SCHOONER SPECIMEN SHELLS

Vasidae

Updated August 23, 2010

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Stock #   Name   Description   Locality   $USD   # Available
 

....37280...(1)...Columbarium berthae Monsecour & Kreipl, 2003....64 mm. F+. Beautiful all white specimen with good spire, spines & lip...Madagascar...$29 (1 available)

....11004...(1)...Columbarium eastwoodae Kilburn, 1971....69, 72, 75 mm. F++ w/operc. twisted sisters! bent tails...South Africa...$17  (1 available)

....11003...(1)...Columbarium eastwoodae Kilburn, 1971....60, 60 mm. F++ w. operc. Nice and clean...South Africa...$10  (1 available)

....23872...(1)...Columbarium spinicincta von Martens, 1897....57 to 61 mm. F+.  Nice saw-toothed peripheral keel & full protoconch...Australia...$33  (1 available)

....23871...(1)....Columbarium spinicincta Von Martens, 1897....65 mm. F. Large, with full length but slightly chipped canal...Australia...$30 (1 available)

....23873...(1)...Columbarium spiralis A. Adams, 1856....81 mm. F: Dead.  Nice example for dead taken, with full length canal...New Zealand...$11  (1 available)

....26486...(1)...Tudicula spirillus Linne, 1758....63 mm. F+ w/o.  Fully adult albino specimen...India...$35  (1 available)

Tudicula zanzibarica Abbot, is a very difficult species to obtain, especially the adult specimens, whose awesome, flared aperature develops quite late in the animal's life. They are extremely difficult to get in GEM condition, but most of the ones below are decent. Happy shopping!!

....37234...(3)...Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958....51 to 53 mm. F+ high. Great examples of this hard-to-get Vasidae with long shoulder spines, nicely developed parietal shield & thickened, flared lip...Tanzania...$105 (3 available)

....34087...(3)...Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958....53 to 54 mm. F+ high w/o. Superb, fully adult examples of this East African collector's item with complete lip, parietal shield & shoulder spines...Tanzania...$120 (3 available) (Box on shelf)

EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN....34086...(1)...Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958....61.5 mm. F+ high w/o. GIGANTONORMOUS specimens of this East African collector's item with complete, fully developed parietal shield, intact shoulder spines & flared, thickened lip. As nice as you will find for this almost-record size (does anyone know what the record actually is now?)...Tanzania...$222 and well worth it!! (1 available) (Box on shelf)

....16500D...(2)...Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958....43, 45 mm. F+ high . Advanced juvies with nice long spines...Zanzibar...$50  (2 available) (Box on shelf)

SOLD...Tudicula zanzibarica (dorsum) Abbott, 1958 (ventrum)....48 mm. F+ solid . Zanzibar.  retained for photo

....36434...(1)....Turbinella pyrum Linne, 1758....123 mm. F+ (lower part of lip smoothed) w/o.  Amazing freak specimen, with spire deflected about 70 degrees dorsally!...India...$35  (1 available)

....34402...(1)...Turbinella pyrum Linne, 1758....111 mm. F+ w/perio.  FREAK!  Spectacular example with odd, umbilicate base & a curved & twisted siphonal canal. If sinistral specimens of this species are held sacred in India then this one should be worthy of a sainthood...India...$150   (1 available)

SOLD...Turbinella angulata Lightfoot, 1786....143 mm. F+.  Bahamas.  retained for photo

....34287...(1)...Vasum capitellum Linne, 1758....41 to 43 mm. F+.  Mid-sized examples with strong shoulder knobs...Grenada...$7  (1 available)

....26158...(1)...Vasum ceramicum Linne, 1758....50 mm. F+ w/o.  High spired, with brown axial markings...Zanzibar...$6  (1 available)

SOLD...Vasum muricatum Born, 1778....96 mm. F+ w/o.  Mexico.  Oversize. retained for photo

....36142...(1)...Vasum tubinellum Linne, 1758....55, 57 mm. F++ w/o.  Excellent examples with bold black & white pattern & all spines intact...Thailand...$7  (1 available)

SOLD...Vasum turbinellum Linne, 1758....40, 45, 55 & 65 mm. F/F+. Thailand. retained for photo