SCHOONER SPECIMEN SHELLS
Marginellidae
Updated January 17, 2012
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Stock # Name Description Locality $USD # Available
....20561...(1)...Bullata bullata Born, 1778....51 mm. F++. Fine fawn on tan pattern, with gold lined white lip. Very nice!...Brazil...$9 (1 available)
....36104....(2)....Dentimargo
eburneola Conrad, 1834....7 mm. F++. Rich orange-tan with high spire...Florida....$6
(2 available)
NEW....39543...(2)...Glabella mirabilis Adams, 1869....30, 32 mm. F++. Jumbo specimens with great dark patterns and red speckled lips...Somalia...$90 (2 available)
NEW....39421...(1)...Glabella mirabilis Adams, 1869....32 mm. F++. Huge specimen with gray-brown dashed pattern and thickened, red spotted lip...Somalia...$75 (1 available)
NEW....39424...(1)...Glabella cf. mirabilis Adams, 1869....31 mm. F++. Unusual mostly gray patterned jumbo example...Somalia...$65 (1 available)
NEW....39422...(5)...Glabella mirabilis Adams, 1869....27 to 29 mm. F++. Beautiful examples of this scarce endemic...Somalia...$24 (5 available)
NEW....39464...(1)...Glabella mirabilis Adams, 1869....26 mm. F++. Shiny, dark example with fat, blood -red speckled lip...Somalia...$20 (1 available)
NEW....39463...(16)...Glabella obtusa Sowerby, 1846....18 to 20 mm. F++. Axially ribbed, with fine brown specks & gray spots...Somalia...$15 (16 available)
NEW....39420...(20)...Glabella obtusa Sowerby, 1846....18 to 19 mm. F++. Well ribbed, cream with brown speckled & spotted pattern...Somalia...$15 (20 available)
....12547...(4)...Hyalina avena Kiener, 1834....10 - 15 mm. F+/F++. White with 3 pastel orange bands...Florida...$3 for 2 (4 available)
....698...(2sets)...Hyalina avena bayerleana Bernardi....10-13 mm. F++- Gem. Good series of 3, from the Yucatan...E. Mexico...$6 (2 sets available)
....699...(2)...Hyalina avena bayerleana Bernardi....10 to 12mm. F++. Pretty pastel pink with a pair of paler bands...E Mexico...$3 (2 available)
....37282...(1)...Hyalina keenii Marratt, 1871....13 mm. F++. Live taken, even pastel orange-pink. You'll be keen for this one!...South Africa...$14 (1 available)
....25704...(20)...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....21 to 24 mm. F++. Dark gray patterned with tan backed white lips...India...$3 for 2 (20 available)
...34431...(7sets)...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....19 to 24 mm. F++. Nice 6 piece pattern variation sets, with gray axial & spiral markings on cream...Thailand...$9 (7 sets available)
....37765...(3)...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....22 to 23 mm. F+ high. With gray bands on cream and thick, white lips...Sri Lanka...$3 (3 available)
....22899...(+prs)...Marginella angustata Sowerby, 1846....20 to 23 mm. F++. Contrasting pattern of fine lines...India...$3 (+ pairs available)
....37769...(5)...Marginella apicina Menke, 1828....10 to 11 mm. F++. Shiny fresh examples of the white colour form...Florida...$4 (5 available)
....685...(1)...Marginella apicina Menke, 1828....10 mm. Gem. Good locality...Mexico....$3 (1 available)
....33946...(7)...Marginella elegans Gmelin, 1791....35 to 42 mm. F++. Aptly named, with gray woven-looking pattern, strong columellar teeth & deep orange lips...Thailand...$6 (7 available)
....33696...(5)...Marginella cf. fischeri Bavay, 1902....13 to 16 mm. F++. More elongate than usual, with top quality. Palest pastel yellow to pink with faint spiral lines...Philippines...$7 (5 available)
....34180...(10)...Marginella fischeri Bavay, 1902....13 to 15 mm. F+. Light yellow-tan with 3 orange spiral lines...Philippines..SPECIAL..$6 for 2 (10 available)
....37048...(1)...Marginella fischeri Bavay, 1903....11 mm. Gem. Scarce species, pastel gray with fat, white lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....34924...(set)....Marginela glabella Linne, 1758....32 to 37 mm. F+. Spectacular 9 piece set shows more variations of colour & spotting than you might imagine possible for such a relatively consistent species!...Western Sahara....$25 (1 set available)
....34925...(+prs)...Marginella glabella Linne, 1758....32 to 37 mm. F+. Contrasting pairs of this prettily spotted pinkish-orange banded Margin...Western Sahara...$7 (+ available)
....30573...(1)...Marginella goodalli Sowerby, 1825....23 mm. F++. Fine, fully adult examples, orangey-pink with pale spots...Guinea...$18 (1 available)
....37766...(3)...Marginella guttata Dillwyn, 1817....16 to 19 mm. F+ high. Beach, but in great condition, with full colour & gloss...Bahamas...$4 (3 available)
....37768...(1)...Marginella labiata Kiener, 1841....27 mm. F. Bargain beached starter specimen has good gloss but a few nicks...Venezuela...$4 (1 available)
....37767...(1)...Marginella labiata Kiener, 1841....24 mm. Gem. Flawless white specimen of this less common Carribean species...Venezuela...$8 (1 available)
....37572...(4)...Marginella maia Espinosa & Ortega, 1998....7 - 9 mm. F++. Tiny, recently published endemic species...Panama...$22 (4 available)
....18631...(4)...Marginella muscaria Lamarck, 1822....12.5 to 14 mm. F++. Interesting little shoulder hump behind outer lip...Australia...$3 (4 available)
....39269...(2)...Marginella nebulosa Roding, 1798....20, 22 mm. F++. Decent specimens, likely fresh beached, creamy white with brown flecks...South Africa...$8 (2 available)
SOLD....Marginella ornata Redfield, 1870....26 to 27 mm. F+ high - much better than usual for crabbed specimens. South Africa. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....20471...(1)....Marginella pygmaeoides Singleton, 1937....7 mm. F++. Sweet, snow-white specimen...Australia....$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Marginella pygmaeoides Singleton, 1937....5 to 6 mm. F+. Australia. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
...36657...(5)...Marginella sp.....21 to 23 mm. F++. With unusually thick, pastel orange tinted marginal callus & white base...India...$5 (5 available)
....27881...(7)...Marginella spinacea Gofas & Fernandes, 1988....7 mm. F++. Uncommon!! Finely patterned in shades of gray or tan...Sao Tome...$15 (7 available)
....8539...(1)...Marginella spinacea Gofas & Fernandes, 1988....6 mm. Gem. Black & gray banded...West Africa...$20 (1 available)
NEW....39380...(1)...Marginella
strigata Dillwyn, 1817....38 mm. F+. Minor dorsal injury
has produced a pale band across the dorsum...Thailand...$12 (1 available)
....31802...(4)...Marginella strigata Dillwyn, 1817....35 to 43 mm. F++. Gray like thick fog, with pastel orange lip...Burma...$4 (4 available)
....33943...(11)...Marginella strigata Dillwyn, 1817....45 to 49 mm. F++. Jumbo specimens of this gray, lightly lined & fat lipped species...Thailand...$7 (11 available) OVERSIZE
....33944...(10)...Marginella strigata Dillwyn, 1817....32 to 43 mm. F++. Dove gray with fat, cream to pale orange lips...Thailand...$5 (10 available) OVERSIZE
....18580...(3)...Marginella (Austroginella) translucida Sowerby, 1846....10 to 11 mm. Gem. Yellow-cream with orange apex...Australia...$10 (3 available)
....22714...(2)...Marginella translucida Sowerby, 1846....10 mm. F++. Palest pastel peach. Pretty!...Australia...$11 (2 available)
....8511...(2)...Marginella sp.....22, 24 mm. Gem. Solid gray with white mouth...India...$6 (2 available)
....8533...(4)....Marginella species 1....7 mm. Gem. Tiny, dark gray & brown. Take a chance!...Brazil...$4 (4 available)
....8534...(4)...Marginella species 2....6 mm. Gem. Tan with gray apex...Philippines...$4 (4 available)
SOLD....Marginella sp....23 mm. F++. Venezuela. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39395...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....93 mm. F+. Nice fat specimen, fully glossy but with slightly imperfect lip...China...$95 (1 available)
NEW....39396...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....90 mm. F++. Beautiful specimen with great lip...China...$110 (1 available)
NEW....39397...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....84 mm. F++. Lovely, glossy specimen of this jumbo Marginella...China...$85 (1 available)
NEW....39398...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....83 mm. F+. Bargain specimen with decent lip but some interior stains seem to indicate it was fresh dead...China...$60 (1 available)
....36576...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....115 mm. F (repaired). Starter specimen of this largest of Marginellidae, it was cracked, but not shattered, during transit & repaired with cyanoacrylate. Bargain price for this rare & delicate shell...China...$30
....35040...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....108 mm. F+. Good sized specimen with smooth dorsal gloss though with slightly rough anterior lip & siphonal canal...China...$100 (1 available)
....35041...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....95 mm. F+. Lovely example of this rare Marginellidae, though anterior lip seems somewhat "shaped"...China...$70 (1 available)
....34906...(1)...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....87 mm. F+ high. Beautiful porcelain finish on this slightly sub-adult specimen with a shallow chip on the anterior lip...South China Sea...$85 (1 available)
SOLD...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....117 mm. F+ high. South China Sea. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
EXCEPTIONAL SPECIMEN....SOLD...Marginellona gigas von Martens, 1904....104 mm. F++. China. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37281...(2)...Persicula interruptolineata Muhfeld, 1870....12 mm. F++. Fine patterned & fully mature, thick lipped examples...Venezuela...$5 (2 available)
....686...(6)...Prunum apicinum Menke, 1828....11.5 - 12 mm. Gem. Uncommon white form...Florida Keys...$5 (6 available)
....16513...(+)...Prunum apicina Menke, 1828....10 - 12 mm. F+. 3 piece sets with light, dark & banded forms...Bahamas...$4 (+ available)
....36101...(2sets)..Prunum apicina Menke, 1828....10 to 12 mm. F++. Great 4 piece sets showing different colours from different locales, including the lilac Palm Beach form & the scarce white...Florida...$10 (2 sets available)
....36100...(8)...Prunum apicina Menke, 1828....8 to 12 mm. F++. Unusual pastel lilac colour form said by supplier to be unique to Palm Beach Inlet...Florida...$5 for 2 (8 available)
....684...(1set)....Prunum apicinum Menke, 1828....10 to 11 mm. F++/-Gem. Variation set of five...Bahamas....$7 (1 set available)
....31216...(4)...Prunum curta Sowerby,
1832....20 to 25 mm. F++. Ashy gray with gold lined white lip. Fine
examples of this Pacific coast endemic...Peru...SPECIAL!...$9
(4 available)
NEW....39423...(3)...Prunum fortunata Clover, 1990....24 to 26 mm. F++. Fresh, shiny specimens, lightly banded in pastel orange to pink...Somalia...$65 (3 available)
NEW....39465...(3)...Prunum fortunata Clover, 1990....24 to 25 mm. F+. Gently beached examples, pastel orange to pink, with slightly dull gloss. Bargain price for this scarce endemic...Somalia...$50 (3 available)
....715....Prunum fulminatum Kiener, 1841....14 mm. Gem. Good, normal example. Dark spire...Brazil...$14 (1 available)
....677....Prunum marginatum Born, 1778....21.5 mm. Gem. Very large for this elegant species (very scarce in Carribean)...Neth. Antilles....$10 (1 available)
....678...(4)...Prunum marginatum Born, 1778....19-20 mm. Gem. SNOW white & with thick, mature lips. Uncommon locality...SPECIAL!...Neth. Antilles...$5 (4 available)
....27909...(4)...Prunum martini Petit, 1853....24 to 25 mm. F++. Six parts gin to one part vermouth. Decorate with a prune rather than an olive. That's how you make a Prune martini!...Brazil...$16 (4 available)
....683...(1set)...Prunum prunum Gmelin, 1791....21, 28 & 31 mm. Lovely 3 piece ex col. colour variation set: one white, one dove gray & one orange-tan..."lower Caribbean"...$14 (1 set available)
....28710...(3)...Prunum cf. prunum Gmelin, 1791....27 to 29 mm. F++. Not really sure what to make of these - they resemble prunum, but are a curious slate-blue color and more elongate than typical for the species...Venezuela...$7 (3 available)
....34042...(1)...Prunum prunum Gmelin, 1791....25 mm. F++. Pretty pastel pinkish Prunum...Uruguay...$5 (1 available)
....28683...(1)...Volvarina occidula Cotton, 1944....10 mm. F+. Pastel orange pink banded. Ex pisces...Australia...$9 (1 available)
....19743...(2)...Volvarina taeniata Sowerby, 1846....11 mm. F++. 4 orange brown bands on tan. Pretty!...Cape Verde Islands...$5 (2 available)
....24554...(1)...Volvarina verdensis Smith, 1875....8 mm. F++. Fantastic data!! Cream with paired, fine gold lines...Cape Verde Islands....$6 (1 available)
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