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Updated August 23, 2010

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Stock #   Name   Description   Locality   $USD   # Available

....15475...(3)...Harpa amouretta Roding, 1798....46 - 49 mm. F++. Nice big, dark, elongate form...Guadalcanal...$4 (3 available)

....24617...(1)...Harpa amouretta Roding, 1798....48 mm. F++.  Elongate, finely patterned...Indo Pacific...$3  (1 available)

....15476...(2)...Harpa amouretta Roding, 1798....26 - 39 mm. F++.  Dark, elongate form...Guadalcanal...$2  (2 available)

....35649...(1)...Harpa amouretta Roding, 1798....55 mm. F++. Big, prime example with thick, well-defined ribs. a really nice specimen!...Philippines...$12 (1 available)


....36788...(1)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....89 mm. F++. Large & well inflated, with uninterupted brown parietal stain...Philippines...$14 (1 available)

....16225...(3)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....90 - 95 mm. F++. Good large specimens...Philippines...$9 (3 available)

....16661...(1)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....97 mm. F++. BIG old harps - quite the shells!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)

....16662...(2)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....90 - 95 mm. F++. Good large specimens...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

....30140...(1)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....69 mm. F++.  With broad brown lined ribs...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....29538...(1)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....83 mm. F++.  Interesting injury freak, showing natural repair in progress on posterior half of lip...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

....29539...(1)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....67 mm. F++.  Fascinating freak, with posterior lip bent back for at least 4 ribs due to old injury presumably...Philippines...$18  (1 available)

....15479...(1pr)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....66, 72 mm. F++.  Nicely contrasting pair, with full length brown callous...Philippines...$9/pair   (1 pair available)

....16187...(2)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....51, 58 mm. F+.  Great data!...Philippines...$4  (2 available)

....16260...(1)...Harpa articularis Lamarck, 1822....97 mm. F+ nicely.  BIG and beautiful...Philippines...$9  (1 available)



....35650...(1)...Harpa articulatus Lamarck, 1822....63 mm. F++.  Super, "toasted" specimen of this lightweight species - cute and lovely!...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....32334...(1)...Harpa articulatus Lamark, 1822....74 mm. F++.  Top quality specimen with intact lip & siphonal canal unusual for its slightly pale markings & parietal blotch...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....29858...(1)...Harpa articulatus Lamarck, 1822....80 mm. F++.  Big & dark, with thin, black lined ribs & large, unbroken columellar spot...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

....28088...(1)...Harpa articulatus Lamarck, 1822....88 mm. F++.  Large, light colour phase  example, similar to H. davidus but with brown lined ribs & uninterupted parietal blotch...Tanzania...$20  (1 available)



....37487...(1)...Harpa davidis Roding, 1798....98 mm. F+ high. Lovely GIANT example of the typical variety, with big, thick, dark brown parietal glaze (Rice lists one 13 mm. less for $50!)...Tanzania...$60 (1 available)

....37490...(1)...Harpa davidis major Roding, 1798....62 mm. F+ high. Darker, more cylindrical & slightly smaller form...Tanzania...$9 (1 available)

....25851...(1)...Harpa davidus major Roding, 1798....70 mm. F++.  Oval shaped, with large, dark brown parietal blotches...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

SOLD...Harpa davidus major Roding, 1798....97 mm. F++ solid. Taiwan.  retained for photo

....19117...(1)...Harpa davidus var. major Roding, 1798....91 mm. F++.  Black dashed ribs & uninterupted parietal callous...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

SOLD...Harpa davidus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816....104 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo

SOLD...Harpa davidis ventricosa Lamarck, 1816....100 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo

....37489...(1)...Harpa davidis ventricosa Lamarck, 1816....91 mm. F++. Big, well developed example with large, distinct white bars on the parietal glaze...Tanzania...$15 (1 available)

SOLD...Harpa davidus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816....62, 72 mm. F++.  India. retained for photo

....15489...(1)...Harpa davidus ventricosus Lamarck, 1816....79 - 84 mm. F++.  Cream spots break brown callous into 3 parts...India...$10   (1 available)

....24619...(1)...Harpa davidus fm. ventricosus Lamarck, 1816....72 mm. F+.  Ventrum with contrasting cream & brown spots...Zanzibar...$6  (1 available)

SOLD...Harpa davidis fm ventricosa Lamarck, 1816....75 & 86 mm. F+/F++. Philippines.  retained for photo



....35735...(1)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....67 mm. F++.  Heavily mature yet semi-dwarf specimen with strong ribs & thick, black columellar glaze...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

....33494...(1pr)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....96 & 99 mm. F+. Large, high contrast pair...Tanzania...$35/pair  (1 pair available)

....33494...(1pr)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....96 & 99 mm. F+. Large, high contrast pair...Tanzania...$35/pair (1 pair available)

....35734...(1)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....86 mm. F++.  Large, top quality specimen with excellent lip & siphonal canal...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

....33496...(2)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....86 & 89 mm. F++. Great quality, fresh typical examples, with strong ribs & bold colours...Tanzania...$9  (2 available)

....30564...(2)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....54, 58 mm. F++.  Fairly light colour phase specimens, though with rich brown columellar blotch...Solomon Islands...$5  (2 available)

....32427...(1)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....70 mm. F++.  Excellent example, with dark brown parietal glaze & good, fat lip...Philippines...$6  (1 available)



....37408...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....40 mm. F++. Super-dark specimen of the "red" form, with red dorsal spots, brown parietal blotches, & orange-red blush all over...Philippines...$49 (1 available)

....36223...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....67 mm. F++. Nice big example with bright red intercostal dorsal spots...Philippines...$30  (1 available)

....36224...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....63 mm. F++. Still good sized specimen with nice, busy pattern...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

....36787...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....57.5 mm. F++. Fresh, dark & glorious, with a deep red spot between every second pair of ribs...Philippines...$19 (1 available)

....36789...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....57 mm. F++. Beautiful specimen of the red colour form, with bright orange-red spots & rose pink ribs...Philippines...$49 (1 available)

....36225...(3)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....50 to 55 mm. F++. Lovely mid sized specimens...Philippines...$15  (3 available)

....36226...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....56 mm. F+ high. Good dark example of the red form...Philippines...$35  (1 available)

....36227...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....42 mm. F+. Cute specimen, dwarf or juvenile?...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

....35410...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....54 mm. F++. Redder than usual: nice! Great, fresh, deep coloured & busily patterned example...Philippines...$14 (1 available)

SOLD...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....48 mm. F++.  Hawaii. retained for photo

....35411...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....48 mm. F++.  Dark harp!! (is that what a dark elf plays? oops - elves don't even play harps!!! Come to think of it, what the heck DO they play? They must have favorite instruments....am I rambling here?) with bright red intercostal spots & fat, black lined ribs...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

....34753...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....62 mm. F++.  Big for the species, with orange spots between alternate ribs...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

....33274...(6)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....40 to 50 mm. F+ solid.  Nice examples of this smaller species, with good lips...Philippines...$6  (6 available)

....32228...(1pr)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....59 & 61 mm. F++.  Intriguing pair due to the unusually different brown columellar spots (usually constant & distinct)...Philippines...$20/pair  (1 pair available)

....30563...(1pr)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....38 & 33 mm. F++.  Wonderful pair, the larger one fairly typical, the other the "red form", bright orange-pink between the ribs...Solomon Islands...$30/pair  (1 pair available)

....28211...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....44 mm. F+ high.  With fully adult features, including orange dorsal blotch between every second rib...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

....24620...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++.  With dashed ribs & orange-pink blotches & shoulder band...Philippines...$8  (1 available)



....28372...(1)...Harpa major Roding, 1798....48 mm. F++.  Bargain sub-adult with nice colour...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

SOLD....Harpa major Roding, 1798....88 mm. F++.  India. retained for photo


SOLD...Harpa ventricosa Lamarck, 1816....104 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo



....28676...(1)...Morum grande Adams, 1853....60, 62 mm. F++.  Big, spiny specimens with great, fully developed, well toothed lips...Australia...$25  (1 available)

....26228...(2)...Morum grande A. Adams, 1853....57 to 60 mm. F++.  Great fully developed examples fortunately available for much less than a grand(e)...Australia...$20  (2 available)

....18700...(2)...Morum grande A. Adams, 1853....63 & 64 mm. F++.  Huge lovely specimens! Brown banded, with full parietal shield & lip...Australia...$22  (2 available)

....22368...(1)...Morum grande A. Adams, 1853....50 mm. F++.  Excellent sculpture, with fully developed dorsal spines, lip & parietal shield...Australia...$24  (1 available)

SOLD...Morum grande A. Adams, 1855....46 mm. F++.  Philippines. ...retained for photo



....32907...(1)...Morum cf joelgreeni ....31 mm. F++.  Not really sure: is fully and completel adult, for certain, however!!...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

....31722...(1)...Morum joelgreeni Emerson, 1981....28 mm. F++. IMPRESSIVELY adult yet possibly dwarf specimen...Philippines...$25  (1 available)

....30453...(1)...Morum joelgreenei Emerson, 1981....32 mm. F+.  Slightly sub-adult, without parietal shield, yet with reflected lip...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

....23386...(4)...Morum joelgreeni Emerson, 1981....35 to 38 mm. F++.  Large for species, with full, toothed lip & warty parietal shield, dorsum speckled brown...Philippines...$25  (4 available)

....17660A...(1)...Morum joelgreenei Emerson, 1981....34 mm. F+. Fully mature specimen...Philippines...$16  (1 available)



SOLD....Morum macandrewi Sowerby, 1889....29 mm. F++.
Philippines.  retained for photo



....27883...(1)...Morum ninomiyai Emerson, 1981....28 mm. F++.  Seldom seen!...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

....31396...(5)...Morum ninomiyai Emerson, 1981....40 to 46 mm. F++. Nice & fresh, with faint tan bands, well spaced axial ribs & expansive, wrinkled parietal shield...Thailand...$48 (5 available)

....30882...(1)...Morum ninomiyai Emerson, 1981....51 mm. F+ high.  HUGE, dark lipped, with lip & parietal shield covered in wrinkles rather than the pustules more typical of the genus...Thailand...$55  (1 available)

....34028...(1)...Morum cf. ninomiyai Emerson, 1981....41 mm. F+.  Seems to be this species but without brown banding. Maybe a sub-fossil?...Indonesia...$18  (1 available)


....37078...(1)...Morum species....28 mm. F++. Supplier claims it's distinct from other species. Has no more than a thin parietal glaze, & lip is more crenulate than toothed. Could be a slightly immature M. macandrewi...Philippines...$95 (1 available)



....23711...(1)...Morum cf. teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....49 mm. F++.  VERY distincive species!!! Smooth, shiny white parietal area and handsome over all shape, plus of course it is rare...Philippines...$40  (1 available)

....17662...(1)...Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....61 mm. F++. GOOD specimens - very large, nice quality...Philippines...$30  (1 available)

....36784...(1)...Morum teremachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....53.5 mm. F++. Huge specimen with brown markings on the ribs & lip varix...Philippines...$40 (1 available)

....16561...(1)...Morum teremachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....52 mm. F++.solid  Heavily flecked with brown, apperture white with minimal shield - the real McCoy!!...Philippines...$35  (1 available)

....17954...(1)...Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....59 mm. F++. Big, with un-toothed lip & smooth shield...Philippines...$25  (1 available)

....33276...(1)...Morum teremachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....63 mm. F+ high.  Large & dark, with full, smooth lip & thin parietal glaze...Philippines...$40  (1 available)

....36785...(1)...Morum teremachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....48 mm. F++. Excellent specimen with smooth lip & parietal area...Philippines...$30

....17661...(2)...Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....45 - 55 mm. F+.  Nice normals for this rare species....tan with brown axial ribs. White apperture has thin, smooth parietal shield...Philippines...$25  (2 available)

....17955...(1)...Morum teramachii Kuroda & Habe, 1961....59 mm. f.  Very fresh dead. Shield & lip have lost their gloss, fine otherwise. A good starter specimen...Philippines...$10  (1 available)



....36786...(1)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....33 mm. F++. Great specimen of this smaller species with spinous ribs, fully developed lip & pustulose parietal shield...Philippines...$35 ( available)

....36245...(1pr)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....29 & 32 mm. F++. Nice developmental pair, one with partly developed re-rolled lip & parietal glaze, the other with fully formed toothed lip & strongly granulose parietal shield...Philippines...$39/pair  (1 pair available)

....35653...(1)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....32 mm. F++.  Nice example with well developed lip & pustulose parietal zone...Philippines...$32  (1 available)

....34631...(5)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....33 to 37 mm. F++.  Neat, highly spiny smaller species with thick, well developed lips & parietal shields...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$18 firm  (5 available)

....30766...(7)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....27 to 32 mm. F++.  Glorious specimens, with bands of brown flecks,  fully developed lip & pustulose parietal shields...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$19 FIRM.  (7 available)

....27884...(1)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....33 mm. F++.  Wonderfully dentate lip & pustulose parietal shield...Philippines...$55  (1 available)

SOLD...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....32 mm. F++.  Philippines.  retained for photo

....29362...(1)...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....27 mm. F++.  Great little dwarf specimen with fully adult lip...Philippines...$45  (1 available)


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