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Stock # Name Description Locality $USD # Available
....37323...(3)...Acteon candens Rehder, 1939....4 to 5 mm. F+. Hand sieved all white micro-bubbles...Brazil...$7 (3 available)
....38522...(1)...Acteon variegatus Bruguiere, 1789....21 mm. F++. 3 spiral bands of beautiful orange chevrons...Philippines...$21 (1 available)
....35191...(1)...Acteon variegatus Reeve, 1842....20 mm. F++. Excellent example with complete lip & bold, wavy, axial brown lines...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....36268...(2)...Acteon variegatus Bruguiere, 1789....22 mm. F++. Neat species with 3 spiral bands of pink chevrons...Philippines...$20 (2 available)
....37033...(1)...Acteon virgatus Reeve, 1842....19 mm. F++. Nice, bold pattern of black on white wavy axial lines...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....35457...(1)...Pupa nitidula Lamarck, 1816....19 mm. F++. Pretty pastel pink all over, with huge columellar tooth...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....39317...(2)...Pupa solidula Linne, 1758....23, 25 mm. F+. Odd pattern examples where the spiral rows of small spots align to produce axial black bars...Australia...$6 (2 available)
....38523...(1)...Pupa solidula Linne, 1758....22 mm. F++. Delightful orange speckled specimen with good lip & apex...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35080...(1)...Pupa solidula Linne, 1758....17 mm. F++. Prettily patterned in orange dashed spiral lines...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27668...(2)...Pupa sulcata Gmelin, 1791....20 to 21 mm. F++. Three bands of fine brown speckles & with neat oversized columellar tooth...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
SOLD...Dolabella auricularia Lightfoot, 1786....23 to 30 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....12522...(5)...Acmaea leucopleura Gmelin, 1791....10 - 15 mm. F. White with black specks & rays...Bahamas...$2 (5 available)
SOLD....Acmaea limatula Carpenter, 1864....23, 26 mm. F. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39174...(9)...Acmaea mesoleuca Menke, 1851....22 to 26 mm. F++. Neat specie with beautiful blue interior...West Mexico...$3 (9 available)
....12518...(1set)...Acmaea pelta Rathke, in Escholtz, 1833....16 - 33 mm. f/F+. Seven piece growth set...Vancouver Is...$12 (1 available)
....12519...(1set)...Acmaea pelta Rathke, in Escholtz, 1833....18 - 31 mm. f/F+. Six piece growth set...Vancouver Is...$10 (1 available)
....37704...(9)...Acmaea pelta Rathke, in Escholtz 1833....22 to 27 mm. F+. Decent specimens, nicely mottled & with tan “owl” shaped interior callus...West Mexico...$3 (9 available)
SOLD....Acmaea pelta Rathke, in Escholtz, 1833....29 mm. F+. Vancouver Is. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....12501...(6)..Acmaea pustulata fm. pulcherima Petit, 1856....11 - 14 mm. F/F+. Gray to pinkish oval limpet...Bahamas...$3 (6 available)
....37705...(2)...Acmaea scutum Rathke, 1833....28, 34 mm. F. Beach but acceptable examples with white striped black margin...West Mexico...$4 (2 available)
....37706...(2)...Acmaea strigatella Carpenter, 1864....30, 31 mm. F. With nicely mottled backs & pretty, porcellanous interior...West Mexico...$3 (2 available)
....39191...(5)...Cellana exarata Reeve, 1854....58 to 60 mm. F+. Good, big examples with red-brown ribs. Typical mild apical erosion...Hawaii...$4 (5 available)
SOLD....Cellana exarata Reeve, 1854....27 to 29 mm. F++. Hawaii. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36669...(1pr)...Cellana grata Gould, 1859....30, 31 mm. F++. Pretty pattern pair of brown marbled on cream looks a bit like snakeskin...Philippines...$4 (1 pair available)
....39192...(1)...Cellana grata fm. stearnsi Gould, 1859....64 mm. F+. Big specimen with strong black ribs & silvery interior...Japan...$3 (1 available)
....39196...(5)...Cellana nigrolineata Reeve, 1854....28 to 32 mm. F+. Interior has shiny silver with black radial lines...Japan...$3 (5 available)
....35325...(1)...Cellana radians Gmelin, 1791....26 mm. F++. Hold this one up to a light to see great light & dark tortoiseshell patterns...New Zealand...$3 (1 available)
....8561...(8)...Cellana radiata Born, 1778....19 - 23 mm. F+. Orange-yellow with black mottled rays...India...$3 (8 available)
....36668...(1pr)...Cellana rota Gmelin, 1791....23 & 32 mm. F++. Nice developmental pair, the smaller one showing juvenile see-through pattern, the larger one more solid & less patterned...Philippines...$3 (1 pair available)
....36670...(1)...Cellana rota eneagona Reeve, 1854....35 mm. F++. Interesting rayed checkerboard pattern & pearly interior...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....30371...(10)...Collisella species....12 to 15 mm. F+. White with black radial rays. Could also be juvenile Scurria species...Peru...$5 for 3 (10 available)
....12051...(1)...Monodilepas sp....4 mm. F+. Young limpet...New Zealand...$3 (1 available)
....39294...(5)...Patella exarata Reeve, 1859....31 to 35 mm. F+. Dark brown to black ribbed limpets with silvery interior...Hawaii...$4 (5 available)
....36671...(1)...Patella flexuosa flexuosa Quoy & Gaimard, 1834....19 mm. F+. Very flat, with lightly speckled dorsum & orange interior...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....32711...(1)...Patella granatina Linne, 1758....82 mm. F+. Huge heavily eroded example, deeply cupped & with strong brown interior spot...South Africa...$6 (1 available)
....32710...(1set)...Patella granatina Linne, 1758....67 to 75 mm. F+. Three good, big examples showing wild variation of dorsal patterns...South Africa...$12 (1 set available)
...37136...(5)...Patella granatina Linne, 1758....65 to 70 mm. F+. BIG, gnarley limpets with dorsal erosion & encrustations typical for the locality. Rims & interiors in excellent condition...Namibia...$5 (5 available)
....15549...(1)...Patella longicosta Lamarck, 1819....42 - 43 mm. F+. Rich brown apical callous but no spines. Interior remarkable!!...South Africa...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Patella longicosta Lamarck, 1819....63 mm. F+. Natal. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....32712...(3)...Patella oculus Born, 1778....63 to 75 mm. F++. Big tan shields with black rimmed interiors...South Africa...$5 (3 available)
....12508...(2)...Patella oculus Born, 1778....68 - 70 mm. f/F+. Roughly ribbed exterior, jet black inside...South Africa...$4 (2 available)
SOLD....Patella safiana Lamarck, 1819....67 mm. F++. South Africa. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Patella safiana Lamarck, 1819....61 mm. F++. South Africa. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37042...(1)...Patelloida striata Quoy & Gaimard, 1834....26 mm. F+. Black with white bar trough the center, like "Shells of the Philippines" plate 3 figure 5 (middle image)...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....26922...(1)...Scurria scurra Lesson, 1830....19 mm. F++. Like a little Chinese straw cone hat...Chile...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Scurria scurra Lesson, 1841....21 to 25 mm. F++. Argentina. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Scutus antipodes Montfort, 1810....55, 61 mm. F+. New Zealand. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39676...(1)...Scutus unguis Linne, 1758....36 mm. F++. Snow white limpet with notched end...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....25323...(1pr)...Scutus ungius Linne, 1758....32 to 33 mm. F++. White ovals, cute little devils...Tasmania...$3 (1 pair available)
SOLD....Scutus ungius Linne, 1758....43 mm. F++. Tasmania. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836....40 to 44 mm. F. Nova Scotia........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836....37, 41 mm. F. Nova Scotia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Architectonica consobrina ....18 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....30761...(4)...Architectonica fuliginosum Hinds, 1844....23 to 27 mm. F+. Tan with brown dashed spiral lines...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....38689...(1)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....50 mm. F+ w/operc. Interesting antique specimen, collected pre-war Imperial Japan! Complete with tag...Japan...$7 (1 available)
....38690...(1pr)....Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....57 & 58 mm. F+. Good, big, light & dark pattern variation pair...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
....26685...(4)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....55 to 60 mm. F+. Good large examples, lips mostly intact...China...$6 (4 available)
....31758...(2)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....54, 55 mm. F+ high w/operc. Large, clean, live taken lovlies complete with opercs...Thailand...$8 (2 available)
....30832...(1)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....52 mm. F+ high. Large, with oddly irregular, blotchy dorsal pattern & wide, fine "toothed" umbilicus...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....15280...(3)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1876....42 - 48 mm. f/F+. White, tans & browns...Japan...$4 (3 available)
....26687...(2)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....44 to 46 mm. F+. Mid sized specimens for a small price...China...$4 (2 available)
....25193...(3)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....37 to 42 mm. F++. With continuous, contrasting brown & white spiral bands...Australia...$5 (3 available)
....27405...(2)...Architectonica maxima Philippi, 1849....21, 27 mm. F+. Interesting light coloured juvenile specimens...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....36663...(1)...Architectonica modesta Philippi, 1848....15 mm. F++. Odd small species with pattern of only 2 brown spiral lines...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
SOLD....Architectonica nobilis Roding, 1798....31 mm. F+ w/operc. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37657...(4)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....40 to 42 mm. F+. Good examples with typical pattern...Tanzania...$4 (4 available)
....33212...(+)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....54 to 60 mm. F+. Nice large specimens, a couple with operc (first come, first served)...Indonesia...$4 (+ available)
....16733...(7)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....50 - 59 mm. F+. BIG!! White & brown lines on fawn-gray...Philippines...$4 (7 available)
....36667...(1)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....58 mm. F++. Good big specimen with complete, slightly reflected lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35596...(1)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....55 mm. Jumbo specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32453...(1)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....53 mm. F+. With distinctive solid white & dark brown spiral bands...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36335...(1)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....50 mm. F++. Good sized example with typical pattern...Philippines....$4 (1 available)
....15285...(5)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....47 - 49 mm. F+. Fawn with white & brown spiral lines...India...$1.50 (5 available)
....27754...(1)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....48 mm. F+ nicely. Nice light coloured East African specimen...Tanzania...$3 (1 available)
....24301...(1pr)....Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....41 & 47 mm. F+. Nice extreme pair, one marked in cinammon, the other in dark brown...Zanzibar...$5 (1 pair available)
....25194...(5)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....30 to 40 mm. F++. Brown speckled tops & white, flat base...Australia...$3 (5 available)
....36665...(1)...Architectonica species....35 mm. F+. Richly coloured fresh specimen with striking brown spotted base...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....36666...(2)...Architectonica species....33, 35 mm. F+. This species shows a broad dark brown spiral band...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....36621...(50)...Architectonica species....12 to 14 mm. F++. Unusual small species, possibly in Heliacus, boldly patterned in black & white...South China Sea...$5 for 2 (50 available)
....16038...(2)...Architectonica taylori Hanley, 1962....27 - 33 mm. F++. Smaller specimens, smaller price...Vietnam...$5 (2 available)
SOLD....Architectonica taylori Hanley, 1962....67 mm. F++. Vietnam. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38691...(1)...Architectonica trochlearis Hinds, 1844....67 mm. F++. Nice & big, with lip virtually intact...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....37041...(1)...Architectonica trochlearis Hinds, 1844....40 mm. F++. Very close to A. maxima but with more intense sutural spots...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....35483...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....40 mm. F++. Jumbo specimen of this scarce sundial with sharp periphery...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....27035...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....35 mm. F++. Big for this species & nearly as flat as a button...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....20748...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....35 mm. F++. Large, nearly flat, fascinating!. (and they said disco was dead...)...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....28819...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....35 mm. F+. About the biggest of these we've seen (Think small crackers or biscuits with a late 1970s flavor)...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....30763...(1pr)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....20, 33 mm. F+. Good pair, very flat with sharp edged periphery...Philippines...$15 (1 pair available)
....23372....(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....32 mm. F+ high. BIGGIE!! Flat tan discs with sharp periphery...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....28514...(3)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....28 to 31 mm. F+. Think miniature circular saw blades or pizza wheels! Big for the species...Philippines...$12 (3 available)
....27445...(4)...Discotectonica accutissima Sowerby, 1914....28 to 30 mm. F+. Amazingly flattened & sharp edged, tan with brown axial flames...Philippines...$12 (4 available)
....28200...(2)...Discotectonica accutissima Sowerby, 1914....23, 30 mm. F++. Discotechtonia is NOT dead!! Fascinating sharp edged Architectonicidae...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
....20749...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....27 mm. F+. Sharp edged, compressed. Lip slightly abreviated...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....33860....(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....27 mm. F+. Unusually pale specimen of this very flat species...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31568...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....26 mm. F+. Fine, flattened, sharp rimmed and unique species...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....27036...(2)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....22, 25 mm. F++. Flat, sharp edged discs...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....23373....(2)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....20 to 22 mm. F+ high. Disco lives!!! Incredibly flat & sharp edged...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....26886...(1)...Discotectonica acutissima Sowerby, 1914....22 mm. F+. Amazing. Flat as a button - who said Discotectonica was dead??...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....39341...(+)...Heliacus variegatus Gmelin, 1791....15 to 19 mm. F+. Good specimens, brown mottled on cream, and with intact lips...Hawaii...$5 for 2 (lots available)
....32958...(3)...Rhinocoryne humboldti Valenciennes, 1832....32 to 36 mm. F++. Nice knobby examples with complete & fully formed lip...Peru...$4 (3 available)
....31217...(9)...Rhinocoryne humboldti Valenciennes, 1832....32 to 35 mm. F++. Dark brown spiny shouldered Batillariidae with intact white rimmed lips...Peru...$4 (9 available)
....35321...(1)...Zeacumantus lutulentus Kiener, 1841....9 mm. F+. High spired & tan with black axial nodes. In Batillariidae...New Zealand...$3 (1 available)
....12711...(2)...Atys cf cylindrica Helbling, 1779....25 mm. F+. Snow white with inscised fine lines...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....35454...(1)...Atys cylindrica Helbling, 1779....25 mm. F++. Nicely elongated snow white bubble shell...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....22001...(30)..Atys cylindrica Helbling, 1779....16 to 20 mm. F++. Plump, pale pastel pink. Pretty! Please purchase...Philippines...$5 for 3 (30 available)
....27781...(1)...Atys naucum Linne, 1758....43 mm. F+. Easily mistaken for a small chicken egg!...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Atys naucum Linne, 1758....44 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....35455...(1)...Atys ooformis Habe, 1964....18 mm. F++. Scarce all white globular bubble shell with perfect lip...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....38806...(6)...Bulla ampulla Linne, 1758....58 to 61 mm. F+ high. Huge specimens , the size & shape of speckled brown extra large eggs!...Philippines...$12 (6 available)
....38807...(1)...Bulla occidentalis Adams, 1850....64 mm. F+. Gorgeous big example, fully adult, with thickened lip...Australia...$9 (1 available)
....37823...(4)...Bulla occidentalis Adams, 1850....32 to 41 mm. F+/F++. Said to be a synonym of B. striata but it is generally larger, more inflated & the pattern more subtle...Bahamas...$7 (4 available)
....12714...(1set)...Bulla striata Bruguiere, 1792....21 - 26 mm. F+/F++. Beautiful 5 piece growth & colour pattern set..Hondurus...$6 (1 set available)
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....12533...(5pr)...Crepidula aculeata Gmelin, 1791....13 - 19 mm. f/F+. Some so spiny they look like Chama top valves!...Florida...$2 (5 available)
SOLD....Crepidula aculeata Gmelin, 1791....22 - 23 mm. f/F+. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37710...(1)...Crucibulum scutellatum Wood, 1828....69 mm. F+. Good big one with corrugated rim & intact inner “cup”...West Mexico...$6 (1 available)
....37551...(6)...Crucibullum scutellatum Wood, 1828....40 -45 mm. F++. Pure white cup is well set off by the chocolate brown interior...Panama...$5 (6 available)
....37711...(1pr)...Crucibulum scutellatum Wood, 1828....39 & 42 mm. F+. Interesting pair, one typically brown marked, the other, albino white...West Mexico...$7 (1 pair available)
....34240...(1)...Crucibulum species...23 mm. F+. Intact, all natural specimen complete with barnacles & other encrustations. Probably C. scutellatum Wood, 1828...Mexico...$4 (1 available)
....37712...(2sets)...Crucibulum
spinosum Sowerby, 1824....24 to 45 mm. F+. Neat
5 piece sets show a range of shapes & interior colour
intensities in a short growth series...West Mexico...$15 (2 sets
available)
....37713...(7)...Crucibulum
spinosum Sowerby, 1824....30 to 37 mm.
F+. Examples of the long, tubular spined form, probably from
living protected inside a large, dead snail shell...West
Mexico...$5 (7 available)
....37552...(1)...Crucibullum spinosum Sowerby, 1824....36 mm. F++. Beautifully intact long brown spines cover the back...Panama...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Crucibulum striatum Say, 1824....13.5 mm. F+. Atlantic Canada. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....35333...(3)...Maoricrypta sodalis Marshall, 2003....5 to 12 mm. F+. Recent research on their musculature shows they are not Crepidulidae. Lives in dead shells a la Crepidula plana...New Zealand...$3 (3 available)
....34332...(1)...Axelella suduirauti Verhecken, 1999....16 mm. F++. Relatively recently described, small, deep-water Cancellariidae...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....17621...(2)...Cancellaria cancellata Linne, 1767....30 - 34 mm. F+. Angled axial ridges with brown & white bands...West Africa...$4 (2 available)
....24047...(1)...Cancellaria cancellata Linne, 1758....29 to 30 mm. F++. Large, fat & well marked, with thick, heavily toothed lips...Senegal...$5 (1 available)
....37844...(1)...Cancellaria cassidiformis Sowerby, 1832....52.5 mm. Gd. Beach specimen, a bit rough, but totally huge...West Panama...$8 (1 available)
....37845...(3sets)...Cancellaria cassidiformis Sowerby, 1832....32 mm. F+. Good 3 piece colour set: light, medium & dark forms, each with a white mid-band...West Mexico...$8 (3 sets available)
SOLD....Cancellaria cassidiformis Sowerby, 1832....49, 51 mm. F++. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Cancellaria cassidiformis Sowerby, 1832....32 mm. F++. Panama. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....35435...(2)...Cancellaria
crenifera Sowerby, 1833....11, 13 mm. F++. Small,
squat species with strong axial ribs...Philippines...$3 (2
available)
SOLD....Cancellaria chrysostoma Sowerby, 1832....26 mm. F++. Panama. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39184...(+)...Cancellaria foveolata Sowerby, 1848....20 to 23 mm. F+. Great, very lightly beached examples...South Africa...$5 for 2 (lots available)
....16039...(3)...Cancellaria foveolata Sowerby, 1848....11 - 15 mm. Gd. Beach but acceptable...South Africa...$2 (3 available)
....38532...(1)...Cancellaria petuchi Harasewych et al, 1992....39 mm. F++. With 2 brown bands over strong texture, and with great lip...$6 (1 available)
....27805...(2)...Cancellaria petuchi Harasewych, Petit & Verhecken, 1992....30, 36 mm. F++. Banded in shades of cream & brown...Brazil...$5 (2 available)
....18513...(3)...Cancellaria petuchi Harasewych, Petit & Verhaeghe, 1992....35 to 39 mm. F++. Excellent specimens!...Brazil...$6 (3 available)
SOLD....Cancellaria petuchi Harasewych, Petit & Verhecken, 1992....37 & 38 mm. F++. Brazil. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37841...(2)...Cancellaria reticulata Linne, 1767....46, 48 mm. F/F+. Beach but BIG examples...Florida...$5 (2 available)
....37843...(4)...Cancellaria
reticulata Linne, 1767....31 to 35 mm. F+.
Select few decent specimens with lips intact...Florida...$3 (4
available)
NEW....39893...(1)...Cancellaria
reeveana Crosse,
1861....40
mm. F++. Good
example with intact apex, canal & lyrate lip...Taiwan...$6
(1 available)
....38693...(2)...Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830....58, 60 mm. F++. Jumbo specimens, heavily ribbed & with great apex & lips...Japan...$25 (2 available)
....38694...(5)...Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830....50 to 53 mm. F++. Good sized typical examples with high, pointed apices...Japan...$18 (5 available)
....39185...(4)...Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830....45 to 51 mm. F++. Nice examples with intact, finely lyrate aperture and strong axial ribs...Japan...$14 (4 available)
....38695...(6)...Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830....42 to 50 mm. F++. Spengleriana special! Sweet specimen, slightly smaller...Japan...$10 (6 available)
....38696...(1pr)....Cancellaria spengleriana Deshayes, 1830....40, 48 mm. F++. Interesting pair shows extremes of form, one high spired & low ribbed, the other, squat, with strong, shouldered ribs...Japan...$23 (1 pair available)
....9066...(1)...Cancellaria similis Sowerby, 1833....32 mm. F+. Good size example, brown with white interior...Spain...$5 (1 available)
....9061...(3)...Cancellaria similis Sowerby, 1833....25 mm. F++. Good, normal similispecimens...Spain...$4 (3 available)
....18577....(1)...Cancellaria spirata Lamarck, 1822....23 mm. F++. Channeled sutures, with orange-tan shoulder band & excellent lip...Australia...$7 (1 available)
....22634...(1)...Cancellaria spirata Lamarck, 1822....22 mm. F+. Deeply channeled shoulder, giving an interesting spiral-staicase apex...Australia...$7 (1 available)
....20823...(2)...Cancellaria undulata Sowerby, 1849....27, 29 mm. F++. With great lips and Lyrate apertures...Australia...$7 (2 available) ...
....20565...(1)...Cancellaria undulata Sowerby, 1849....28 mm. F+. Squared shoulders & axial ridges. Nice specimens...South Australia...$7 (1 available)
....39186...(2)...Cancellaria urceolata Hinds, 1832....37, 41 mm. F+. Good specimens with reduced surface sculpture...Panama/Mexico...$4 (2 available)
....26661...(1)...Pisanella viva Habe & Okutani, 1981....33 mm. F++. Intriguing elongate Cancellariidae with strong resemblance to a Colubrariidae...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....38422...(3)...Pisanella viva Habe & Okutani, 1981....30 to 32 mm. F++. Good examples of this unusually elongated Cancellarid...Philippines...$11 (3 available)
Note: Cancellaria mercadoi Old, is the same as Scalptia mercadoi Old
....28481...(2)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....30, 31 mm. F++. Big, well developed examples, boldly banded in yellowish & brown...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
....27011...(1)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....28 mm. F++. Brown & yellowish spiral bands over fat axial ridges. Handsome & hard to get...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....34344...(1)... Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....27 mm. F++. Boldly banded in yellow & brown over stong, close packed axial ridges...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....33793...(1)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....26 mm. F++. With uniquely fat axial ribs & brown & yellow spiral bands...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....15012...(4)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....22 - 26 mm. F++. Beautiful!! Tan with brown bands and strong axial ridges...Philippines...$7 (4 available)
....20718...(2)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....25 mm. F++. Rich brown on tan spiral bands, great sculpture & lip...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....34175...(1)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....24 mm. F++. Good, fresh specimen with fully developed lip...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....24844...(2)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....24 mm. F++ solid. I really love this species!! Heavy axial cords & nicely contrasting brown & gold bands...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....23352...(1)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....24 mm. F+ high. Big cream ribs & brown spiral bands. Excellent fresh specimen...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....35194...(2)... Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....20, 21 mm. Typical specimen with brown & yellow stripes over strong axial ridges......Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....29779...(2)...Scalptia mercadoi Old, 1968....19, 21 mm. F++. Fascinating Cancellariidae with fat axial ridges & bold brown & yellow-tan bands...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....37279...(1)...Scalptia nodosivaricosa Petuch, 1979....19 mm. F++. Interesting & unusual, with shape & axial ribbing resembling some of the lower spired Epitonidae!...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....18331...(16)..Scalptia scalariformis Lamarck, 1822....21 - 30 mm. F+. Tan with brown bands & apperture...Philippines...$5 (16 available)
....29780...(1)...Scalptia scalariformis Lamarck, 1822....26, 29 mm. F++. Albinistic!! Much lighter in color than the usual suspects! And big too!...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....12856...(3prs)...Scalptia scalariformis Lamarck, 1822....23 - 28 mm. F+/F++. Excellently-contrasting pairs...Philippines...$8 (3 pairs available)
....15014...(8)...Scalptia scalariformis Lamarck, 1822....19 - 23 mm. F+. Coffee colours with wide spaced ribs...Philippines...$4 (8 available)
....22720..(3pr)...Scalptia scalariformis Lamarck, 1822....13 to 17 mm. F+. A couple of nice examples...Australia...$9 (3 pair available)
....38581...(3)...Scalptia specie....18 to 22 mm. F++. Unknown species similar to textilis but with many more, close spaced, angled axial ribs and brown banded interior...Somalia...$15 (3 available)
....24050...(1)...Scalptia withrowi Petit, 1976....23 to 25 mm. F++. Broad shouldered, giving a spiral staircase effect to the spire...West Africa...$10 (1 available)
....30531...(6)...Scalptia withrowi Petit, 1976....21 to 23 mm. F+ high. Nice sculptures! Axial ridges with fine spiral cords & flared apperture...Senegal...$10 (6 available)
....28534...(1)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....20 mm. F++. Scarce, spiny shouldered specimens. Sweet!...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$15 (1 available)
....34601...(3)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....14 to 20 mm. F++. Good specimens of this scarce deep water Cancellaridae species...South China Sea...$25 (3 available)
....20798...(2)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....17 to 18 mm. F+ to F++. Hard to find little guys with great sculpture & upturned tiny shoulder spines...Philippines...$25 (2 available)
....27672...(1)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....17 mm. F+++. Fresh, beautiful specimen of an antique species....Wonderfully sclariform, with tiny curved shoulder spines...Philippines...$33 (1 available)
....29789...(2)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....16 mm. F+. Neat miniature pagodas! Deep water Cancellariidae ...Philippines...$30 (2 available)
....27476...(1)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....16 mm. F+. A sculptural treat with in-curved shoulder spines...Philippines...$29 (1 available)
....25474...(1)...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....16 mm. F++. Fabulous pagoda-like structure!...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
SOLD...Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....20 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Trigonostoma antiquata Hinds, 1843....15 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37847...(2)...Trigonostoma goniostoma Sowerby, 1832....25, 26 mm. F+. Decent, large examples, a little worn but with lips intact...West Mexico...$6 (2 available)
....15294...(2)...Trigonostoma goniostoma Sowerby, 1832....19 mm. F+. Pinkish gray with white mouth...Panama..$7 (2 available)
SOLD....Trigonostoma goniostoma Sowerby, 1832....26 mm. F++. Costa Rica. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38423...(3)...Trigonostoma cf. obliquata Lamarck, 1822....18 to 20 mm. F++. Well shouldered & with fine axial ribs...Philippines...$9 (3 available)
....36731...(1)...Trigonostoma obliquata Lamarck, 1822....17 mm. F++. Presumably named obliquata due to its angled axial ridges. Fully mature, with huge lip varix...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....30284...(1)..Trigonostoma pellucida Perry, 1811....32 mm. F+. Totally triangular! With strong lip varix & apex resembling Thatcheria ...Philippines...$24 (1 available)
....23114....(1)....Trigonostoma pellucida Perry, 1811....25 mm. F++. Amazing cork-screw sculpture & hard to get...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....30188...(1)..Trigonostoma scalata Sowerby, 1832....25 mm. F+. With decent lip & tan spotted presutural ramp...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....37278...(1)...Trigonostoma scalata Sowerby, 1832....24 mm. F++. Pastel orange with purple spotted sutural ramp & great lip...Philippines...$15
....35437...(1)...Trigonostoma scalata Sowerby, 1832....16 mm. F++. Excellent example with complete, flared lip & flat stepped shoulder...Philippines...$10 new price (1 available)
....35078...(1)...Trigonostoma cf. scalata Sowerby, 1832....13 mm. F+ solid. Interesting step-shouldered & finely sculptured Cancellaridae...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....18709...(2)...Trigonostoma scalariformis Lamarck, 1822...18 to 19 mm. F++. Nicely turreted apex, brown lined on gray with paler varices...Australia...$5 (2 available)
....25357...(7)...Trigonostoma scalariformis Lamarck, 1822....13 to 15 mm. F++. Small but sweet, with great axial sculpture, full lip & pointy apex...Australia...$4 (7 available)
....30163...(1)...Trigonostoma thysthlon Petit & Harasewych, 1987....18 mm. F++. Excellent example of this relatively recent species, with classic sclariform outline...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....28381...(1)...Trigonostoma thysthlon Petit & Harasewych, 1987....15 mm. F++. Similar to T. antiquata but with extra lip lamellae...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....34766...(1)...Trigonostoma thysthlon Petit & Harasewych, 1987....18 mm. F++. Prime specimens, with full, flared lip, curved shoulder spines & deep umbilicus...Philippines....$15 (1 available)
SOLD....Bayercerithium bayeri Petuch, 2001...28 mm. F++ w/operc. Brazil. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37879...(1set)...Cerithium atratum Born, 1778....31 to 37 mm. F+. Pattern variation set from white with a few orange speckles, to virtually black with fine spiral lines...Florida...$7 (1 set available)
....19719...(2)...Cerithium atratum Born, 1778....20 to 23 mm. F++. Select, un-eroded brown speckled specimens with good solid lips...Cape Verde Islands...$3 for 2 (2 available)
SOLD....Cerithium atratum Born, 1778....24 to 26 mm. F++. Cape Verde Islands. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36703...(1)...Cerithium batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966....19 mm. F+. Small white species with paired brown spots...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....39193...(8)...Cerithium chemnitzianum Pilsbry, 1901....28 to 32 mm. F+. Nice chubby specie with lots of orange brown speckles...Japan...$3 (8 available)
....36712...(1)...Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855....41 mm. F++. Lovely pastel yellow & large for the species...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....16761...(1)...Cerithium cf. citrinum Sowerby, 1855...40 mm. F++. Yellow-brown apex, yellow base & lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31258...(2)...Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855....36, 39 mm. F++. Large & light cream colour. This species looses the bright yellow colour for which it is named as it gets big...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....32846...(1)...Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855....38 mm. F+. Nice big example, yellowish tan with full length siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....35609...(1)...Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855....36 mm. F++. Best specimen ever! Full, thickened lip & long siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....37151...(1)...Cerithium citrinum Soerby, 1855....35 mm. F++. Excellent example in pastel yellow, with great apex, lip & canal...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....30191...(1)..Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855....28 mm. F++. Golden yellow with great lip & full siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Cerithium citrinum Sowerby, 1855....37 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36711...(1)...Cerithium claviforme Schepman, 1907....26 mm. F++. Three spiral cords have dark brown nodules...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....12860...(2)...Cerithium columna Sowerby, 1834....24, 29 mm. F+. Gray with ribbed varices...Fiji...$3 (2 available)
....37413...(1)...Cerithium cf. columna Sowerby, 1834....29.5 mm. F+. Has distinct & unusual pink sutural band. This species or something new?!...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
SOLD....Cerithium columna Sowerby, 1834....28 mm. F++. Solomon Islands. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37050...(1)...Cerithium coralium Kiener, 1841....34 mm. F++. Red-brown with black nodulated spiral cords...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36708...(1)...Cerithium lissum Watson, 1880....21 mm. F+. Creamy tan with white varices & small shoulder spines...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....37880...(10sets)...Cerithium litteratum Born, 1778....23 to 28 mm. F+ high. Neat trios showing variation of spotting patterns...Florida...$5 (10 sets available)
....36713...(1)...Cerithium matukense Watson, 1880....48 mm. F++. Big one, with pattern of fine orange tan spots...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35611...(1)...Cerithium matukense Watson, 1880....39 mm. F++. Nice specimen with prominent, swollen varices & good lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Cerithium matukense Watson, 1880....49 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....15185...(1set)...Cerithium muscarum Say, 1822....5 - 17 mm. F+. Nice 4 piece growth series...Florida...$3 (1 set available)
....12872...(4)..Cerithium muscarum fm. pacei Petuch, 1987....13 - 16 mm. F+. Solid dark brown form...Bahamas...$3 (4 available)
....36702...(1)...Cerithium nodulosum Bruguiere, 1792....103 mm F+ high. Great, big specimen with fully flared & intact lip. Apex shows mild erosion...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....37493...(1)...Cerithium nodulosum Bruguiere, 1792....101 mm. F+ high. Good, chunky example with great, totally intact lip but with a touch of apical wear...Tanzania...$15 (1 available)
....38098...(1)...Cerithium nodulosum Bruguiere, 1792....96 mm. F+. Big specimen with fully flared & developed lip, though with some apical erosion...ex col...$7 (1 available)
....37052...(1)...Cerithium punctatum Bruguiere, 1789....15 mm. F++. Nice & fresh, boldly speckled in brown on white...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30126...(3prs)...Cerithium punctatum Bruguiere, 1792....12 to 15 mm. F+. White with bold black spots...Philippines...$3 (3 pairs available)
....35612...(1)...Cerithium punctatum Bruguiere, 1792....10 mm. F++. Tiny white species with bold black speckled pattern...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37152...(1)...Cerithium (Rhinoclavis) sinensis Gmelim, 1791....43 mm. F++. Great example with perfect, fully developed lip & canal...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....38425...(3)...Cerithium rostratum Sowerby, 1855....20 to 22 mm. F++. Brown speckled cerith with pale varices...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....37051...(1)...Cerithium rostratum Sowerby, 1855....24 mm. F++. Fine example with complete lip & siphonal canal...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....23449....(1)...Cerithium sp. 2....40 mm. F++. Perfect lip & spiral rows of beads...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)
....32436...(1)...Cerithium sp.....39 mm. F+. White, with a few brown flecks & fully formed crenulate lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32437...(1)...Cerithium sp.....26 mm. F+. Shiny white, finely beaded & with full, flared lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31257...(4)...Cerithium sp.....21 to 24 mm. F++. Small species with brown nodulated spiral cords. Supplier says "uncommon"...Philippines...$4 (4 available)
....36705...(1)...Cerithium species....22 mm. F+. White with brown nodulated spiral cords...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36706...(1pr)....Cerithium species....18 & 19 mm. F++. Neat extreme colour pair, one chestnut brown, the other creamy white...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36710...(2)...Cerithium species....18 mm. F++. Speckled in red-brown, with white offset angled varices...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....36707...(1)...Cerithium species....8 mm. F++. Miniature species with sharp apex & pink base...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36709...(1)...Cerithium zonatus Wood, 1828....21 mm. F+. Spiral banded in black & tan...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....35615...(1)...Clypeomorus bifasciatus Sowerby, 1855....16 mm. F+. Uncommon chubby little Cerith with a few brown tubercules...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....38426...(2)...Clypeomorus coralium Kiener, 1841....33, 35 mm. F++. Dark brown with good lips & spiral rows of black beads...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....38427...(2)...Clypeomorus moniliferus Kiener, 1841....18 mm. F+. Slightly squat and with spiral rows of red-brown...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....38428...(1)...Clypeomorus subbreviculus Oostingh, 1925....23 mm. F+. Fat & gray with spiral black beads & white columella & aperture...Philippines...$2 (1 available)
....35693...(1)...Clypeomorus tuberculatus Linne, 1758....28 mm. F++. Good specimen with black dashed spiral cords...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36704...(1set)...Clypeomorus tuberculatus Linne, 1758....22 to 26 mm. F+ to F++. Neat 4 piece set showing variability of pattern...Philippines...$12 (1 set available)
....25544...(3)...Clypeomorus tuberculatus Linne, 1758....16 to 25 mm. F+. Gray, with black beaded spiral lines...Philippines...$2 (3 available)
....32439...(1)...Clypeomorus tuberculatus Linne, 1758....23 mm. F+. Black beads over bold brown & white clouds. Not in Rice...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30123...(7prs)...Clypeomorus tuberculatus Linne,1758....17 to 20 mm. F+. Chubby little Ceriths with black beaded sculpture...Philippines...$5 (7 pairs available)
....32438...(1)...Clypeomorus sp.....19 mm. F+. Beaded & boldly banded in brown & buff...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32440...(1)...Clypeomorus sp.....17 mm. F+. Lined & beaded in red-brown...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....25543...(2)...Clypeomorus sp.....17 mm. F++. Brown speckled with beaded surface...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....37239...(2)...Clypeomorus zonatus Wood, 1828....29 mm. F++. Bold black & white spiral bands & with slightly flared, thickened lip...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....37878...(2)...Pseudovertagus aluco Linne, 1758....49 to 52 mm. F+. Typically spinous, dark speckled specimens with intact lips...”SW Pacific”...$3 (2 available)
....12881...(1)....Pseudovertagus aluco Linne, 1758....47 mm. F+. Good lip, eroded apex...Tonga...$2 (1 available)
....37877...(1set)...Pseudovertagus aluco Linne, 1758....44 to 47 mm. F+. Nice 4 piece colour & pattern variation set, all with good lips & canals...”SW Pacific”...$12 (1 set available)
....35638...(1)...Rhinoclavis articulata Adams & Reeve, 1850....32 mm. F++. Scarce pale colour form with just a few tan speckles...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....38429...(2)...Rhinoclavis aspera Linne, 1758....32, 33 mm. F++. Pure white with finely beaded texture and good lips...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....36312...(1)...Rhinoclavis aspera Linne, 1758....37 mm. F++. Well mottled example with complete lip, canal & parietal shield...Philippines....$4 (1 available)
....37412...(1)...Rhinoclavis aspera Linne, 1758....34 mm. F++. All white example with perfect apex, lip, canal & parietal shield - in other words, great from top to bottom!...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....35639...(1)...Rhinoclavis fasciata Bruguiere, 1792....48 mm. F++. With an amazingly long, upturned siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....38568...(12)...Rhinoclavis specie....30 to 38 mm. F++. Well beaded & with a row of sutural knobs, and with fully developed parietal shield...Somalia...$5 (12 available)
....32367...(1)...Rhinoclavis sp.....47 mm. F+. With broad, fawn brown band & well developed lip & parietal callus...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....31317...(1)...Aesopus spiculum Duclos, 1846....15 mm. F+. Deep purple with fine gold spiral specks. Unusual & pretty Columbellid...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....27301...(3)...Aesopus spiculum Duclos, 1846....13 to 15 mm. F++. Highly elongate Columbellidae in bright purple...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....27632...(1)...Aesopus spiculum Duclos, 1846....13 mm. F+ high. Deep purple Columbellid...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....39177...(+)...Anachis costellata Broderip & Sowerby, 1829....9 to 10 mm. F+. Cinnamon brown with a white spiral line and fine axial ribs...West Mexico...$5 for 2 (lots available)
....37555...(8)...Anachis fulva Sowerby, 1832....20 - 22 mm. F++. Orange-brown with high spire & axial ridges...Panama...$3 for 2 (4 pairs available)
....37556...(2)...Anachis scalarina Sowerby, 1832....21 mm. F++. Strongly ribbed & with black & white spiral bands...Panama...$3 (2 available)
....19721...(2pr)...Columbella adansoni Menke, 1853...13 to 14 mm. F++. Light & dark pattern pairs of this endemic...Cape Verde Islands...$7 (2 pairs available)
....37791...(6prs)...Columbella fuscata Sowerby, 1832....17 to 20 mm. F+/F++. Light & dark pairs of this shiny Dove shell...West Mexico...$4 (6 pairs available)
....37792...(1set)...Columbella fuscata Sowerby, 1832....17 to 20 mm. F+/F++. Sweet 6 pack shows a range of patterns...West Mexico...$10 (1 set available)
....37787...(12)...Columbella haemostoma Sowerby, 1832....19 to 21 mm. F+. Orange to brown with bold white markings & bright orange toothed lip...West Mexico...$4 (12 available)
....37793...(1set)...Columbella mercatoria Linne, 1758....15 to 19 mm. F+/F++. Fine 10 piece set selected to show maximum variability...Florida...$19 (1 set available)
....37794...(1set)...Columbella mercatoria Linne, 1758....15 to 19 mm. F+/F++. Delightful dozen! From pure white to nearly all brown...Florida...$22 (1 set available)
....37795...(1set)...Columbella mercatoria Linne, 1758....15 to 19 mm. F+/F++. Fabulous 15 piece colour & pattern variation series...Florida...$25 (1 set available)
....28654...(1set)...Columbella mercatoria Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Nice 4 piece set showing the range of colours from dark brown to orange...Venezuela...$5 (1 set available)
....34580...(2)...Columbella paytensis Lesson, 1830....23 to 26 mm. F++. Chestnut brown with fine white speckles & full, dentate outer lip...Per...$3 (2 available)
....36871...(1set)...Columbella scripta Lamarck, 1822....16 to 18 mm. F++. Amazing 6 piece colour variation set...Philippines...$10 (1 set available)
....34692...(6)...Columbella sp.....15 to 18 mm. F++. Deep orange, with a few white spots & fully developed lips...Philippines...$3 (6 available)
....25673...(7)...Columbella sp.....14 to 18 mm. F++. Lovely tan flecked & lined Dove shells. May be in genus Pyrene...India...$4 for 3 (7 available)
....37797...(1set)...Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822....24 to 28 mm. F++. Nice 6 piece variation set shows a wide range of brown & white squiggled patterns...West Mexico...$16 (1 set available)
....37798...(1set)...Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822....25 to 27 mm. F+/F++. Good 5 piece pattern & colour variation set...West Mexico...$13 (1 set available)
....37799...(1set)...Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822....23 to 27 mm. F+/F++. This 4 piece set shows a similar pattern in shades from orange to brown...West Mexico...$10 (1 set available)
....37796...(7)...Columbella strombiformis Lamarck, 1822....23 to 26 mm. F++ w/perio. Fresh specimens of this rather chunky Dove shell complete with partial to full fuzzy periostracum...West Mexico...$3 (7 available)
....33110...(1set)...Cotonopsis phuketensis Auth?....40 to 42 mm. F++. Extreme 4 piece colour variation set, from pure white to dark brown...Burma...$25 (1 set available)
....38515...(1)...Mitrella bella Reeve, 1859....10 mm. F++. Real lives up to the Latin species name when seen under magnification...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
...30146...(3pr)...Mitrella
eximia Reeve, 1846....8 to 10 mm. F++. Yellow-tan Columbellidae
with fine brown lined & spotted
pattern...Philippines...$3 (3 pairs available)
....33637...(1)...Mitrella gervillei Payraudeau, 1826....13 mm. F++. Yellow-tan & high spired, with toothed lip...Portugal...$5
....36800...(1)...Mitrella ligula Duclos, 1840....16 mm. F++. Intricate pattern of fine white vertical dashes on brown...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....19728...(3)...Mitrella ocellata Gmelin, 1791....10 to 11 mm. F++. Nice, super-dark specimens...Cape Verde Islands...$2 (3 available)
....16607...(6)...Mitrella ocellata Gmelin, 1791....9 - 10 mm. F+. Dark chocolate brown with lots of white dots...Cape Verde Islands...$2 (6 available)
....31326...(1)...Mitrella puella Sowerby, 1844....22 mm. F++. Unusually pale specimen with minimal pattern in lightest pastel orange...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....28234...(1)...Mitrella puella Sowerby, 1844....21 mm. F++. Highly elongate, with red-brown axial markings...Philippines...$2 (1 available)
SOLD....Mitrella puella Sowerby, 1844....16, 18 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....31733...(1)...Mitrella species....26 mm. F+. Coffee brown with white clouded sutures...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....36877...(1pr)....Mitrella species....21 & 22 mm. F++. Interesting pair, one typically tan marked, the other in palest pastel pink...Philippines...$7 (1 pair available)
....32864...(1set)...Mitrella sp.....20 to 25 mm. F++. Nice 4 piece pattern variety set including one jumbo specimen...Philippines...$10 (1 set available)
....30147...(1)..Mitrella species....22 mm. F++. Big for this genus, brown with fine white speckled pattern...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....39286...(+)...Nitidella carinata Hinds, 1844....6 to 8 mm. F+. Tiny yellow-tan Columbellidae with swollen shoulders and dark rimmed aperture...California...$3 for 2 (lots available)
....28686...(4prs)...Nitidella laevigata Linne, 1758....14 to 15 mm. F+. Dark chocolate brown with fine white speckles...Venezuela...$3 (4 pairs available)
....12555...(7pr)...Nitidella nitida Lamarck, 1822....10 - 11 mm. F+. Nice light & dark phase pairs...Bahamas...$3 (7 available)
....37789...(1set)...Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1849....21 to 30 mm. F+. Neat 3 piece growth & colour set...West Mexico...$10 (1 set available)
....37788...(8)...Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1849....24 to 26 mm. F+. Good typical examples of this orange mottled Conidae look-alike...West Mexico...$4 (8 available)
....37790...(1set)...Parametaria dupontii Kiener, 1849....24 to 26 mm. F+. Four piece colour and pattern variation set...West Mexico...$12 (1 set available)
....37568...(1)...Parametaria macrostoma Reeve, 1859....24 mm. Large for the species, rich brown with spiral bands of lighter markings. Looks a lot like a Conus species but with slightly different lip...Costa Rica...$10 (1 available)
....37569...(1)...Parametaria macrostoma Reeve, 1859....21 mm. Orange-tan with a few lighter markings. In Columbellidae, but could easily be mistaken for a Cone at a glance...Costa Rica...$8 (1 available)
....34768...(1)...Pyrene cf. epamella Duclos, 1846....22 mm. F++. Pattern, people!! For pattern people....Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36873...(1)...Pyrene epamella Duclos, 1836....21 mm. F++. Snow white with a pattern of brown dashes & axial squiggles...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....33131...(1)...Pyrene flava Bruguiere, 1789....24 mm. F++. Large, fully adult examples with great pattern of white axial flames on orange-tan bands...Thailand...$3 (1 available)
....29939...(1pr)....Pyrene flava Bruguiere, 1789....22, 23 mm. F++. Great pair, one with brown axial pattern & pink columella, the other with spotted pattern & white apperture...Philippines...$4 (1 pair available)
....36876...(1)...Pyrene flava Bruguiere, 1789....22 mm. F++. Our supplier says its "the best for this species & a good size too"...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....28951...(1set)...Pyrene flava Bruguiere, 1789....18 to 22 mm. F+/F++. Three piece set shows a range of shapes & red-brown patterns...Hawaii...$5 (1 set available)
....15665...(3sets)...Pyrene flava Bruguiere, 1789....16 - 22 mm. F+. cute sets of 3: Orange to brown with white patches...Philippines...$3 (3 sets available)
....35560...(1)...Pyrene flava Bruguiere, 1789....20 mm. F++. Pretty orange with white markings & purple columella...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36872...(1)...Pyrene ocellata Gmelin, 1791....17 mm. F++. Jet black with bold white spots...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....36874...(1)...Pyrene punctata Bruguiere, 1789....17 mm. F++. Neat pattern of white specks & clouds against a red-brown background...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....12563...(1)...Pyrene scripta Lamarck, 1822....16 mm. F+. White with orange & brown spotted bands...New Caledonia...$2 (1 available)
....15667...(1set)...Pyrene scripta Lamarck, 1822....8 - 14 mm. F+. Extravagant variation!! Nice 15 piece colour pattern variations set...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....27911...(4prs)...Pyrene sp.....9 to 11 mm. F++. Squat, mostly white Columbellidae...Philippines...$4 (4 pairs available)
....36875...(1pr)....Pyrene testudinaria Link, 1807....14 mm. F++. Extreme colour pair, one patterned in brown, the other in orange...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
....12567...(9)...Strombina fusinoidea Dall, 1916....32 - 35 mm. F+. Elongate white & rust...Mexico...$3 (9 available)
....39327...(2)...Strombina maculosa Sowerby, 1832....23 to 25 mm. F++. High spired and brown mottled Columbellidae...West Mexico...$5 (2 available)
EPITONIIDAE
(link to Epitoniidae
page)
....12579...(1set)...Melampus coffeus Linne, 1758....14 - 18 mm. F+. Six piece variation set...Brazil...$3 (1 set available)
....12581...(3sets)...Melampus coffeus Linne, 1758....14 - 18 mm. F+. Four piece variation set...Brazil...$2 (3 available)
....37019...(1)...Pythia scarabaeus Linne, 1758....31 mm. F++. Big, brown mottled specimen with intact, toothed, expanded lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
NEW....39916...(1)...Balcis
specie....31.5 mm. F++ w/o.
Shiny pure white and big for the Eulimidae family, with
gently twisted spire & complete with
operc...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....17675...(5)...Haliella abyssicola Bartsch, 1917....9 - 11 mm. F++. Almost never offered!!...Washington ...$13 (5 available)
....15712...(4)...Mucronalia gigas Kuroda & Habe, 1950....6 - 8 mm. F+. Nice white Melanella-type beastie...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....37744...(4)...Ficus communis Roding, 1798....65 to 75 mm. F+. Decent, gently beached specimens at a bargain price...Florida...$5 (4 available)
SOLD....Ficus communis Roding, 1798....79, 81 mm. F+. Caribbean. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....35587...(1)...Ficus filosa Sowerby, 1892....60 mm. F++. Excellent example, with red-brown spiral cords & intact lip...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....38899...(1)...Ficus gracilis Sowerby, 1825....119 mm. F+. Graceful & elegant, though lip has been lightly “improved”...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....38753...(4)...Ficus gracilis Sowerby, 1825....95 to 100 mm. F+ high. Beautiful & elegant examples with good, if not perfect, lips...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....27960..(1)..Ficus gracilis Sowerby, 1825....165 mm. F+. JUMBO example in shades of brown...Philippines...$30 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....37747...(2)...Ficus gracilis Sowerby, 1825....101, 106 mm. Long lovelies with tan axial lines & intact, finely crenulate lips...”East Asia”...$6 (2 available)
....29481...(1)...Ficus gracilis Sowerby, 1825....89 mm. F+. Finely corded & brown mottled, with lip slightly filed to natural contours...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....38565...(2)...Ficus investigatoris Smith, 1906....107, 111 mm. F+. Big, clean examples with distinct spire & shoulders. Some anterior lip chips but this is a scarce species...Somalia...$45 (2 available)
....38900...(1)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigny, 1852....93 mm. F+. A relatively heavy specie, with typically spotted & banded pattern. Center of lip lightly filed...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....38752...(2)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigney, 1852....68, 70 mm. F++. With a nicely banded & spotted pattern and fully intact lips...Japan...$8 (2 available)
....31633...(1)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigny, 1852....89 mm. F+. Beautifully brown patterned specimen, big and bulbose and with mostly great lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....34325...(1)....Ficus subintermedia Orbigney, 1852....79 mm. F++. Great specimen with intact, finely beaded lip...Tanzania...$6 (1 available)
....26381...(1)....Ficus subintermedia Orbigny, 1852....77 mm. F++. Good, big example with small chip near canal...Sri Lanka...$6 (1 available)
....26382...(2)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigny, 1852....61, 63 mm. F++. Fine brown speckled pattern & great lips...Sri Lanka...$5 (2 available)
....12687...(1)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigny, 1852....65 mm. F+. Brown & white maculated bands. Solid lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....26383...(5)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigny, 1852....61 to 65 mm. F+. Decent specimens still...Sri Lanka...$3 (5 available)
....25698...(8)...Ficus subintermedia Orbigney, 1852....52 to 56 mm. F++. Beautiful species with subtly banded pattern...India...$5 (8 available)
....38901...(1pr)....Ficus ventricosa Sowerby, 1825....86.5 mm. F+. Nice, unfiled, light & dark pair, one patternless & possibly albinistic...West Mexico...$12 (1 pair available)
....37745...(1)...Ficus ventricosa Sowerby, 1825....92 mm. F+ high. Good sized specimen with fine, sharp lip...West Mexico...$6 (1 available)
....37746...(2)...Ficus ventricosa Sowerby, 1825....72, 77 mm. F+. Bargain specimens for those collections with space limitations...West Mexico...$5 (2 available)
....37692...(4)...Diodora arnoldi McLean, 1966....24 to 29 mm. F+. Elongated ovals, finely ribbed & faintly rayed...West Mexico...$4 (4 available)
....37693...(3)...Diodora cayenensis Lamarck, 1822....24 to 27 mm. F+. Cream, finely ribbed and with angled hole...West Mexico...$3 (3 available)
SOLD....Diodora dysoni Reeve, 1850....20 mm. F+. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37695...(2)...Diodora jaumei Aguayo & Rehder, 1936....29 mm. F. Beach yet decent examples of this less common, well ribbed limpet...Florida...$3 (2 available)
....37696...(7)...Diodora listeri Orbigny, 1842....26 to 30 mm. F. Beach specimens in decent condition...Florida...$3 (7 available)
SOLD....Diodora listeri Orbigny, 1842....16 mm. F+. Florida........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Diodora sayi Dall, 1899....12 mm. F+. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37697...(+)...Diodora specie....13 to 17 mm. F+. High spired & well ribbed, with concentric ridges & dark markings...West Mexico...$3 for 2 (lots available)
....12101...(4)...Emarginulla striatula Quoy & Gaimard, 1834....6.5 - 8.5mm. F+. Neat little slit limpets...New Zealand...$4 (4 available)
....37698...(2)...Fissurella barbadensis Gmelin, 1791....25 to 30 mm. F+. Rough-ribbed & with pretty pastel green interior....Florida...$4 for 2 (2 available)
SOLD....Fissurella barbadensis Gmelin, 1791....20 to 33 mm. F to F+. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39252...(6)...Fissurella listeri Orbigny, 1842....29 to 31 mm. F+. Heavily ribbed, deep tan with broad black rays and white interior...Bahamas...$3 for 2 (6 available)
SOLD....Fissurella nimbosa Linne, 1758....27 mm. F+. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37700...(3)...Fissurella nodosa Born, 1778....28 to 31 mm. F. With strongly nodulose ribs...$3 (3 available)
SOLD....Fissurella nodosa Born, 1778....30 mm. F+. Bahamas. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment....37701...(+)...Fissurella rosea Gmelin, 1791....24 to 35 mm. F+. Fairly elomgate & coarsely ribbed, rayed with black & rusty pink...Florida...$4 for 2 (lots available)
....37702...(+)...Fissurella rubropicta Pilsbry, 1890....18 to 24 mm. F. Beach but decent ex col specimens with unusual blood red interior stain around the hole...West Mexico...$4 (lots available)
....26314...(2)...Fissurellidae sp.....15 to 19 mm. F+. With fine cross-hatched sculpture...Who knows? Cute, tho!!...$3 (2 available)
....37691...(1)...Megathura crenulata Sowerby, 1825....81mm. F+. Slightly eroded at the hole, but with well serrated margin...West Mexico...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Megathura crenulata Sowerby, 1825....70 to 88 mm. F++. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....27366...(1)...Tugali elegans Gray, 1843....18 mm. F++. White deep water limpet with amazing lat & long data...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35370...(3)...Tugali elegans Gray, 1843....15 to 18 mm. F+. White Fissurellidae with finely cancellate surface...New Zealand...$5 (3 available)
HALIOTIDAE (link - they got promoted to their own page now!!)
....15183...(1)...Haminoea elegans Gray, 1825....11 mm. F++. White with gaping apperture...Florida...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Haminoea elegans Gray, 1825....11 - 14 mm. F+/F++. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37825...(3)...Haminoea solitaria ....12 to 15 mm. F+. Thinner than eggshell and more delicate too. How they can beach intact is incredible...Georgia...$3 (3 available)
SOLD....Cheilea corrugata Broderip, 1834....20, 25 mm. F+. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....27414...(4)...Cheila equestris Linne, 1758....25 to 37 mm. F++. Pure white, haphazard shape & with complete U shaped internal support...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....26019...(2)...Cheilea equestris Linne, 1758....25 to 31 mm. F++. Finely ribbed translucent white with diagnostic internal "horseshoe" structure...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....26423...(1pr)...Cheilea equestris Linne, 1758....27 & 29 mm. F+. Fascinating pair, one low spired like a limpet, the other high spired like a Capulus...Philippines...$10 (1 pair available)
....28007...(1)...Cheilea equestris Linne, 1758....20 mm. F++. Like little white volcanoes...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37707...(3pr)...Hipponix antiquatus Linne, 1758....12 to 15 mm. F. Lightly beached examples with curved apex. Ex col originally identified as Capulus californicus...West Mexico...$3 (3 pair available)
....37708...(5pr)...Hipponix pilosus Deshayes, 1832....13 to 20 mm. F+. Has rows of fine, stiff, periostracal bristles...West Mexico...$3 (5 pair available)
....35058...(1)...Hipponix species....20 mm. F+. Ivory white with curved, pointed apex. Looks like some sort of claw or hooked eagle beak!...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....39176...(1)...Aplustrum amplustre Linne, 1758....14 mm. F++. With 4 brown spiral lines and without the pink colour of Philippine specimens...Fiji...$6 (1 available)
....32682...(1)...Aplustrum amplustre Linne, 1758....13 mm. F+. With pastel pink bands edged in black...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37021...(1)...Aplustrum amplustre Linne, 1758....10 mm. Gem. Not big but perfect example with twin pink bands lined with black...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
SOLD....Aplustrum amplustre Linne, 1758....18 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Aplustrum amplustre Linne, 1758....12 to 14 mm. F+. Hawaii. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Hydatina albocincta Van der Hoeven, 1839....54 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38805...(1)...Hydatina physis Linne, 1758....34 mm. F++. Beautiful bubble, tan with fine brown spiral lines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....39256...(2)...Hydatina physis Linne, 1758....24, 26 mm. F++. Delicate, fine brown lined bubble shell...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
SOLD....Hydatina zonata Lightfoot, 1786....39 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37388...(+)...Hydrobia minuta Totten, 1834....1 to 2 mm. F+. Brown micro snail too tiny to photograph...Atlantic Canada...$5 for 2 (lots available)
SOLD....Janthina globosa Swainson, 1822....11 to 14 mm. F+. Panama? .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37821...(4)...Janthina janthina Linne, 1758....20 to 25 mm. F+. Very good examples, with mostly intact lips...Florida...$5 (4 available)
SOLD....Echininus cumingi fm. spinulosus Philippi, 1847....14 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....12695...(13)...Echininus nodulosus Pfeiffer, 1839....13 - 16 mm. F++ . Dark brown with white spines...Bahamas...$3 for 2 (13 available)
....34398...(3)...Lacuna pallidula Da Costa, 1778....6 to 7 mm. F++ w/operc. Small, mustard tan wide mouthed Littorinidae...Iceland...$5 (3 available)
....30732...(4)...Littorina angulifera Lamarck, 1822....21 to 28 mm. F+ w/operc. Typical examples complete with operculums....Turks & Caicos...$2 (4 available)
....12692...(2sets)...Littorina angulifera Lamarck, 1822....20 - 25 mm. F+. Contrasting sets of three...Florida...$3 (2 sets available)
....30061...(1set)...Littorina angulifera Lamarck, 1822....20 to 25 mm. F++. Good 4 piece set with a nice range of colours from cream to brown with striped patterns...Bahamas...$6 (1 set available)
....30062...(1set)...Littorina angulifera Lamarck, 1822....21 to 22 mm. F++. 3 piece set shows nice variability of stripe patterns...Bahamas...$4 (1 set available)
....30063...(1pr)...Littorina angulifera Lamarck, 1822....21 & 23 mm. F++. Good light & dark pattern pair...Bahamas...$3 (1 pair available)
SOLD....Littorina angulifera Lamarck, 1822....21 to 26 mm. F++. Bahamas. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39267...(5)...Littorina aspera Philippi, 1846....15 to 17 mm. F++. Strongly spiral ribbed and with dark brown aperture, several with opercs...West Mexico...$3 for 2 (5 available)
....37777...(5prs)...Littorina irrorata Say, 1822....19 to 24 mm. F+. Spirally grooved & with orange columella & parietal stain...Florida...$3 for 2 (5 pairs available)
....12698...(6)...Littorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840....17 - 21 mm. F+. White with brown wavy lines...Tobago...$2 for 2 (6 available)
....37826...(4prs)...Littorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840....15 to 18 mm. F+ high. With bold black & white pattern & spiral grooves...Florida...$3 (4 pairs available)
....12697...(10)...Littorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840....16 - 18 mm. F+. White & brown wavy lines...Tobago...$2 for 2 (5 available)
....28790...(7)...Littorina lineolata Orbigny, 1840....10 to 12 mm. F++ w/operc. Gray with black apperture...Cuba...$3 for 2 (7 available)
....12691...(4pr)...Littorina nebulosa tessellata Philippi, 1847....11 - 14 mm. F+ w/operc. Gray with tan checks...Venezuela...$3 for 2 (4 pairs available)
....38421...(1pr)....Littorina scabra Linne, 1758....20 & 30 mm. F+ high. One very big one and one more typically sized specimen make up this odd couple...Philippines...$4 (1 pair available)
....36675...(1)...Littorina scabra Linne, 1758....22 mm. F++. Don’t pick it, it’ll never heal! Excellent specimen with fully intact lip...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....31167...(12sets)...Littorina scabra Linne, 1758....15 to 20 mm. F+. Lots of different yellow & dark brown patterns...sets of 3 contrasting specimens for $5 (12 sets available)
....31240...(9prs)...Littorina scabra Linne, 1758....12 to 16 mm. F++. Unusually pale yellow colour form...Philippines...$3 for 2 (9 pairs available)
....36674...(1)...Littorina species....17 mm. F++. Strongly spiral corded, in pastel yellow with a pink apex...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30379...(2)...Littorina species....21 mm. F+. Speckled in shades of yellowish tan...Peru...$3 (2 available)
....32982...(7)...Littorina species....15 to 18 mm. F+. With gray spotted squarish spiral cords...Peru...$3 (7 available)
....32360...(1pr)...Littorina species....15 mm. F+. Unusually spiral corded, Pastel yellowish, one of the pair with brown spiral bands too. Possibly colour forms of L. scabra...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
....37778...(1set)...Littorina ziczac Gmelin, 1791....19 to 28 mm. F+. Super-set! Nice 10 piece growth & pattern variation series...Florida...$12 (1 set available)
....19733...(2)...Nodilittorina punctata Gmelin, 1791....12 to 14 mm. F++. Unusual tan colour & banded pattern...Sao Tome Island...$3 (2 available)
....19732...(5)...Nodilittorina punctata Gmelin, 1791....10 to 11 mm. F++. Dark gray with a network of fine white spots...Cape Verde Islands...$2 (5 available)
....12689...(5)...Nodilittorina punctata Gmelin, 1791....8 - 10 mm. F+. Back & gray spotted...Cape Verde Islands...$2 for 2 (5 available)
....19731...(3)...Nodilittorina striata King & Broderip, 1832....15 to 16 mm. F++. Gray with lines of tiny dark pinpoints...Cape Verde Islands...$4 for all 3 (1 trio available)
....37774...(15)...Nodilittorina tuberculata Menke, 1828....14 to 17 mm. Dark gray with lots of short white spines...Bahamas...$5 for 3 (15 available)
....37779...(3prs)...Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes, 1832....28 to 32 mm. F++. Pretty pastel orange with black sutural line & strongly beaded...Philippines...$4 (3 pairs available)
....22122...(6sets)..Tectarius coronatus Valenciennes, 1832....20 to 27 mm. F+. Banded & beaded to the max...Philippines...$5 for 3 (6 sets available)
....39331...(5)...Tectarius cumingi Philippi, 1847....10 to 11 mm. F+. Cute pastel orange tinted spiny winkles...Japan...$3 (5 available)
....37775...(4)...Tectarius muricatus Linne, 1758....25 to 26 mm. F++. Nice ones, about as big as they get & with good lips...Bahamas...$3 (4 available)
....37776...(3pr)...Tectarius muricatus Linne, 1758....20 to 23 mm. F++. Nice examples with intact lips...Bahamas...$4 (3 pair available)
....12700...(4)...Tectarius muricatus Linne, 1758....20 - 22 mm. F++. Gray to white with many rows of spines...Bahamas...$2 for 2 (4 available)
....20458...(5)...Tectarius muricatus Linne, 1758....19 to 20 mm. F+ w/operc. Good, clean, uneroded specimens...Grenada...$3 for 2 (5 available)
SOLD...Tectarius muricatus Linne, 1758....15 to 19 mm. F++ w/operc. Cuba. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38711...(1)...Tectarius pagodus Linne, 1758....49 mm. F++. Good example, orange with black spiral lines and intact lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....38708...(2)...Tectarius tectumpersicum Linne, 1758....60, 62 mm. F+. Jumbo examples of this Littorinidae, similar to T. pagodus but with higher spire & more rows of spines...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....38709...(7)...Tectarius tectumpersicum Linne, 1758....50 to 57 mm. F++. Lighter coloured, higher spired & more spinous than the closely related T. pagodus...Philippines...$4 (7 available)
SOLD....Busycon
canaliculatum Linne, 1758....65 to
126 mm. F+/F++. Georgia.
shell sold, photo link
retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Busycon canaliculatum Linne, 1758....78 to 120 mm. F+/F++. Georgia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38006...(3)...Busycon carica Gmelin, 1791....75 to 84 mm. F+. Gently beached examples with intact lips...Florida...$5 (3 available)
SOLD....Busycon
carica Gmelin, 1791....104 mm. F+.
Florida. .......shell sold, photo
link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Busycon
carica Gmelin, 1791....95 mm. F+.
Florida. shell sold, photo link
retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39917...(1)...Busycon coarctatum Sowerby, 1825....84
mm. F+. Nice
specimen of this restricted range specie, with nicely intact
lip...Mexico...$15 (1 available)
....38760...(1)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....170 mm. F+ w/operc. Good sized, white bodied example with decent natural lip...Florida...$12 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....38761...(1)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....148 mm. F+. Shows the transition from juvenile brown lined pattern to the clear, white unlined adult form...Florida...$10 (1 available)
....38762...(3)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....110 to 114 mm. F++ w/operc. Good late juveniles complete with opercs show remains of the brown vertical lined pattern...Florida...$6 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....29617...(3)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....175 to 185 mm. F+ high w/operc. Good specimens with decent lip & canal...Florida...$6 (3 available) OVERSIZE
....32195...(2)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....142, 143 mm. F+ 1w/operc. Good sized starters with lots of brown axial lip lines...Florida...$5 (2 available)
....32196...(3)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....115 to 134 mm. F++ w/operc. Mid-sized specimens with decent lips & complete with opercs...Florida...$5 (3 available)
....26186...(1)...Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....130 mm. F+ w/operc. Live-taken left handed lovely...Florida...$5 (1 available)
....38763...(1)...Busycon contrarium fm. aspinosum....111 mm. F++ w/operc. Beautiful specimen of the form lacking the shoulder spines...Florida...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Busycon contrarium
Conrad, 1840....205
mm. F+ w/operc. Florida. .......shell
sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Busycon contrarium Conrad, 1840....102 & 104 mm. F+ 1 w/operc. Sweet pair...Florida. shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38534...(2)...Busycon sinistrum Hollister, 1958....156, 165 mm. F++ w/operc. Good sized, live taken specimens of the spiny shouldered form of B. contrarium with fully intact lips...Gulf of Mexico...$15 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....15245...(1)...Busycon spiratum Lamarck, 1816....78 mm. F+ (some lip chips). Yellow to light orange...Florida...$5 (1 available)
....38894...(1)...Busycon spiratum fm. pyruloides Say, 1822....136 mm. F+. Big specimen with brown axial markings & twin purple-brown spiral bands...Florida...$10 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....38895...(1)...Busycon spiratum fm. pyruloides Say, 1822....109 mm. F+. Nice example with smooth, chocolate brown interior...Florida...$8 (1 available)
....38896...(1)...Busycon spiratum fm. pyruloides Say, 1822....83 mm. F+. Great specimen with intact, sinuous lip, smooth, tan interior & brown axial markings...Florida...$6 (1 available)
....38897...(1set)...Busycon spiratum fm. pyruloides Say, 1822....35 to 87 mm. F+. Great 6 piece growth series...Florida...$20 (1 set available)
....37851...(3)...Busycon spiratum fm. pyruloides Say, 1822....65 to 76 mm. F+. Ex col juvenile specimens but with fully intact, sinuous lip...Florida...$4 (3 available)
....38893...(1)...Busycon
spiratum fm. spiratum
Lamarck, 1816....111 mm. F. Nice sized beach specimen
but a little rough at the lip...Texas...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Busycon
spiratum Lamarck, 1816....81 mm.
F++.
Florida.
shell sold, photo link
retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Busycon spiratum fm. pyruloides Say, 1822....84 mm. F+high w/operc. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Busycon spiratum fm. spiratum Lamarck, 1816....118 mm. F++ w/operc. Texas. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Hemifusus tuba Gmelin, 1791....97 mm. F++. Japan. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38877...(1)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....83 mm. F+ high. Albinistic. With one brown spiral band on white, and even it disappears nearing the outer li...Florida...$7
....31487...(2)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....96, 97 mm. F+. Large, light colour phase specimens, white with just a few intermittent brown bands and good lips...Florida...$5 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....31204...(1)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....90 mm. F++. Mid-sized unspined specimen with nicely intact lip...Peru...$5 (1 available)
....31488...(2)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....83, 87 mm. F+. Good, typically brown banded examples...Florida...$4 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....17639...(6)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....63 - 81 mm. F+ w/operc. Typical form, nice examples...Florida...$3 (6 available)
....19332...(1)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....75 mm. F++. Solid, well marked specimen with lip & spines mostly intact...Florida...$3 (1 available)
....12996...(2)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....63, 65 mm. F+ w/operc. Typical form, nice specimens, great data...Florida...$3 (2 available)
....12995...(1)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....56 mm. F+ w/operc. Spiny juvenile...Florida...$3 (1 available)
....17637...(1set)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....44 - 50 mm. F/F+. Nice 3 piece set showing colour variations. No opercs...Florida...$5 (1 set available)
....17636..(1)..Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....46 mm. F+ w. operc. Nice 3 piece set showing colour variations...Florida...$6 (1 available)
....37728...(8)...Melongena corona ssp. altispira Pilsbry & Vanatta, 1934....31 to 36 mm. F+. Slightly junior specimens , but showing the high spire & numerous shoulder spines nicely...Florida...$2 (8 available)
....36425...(1)....Melongena corona ssp. altispira Pilsbry & Vanetta, 1934....31 mm. F++ w/operc. Cute live taken baby example, High spired, well banded & with complete lip...Florida...$5 (1 available)
....38878...(2)...Melongena corona ssp.bispinosa Philippi, 1844....82, 83 mm. F++. Great examples of the form with twinned shoulder spines...Florida...$8 (2 available)
....38879...(1)...Melongena corona ssp. bispinosa Philippi, 1844....70 mm. F++. Odd & unusual specimen has forked shoulder spines...Florida...$9 (1 available)
....12992...(1)...Melongena corona ssp. bispinosa Philippi, 1844....66 mm. F+ w/operc. Extra rows of spines...Florida...$7 (1 available)
....37727...(2)...Melongena corona ssp. bispinosa Philippi, 1844....53, 64 mm. F+ high. Nice ex col specimens, slightly worn on the spire but with good lip & an extra row of shoulder spines...Florida...$6 (2 available)
SOLD....Melongena galeodes Lamarck....43 mm. F++. ”East Indies”. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38013...(1)...Melongena melongena Linne, 1758....72 mm. F+. Spineless sub-adult, boldly banded & lined in brown...Venezuela...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Melongena myristica Roding, 1798....50 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Melongena paradisiaca Roding, 1798....50, 52 mm. F++. ”East Indies”. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....33347...(1)....Melongena patula Broderip & Sowerby, 1829....126 mm. F+. Decent, large specimen of this spineless species with intact though slightly rough lip...$10 (1 available)
....34292...(1)...Melongena patula Broderip & Sowerby, 1829....96 mm. F+. Chocolate brown with lots of fine cream spiral lines & decent lip...Mexico...$5 (1 available)
....19328...(1)...Melongena patula Brod. & Sow. 1829....91 mm. F. Lip is good, but apex & canal chipped...Mexico...$4 (1 available)
....34243...(1)...Melongena patula Broderip & Sowerby, 1829....87 mm. F+. Interesting specimen with intact apex, lip & thick brown velvety periostracum...Mexico...$4 (1 available)
....39367...(1)...Pugilina cochlidium Linne, 1758....83 mm. F+. High spired freak form looks a bit like Hemifusus....India...$7 (1 available)
....35737...(1)...Pugilina cochlidium Linne, 1758....76 mm. F+. Nice example with intact, slightly flared & thickened lip & low shoulder knobs...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD.....Pugilina cochlidium Linne, 1758....118, 110 mm. F++. India. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Pugilina
morio Linne, 1758....117 mm. F+ high.
India. shell sold, photo link retained
for your enjoyment
....38880...(2)...Volema myristica Roding, 1798....50, 55 mm. F+. Nice examples with intact lip & brown spiral cords...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....37726...(2)...Volema myristica Roding, 1798....45, 46 mm. F+. Good examples with intact finely crenulate lip & thickened parietal glaze...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....37771...(3prs)...Modulus cerodes Adams, 1851....18 to 21mm. F/F+. Beach but decent examples...West Mexico...$4 (3 pairs available)
....37772...(3prs)...Modulus disculus Philippi, 1846....14 to 17 mm. F/F+. Good sized decent beach examples...West Mexico...$5 for 2 (3 pairs available)
....39181...(4)...Bullia digitalis Dillwyn, 1817....22 to 27 mm. F+. Decent though probably beached examples...South Africa...$3 for 2 (4 available)
NEW....39633...(1)...Bullia mauritiana Gray, 1839....30
mm. F++. Fresh
example, rich tan with white sutural cord...Somalia...$6 (1
available)
....38560...(12)...Bullia mauritiana Gray, 1839....40 to 45 mm. F++. Creamy white & nearly smooth, with amazingly pointed apex...Somalia...$6 (12 available)
....38561...(5prs)...Bullia species....27 to 30 mm. F++. Pairs of this Nassarid, one brown & one white with a tan band. Close to B. mauritiana but smaller & with axial spire sculpture, compared to spiral ridges on mauritiana...Somalia...$9 (5 pairs available)
....24010...(8)...Bullia vittata Linne, 1758....40 to 48 mm. F++. Nice specimens with complete lips...India...$4 (4 pairs available)
....12766...(1)....Bullia vittata Linne, 1767....47 mm. F++ w/operc. Light gray with good lip & rarely retained small operc...India...$5
....12767...(2)...Cyclope neritea Linne, 1758....11 - 13 mm. F+. Brown & gray with white base...Adriatic Sea...$3 for 2 (2 available)
SOLD....Demoulia retusa Lamarck, 1816....23 mm. F++. South Africa. ......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....12769...(3)...Demoulia ventricosa Lamarck, 1816....21 - 22 mm. F++ (smallest w/operc.). White & brown with purple apex...South Africa...$6 (3 available)
....18401...(3sets)...Hinia incrassata Strom, 1768....8 - 13 mm. F+. Nice 6 piece colour/pattern variation sets from cream to brown...Italy...$10 (3 sets available)
....36552...(1)...Nassarius acuminatus Marrat, 1880....22 mm. F++. Wonderfully smooth & shiny, with finely toothed lower lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....38471...(1)...Nassarius albescens Dunker, 1846....18 mm. F+. Granulose white Nassa with two brown spiral bands...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....35676...(2)...Nassarius albescens Dunker, 1846....14 to 17 mm. F++. All white form with dark apex...Philippines...$3 for both (2 available)
....12740...(10)...Nassarius albescens Dunker, 1846....11 - 14 mm. F+. White with gray apex...Bali...$2 for 3 (10 available)
....35677...(1)...Nassarius cf. albescens Dunker, 1846....12 mm. F++. Unusual specimen with 2 brown spiral lines...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....39111...(1)...Nassaria cf. amboynensis Watson, 1881....34 mm. F++. With fully developed lip, canal & parietal, with strong brown spiral band...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34599...(1)...Nassarius conoidalis Deshayes, 1832....25 mm. F++. Strongly sculptured, with beaded suture & fat body whorl...South China Sea...$3 (1 available)
....38014...(1)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....102 mm. F+. Large example, banded in brown & with white, up-turned shoulder spines...Florida...$7 (1 available)
....38016...(1pr)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....63, 64 mm. F+. Great extreme pair, from nearly white to mostly brown, both with fine, intact lips...Florida...$8 (1 pair available)
....38015...(2sets)...Melongena corona Gmelin, 1791....66 to 80 mm. F+. Fantastic 5 piece pattern display sets, from nearly all white with a few brown spiral lines, to dark chocolate brown with a few white & tan lines...Florida...$15 (2 set available) OVERSIZE
...35678...(1)...Nassarius crenoliratus Adams, 1852....14 mm. F++. Black & knobby with purple interior...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....39274...(+)...Nassarius dominulus Tapperone-Canefri....9 to 11 mm. F+. Ex col specimens identified as dominulus (not in Rice)...Japan...$3 for 2 (lots available)
....37849...(1set)...Nassarius dorsatus Roding, 1798....24 to 36 mm. F++. Good 4 piece growth & colour set shows subtle variations of hue...”Indo Pacific”...$15 (1 set available)
....12754...(1)...Nassarius dorsatus Roding, 1798....35 mm. F+. Purple-gray with brown dorsum...India...$4 (1 available)
....37850...(1set)...Nassarius dorsatus Roding, 1798....26 to 27 mm. F++. Nice 3 piece set shows light, medium & dark colour phases...”Indo Pacific”...$8 (1 set available)
....36845...(1)...Nassarius distortus Adams, 1852....26 mm. F++. Nice, elegant gray lined species with brown dorsal blotch...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36847...(1)...Nassarius cf. dorsatus Roding, 1798....24 mm. F++. Similar to dorsatus but with axial ridges on spire & back and with thick white lip & parietal callus. Our supplier thinks it could be an unpublished species...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....15713...(1)...Nassarius dorsatus Roding, 1798....23 mm. F+. White with brown blotched banding...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....12744...(1)...Nassarius elatus Gould, 1846....15 mm. F++. Tan with brown spots and smooth...Portugal...$8 (1 available)
....37992...(1)...Nassarius fossatus Gould, 1849....42 mm. F+. Decent, if beach example...West Mexico...$3 (1 available)
....39129...(3)...Nassarius fossatus Gould, 1849....39 to 42 mm. F++. Nice large examples with fully intact, finely dentate lips...California...$5 (3 available)
....12745...(1pr)...Nassarius fossatus Gould, 1849....31 & 35 mm. F++ 1w/operc. Gray with orange-brown accents...California...$5 (1 pair available)
....36844...(1)...Nassarius gaudiosus fm. zonalis Adams, 1852....15 mm. F++. Lovely brown on yellow banded colour form...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....27155...(8)...Nassarius glabratus Sowerby, 1842....10 to 12 mm. F++. Tiny & shiny, with brown spotted, wrinkled, sutural band...Senegal...$5 (8 available)
....12748...(3)...Nassarius globosus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833....11 mm. F++. Chocolate brown with white callous...Samoa...$2 for 3 (3 available)
....35680...(1)...Nassarius gruneri Dunker, 1846....13 mm. F++. Plump little Nassa with nudulose surface texture...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....39276...(2)...Nassarius hirtus Kiener, 1849....33, 38 mm. F+. Dark brown with strong axial ridges but almost no spiral sculpture...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....30151...(1)..Nassarius limnaeformis Dunker, 1847....18 mm. F++. With brown lined white rimmed apperture...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36848...(1)...Nassarius limnaeformis Dunker, 1847....18 mm. F++. Smooth & shiny, with well developed lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....29366...(9)...Nassarius cf. limnaeformis Dunker, 1847....13 to 14 mm. F++. Brown & white mottled, with varixed & lyrate lip...Philippines...$4 (9 available)
....34600...(1)...Nassarius cf. livescens Philippi, 1849....18 mm. F++. Brown banded over numerous close spaced axial ribs...South China Sea...$3 (1 available)
....35681...(1)...Nassarius livescens Philippi, 1849....15 mm. F++. Smooth small species with gray on cream axial markings......Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....31206...(8)...Nassarius luteostoma Broderip & Sowerby, 1829....19 to 23 mm. F+/F++. Fat, gray-brown & high spired, with yellow-cream lip & parietal shield...Peru...$5 for 2 (8 available)
....12750...(3)...Nassarius luridus Gould, 1849....17 - 19 mm. F+. White & gray with brown bands...Fiji...$2 (3 available)
....29933...(1set)...Nassarius margaritiferous Dunker, 1847....22 to 25 mm. F++. 3 piece set showing nice variability of brown banded pattern...Philippines...$5 (1 set available)
....36850...(1)...Nassarius margaritiferus Dunker, 1847....24 mm. F++. Good sized example, lightly banded with dark brown on white...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36843...(1)...Nassarius margaritiferus Dunker, 1847....19.5 mm. F++. Nicely brown blotched dark colour form...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....39275...(4)...Nassarius mendicus Gould, 1849....14 to 18 mm. F+. Fine spiral lined with knobby axial ridges and fine lips...California...$3 (4 available)
....31897...(8)...Nassarius myristicatus Hinds, 1844....23 to 30 mm. F+/F++ some w/opercs. With strong, knobby, gray axial ridges...Panama...$4 (8 available)
....37376...(+)...Nassarius obsoletus Say, 1822....16 to 20 mm. F+. Virtually smooth, with dark purple-black aperture...Atlantic Canada...$3 (lots available)
....31807...(2)...Nassarius olivaceus Bruguiere, 1789....40 to 43 mm. F++. Top condition specimens with all lip teeth & complete parietal shield...Thailand...$4 (2 available)
....24062...(3)...Nassarius olivaceus Bruguiere, 1789....30 to 35 mm. F++. Dark, shiny, with full serate lips...India...$5 (3 available)
....26093...(3)...Nassarius olivaceus Bruguiere, 1789....26 to 27 mm. F++. Shiny, in shades of tan, complete with dentate lower lip...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
....12752...(3prs)...Nassarius olivaceus Bruguiere, 1789....13 - 15 mm. F+. Tan & brown, with rusty stain at base...Bali...$2 (3 pairs available)
....12756...(2)...Nassarius papillosus Linne, 1758....39 - 48 mm. F+/F++. Pastel orange-pink with brown dorsum...Cook Islands...$4 (2 available)
....17442...(1)...Nassarius papillosus Linne, 1758....43.8 mm. Gem. Big and with proto. & all lip spines intact...Reunion...$5 (1 available)
....32017...(1)...Nassarius papillosus Linne, 1758....41 mm. F++. Covered in neat rows of nodules, with apex & super-spiny lip intact...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....25265...(2)...Nassarius particeps Hedley, 1915....26 mm. F++. Big specimens, spirally lined & tan blotched...Australia...$4 (2 available)
....20701...(4)...Nassarius particeps Hedley, 1915....23 to 24 mm. F++. Smooth & fat, with tan mottling & brown spiral lines...Australia...$3 (4 available)
....24060...(14prs)...Nassarius cf. pullus Linne, 1758....19 to 22 mm. F++. Similar to pullus but with dark brown (not gray) body, long axial ribs & tan (not white) parietal callous...India...$4 (14 pairs available)
....12757...(4prs)..Nassarius pullus Linne, 1758....16 - 21 mm. F+/F++ (3 smallest w/operc.). Gray with orange callus shield...India...$3 (4 pairs available)
....39255...(4)...Nassaria recurva Sowerby, 1859....35 to 38 mm. F++. Nicely sculptured examples with spirally corded axial ridges and good lips...Taiwan...$4 (4 available)
....37993...(2)...Nassarius rhinetes Berry, 1953....27 to 33 mm. F+. Interesting reticulate structure on these beached but fairly intact exanples...West Mexico...$5 (2 available)
....18582...(1)...Nassarius rufula Kiener, 1834....19 mm. F++. Smooth, cream with tan lines & markings...Australia...$3 (1 available)
....39130...(8)...Nassaria (Hindsia) sinensis Sowerby, 1876....34 to 37 mm. White, with intact, fully developed, thick lip varix, some with brown markings...Taiwan...$4 (1 avaialble)
....36849...(1)...Nassarius siquijorensis Adams, 1852....25 mm. F++. Nice species, tan banded, with strong axial ridges...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....39128...(8)...Nassaria specie....42 to 52 mm. F++. Interesting Buccinid specie, between N. magnifica & N. solida, with nodulose axial ridges...Philippines?...$7 (8 available)
....36486...(1)...Nassarius species....31 mm. F++. Highly unusual example, with oddly extended & spiked posterior lip. Looks like its mother was scared by an Apporhais!...Tanzania...$8 (1 available)
....35077...(1)...Nassarius species....31 mm. F+. High spired & finely sculptured, with thick varix at the lip...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....30189...(1)..Nassarius sp.....26 mm. F++. Similar shape to N. olivaceus but white with just a few tan markings...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32018...(1)...Nassarius species....24 mm. F+. With strongly channeled or ledged sutures & twin intermittent tan bands...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....30797...(1)...Nassarius species....23 mm. F+. With high apex & deeply channeled sutures...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34778...(2)...Nassarius sp....21, 22 mm. F++. Our supplier notes this is a rare, new, lightweight deepwater species. Has strongly keeled & channeled sutures & twin bands of brown markings over a virtually smooth body...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....32985...(5)...Nassarius species....21 mm. F++. Dark gray with pastel orange lip & parietal shield...Peru...$4 (5 available)
....36852...(1)...Nassarius species....20 mm. F++. High spired & with well channeled sutures. Supplier says it's rare...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....35076...(1)...Nassarius species....20 mm. F+. Similar to N. livescens but much lighter colouration, possibly albinistic...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34452...(2)...Nassarius species....20 mm. F++. Smooth, tan banded species with white spiny lip & lyrate aperture...Thailand...$5 (2 available)
....30796...(2)...Nassarius species....19, 20 mm. F+. Golden tan banded with white spots...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....23627...(1)....Nassarius sp....15 mm. F++. White with axial
ridges...Curacao...$3 (1 available)
....23468...(12)...Nassarius
sp....10 to 11 mm. F++. Neat little
species (not N.
pullus), with a
parietal shield all the way to the apex & an axially
ridged back...Zanzibar...$3 (12 available)
....38917...(1)...Nassarius splendidulus fm. dunkeri Bryan, 1915....10.5 mm. F+. Cute white Nassa with two thin spiral bands...Hawaii...$4 (1 available)
....24061...(16prs)...Nassarius stolatus Gmelin, 1791....18 to 20 mm. F++. Bold white & gray bands over strong axial ribs...India...$3 (16 pairs available)
....36851...(1)...Nassarius subspinosus Lamarck, 1822....15.5 mm. F++. Elegant species, white, gray & black with strongly spinous axial ridges...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....15203...(3)...Nassarius subspinosus Lamarck, 1822....13 - 15 mm. F (crabbed). Knobby, gray & white banded...Fiji...$4 for all 3 (3 available)
....27891...(4pr)...Nassarius subspinosus Lamarck, 1822....12 to 15 mm. F+. Pairs of different black & gray banded patterns with white knobs...Philippines...$3 (4 pairs available)
....12758...(1pr)...Nassarius subspinosus Lamarck, 1822....12 - 13 mm. F+. White & spiney with dark spiral bands...Philippines...$3 (1 pair available)
....35682...(1pr)....Nassarius sufflatus Gould, 1860....16 mm. F++. Nice light & dark pair...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
....37375...(2)...Nassarius trivittatus Say, 1822....18, 20 mm. F++. Well beaded, fully adult examples with complete lip & parietal glaze...Atlantic Canada...$5 (2 available)
....12762...(4)...Nassarius vaucheri Pallary, 1906....12 - 13 mm. F++. Tan & brown, high spired & ridged. Elegant!...Portugal...$6 (4 available)
....15129...(2)...Nassarius vaucheri Pallary, 1906....10 - 12 mm. F++. Strongly ribbed, tan with brown bands...Portugal...$5 (2 available)
....38472...(4)...Nassarius velatus Gould, 1850....18 to 20 mm. F+. Smooth black examples with creamy yellow columella & lip...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....35683...(1)...Nassarius (Zeuxis) velatus Gould, 1850....18 mm. F++. Black Philippine form with light aperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27156...(8)...Nassarius vinctus Marrat, 1877....10 to 11 mm. F+. Small, with 2 red-brown bands & strong axial ridges...Angola...$4 (8 available)
....37140...(2)...Nassarius wolffi Knudsen, 1956....40 mm. F+ w/operc. Jumbo specimens with finely cancellate surface sculpture that almost looks like basket-weave. Complete with good lips & opercs...Namibia...$11
....38424...(1)...Nipponaphera habei Petit, 1972....18 mm. F++. Orange-tan, with big nodules & good, flared lip...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
SOLD...Amauropsis islandica Gmelin, 1791....17 mm. F+ w/operc. Atlantic Canada........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38798...(1)...Globularia fluctuata Sowerby, 1825....52 mm. F++. Beautiful big example with brown rimmed, thick, white columellar callus...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....34173..(1)...Globularia fluctuata Sowerby, 1825....37 mm. F++. Naticidae with neat chevron patterns & brown bordered white columellar callus...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....31046...(1)...Globularia fluctuata Sowerby, 1825....29 mm. F++. With distinctive brown edged columellar callus...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....37342...(1)...Lunatia heros Say, 1822....65 mm. F+ w/operc. Good sized specimen with great lip but slightly rough back...Atlantic Canada...$4 (1 available)
SOLD...Lunatia heros Say, 1822....70 mm. F++ w/operc. Atlantic Canada. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37344...(3)...Lunatia triseriata Say, 1826....18 to 21 mm. F++ w/operc. These slightly smaller but better condition specimens show the spotted bands from whence the name...Atlantic Canada...$7 (3 available)
SOLD....Lunatia triseriata Say, 1826....21 to 25 mm. F+ w/operc. Atlantic Canada. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....31601...(1set)...Natica alapapilionis Roding, 1798....18, 22 and 28 mm. F/F+. Neat 3 piece set showing 3 different colour forms...Philippines...$9 (1 set available)
....27047...(1)...Natica alapapilionis Roding, 1798....20 mm. F++. With tan bands & brown spotted white lines...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....25267...(2)...Natica alapapilionis Roding, 1798....18 to 20 mm. F++ w/operc. Nice, 4 lines of fine brown spots & with intact, lightly flared lips...Australia...$3 (2 available)
SOLD....Natica cf. alapapilionis Roding, 1798....35 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment....37658...(1)...Natica arachnoides Gmelin, 1791....25 mm. F++. Pretty orange with bands of brown squiggles and with intact lip...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....39172...(5)...Natica canrena Linne, 1758....30 to 35 mm. F+. Nicely intact ex col specimens, selected from dozens of fresh beach examples...Florida...$3 (5 available)
....37926...(1set)...Natica canrena Linne, 1758....33 to 42 mm. F+. Pretty trio shows nice pattern variability...Florida...$7 (1 set available)
SOLD....Natica canrena Linne, 1758....45 - 48 mm. F++/Gem. Brazil. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....12799...(5)...Natica chemnitzi Pfeiffer, 1840....7 - 13 mm. F+. Neat babies, dark gray with rows of brown spots...Panama...$2 (5 available)
SOLD....Natica clausa Broderip & Sowerby, 1824....16 mm. F+ w/operc. Atlantic Canada. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....32480...(1)...Natica (Tanea) euzona Recluz, 1844....17 mm. F++. Great specimen, with wonderfully intricate tan pattern & intact thin lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....23388...(1)...Natica euzona Recluz, 1844....15 mm. F+. Spiral bands of brown spots & white v's...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....25269...(1pr)...Natica fasciata Roding, 1798....15 to 17 mm. F++. EXTREME pairs, one typical pale tan, the other dark brown all over...Australia...$7 (1 pair available)
....25268...(5)...Natica fasciata Roding, 1798....13 to 14 mm. F++. White, with pale tan band & brown suture & columella...Australia...$3 (5 available)
....16089..(2)...Natica gualtieriana Recluz, 1844....11 - 15 mm. F++, 1 w/operc. Gray with purple-brown axial marks. biggest w/operc...Australia...$3 (2 available)
SOLD....Natica gualteriana Recluz, 1844....18 to 22 mm. F+. Australia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Natica hilaris Sowerby, 1814....24 mm. F++ w/operc. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....24063...(1)...Natica lineata Roding, 1798....25 mm. F+. Lots of fine orange-brown axial lines...India...$2 (1 available)
SOLD....Natica maculosa Lamarck....23, 24 mm. F++ w/operc. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37924...(5)...Natica marochiensis Gmelin, 1791....32 to 34 mm. F+. Large for the species, with intact lips & fresh brown interiors...Bahamas...$6 (5 available)
....37925...(4)...Natica marochiensis Gmelin, 1791....28 to 31 mm. F+. Fresh, well patterned specimens with intact lips...Bahamas...$5 (4 available)
....35790...(3)...Natica marochiensis Gmelin, 1791....17 to 21mm. F++ w/operc. Spiral lines of brown spots & a distinctive tan spot on the apex of the operc...Venezuela...$4 (3 available)
....25271...(4)...Natica marochiensis Gmelin, 1791....16 to 19mm. F+ w/operc. Great pattern, bands of grey chevrons over gray-tan, with white base...Gabon...$4 (4 available)
....39279...(2)...Natica millepunctata Lamarck, 1822....34, 35 mm. F+. Ex col. specimens with rows of small orange brown spots..."Mediterranean"...$6 (2 available)
....39280...(1)...Natica millepunctata Lamarck, 1822....31 mm. F+. Unusual pattern form with 3 bands of tan clouds over the fine spots...Greece...$7 (1 available)
....16094...(1)...Natica millepunctata fm. maculata Von Salis, 1793....9 mm. F+. Tan with brown bands & speckles...Spain...$4 (1 available)
....36686...(1)...Natica nipponensis Kuroda, 1961....17 mm. F++. Nice example of this smaller species, with spiral bands of brown flames above & below a broad yellow tan band. Lip is perfect...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....28531...(2)...Natica onca Roding, 1798....28 mm. F+. Light tan with 4 or 5 bands of brown spots. Lips intact...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....35634...(1)...Natica onca Roding, 1798....23mm. F++. With 5 spiral rows of quadrate spots...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....25272...(3)...Natica onca Roding, 1798....18 to 20 mm. F+. Striking! 4 bands of dark brown spots...Solomon Islands...$3 (3 available)
....28239...(1)...Natica onca Roding, 1798....18 mm. F++. Five spiral rows of brown spots...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....27049...(1pr)....Natica onca Roding, 1798....17 mm. F+. Good pair, two different spot patterns & background colours...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
....33705...(4)...Natica onca Roding, 1798....14 to 17 mm. F++. Small but boldly marked with 4 spiral rows of quadrate black spots...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....36689...(1)...Natica samiae....20 mm. F++. Finely marbled in brown & with brown columellar callus...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29952...(2)...Natica stellata Hedley, 1913....31, 33 mm. F+. Bright orange & white, but with slightly rough lips...Philippines...$2 (2 available)
....37929...(5)...Natica tigrina Roding, 1798....22 to 29 mm. F++. Fresh, brown dashed specimens with good lips...Philippines...$3 (5 available)
....25678...(1)...Natica tigrina Roding, 1798....29 mm. F++ w/operc. More finely spotted than typical. Good lip & operc...India...$3 (1 available)
....16096...(2)...Natica tigrina Roding, 1798....25 mm. F+. White with brown dashes...Philippines...$3 for both (2 available)
....24064...(2pr)....Natica tigrina Roding, 1798....28 to 30 mm. F++. Hundreds of dark gray dashes & thick, excellent lips...India...$3 (2 pairs available)
....39281...(6)...Natica undulata Roding, 1798....29 to 31 mm. F+ w/operc. Live taken lovelies with intact lips and calcareous white opercs...Japan...$12 (6 available)
....37149...(1)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....19 mm. F++. Fresh dark example with intricate brown markings & bright purple columella...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....30263...(1pr)....Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....15, 19 mm. F+. Pair of this beautifully brown patterned species with lavender columella...Philippines...$15 (1 pair available)
....36246...(1)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....18 mm. F++. Fresh, dark brown patterned examples with purple columella & intact lips...Philippines....$10 (1 available)
....29769....(1)..Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....18 mm. F++. Beautiful! Busy brown pattern, pastel lavender columella & totally intact lip...$14 (1 available)
....28240...(1)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....17 mm. F+. Bold brown spiral zig-zag pattern & a bright lavender columella...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....34807...(1)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....16 mm. F++ w/operc. Fresh, super dark, operculate example...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....27051..(1).. ..Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....15 mm. F. Busy, fine lined brown on white pattern. Lip chipped...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31047...(2)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....14, 15 mm. F++ w/operc. With brown axial bands & bright violet columella, complete with shelly opercs...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
....27363...(1)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....14 mm. F++. Bold brown pattern & hot pink columella...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
...37138...(2)...Natica vittata textilis Reeve, 1855....22 to 25 mm. F++ w/operc. Varied & complex banded brown & white patterns on these live taken specimens with good lips...Namibia...$6 (2 available)
....39282...(1)...Natica
vitellus Linne, 1758....39 mm. F+. Rich
coffee brown with milk white spiral lines at suture, mid-body
and base...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....18347...(4)...Natica vitellus Linne,
1758....34 - 42 mm. F. Tan with white band &
base...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....18348...(1)...Natica cf. vitellus Linne, 1758....34 mm. F+. Similar to N. vitellus but with yellow band & brown umbilical callous...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30153...(1set)...Natica set....10, 14 & 17 mm. F+. Good starter set of 3 Natica species; onca, undulata & 1 gray banded...Philippines...$9 (1 set available)
....31652...(1)...Natica species....22 mm. F++. Banded in shades of gray...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....38799...(1)...Neverita duplicatus Say, 1822....68 mm. F+ high. Big specimen with dark brown aperture & umbilical “button” and excellent lip...Florida...$6 (1 available)
....38800...(1)...Neverita duplicatus Say, 1822....67 mm. F+ high. Large lovely example with fully intact lip & no growth scars...Florida...$5 (1 available)
....37922...(2)...Neverita duplicatus Say, 1822....64, 69 mm. F+. Nice big examples though with slightly rough lips...Florida...$6 (2 available)
....29497...(1)...Neverita duplicata Say, 1822....57 mm. F+. Good sized example with brown interior & umbilical button...Florida...$6 (1 available)
....37923...(1)...Neverita duplicatus Say, 1822....57 mm. F++. Good fresh example with fully intact lip...Florida...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Neverita duplicatus Say, 1822....53 mm. F++ w/operc. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39310...(4)...Polinices albumen Linne, 1758....38 to 43 mm. F++. The best and biggest chosen from dozens. Pure white & practically perfect...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....28426...(6)...Polinices aurantius Roding, 1798....31, 33 mm. F+. Pretty pastel orange with thick white umbilical callus...Philippines...$3 (6 available)
....25298...(3)...Polinices aurantius Roding, 1798....30 to 32 mm. F+. Light pastel yellow, heavy parietal callus...Australia...$3 (3 available)
SOLD....Polinices aurantius Roding, 1798....32 mm. F++ w/operc. Australia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Polinices bifasciata Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....29, 31 mm. F++ w/operc. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....25299...(3)...Polinices concinus Lamarck, 1822....25 to 26 mm. F+. Larger, light tan with uniquely high apex...Australia...$4 (3 available)
....25300...(5)...Polinices concinus Lamarck, 1822....20 to 24 mm. F+. High apex & brown columellar callus...Australia...$3 (5 available)
....36311...(1)...Polinices cf. cumingianus Recluz, 1844....39 mm. F+. Pastel orange body whorl fades to white at intact lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36690...(1)...Polinices cumingianus Recluz, 1844....38 mm. F++. Well inflated species with one broad pastel tan spiral band...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....16102...(1pr)...Polinices didyma Roding, 1798....40 mm. F+. Regular & high spired form?...Loc.?...$5 (1 pair available)
....31600...(1)...Polinices didyma Roding, 1798....29 mm. F+. Slightly junior specimen shows early development of brown "button" callus...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD.....Polinices didyma Roding, 1798....40 mm. F++. Guam. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36688...(1)...Polinices fibrosa Souleyet, 1852....31 mm. F++. Highly elongated, with twin broad bands of brown axial flames...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....33786...(1)...Polinices flemingianus Recluz, 1844....59
mm. F+ high - decent. Totally monstrous!! The pteridadctyl of flamingo moon
snails...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
NEW....39937...(1)...Polinices hepaticus
Roding, 1798....52
mm.
F+. Big example,
pastel purple-tan with deep umbilicus & white columellar
callus...Caribbean...$7
....37927...(12)...Polinices lacteus Guilding, 1834....24 to 36 mm. F++. Pure, milky white with heavy parietal callus...Florida...$3 (12 available)
....25304...(1)...Polinices mamilla Linne, 1758....32 mm. F++. Milk white with heavy columellar callus...Australia...$3 (1 available)
....35473...(1)...Polinices maurus Lamarck, 1816....42 mm. F++. Rich coffee brown with black rimmed aperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28094...(2)...Polinices maurus Lamarck, 1816....35 to 38 mm. F++. Fresh, dark walnut brown...Australia...$3 (2 available)
....28095...(3)...Polinices maurus Lamarck, 1816....23 to 36 mm. F++. Light phase specimens, in tan rather than brown...Australia...$3 (3 available)
....35636...(1)...Polinices cf. maurus Lamarck, 1816....30 mm. F++. Deep mocha brown like maurus, but with rows of spots like sebae & paler mid-band like fibrosa...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....36691...(1)...Polinices maurus Lamarck, 1816 (D6)....29 mm. F++. Almost egg shaped, tan with brown columella...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....35474...(1)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....48 mm. F++. Huge example with faint brown bands & black columelar callus...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....38409...(1)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....46 mm. F++. Large, inflated specimen with brown columellar callus & great lip...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....28097...(7)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....34 to 40 mm. F++. Good sized specimens with great lips...Australia...$3 (7 available)
....25305...(5)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....31 to 38 mm. F+. Elongated & with dark brown columella...Australia...$3 (5 available)
....23612...(1)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....35 to 37 mm. F++. Excellent examples, with smooth, full, unfiled lips. Not easy to get this nice...Zanzibar...$3 (1 available)
....27749...(1)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....33 mm. F++ w/operc. Super-dark specimen, rich walnut brown all over...Tanzania...$4 (1 available)
....16111...(1set)...Polinices melanostoma Gmelin, 1791....20 - 25 mm. F+. Banded & speckled light & dark phases (4 pieces)...Zanzibar...$7 (1 set available)
....20664...(2)...Polinices melanostomus Gmelin, 1791....22 to 24 mm. F+. Bold brown bands & dark columellar callus...Japan...$3 (2 available)
....37554...(2)...Polinices otis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829....25 - 27 mm. F++ w/o. Rich gray-brown, with brown umbilicus. Elevate your collection with an otis...Panama...$4 (2 available)
....31215...(3)...Polinices panamaensis Recluz, 1844....28 to 37 mm. F+/F++. Globular & snow white, with thick parietal callus & deep umbilicus...Peru...$5 (3 available)
SOLD....Polinices panamensis Recluz, 1844....41 mm. F++ w/operc. Panama. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39313...(3)...Polinices powisiana Recluz, 1844....28 to 30 mm. F++. Snowy white with a broad, rich brown spiral band...Australia...$6 (3 available)
....25306...(1set)...Polinices powisiana Recluz, 1844....25, 31 & 34 mm. F++. Nice 3 piece set - different colors and banding...Australia...$12 (1 set available)
....25307...(3)...Polinices powisiana Recluz, 1844....29 to 30 mm. F++ w/operc. Great specimens, one broad brown band...Australia...$6 (3 available)
....38802...(1pr)....Polinices recluzianus Deshayes, 1853....39 mm. F++. Neat pair, one with white umbilcal callus, the other with brown button...West Mexico...$11 (1 pair available)
....38803...(2)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....42, 43 mm. F++. Nicely inflated and with fully intact lips...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....35476...(1)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....43 mm. F++. Delicate & white with black columella...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....33874....(1)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....39 mm. F++. White with brown columella & widely flared apperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....19885...(6)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....34 to 37 mm. F+. Highly inflated! white with dark brown columella...Philippines...$4 (6 available)
....37928...(1)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1841....32 mm. F++. Nicely elongate, with black columellar callus...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29130...(2)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....31 mm. F++. Great specimens, with brown columellar callous & perfect, sharp lip...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....25308...(1)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....30 mm. F+. Big, brown banded, complete lip...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....30262...(1)..Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....27 mm. F+. Unusually dark coffee coloured specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....25309...(2)...Polinices sebae Recluz, 1844....17 to 22 mm. F+. Brown & white banded...Australia...$4 (2 available)
SOLD....Polinices sebae Recluz, 1842....49 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39314...(3)...Polinices sordidus Swainson, 1821....25 to 28 mm. F++. Pretty specie with orange accented parietal glaze...Australia...$4 (3 available)
....38804...(1)...Polinices sordidus Swainson, 1821....20 mm. F+high. Good specimen, tan banded & with brown columellar callus...Australia...$4 (1 available)
....25315...(5)...Polinices cf. sordidus Swainson, 1821....28 to 34 mm. F+. A dark form, gray with dark brown interior...Australia...$4 (5 available)
....25314...(4)...Polinices sordidus Swainson, 1821....22 to 27 mm. F+. Pretty really, not sordid at all!...Australia...$3 (4 available)
....16114...(9)...Polinices tumidus Swainson, 1840....18 - 27 mm. F+ w/operc. Pure white....Bali...$3 (9 available)
....36687...(1)...Polinices tumidus Swainson, 1840....26 mm. F+. Milky white with thick callus covering the umbilicus...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Polinices tumidus Swainson, 1840....53 mm. F++. Zanzibar. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Polinices uber Valenciennes, 1832....24 to 29 mm. F++ w/operc. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....32993...(2)...Sinum cymba Menke, 1828....44 to 56 mm. F++. Lovely specimens with wonderfully intact, slightly beaded lips...Peru...$6 (2 available)
....31220...(5)...Sinum cymba Menke, 1828....47 to 53 mm. F++. Pastel purple-gray, with white base & wide, deep brown apperture. Sharp lips intact too...Peru...$6 (5 available)
....30393...(15)...Sinum cymba Menke, 1828....40 to 50 mm. F++. Nice fresh examples with thin sinuous lip intact...Peru...$5 (15 available)
SOLD....Sinum cymba Menke, 1828....59 mm. F++. Peru. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Sinum cymba Menke, 1828....45 to 55 mm. F+/F++ w/operc. Peru. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Sinum javanicum Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....29 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37238...(1)...Sinum species....25 mm. F++. Very flattened & all white species, just can't quite identify it...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Tanea lineata Recluz, 1844....15 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39493...(20)...Clithon chlorostoma Broderip, 1832....4 to 6 mm. F++. Neat little Nerites with fine black & tan mottling...Philippines...$5 for 2 (20 available)
....31135...(15)...Clithon corona Linne, 1758....10 to 16 mm. F+ w/operc. Microscopically fine flecked patterns with short shoulder spines...$4 for 3 (15 available)
....29100...(1)...Clithon corona Linne, 1758....15 mm. F++ w/operc. Large adult with shoulder spines lost...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22812...(1set)...Clithon corona Linne, 1758....9 to 14 mm. F+. 6 piece pattern variation sets of spiny little guys...Philippines...$10 (1 set available)
....29099...(4)...Clithon corona Linne, 1758....11 to 13 mm. F++ w/operc. With unique long shoulder spines...Philippines...$3 for 2 (4 available)
SOLD...Clithon corona Linne, 1758....9 to 14 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39496...(15)...Clithon oualaniensis Lesson, 1831....6 to 9 mm. F+. Micro pattern of fine black axial lines...India...$5 for 2 (15 available)
....36700...(2)...Nerita albicilla Linne, 1758....32, 35 mm. F++. Busy pattern of fine black lines & "v" markings, with white aperture & pustulose parietal shield...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....17572...(2sets)...Nerita albicilla Linne, 1758....21 - 26 mm. F+. Nice 8 piece pattern variation sets, black & brown broken bands on white, with some pink & yellow accents...Philippines...$9 (2 sets available)
....17577....(1pr)...Nerita albicilla Linne, 1758....18 - 26 mm. F++ w/opercs. Dark, well developed pairs...American Samoa...$3 (1 pair available)
....36694...(1set)...Nerita chamaeleon Linne, 1758....21 to 27 mm. F++. Nice 4 piece colour & pattern variation set nearly matches the 4 examples in "Shells of the Philippines" plate 11, fig. 11...Philippines...$7 (1 set available)
....27740...(3)...Nerita chameleon Linne, 1758....13 to 14 mm. F+ nicely. Different patterns but they don't change!...Philippines...$2 (3 available)
....36701...(1)...Nerita exuvia Linne, 1758....40 mm. F++. Highly unusual specimen started life as an albino but seems to have switched on its colour genes in a couple of stages...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....36695...(1)...Nerita exuvia Linne, 1758....32 mm. F++. Black & mustard yellow, with raised, strong spiral cords...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....39284...(+)...Nerita funiculata Menke, 1851....15 to 22 mm. F++ w/operc. Jet black with pustulose white columella, most with opercs...West Mexico...$3 for 2 (lots available)
....17559...(2sets)...Nerita histrio Linne, 1758....13 - 18 mm. F+. Nice 5 piece variety pac from alternate locality...India...$9 (2 sets available)
....39285...(2)...Nerita lineata Gmelin, 1791....29 mm. F+. With lots of fine black spiral threads and a smooth white columella...Malaysia...$2 (2 available)
....34245...(10)...Nerita luteofasciata Miller, 1879....3 to 5 mm. F+. Tiny species with brown columella & fine detailed gray & white pattern...Mexico...$3 for 2 (10 available)
....37749...(1)...Nerita maxima Gmelin, 1791....37 mm. F++. Big, heavy specimen with an almost snakeskin pattern...”Central Pacific”...$3 (1 available)
....37748...(1set)...Nerita peloronta Linne, 1758....16 to 34 mm. F+/F++. Common as dirt but this 10 piece growth & pattern set makes an impressive display!...Bahamas...$18 (1 set available)
....17578...(4sets)...Nerita plicata Linne, 1758....15 - 22 mm. F+. Nice 5 piece creamy white sets, some with pink blush, some with purplish spots...Tonga...$4 (4 sets available)
....35558...(1)...Nerita plicata Linne, 1758....20mm. F++. Creamy white all over, with strong spiral cords & lip teeth...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....37750...(1pr)....Nerita polita Linne, 1758....26 mm. F++. Good pattern variation pair...”Indo-Pacific”...$4 (1 pair available)
....36692...(1)...Nerita polita Linne, 1758....33 mm. F++. Large & heavy, with thick lip & orange teeth...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....30482...(12)...Nerita polita Linne, 1758....20 to 25 mm. F++ w/operc. Polite select specimens of this rhyming species, in a nearly infinite variety of patterns & colours...Thailand...$5 for 3 or $8 for 5 (12 available)
....29223...(25prs)...Nerita polita Linne, 1758....22 to 28 mm. F++ w/operc. Very polite, light & dark extreme pairs of this glossy smooth, pebble-like snail...Hawaii...$3 (25 pairs available)
....38707...(15)...Nerita polita ssp. antiquata Recluz, 1841....25 to 30 mm. F++ w/operc. Pretty specie with distinctive bright orange aperture rim...Australia...$4 (15 available)
....34246...(4)...Nerita scabricostata Lamarck, 1822....19 to 20 mm. F+. Black spiral corded, with typical apical erosion...Mexico...$2 (4 available)
SOLD....Nerita scabricostata Lamarck, 1822....36, 38 mm. F++ w/operc. Ecuador. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....24191...(2)...Nerita senegalensis Gmelin, 1791....22 to 24 mm. F++ w/operc. Jet black, with pastel orange pimpled parietal area...Cape Verde Islands...$4 (2 available)
....36698...(1)...Nerita signata Lamarck, 1822....18 mm. F++. Strongly corded, with distinctive red-brown columellar spot...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....37751...(5prs)...Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791....13 to 18 mm. F++ a few w/opercs. Pattern variation pairs of this black & white mottled species...Florida...$3 (5 pairs available)
SOLD....Nerita tessellata Gmelin, 1791....14 to 18 mm. F++ w/operc. Cuba........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36485...(1)...Nerita textilis Gmelin, 1791....36 mm. F++. With strong black & white spotted cords, pustulose, yellow stained parietal area & intact, dentate lip...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....37754...(2sets)...Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791....13 to 30 mm. F+/F++. Delightful 10 piece growth & pattern series, white, with black & pink dashes...Bahamas...$17 (2 sets available)
....28788...(2sets)...Nerita versicolor Gmelin, 1791....14 to 22 mm. F++ w/operc. Nice 3 piece variation sets speckled in black & red...Cuba...$5 (2 sets available)
....37059...(1)...Neritina (Clithon) oualaniensis Lesson, 1831....9 mm. Gem. Amazingly complex pattern for so tiny a shell. Check it out under a lens or low power 'scope...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....34094...(+prs)...Neritina pulligera Linne, 1758....18 to 24 mm. F++ w/operc. With yellow to orange rimmed aperture & odd, dark brown parietal glaze. Technically a freshwater species...Thailand...$5 (+ pairs available)
....39497...(20)...Neritina reclivata Say, 1822....8 to 12 mm. F+. Super fine-lined dark pattern with white columellar callus...Florida...$4 for 2 (20 available)
....37752...(1set)...Neritina turrita Gmelin, 1791....14 to 22 mm. F+. 10 piece super-set shows a wild variety of axial lines & zig-zags..."SW Pacific"...$19 (1 set available)
....37753...(1set)...Neritina turrita Gmelin, 1791....14 to 22 mm. F+. Pretty 7 piece pattern variation set..."SW Pacific"...$12 (1 set available)
....24137...(7)..Nerita undata Linne, 1758....21 to 24 mm. F++. Contrasting pairs. Spirally corded & with good, undamaged lips...India...$4 (3 pairs available)
....32418...(1)...Nerita sp.....31 mm. F+. Very high spired (almost looks like a Phasianella) with fine white axial lines on black...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36332...(1set)...Nerita sp.....14 to 26 mm. F+. Neat 8 piece set supplier says contains N. signata, undata, albicilla & chameleon. You get to play detective (because we're too busy too!!)...Philippines...$15 (1 set available)
....32465...(1)...Nerita sp.....21 mm. F+. Greenish, with black maculations & red rimmed columellar pad...Philippines...$ (1 available)
....32464...(1)...Nerita sp.....18 mm. F+. Jet black, with white apperture & finely toothed columella...Philippines...$ (1 available)
....37058...(1)...Neritina turrita Gmelin, 1791....19 mm. F++. Delightful angled stripe pattern & with great lip...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....24518...(9)...Neritina turrita Gmelin, 1791....12 to 16 mm. F++. Pretty pastel pink & orange colours...Philippines...$3 for 2 (9 available)
....30154...(1set)...Neritina waigiensis Lesson, 1831....16 to 20 mm. F++. Nice 3 piece colour/pattern set shows the extreme variability of this species...Philippines...$5 (1 set available)
....36693...(1pr)....Neritina waigiensis Lesson, 1831....16 & 18 mm. F++. Extreme pair! one banded like a humbug in brown & creamy yellow, the other in bright red with black & white alternating bands...$6 (1 pair available)
SOLD....Neritina waigiensis Lesson, 1831....15 to 18 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39498...(15)...Neritina (Vitta) virginea Linne, 1758....7 to 11 mm. F++ w/operc. Black & white fishscale patterns, some banded, most with opercs dried in place...Florida...$5 for 2 (15 available)
SOLD....Neritina zebra Bruguiere, 1792....6 to 10 mm. F++. Hawaii. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36697...(1pr)...Neritodryas dubia Gmelin, 1791....15 & 21 mm. F++. Totally smooth, with bold black spiral patterns...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
....17584...(2sets)...Neritodryas dubia Gmelin, 1791....13 - 21 mm. F+. Nice 5 piece sets of various black zig-zag patterns on yellow...Philippines...$12 (2 sets available)
...28243...(1)...Neritopsis radula Linne, 1758....14 mm. F+ nicely. With intriguingly notched columella...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
...22980...(+sets)...Puperita pupa fm. tristis Orbigny, 1842....8 to 11 mm. F+. Delightful 3 piece set of different patterns in black with fine white speckles...Philippines...$5 (+ sets available)
....37770...(+sets)...Puperita pupa Linne, 1758....7 to 10 mm. F+. Amazing black & white zebra patterns and bright yellow apertures...Bahamas...$3 (lots of sets available)
....31182...(+)...Smaragdia rangiana Recluz, 1842....7 to 9 mm. F+. Vibrant green with white axial pattern. S. viridis is the Atlantic species...3 for $4 (lots available)
....22393...(+)..Smaragdia rangiana Recluz, 1841....5 to 7 mm. F+. Jade green with whitish markings...Philippines...$3 for 2 (lots available)
SOLD....Smaragdia rangiana Recluz, 1841....8 to 10 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37755...(+sets)...Smaragdia viridis Linne, 1758....6 to 8 mm. F+. Neat bright green species. A bag of them looks like a teaspoonful of split green peas!...Bahamas...$5 for 3 (lots available)
....39494...(14)...Theodoxus luteofasciatus Miller, 1879....9 to 12 mm. F++. Wild patterns of fine zig-zag lines...Philippines...$5 for 2 (14 available)
....37756...(+sets)...Theodoxus
luteofasciatus Miller, 1879....10 to 16 mm.
F+. With an almost infinite variety of patterns, the only
common feature is the yellow to dark orange parietal shield.
Will make up sets to your request...West Mexico...$12 for 5
(lots available)
....37757...(+sets)...Theodoxus luteofasciatus
Miller, 1879....10 to 16 mm. F+. With an almost infinite
variety of patterns, the only common feature is the yellow to
dark orange parietal shield. Will make up sets to your
request...West Mexico...$20 for 10 (lots available)
....37758...(+sets)...Theodoxus luteofasciatus Miller, 1879....10 to 16 mm. F+. With an almost infinite variety of patterns, the only common feature is the yellow to dark orange parietal shield. Will make up sets to your request...West Mexico...$25 for 15 (lots available)
....39495...(2)...Theodoxus meleagris Lamarck, 1822....11 mm. F++. Fine pattern resembles fish scales...Belize...$3 (2 available)
....37759...(5sets)...Theodoxus oualaniensis Lesson, 1831....10 to 14 mm. F+. Delightful 10 piece pattern variation sets of this wildly variable species...”Indo Pacific”...$20 (5 sets available)
....37389...(+)...Odostomia trifida Totten, 1834....1 to 2 mm. F+. These are so tiny they are hard to identify, but I'm fairly sure it is this species & not bisuturalis...Atlantic Canada...$3 for 2 (lots available)
....18404...(6)..Angiola lineata da Costa,1778....7 -9 mm. F++. Shiny black Planaxidae with tan spiral lines...Cape Verde Is...$3 for 2 (6 available)
....12707...(lots)...Planaxis lineatus da Costa, 1778....5 - 7 mm. F+. Tiny brown & white...Mexico...$2 for 3 or 4 (lots available)
....25668...(3prs)...Planaxis nigra Quoy & Gaimard, 1834....10 to 12 mm. F++ w/operc. Smooth & black (of course) complete with tiny opercs...India...$3 (3 pairs available)
....22389...(1prs)...Planaxis nucleus Bruguiere, 1789....15 mm. F++ some w/operc. Jet black, uneroded apex & full dentate lip...Venezuela...$3 (1 pair available)
....12708...(5)...Planaxis sulcatus Born, 1780....20 - 23 mm. F+. Light-colored apex, black & white speckled body whorls...Fiji...$2 (5 available)
....15732...(7prs)...Planaxis sulcatus Born, 1780....13 - 18 mm. F+. Black & white with brown apex...Philippines...$3 (7 pairs available)
....36715...(1)...Cerithidea cingulata Gmelin, 1791....23 mm. F++. Dark brown colour form with lighter sub-sutural line...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....12877...(2)...Cerithidea scalariformis Say, 1825....18 - 25 mm. F++. Gray-brown with cream bands...Florida...$3 (2 available)
....25684...(8)...Terebralia cf. palustris Linne, 1767....24 to 27 mm. F++ w/operc. Dark brown juveniles complete with tiny opercs...India...$3 for 2 (8 available)
....37150...(1)...Terebralia
sulctata Born, 1792....40 mm. F+. Dark brown freak
form with nearly separate whorls...Philippines...$6 (1
available)
....37509...(1)...Terebralia
sulctata Born, 1792....39 mm. F+. Chocolate brown
typically formed specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Fulmentum septimentum Rang, 1832....10 to 12 mm. F++. Angola. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....29936...(35prs)...Otopleura auriscati Holten, 1882....19 to 25 mm. F++. Speckled brown on cream pattern pairs...Philippines...$5 (35 pairs available)
....37026...(1pr)....Otopleura auriscati Holten, 1802....18 & 19 mm. F++. Neat pattern pair mottled in brown...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....38519...(4)...Otopleura nodicincta Adams, 1855....25 to 27 mm. F++. Good examples of this less common, brown speckled Pyramidellidae...Philippines...$7 (4 available)
....37322...(1)...Otopleura nodicincta Adams, 1855....17.5 mm. F+. White, with brown blotches & finely nodulose texture...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....38520...(1)...Pyramidella acus Gmelin, 1791....37 mm. F+. Great specimen with spiral rows of brown spots & intact, sharp lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....12576...(6)..Pyramidella dolabrata Linne, 1758....20 - 25 mm. F+. Hard to get dark form...St. Vincent...$3 (6 available)
....36389...(1)...Pyramidella maculosa Lamarck, 1822....29 mm. F++. Heavily marked with brown axial flames & spots...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37025...(1)...Pyramidella teres Adams, 1855....21 mm. F++. Scarce species, all white & very acute spire...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....28260...(1)...Pyramidella ventricosa Guerin, 1931....17 mm. F++. Tan with brown axial markings...Philippines...$5 (1 available)......
....12025...(8)...Alvania rosana Bartsch, 1911....1 - 1.5 mm. F+. Sieved from fine mud...New Zealand...$3 for 2 (8 available)
....12045...(2)...Estea (Pisinna) rufoapicata Suter, 1908....3 - 4 mm. F+. Micro shell...New Zealand...$2 (2 available)
....25096...(4)...Rissoina reticulata Sowerby, 1824....16 to 17 mm. F+. Giant of their genus. With nice sculpture when viewed under magnification...Philippines...$5 for 2 (4 available)
....15213...(5)...Rissoina sp.....5 mm. F(beach). Pure white....Florida...$2 for 3 (5 available)
....15734...(8)...Zebina gigantea Deshayes, 1850....4 - 6 mm. F+. White to tan. Don't let the species name fool you...Philippines...$3 (8 available)
....36451...(4)...Cylichna alba Brown, 1827....4 to 5mm. F+. Tiny Barrel Bubble species...Nova Scotia...$7 (4 available)
SOLD....Siliquaria anguina Linne, 1758....43 to 50 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38979...(1)...Struthiolaria papulosa Martyn, 1784....79 mm. F++ w/operc. Lovely, large, live taken “ostrich foot”...New Zealand...$8 (1 available)
....24930...(1)...Struthiolaria papulosa Martyn, 1794....83 mm. F+. Massive, thick lipped & heavily callused...New Zealand...$14 (1 available)
SOLD....Struthiolaria papulosa Martyn, 1784....53, 67 & 82 mm. F++ (1 w/operc.) New Zealand. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoymentSOLD...Struthiolaria papulosa Martyn, 1794....65 to 67 mm. F++ w/operc. New Zealand. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Struthiolaria vermis Martyn, 1784....40, 43 mm. F+. New Zealand. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Struthiolaria cf. vermis Martyn, 1784....43 mm. F++. New Zealand. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39244...(1)...Eudolium pyriformis Sowerby, 1914....56 mm. F+. Nice specimen with lightly flared intact li...South Africa...$9 1 available)
....25584...(1)...Eudolium pyriformis Sowerby, 1914....60 mm. F+ high. Large for the species...Costa Rica...$12 (3 available)
....25585...(3)...Eudolium pyriformis Sowerby, 1914....51 to 55 mm. F+. Tiny Tuns with good lips...Costa Rica...$9 (3 available)
....29117...(2)...Eudolium pyriformis Sowerby, 1914....34, 36 mm. F+. Solid if slightly sub-adult specimens...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....35658...(1)...Eudolium pyriformis Monterosato, 1869....33 mm. F+. Cute junior specimen, orange-tan speckled & with finely toothed lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Eudolium pyriformis Sowerby, 1914....57 mm. F+ high. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38706...(2)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....57, 65 mm. F++. Good specimens with fully formed, toothed lip...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....38706...(3)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....57, 65 mm. F++. Good specimens with fully formed, toothed lip...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....38870...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....54 mm. F+high. Good specimen with thickened, well toothed lip& columella...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....29931...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....65 mm. F++. Heavy & fully mature, with thick, dentate lip & columellar callus. Prime, solid specimen...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....37984...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....63 mm. F+. Nice sized specimen with fully developed lip teeth & parietal callus...”Indo Pacific”...$6 (1 available)
....12669...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....59 mm. F++. Bright, crisp colors & pattern...Zanzibar...$6 (1 available)
....38076...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....57 mm. F+. Heavily mature, with dentate lip & thick, shiny white parietal callus...ex col...$11 (1 available)
....15295...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....54 mm. F+. White & fawn with brown spots...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....30654...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....45 mm. F+. Nice example, with thick, well flared lip & strongly toothed & callused columella...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36783...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....44 mm. F++. Well developed example with thickened lip toothed on the anterior third...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....26226...(1)...Malea pomum (forma?) linne, 1758....39 mm. F++. A compact form similar to M. noronhensis but from an ocean away...Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)
....26920...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....33 mm. F++. With full, thickened lip, this may be a dwarf form...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
NEW....39904...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....68
mm. F++. Big &
solid, with nice pattern and great lip. You=ll
be grinning at this one...Kenya...$12
SOLD....Malea ringens Swainson, 1822....59 mm. F++. Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39906...(1)...Tonna allium Dillwyn, 1817....91
mm. F++. Good sized
specimen with brown raised ribs and well developed lip (& no
garlic smell)...Kenya...$15
NEW....39767...(1)...Tonna allium Dillwyn, 1817....86 mm. F++. Good sized example with fully developed crenulate & dentate lip...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....26921...(1)...Tonna allium Dillwyn, 1817....42 mm. F++. Small specimen, yet with full, varixed lip...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Tonna allium Dillwyn, 1817....81, 86 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39902...(1)...Tonna cepa Roding, 1798....117
mm. F++. Good sized
example with fully intact, brown edged lip...Kenya...$18 (1 available) OVERSIZE
NEW....39768...(1)...Tonna cepa Roding, 1798....90 mm. F+. Nicely patterned specie with good canal but slightly thin lip...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW....39769...(1)...Tonna
cepa Roding, 1798....85 mm. F+. With slightly thickened adult lip
and cream & brown spotted ribs...Philippines...$12 (1
available)
NEW....39632...(1)...Tonna
cepa
Roding, 1798....45 mm. F++.
Fully intact but small specimen with thickened, fine
toothed lip...Somalia...$5 (1 available)
NEW....39770...(1)...Tonna dolium Linne, 1758....107 mm. F+. Large lovely specimen with strong, lightly orange spotted ribs, though lip is thin...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW....39771...(1)...Tonna dolium Linne, 1758....94 mm. F+. With well spotted ribs and slightly thickened adult lip edge...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....34904...(1)...Tonna dolium Linne, 1758....145 mm. F. Monster specimen, with nicely brown spotted spiral ribs & intact lip. Siphonal canal a bit rough...Philippines?...$28 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....33997...(2)...Tonna cf. dolium Linne, 1758....140 mm. F+. Nice sized specimens with heavily spotted, close packed ribs. Our supplier says it's not T. dolium, but it seems to match "Shells of the Philippines", plate 26 fig. 8a...Thailand...$32 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....32473...(1)...Tonna dolium Linne, 1758....80 mm. F++. With orange-tan speckled ribs & thickened, fully developed lip...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....15298....(1)...Tonna dolium Linne, 1758....58 mm. F+. Alternate brown & white spotted ribs...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
NEW....39900...(1)...Tonna galea Linne, 1758....131
mm. F++. Large
& fat, with great, fully formed & toothed
lip...Kenya...$23 (1
available) OVERSIZE
NEW....39901...(1)...Tonna galea Linne, 1758....93
mm. F++. Fresh
junior specimen with well formed lip & partial
perio...Kenya...$16
NEW....39773...(1)...Tonna galea Linne, 1758....80 mm. F+. Nicely brown ribbed if only about half grown...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....38077...(1)...Tonna galea Linne, 1758....108 mm. F+. Nice mid-sized specimen with interesting “double” lip...ex col...$12 (1 available)
....30679...(1)...Tonna cf. galea Linne, 1758....60 mm. F+. Fine junior example, with lightly spotted pattern & good lip...Greece...$9 (1 available)
....38081...(1)...Tonna maculosa Dillwyn, 1817....65 mm. F++. Beautiful, totally intact specimen with perfect lip & siphonal canal...Florida...$5 (1 available)
....24193...(2)...Tonna maculosa Dillwyn, 1817....40 to 45 mm. F++. Small but sweet...Curacao...$5 (2 available)
SOLD....Tonna maculosa Dillwyn, 1817....83 mm. F+. Curacao. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Tonna maculosa Dillwyn, 1817....78 mm. F+. Florida. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39772...(2)...Tonna marginata Philippi, 1845....65, 66 mm. F+. Similar to dolium but without fine ribs between the orange spotted main ribs...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
SOLD....Tonna olearium Linne, 1758....152 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment OVERSIZE
NEW....39903...(1)...Tonna perdix Linne, 1758....136 mm. F+. Huge specimen of the
Partridge Tun, with decent lip but slightly rough
canal...Kenya...$15 (1 available)
OVERSIZE
NEW....39905...(1)...Tonna perdix Linne, 1758....108
mm. F++. Top
quality example with good pattern, nice parietal glaze and
intact, thickened lip & canal...Kenya...$8 OVERSIZE
NEW....39907...(1)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....97
mm. F++. Large,
fresh, well developed specimen lightly brown banded and with
partial perio...Kenya...$20
NEW....39774...(1)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....90 mm. F++. Big & beautifully brown banded and with fully formed crenulate & dentate lip...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW....39775...(2)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....71, 76 mm. F+. Good junior specimens though with fully formed & thickened lips...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....38078...(1)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....112 mm. F+ high. Big, heavily mature example with thick, solid, toothed lip & bold brown spiral bands...ex col...$18 (1 available)
....25786...(4)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....95 to 98 mm. F++. Nice examples with well toothed lips & brown spiral bands...India...$6 (4 available) OVERSIZE
....38079...(1)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....91 mm. F+ high. Nice specimen, with intact, toothed lip & brown spiral bands...ex col...$14 (1 available)
....31814...(1)...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....56 mm. F++. Junior examples but with fully formed lips, 4 brown stripes & complete with little purple protoconch...Thailand...$5 (1 available)
SOLD...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....135 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Tonna sulcosa Born, 1778....115 mm. F+ high. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....34879 ...(1)...Tonna species freak....83 mm. F+. SQUARE, man!!! Hipster-challenged example of this orange spotted & well ribbed species, either T. dolium or T. marginata...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32716...(1)...Separatista cf. blainvilliana Petit, 1851....8 mm. F+. Slightly junior specimens of this rare species...Thailand...$15 (1 available)
....29872...(8)...Trichotropis cancellata Hinds, 1843....18 to 21 mm. F+. Gently beached & therefore without hairy periostracum...California...SPECIAL!!...$5 (8 available)
SOLD...Triphora sp.....34 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....20813...(1)...Viriola pagoda Hinds, 1843....15 mm. F++. Good size for species, with nice micro-sculpture...$7 (1 available)
....39344...(1)...Trimusculus reticulatus Sowerby, 1835....13, 14 mm. F+. Small white cap shells with fine radial ribs...West Mexico...$3 (1 available)
NEW....39885...(1)...Trivia aperta Swainson, 1822....24
mm. F++. Fresh,
excellent example with gloss and ridgesall intact...South
Africa...$25 (1 available)
NEW....39886...(1)...Trivia aperta Swainson, 1822....24
mm. F. Decent if
slightly beach-worn ex col starter specimen...South
Africa...$12 (1 available)
....37762...(4)...Trivia
californiana Gray, 1827....8 to 10 mm.
F+ high. Deep mauve with a white dorsal furrow...West
Mexico...$5 (4 available)
....25358...(6)...Trivia merces Iredale, 1924....10 to 11 mm. F+. Finely ridged & with brown dorsal spots...Australia...$3 (6 available)
SOLD....Trivia merces Iredale, 1924....13 - 15 mm. F+. Tasmania. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37024...(1)...Trivia oryza Lamarck, 1811....11 mm. F++. Fairly large for this small white species, like a tiny grooved Cypraea...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31187...(+)...Trivia oryza Lamarck, 1811....8 to 11 mm. F+. Tiny, textured, pure white relatives of the Cypraea...Philippines...$5 for 2 (15 available)
....34854...(1)...Trivia oryza Lamarck, 1811....10 mm. F++. Pure white & finely textured surface...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....27924...(3)...Trivia oryza Lamarck, 1811....8, 9 mm. F++. White globes...Philippines...$2 (3 available)
....36593...(3)...Trivia
ovulata Lamarck, 1810....19 to 20 mm. F++ to
Gem. Big, fat, snow white specimens...South Africa...$22 (3
available)
....36592...(8)...Trivia
ovulata Lamarck, 1810....16 to 18 mm. F++ to
Gem. Chubby, pure white, smooth backed Cypraea
cousins...South Africa...$18 (8 available)
....37574...(3)...Trivia pacifica Sowerby, 1832....9 - 10 mm. F++. Smaller species with twin, large, brown dorsal spots...Panama...$4 (3 available)
....37760...(5prs)...Trivia pediculus Linne, 1758....13 to 15 mm. F+. Decent, lightly beached examples...$3 (5 pairs available)
....37761...(4prs)...Trivia pediculus fm. pullata Sowerby, 1870....8 to 10 mm. F+. Cute specimens of this dwarf, pink based form...Bahamas...$3 (4 pairs available)
....12834...(15)...Trivia quadripunctata Gray, 1827....5 - 8 mm. F+. Pastel pink & tiny...Gulf of Mexico...$5 for 2 (15 available)
....30397...(3)...Trivia cf. radians Lamarck, 1811....17 to 20 mm. F+. Light tan with squat form & wide base...Peru...$4 (3 available)
....37763...(8)...Trivia solandri Sowerby, 1832....17 to 19 mm. F++. Good, fresh examples, on the large side for the species...West Mexico...$4 (8 available)
....37764...(6)...Trivia solandri Sowerby, 1832....15 to 17 mm. F++. Fresh, dark examples of this well ribbed “coffee bean”...West Mexico...$3 (6 available)
....36635...(1pr)....Trivia solandri Sowerby, 1832....13 & 14 mm. F. Two colour fresh beached pair, one typically tan the other in pastel pink...Mexico...$5 (1 pair available)
....37023...(1)...Trivia speciosa Kuroda & Cate, 1979....16 mm. Gem. Good sized & perfect specimen of this rare species, all white & totally covered in fine fingerprint-like ridges...Philippines...$40 (1 available)
....16057...(1)...Trivia suavis Schilder, 1931....8 mm. F++. Live taken! Pure white...South Africa...$16 (1 available)
....33060...(2prs)...Trivirostra oryza Lamarck, 1811....9 to 10 mm. F++. Pure white & finely ribbed all over...Solomon Islands...$3 (2 pairs available)
....28721...(5prs)...Truncatella guerini A. & B. Villa, 1841....7 to 8 mm. F+. Tiny tan Truncatellidae...Philippines...$3 (5 pairs available)
....39363...(1)...Angaria delphinus Linne, 1758....60 mm. F++ w/operc. Has disconnected body whorl so that it looks like a spiny black & purple Rhiostoma!...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....39364...(1)...Angaria delphinus Linne, 1758....37 mm. F++. Free coiled body whorl looks like a spiny black Rhiostoma...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....27002....(1)...Angaria delphinus Linne, 1758....28 mm. F+ w/operc. Rich dark red with lots of black spines...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....39081...(1)...Angaria delphinus fm. atrata Reeve, 1843....39 mm. F++ w/operc. Pretty example with white top, triangular leafy shoulder spines & purple umbilicus...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....35751...(1)....Angaria delphinus fm. atrata Reeve, 1842....36 mm. F+ w/operc. Wine red with low shoulder spines...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....38910...(2)...Angaria delphinus fm. melanacantha Reeve, 1842....71, 78 mm. F++. Glorious big examples with upturned, recurved shoulder spines intact...Philippines...$11 (2 available)
....38725...(1)...Angaria delphinus fm. melanacantha Reeve, 1842....62 mm. F++. Great example with long, up-turned spines...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....38911...(3)...Angaria delphinus fm. melanacantha Reeve, 1842....50 to 56 mm. F++. Good specimens with long shoulder spines mostly intact...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....32342...(2)...Angaria delphinus fm. melanacantha Reeve, 1842....56 to 61 mm. F+. Delightfully spiny specimens, with the long, upturned shoulder spines virtually all intact...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....32891...(1)...Angaria delphinus fm. melanacantha Reeve, 1842....55 mm. F++. Great example with long, upturned spines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36453...(1)....Angaria delphinus fm. melanacantha Reeve, 1842....39 mm. F+. Dark greenishtan with long white upturned spines...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Angaria cf. delphinus Linne, 1758....28 mm. F+ high. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39694...(1)...Angaria melanacantha Reeve, 1842....48 mm. F+ w/operc. Nice example with black, up-turned shoulder spines...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW....39695...(1)...Angaria sphaerula Kiener, 1873....51 mm. F+. Olive green with pale pink recurved shoulder spines mostly intact...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
NEW....39696...(1)...Angaria sphaerula Kiener, 1873....49 mm. F+. Deep rose pink with long, curved shoulder spines...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
NEW....39697...(1)...Angaria sphaerula Kiener, 1873....40 mm. F+. Smaller but spectacular! Hot pink throughout...Philippines...$24 (1 available)
....37819...(1)...Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....47 mm. F. Bargain starter specimen with pink spines...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....36454...(2)...Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....43 to 48 mm. F. Decent starter specimens with pink spotted spines, at least one of which is fully intact...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....26449....(1)....Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....45 mm. F+ w/operc. Outrageously long pink spines...Philippines...$20 (1 available)....31130...(1)...Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....38 mm. F+ nicely. With long branched peripheral spines mostly intact...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
SOLD....Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....56 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....27779...(2)...Arene venusta Woodring, 1929....5 mm. F++. Red & brown mottled little turbans...Brazil...$10 (2 available)
....38733...(2)...Astraea tecta ssp. americana Gmelin, 1791....29, 33 mm. F+. Good, clean, uneroded examples with intact lips & pearly interior...Florida...$3 (2 available)
....38727...(3)...Astraea caelata Gmelin, 1791....46 to 53 mm. F+. With good lips & spiny periphery...Bahamas...$5 (3 available)
....38094...(1)...Astraea caelata Gmelin, 1791....50 mm. F++. Great example, greenish, with intact lip & peripheral spines and pearly silver aperture...ex col...$6 (1 available)
....37868...(5)...Astraea gibberosa Dillwyn, 1817....34 to 40 mm. F+. Excellent beach specimens, with complete lip & rounded peripheral knobs & pearly silver interior...West Mexico...$4 (5 available)
....35298...(2)...Astraea heliotropium Martyn, 1784....77, 81 mm. F+ w/operc. Large examples with good peripheral spines, Au naturel, some earlier growth with easily removed bryzoan encrustation, And complete with operc...New Zealand...$35 (2 available)
....36075...(1)....Astraea heliotropium Martyn, 1784....72 mm. F+ w/operc. Much better than average example of this favorite, live taken & well cleaned, complete with operc...New Zealand...$34 (1 available)
....35299...(2)...Astraea heliotropium Martyn, 1784....58, 53 mm. F+ w/operc. Nice, clean, mid-sized specimens, lip & peripheral spines mostly intact & operc included...New Zealand...$30 (2 available)
....35300...(5)...Astraea heliotropium Martyn, 1784....42 to 49 mm. F+ w/operc. Starter specimens of this scarce Turbinidae, complete with operc...New Zealand...$18 (5 available)
SOLD....Astraea olivacea Wood, 1828....69 mm. F++. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37869...(4)...Astraea phoebia Roding, 1795....43 to 50 mm. F+/F++. Nice, large specimens with long peripheral spines intact & with good, silver lined lips...Bahamas...$11 (4 available)
....34290...(3)...Astraea tecta Lightfoot, 1786....35 to 40 mm. F+. Big, white, conical tops with natural white coraline algae encrustations...Caribbean...$5 (3 available)
....15522...(1pr)....Astraea tecta Lightfoot, 1786....24 mm. F+. One white, the other yellow...Honduras...$9 (1 available)
....37870...(5)...Astraea tecta fm. americana Gmelin, 1791....22 to 24 mm. F+. Gently beached, with complete lips & silvery interior & fine, angled axial ribs...Florida...$3 (5 available)
....9067...(6)...Astraea tecta Lightfoot, 1786....18 - 24 mm. F++ w/operc. Little pyramids with good data. With opercs...Bahamas...$5 (6 available)
....12836...(2)...Astraea tecta Lightfoot, 1786....17 - 24 mm. F+. Pearly interiors...Florida...$4 (2 available )
SOLD....Astraea tecta Lightfoot,
1786....22 - 31 mm.
F+ (most w/operc.) Florida. .......shell
sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39891...(1)...Astraea
tuber
Linne, 1758....45 mm. F++ w/o.
Full grown, clean, fresh specimen with
operc...Venezuela...$5 (1 available)
....37959...(1set)...Astraea undosa Wood, 1828....36 to 73 mm. F++. Delightful 4 piece growth series of this wonderfully wavy-edged species...West Mexico...$29 (1 set available)
....37958...(1)...Astraea undosa Wood, 1828....71 mm. F++. Prime specimen, full grown, with good lip and with intact, flaky brown periostracum...West Mexico...$10 (1 available)
....37871...(1set)...Astraea undosa Wood, 1828....24 to 50 mm. F+/F++. Neat 5 piece growth series with pearly interiors & wavy peripheral rim...West Mexico...$24 (1 set available)
....16665A...(1)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....55 mm. F+ . GIANT!...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....16665C...(1pr)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....52 & 55 mm. F+ to F++. SPLENDID size-Big contrast pair!...Philippines...$10 (1 pair available)
....16665B...(4prs)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....46 to 50 mm. F+ to F++. Good pairs, on the large side...Philippines...$6 (4 pairs available)
....16665...(10)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....40 to 45 mm. F+ to F++. Good pairs of a variable species...Philippines...$5 (10 available)
....37872...(1)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....36 mm. F+. With orange body, black peripheral spines and yellow interior...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30092...(1)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....40 mm. F++. With most of the peripheral spines intact & a lovely sulfur yellow interior...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....35413...(1)...Astralium calcar Linne, 1758....29 mm. F+ w/operc. An example of the high spired spineless form similar to "Shells of the Philippines" Plate 8, fig. 2b...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Astralium species....27 mm. F++ w/operc. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....12837...(5)...Astralium haematragum Menke, 1829....22 - 29 mm. F/F+. Spikey white pyramids with mauve columella...Thailand...$6 (5 available)
....38417...(1)...Astralium haematragum Menke, 1829....23 mm. F++. Stunning specimen in rich shades of pink & purple...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35047...(1)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....21 mm. F+. Large for the species & with rich, lavender base & strong axial ridges...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....27634...(1)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....20 mm. F+. Apperture accented in deep rosy pink...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34531...(1)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....20 mm. F++. Very nice example with vivid purple-pink columellar stain & without the coraline encrustations so typical of this species...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....26808...(2)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....15, 19 mm. F++. Nodulose & spiny, with rich purple base...$6 (2 available)
....27004...(1)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....17 mm. F++. Typically high spired & deep magenta red...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36118...(1)....Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....16 mm. F+. Somewhat knobby & high spired Turbinidae, suffused with purple-pink...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....27302...(1)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....15 mm. F++. Deep purple-pink with saw-toothed peripheral spines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....27780...(1)...Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....12 mm. F++. Colour so rich & dark it is purple...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36681...(1)...Astralium roseobasis Dekker, 2003....21 mm. F++. Great specimen of this recently coined Trochid, lavender pink with purple columella & no encrustations...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....38712...(1pr)....Austrocochlea obtusa Dillwyn, 1817....20, 22 mm. F+. Neat pair shows wide & narrow “zebra” stripes...Australia...$3 (1 pair available)
....36343...(1)...Bathyliotina glassi McLean, 1951....9 mm. F++. Amazing little shell, with peripheral spines and varixed lip...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....27406...(2)...Bolma erectospinosa Habe & Okutani, 1980....16 mm. F+. With saw-toothed peripheral spines & coppery dorsal surface...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....33231...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....64, 68 mm. F+ w/operc. Large, lovely, operculate, typically tan & orange coloured examples with long, leafy peripheral spines virtually all intact. About as good as they get...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....33236...(6)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....50 to 65 mm. F decently. Clean, decent bargain specimens...Philippines...$6 (6 available)
....32385...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....64 mm. F++. Perhaps the nicest, biggest example of this we've seen in years. Light tan with virtually every peripheral spine intact...Philippines...$32 (1 available)
....33233...(3)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....62 to 64 mm. F+. Nice specimens with long, leafy shoulder blades mostly intact...Philippines...$22 (3 available)
....29261...(3)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....57 to 64 mm. F+ nicely. Big, with great lips & bright orange columellar stain, but slightly blunted peripheral spines...Philippines...$15 (3 available)
....23083 ...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1861....60 mm. F+ high. A splendid specimen: very worthy!!...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....9167...(1set)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....45, 50 & 60 mm. F/F+. Nice 3 piece growth series...Philippines...$20 (1 set available)
....9103....(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1861....55 mm. F. Good sized if slightly rough specimen with lip intact...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....33237...(1set)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....50 to 55 mm. F high. Delightful 4 piece colour variation set in pretty pastel shades of lilac, tan, orange & yellow, though with some spine losses...Philippines...$25 (1 set available)
....15760...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1861....45 mm. F. Due to broken spines, but an otherwise OK starter specimen...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....16763...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....41 mm. F+. Tan & brown with light orange spines: decent...Philippines...$19 (1 available)
....36510...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....40 mm. F++. Tan with black radial stripes. slightly young, but in excellent condition with most spines intact...Philippines...$20
....17934...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....40 mm. F++. Mid-sized, but with fabulous spine development, about as close to Gem as this species gets...$25 (1 available)
....20507...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....40 mm. F+. A few spines missing, but otherwise nice...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....30711...(1)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve 1843....38 mm. F. Nice pattern of brown on tan, with bright orange columellar area...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....33301...(1pr)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....20 & 35 mm. F. Start your growth series with these two...Philippines...$10 (1 pair available)
....30406...(1set)...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1843....24 to 31 mm. F+. Batch of 3 baby Bolmas in different patterns, including a small, possible albino example...Philippines...$20 (1 set available)
....38912...(2)...Bolma guttata Adams, 1863....37, 40 mm. F++. Beautiful, big, top quality examples, with excellent lips & most of the peripheral spines intact...Philippines...$38 (2 available)
....34535...(2)...Bolma guttata Adams, 1853....12 to 13 mm. F++ w/operc. Cute pinkish-tan tops with operc dried in place...$25 (2 available)
....32463...(1)...Bolma guttata Adams, 1853....11 mm. F++. DARK orange, with fine peripheral spines...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....15761...(4)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....28 - 44 mm. F high....What a name!! Pastel pink but slightly rough lipped starters for a starter price...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....31956...(1)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....41 mm. F+. Deep pinky purple with short, pointy peripheral spines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....20508...(4)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....35 to 40 mm. F+. With flared lip & full parietal shield...Philippines...$13 (4 available)
....20509...(6)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....27 to 32 mm. F+ to F++. Lip not quite adult, but pretty much full size & with good spine development...Philippines...$10 (6 available)
....20510...(2pr)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....23 to 26 mm. F+ to F++. Nice little light & dark pairs, the darker ones with red-brown blotches...Philippines...$15 (2 pair available)
....23350...(1)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....25 mm. F+. Great sculpture of triangular spines & fine rows of tiny beads...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....23727...(1)....Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....22 mm. F+ high. Good sized example with peripheral spines like a cicular saw blade!...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....32724...(1pr)...Bolma guttata fm. millegranosa Kuroda & Habe, 1958....17 mm. F++. Good light & dark pair, one with brown mottling, the other without, both with nice peripheral spines...Philippines...$15 (1 pair available)
....33238...(1)....Bolma henica Watson, 1885....41 mm. F+. Big example, finely beaded & with most peripheral spines intact. Coppery brown with pearly white base...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....34436...(1)...Bolma henica Watson, 1885....38 mm. F++ w/operc. Large, long spined lovely bronze example...Thailand...$15 (1 available)
....30091...(2)...Bolma henica Watson, 1885....35, 36 mm. F+ high. With nicely channeled sutures & interesting coppery sheen...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....20505...(4)...Bolma henica Watson, 1885....32 to 36 mm. F+. Minor spine &/or lip damage, but big & dark, these are still fine specimens...Philippines...$12 (4 available)
....29711...(2pr)...Bolma cf. henica Watson, 1885....13 to 14 mm. F+. Neat little sharp spined, low spired pair of baby Bolmas , one plain, the other mottled in dark red...Philippines...$15 (2 pairs available)
....33569....(1)...Bolma microconcha Kosuge, 1953....13 mm. F+. Deep red mini-turbo with spines reduced to spiral rows of fine beads. ID from supplier...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....28137...(4)...Bolma microconcha Kosuge, S., 1985....11 to 12 mm. F++. Deep, dark red with fine peripheral spines...Philippines...$12 (4 available)
....27636...(1)...Bolmamicroconcha Kosuge, S., 1985....10 mm. F++. Rare!! Bright Red with brown & white spire markings...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....30807...(1)...Bolma minutiradiosa Kosuge, 1983....16 mm. F++ w/operc. Small but sweet specimen with peripheral spines mostly intact...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....36683...(1pr)...Bolma minutiradiosa....13 & 14 mm. F++. Pretty pair, one in bright red, the other mottled in tan brown & pink...Philippines...$12 (1 pair available)
....31623...(1pr)...Bolma minutiradiosa Kosuge, 1983....11 and 13 mm. F++. Contrasting colour pair of this small, flattened, sharp spined species...Philippines...$15 (1 pair available)
....34837...(1pr)...Bolma minutiradiosa Kosuge, 1983....10 & 13 mm. F+. Spectacular colour pair, one deep rose pink, the other bright safety-cone orange...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....38714...(1)...Bolma modesta Reeve, 1843....50 mm. F+ w/operc. Good sized specimen...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Bolma modesta Reeve, 1843....62 mm. F+ w/operc. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....27005...(1)...Bolma persica Dall, 1907....28 mm. F+. Albinistic - very pale, with lavender tipped spines: delicate and exquisite!!...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....30408...(1)...Bolma persica Dall, 1907....27 mm. F+. With lots of close, saw-toothed peripheral spines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....31957...(1)...Bolma persica Dall, 1907....26 mm. F+. Good sized example with long spines & lots of fine, dark red beaded spiral cords...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....30297...(1pr)...Bolma persica Dall, 1907....22 & 26 mm. F+. Extreme pair, one darkly mottled & with shorter spines, the other with lighter colour & longer spines...Philippines...$15 (1 pair available)
....20712...(7)...Bolma persica Dall, 1907....23 to 25 mm. F+. Dark red speckles and lots of peripheral spines...Philippines...$9 (7 available)
....31289...(1)...Bolma persica Dall, 1907....22 mm. F+. Finely speckled in brown & with painfully sharp peripheral spines...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....32877...(7)...Bolma sp.....12 to 14 mm. F++. Excellent, spiny rimmed, finely beaded mini Trochid...Philippines...$5 (7 available)
....36117...(1)...Bolma sp.....13 mm. F+. Small species, with lots of fine, sharp peripheral spines & brown mottled surface...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32867...(1set)...Bolma sp.....12 to 13 mm. F++. Nice 3 piece colour variation set, one deep red, one brown & tan mottled & one bright orange...Philippines...$15 (1 set available)
....27306...(6)...Bolma sp.....10 to 12 mm. F++. Dark red tiny tops with fine peripheral spines...Philippines...$5 (6 available)
....34836...(2)...Bolma sp.....11 to 12 mm. F+ high. Recurved row of peripheral spines make them look a bit like miniature circular saw blades when viewed from above...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....35376...(4)...Cookia sulcata Gmelin, 1791....80 to 90 mm. F+ some w/operc. Big, solid specimens, fresh beached & in natural condition, with barnacles, tube worms & coraline encrustations (some so heavy they look like lumps of cement!) A neat natural display or you can play archeologist/treasure hunter with a dental pick...New Zealand...$15 (4 available)
SOLD....Guildfordia yoka Jousseaume, 1888....78 to 95 mm. F++ w/operc. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Guildfordia yoka Jousseaume, 1888....88, 90 mm. F++. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Guildfordia yoka Jousseaume, 1888....83 mm. F++. Excellent specimen with all long peripheral spines intact. Rarely this good...Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....30145...(3)...Liotina peroni Kiener, 1839....12 to 14 mm. F++. Tiny Turbinidae with great, punctate microsculpture...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....26225...(4sets)...Lunella cf. cinerea Born, 1798....15 to 18 mm. F+ to F++. Colour sets of 3 in shades of orange-tan & greenish gray...Korea...$7 (4 sets available)
....35314...(1)...Lunella (Dinassovica) smaragdus Gmelin, 1791....53 mm. F+ w/operc. Big & dark, with distinctive gray-green operc included...New Zealand...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Phasianella australis Gmelin, 1791....54 to 66 mm. F+ w/o. Australia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Phasianella australis Gmelin, 1791....59 mm. F++ w/operc. Australia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....22150...(+sets)...Phasianella solida Born, 1778....10 to 15 mm. F++. Lots of busy pattern variation on these 5 piece sets...Philippines...$10 (+ set available)
....15757...(5)...Phasianella solida Born, 1778....12 - 13 mm. F+. Pinkish-tan with brown & white patterns...Philippines...$3.50 (5 available)
....25667...(9)...Phasianella variegata Lamarck, 1822....15 to 17 mm. F++ w/operc. Tan with lines of red & cream spots, complete with tiny white shelly opercs...India...$3 (9 available)
....15758...(5)...Phasianella variegata Lamarck, 1822....11 - 17 mm. F+. Various patterns in shades of gray, brown & pink...Philippines...$3 (5 available)
....26481...(2sets)...Tricolia capensis Philippi, 1847....7 to 10 mm. F+. Neat little 5 piece sets in a variety of red, brown & yellow shades...South Africa...$4 (2 sets available)
....34740...(1)...Turbo argyrosyomus Linne, 1758....62 mm. F+. Unusual colour form, entirely mottled in bright blue-green...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....24539...(1)...Turbo argyrostoma Linne, 1758....57 mm. F+. Cream with spiral cords & brown zig-zag markings...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....37816...(1set)...Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791....12 to 28 mm. F+. 6 piece growth & pattern series...Bahamas...$18 (1 set available)
....37817...(1set)...Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791....15 to 27 mm. F+. 5 piece growth and pattern set...Bahamas...$14 (1 set available)
....32332...(1)...Turbo chrysostomus Linne, 1758....51 mm. F+. Bold, brown axial pattern on white, with shiny golden apperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....39338...(2)...Turbo crassus Wood, 1828....56, 53 mm. F++. Selected from dozens, although fresh dead taken, these big ones have fully intact lips...West Mexico...$4 (2 available)
....39339...(3)...Turbo crassus Wood, 1828....47 to 49 mm. F++. With axial barred pattern and intact, crenulate lips...West Mexico...$3 (3 available)
....35594...(1)...Turbo brunneus Roding, 1798....40 mm. F+ high. The uncommon green form with totally unfiled lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29815...(1)...Turbo brunneus Roding, 1798....22 mm. F+. Unusual purple colour with brown & tan dashed spiral cords..Philippines..$3 (1 available)
....30164...(1pr)...Turbo brunneus Roding, 1798....36 & 37 mm. F. Brown mottled, with greenish cast (no they're not seasick!)...Philippines...$5 (1 pair available)
SOLD....Turbo canaliculatus Hermann, 1781....72 mm. F+. Bahamas. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Turbo chrysostoma Linne, 1758....51 mm. F+ w/operc. Indonesia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....9003...(1)...Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791....37 mm. F+ (lip rough). Chocolate color...S.Africa...$3 (1 available)
....38730...(1set)...Turbo cinerea Born, 1778....33 to 37 mm. F+. Nice 4 piece set of this spiral corded species shows a wide range of colour & pattern variations...Philippines...$12 (1 set available)
....15532...(4)...Turbo cinerea Born, 1778....24 - 29 mm. F+. Greenish-gray with white markings & pearly interior...Fiji...$3 (4 available)
....15533...(1set)...Turbo cinerea Born, 1778....22 - 26 mm. F+. 6 piece set shows colours from light gray to orange-brown...Fiji...$12 (1 set available)
SOLD....Turbo fluctuosus Wood, 1828....56 to 72 mm. F+ w/operc. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Turbo fluctuosus Wood, 1828....56 to 72 mm. F+/F++. West Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Turbo heterocheilus Pilsbry, 1888....16.5 mm. F++ w/operc. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....29947...(3)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....58 to 63 mm. F. Large, with rich, clean colours & patterns. Lips a bit rough but dorsal displays are very nice...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....19160...(2)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....53 to 61 mm. F++ w/operc. Nice! with pastel green un-filed lip...Indonesia...$6 (2 available)
....16669...(2)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....58 - 59 mm. F++ w/operc. Intricate brown, tan & black spiral patterns, with the blue-green "cat's eye" operculum. These are big ones!...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....16670...(3)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....52 - 54 mm. F++ w/operc. Good sized, variable patterned examples...Philippines...$6 (3 available)
....20893...(1)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....47 mm. F+ w/operc. Not a scar on this one. Very pretty but lip gently smoothed to natural contour...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....30583...(2)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....49, 43 mm. F++. Great specimens, typically brown patterned & with lips totally intact...Solomon Islands...$4 (2 available)
....31621...(1)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....10 mm. F+ w/operc. Intriguing by specimen complete with operc. Rarely seen at this tiny size...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....34853...(1)...Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758....8 mm. F+. Fascinating juvenile specimen in solid bright orange...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....38731...(2)...Turbo porphorites Martyn, 1784....36, 37 mm. F+. Close to T. cinerea but without spiral cords...Australia...$3 (2 available)
....39379...(1pr)....Turbo reevei Philippi, 1847....43 & 46 mm. F++. Lovely light & dark pair, one pastel orange, one dark brown...Philippines...$7 (1 pair available)
....39340...(3prs)....Turbo reevei Philippi, 1847....40 to 45 mm. F+. Colour & pattern variation pairs with nicely intact lips...Philippines...$7 (3pairs available)
....38732...(4)...Turbo sparverius Gmelin, 1791....44 to 50 mm. F+. With coarse spiral cords and a marbled pattern...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....26168...(7)...Turbo sp.....4 mm. F++. Tiny, dark red Turbinidae...South China Sea...$3 (7 available)
....38103...(1)...Turritella gonostoma Valenciennes, 1832....123 mm. F+. Jumbo specimen of this nearly flat-sided species, with intact spire & decent lip...West Mexico...$8 (1 available)
....38104...(6)...Turritella gonostoma Valenciennes, 1832....93 to 116 mm. F+. Good, big examples with good spires & lips, marbled in dark brown to black...West Mexico...$6 (6 available) OVERSIZE
....15165...(1)...Turritella goniostoma Valencienns, 1832....80 mm. F++. Whorls almost flat-sided. brown on cream...Mexico...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Turritella goniostoma Valencienns, 1832....101 - 115 mm. F+. Mexico. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38105...(9)...Turritella species....35 to 45 mm. F. Unusual for its axially ridged main spiral cord. Ex col & unidentified...???...$3 (9 available)
....38106...(1)...Turritella terebra Linne, 1758....145 mm. F+. Nice, big, spirally corded specimen with good lip...ex col...$7 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....34756...(1)...Turritella terebra (E9)....140 mm. F+. Big, dark brown example with bonus baby too...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Turritella terebra Linne, 1758....115 mm. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Serpulorbis colubrinus Roding, 1798....44 mm across. F+. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Tugurium caribaeum Petit, 1856....65 mm. F+. Brazil. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....35661...(1)...Xenophora cerea Reeve, 1845....57 mm. F++. Brown shell is entirely covered in white shell fragments & small pieces of coral rubble...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....37873...(1)...Xenophora conchyliophora Born, 1780....32 mm. F++. Cute specimen with lots of shelly attachments & intact lip...Bahamas...$19 (1 available)
SOLD....Xenophora conchyliophora Born, 1780....73 mm. F+. Bahamas. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Xenophora corrugata Reeve, 1842....47 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....32912...(1)...Xenophora exusta Reeve, 1843....76 mm. F+ w/operc. Suffered slight damage in transit but still a good, operculate example of exusta...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....33901...(10)...Xenophora (Tugurium) cf. indica Gmelin, 1791....75 to 80 mm. F+. Good sized examples with just a row of small attachments at the sutures. Looks a bit like a giant Caliostoma!...Thailand...$7 (10 available)
....33902...(5)...Xenophora (Tugurium) cf. indica Gmelin, 1791....67 to 74 mm. F+. Mid-sized specimens of this mostly smooth species. Does this make them lazy carriers?...Thailand...$6 (5 available)
....36304...(2)...Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971....43 to 51 mm. F+. Cute juvenile examples, with the usual assortment of attachments but in miniature...Philippines....$6 (2 available)
SOLD....Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971....58 mm. F++. Unusual in that it has selected stony "cup corals" almost exclusively...Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....36309...(1)...Xenophora merkranensis Newton, 1905....73 mm. F++. With tan marked base & good lip. This species selects small pieces of coral rock, great reef camo!...Philippines....$20 (1 available)
....36562...(1)...Xenophora pallidula Reeve, 1842....95 mm. F++. Big, pure white example with intact sinuous lip & a lovely assortment of Turrid & bivalve attachments...Philippines...$10
....37324...(1)...Xenophora cf. pallidula Reeve, 1842....70 mm. F+ w/operc. Unique specimen has one long Terebra triseriata attached. Looks like a lolipop on a stick that got dropped in the dirt!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31190...(1)...Xenophora pallidula Reeve, 1843....55 mm. (not including attachments) F+. 2 unusual add-ons! Has a piece of what appears to be coal & the metal socket of a pencil eraser...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
SOLD...Xenophora pallidula Reeve, 1843....113 mm. F++. Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Xenophora cf. pallida Reeve, 1843....76 mm. F+ w/operc. Unique freak specimen with "San Miguel" beer cap as its most recent attachment...Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Xenophora pallidula Reeve, 1843....53 mm. (without attachments) F++. Fascinating variety of additions, including a misshapen soda-pop cap...Philippines. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38535...(1)...Xenophora robusta Verrill, 1870....95 mm. F+. Gorgeous big specimen with virtually every attachment still intact...Panama...$18 (1 available)
....19750...(2)...Xenophora solaroides Reeve, 1845....approx 40 to 50 mm. F+. These have a great assortment of attachments including small corals...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....36317...(1)...Xenophora cf. solaroides Reeve, 1845....37 mm. F+. Good example of this smaller species. Junior shell collector (just what the hobby needs!)...Philippines....$12 (1 available)
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