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"Exeptional Items"
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Buccinidae
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)
Cassidae
35034
...35034...(1)...Cypraeacassis
tenuis Wood, 1828....112mm. F++. Excellent example with nicely
developed lip & thick parietal shield...Peru...$125 (1 available)
Conidae
34866
...34866...(1)...Conus abbas
Hwass, 1792....70mm. F++. Huge, excellent specimen, typically patterned
& with intact, finely crenulate lip...Australia...$33 (1 available)
34009
...34009...(1)...Conus
amadis arbornatalis daMotta, 1978....94.7mm.
F++. From the family HUMUNGIDAE!! NICE specimen of this elusive,
deep-water form...Indonesia...$300 (1 available)
34404
...34404...(1)..Conus
amadis arbornatalis daMotta,1978... ..90mm
F++ with perfect lip. One of the Good Guys ...splendid example of the narrow,
high spired, deep-water form...Sumatra...$190 FIRM. (1 available)
34516
...34516...pr....Conus
amadis castaneofasciatus Dautzenberg, 1937....58 & 61mm. F++. Extreme
colour pair, one in orange tan, the other in dark chocolate brown,
both with lots of white tents...Thailand...$18/pair (1pair available)
34406
...34406...set...Conus
amadis schech Weinkauff, 1873 Weinkauff, 1873 ....31 to 64mm.
F++. Magnificent 9 piece growth &
pattern variation set of this local pattern form...Thailand...$120/set
(1 set available)
34522
...34522...(1)...Conus
amadis schech Weinkauff, 1873....70mm. F+ high. BIG,
unusually
patterned example: striking and fabulous!!....Thailand...$28
(1 available)
34414
...34414...(1)...Conus
amadis schech Weinkauff, 1873 ....73mm.
F++. Huge spectacular example,
with hints of pattern gerontism & intact lip...Thailand...$60 firm
(1 available)
34145
...34145...(1)....Conus
articulatus Sowerby, 1873....24mm. F++. The uncommon, strongly
and completely corded form of the species. AWESOME!!
Aesthetically pleasing to say the very least - completely yummy. ...Philippines...$35
(1 available)
34795
...34795...(1)...Conus aureus
Hwass, 1792....62mm. F+++. Showcase!!!
Great big specimen of this scarce cone with patches of very fine tents...Philippines...$85
(1 available)
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)
31440
...31440...(pr)...Conus
aurisiacus Linne, 1758...(specimens much better than this photo
suggests)...46 and 50mm. F++. Extravagant pair of this scarce
and beautiful species...Philippines...$65/pair (1 pair available)
35063
...35063...(1)...Conus cf axelrodi
Walls, 1978....16mm. F++. Rare albino
of this typically bright pink mini-cone...Philippines...$45 (1 available)
34011
...34011...(2)...Conus
bengalensis Okutani, 1968....126, 127mm.
F+ solid. Great giant examples of this classic collectors' item at
a great price...Thailand...$120 firm - priced to sell!! (2 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)
34012
...34012...(1)...Conus
consors turschi daMotta, 1985....107mm.
F++. Giant, top quality specimen with excellent lip & gerontic
pattern breakdown resulting in partial loss of typical yellow bands...Thailand...$80
firm (1 available)
34013
...34013...(1)...Conus
consors turschi daMotta, 1985....95, 97mm. F++. Big, boldly
banded bright bouncy orange-tan banded criters with light brown markings...Thailand..SPECIAL..$45
firm (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)
34757
...34757...(1)...Conus generalis Linne,
1758....68mm. F++. BLACK is back!!!
At least, the back of this one is black as the ace of spades - fantastic show-case
shell....Philippines...$78 (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)
34774
...34774...(1)...Conus lynceus
Sowerby, 1858....57mm. F+ solid. Uncommon & unusual bright
orange spotted colour form...Philippines...$45 (1 available)
35062
...35062...pr....Conus luteus
Sowerby, 1833....18mm. F++. GREAT, super-high-contrast
pair of this attractive species, one orange-pink like pertusus,
the other nearly black, both with consistent banding pattern...Philippines...$25/pair
(1 pair available)
35042
...35042...(1)...Conus magus consul
Boivin, 1864....78mm. F+ high. Gigantic specimen of this rare magus
form with a pattern resembling wicker basket weave...(Philippines)...$45
(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)
34492
...34492...pr....Conus
mercator Linne, 1758....26 & 28mm. F++ 1w/o. WHOA NELLY!!
Pair: one very dark, the other with a delightfully white background color:
very rare!!...Senegal...$25/pair (1 pair 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)
34784
...34784...(1)...Conus orbignyi
Audouin, 1831....45mm. F++. ALBINO!!
(bit
of perio on the spire but it's snow white and not one of the dwarves!!)...Philippines...$28
(1 available)
34015
...34015...(1)...Conus pretiosus Nevill
& Nevill, 1874....82mm. F++. Giant!!
With intact lip & brown spotted pattern....Thailand...$110 (1 available)
35064
...35064...(1)...Conus spectrum Linne,
1758....26mm. F++. Absolute Albino!!
Rare for the species and very attractive...Philippines...$25 (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)
33885
...33885...(1)...Conus terebra
Born, 1778....92mm.
F+ solid. Gerontic albinistic monster specimen ....about as big as they
get (on dealers' lists at least!)...Philippines...$40 firm. (1 available)
34018
...34018...(8)...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 (8 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)
Coralliophilidae
34816
...34816...(1)...Babelomurex japonicus
Dunker, 1882....41mm. F++. Primo
specimen! Big, with spines mostly intact &
with complete apex, lip & siphonal canal...Philippines...$25 (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)
34761
...34761...(1)...Vexillum vulpecula
Linne, 1758....40mm. F++. Solid RED!!
First time i've ever seen this....Philippines...$18 (1 available)
Cypraeidae
30553B
....30553B...(1)...Cypraea
achatidea Sowerby, 1837.....43.7mm.
F+++. BIGGIE!...Senegal...$33 (1 available)
34084
...34084...(2)...Cypraea
cf.
annulus Linne, 1758....19mm. F++. STRANGE!! With dorsal glaze
& rostrate, ventrally reflected
tips...Tanzania...$55 (2 available)
35128
...35128...(1)...Cypraea armeniaca
Verco, 1912....84mm. F++. Amazing orange colour
form. This is so orange that as I was unwrapping it and it still
had a layer or two of tissue paper I briefly thought "why is our Australian
guy sending us a C. aurantium?"!...Australia...$250 (1 available)
34350A
...34350A..(1)..Cypraea
armeniaca Gray, 1831....81mm. F++. Exeptional
spotting on this specimen - would make a delightful addition
to any armeniaca assemblage!!...Australia...$130 (1 available)
20856
PRICE....20856...(1)...Cypraea
armeniaca westralis Raybaudi, 1980....78mm. F+++. Delightful pattern,
glorious peach-pink base. Exquisite &
rare!...Australia...$180 (1 available)
34468
...34468...(1)...Cypraea
guttata azumai Schilder, 1960....63mm.
F++. Huge specimen of this different
form, more inflated & less brown striped than the surinensis form...South
China Sea...$250 (1 available)
34418
...34418...(1)...Cypraea
guttata fm. surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....60.5mm.
Gem-. Delightful, huge specimen! Fat, very
finely spotted & deep brown tiger stripped callus margins...Thailand...$250
firm (1 available)
34461
...34461...(1)...Cypraea
guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....55mm. F++. Delightful specimen!!
Finely spotted, like stars in a peach coloured sky, with strong brown lateral
lines...Thailand...$200 (1 available)
34022
...34022...(2)...Cypraea
guttata surinensis Raybaudi, 1978....48, 50mm. Gem. Flawless,
dark-colored fully adult specimens with long brown marginal lines extended
almost onto the dorsum & finer spots than the nominate form...Thailand...$150
firm (2 available)
29911
....29911...(1)...Cypraea
hirasei Roberts, 1913....42mm. F+++. Fully adult, with subtle
tan bands & bold dorsal blotch. Prime specimen of this collectors'
item...Philippines...$455 or best offer!! (1 available)
26122
....26122...(1)...Cypraea hungerfordi
Sowerby, 1888....44.1mm. F+++. MONSTER
specimen!...South China Sea...$65 (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 (10
available)
33125
...33125...(1)...Cypraea pulchella
??..(ventrum)...35mm. F++. Ok, this one is puzzling me: it looks like
an odd form of pulchella, but the color is all wrong: an odd bluish-gray.
Also, and more importantly, the teeth do not extend out of the aperature.
If the teeth were untinted, i wouldn't hesitate to call it angioyorum Buraghi.
I...Burma...$100 (1 available)
35124
...35124...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne,
1758....92mm. F++. Lemony-fresh Freak!!
Citron - shaped tiger - unique!!...Philippines...$35 (1 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)
Epitoniidae
33991
...33991...(+)...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
(12 available)
Fasciolariidae
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
34332
...34332...(1)...Axalella suduirauti
Verhecken, 1999....16mm. F++. Relatively recently described, small,
deep-water Cancellariidae...Philippines...$35 (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)
33786
...33786...(1)...Polinices flemingianus
Recluz, 1844....59mm. F+ high - decent. Totally monstrous!! The pteridadctyl
of flamingo moon snails...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
Muricidae
34734
...34734...(1)...Chicoreus brunneus
Link, 1807....56 to 67mm. F++ w/o. Coal-black!!!,
Nothing "brown" about these guys...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
33815
...33815...(1)...Chicoreus
celinamarumai Kosuge, 1980....25mm. F++. Great example of this
small, scarce species, similar to orchidiflorus but with canal spines
& different wing shape...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
33817
...33817...(1)...Pterynotus
tripterus Born, 1778....58mm. F+ HIGH. Huge, spectacular
specimen with nearly every previous varical wing intact. As big & as
nice as we've had...Philippines...$32 (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)
34506
...34506...(2)...Siratus
perelegans Vokes, 1965....56mm. F++ w/o. Per elegans per
fection!! Prime examples, with raised brown spiral threads & full length
siphonal canals...Guadeloupe...$24 (2 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)
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
33281
...33281...(1)...Terebra pretiosa
Reeve, 1842....120mm. F++. Spectacular & huge, with good lip &
pointy apex...Philippines...$47 (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....60 to 61mm. 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...$222 and well worth it!! (1 available) (Box on
shelf)
33680Volutidae
34647
...34647...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio
Linne,
1758....75mm. F++. BOFFO, extra-dark
example of the peachiest form of the species - nothing batty about this
one!!...Philippines...$ 25 (1 available)
33785
...33785...(1)...Cymbiola vespertillio
Linne, 1758....116mm. F+ high.
Size GIANT, solid specimen with sharp shoulder knobs & brown zig-zag
on tan pattern...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
27764
...27764...(1)...Fulgoraria cf.
elongata Shikama, 1962....160 to 190mm. F+. "Not recently offered"
- RARE!! , these are large & similar to F. hirasei, but without any
banding & with less spiral cord developement...South China Sea...$350
(or best offer!!) (1 available) OVERSIZE
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