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Updated August 23, 2010
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....36439...(1)....Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....255 mm. F. Big ones hard to get now!! Big, bargain, black-mouthed beast! Spines are not quite filled in & a couple of tips are missing but these black mouthed ones seem endemic only to Sri Lanka...Sri Lanka...$40 (1 available)
....28750...(2)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....250 mm. (approx) F++. Large & long spined, fully thickened lip & pastel orange pink apperture...India...$30 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....22868...(3)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....150 to 210 mm. F+ nicely. Heavy, long spined & with pretty pink apperture...Indonesia...$10 (3 available) OVERSIZE
....36001...(1)....Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798....133 mm. F++. Great example of this dwarf East African form, with black lined aperture & all spines intact...Tanzania...$12 (1 available)
....36295...(1)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....122 mm. F++. Fully developed & mature yet truly dwarf for this species...Philippines....$20 (1 available)
SOLD...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....260 mm. F+. Sri Lanka. ..retained for photo
SOLD...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....119 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....6083...(1)...Lambis crocata Link, 1807....112 mm. F+ - not perfect, but nice nevertheless...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD....Lambis crocata Link, 1802....123 mm. F++. Tanzania. retaind for photo
....36478...(1)...Lambis digitata Perry, 1811....127 mm. F++. Marvelous, fully developed & totally intact specimen. Hard to find one nicer!...Tanzania...$45 (1 available)
NEW....37619...(1)...Lambis digitata Perry, 1811....118 mm. F++ w/o. Fabulous fresh specimen with well developed fingers all intact and with boldly brown & white lined yellow throated aperture. As nice as they come...Tanzania...$34 (1 available)
....36504...(1)...Lambis digitata Perry, 1811....Glorious thick-lipped adult specimen with all spines & even the tail totally intact...Tanzania...$40
SOLD...Lambis digitata Perry, 1811....155 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo
....15600...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....168 mm. F+. TOPS! The dorsum has one of the best patterns i've ever seen for the species...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
...37135...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....161 mm. F+ w/o. Major healed dorsal injury has resulted in a freakish forked spine made from the third lip spine & the first posterior spine combined. Check out the picture (neat shell even if you don't want to buy)...Philippines...$45 OVERSIZE (1 available)
....12900...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....133 mm. f. good example of an advanced juvenile...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....35265...(2)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....106, 118 mm. F+. Unusual dark brown patterned local colour form...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....31163...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....103 mm. F+ w/o. Interesting female specimen with extremely recurved spines...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....36728...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....94 mm. F++ w/o. Amazing, fully adult dwarf specimen complete with operc...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
SOLD....Lambis millepeda Linne, 1758....114 mm. F+ high. Philippines. retained for photo
....36722...(1)...Lambis scorpius Linne, 1758....159 mm. F++. Magnificent specimen with every spine intact. Perhaps the best one we've had!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....30143...(1)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....135, 155 mm. F+. Fully mature lip & spines, with white lined deep purple apperture...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....29957...(2)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....128 to 154 mm. F++. With long, intact, nodose spines, orange lip & deep purple apperture. As nice as we've seen...Philippines...$12 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....32909...(1)...Lambis scorpio Q2 Linne, 1758....142 mm. F++. Great, fully developed specimen with aperture so fresh & dark purple it is black...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....36002...(2)...Lambis scorpius Linne, 1758....128, 136 mm. F+ high. Nice normals, with intact spines, fully developed, orange lined lip & deep purple lined interior...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....6048...(1)...Lambis scorpius scorpius Linne, 1758....135 mm. F++ . The REAL THING, but you won't be stung!...Philippines...$10 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....35742...(1)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....130 mm. F++. Unusually pale colour form, nearly white, with a few orange markings & pink apex. Purple interior & all lip spines intact...Philippines...$25 (1 available) (Oversize)
....28783...(2)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....102, 119 mm. F+. Very pale dorsums with highly developed purple & white toothed orange lined appertures...Solomon Islands...$9 (2 available)
SOLD...Lambis violacea Swainson, 1821....106 mm. F++ w/o. Mauritius. ....retained for photo
....35118...(1)...Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816....24 mm. F++. Funny little Strombid with anal canal running up the spire...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34174...(1)....Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816....24 mm. F++. Good example with fat, finely toothed lip & intact, upturned syphonal canal...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816....25, 27 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....29398...(3)...Rimella crispata Sowerby, 1842....18 to 21 mm. F+. With strong axial ridges & thick, dentate lip...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
SOLD....Rimella crispata Sowerby II, 1842....15 - 19 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....37235...(1)...Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791....80 mm. F+ high. Good example of the species, with spire intact & with brown parietal glaze...Florida...$7 (1 available)
SOLD....Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791....67 mm. F+. Florida. retained for photo
SOLD....Strombus alatus & pugilis....69 to 80 mm. F++. Caribbean. retained for photo
....17853...(1)...Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798....63 to 70 mm. F++. Good sized, with fully adult lip & spine...Australia...$7 (1 available)
....15973...(2)...Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798....59 - 63 mm. F++. Apperture orange, lip & callous rich brown...Australia...$9 (2 available)
....15974...(1)...Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798....56 mm. F++. "Pastel" form - lacks intense brown lip & callous...Asutralia...$11 (1 available)
SOLD....Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798....72 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....37427...(1)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....71 mm. F+ w/o. Large & lightly freaky! Has a slightly tilted apex like a jauntily angled hat! Infrequently retained small Strombid operc. included...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....17854...(2)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....62 to 68 mm. F++. Fresh dark orange throats & thickened lips...Australia...$3 (2 available)
....22862...(4prs)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....53 to 68 mm. F++. Select pairs, with thick lip, orange apperture & full canal & lip "horn"...Indonesia...$5/pair (4 pairs available)
....25856...(5)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....58 to 63 mm. F+. Good, big, thick lipped adults with orange-pink interior...Philippines...$3 (5 available)
....37428...(1)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....58 mm. F+. Odd, unique & interesting injury freak has given rise to not one, but three short lip projections...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31617...(1)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....58 mm. F++. Top quality specimen with perfect lip, syphonal canal, and apex...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....16601...(2)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....52, 58 mm. F+. Rough backs typical, nice apricot-orange apperture...Australia...$2.5 (2 available)
....31618...(1pr)...Strombus pair....51 and 49 mm. F++. Pretty pair, one S. aurisdianae and S. bulla, for comparison of these closely related species...Philippines...$7/pair (1 set available)
....24528...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798....73 mm. F++. Big & in great condition, with magnificently orange-pink apperture...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....24913...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798....68 mm. F+. Thick apical/columellar callus & deep orange interior...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....15972...(2)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798....52 - 63 mm. F++. Cream & tan, intense interior, snow white parietal glaze...Solomon Islands...$5 (2 available)
....35247...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798....61 mm. F++. Great example, with thick lip & complete lip spine & siphonal canal......Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....17855...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798....54 to 60 mm. F++/Gem. Shiny white calloused apex, bright orange apperture. Lovely!...Solomon Islands...$4 (1 available)
....18909...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798....57 & 59 mm. Gem. Dark orange apperture, shiny white ventrum & tan mottled backs. As fresh & perfect as they get!...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....17856...(2)...Strombus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....52 to 59 mm. F++. Snow white apperture & nicely brown patterned backs...Australia...$3 (2 available)
....15976...(4)...Strombus campbelli Grifith & Pidgeon, 1834....53 - 58 mm. F++. White with orange-tan markings...Australia...$4 (4 available)
....20253...(1)...Strombus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....57 mm. F++. Intricate, fine brown zig-zag pattern, full lip & apex.mmm-mmm, good!..Australia....$4 (1 available)
....6008....(2)...Strombus campbelli Grifith & Pidgeon, 1834...46+ mm. F++. Australia...$2 (2 available)
....6080...(1pr)...Strombus canarium L, 1758....93 & 91 mm. F+ high. Good pair, for display...Philippines...$9/pair (1 pair available)
EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN....34726...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....80 mm. F+. Nicely. FANTASTIC injury freak with odd spire & major dorsal/sutural deformity. Must have scared the critter pretty badly, because it became white as a ghost shortly after the injury!!...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
....36719...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....61 mm. F++. Typically sized specimen with nicely callused lip & columella...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....15601...(2)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...59, 60 mm. F+ high. Light tan with flared white lip...Philippines...$2.50 (2 available)
....25685...(8)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....55 to 60 mm. F++ w/o. With thick, "bronze" tinted lip & columellar callus and great canals & apices...India...$3 (8 available)
....20404...(2)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....56 to 59 mm. F+. Step-spired freaks, look vaguely like Turridae...India...$4 (2 available)
....31284...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....56 mm. F+ w/o. Scarce, dark brown banded colour form...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....24075...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Unusual specimen, squat & dwarfish, with odd shaped but fully adult lip...India...$7 (1 available)
....20403...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....54 mm. F+. Strange, bulbose axial ridge opposite the apperture...India...$5 (1 available)
....1142...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....49, 54 mm. F. Albino..Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....25890...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....53 mm. F+. Interesting injury freak with odd suture line & pinched apperture...India...$4 (1 available)
....24914...(1pr)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....51 & 53 mm. F++. NICE pair! One typically axial brown marked, the other the unmarked "golden" form...India...$15/pair (1 pair available)
....22903...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....51 mm. F+. Freak with extra ventral "hump". The camel of Conchs...India...$7 (1 available)
....35641...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....49 mm. F++ w/o. Unusual banded colour form with broad, dark gray mid-band...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....15977...(3)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....39 - 44 mm. F++ w/o. Dwarf form with fully adult lips...Australia...$4 (3 available)
....31913...(1set)...Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791....124 to 132 mm. F+. 3 piece set of fairly typical specimens showing variation of lip line, knob size & overall shape, & one with pink parietal shield...Florida / Puerto Rica...$33/set (1 set available)
....34227...(1)....Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791....125.mm. F+. Wonderfully massive ex col specimen with thick lip & intact apex, but it has been varnished or shellaced in the past (this will clean with the right solvent)...Florida...$12 (1 available) Oversize
....27359...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....56 mm. F++ w/o. Huge & unusually dark brown example...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....36538...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....53 mm. F++. Splendid specimen with bold pattern & black lined aperture. Really nice!...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
....32805...(3)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....51 to 53 mm. F+. Large specimens of this not too common conch...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
....31659...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++. Jumbo specimen with fully intact lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....36723...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....50 mm. F+. Good sized specimen with jet black aperture...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....27198...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....50 mm. F++. LARGE, fresh, & shiny with dark lined apperture...Tanzania...$8 (1 available)
....26493...(1set)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....44 to 50 mm. F++. 4 piece set showing a nice variety of cream & brown patterns...Philippines...$20/set (1 set available)
....32804...(3)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....40 to 50 mm. F+. Nice pairs, more or less ribbed & showing variability of pattern...Philippines...$7/pair (3 pairs available)
....33408...(4)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....44 to 49 mm. F+. Possibly a local form? Somewhat fatter & pinker than typical specimens...Tanzania...$7 (4 available)
....32030...(1pr)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....47 mm. F++. Pattern pair, one with typical brown zig-zags, the other almost patternless...Philippines...$10/pair (1 pair available)
....6001...(2)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....47 mm. F++. BIGGIE!...SE India...$7 (2 available)
....18913...(1pr)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....38 to 43 mm. F++. Golden-tan patterned backs & a black lined apperture. Get your teeth into a pair of these!...Solomon Islands...$7/pair (1 pair available)
....23475...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....42 mm. F+. Fresh dark specimen, totally black apperture...Zanzibar...$4 (1 available)
....33058...(+)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....32 to 42 mm. F++. With strong, close packed axial shoulder ribs & bold brown blotched patterns...Solomon Islands...$5 (10 available)
....16129...(1set)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758 ....37 - 41 mm. F++. HIGH contrast set of 3 - nice!...Solomon Islands...$8/set (1 set available)
SOLD....Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++. Zanzibar. retained for photo
....18912...(1)...Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821....48 mm. F++. Tan patterned back, brown lined apperture, nice specimen...Austarlia...$5 (1 available)
....17858...(1)...Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821....43.5 mm. F++. Smaller, fully adult specimen...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....16547...(1)...Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821....40 mm. F+. Brown & white markings, white lip with purple-brown appertural lirae...$5 (1 available)
....32363...(1)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....81 mm. F++. Nice, mature specimen with thickened, "bronzed" lip & parietal callous...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....28101...(3)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....69 to 80 mm. F+. White, with nicely thickened & bronzed lip...Australia...$5 (3 available)
....30758...(1)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....71 mm. F++. With intact apex, fully adult lip & paler than average dorsal pattern...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....68 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....29959...(1)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....35 mm. F+. With strong axial ridges, dorsal shoulder knobs & bright orange columella...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31275...(1set)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....28 to 31 mm. F++. Neat 3 piece set showing a range of apperture colours from black to an unusual orange colour...Philippines...$12/set (1 set available)
....31616...(1)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....30 mm. F+. Patterned form with thick, dark lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31809...(+)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....22 to 29 mm. F+/F++ w/o. Good singles of this mini-conch...Thailand...$5 (+ available)
....32806...(+)...Strombus fragilis Roding, 1798....32 to 42 mm. F++. Similar pattern to dentatus but scarcer & without lip teeth...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$8 (10 available)
....35642...(1)...Strombus fragilis Roding, 1798....41 mm. F++. Rich orange with pinkish white clouds & wine red aperture...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....35187...(1)...Strombus fragilis Roding, 1798....35 mm. F++. Fresh, dark mourhed specimen of this uncommon mini-conch...Hawaii...$10 (1 available)
....36725...(1)...Strombus fragilis Roding, 1798....30 mm. F++. Bright orange with thin brown spiral lines that turn white where they cross the swollen lip varix...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....37241...(1)...Strombus cf. fragilis Roding, 1798....23 mm. F++. Deep orange with white shoulder spots and black lined aperture...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....36437...(1)....Strombus galeatus Swainson, 1823....190 mm. F+. Large, massive, if slightly rough specimen with lip over 20 mm. Thick in places - wouldn't want to get "conched" in the head with this guy...(ok, I realize that was a bad one...). This species becoming more uncommon, especially this old & well developed...West Mexico...$40 (1 available)
....6056...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....150 mm. F+. BIGGIE rooster-conchs!..Brazil...$18 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....6057...(3)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....140+ mm. F+. Normals...Brazil...$15 (3 available) OVERSIZE
....37242...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....137 mm. F+ high. Great gallus specimen with big shoulder knobs and long canal & lip extension...Brazil...$19 (1 available)
....28380...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....128 mm. F+. With thickened & well extended posterior lip...Brazil...$10 (1 available)
....34277...(2)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....118, 128 mm. F++. Nice examples with well developed lips & siphonal canals...Florida...$18 (2 available)
....30756...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....119, 127 mm. F+ high. Nice, clean specimens with fully adult lips & long, mostly intact anterior & posterior canals...Guadeloupe...$12 (1 available)
NEW....37617...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....108 mm. F++ w/o. Interesting semi-dwarf specimen, with full siphonal canal & posterior lip extension & pastel pink, thickened, flared lip...ex col...$14 (1 available)
SOLD....Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....129 mm. F+ solid. Curacao. retained for photo
....24917...(1pr)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....58 & 61 mm. F+. Neat pair with 2 radically different patterns...Mozambique...$10/pair (1 pair available)
....17860...(1pr)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....44 to 52 mm. F++. Pairs, one with white apperture, the other purple lined...Australia...$4/pair (1 pair available)
....25726...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....48 mm. F++. Nice orange dorsal bands...Australia...$2 (1 available)
EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN....34727...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....43 mm. F++. Pure Golden!! Lovely light orange colour form of this typically brown mottled species...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....20267...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....40 mm. F++. Rich purple stain on interior of lip...Comores Islands...$3 (1 available)
....27069...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....32 mm. F+. Odd specimen (semi-dwarf?) with deep purple apperture...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....36721...(1)...Strombus gibberulus gibbosus Roding, 1798....46 mm. F+. White with brown rimmed aperture & thin bands of brown axial dashes...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37505...(1)...Strombus gibberulus gibbosus Roding, 1798....38 mm. F++ w/o. Beautifully banded & well inflated, with purple rimmed aperture, complete with operc. & full lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....34228...(1)....Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....78 mm. F+. Decent example of this less common conch, with pustulose outer lip...Mexico...$7 (1 available)
....32145...(7)...Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....40 to 49 mm. F++ w/o. Well formed adult lips, high spires & complete with claw-like operc...Panama...$7 (7 available)
....32147...(1pr)...Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....44, 45 mm. F++ w/o. Nice colour pair, one typically tan mottled, the other an unusual dark gray-brown markings...Panama...$14/pair (1 pair available)
....32146...(1pr)...Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....41 mm. F++ w/o. Good light & dark pair, one with much more red-brown markings than the other...Panama...$12/pair (1 pair available)
....28953....(1)...Strombus helli Kiener, 1843....22 mm. F. Huge for the species. Beached & a bit faded...Hawaii...$15 (1 available)
....29228...(1)...Strombus helli Kiener, 1843....17 mm. F. Decent bargain beach specimen of this scarce endemic...Hawaii...$6 (1 available)
....23713...(1)...Strombus kleckhamae Cernohorsky, 1971....58 to 63 mm. F++. Glorious examples with rich gold-brown-purple appertural staining...Philippines...$23 (1 available)
....36727...(1)...Strombus kleckhamae boholensis Mulhausser, 1981....59 mm. F++. Fresh, dark-mouthed, top quality specimen of this scarce conch...Philippines...$42 (1 available)...36303...(1)...Strombus kleckhamae boholensis Muhlhausser, 1981....54 mm. F++. The pastel colour form of this scarce conch, with orange dorsal markings & only a touch of black in the aperture...Philippines....$39 (1 available)
....15979...(2pr)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....31 - 40 mm. F++. Light gray with darker markings & orange lips...Australia...$5/pair (2 pairs available)
.......24919...(1set)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....37 to 39 mm. F+. 4 piece set of colour variations...Philippines...$5/set (1 set available)
....35644...(1pr)....Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....34 & 39 mm. F+. Wild colour pair, one brown mottled on white, the other an all yellow form...Philippines...$5/pair. (1 pair available)
....20277...(1pr)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....31 & 34 mm. F+. Contrasting typical pair...$3/pair (1 pair available)
....16548...(2)...Strombus labiatus labiatus Roding, 1798....30 - 34 mm. F+. Orange-tan colour form. Reddish columella & dark purple outer lip...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....12844...(1set)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....23 - 34 mm. F+. 8 piece growth & pattern series...$10/set (1 set available)
....29685...(2)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....23, 30 mm. F++ w/operc. Unusual colour form. Solid yellow with bright orange apperture...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....35092...(1)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....28 mm. F++. Unusual bright orange colour form with all black aperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....24106...(1)...Strombus latissimus Linne, 1758....167 mm. F+ solid. Beautifully flared & thickened lip, & bold brown pattern...Philippines...$18 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....24639...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758....67 mm. F++. Nicely patterned, thickened lip & pastel orange apperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32646...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758....61 mm. F+. Unique injury freak with flattened base & folded syphonal canal...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....29139...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758....78 mm. F++. Magnificent example, with full, heavy, chip free lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....24638...(1set)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758....60 to 72 mm. F+. Nice 3 piece set showing an interesting range of patterns...Philippines...$9/set ..(1 set available)
NEW....37615...(1)...Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....130 mm. F++. This specimen is in virtually perfect condition, with intact lip & protoconch & great zebra-like patterns..."Gulf of Siam"...$12 (1 available)
...36004...(1)....Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....125 mm. F++. Big example in excellent condition, with full apex, well developed lip "wing" & intact anterior lip & canal...$11 (1 available)
....25086...(2)...Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....137 mm. F. Decent starter specimens, large & fully developed but with minor lip & apex damage...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....28470...(2)...Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....125 to 139 mm. F+ solid w/o. Good sized examples with brown mottled pattern & fully adult lips. Some lip areas very lightly filed...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....36334...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Interesting freak specimen, with hugely inflated shoulder bulge...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....33567...(1set)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....43, 46 & 49 mm. F (freaks). Unique set of 3 freak forms. Check the pictures!...Philippines...$15/set (1 set available)
....29963...(1)..Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....63 mm. F+. FREAK!! So elongated from the normal shape it looks a bit like some new Volutoconus...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....30886...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....58 mm. F+. Fascinating freak, with totally atypical large & rounded shoulder knobs...Thailand...$15 (1 available)
....28103...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....59 mm. F++. Top quality specimen with complete lip...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
SOLD...Strombus maculatus Sowerby, 1842....34.mm. F+. Hawaii. retained for photo
....34752..(1set)..Strombus marginatus Linne, 1758....36 to 40 mm. F+/F++. Nice set of 4, showing good variation for the species...Philippines...$15/set (1 set available)
....24079...(2)...Strombus marginatus succinctus Linne, 1758...47 to 53 mm. F++. Elongate & neatly patterned with spiral bands of brown & white...India...$4 (2 available)
....29941...(1set)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....24 to 33 mm. F++. Neat little trios showing variability of structure & pattern...Philippines...$12/set (1 set available)
....15981...(1)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....15, 17 mm. F+. Adult, really micro microurceus..Papua New Guinea....$4 (1 available)
....31332...(1set)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....25 to 31 mm. F++. 3 piece set shows nice variability of form & pattern...Philippines...$14/set (1 set available)
...1103...(1set)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....21-25 mm. F++. Terrific 5-sets!.Fiji ...$14/set of 5 (1 set available)
....1102...(1)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....21 mm. F++. Little bear conch - just for you!...Fiji...$5 (1 available)
....24922...(1)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758....34 mm. F++. Maximus of the minimus! Large for species, from more Northern locality...Japan...$7 (1 available)
....20287...(2)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1771....20 to 26 mm. F+. Lovely lemon yellow lined lip (say that 5 times fast!)...Tahiti...$3 (2 available)
....37160...(1)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758....24 mm. F++. Fine, fully formed example of this smallest of Conchs...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....15982...(5)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758....20 - 22 mm. F++. Tan dorsum, white ventrum, small but adult...Papua New Guinea...$3 (5 available)
....24923...(1)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758....32 mm. F++. Brown maculated back & bright yellow apperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....37161...(1)...Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821....27 mm. F+. Odd little injury freak has produced a grooved, sinuous lip...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....37506...(1)...Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821....24 mm. F+ high. Albinistic example with no brown markings & orange aperture...Fiji...$4 (1 available)
....36718...(1)...Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821....21 mm. F++. Dark chocolate brown banded colour form with white apertural rim...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....15983...(2)...Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821...29 - 36 mm. F+. White & brown with orange-pink apperture...Solomons...$3 (2 available)
30277...(1)...Strombus mutabilis fm. zebriolatus Adams & Leloup, 1938....33.5 mm. F++. Yowsers!! Bold pattern of brown axial lines over yellow. Shouldn't it have been form tigerolatus?...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW....37620...(1)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....75 mm. F+ high. Huge specimen with strong, mottled pattern & jet black interior...Tanzania...$12 (1 available)
....37429...(1)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....56 mm. F++. Unusual orange body colour without the typical brown markings...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....25857...(1)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....82 mm. F+ nicely. HUGE specimen with dark brown inner lip. So big it looks like a dark S. lentiginusus...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....17863...(1)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....41 mm. F+/F++. Dark lined mouth & warty backs. Sounds like a toad but nicer!...Australia...$3 (1 available)
....35229...(1)...Strombus plicatus pulchellus Reeve, 1851....29 mm. F++. Good specimen with aperture full of dark lined grooves...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....36484...(1)...Strombus plicatus fm. columba Lamarck, 1822....53 mm. F++. Spectacular specimen, so large & with so much appertural black stain it could almost pass for S. kleckhamae!...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
...6092...(1)....Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....47.3 mm. F++. GIGANTIC!...Zanzibar...$12 (1 available)
....33744...(1)...Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....41.mm. F++. With lyrate apperture & black interior stain...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....25858...(1)...Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....32 to 34 mm. F++. Little guys with black lined apperture...Tanzania...$5 (1 available)
....23476...(1)...Strombus plicatus fm. columba Lamarck, 1822....39 mm. F++. Super dark, brown mottled back & black throat blotches...Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)
....6094...(1)...Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....38 - 41 mm. F++. Good African normals...Zanzibar...$5 (1 available)
....33331...(3)...Strombus plicatus pulchellus Reeve, 1851....26 to 30 mm. F++. Good examples with well developed lips & brown lined apertures...Philippines...$6 (3 available)
....37507...(3)...Strombus plicatus sibbaldi Sowerby, 1832....34 to 41 mm. F+. Neat little conchs with high, pointed spire & well formed lip...India...$4 (3 available)
....25672...(6)...Strombus plicatus sibbaldi Sowerby, 1842....33 to 36 mm. F++ w/o. Cute mini-conchs with high pointed apices...India...$3 (6 available)
SOLD....Strombus pugilis fm. worki Petuch, 1993....82 mm. F++ w/operc. Florida. retained for photo
....24642...(2)...Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791....71 to 74 mm. F+. Thick, well developed lips (do not confuse with Mick Jagger)...Florida...$6 (2 available)
....6039...(1)...Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791....61 mm. F++ w/o. DWARF - fully adult...Florida Keys...$10 (1 available)
....36726...(1)...Strombus sinuatus Humphrey, 1786....102 mm. F++. Great specimen, with all lip "fingers" intact...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....31615...(1)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....84mm. F++. Excellent example with perfect lip "fingers", fully thickened adult lip and glorious purple-brown interior...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....31506...(2)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....129 to 132 mm. F++. BIG, fresh, dark purple throated specimens with fine, fully developed lip & "fingers"...Vietnam...$40 (2 available)
....29075...(1)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....102 mm. F+ high. Fresh, dark appertural colour & fully thickened lip...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....15136...(3)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....90 - 100 mm. F+ high - still nice, and CHEAP! Classic. Intense purple interior...SUPERSPECIAL!...Philippines...$4 (3 available) OVERSIZE
....35775...(1)...Strombus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842....27 mm. F+. Semi-dwarf orange & white speckled specimen...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32803...(4prs)...Strombus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842....37 to 45 mm. F+/F++. Nice extreme pattern variation pairs...Philippines...$16/pair (4 pairs available)
....15984...(4)...Strombus urcerus orrae Abbott, 1960....31 - 41 mm. F+. White & brown with black siphonal canal...Australia...$2 (4 available)
....34663...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....60 mm. F+. Large example with pale rimmed apperture. Came covered in barnacles but they all fell off...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36724...(1set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....30 to 37 mm. F+ high. Spectacular 3 piece colour variation set, one in orange-tan, one bright yellow & one in scarce & amazing lavender pink!...Philippines...$17/set (1 set available)
....31668...(1set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....28 to 39 mm. F+. Great 4 piece colour variation set in 4 distinct shades of brown...Philippines...$9/set (1 set available)
....32760...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....29 mm. F++. Deep water form, all white with pastel yellow aperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....24926...(6sets)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....46 to 57 mm. F++. Splendid 5 piece colour variation set in shades from dark brown to the uncommon yellow...Philippines...$19/set (6 sets available)
....29964...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....50 mm. F+. So elongated from the normal shape it looks a bit like some new Comitas from the backside...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....29942...(1set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....40 to 49 mm. F+ high. Great 3 piece sets of scarce yellow, pink & orange colour forms...Philippines...$15/set (1 set available)
....29943...(7)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....43 to 53 mm. F+ high. Singles of the pastel pink colour form with brown lined apperture...Philippines...$5 (7 available)
....29944...(7)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....34 to 45 mm. F+ high. Brilliant orange! Striking examples of this scarce colour form...Philippines...$7 (7 available)
....25859...(7)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....33 to 35 mm. F++. Striking black lined apperture with orange columella...Philippines...$3 (7 available)
....25860...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....48 mm. F++. rare colour form- solid pastel orange-pink ( & big too!)...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....24537...(3sets)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....37 to 47 mm. F++. Nice 3 piece sets show variations of pattern & colour...Philippines...$6/set (3 sets available)
....17867...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....26 mm. F++ Light tan to brown with dark apperture...Papua New Guinea...$3 (1 available)
....18924...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....34 & 36 mm. F++. Pastel orange without dark mottling...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....20298...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....39 mm. F+. Yellow/orange colour form specimen. lovely pastel colours!...Solomon Islands...$6 (1 available)
....20300...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....48 mm. F+. Albinistic, but with orange apperture...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37462...(1)...Strombus urceus orrae Abbott, 1960....43 mm. F+. Decent specimen of the white lipped form...Australia...$4 (1 available)
....33554...(1set)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758....30 to 35 mm. F+. Good 4 piece colour set in bright yellow & orange, as well as the black lipped ustulatus form...Philippines...$18/set (1 set available)
....31592...(1)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758....59 mm. F+. Uncommonly large and high spired example with well developed, white rimmed apperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....15273...(1)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758....43, 48 mm. F++. Dark brown form...Philippines...$2.50 (1 available)
....15272...(1pr)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758....32, 36 mm. F++. FANTASTIC! Uncommon yellow & pink form pair...Philippines...$10/pr (1 available)
....31184...(1)...Strombus urceus ustulatus Schumacher, 1817....50 mm. F+. Supremely twisted freak, with columella bent close to 90 degrees! So twisted its hard to identify by shape...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....24538...(1)...Strombus urceus ustulatus Schmacher, 1817....42 mm. F++. Good examples of the black mouthed form...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....29945...(1)...Strombus urceus ustulatus Schumacher, 1817....42, 50 mm. F+. Good examples of this form, pastel yellow-tan with jet black lined lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35646...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....45 mm. F++. Thick columellar callous has one prominent central brown spot...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29140...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....42 mm. F+. Distinct brown mottled bands & columellar blotch...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....25725...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1821....42 mm. F++ w/o. Richly patterned & fully mature, complete with spiny operc...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....17869...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....43 mm. F++ w/o. Mottled brown banded backs...Australia...$4 (1 available)
....15274...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....54 mm. F+. BIG one! white with brown flecks...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....15987...(2)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....40 - 49 mm. F++. White with brown speckled bands...Solomon Islands...$5 (2 available)
....15275...(2)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....46, 44 mm. F+. White with brown flecks & columellar spot...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....15276....(1pr)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....42, 43 mm. F+. PAIR one with columellar spot, one plain...Philippines...$8/pr (1 pair available)
....15738...(1pr)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....47, 49 mm. F+. Larger PAIR, one with spot, one plain...Philippines...$9/pr (1 pair available)
....31584...(1)...Strombus vittatus Linne, 1758....62 mm. F+. Wonderfully high spired and with complete lip...Philippines...$2 (1 available)
.....24744...(1)...Strombus vittatus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....59 mm. F++. High spired form...Australia...$4 (1 available)
NEW....37616...(1)...Strombus vittatus fm. turritus Lamarck, 1822....80 mm. F++. Good sized specimen of this high spired & strongly ribbed Strombus...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....24929...(1)...Strombus vittatus fm. vittatus Linne, 1758....65 to 71 mm. F+. Nice large examples...Japan...$3 (1 available)
....24743...(1)...Strombus vittatus vittatus Linne, 1758....56 mm. F+. With fine brown pattern & good "bronzing" of the columellar callus & lip...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....37162...(1)...Strombus vittatus vittatus Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++ w/o. Neat example complete with rarely retained clawed operculum...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37243...(3)...Strombus wilsoni Abbott, 1967....16 to 18 mm. F++ w/o. Excellent examples of this mini-conch species complete with tiny opercs!...Tonga...$12 (3 available)
.....6089...(1pr)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1758....52, 53 mm. F++. Big high contrast pair, one lightly speckkled & clouded, the other boldly polka-dotted...India...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....31813...(2sets)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....25 to 30 mm. F++. Neat 4 piece pattern variation sets...Thailand...$7/ set (2 sets available)
....32328...(1pr)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....41, 42 mm. F++. Nice pair demonstrates pattern variation. One typical nominate form, the other T. t. nebulosum, more banded than spotted...Philippines...$5/pair (1 available)
....24644...(1pr)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1758....45 & 48 mm. F++. Neat pair shows 2 patterns, one spotted, the other with big zig-zag markings...Japan...$5/pr. (1 pair available)
SOLD...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....45 to 50 mm. F++. India. retained for photo
....33059...(2sets)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....39 to 42 mm. F+. 4 piece pattern variation sets...Solomon Islands...$7/set (2 sets available)
....37163...(1)...Terebellum terebellum puncticulatum Roding, 1798....42 mm. F++. The more distinctly spotted rather than clouded pattern form...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....28290...(1)...Tibia fusus Linne, 1758....222 mm. (approx) F+. Although the apex is gone & there are a few growth marks, the lip spines are all intact & the siphonal canal is complete...Philippines...$20 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....29012...(2)...Tibia fusus Linne, 1758....235 mm. F+. Good big examples, mostly intact...Philippines...$20 (2 available) Oversize
....35231...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....56, 57 mm. F++. Fine examples with fully developed siphonal canal & lip spines intact...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....50 to 53 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....36720...(1)...Tibia (Rimella) powisi Petit, 1842....50 mm. F++. Good sized example with siphonal canal & all lip spines intact...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....29788...(1)..Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....46 mm. F++. Excellent specimen with all lip spines & canal intact...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32035...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....60 mm. F++. Good sized, fully adult specimen with intact, thickened, spined lip...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....29399...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....47 mm. F++. Excellent fully intact specimen...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....26674...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....52 mm. F++. Brown lined apperture & lip spines...$4 (1 available)
....27365...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....61 mm. F+. Good sized starter specimen with fully thickened lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....26099...(7)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1824....42 to 53 mm. F++. Great specimens, with canal & lip spines intact...Philippines...$4 (7 available)
....30769...(3)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....50 to 53 mm. F++. With fully developed lip complete with all lip spines & full length syphonal canal...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....25090...(2)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....49 to 58 mm. F++. Well toothed lips & good siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
SOLD...Tibia (Rimella) cancellata Lamarck, 1816....31 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....36717...(1)...Tibia (Rimella) crispata Sowerby, 1842....21 mm. F++. With fully thickened & finely dentate lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
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