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This page will list some of the more "exceptional" (in terms of beauty, rarity or overall impact) speciemens, sets and contrast-pairs that we have to offer you. Enjoy!! (and hopefully consider purchasing a few.....).Note: We WILL be adding items to this page regularly. So, as they say "Y'all come back now, y'hear!!!" The summer, 2009 updates have not been added here - there ARE a good number of truly exceptional specimens and items (pairs, sets) amongst them, however. We urge you to check out the regular lists in the meantime, and apologise for our lack of attention to this matter. |
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Buccinidae
33953
*...33953...2
prs...Babylonia lani Gittenberger & Good, 2003....43 to 50mm. F+ to F++. some w/o. Great pattern pairs, one
spotted brown, the other in orange...Thailand...$17/pair (2 pairs available)
30936
...30936...(1)...Babylonia
papillaris Sowerby, 1825....36mm, F++
w/o. Big for this uncommon species, with fully developed parietal shield
& excellent lip...South Africa...$30 (1 available)
...35445...(1)...Phos elegantissimum Hayashi & Habe, 1965....26mm. F++. RARE!! Finely ribbed, with occasional brown spotted vatices...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
Cassidae
NEW##...35034...(1)...Cypraeacassis tenuis Wood, 1828....112mm. F++. Excellent example with nicely developed lip & thick parietal shield...Peru...$125 (1 available) 35034
Conidae
35023
...35023...(1)...Conus
aurisiacus Linne, 1758....42mm
F++. Superbly coloured super-dark slightly smaller single. So dark purple &
orange banded you could almost take it for circumcisus at a glance!...Philippines...$55
(1 available)
35063
...35063...(1)...Conus
cf axelrodi Walls, 1978....16mm.
F++. Rare albino of this typically bright pink mini-cone...Philippines...$45
(1 available)
NEW...35154...pr....Conus bullatus Linne, 1758....57 & 59mm. F++. Glorius pair shows extremes of pattern variation - one even looks like floccatus!!......Philippines...$25/pair (1 pair available)
34822
...34822...pr....Conus
circumcisus Born, 1778 & C. circumsisus laevis Gmelin, 1791....70 & 71mm. F+ high. Big, beautiful, extreme
colour pair, one in deep purple/brown shades with lines of small dark spots, the
other with lots of brown spots over white & light lavender bands...Philippines...$40/pair
(1 available)
34833
...34833...(1)...Conus
circumcisus fm. laevis ....46mm.
F+ high. Bright purple & brown axially marked pattern form...Philippines...$28
(1 available)
34369
...34369...(1)...Conus
cordigera Sowerby, 1866....47.5mm
F++. ENORMOUS
example of thisnobilis mimic with just a
hint of pattern gerontism...Philippines...$100 if it turns out to be a new record
size. If not, we can negotiate. (1 available)
34153
...34153...(2)...Conus
guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2005...24, 28mm.
F++. New species, highly elongated, with brown & white clouding...Philippines...$25
(2 available)
33651
*...33651...(1)...Conus
guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2005....23.5mm.
F+. STRANGE specimen of this newly described species: the lip turns
inward at the aperature, which is wierd. Also, it is an uncommon and lovely shade
of butterscotch yellow...Philippines...$45 / 31EURO (1 available)
33667A
*...33667A...(1)...Conus
leobottoni Lorenz, 2006..33mm.
F+ nicely, w/o. EXCELLENT
color - truly lovely and uncommon for the species ...Philippines...$25
(1 available)
NEW...35166...(1)...Conus luteus Sowerby, 1833....35mm. F++. Large and excellent!! Very beautiful pattern.......Philippines...$26 (1 available)
34489
...34489...(1)...Conus
mercator Linne, 1758....21mm. F++. INSANELY atypical pattern, though collector saw live animal to make ID...Senegal...$38
(1 available)
33795
*...33795...(2)...Conus
muriculatus....24, 28mm. F++.
Unusual!! Very pustulose examples & the upper, typically orange
band is broken into brown mottlings...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
35030
...35030...(1)...Conus
muriculatus sugillatus Reeve, 1843....32mm.
F++. Large unusual example: color is odd, and the lower band is HIGHLY strange:
will definitely add something to your cone collection!!!...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
33849
*...33849...(1)...Conus
oishii Shikama, 1977....34mm. F++. Pure white albinio from a very scarce locale. ...Palawan, Philippines...$135 (1
available)
...35493...(1)...Conus pertusus Hwass, 1792....42mm. F++. ZAP!!! Particularly peculiar pertusus - obtusely orange with a very atypical pattern: I've never seen one like this in 20 years of pertusus perusing!!...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
33821
*...33821...(1)...Conus
spirofilis Habe & Kosuge, 1970....19mm.
F++. NICE! Particularly "classic" specimen of this attractive, uncommon
species...Philippines...$23 firm (1 available)
34764
...34764...(7)...Conus
spirofilis Habe & Kosuge, 1970....17
to 20mm. F++. Lovely scarce species, with fine, dashed spiral lines & brown clouding...Philippines..SUPERSPECIAL!!..$15 (7 available)
34018
...34018...(1)...Conus
textile babelonica (?) ....85 to 97mm.
F++. Pretty patterned specimens of this seldom scene deepsea form, with pronounced
shoulders & bands of tent markings & textile patterns...Burma...$20 (1 available)
30710
....30710...(1)...Conus
zapatoensis Rockel, 1987...36mm.
F++. Bands of brown spiral dashes on cream on this relatively recently desribed
species...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
Costellariidae
34664
...34664...(2)...Costellaria
stainforthi Reeve, 1842....30mm. F++.
White, with bright orange spiral lines over the ribs...Philippines...$32 (1 available)
33776
*...33776...(1)...Vexillum
citrinum fm. compressum Sowerby, 1874....56mm.
F++. Stunning specimen!! Less common form with more closely spaced ribs...Philippines...$16
(1 available)
...35422...(1)...Vexillum sanguisugum x granosum....36mm. F++. Hybrid!! Looks like rugosum with a distinct red sanguisugum style spiral band...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
*...35427...(1)...Vexillum cf sanguisugum Linne, 1758....32, 39mm. F++. I LOVE these!! Dark lined colour form (think more along the lines of dried blood!)...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
34761
...34761...(1)...Vexillum
vulpecula Linne, 1758....40mm. F++.
Solid RED!! First time i've ever seen this....Philippines...$18 (1
available)
Cypraeidae
34602A
...33166A...(1)...Cypraea
lamarcki redimita Melvill, 1888....37.2 mm. F++. Gigantic!...Burma...$40
(1 available)
34602A
...34602A..pr..Cypraea
milliaris - forma?? Linne, 1758....38
& 41mm. F++. NICE pair of this deep water form, showing spotting pattern extremes...South
China Sea...$15 (9 available)
35129
...35129...(1)...Cypraea
venusta venusta Sowerby, 1846/epistema Iredale, 1939....65mm. F+++. Big, beautifully spotted specimen that's about halfway
between the two forms: an interesting intergrade!!. ...Australia...$175 firm (1 available)
...35527...(1)...Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder, 1927....22mm. F++. Rare locality! Indonesian endemic...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
Epitoniidae
...35440...(1)...Amaea sericogazea Mashito, Kuroda & Habe, 1971....32mm. F++. Excellent example of this scarce Epitonidae with complete, varixed lip...Philippines...$28 (1 available)
...32718...(2)...Epitonium patamakanthini....32 to 35 mm. F++. Select specimens of this amazingly fine ribbed & pure white wentletrap, recently named for our source!...Thailand..SUPERSPECIAL..$15 (2 available)
Fasciolariidae
NEW...35213...(1)...Dolicholatirus lancea Gmelin, 1791....62mm. F+ solid. Huge for the species, with gerontic multiple tails & mild apical erosion......Philippines...$25 (1 available)
33843
*...33843...(1)...Granulifusus
kiranus Shuto, 1958....56mm.
F++. HUGE!! Fine spiral cords form beads where they cross the axial ribs...Philippines...$15
(1 available)
Haliotidae
33950
...33950...(+)...Haliotis patamakanthini Dekker, Regter &
Gras, 2001....55 to 65 mm. F++. Nice
big, bright to dark red & cream rayed recently published Abalone..SPECIAL!..Thailand...$14
firm (13 available)
Harpidae
33846
...33846...(1)...Morum
watanabei Kosuge, 1981....31 to 33mm.
F++. Wanna watanabei? Nicely sculptured species, with strongly
nodulose brown banded axial ribs, pustulose white parietal shield & heavily toothed
lip...Philippines..SUPERSPECIAL..$33 firm (1 available)
Marginellidae
35039
...35039...(1)...Marginellona
gigas von Martens, 1904....104mm. F++.
Large & lovely top quality example with natural lip line & intact siphonal
canal...China...$140 (1 available)
Misc. Gastropods
...35483...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....40mm. F++. Jumbo specimen of this scarce sundial with sharp periphery...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
NEW...35608...(1)...Bufonaria thersites Redfield, 1846....42mm. F++ w/o. Superb specimen with extreme lip flare & complete with operc......Philippines...$18 (1 available)
NEW...35578...(1)...Bursa fijiensis Watson, 1881....68mm. F++. A long way from Fiji! Beautiful example with well developed lip & rows of spines & pustules......Philippines...$35 (1 available)
34332
*...34332...(1)...Axalella
suduirauti Verhecken, 1999....16mm.
F++. Relatively recently described, small, deep-water Cancellariidae...Philippines...$35
(1 available)
*...33786...(1)...Polinices flemingianus Recluz, 1844....59mm. F+ high - decent. Totally monstrous!! The pteridadctyl of flamingo moon snails...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
34766
...34766...(2)...Trigonostoma
thysthlon Petit & Harasewych, 1987....18mm.
F++. Prime specimens, with full, flared lip, curved shoulder spines & deep
umbilicus...Philippines....$15 (2 available)
Muricidae
NEW...35673...(1)...Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995....26mm. F++. Big for this small, recently described, orange & black spined Murex......Philippines...$24 (1 available)
NEW...35656...(1)...Murexiella pelipili D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....22mm. F++. Exeptional!! Dark brown with long, frilly, shoulder spines intact......Philippines...$20 (1 available)
34508
...34508...(1)...Siratus
cailleti Petit, 1856....50mm. F++ w/o.
Spectacular specimen with intact varical spines, full lip & complete
siphonal canal...Guadeloupe...$35 (1 available)
Olividae
34586
...34586..set..Oliva
spicata Roding, 1798....30 to 35mm.
F++. Splendid set, with 2 very unusual variations....Peru...$18/set (1
set available)
Pectinidae
NEW...35349...(2)...Chlamys dichroa Suter, 1909....36,3mm. F++. BIGGIE!! Glorious pastel orange & bigger than any sold recently...New Zealand...$75 (2 available)
Strombidae
34726
...34726...(1)...Strombus
canarium Linne, 1758....80mm. F+ nicely.
FANTASTIC injury freak with odd spire & major dorsal/sutural deformity.
Must have scared the critter pretty badly, because it became white as a ghost shortly
after the injury!!...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
34727
...34727...(1)...Strombus
gibberulus Linne, 1758....43mm. F++.
Pure Golden!! Lovely light orange colour form of this typically brown
mottled species...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
Terebridae
...35463...(1)...Terebra hoaraus Drivas & Jay, 1988....37mm. F++. White & well ribbed scarce species...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
Trochidae
34604
...34604...(1)...Calliostoma
haliarchus Melvill, 1899.....44mm. F+
high. Classic specimen of this rare Trochid - positively hiliarious!!....South China
Sea...$50 (1 available)
Vasidae
34086
...34086...(1)...Tudicula
zanzibarica Abbott, 1958....61.5mm.
F+ high w/o. GIGANTONORMOUS specimens of this East African collector's item with complete,
fully developed parietal shield, intact shoulder spines & flared, thickened lip.
As nice as you will find for this almost-record size (does anyone know what the record
actually is now?)...Tanzania...$222 and well worth it!! (1 available) (Box on shelf)
Volutidae
NEW...35593...pr....Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....68 & 76mm. F++. HIGH-contrast pair. Nice colour display pair, one pastel orange with red-brown markings, the other dark gray-green with dark brown markings......Philippines...$15/pr. (1 available)
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