Marginellidae
Updated August 29, 2008
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....12714...(1 pr)...Bulla striata Bruguiere, 1792...15 - 33 mm, F+/F++. Beautiful 6 piece growth & colour pattern sets..Hondurus...$6 (1 pair available)
....20561...(1)...Bullata bullata Born, 1778...51 to 52 mm, F++. Fine fawn on tan pattern, with gold lined white lip. Very nice!...Brazil...$9 (1 available)
...27791...(1)...Bullata bullata Born, 1778....56mm. F+. Fine lined pattern reminds me of cream mixing into coffee...Brazil...$8 (1 available)
....27792...(2)...Bullata guerrinii Souza & Covert, 2001....24 to 26 mm, F++. Rich purplish-tan with cream spots. ly described & scarce...Brazil...$100 (or best offer!) (2 available)
...8535...(3)...Hyalina agatha Laseron, 1957...4 mm, gem-. Light brown MICRO shell..Australia...$8 (3 available)
....12547...(10)...Hyalina avena Kiener, 1834....10 - 15 mm, F+/F++. White with 3 pastel orange bands...Florida...$3 for 2 (10 available)
....699...(4)...Hyalina avena bayerleana Bernardi ...12-14 mm, F++. Big, beautiful bright PINK: Love it! ...E. Mexico ...$5 and worth it!! (4 available)
....698...(sets)...Hyalina avena bayerleana Bernardi....10-13 mm, F++- Gem. Good series of 3, from the Yucatan...E. Mexico...$6/set (2 sets available)
NEW...34431...7sets...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....19 to 24mm. F++. 6 piece pattern variation sets, with gray axial & spiral markings on cream...Thailand...$9/set (7 sets available)
....25704...(20)...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....21 to 24 mm, F++. Dark gray patterned with tan backed white lips...India...2 for $3 (20 available)
....22899...(10pr)...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....20 to 23 mm, F++. Contrasting pattern of fine lines...India...$3/pair (10 pairs available)
....12543...(9)...Marginella apicina Menke, 1828....10 - 12 mm, F+. Pastel orange-pink...Bahamas...$3 for 2 (9 available)
....28525...1pr..Marginella apicina Menke, 1828....8 to 11 mm, F++. 3 darker spiral bands...Florida...$3/pair (1 pair available)
....685....(1)....Marginella apicina Menke, 1828....10 mm, Gem. Good locality...Mexico...$3 (1 available)
....27880...(1)...Marginella cloveri Rios & Matthews, 1972....9, 10 mm, F++. Beautifully banded in pink & purple...Brazil...$21 (1 available)
....32947...(7)...Marginella curta Sowerby, 1832....22 to 25mm. F++. Scarce pale gray endemic with gold lined lip...Peru...$15 (7 available)
...33945...(4)...Marginella elegans Gmelin, 1791....43 to 50mm. F++. Big, fully adult examples with gray lined patterns & dark orange-brown lips...Thailand...$9 (4 available)
...33946...(+)...Marginella elegans Gmelin, 1791....35 to 42mm. F++. Aptly named, with gray woven-looking pattern, strong columellar teeth & deep orange lips...Thailand...$6 (12 available)
...34180...(+)...Marginella fischeri Bavay, 1902....13 to 15mm. F+. Light yellow-tan with 3 orange spiral lines...Philippines..SPECIAL..$6 for 2 of the beasties (10 available)
...33696...(5)...Marginella cf. fischeri Bavay, 1902....13 to 16mm. F++. More elongate than usual, with top quality. Palest pastel yellow to pink with faint spiral lines...Philippines...$7 (5 available)
NEW...34923...set...Marginella glabella Linne, 1758....33 to 37mm. F+. Pretty 6 piece pattern variation set shows a nice range of colour shades & spot patterns...Western Sahara...$18 (1 set available)
NEW...34924...set...Marginella glabella Linne, 1758....32 to 37mm. F+. Spectacular 9 piece set shows more variations of colour & spotting than you might imagine possible for such a relatively consistent species!...Western Sahara...$25 (1 set available)
NEW...34925...prs...Marginella glabella Linne, 1758....32 to 37mm. F+. Contrasting pairs of this prettily spotted pinkish-orange banded Margin...Western Sahara...$7 (+ available)
....25676...(3)...Marginella glauca Jousseaume, 1875....25 to 28 mm, F++. Rich, even gray with thickened & finely dentate lip...India...$3 (3 available)
....30572...(1)...Marginella goodalli Sowerby, 1825....30 to 32 mm, F++. Magnificent large specimens, rich orange-pink with bold white spots...Guinea...$27 (1 available)
....30573...(2)...Marginella goodalli Sowerby, 1825....26, 23 mm, F++. Fine, fully adult examples, orangy-pink with pale spots...Guinea...$18 (2 available)
...30961...(1)...Marginella lineatolabrum Gaskoin, 1840....12mm. F++. Lightly banded in shades of deep pink. Very nice!...South Africa...$25 (1 available)
NEW...34582...(4)...Marginella cf. macleani Roth, 1978....21 to 22mm. F++. Gray, with gold lined lip & distinctive parietal callus...Peru...SPECIAL!!...$14 firm (4 available)
sold...Marginella ornata Redfield, 1870....26 to 27 mm, F+ high - much better than usual for crabbed specimens. Gray-tan with spiral lines & lips with gray spots...South Africa...retained for photo
....25247...(1pr)...Marginella muscaria Lamarck, 1822....13 to 14 mm, F++. "...I don't know why they're named for a fly, I guess they died"...Australia...$4/pr (1 pair available)
....18631...(4)...Marginella muscaria Lamarck, 1822....12.5 to 14 mm, F++. Interesting little shoulder hump behind outer lip...Australia...$3 (4 available)
....12549...(10)..Marginella pruinosa Hinds, 1844....9 - 13 mm, F+ high. Shiny white...Honduras...$2 (10 available)
sold...Marginella pygmaeoides Singleton, 1937....5 to 6 mm, F+. Tiny & white, these are well named!...Australia...retained for photo
....20471...(1)...Marginella pygmaeoides Singleton, 1937....7 mm, F++. Sweet, snow-white specimens...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....27881...(7)...Marginella spinacea Gofas & Fernandes, 1988....7 mm, F++. Uncommon!! Finely patterned in shades of gray or tan...Sao Tome...$15 (7 available)
....8539...(1)...Marginella spinacea Gofas & Fernandes, 1988....6 mm, Gem. Black & gray banded...West Africa...$20 (1 available)
...31802...(4)...Marginella strigata Dillwyn, 1817....35 to 43mm, F++. Gray like thick fog, with pastel orange lip...Burma...$4 (4 available)
...33943...(+)...Marginella strigata Dillwyn, 1817....45 to 49mm. F++. Jumbo specimens of this gray, lightly lined & fat lipped species...Thailand...$7 (12 available) (oversize)
...33944...(+)...Marginella strigata Dillwyn, 1817....32 to 43mm. F++. Dove gray with fat, cream to pale orange lips...Thailand...$5 (12 available)(oversize)
....22714...(1)...Marginella translucida Sowerby, 1846....10 to 11 mm, F++. Palest pastel peach. Pretty!...Australia...$11 (1 available)
....18580...(3)...Marginella (Austroginella) translucida Sowerby, 1846...10 to 11 mm, Gem. Yellow-cream with orange apex...Australia...$10 (3 available)
....8533....(4)....Marginella species 1....7 mm, Gem. Tiny, dark gray & brown.Take a chance! ...Brazil...$4 (4 available)
....8534...(4)...Marginella species 2....6 mm, Gem. tan with gray apex...Philippines...$4 (4 available)
...25705...(7)...Marginella sp....21 to 23mm. F++. With unusually thick, orange tinted lip & marginal callus...India...$4 (7 available)
....8511...(1)...Marginella sp....22, 24 mm, Gem. Solid gray with white mouth...India..$6 (1 available)
...31803...(2)...Marginella sp....36 to 44 mm, F++. Either a large, possibly , ivory white species or possibly albino M. strigata...Burma...$19 (2 available)
NEW...34905...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....117mm. F+ high. Lovely, big specimen of this rare, deep water, largest of the Marginellidae, smooth & shiny as a silly old Cypraea & with fine, intact lip. Price has dropped considerably of late...South China Sea...$100 (1 available)
NEW...34906...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....87mm. F+ high. Beautiful porcelain finish on this slightly sub-adult specimen with a shallow chip on the anterior lip...South China Sea...$85 (1 available)
NEW...35038...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....114mm. F+. Nice big specimen of this rare, deep water Marginellidae....China...$100 (1 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN AVAILABLE...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904
NEW...35040...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....108mm. F+. Good sized specimen with smooth dorsal gloss though with slightly rough anterior lip & siphonal canal...China...$100 (1 available)
NEW...35041...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....95mm. F+. Lovely example of this rare Marginellidae, though anterior lip seems somewhat "shaped"...China...$70 (1 available)
....722...(1)...Persicula sagittata Hinds, 1844....7.5 mm, F++. Lovely little mini- Marginellid ...St. Vincent...$10 (1 available)
....686...(6)...Prunum apicinum Menke, 1828....11.5-12 mm, Gem. Uncommon white form ...Florida Keys...$5 (6 available)
....16513...(5)...Prunum apicina Menke, 1828...10 - 12 mm, F+. 3 piece sets with light, dark & banded forms...Bahamas...$3 (5 available)
....684...(set)...Prunum apicinum Menke, 1828....10-11 mm, F++-Gem. Variation set of 5 ...Bahamas...$6.5/set (1 set available)
....31216...(6)...Prunum curta Sowerby, 1832....20 to 25 mm, F++. Ashy gray with gold lined white lip. Fine examples of this Pacific coast endemic...Peru..SPECIAL!..$9 firm (6 available)
....15066...(5)...Prunum fulminatum Kiener, 1841....13 - 14 mm, Gem. Cream with lavender spots...Brazil...$11 (5 available)
....19874...(set)...Prunum fulminatum Kiener, 1841....17 to 18 mm, F++. 5 piece pattern variation set...Brazil...$30/set FIRM (1 set available)
....715...(1)...Prunum fulminatum Kiener, 1841....14 mm, Gem. Good, normal example. Dark spire...Brazil...$14 (1 available)
....677...(1)...Prunum marginatum Born, 1778....21.5 mm, Gem. Very large for this elegant species (very scarse in Carribean)...Neth. Antilles...$10 (1 available)
....678...(6)...Prunum marginatum Born, 1778....19-20 mm, Gem. SNOW white. Uncommon locality. SPECIAL!...Neth. Antilles...$5 (6 available)
....27908...(4)...Prunum martini Petit, 1853....31 to 33 mm, F++. Don't spare the vermooth for these!! Big specimens of this endemic Marginellid species...Brazil...$22 (4 available)
....27909...(4)...Prunum martini Petit, 1853....24 to 25 mm, F++. Six parts gin to one part vermouth. Decorate with a prune rather than an olive. That's how you make a Prune martini!...Brazil...$16 (4 available)
...34042...(2)...Prunum prunum Gmelin, 1791....25mm. F++. Pretty pastel pinkish Prunum-person (hey - shells are people too!!)...Uruguay...$5 (2 available)
....28710...(5)...Prunum cf. prunum Gmelin, 1791....27 to 29 mm, F++. Not really sure what to make of these - they resemble prunum, but are a curious slate-blue color and more elongate than typical for the species..Venezuela...$7 (5 available)
....28709...(+)...Prunum storeria Couthouy, 1837....13 to 15 mm, F+. With thickened base & gray banded backs...Venezuela...$5 (9 available)
....28681...(1)...Volvarina hedleyi May, 1911....10 mm, F+. Ex pisces little cylindrical species...Australia...$12 (1 available)
....28682...(2)...Volvarina occidula Cotton, 1944....14 to 16 mm, F++. With 3 pastel orange-pink bands...Australia...$12 (2 available)
....28683...(2)...Volvarina occidula Cotton, 1944....10 mm, F+. Pastel orange pink banded. Ex pisces...Australia...$9 (2 available)
....24553...(4)...Volvarina taeniata Sowerby, 1848....11 to 12 mm, F++. Fantastic data!! Pretty pinkish with plum bands...Cape Verde Islands...$6 (4 available)
....19743...(3)...Volvarina taeniata Sowerby, 1846....11 to 12.5 mm, F++. 4 orange brown bands on tan. Pretty!...Cape Verde Islands...$5 (3 available)
...24554...(1)...Volvarina verdensis Smith, 1875....8mm. F++. Fantastic data!! Cream with paired, fine gold lines...Cape Verde Islands...$6 (1 available)
....19744...(3)...Volvarina verdensis Smith, 1875....8 to 9 mm, F++. Great pattern of paired brown spiral lines on tan...Cape Verde Islands...$6 (3 available)
...34044...(2)...Volvarina warreni Marrat, 1876....14, 15mm. F++. Elongate Marginellidae with 2 broad pastel orange spiral bands...South Atlantic...$29 (2 available)
....27929...(3)...Volvarina sp...8 mm, F++. Pretty pastel yellow-orange. Thought to be a , undescribed species by our supplier, the Coltro folks...Brazil...$21 (3 available)
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