strombus bulla                   F++        65.4mm, Bantayan PI, very nice color, large   $4
Strombus campbelli             F+         45-50mm, W Aus, resembles S. vittatus but distinctive spire  $3
Strombus canarium            F+++       66.7mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, mid-brown, thin lip without silver or black   $4
Strombus costatus             F           119mm, Puerto Rico, very broad and heavy, silvered mouth, some spire erosion  $5
Strombus decorus              F+          66.9mm, Sri Lanka N of Colombo, very large one, decent spire but not gem   $6
Strombus dentatus             F+++       37.6mm, Mactan Is. PI, variable body colors, not common  $5
Strombus dentatus             F+          40.2mm, Swains Reef Qsd, lighter color than most, lovely color   $4              
S. dilatatus f. swainsoni        G          60.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, beautiful form with flared lip, not common  $15
Strombus epidromis              F++       76.3mm, Cebu PI, light brown, flared lip with mature silvering color  $5
Strombus epidromis             F++         80.4mm, Cebu PI, light brown, flared lip with mature silvering color  $5
Strombus fasciatus              F+         33.6mm, Massawa Ethiopia in southern Red Sea, golden mouth  $3
Strombus fusiformis             G            28.2mm, Nacala Mozambique, darker orange-brown on white, large for species  $5
Strombus gibberulus            F++         53.50mm, Balabac Is. PI, old collection, very nice purple aperture  $4
Strombus granulatus            F++         67.1mm, Guanacaste C. Rica, nice spire, slightly semi-adult   $5
Strombus helli                      F+           18-19mm, Hawaii endemic, rare   $20
Strombus labiatus                  F++        33-44mm, PI, many colors and patterns    $2
Strombus latissimus                F          133mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, extremely heavy, chip from top of flared lip   $9
Strombus latissimus              F++       117.3mm to spire tip, 124.8 to flared lip, Nha Trang Vietnam, flaring lip, handsome  $18
Strombus minimus                 G           31.1mm, Batangas Luzon PI, thick, dark brown body color, large for species   $6
Strombus mutabilis                F++        28-34 mm, PI, varied colors and patterns  $2
Strombus mutabilis                F++        35.2 to 36.2mm, Mactan Is. PI, extra large ones   $3.50 ea.
Strombus mutabilis   orange    F++        29.0mm, Siasi Sulu PI, uncommon bright orange variant, striking  $5
Strombus pipus                    F++         48.2mm, Palawan PI, light colored one with beautiful dark aperture  $4
Strombus pipus                   F++         59.8mm, Siasi Sulu PI, large light colored beauty with almost black aperture  $6
Strombus raininus               F+++        80.6mm or 86mm to flared lip w/o, San Blas P Rico, mid-brown mottled with white  $7
Strombus sinuatus  DWARF   F+++       72.86mm, Olango Is. PI, fully mature with light color dorsum  $15
Strombus sinuatus              F+++        99.1mm, Bantayan PI, large dorsal knob, no erosion on spire, nice aperture  $7
Strombus sinuatus                F++        109.5mm, Bantayan Is. PI, nice body color, fingers don't extend beyond spire  $10
Strombus sinuatus              F++         115.36mm w/o, Siargao PI by hookah diver, extra large one   $12
Strombus thersites               F           145.1mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, gerontic on dorsum, thick silvered lips and aperture, rare   $65
Strombus urceus                  F++        39.7mm, Panglao PI t nets, deep water form with pale lavender on white    $3
Strombus urceus                  F+          60.7mm, Panglao PI, large, white with blue   $3
S. urceus f. ustulatus          F+++        47.0mm, Mactan Is. PI, the black lip form   $5
Strombus vittatus               F++         85.5mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, lovely long spire, large   $3
Strombus vittatus f. entropi  F+           65mm, central PI form, very uncommon, recently named form   $12
Strombus zebriolatus          F++           30-34mm, PI, uncommon variant    $5
Tibia crispata                      G             22mm, PI, wonderful sculpture and colors, large for species  $5
Tibia insulaechorab              F++         132mm, India, very dark brown, good spires, no alterations by locals  $16
Tibia powisii                        F++        35-40mm, PI, small delicate beauties with striations  $4

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Strutholaria vermis                F+           48mm, N Zealand; distinct from S. papulosa, lighter colors  $4

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Telina foliacea                    F+++         99.80mm, Satun Province Thailand, brilliant yellow-orange, large  $7
Tellina scobinata                  F+++       54.6mm, Apra HarborGuam, unique “rasp tellin” surface, fine detail, uncommon  $5
Tellina variegata            G or near G     59 to 61mm, Balabac Is. Palawan, red with some gold, handsome  $3 each

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Terebra areolata             F            131.0mm, Apra Harbor Guam, good spotting and large, filed lip     $5
Terebra dimidiata            F+++      127.6mm, Vietnam, excellent very large one with deep orange color   $9
Terebra dimidiata             F+         100mm, E Africa, varying orange body colors, trim lips   $3
Terebra dimidiata            F+++      134.9mm, Vietnam, very large one with deep orange color   $12
Terebra salleana             F+++       33.7mm, St. Augustine E Florida, dark gray nice color with sharp apex    $3

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Malea pomum                      F++        43.8mm, Marau Solomons small mature one with nice color   $3
Malea pomum                      F++        54.3mm, Davao Mindanao PI, typical color and form  $4
Tonna allium                       F++         61.7mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, light colored one, crenelated lip  $3
Tonna allium                       F++         79.2mm, 76.6mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, light colored ones   $5 ea.
Tonna chinensis                  F++        98.53mm, Gulf of Tonkin, often confused with T. luteostoma, the real one   $8
Tonna dolium                      F++         89.5mm, Zamboanga PI, relatively light color for these, nice form   $5
Tonna galea                      F+           136.8mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, typical mid-brown form, chip on lip   $10
Tonna luteostoma               F++         96.38mm, East China Sea, uncommon and pretty    $8
Tonna perdix                     F++          99.81mm, Samar PI, very pretty with color changes near aperture   $6
Tonna sulcosa                      F+         86.7mm, Lingayan Gulf PI, nice banded color and form  $4
Tonna sulcosa                     F++         87.8mm, Lingayen Gulf PI, nice banded color and form  $5
Tonna sulcosa                    F++          110.7mm, Apra Harbor Guam in shallow water, old collection  $6

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Calliostoma aculeatum         F++        24 x 25mm, East China Sea deep water, pastel light orange color, elegant  $5
Calliostoma benedicti          F+++      26.3mm width, S.W. of Key West, rare pink and gold beauty in deep water   $40
Calliostoma haliarchus         F+++      42mm x 42mm h and width, w/o, East China Sea deep water, uncommon   $15
Calliostoma jujubinum           F+         15-18mm, Sanibel Is. SW Florida, light to dark, nice striated spires  $3
Calliostoma scalenum          F++        20.21mm, lobster traps off Key West, pretty red to purple base with banding  $5
Calliostoma similarae           F++         26.5mm, Roebuck Bay near Broome W Aus, well colored, rare   $10
Chlorostoma argyrostoma     F+          26.5mm, Kii Peninsula Japan, near-black w slight spire whitening   $2
Cittarium pica                    F++        44.5mm width w/o, Cap Salomon Martinique, dark top and green-yellow bottom  $5
Cookia sulcata                    F+         39.22mm width, Foveaux Strait southern New Zealand, uncommon   $5
Ginebis angenteonitens       F+++     50.1mm height w/o, NW Taiwan in East China Sea deep w, uncommon pearled beauty  $12
Ginebis angenteonitens       F+++     59.17mm height w/o, East China Sea deep w, uncommon x-large pearled beauty  $15
Lischkeia alwinae                F++        39.2mm, off S.W. Taiwan, silvery white, nice beading on spire  $6
Monodonta labio                  F++       35.13mm, Balabac Is. PI, dark one with red and green highlights, pretty  $2
Tectus fenestratus                F+        2 to 35.5mm height, Luzon PI, variable greenish to white exteriors  $3 both
Tectus pyramis                 F++          47.8mm x 47.4mm, Mactan PI in shallow water, green with tan, sharp silvered spire  $3
Trochus conus                   F++         68.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, handsome mix of red and green, mature lip    $8
Trochus ferreirei                 F+++      21.20mm height, Brunei on reef, beautiful dark red mottled on silver-white, uncommon  $7
Trochus maculatus              F+       46.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, light colored large one, trimmed lip   $3

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Bolma girgyllus                   F+          35mm, PI tangle nets, delicate with striking iridescence    $15
Turbo circularis                  F            26mm height, Vietnam, rarity, beaded with nice banded color, lip's lost a sliver $10
Turbo petholatus               F++        47.0mm w/o, Siasi Sulu PI, normal sized one, intricate patterning   $3
Turbo petholatus     orange  F+         46.98mm, Balabac Is. Palawan, uniquely orange body, trim lip, not T. reevei   $5
Turbo petholatus     orange  F+         51.2mm, Balabac Is. Palawan, uniquely orange body, trim lip, not T. reevei   $6
Turbo petholatus               F+          54.66mm, Balabac Is. Palawan old collection, dark brown with green bands, filed lip  $4
Turbo petholatus               F+-F++   huge mid-70s height and width w/o, Nha Trang Vietnam, trimmed lips, typical colors  $12
Turbo petholatus    Giant    F++        78.0 height and 70mm width w/o, Nha Trang Vietnam, orange-brown body   $15
Turbo reevei                     F+          43.7mm width, Apra Harbor Guam, old collection, filed lip, orange-brown  $2
Turbo reevei                     F+          52.43mm, Balabac Is. PI, mottled dark brown with intricate pattern, filed lip    $3
Turbo squamosus               F+          31mm, W Aus, w/o, strongly contrasted green and brown $2.50

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Turris crispa                     G             89.2mm, PI, slender with dark markings  $4
Turris crispa crispa            F++          133.0mm, South China Sea, typical markings, some flaws as always  $8
Thatcheria mirabilis            F             95.7mm, lip scar, elegant form, extra large deep water East China Sea  $15
Gemmula speciosa             F++         35-37mm, PI deep water, white with beaded brown lines   $ 2.50

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Vasum muricatum              F+++     77.0mm, SW of Key West in lobster boat, large heavy one w excellent spire  $9
Vasum muricatum               F+        78.95mm, SW of Key West in lobster boat, large mature white one, some spire erosion  $8
Vasum tubiferum               F++       84.51mm, Palawan PI in shallow water, narrow one w elevated spire, handsome  $8
Vasum turbinellum               F+        60.7mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, typical black on gray, some spire erosion as usual  $3

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Paphia alapapilionis        F+++        57.6 or 60.7mm, Rach Gria Vietnam, light brown base and wider ribs than P. amabilis  $3 ea.
Paphia amabilis             F+++         70.32mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea, not alapapilionis--stronger ribs and yellow base color  $3
Antigona chemnitzii        F++         74.52mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea in sand, heavy and thick large one, rays of dark brown  $5
Tapes dorsatus             F++          72.5mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea in sand, heavier than similar species, well lined  $3
Tapes dorsatus  GIANT   F++         94.40mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea in sand, very thick and heavy, rusty bands   $7
Callista erycina              F+++        78.03mm, Hainan Is. S China Sea in sand, handsome varied brown with rays  $5
Callista erycina              F+++        73.9mm, Periyapattinam S India, bright orange on perimeter  $7
Venus foliaceo-lamellosa   F+           61.9mm x 51.6mm large one, Casamance Senegal from Marcel Pin   $10
Chamelia gallina             F++          25 to 28mm each, N coast of Spain by trawler  2 for $2
Antigona lamellaris          F+++        56.30mm, Gulf of Tonkin in sand, large with brown rays, fine sculpture   $5
Choine latilirata              F+           27.0mm, Melbourne Fla., one rib is indented, nice color  $2
Macrocallista maculata    F++          44.6mm, off Ft. Myers west Fla, the Checkerboard Venus, very well marked $2
Periglypta magnifica        F++          66.3mm, Panglao Is. PI, small version of the huge heavy species, fine color, uncommon  $7
Tapes sulcarius              F++          78.5mm, Balabac Is. PI, distinctive dark brown as shell ages  $3
Tapes sulcarius              F++           78.8mm, Mactan Is. PI, very light yellow with small brown dots  $3

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Vexillum acupictum             F++         35.9mm, Vietnam, unusual size, no gerontism    $15
Vexillum coccineum            F+           66.5mm, Kiaoshung Taiwan by trawler, mid-orange, has small scar    $4
Vexillum compressa            F+++       52.2mm, Cebu PI, beautiful orange, white and black bands, strong ribs; uncommon  $10
Vexillum costatum              F+++       39.3mm, Olango Is. Cebu PI, light orange with cross-hatching   $4
Vexillum curviliratum             F+++      46-48mm, PI, very nice species with elegant form  $3
Vexillum exasperatum            G            18.5mm, Siasi PI, nice ribbing   $2.50
Vexillum formosensae             F++        51.6mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, typical dark brown form like Taiwan ones  $4 
Vexillum rugosum                    F++       40-49mm, PI, nice patterns of black w/gold on white  $2
Vexillum reginae f. filiareginae   F++       51.3mm, PI, orange with black borders on white, a regal shell  $5
Vexillum semifasciatum             G         25-27mm, PI, a small beautiful species with distinct banding  $5
Vexillum suluensae               F++         24.3mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, ribbed with purplish bands on body, quite uncommon  $7
Vexillum takakuwai              (pending)
Vexillum virgo                       F+++      21.5mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, typical form   $3
Vexillum vulpeculum   gold        F+++    39.30 or 42.68mm, Surigao Is. PI by hookah diver, lovely gold-orange ones  $4 ea.
Vexillum vulpeculum  dark orange  F+++  52.35mm, Palawan PI, dark orange and olive, sharp spire, very distinctive  $4
Vexillum vulpeculum  GIANT      F+         66.53mm, Palawan PI, mix of black with deep orange, slight scar but beautiful  $12
Vexillum vulpeculum f. jukesii     G        43.2mm, Aus, uncommon form of this variable shell, nice colors, thick lip  $10

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Alcithoe swainsoni              F++        106.8mm, Manawatu coast New Zealand, thick lip, bands of brown color  $12
Amoria macandrewi             F+          42.2mm, W Australia, very uncommon and not often seen, distinctive wavy lines   $35
Amoria maculata                 F++        66.4mm, Townsville light-colored narrow form with distinct bluish markings, high gloss   $12
Amoria molleri                     F++          44.0mm, Queensland, Form C banded per Poppe/Goto, nice color   $10
Amoria praetexta                G              35.8mm, W Aus, high gloss tented body with dark brown highlights, uncommon  $22
Amoria undulata                F++         78.8mm, S Australia, dark rust color on body over wavy lines   $10
Amoria zebra                       G             33.7mm, Queensland, the solid yellow-gold form, heavy with thick lip     $8
Amoria zebra                       G           48.0mm, Queensland, dark-brown with stripes, large and heavy  $9
Cymbiola aulica                    F++       (fill in new info - several)
Cymbiola aulica f. cathcartiae   F++      124.10mm, Zamboanga PI, large one with slightly thin lip, excellent dark color  $35
Cymbiola chrysostoma          F++         55.86mm, near Timor, very broad and mature with gold aperture, rare and large   $150
Cymbiola innexa                F+++          118.8mm, Bali Indonesia, form A reddish one, mature lip unlike many, beautiful  $20
Cymbiola nobilis                   F++         72.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, nice dwarf with good color, thin but mature lip    $8
Cymbiola nobilis                   F++        97.4mm, Nha Trang Vietnam, heavy adults with mid-brown colors   $12
Cymbiola nobilis                  F++          140mm, Vietnam off Nha Trang, varied beautiful patterns, mature ones  $20
Cymbiola nobilis f. tamariskae  F+          112.12mm, Kangean Is. Indonesia, all tenting, with knobs, a rare subspecies  $50
Cymbiola pulchra                 F++          55.9mm, New South Wales, pastel mid-orange one with knobbed shoulders      $15
Cymbiola pulchra f. cracenta   F+++      62.0mm, Queensland, very beautiful red-banded form, uncommon    $55
Cymbiola pulchra f. cracenta    F          54.1mm, Queensland, lovely red banding, uncommon   $30
Cymbiola rutila f. ceraunia      F+         70mm, Solomons, bright red w/orange and banding, not often seen now, show pieces  $13
Cymbiola vespertilio  DWARF     F++     52.13mm, Palawan PI from old collection, heavy with thick lip, light tan w/tents  $8
Cymbiola vespertilio  dark brown  F++   68.7mm,Dumaguete Negros Prov. PI, very dark brown form from this area  $5
Cymbiola vespertilio             F++        75.74mm, Bohol PI, mid-brown with single horizontal line across body whorl  $7
Cymbiola vespertilio Palawan  F++       88.9mm, Culion N. Palawan Is. form with dark blotches and small brown tents  $5
Cymbiola vespertilio  Samar peach  F++  91.9mm, E Samar peach-orange color, slight small scars   $8
C. vespertilio f. mitis           F+           94.6mm, Mactan Is. PI, true mitis form with no knobs and ovate shape, brown tents  $6
Cymbiola vespertilio            F++         95.04mm x 61.82mm broad spiny form, Balicasaq Is. PI, caramel brown, heavy  $12
Cymbiola vespertilio            F+         96.6mm, N. Bantayan PI, knobby large one with mid-brown tenting  $5
Cymbiola vespertilio             F           97.95mm, Balabac PI, dark red-orange one, has vertical scar but still pretty  $6
Cymbiola vespertilio             F          98.3mm, N. Bantayan PI, form with minimal knobs, low price due to lip trim  $4
Cymbiola vespertilio             F+          102mm PI, broad spiny form, distinctive caramel brown, lip trim  $10
Cymbiolista hunteri  orange   F+        119.9mm brilliant orange Lady Musgrave Is. QSD, has anterior trim so not G   $22
Fulgoraria allaryi                 F+          184.2mm, South China Sea off Hainan in deep water, recently recognized by Bail 2005; mud-stained solid color with elongate body like F. kaneko; dull color but beautiful form, still v. uncommon   $50
Fulgoraria aurantia              F+          147.1mm or 147.6mm, South China Sea, recently recognized, distinctive light gold color w/o markings, often seen as F. rupestris subspecies but shape and markings most resemble F. humerosa   $35
Fulgoraria cancellata            F+++     111.9mm, N.E. Taiwan in 200m, perfect lip, the true cancellata per Bail   $20
Fulgoraria cancellata            F+++      99.74mm, East China Sea in deep water, true cancellata per Bail, thin lip   $15
Fulgoraria ericarum              F++        173.11mm mature large rarity, South China Sea, some cleaning of black marks to do  $80
Fulgoraria ericarum              F+         135.28mm rarity, South China Sea, some cleaning of black marks to do  $55
Fulgoraria glabra                 F+          126.68mm, South China Sea deep water, still rare, has filed anterior lip   $50
Fulgoraria glabra                 F+          129.5mm, South China Sea deep water, still rare, has filed anterior lip   $50
Fulgoraria glabra                F++         109.5mm, South China Sea, small one with beautiful markings, filed anterior lip   $40
Fulgoraria hamillei                 F++       120.5mm, 134.3mm, East China Sea deep water, strikingly marked axial lines  $20 each
Fulgoraria hamillei                 F++       140 to 150mm, East China Sea deep w, nice axial markings, some with rust color  $25 each
F. hamillei - special color      F+++      137.75mm, East China Sea deep water, strongly blotched unusual color   $35
Fulgoraria hamillei                 F+        169.7mm, East China Sea giant, much rust color, well marked, scar line and anterior lip chip  $45
Fulgoraria humerosa              F++      113.5mm, South China Sea, a beautiful small one, great sculpture, uncommon    $40
Fulgoraria humerosa            F+         149.9mm, South China Sea, small protoconch and different shape from F. ericarum, beautiful spire, smoothed anterior end (due to dredge action)   $55
Fulgoraria humerosa             F+        178mm, South China Sea, resembles F. ericarum but narrower & smaller protoconch, an extra-large one, still rare from deep water; smoothed anterior end from deep water dredge     $65
Fulgoraria kaneko f. hayashii   F/F+    159.0mm, East China Sea deep water, has filed anterior section of lip, uncommon   $45
Fulgoraria kaneko f. hayashii   F++     155.2mm, East China Sea, very deep water, quite uncommon, elegant, good lip   $55
Fulgoraria tosaensis             F+         81.38mm, Hainan Is. South China Sea deep water, uncommon, trimmed anterior    $15
Harpulina cloveriana             G          71.5mm, Galle Bay Sri Lanka, beautiful deep red marking on body whorl, perfect lip   $45
Harpulina lapponica              F++       82.6mm, southern Sri Lanka locale, light brown background with dark marking, large     $12
Harpulina loroisii                F++-G     109.4mm, Sri Lanka, beautiful and very large Form B w/dark orange background and strong stripes $35
Lyria mitraeformis f. grangeri  F++     38.8mm w/o, S Aus, distinctive form, much less common, dark marked   $14
Lyria vicdani                      F+++     36.01mm, Aliguay Is. PI, small rare elegant Lyria species  $20
Melo broderipii                     F+        85.0mm juvenile with markings, Coron Is. PI, trimmed on anterior  $4
Melo broderipii                     F+        143.01mm,  Balabac Is. PI, trimmed lip, lacks dark markings, has good spire  $7
Melo melo                          F+        108.3mm, Phan Thiet Vietnam, young one with blotches, trim on anterior  $6
Saotomea pratasensis          F+         45mm, Pratas Island, very rare still, looks like some smaller Fulgoraria but is true thing   $75
Scaphella junonia                 F++       106.2mm, off W. Louisiana, fairly narrow body, some lip trim as usual, well marked   $20
Volutocorbis lutosa             F++         69.6mm, Walvis Bay Namibia, uncommon from deep water trawl   $20

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Stellaria solaris                   F++           106mm width with spines, South China Sea, large, elegant form of this striking species     $20
Xenophora indica                F++           74.0mm, Vietnam, very delicate edges with distinctive sculpture, not common   $15
Xenophora chinensis            F++           62.6mm, Vietnam, distinctive from X. indica, similarly delicate, little in attachments  $12

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Chama lazarus                  F++           72.76mm, Coron Palawan PI, white with pink near umbone   $5
Cyrtopleura costata            F++         101.8mm, Bonita Springs W. Fla, the classic Angel Wing   $6
Gari pallida                         F++        57.0 to 57.6mm, Masbate PI, dark purple with lavendar rays, striking   $3 ea.
Hippopus hippopus             F+++       68.89mm juvenile, Palawan, finely marked, from 1980s--no longer exported  $8
Lima vulgaris                     F+++       79.8mm, Siasi PI in Sulu Sea, pure white throughout, elegant   $5
Mactra mera                     F++          64.08mm, Mactan Is. PI, very dark-market triangulate one  $2
Megacardita raouli (incrassata)  F++   35.8mm, Freemantle S Australia, not often seen, peach-color perimeter  $3
Meretrix lusoria                   F+++      42.6mm, southeast Sri Lanka by trawler, gray/brown color   $2
Meretrix meretrix                F++         51.82mm, Gulf of Tonkin in sand, very dark brown one   $3
Glycymeris pectunculus        F++        44.6mm, Balabac Is. PI, old collection, well marked  $2
Glycymeris reevei               F+           41.0mm, Balabac Is. PI, old collection, dark brown with white edge  $2
Glycymeris vestita              F+++       48.94mm, South China Sea, large one, dark brown chevrons on white  $3
Spondylus sinensis             F++          42mm Mactan Is. PI, small bright orange one attached to coral, nice  $6
Trapezium sowerbyi  yellow   F+           80.47mm width, Calituban PI, heavy and mostly bright yellow, uncommon $9
Trapezium sowerbyi   red     F+          89.02mm, Olongo Is. PI, heavy white to red with aging, very distinctive  $10
Tridacna crocea                  F+          59.5mm, Apra Harbor Guam, heavy adult despite small size, off-white  $2

Russell Renka
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