Note:  Despite the fact that the "conch" (in English, anyway!) shells are not super-shiny, monotonously ovoid in shape, over-named and over-priced, they remain quite popular with the "more discriminating" of collectors. Their SHAPES are their main attraction, being splendidly variable on this axis, but many have EXCELLENT COLOR as well. I highly recommend them to any and all non "gem-maniacs" (a term I use in the fondest sense - this species of collector often have OODLES of loot!!) who desire a bit of "spice" (shape-wise, expecially!) in their shell cabinets.

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Stock #  # Available  Name    Description    Locality  $USD

....30144...(1)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....119mm, F++.  Cute & cuddly fully adult: true dwarf specimen...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....28750...(2)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....250mm, (approx) F++.  Large & long spined, fully thickened lip & pastel orange pink apperture...India...$30  (2 available) OVERSIZE

....27211...(1)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758...292 mm, F+ w/o.  GIGANTIC specimen, in good condition with the exeption of a small piece of one spine glued back on (almost invisibly, i might add!) - the price reflects this accordingly. Sri Lanka...$75 (no discounts)  (1 available)   OVERSIZE

....27222...(1)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758...255mm, F+ nicely w/o.  BLACK MOUTH! This is a great example of the black mouthed form of this species, with a good, black parietal shield. Sri Lanka...$75 (1 available)   OVERSIZE

....22868...(3)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....150 to 210mm, F+ nicely.  Heavy, long spined & with pretty pink apperture...Indonesia...$10  (3 available)   OVERSIZE

NEW...34327...(1)...Lambis crocata Link, 1802....123mm. F++.  Neat freak specimen with twin siphonal canals...Tanzania...$25  (1 available)

...30142...(1)...Lambis crocata Link, 1807....126 to 133mm, F++.  Glorious orange mouthed examples, with long spines intact & solid, fully developed lips...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

...16719...(1)...Lambis crocata Link, 1807...120 - 130mm. F+ w/operc. Big, bright coloured, well spined specimens...Philippines...$7 (1 available)

....16220...(3)...Lambis crocata Link, 1807....120+ mm, F++.  Good, dark-orange interior specimens...Philippines..$7  (3 available)

....6083...(1)...Lambis crocata Link, 1807....112 mm, F+ - not perfect, but nice nevertheless...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....33404...(1)...Lambis digitata Perry, 1811....145mm. F+.  Good specimen of this scarce Spiderconch, with full thickened lip but with a small chip off the first spine. Still a fine example...Tanzania...$22  (1 available)

....31163...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....103mm, F+ w/o.  Interesting  female specimen with extremely recurved spines...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....16214...(2)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758...203 mm, F+ high - a good, large, lovely lady Lambis....Madagascar...$28 (2 available)   OVERSIZE

....16213...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758...188 mm, F+ high.  Size DOES matter!..Madagascar...$15  (1 available)   OVERSIZE

....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)

....6051...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758....157 mm, F+.  Nice, normal female...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....12900...(1)...Lambis lambis Linne, 1758...133 mm, f, good example of an advanced juvenile...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....29058...(1)...Lambis millepeda Linne, 1758....114mm, F+ high.  Good example with well developed lip & appertural lyrae...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....29957...(4)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....128 to 154mm, F++.  With long, intact, nodose spines, orange lip & deep purple apperture. As nice as we've seen...Philippines...$12  (5 available)   OVERSIZE

....32909...(1)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....142mm. F++.  Great, fully developed specimen with aperture so fresh & dark purple it is black...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

....30143...(1)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....135, 155mm, F+.  Fully mature lip & spines, with white lined deep purple apperture...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....28783...(2)...Lambis scorpio Linne, 1758....102, 119mm, F+.  Very pale dorsums with highly developed purple & white toothed orange lined appertures...Solomon Islands...$9  (2 available)

....6048...(1)...Lambis scorpius scorpius Linne, 1758....135mm, F++ .  The REAL THING, but you won't be stung!...Philippines...$10  (1 available)   OVERSIZE

....17853...(1)...Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798...63 to 70mm, F++.  Good sized, with fully adult lip & spine...Australia...$7 (1 available)

....15973...(2)...Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798...59 - 63mm, F++.  Apperture orange, lip & callous rich brown..Australia...$9  (2 available)

....15974...(1)...Strombus aratrum Roding, 1798...56mm, F++.  "Pastel" form - lacks intense brown lip & callous...Asutralia...$11  (1 available)

....31618...(pr)...Strombus pair....51 and 49mm, F++.  Pretty pair, one S. aurisdianae and S. bulla, for comparison of these closely related species...Philippines...$7/pair  (1 set available)

....22862...(4prs)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758...53 to 68mm, F++.  Select pairs, with thick lip, orange apperture & full canal & lip "horn"...Indonesia...$5/pair  (4 pairs available)

....31617...(1)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....58mm, F++.  Top quality specimen with perfect lip, syphonal canal, and apex...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....28099...(2)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....63, 65mm, F+.  Nice typical examples...Australia...$3  (2 available)

....25856...(5)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758....58 to 63mm, F+.  Good, big, thick lipped adults with orange-pink interior...Philippines...$3   (5 available)

....17854...(2)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758...62 to 68mm, F++.  Fresh dark orange throats & thickened lips...Australia...$3  (2 available)

....16601...(2)...Strombus aurisdianae Linne, 1758...52, 58mm, F+.  Rough backs typical, nice apricot-orange apperture...Australia...$2.5  (2 available)

....24528...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798...73mm, 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)

....18909...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798...57 & 59mm, Gem.  Dark orange apperture, shiny white ventrum & tan mottled backs. As fresh & perfect as they get!...Australia...$5  (1 available)

....17855...(1)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798...54 to 60mm, F++/Gem.  Shiny white calloused apex, bright orange apperture. Lovely!...Solomon Islands...$4  (1 available)

....15972...(3)...Strombus bulla Roding, 1798...52 - 63mm, F++.  Cream & tan, intense interior, snow white parietal glaze..Solomon Islands...$5  (3 available)

....15976...(4)...Strombus campbelli Grifith & Pidgeon, 1834...53 - 58mm, F++. White with orange-tan markings..Australia...$4  (4 available)

....20253...(1)...Strombus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834...57mm, F++.  Intricate, fine brown zig-zag pattern, full lip & apex.mmm-mmm, good!..Australia....$4  (1 available)

....17856...(2)...Strombus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834...52 to 59mm, F++.  Snow white apperture & nicely brown patterned backs...Australia...$3   (2 available)

....6008....(2)...Strombus campbelli Grifith & Pidgeon, 1834...46+mm, F++..Australia...$2  (2 available)

EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN AVAILABLE...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758

....31284...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....56mm, F+ w/o.  Scarce, dark brown banded colour form...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....25685...(10)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....55 to 60mm, F++ w/o.  With thick, "bronze" tinted lip & columellar callus and great canals & apices...India...$3  (10 available)

....1142...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...49, 54mm, F. Albino..Thailand...$4  (1 available)

....25890...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....53mm, F+.  Interesting injury freak with odd suture line & pinched apperture...India...$4   (1 available)

....20403...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...54mm, F+.  Strange, bulbose axial ridge opposite the apperture...India...$5  (1 available)

....20404...(2)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...56 to 59mm, F+.  Step-spired freaks, look vaguely like Turridae...India...$4  (1 available)

....24075...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...55mm, F++.  Unusual specimen, squat & dwarfish, with odd shaped but fully adult lip...India...$7  (1 available)

....24914...(pr)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758....51 & 53mm, F++.  NICE pair! One typically axial brown marked, the other the unmarked "golden" form..India..$15/pair  (1 pair available)

....6080...(pair)...Strombus canarium L, 1758 ...93 &91mm, F+ high.  Good pair, for display..Philippines..$9/pair (1 pair available)

....22903...(1)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...51mm, F+.  Freak with extra ventral "hump". The camel of Conchs...India...$7  (1 available)

....15601...(2)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...59, 60mm, F+ high.  Light tan with flared white lip..Philippines..$.2.50  (2 available)

....15977...(3)...Strombus canarium Linne, 1758...39 - 44mm, F++ w/o. Dwarf form with fully adult lips..Australia...$4  (3 available)

...34227...(1)....Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791....125mm. 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

....31912...(1)...Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791....101, 97mm, F+ high.  Excellent dwarf examples, with thick, heavy, flared & fully adult lips...Puerto Rica...$12  (1 available)

...6073...(1)...Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791...131.5mm. F+ high w/o. LOVELY lavender spire..Bahamas...$17 (1 available) Oversize

....31913...(set)...Strombus costatus Gmelin, 1791....124 to 132mm, 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)

....33408...(4)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....44 to 49mm. F+.  Possibly a local form? Somewhat fatter & pinker than typical specimens...Tanzania...$7  (4 available)

....31659...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....52mm, F++.  Jumbo specimen with fully intact lip...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....33058...(+)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....32 to 42mm. F++.  With strong, close packed axial shoulder ribs & bold brown blotched patterns...Solomon Islands...$5  (10 available)

....32804...(5)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....40 to 50mm. F+.  Nice pairs, more or less ribbed & showing variability of pattern...Philippines...$7/pair  (5 pairs available)

....32805...(3)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....51 to 53mm. F+.  Large specimens of this not too common conch...Philippines...$8  (3 available)

....25977...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....52mm, F++. Large & unusual solid pastel orange colour form...Zanzibar...$12  (1 available)

....32030...(pr)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....47mm, F++.  Pattern pair, one with typical brown zig-zags, the other almost patternless...Philippines...$10/pair  (1 pair available)

....27198...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....50mm, F++.  LARGE, fresh, & shiny with  dark lined apperture...Tanzania...$8  (1 available)

....27359...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....56mm, F++ w/o.  Huge & unusually dark brown example...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....26493...(set)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758....44 to 50mm, F++.  4 piece set showing a nice variety of cream & brown patterns...Philippines...$20/set  (1 set available)

....23475...(1)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758...42mm, F+.  Fresh dark specimen, totally black apperture...Zanzibar...$4  (1 available)

....6001...(2)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758 ...47mm, F++. BIGGIE!...SE India...$7  (2 available)

....18913...(pr)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758...38 to 43mm, F++.  Golden-tan patterned backs & a black lined apperture. Get your teeth into a pair of these!...Solomon Islands...$7/pair  (1 pair available)

....16129...(set)...Strombus dentatus Linne, 1758 ...37 - 41mm, F++. HIGH contrast set of 3 - nice!..Solomon Islands...$8/set  (1 set available)

....18912...(1)...Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821...48mm, F++.  Tan patterned back, brown lined apperture, nice specimen...Austarlia...$5 (1 available)

....17858...(1)...Strombus dilatatus Swainson, 1821...43.5mm, F++.  Smaller, fully adult specimen...Australia...$5  (1 available)

....32363...(1)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....81mm. F++.  Nice, mature specimen with thickened, "bronzed" lip & parietal callous...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....15736...(1)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758...68mm, F++.  White with tan fine lines & "gilded" outer lip..Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....28101...(3)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....69 to 80mm, F+.  White, with nicely thickened & bronzed lip...Australia...$5  (3 available)

....30758...(1)...Strombus epidromis Linne, 1758....71mm, F++.  With intact apex, fully adult lip & paler than average dorsal pattern...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....31810...(set)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....22 to 29 mm, F+/F++ w/o.  4 piece colour & pattern variation sets, including the banded & scarce orange forms...Thailand...$17/set  (1 set available)

....29959...(1)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....35mm, F+.  With strong axial ridges, dorsal shoulder knobs & bright orange columella...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....31275...(set)...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....30mm, F+.  Patterned form with thick, dark lip...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....31809...(12)...Strombus erythrinus Dillwyn, 1817....22 to 29mm, F+/F++ w/o.  Good singles of this mini-conch...Thailand...$5  (12 available)

....32806...(+)...Strombus fragilis Roding, 1798....32 to 42mm. F++.  Similar pattern to dentatus but scarcer & without lip teeth...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$8  (10 available)

...34277...(2)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....118, 128mm. F++.  Nice examples with well developed lips & siphonal canals...Florida...$18  (2 available)

....30756...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....119, 127mm, F+ high.  Nice, clean specimens with fully adult lips & long, mostly intact anterior & posterior canals...Guadeloupe...$12  (1 available)

....28380...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....128mm, F+.  With thickened & well extended posterior lip...Brazil...$10  (1 available)

....26175...(1)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758....129mm, F+ solid.  Nice example, with fully flared though slightly thin lip & long posterior lip extension...Curacao...$14  (1 available)

....6056...(2)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758...150+mm, F+.  BIGGIE rooster-conchs!..Brazil...$18  (2 available)   OVERSIZE

....6057...(3)...Strombus gallus Linne, 1758 ...140+mm, F+.  Normals...Brazil...$15  (3 available)   OVERSIZE

EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN AVAILABLE...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758

NEW...34746...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....53mm. F+.  Interesting large specimen, with very bold pattern and white interior (usually colored)...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....27069...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....32mm, F+.  Odd specimen (semi-dwarf?) with deep purple apperture...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

....25726...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....48mm, F++.  Nice orange dorsal bands...Australia...$2  (1 available)

....24917...(pr)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758....58 & 61 mm, F+.  Neat pair with 2 radically different patterns...Mozambique...$10/pair  (1 pair available)

....17860...(2pr)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758...44 to 52mm, F++.  Pairs, one with white apperture, the other purple lined...Australia...$4/pair   (2 pairs available)

....15975...(set)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758...42 - 48mm, F++.  3 piece set shows apperture colours white, orange-pink & purple..Australia...$7/set   (1 set available)

....20267...(1)...Strombus gibberulus Linne, 1758...40mm, F++.  Rich purple stain on interior of lip...Comores Islands...$3  (1 available)

...34228...(1)....Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....78mm. F+.  Decent example of this less common conch, with pustulose outer lip...Mexico...$7  (1available)

....32145...(8)...Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....40 to 49 mm, F++ w/o.  Well formed adult lips, high spires & complete with claw-like operc...Panama...$7  (8 available)

....32146...(pr)...Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....41mm, F++ w/o.  Good light & dark pair, one with much more red-brown markings than the other...Panama...$12/pair  (1 pair available)

....32147...(pr)...Strombus granulatus Swainson, 1822....44, 45mm, F++ w/o.  Nice colour pair, one typically tan mottled, the other an unusual dark gray-brown markings...Panama...$14/pair  (1 pair available)

....28952....(1)...Strombus helli Kiener, 1843....20mm, F++.  If this species could fly, would it be a hellicopter?? Pretty pink lipped endemic...Hawaii...$35  (1 available)

....28953....(1)...Strombus helli Kiener, 1843....22mm, F.  Huge for the species. Beached & a bit faded...Hawaii...$15  (1 available)

....29228...(1)...Strombus helli Kiener, 1843....17mm, F.  Decent bargain beach specimen of this scarce endemic...Hawaii...$6  (1 available)

.......23713...(1)...Strombus kleckhamae Cernohorsky, 1971...58 to 63mm, F++. Glorious examples with rich gold-brown-purple appertural staining...Philippines...$23 (1 available)

NEW...35091...(1)...Strombus kleckhamae boholensis Muhlhausser, 1981....52mm. F++.  Simply superb scarce Strombus specimen! Nicely brown stained on the columella & throat...Philippines...$27  (1 available)

NEW...35092...(1)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....28mm. F++.  Unusual bright orange colour form with all black aperture...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....29685...(2)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....23, 30mm, F++ w/operc.  Unusual colour form. Solid yellow with bright orange apperture...Philippines...$4  (2 available)

.......24919...(set)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798....37 to 39mm, F+.  4 piece set of colour variations...Philippines...$5/set  (1 set available)

....12844...(set)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798...23 - 34mm, F+. 8 piece growth & pattern series..$10/set  (1 available)

....15979...(2pr)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798...31 - 40mm, F++.  Light gray with darker markings & orange lips..Australia...$5/pair   (2 pairs available)

....20277...(pr)...Strombus labiatus Roding, 1798...31 & 34mm, F+.  Contrasting typical pair...$3/pair  (1 pair available)

....16548...(2)...Strombus labiatus labiatus Roding, 1798...30 - 34mm, F+.  Orange-tan colour form. Reddish columella & dark purple outer lip...Philippines...$4  (2 available)

....24639...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758...67mm, F++. Nicely patterned, thickened lip & pastel orange apperture...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....32646...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758....61mm. F+.  Unique injury freak with flattened base & folded syphonal canal...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....24106...(1)...Strombus latissimus Linne, 1758...160 to 170mm, F+ nicely as well.  Beautifully flared & thickened lip, & bold brown pattern...Philippines...$18  (1 available)  OVERSIZE

....24638...(set)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758...60 to 72mm, F+.  Nice 3 piece set showing an assortment of mottled patterns...Philippines...$14/set  (1 set available)

.......24146...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758...82mm, F+.  Prime, thick-lipped example with silvery parietal sheen...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....29139...(1)...Strombus lentiginosus Linne, 1758....78mm, F++.  Magnificent example, with full, heavy, chip free lip...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

.......25086...(2)...Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....137mm,   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 139mm, F+ solid w/o.  Good sized examples with brown mottled pattern & fully adult lips. Some lip areas very lightly filed...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

...31811...(1)...Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....118 mm, F++. Interesting pattern freak with narrow white subsutural band. Great unfiled lip...Burma...$10 (1 available)

....33567...(set)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....43, 46 & 49mm. F (freaks)  Unique set of 3 freak forms. Check the pictures!...Philippines...$15/set  (1 available)

....29963...(1)..Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....63mm, F+. FREAK!! So elongated from the normal shape it looks a bit like some new Volutoconus ...Philippines...$17  (1 available)

....24920...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....63mm, F++.  Prime specimen with bright red apperture, black columella & full adult lip...Indonesia...$3  (1 available)

....30886...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....58mm, F+.  Fascinating freak, with totally atypical large & rounded shoulder knobs...Thailand...$15  (1 available)

....28103...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....59mm, F++.  Top quality specimen with complete lip...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

NEW...34752..set..Strombus marginatus Linne, 1758....36 to 40mm. F+/F++.  Nice set of 4, showing good variation for the species...Philippines...$15/set  (1 set available)

....25671...(1)...Strombus marginatus fm. succinctus Linne, 1767....52 to 53mm, F++ w/o.  More elongate form, with long posterior lip extension & less prominent pattern...India...$5  (1 available)

....24079...(2)...Strombus marginatus succinctus Linne, 1758...47 to 53mm, F++.  Elongate & neatly patterned with spiral bands of brown & white...India...$4  (2 available)

....29941...(set)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....24 to 33mm, F++.  Neat little trios showing variability of structure & pattern...Philippines...$12/set  (1 set available)

...15981...(1)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959...15, 17mm. F+. Adult, really micro microurceus..Papua New Guinea....$4 (1 available)

....31332...(set)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....25 to 31mm, F++.  3 piece set shows nice variability of form & pattern...Philippines...$14/set  (1 set available)

....1103...(set)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....21-25mm, F++. Terrific 5-sets!.Fiji ...$14/set of 5   (1 set available)

....1102...(1)...Strombus microurceus Kira, 1959....21mm, F++. Little bear conch - just for you!...Fiji...$5  (1 available)

....24922...(1)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758....34mm, F++.  Maximus of the minimus! Large for species, from more Northern locality...Japan...$7  (1 available)

....20287...(2)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1771...20 to 26mm, F+.  Lovely lemon yellow lined lip  (say that 5 times fast!)...Tahiti...$3   (2 available)

....15982...(5)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758...20 - 22mm, F++.  Tan dorsum, white ventrum, small but adult..Papua New Guinea....$3   (5 available)

....24923...(1)...Strombus minimus Linne, 1758....32mm, F++.  Brown maculated back & bright yellow apperture...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....15983...(2)...Strombus mutabilis Swainson, 1821...29 - 36mm, F+. White & brown with orange-pink apperture..Solomons...$3  (2 available)

sold...Strombus mutabilis fm. zebriolatus Adams & Leloup, 1938....31, 34mm, F++.  Yowsers!! Bold pattern of brown axial lines over yellow. Shouldn't it have been form tigerolatus ?...Philippines...retained for photo

...31228...(1)...Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1823....165mm. F+high w/perio. Large, fully developed example with lovely orange-pink, lightly lyrate apperture & fully thickened lip...Peru...$32 (1 available)

....33342...(1)...Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1828....155mm. F+.  Nice size & with solid thickened lip. Aperture in pastel pink & orange...Peru...$30   Oversize Strombus  (1 available)

....33057...(2)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....43, 45mm. F++.  Fresh, shiny, black mouthed examples...Solomon Islands...$4  (2 available)

....27919...(1)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....63mm, F++ w/o.  BIG specimen with black apperture & operc. too...Tanzania...$18  (1 available)

....25857...(1)...Strombus pipus Roding, 1798....82mm, 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)

....6045....(1)...Strombus plicatus Roding, 1798...48mm, .F+: decent. TOUGH one!!!..Aden Gulf...$25  (1 available)

...33744...(1)...Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....41mm. F++. With lyrate apperture & black interior stain...Tanzania...$5  (1 available)

....25858...(1)...Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....32 to 34mm, F++.  Little guys with black lined apperture...Tanzania...$5   (1 available)

....23476...(1)...Strombus plicatus fm. columba Lamarck, 1822...39mm, F++.  Super dark, brown mottled back & black throat blotches...Zanzibar...$5   (1 available)

....6094...(1)...Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822...38 - 41mm, F++.  Good African normals..Zanzibar...$5  (1 available)

....33331...(3)...Strombus plicatus pulchellus Reeve, 1851....26 to 30mm. F++.  Good examples with well developed lips & brown lined apertures...Philippines...$6  (3 available)

....29070...(1)...Strombus plicatus pulchellus Reeve, 1851....30 mm, F++.  Fully thickened adult lip & super-dark brown apperture & columella...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....25672...(10)...Strombus plicatus sibbaldi Sowerby, 1842....33 to 36mm, F++ w/o.  Cute mini-conchs with high pointed apices...India...$3   (10 available)

....24641...(pr)...Strombus alatus & pugilis....69 to 80mm, F++.  Fascinating pair is a comparison of the Florida & West Indian Fighting Conchs The alatus has a purple stained apperture & the pugilis is nearly white with orange & gold apperture...Caribbean...$22/pair  (1 pair available)
 

....18343...(1)...Strombus pugilis Linne, 1758...66, 68mm, F++ w. operc.  Not gigantic, but with adult lip & parietal glaze...Brazil...$4  (1 available)

sold...Strombus pugilis fm. worki Petuch, 1993....82 mm, F++ w/operc.  Yellow with orange apperture, complete with apex & operc...Florida...retained for photo

....24642...(2)...Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791....71 to 74mm, F+.  Thick, well developed lips  (do not confuse with Mick Jagger)...Florida..$6  (2 available)

....6039...(1)...Strombus raninus Gmelin, 1791...61mm, F++ w/o. DWARF - fully adult..Florida Keys..$10  (1 available)

....31506...(4)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....129 to 132 mm, F++.  BIG, fresh, dark purple throated specimens with fine, fully developed lip and "fingers"...Vietnam...$30  (4 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)

....29075...(2)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....102mm, F+ high.  Fresh, dark appertural colour & fully thickened lip...Philippines...$10  (2 available)

....18923....(1)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786...112mm, F+.  Good, big fresh specimen, richly coloured, fully formed lip...Solomon Islands...$13   (1 available)

....24144...(1)....Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786...112mm, F++.  Big, heavy, thick lipped specimen with deep purple apperture...Philippines...$15   (1 available)

....15136A...(3)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786...90 - 100mm, F++ w/o. Excellent!....Philippines...$9 (3 available)   OVERSIZE

....15136...(3)...Strombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786....90 - 100mm, F+ high - still nice, and CHEAP! Classic. Intense purple interior..SUPERSPECIAL!.Philippines...$4  (3 available)   OVERSIZE

...32803...(prs)...Strombus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842....37 to 45mm. F+/F++.  Nice extreme pattern variation pairs...Philippines...$16/pair  (6 pairs available)

....31073...(1)...Strombus terebellatus terebellatus Sowerby, 1842....42 mm, F+.  Unusual solid burnt orange colour form...Philippines...$11 (1 available)

..33935...prs...Strombus vittatus turritus Lamarck, 1822....80 to 90mm. F++.  Glorious pairs showing light & dark pattern extremes, with fully adult lips & long pointed spires...Thailand...$7/pair  (3 pairs available)

...33936...(+)...Strombus vittatus turritus Lamarck, 1822....80 to 90mm. F++.  Excellent large single specimens with high spires & fully formed lips...Thailand...$4   (19 available) Oversize

....15984...(4)...Strombus urcerus orrae Abbott, 1960....31 - 41mm, F+. White & brown with black siphonal canal...Australia...$2  (4 available)

NEW...34663...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....60mm. F+.  Large example with pale rimmed apperture. Came covered in barnacles but they all fell off...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....31668...(set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....28 to 39mm, 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....29mm. F++.  Deep water form, all white with pastel yellow aperture...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....24926...(set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....46 to 57mm, F++. Splendid 5 piece colour variation set in shades from dark brown to the uncommon yellow...Philippines...$19/set

....29964...(1)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....50mm, F+.  So elongated from the normal shape it looks a bit like some new Comitas  from the backside...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....29942...(set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....40 to 49mm, F+ high.  Great 3 piece sets of scarce yellow, pink & orange colour forms...Philippines...$15/set  (1 set available)

....29943...(8)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....43 to 53mm, F+ high.  Singles of the pastel pink colour form with brown lined apperture...Philippines...$5  (8 available)

....29944...(7)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....34 to 45mm, F+ high.  Brilliant orange! Striking examples of this scarce colour form...Philippines...$7  (7 available)

....25859...(7)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758.....33 to 35mm, 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)

....24927...(set)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....47 to 55mm, F++. Exeptional 5 piece pattern variation set includes the dark lipped ustulatusform...Philippines...$19/set (1 set available)

....24537...(sets)...Strombus urceus Linne, 1758....37 to 47mm, 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 & 36mm, 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)

....33554...(set)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758....30 to 35mm. 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....59mm, 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, 48mm, F++. Dark brown form..Philippines...$2.50  (1 available)

....15739...(1)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758...54, 59mm, F++.  BLACK lips - nice!!..Philippines...$4  (1d available)

....15272...(pr)...Strombus urceus urceus Linne, 1758....32, 36mm, F++. FANTASTIC! Uncommon yellow & pink form pair...Philippines...$10/set  (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...(2)...Strombus urceus ustulatus Schmacher, 1817...42 to 45mm, F++.  Good examples of the black mouthed form...Philippines...$6  (2 available)

....29140...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....42mm, F+.  Distinct brown mottled bands & columellar blotch...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

....25725...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1821....42mm, F++ w/o.  Richly patterned & fully mature, complete with spiny operc...Australia...$5   (1 available)

....17869...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....43  F++ w/o.  Mottled brown banded backs...Australia...$4  (1 available)

....15274...(1)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....54mm, F+. BIG one! white with brown flecks..Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....15987...(2)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....40 - 49mm, F++. White with brown speckled bands..Solomon Islands...$5  (2 available)

....15275...(2)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....46, 44mm, F+.  White with brown flecks & columellar spot..Philippines...$5   (2 available)

....15276....(pr)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....42, 43mm, F+.  PAIR one with columellar spot, one plain..Philippines...$8/pr   (1 pair available)

....15738...(pr)...Strombus variabilis Swainson, 1820....47, 49mm, F+.  Larger PAIR, one with spot, one plain..Philippines...$9/pr   (1 available)

....31584...(1)...Strombus vittatus Linne, 1758....62mm, F+.  Wonderfully high spired and with complete lip...Philippines...$2  (1 available)

.....24744...(1)...Strombus vittatus campbelli Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....59mm. F++.  High spired form...Australia...$4  (1 available)

....24929...(1)...Strombus vittatus fm. vittatus Linne, 1758....65 to 71mm, F+.  Nice large examples...Japan...$3   (1 available)

....24743...(1)...Strombus vittatus vittatus Linne, 1758....56mm. F+.  With fine brown pattern & good "bronzing" of the columellar callus & lip...Philippines...$3  (1 available)

.....6089...(prs)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1758....52, 53mm. F++.  Big high contrast pair, one lightly speckkled & clouded, the other boldly polka-dotted...India...$5/pair  (2 pairs available)

....31813...(sets)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....25 to 30mm, F++.  Neat 4 piece pattern variation sets...Thailand...$7/ set  (3 sets available)

....32328...(pair)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....41, 42mm. 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...(pr)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1758...45 & 48mm, F++.  Neat pair shows 2 patterns, one spotted, the other with big zig-zag markings...Japan...$5/pr. (1 pair available)

....25681...(prs)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....45 to 50mm, F++.  Nice colour form pairs, one clouded , the other speckled...India...$5/pr.  (3 pairs available)

NEW...35118...(1)...Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816....24mm. F++.  Funny little Strombid with anal canal running up the spire...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...34174...(1)....Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816....24mm. F++.  Good example with fat, finely toothed lip & intact, upturned syphonal canal...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...33709...(1)...Rimella cancellata Lamarck, 1816....25, 27mm. F++.  Unique posterior canal extends halfway up spire. Lip thick & lyrate...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

sold...Rimella crispata Sowerby II, 1842...15 - 19mm, F++.  Gray to light pink with cancellate sculpture..Philippines...retained for photo

....29398...(3)...Rimella crispata Sowerby, 1842....18 to 21mm, F+.  With strong axial ridges & thick, dentate lip...Philippines...$5  (3 available)

....28290...(1)...Tibia fusus Linne, 1758...222mm, (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

...22873...(1)...Tibia fusus Linne, 1758...175 to 190mm. F+. Good specimens, lip & apex intact....Indonesia....$10 (1 available)

....6059....(2)...Tibia fusus fusus Petit, 1842...236, 240mm, F+ high  Great apex & canal, though some loss of lip spines...Philippines...$13  (2 available)   OVERSIZE

...34080...(1)....Tibia martini Marrat, 1877....130mm. F++.  Excellent example with intact protoconch & fully developed, well spined lip...Tanzania...$8   (1 available)

....31585...(1)...Tibia martini Marrat, 1877....130mm, F++.  Now this is MY kind of martini!!Truly top notch specimen with all lip teeth and complete syphonal canal...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

sold...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....50 to 53mm, F++.  With fully developed lip complete with all lip spines & full length syphonal canal...Philippines...retained for photo

....29788...(1)..Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....46mm, F++.  Excellent specimen with all lip spines & canal intact...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

....32035...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....60mm, F++.  Good sized, fully adult specimen with intact, thickened, spined lip...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....29399...(1)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....47mm, 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...(9)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1824....42 to 53mm, F++.  Great specimens, with canal & lip spines intact...Philippines...$4  (9 available)

....25090...(3)...Tibia powisi Petit, 1840....49 to 58mm, F++.  Well toothed lips & good siphonal canal...Philippines...$3  (3 available)

NEW...35136...(1)...Tibia ryalli Morrison, 2005....89mm. F+.  Newly minted species with pattern of tan, wavy axial lines...Australia...$125  (1 available)