SCHOONER SPECIMEN SHELLS

New list for July, 2009: preliminary - "work in progress" :+).

Other shells Home page

Order   (specimenshells@yahoo.com)

*...35851...(1)...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006....30mm F++.  BIGGIE with almost perfect lip...Beautiful dark blotches partern on the dorsum area (if you are a conus collector don't miss this guy!) Philippines......Philippines...$30  (1 available)

*...35852...(1)...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 26.9mm F++.  Well with orange blotches coloration on the dorsal side of this shell is surprisingly impressive......Philippines...$19  (1 available)

*...35853...(1)...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 24.3mm F+++.  Everything of this shell is beautiful (small but beautiful!)......Philippines...$18  (1 available)

*...35854...(1)...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 24mm F+ high.  Tiny chip on the upper lip area but the chocolate blotches on the dorsal side is continuously all the way to the inside of the shell. Not bad at all.....Philippines...$13  (1 available)

*...35855...(1)...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 20.6mm F++.  This cute little guy has an interesting pattern. Picture of this shell speaks for itself.....Philippines...$17  (1 available)

*...35856...pr...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 21.6 & 23.4mm F++.  Nice pair with orange pattern and dark brown. They are just cute.....Philippines...$35/pair  (1 pair available)

*...35857...pr...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 25.4mm & 23.9mm F+++.  Very Striking pair! (There you go - you have orange and brown pattern colour of this species at a fair price)....Philippines...$35/pair  (1 available)

*...35859...pr...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 23.5mm F++.  Standout brown pattern for this cute little guy here....Philippines...$35/pair  (1 pair available)

*...35860...pr...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006... 21.9 & 23.6mm F++.  This pair has unusual colouration: the big one has an outstanding dark brown pattern on the dorsal side and orange colouration on ventral side while the small one has creamy background with small dark brown spots on the area. Terrific couple!...Philippines...$39/pair  (1 pair available)

*...35861...pr...Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 22.4 & 23.9mm F+ High. Nice pair!...Philippines...$35/pair  (1 pair available)

">*...35862..(1 set)..Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 22m, 24 & 24.8mm F++ Beautiful set of 3, there is creamy white, light to dark orange and dark brown pattern...good lip condition, what else are you looking for this species?...Philippines...$50/set  (1 set available)

*....35863..(1set)..Conus guidopoppei Raybaudi, 2006.... 26.2, 26.6, 24.7 24.3 & 25.3mm Outstanding set of 5! The picture speaks for itself...They are beautiful...Philippines...$90/set of 5   (1 set available)

*...35870...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....122mm. F+ high.  Large, beautiful specimen with distinct pink & orange bands & black lined ribs. Great lip & perfect apical point...Kenya...$250.  (1 available)

*...35871...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....115mm. F++.  Unusually light coloured example, banded in cream & pastel orange, with full lip & apex...Kenya...$225.  (1 available)

*...35874...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....99mm. F+ nicely.  Odd example, quite mature, with somewhat bulbose protoconch & fine, closer spaced than average (possibly gerontic) ribs...Kenya...$130.  (1 available)

*...35876...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....93mm. F++.  NICE specimen, with very mature lip and closely-packed ribs - good stuff....Kenya...$130.  (1 available)

*...35875...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)1....96mm. F+ high.  Premium specimen with fully mature lip & thickened parietal glaze...Kenya...$125.  (1 available)

*...35877...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....79mm. F+ high.  Fully mature dwarf!! Classically patterned specimen with ribs becoming tightly packed on the outer lip & with strong parietal shield...Kenya...$130.  (1 available)

Order   (specimenshells@yahoo.com)

*...35751...(1)....Angaria delphinus atrata Reeve, 1842....36mm. F+ w/o. Wine red with low shoulder spines......Philippines...$4 (1 available)

*...35954...(1)...Homalocantha pele Pilsbry, 1921....48mm. F++ w/o.  Beautiful bright orange specimen. You'll hula with delight!...Hawaii...$50  (1 available)

*...35956...(1)...Homalocantha pele Pilsbry, 1921....52mm. F++ w/o.  Nice sized specimen with pretty lavender-purple blush on the body...Hawaii...$44  (1 available)

*...35957...(3)...Homalocantha pele Pilsbry, 1921....48 to 50mm. F++ w/o.  Great, full grown operculate specimens suffused with pastel purple-brown...Hawaii...$28  (3 available)

*...35959...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....48mm. F++.  Nice, fat example of the slightly dwarf Hawaiian form...Hawaii...$18 (1 available)

*...35961...(2)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....21mm. Gem.  Big examples of this endemic species  (about as big as they get)...Hawaii...$45 and worth it.  (2 available)

*...35962...(1)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....16mm. Gem.  Prettily spotted mid-sized specimen...Hawaii...$30 (1 available)

*...35963...(1)...Cypraea gaskoini Reeve, 1846....14mm. Gem.  Fully adult yet smaller than average  (for a smaller than average price!)...Hawaii...$15  (1 available)

*...35964...(2)...Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862....27 to 29mm. F+++.  Nice, big examples of this  endemic species with pustulose backs & heavily toothed bases...Hawaii...$30  (2 available)

*...35965...(2)...Cypraea granulata Pease, 1862....22 to 24mm. F+++.  Slightly smaller specimens at a significantly smaller price...Hawaii...$18  (2 available)

*...35966...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....27mm. F++.  Honkin' big specimen - actually quite impressive...Hawaii...$11  (1 available)

*...35966A...(1)...Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....22mm. F++.  Supplied as C. granulata, but with darker shinier backs & paler, less strongly grooved bases...Hawaii...$5  (1 available)

*...35967...(4)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....23 to 25mm. Gem.  Good big examples of this endemic form...Hawaii...$8  (4 available)

*...35968..(5sets)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....18 to 22mm. Gem.  4 piece sets show variability of base colour & dorsal spot patterns - each set has a good "Starry starry night" example - Van Gogh would have loved them!!...Hawaii...$9/set  (5 sets available)

*...35969...(5)...Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888....17 to 20mm. Gem.  Slightly size challenged, at bargain prices...Hawaii...$4  (5 available)

*...35970...(9)...Cypraea isabella controversa Gray, 1824....26 to 33mm. Gem.  Contraversial?? Nope!! Nice, though.....This central Pacific endemic form is much darker than the nominate species, with bright orange tips & dark tan, black lined backs...Hawaii...$12 to $15, depending upon size  (9 available)

*...35971...(6)...Cypraea isabella controversa Gray, 1824....14 to 20mm. Gem.  Quite decent specimens of this endemic form supplier says come from deep water...Hawaii...$9  (6 available)

*...35972A..(1)..Cypraea maculifera hawaiiensis Heiman, 2005....75mm. F+++.  BIGGIE! Very nice specimen...Hawaii...$27  (1 available)

*...35972...(2)...Cypraea maculifera hawaiiensis Heiman, 2005....69, 70mm. F+++.  Large, heavy, super dark specimens of this recently published local form...Hawaii...$17  (2 available)

*...35974...(2)...Cypraea maculifera hawaiiensis Heiman, 2005....49, 51mm. Gem.  Beautiful examples of this recently published local form...Hawaii...$12  (12 available)

*...35976...(pr.)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....29mm. F+++.  Nice pair of typical examples, showing variability of dorsal bands & spots...Hawaii...$20/pair  (1 pair available)

*...35977...(4)...Cypraea teres pellucens Melvill, 1888....34 to 36mm. F+++.  Big examples of the form...Hawaii...$15 (4 available)

*...35978...(3)...Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845....13 to 15mm. Gem.  Shiny lava black with tiny ash gray speckles & orange lip teeth...Hawaii...$36  (3 available)

*...35979...(1)...Cypraea semiplota Mighels, 1845....16mm. Gem.  Big example of this dark endemic species...Hawaii...$45 (1 available)

*...35980...(1)...Cypraea stolida kwajalienensis Martin & Senders, 1983....26mm. F++.  Size BIGGIE specimen of this well patterned form...Kwajalien...$160 or best offer  (1 available)

*...35981...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....49mm. F++.  Gigantic specimen of this endemic species, a full 4mm larger than the next largest listed in Rice...Hawaii...$60  (1 available)

*...35982...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....45mm. F++.  Jumbo example, dark & inflated& as large as any listed...Hawaii...$38  (1 available)

*..35983...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....40mm. F++.  Good, big, lightly banded & well callused specimen...Hawaii...$27 (1 available)

*...35984...(1)...Cypraea sulcidentata Gray, 1834....32mm. F++.  Fine, fully adult & well inflated example...Hawaii...$15 (1 available)

*...35985...(2)...Cypraea cicercula takahashii Moretzsohn, 2007....17mm. Gem.  Jumbo specimens of this quite pale & nearly spotless, recently published Hawaiian form...Hawaii...$27  (2 available)

*...35986..(12)..Cypraea cicercula takahashii Moretzsohn, 2007....13 to 16mm. Gem.  Pale tan & nearly spotless, these are great examples of this freshly described Hawaiian form...Hawaii...SUPERSPECIAL..$15 (12 available)

*...35987..(12)..Cypraea fimbriata unifasciata waikikiensis Schilder, 1933....10 to 12mm. Gem.  Nice specimens of this small form, with brown, well mottled bands & tips...Hawaii...$7  (12 available)

*...35988...(1)...Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....110mm. F+ high.  Monster mauritiana! Big, even for this large species, live taken but with a little chip off the anterior tip.  (Rice lists a 105mm. "good" specimen only for $165 - and we all know that "good" isn't!!!)...Hawaii...$175 (or best offer!!!)  (1 available)

*...35991...(2)...Cypraea tigris schilderiana Cate, 1961....116, 117mm. F++ solid.  Huge, fat specimens, black spotted on yellow. Rarely available this large any more...Hawaii...$125  (2 available)

*...35994...(set)...Haumea juddi Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938....19mm. F++.  Pretty 3 piece set of endemic Pectinidae, showing nice pattern variations...Hawaii...$35  (1 set available)

*...35995...(5)...Haumea juddi Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938....18 to 20mm. F++.  Great specimens of this endemic Pectinidae, with brown on white mottled upper valves...Hawaii...$13   (5 available)

*...35996...(set)...Laevichlamys cookei Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938....15 to 18mm. F+.  Fabulous 4 piece colour variation set in deep orange, butter yellow, bright orange mottled & blood red spotted on white...Hawaii...$30  (1 set available)

*...35997...(3)...Laevichlamys cookei Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938....21 to 22mm. F+.  With dark red mottled upper valves & pastel lower valves...Hawaii...$9  (3 available)

*...35998...(2)...Laevichlamys cookei Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938....19 to 21mm. F+.  Bright pastel orange with deep orange mottled upper valves...Hawaii...$12  (2 available)

*...35999...(1)...Laevichlamys cookei Dall, Bartsch & Rehder, 1938....24mm. F+.  Large & unusual, with yellow lower valve & dark red mottle & rayed top valve...Hawaii...$15  (1 available)

...36000...(1)....Cryptopecten bullatus  (1 available)

*...36001...(1)....Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798....133mm. F++. Great example of this dwarf East African form, with black lined aperture & all spines intact...Tanzania...$12  (1 available)

*...36002...(2)...Lambis scorpius Linne, 1758....128, 136mm. F+ high. Nice normals, with intact spines, fully developed, orange lined lip & deep purple lined interior...Philippines...$8  (2 available)

*...36003...(1)....Lambis crocata Link, 1807....127mm. F+ high. Fine, fully developed specimen, with smooth, bright orange aperture...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*...36004...(1)....Strombus listeri Gray, 1852....125mm. F++. Big example in excellent condition, with full apex, well developed lip "wing" & intact anterior lip & canal...$11  (1 available)

*...36005...(1)....Conus cf. magus Linne, 1758....52mm. F++. Very pale colour form, white with just 2 broad, pastel yellow-tan bands...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*...36006...(1)....Costellaria subdivisum Gmelin, 1791....50mm. F++. Rich chocolate brown with one thin white spiral line...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*...36007...(1)....Corculum cardissa Linne, 1758....51mm. F++. Big, all white example in good shape...Philippines...$5   (1 available)

*...36008...(1)....Comptopallium radula Linne, 1758....89mm. F++. HUGE, brown speckled, strongly ribbed example with fully intact margins...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*...36009...(1)....Gloripallium pallium Linne, 1758....50mm. F++. Purple-pink with black & white markings & raised orange ribs...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*...36010...(1)....Argopecten circularis Sowerby, 1835....48mm. F+ high. Nice, fat specimen in scarce bright orange colour form...Peru...$10  (1 available)

*...36011...(1)....Pecten pyxidatus Born, 1778....47mm. F+. Flat upper valve has pretty purple & orange-pink rays...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

*...36012...(3)...Amoria damoni Gray, 1864....96 to 100mm. F. Bargain or starter specimens, Big, with great dorsal pattern, but lips are a bit rough...Indonesia...$6  (3 available)

*...36014...(1)....Cymbiola flavicans Gmelin, 1791....78mm. F+. Interesting specimen with just 3 bands of brown markings. Lip has a couple of small chips...Indonesia...$15  (1 available)

*...36015...(3)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....63 to 71mm. F+ high. Melanistic!!! Dark Momas (or papas - kind of hard to tell from the shell :+))...Indonesia...$35  (3 available)

*...36016...(1)....Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....83mm. F+. Decent example of the dark brown "banded" colour form, with great colour & gloss, but some very minor lip damage & a fairly unobtrusive ventral scar...Indonesia...$100  (1 available)

*...36017...(1)....Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791.... 80mm. F+. Well spotted specimen of the typical light colour form, with good spines, lip & canal...Indonesia...$65  (1 available)

*...36018...(1)....Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....79mm. F. Decent discount specimen due to minor anterior damage & scar near the lip...Indonesia...$55  (1 available)

*...36019...(1)....Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....76mm. F. Solidly F or a little better, with good gloss, no scars, but some small anterior chips...Indonesia...$35  (1 available)

*...36020...(1)....Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....70mm. F. Bargain specimen of this former rarity, with very slightly rough lip & a dorsal scar...Indonesia...$35  (1 available)

*...36021...(1)....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....118mm. F. Very fresh dead example of this collectors' classic, with great pattern, & thick, rolled lip...Indonesia...$60  (1 available)

*...36022...(1)....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....115mm. F. Very fresh dead bargain specimen with totally classic dorsal pattern display...Indonesia...$45  (1 available)

*...36023...(1)....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....110mm. F. Bargain example due to it being fairly well lined with boring sponge holes. Would be F+ easily if not for the sponge lines...Indonesia...$30  (1 available)

*...36024...(1)....Conus voluminalis Reeve, 1843....56mm. F+. Good sized specimen, fairly lightly patterned & with intact lip...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*...36025...(1)....Conus aurisiacus Linne, 1758....39mm. F+ nicely. Typically patterned if slightly junior specimen at an infantile price...Philippines...$16  (1 available)

*...36026...(1)....Conus aurantius Hwass, 1792....25mm. F+ high. NICE example with distinct pattern of white blotches on brown...Curacao...$35  (1 available)

*...36027...(1)....Bursa crumena foliata Broderip, 1825....62mm. F+. Good specimen, with orange lined, well toothed aperture...Tanzania...$8  (1 available)

*...36028...(1)....Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995....24mm. F+. Relatively recently minted smaller species, with brown markings & pretty orange-pink varical spines...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

*...36030...(1)....Cypraea isabella rumphii Schilder & Schilder, 1938....36mm. F++. Inflated form with minimal black markings & red-brown tips...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*...36031...(1)....Cypraea caurica elongata Perry, 1811....49mm. F++. Large, surprisingly fat example of the East African form...Tanzania...$5  (1 available)

*...36032...(1)....Cypraea cf. teres Gmelin, 1791....20mm. F++. Interesting dwarf specimen with a big central spot reminiscent of C. saulae...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

*...36033...(1)....Conus vicweei Old, 1973....84mm. F. Bargain price on this dead taken example with rough lip, though it shows a BOFFO dorsal pattern display...Thailand...$55  (1 available)

*...36034...(1)....Conus vicweei Old, 1973....77mm. F. Very fresh dead specimen, but with a SUPER ventral display at a discount price - would make a great one-up, one-down display pair with the one above....Thailand...$55  (1 available)

*...36035...(1)....Conus bengalensis Okutani, 1968....102mm. F++. Beautiful, elongate example with perfect lip & more densely tented than average pattern...Thailand...$90  (1 available)

*...36036...(1)....Conus bengalensis Okutani, 1968....92mm. F. Bargoon example with nice pattern Price reduced due to growth scar & somewhat rough lip...Thailand...$15  (1 available)

*...36037...(1)....Conus bengalensis Okutani, 1968....110mm. F+ (dorsal scar). Huge specimen of the broader Indian form, with excellent lip. Great ventral display...India...$65  (1 available)

*...36039...(1)....Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894....171.5mm. F. Enormous example with fully intact apex but a posterior lip "chunk". Still a glorious big dorsal display...India...$make offer - we;ll talk.  (1 available)

*...36040...(1)....Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894....164mm. F - nice except for a ventral "chunk" out of the top of the lip. Jumbo specimen with dark, finely tented pattern and a little lip chip at shoulder. Excellent dorsal display...India...$100.  (1 available)

*...36041...(1)....Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894....159mm. F. Nice larger than average example with intact apex but several small lip chips...India...$90  (1 available)

*...36042...(1)....Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894....138mm. F. Interesting "study specimen with an unusually short spire...India...$50  (1 available)

*...36044...(1)....Conus textile Linne, 1758 (form babelonica) ....93mm. F+. Big, wide-bodied baby, boldly Babylonic!! (alliteronic too!!) ...Thailand...$15  (1 available)

*...36046...(1)....Conus ferrugineus chenui Crosse, 1857....57mm. F++. Giant specimen of this bold pattern variation, with twin spiral bands of dark brown axial lines...New Caledonia...$85  (1 available)

*...36047...(1)....Conus leobottoni Lorenz, 2007....49mm. F+ solid. Totally huge example of this very recently published cone, spiral banded in various shades of tan...Philippines...$45  (1 available)

*...36048...(1)....Conus leobottoni Lorenz, 2007....47mm. F++. Big, prime quality specimen of this new tan banded cone, with complete lip & protoconch...Philippines...$35  (1 available)

*...36049...pair...Conus leobottoni Lorenz, 2007....41 & 43mm. F++ w/o. Great TENTED pair, showing colour variations of this new species, one typically tan banded, the other in orange-pink with brown blotches...Philippines...$75/pair  (1 pair available)

*...36050...pair...Conus leobottoni Lorenz, 2007....32.5mm. F++ w/o. Pretty matched pair of this newly published cone, one banded in pastel tan, the other in orange-pink...Philippines...$45/pair  (1 pair available)

*...36051...(1)....Conus magus consul Boivin, 1864....60mm. F++. Good example of this orange mottled & fine speckled magus form...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

*...36052...(1)....Conus magus consul Boivin, 1864....57mm. F++. This specimen has broad twin bands of bright orange markings...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*...36053...(1)....Conus muriculatus Sowerby, 1833....26mm. F++. So totally pustulose it could work as a grater!...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

*...36054...(1)....Cypraea lamarcki Gray, 1825....42mm. F++. Nice, large, well inflated example with lots of brown marginal spots & brown lined tips...Thailand...$12  (1 available)

*...36055...(1)....Cypraea mauritiana Linne, 1758....61mm. F++. Immaculate, fully matured & wonderfully humped dwarf specimen...Thailand...$8  (1 available)

*...36056...(1)....Cypraea guttata guttata Gmelin, 1791....47mm. F. Great bargain on this example of this famous shell, fully mature, with good colour & gloss, only some slight abrasions on the dorsum reveals its very fresh dead-taken status...Philippines...$40  (1 available)

*...36057...(1)....Cypraea saulae Gaskoin, 1843....26mm. F++. Large for the species, with one big brown dorsal spot...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

*...36058...(1)....Cypraea vitellus Linne, 1758....63mm. F++. Huge example. The 14 point buck of deer cowries!...$12  (1 available)

*...36059...(2)...Cypraea ziczac Linne, 1758....12 to 15mm. F++. Cute 5 piece sets showing a nice range of pattern variations...Philippines...$9/set  (2 sets available)

*...36060...(1)....Conus kinoshitai Kuroda, 1956....39mm. F+ nicely. Juvenile specimen. Start your growth series here...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

*...36061...(1)....Conus proximus Sowerby, 1859....31mm. F++. Good sized example, with red-brown dashed spiral lines...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

*...36062...(1)....Strombus alatus Gmelin, 1791....67mm. F+. Doubly odd example, with freak form due to sloped shoulders, & an unusually pale yellow colour...Florida...$7  (1 available)

*...36063...(6)...Babylonia zeylandicus Bruguiere, 1789....52 to 59mm. F++. Good examples, with excellent lips & purple tinted siphonal canals...India...$4  (6 available)

*...36064...(1)....Fusinus sp....138mm. F++. Big white spindle with brown lined lip. Don't think this is F. colus, though not sure...Tanzania...$20  (1 available)

*...36065...(1)....Latirus infundibulum Gmelin, 1791....69mm. F++ w/o. Burnt orange with raised brown spiral threads, complete with operulum...Curacao...$8  (1 available)

*...36066...(1)....Turritella leucostoma Valenciennes, 1832....78mm. F. Boldly mottled in brown on cream...Baja Calif...$5  (1 available)

*...36067...(1)....Thais haemastoma ssp. biserialis Blainville, 1832....55mm. F+ w/o. Nice, big example in natural condition, with intact lip & orange aperture...Peru...$7  (1 available)

*...36068...(1)....Cymatium testudinariaria rehderi Verrill, 1950....44mm. F++ w/o. Great fully developed specimen with brown stained parietal zone...Curacao...$25  (1 available)

...36069...(2)...Phos hirasei Sowerby, 1913....28, 29mm. F++. Fine specimens, with fully developed & slightly flared, varixed lip...Philippines...$6  (2 available)

...36070...(2)...Clathrodrilla crenularis Lamarck, 1816....33, 35mm. F+. Neat little turrids, subtly banded & with lips & notches intact...Australia...$3  (2 available)

...36071...(+)...Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979....6 to 8mm. F+. Pink tinted mini-murex pairs...Philippines...$5/pair  (8 pairs available)

...36072..pair..Agaronia cf. testacea Lamarck, 1811....33 & 55mm. F+. Mutt & Jeff pair, one juvenile & one jumbo with gerontic pattern loss...Baja California...$7/pair  (1 pair available)

...36073...(1)....Oliva porphyria Linne, 1758....83mm. F++. Good sized specimen in excellent condition & with intact lip...Baja Calif...$18  (1 available)

...36074...(2)...Oliva cf. spicata Roding, 1798....43, 44mm. F++. Prime specimens of this Tropical West American endemic...Baja Calif...$4  (2 available)

...36075...(1)....Astraea heliotropium Martyn, 1784....72mm. F+ w/o. Much better than average example of this favorite, live taken & well cleaned, complete with operc...New Zealand...$39  (1 available

...36076...(1)....Cymbiola chrysostoma Swainson, 1824....40mm. F. Bargain specimen of this rarity due to damaged lip. Broken piece is included & could be repaired...Indonesia...$50  (1 available)

...36077...(1)....Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....74mm. F++. Truly top grade specimen of this famed shell, with perfect lip, canal & most of the shoulder spines...Indonesia...$85  (1 available)

...36078...(1)....Zidona dufresnei Donovan, 1823....200mm. F+. Beautiful specimen of this distinctive Volute, with extended apical callus & intact, fully developed lip...Argentina...$25  (1 available)

(Polyplacophora - "Other classes")...36079...(3)...Plaxiphora caelata Reeve, 1847....13 to 15mm. F. Air dried & a bit curled...New Zealand...$4  (3 available)

...36080...(1)....Amusium pleuronectes Linne, 1758....73mm. F. Decent example of this fragile scallop...Australia...$6  (1 available)

...36081...(1)....Achatina achatina Linne, 1758....94mm. F+. Better than usual, with intact lip & no major scars...Nigeria...$15  (1 available)

...36082...(1)....Liguus fasciatus alternatus Simpson, 1920....41mm. F++. Twin brown bands fade to white on the body whorl...Florida...$30  (1 available)

update April 21, 2009
36085 to 36123
Marty fisher Cone trade (+1 Cyp.)  (1 available)

...36085...(1)....Conus arenatus undatus Dautzenberg, 1937....54mm. F++. Absolutely enormous example of this form, with the fine specks converging to form bands & wavy axial bars...Philippines...$15  (1 available)

...36086...(1)....Conus distans Hwass, 1792....95mm. F+. Good sized specimen of this often rough species, with no major growth lines or injury scars & unencrusted and uneroded apex...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

...36087...(1)....Conus marmoreus Linne, 1758....115mm. F+. Great, jumbo sized display specimen with finer pattern verging on the bandanus form...Philippines...$21  (1 available)

...36089...(1)....Conus sulcatus Hwass, 1792....73mm. F++. Superb, super sized specimen, rich tan in colour & with raised, granulose spiral cords & perfect lip...Philippines...$24  (1 available)

...36090...(1)....Conus textile (forma??) Linne, 1758....85mm. F++. Interesting light colour phase example with lots of big white tents & a yellow as opposed to orange background ...Australia...$16  (1 available)

...36091...(1)....Conus textile Linne, 1758....79mm. F++. Lovely, typical, finely tented specimen ...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

...36092...(1)....Conus thalassiarchus depriesteri Wils, 1972....85mm. F+. Huge specimen only 10mm. short of the current world record size...Philippines...$32  (1 available)

...36093...(1)....Conus thalassiarchus castrensis Gould, 1842....76mm. F++. Nice example of this not fully recognized form, with pattern broken into finely speckled spiral bands...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

...36094...(1)....Conus textile ponderosa Dautzenberg, 1932....100mm. F++. Big, beautiful example of the form, brightly patterned & highly inflated...Philippines...$22  (1 available)

...36095...(1)....Conus virgo Linne, 1758....92mm. F++. Pale specimen (supplier claims it's albino but it still has a purple base.) Interesting spiral ridge on the anterior end...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

...36096...(1)....Conus virgo Linne, 1758....118mm. F+. Extra large example, solid & heavy, but lip has 1 or 2 small nicks...Philippines...$16  (1 available)

...36097...(1)....Cypraea venusta episema Iredale, 1939....66mm. Gem-. Well callused & fully adult specimen of this nicely brown spotted form...Australia...$115  (1 available)

The small box from Marlo Krisberg  (1 available)

...36098...set...Lima scabra Born, 1778....12, 16 & 24mm. F+. Cute little growth series...Florida...$12/set  (1 available)

...36099...(1)....Chlamys sanguinea Linne, 1758....45mm. F++. Burnt orange with darker banding...Tanzania...$4  (1 available)

...36100...(+)...Prunum apicina Menke, 1828....8 to 12mm. F++. Unusual pastel lilac colour form said by supplier to be unique to Palm Beach Inlet...Florida...$5 for 2  (10 available)

...36101...sets..Prunum apicina Menke, 1828....10 to 12mm. F++. Great 4 piece sets showing different colours from different locales, including the lilac Palm Beach form & the scarce white...Florida...$10/set  (2 sets available)

...36102...(4)...Prunum succinea Conrad, 1846....10 to 12mm. F++. Translucent & nicely elongated Marginellidae...Florida...$5  (4 available)

...36103...(+)...Dentimargo aureocincta Stearns, 1872....2 to 3mm. F+. Great data on these micro-Margins...Florida...$3 for 2  (12 available)

...36104...(3)...Dentimargo eburneola Conrad, 1834....7mm. F++. Rich orange-tan with high spire...Florida...$6  (3 available)

...36105...(1)....Conus balteus Wood, 1828....18mm. F++ w/o. Chocolate brown & orange-tan banded on cream...Cape Verdes...$10  (1 available)

...36106...(1)....Harpulina lapponica Linne, 1767....69mm. F++. Better than average example with complete lip & protoconch...India...$7  (1 available)

...36107...(1)....Homalocantha anatomica Perry, 1811....43mm. F++ w/o. Spectacular lavender purple all over with white aperture...Hawaii...$30  (1 available)

plus a few more Philippine items lying around (mostly $2 items or unidentified)  (1 available)

...36108...(1)....Subcancilla cf. annulata Reeve, 1844....20mm. F+. Raised spiral threads over brown blotched & speckled body...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

...36109...(1)....Mitra triplicata vonMartens, 1904....35mm. F+. With decent lip but missing its apex...Philippines...$25  (1 available)

...36110...(1)....Cancilla praestantissima Roding, 1798....34mm. F+. Nicely elongated, with red-brown raised spiral cords...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

...36111...(1)....Vexillum exasperatum Gmelin, 1791....24mm. F+. With intermittently banded axial ribs. Lip & apex good...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36112...(1)....Vexillum sp....31mm. F++. Rich burnt orange with grooved axial ribs. not sure but could be granosum...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36113...(1)....Vexillum coronatum Helbling, 1779....25mm. F+. Axial ribs have shoulder knobs, base has orange band...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36114...(1)....Vexillum semifasciatum Lamarck, 1811....21mm. F++. Fresh, dark specimen with strong, banded axial ribs...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36115...(1)....Vexillum buriasense Tomlin, 1920....16mm. F+. With brown spiral threads & an orange basal band...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

...36116...(1)....Prionovula pudica wilsoniana Cate, 1973....16mm. F++. Good sized specimen with 3 lavender-pink bands...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

...36117...(1)....Bolma sp....13mm. F+. Small species, with lots of fine, sharp peripheral spines & brown mottled surface...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36118...(1)....Astralium haemotragum Menke, 1829....16mm. F+. Somewhat knobby & high spired Turbinidae, suffused with purple-pink...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36119...(1)....Terebra mactanensis Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1982....57mm. F++. Excellent example, about as big as it gets & a rich dark chocolate brown...Philippines...$12  (1 available)

...36120...(1)....Phos hirasei Sowerby, 1913....19mm. F+. Nice example of this cute Buccinidae...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

...36121...(1)....Ptychobela(?) sp....47mm. F++. Great example, with complete apex, lip & canal, just don't quite know what sp...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36122...(1)....Xenoturris cf. millepunctata Sowerby, 1908....34mm. F+. Totally covered in spiral rows of fine, brown pinpoints...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

...36123...(3)...Lophiotoma acuta Perry, 1811....35 to 40mm. F+. Sharply stepped & covered in fine brown spots...Philippines...$8  (3 available)

Update May 29
36151 to 36186  (1 available)

part 1; From Ausi Ali  (1 available)

...36151...(1)....Conus pennaceus Born, 1778....63mm. F++. The Boeing 747 of the species! (see, it's extra wide-bodied) Hugely broad shouldered example of this variably formed Cone with complete lip...Tanzania...$22  (1 available)

...36152...(1)....Conus pennaceus Born, 1778....70mm. F++. Jumbo specimen with big, broad shoulders & wonderfully tight tiny tent pattern...Tanzania...$25  (1 available)

...36153...(1)....Conus namocanus Hwass, 1792....73mm F+. Interesting large example in greenish-yellow complete with the fine brown spiral lines mentioned in the Compendium. Slight irregularity on posterior lip is hardly enough to call a chip...Tanzania...$14  (1 available)

...36154...(1)....Conus generalis Linne, 1758....52mm. F++. Unusual super dark brown (melanistic?) specimen, the few white cloudings on the ventral surface become nearly obsolete on the dorsum...Tanzania...$15  (1 available)

...36155...(1)....Conus generalis maldivus Hwass, 1792....54mm. F++. Red-brown Indian Ocean form with finely speckled white spiral bands...Tanzania...$5  (1 available)

...36156...(1)....Conus textile cholmondeleyi Melvill, 1900....61mm. F++. Spectacular, densely fine-lined specimen with perfect lip & apex...Tanzania...$55  (1 available)

...36157...(1)....Phalium fimbria Gmelin, 1791....88mm. F+. Huge example of this rare Bonnet, nicely ridged & with fully developed & toothed lip...Tanzania...$125  (1 available)

...36158...(2)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....68, 70mm. F+/F++. Giant examples (do I hear snickering about giant anuses?(ani?))...Tanzania...$7  (2 available)

...36159...(1)....Bursa lissostoma E. A. Smith, 1914....89mm. F++ w/o. Nice example, with white lip & parietal shield & dark wine-red lined lip...Tanzania...$22  (1 available)

...36160...(1)....Gemmula unedo Kiener, 1839....57mm. F++. Nicely spotted & speckled, with complete apex, lip & siphonal canal...Tanzania...$8  (1 available)

...36161...(1)....Oliva sericea textilina Lamarck, 1811....55mm. F++. Magnificently melanistic! Jet black with just a smattering of light markings...Tanzania...$14  (1 available)

...36162...(1)....Neocancilla granatina Lamarck, 1811....50mm. F++. Great specimen with full apex & lip, banded in fine brown dashes...Tanzania...$7  (1 available)

...36163...(1)....Strombus plicatus columba Lamarck, 1822....45mm. F++. Excellent extra-dark example! Dark brown markings with black aperture spots...Tanzania...$5  (1 available)

...36164...(1)....Pupa cf. solidula Linne, 1758....28mm. F++. Patterned like solidula but in black rather than typical orange spots. Melanistic or a related sp...Tanzania...$7  (1 available)

...36165...(1)....Chama lazarus Linne, 1758....100mm. F+. Large specimen with lots of long, bifurcate, leafy blades...Tanzania...$10  (1 available)

part 2; Euro-pectens from Eaton's Seashells  (1 available)

...36166...(1)....Hinnites distortus daCosta, 1778....29mm. F+. Big example of this purple striped, inflated & somewhat mis-shapen Pectinidae...Italy...$10  (1 available)

...36167...(4)...Hinnites distortus daCosta, 1778....19 to 21mm. F+. Purple mottled specimens of this smaller sp...Italy...$8  (4 available)

...36168...(1)....Hinnites distortus daCosta, 1778....16mm. F+. Spectacular day-glo orange! scarce colour form of this odd sp...Italy...$20  (1 available)

...36169...(1)....Hinnites distortus daCosta, 1778....17mm. F+. Lovely lemon yellow example of this slightly odd shaped Pecten...Italy...$18  (1 available)

part 3; a couple of Thai items  (1 available)

...36170...set...Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792...28 to 35mm. F++. Cute 3 piece variation set shows a range of spot patterns...Thailand...$5/set  (1 set available)

...36171...(1)....Cypraea cf. eglantina Duclos, 1833....51mm. F++. Supplier claims it looks like a cross between this species & arabica gibba. Looks like a sort of squat eglantina to me...Thailand...$5  (1 available)

part 4; "New Caledonian Material"  (1 available)

...36172...(1)....Bolma sp....27mm. F+. Silvery-white Turbinidae with 7 or 8 spiral rows of fairly coarse granules but no peripheral spines...New Caledonia...$20 [Ross Check for B. asteriscus, millegranos & opacana]  (1 available)

...36173...(2)...Crossopoma sp....9mm. F++. Slightly pearly lustre on these tiny Trochids with deep umbilicus. Genus ID by supplier, not found in Rice...Indonesia...$8  (2 available)

...36174...(2)...Nassaria sp....23, 24mm. F++. Smallish species, fairly squat & with fine brown spiral lines between the axial ribs...New Caledonia...$7  (2 available)

...36175...(1)....Nassaria sp....17mm. F++. Similar to above species but smaller & with occasional fat varices...New Caledonia...$5  (1 available)

...36176...(1)....Pleuroploca sp....36mm. F++. Looks a bit like a miniature P. trapezium! Unusual deep water species, not juvenile (7 or 8 whorls) with long siphonal canal & strong shoulder knobs...New Caledonia...$8  (1 available)

...36177...(1)....Baryspira cf. hinomotoensis Yokoyama, 1922....26mm. F+. Orange-tan banded miniature Ancilla , but with a bit of anterior lip damage...New Caledonia...$6  (1 available)

...36178...(2)...Lophiotoma leucotropis Adams & Reeve, 1850....47, 51mm. F. Dead dredged specimens with strong spiral ridges...New Caledonia...$5  (2 available)

part 5; A few chitons  (1 available)

...36179...(1)....Tonicella marmoreus Fabricius, 1780....20mm. F+. Apparently an iridescent blue in life, this is the "no pattern" form listed in Rice. Large for the species too...Nova Scotia...$20  (1 available)

...36180...(1)....Tonicella marmoreus Fabricius, 1780....15mm. F+. The "no pattern" form, These were collected by us & are blueish coloured in life...Nova Scotia...$18  (1 available)

...36181...(2)...Tonicella rubra Linne, 1767....18, 19mm. F+. Glycerine preserved whole, with striking (for a chiton) deep red backs...Nova Scotia...$8  (2 available)

...36182...set...Tonicella.trio...12 to 15mm. F+. 3 piece set of Nova Scotian chitons, probably T. rubra & marmoreus. These guys are so difficult you can enjoy a little mystery hunt for the ID...Nova Scotia...$10/set  (1 set available)

...36185...(1)....Lyria lyraeformis Swainson, 1821....103mm. F++. Glorious bright orange colour form specimen, with close packed ribs & great apex & lip...Kenya...$275  (1 available)

...36186...(1)....Phalium areola Linne, 1758....55mm. F+. Solid & well developed, with 5 bands of orange-tan chevrons...Kenya...$5  (1 available)

...36201...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....121mm. F++. HUGE & spectacular example of the scarce orange-pink with a delightful tented pattern almost like imperialis & with perfect, thickened lip & intact canal...Philippines....$80  (1 available)

...36202...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....84mm. F+. Unusual freak specimen with a raised spiral ridge around the widest part of the body whorl. Creamy white with pattern of small golden-tan triangles...Philippines....$45  (1 available)

...36203...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....83mm. F+. Oddly "squashed" shell form, dark olive with lots of black pattern...Philippines....$35  (1 available)

...36205...(1)...Cymbiola malayensis Doute & Bail, 2000....107mm. F+. Beautiful example of this recently published species, banded in peach pink on pastel. Lip & canal well thickened & intact, just a small growth mark on the ventral shoulder...Philippines....$120  (1 available)

...36208...(1)...Conus aurisiacus Linne, 1758....70mm. F+high. Monster specimen, beautifully pink banded & black spotted, showing gerontic growth & pattern changes...Philippines....$130  (1 available)

...36209...(1)...Conus aurisiacus Linne, 1758....38mm. F++. Slightly small but intensely coloured specimen in top condition...Philippines....$22  (1 available)

...36211...(1)...Conus floridulus Adams & Reeve, 1849....33mm. F++. Excellent specimen with heavily granulated body, pronounced orange-brown bands & great lip...Philippines....$12  (1 available)

...36212...set...Conus floridulus Adams & Reeve, 1849....25 to 29mm. F++. Neat 3 piece set shows transition from smooth to pustulose & orange banded to all white...Philippines....$18/set  (1 set available)

...36213...(1)...Conus cordigera Sowerby, 1866....39mm. F+. Intersting specimen with oddly sunken spire...Philippines....$20  (1 available)

...36214...(1)...Conus orbignyi Audouin, 1831....34mm. F+. Good example of this nicely elongated scarce deep water Cone...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36216...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....92mm. F++. King of the Mole People! Truly huge for the species, a real showcase piece...Philippines....$25  (1 available)

...36217...(1)...Cypraea talpa Linne, 1758....68mm. F++. Unusually dark example with wider than normal dorsal banding...Philippines....$20  (1 available)

...36218...(1)...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....80mm. F+. Bizarre injury freak with grooved aperture, dorsal ridge & scrambled pattern!...Philippines....$25  (1 available)

...36219...pair...Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....55mm. F++. Cute light & dark extreme pattern dwarf pair...Philippines....$20/pair  (1 pair available)

...36220...(1)...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....29mm. F+. Odd example, large but with unusual dorsal irregularity...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36221...pair...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....27 & 28mm. F++. Good sized extreme pattern pair, one with a few big spots, the other with lots of small ones...Philippines....$9/pair  (1 pair available)

...36222...pair...Cypraea cribraria Linne, 1758....23mm. F++/F+. Neat study pair, one totally typical, the other with scrambled dorsal spot pattern...Philippines....$7/pair  (1 pair available)

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

...36224...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....63mm. F+. Still good sized specimen with nice, busy pattern...Philippines....$22  (1 available)

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

...36226...(1)...Harpa harpa Linne, 1758....56mm. F+. Good dark example of the red form, but may be very fresh dead since there is a loss of gloss...Philippines....$35  (1 available)

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

...36228...(1)...Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....52mm. F. Decent starter specimen shows nicely pink banded spines, at least one of which is fully intact...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36229...(1)...Latirus recurvirostratus Schubert & Wagner, 1829....42mm. F++. Orange, with black & white markings...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

Part 2; styro box from E. Landingin  (1 available)

...36230...(1)...Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975....14mm. Gem. Large for the species, lightly speckled on the sides & in perfect condition...Philippines....$750  (1 available)

...36231...(+)...Cypraea dani Beals, 2002....18 to 20mm. F++. Nice, fresh, fat, recently published species with white base & brown speckled backs...Philippines....$15  (10 available)

...36232...(1)...Conus dusaveli Adams, 1872....71mm. F+ high. Great example of this collectors item with intact canal & protoconch, but lip has been very gently filed (you need to look carefully to notice)...Philippines....$75  (1 available)

...36233...(1)...Conus gloriamaris Chemnitz, 1777....69mm. F+. Interesting junior specimen with ultra-fine network pattern & light banding. One minor dorsal mend...Philippines....$35  (1 available)

...36234...set...Conus kinoshitai Kuroda, 1956....57 to 64mm. F+ to F++. 3 piece pattern variation set. Lovely display in lavender with a variety of brown markings. One lip damaged in shipping...Philippines....$55/set  (1 set available)

...36235...pair...Conus lenavati daMotta & Rockel, 1982....46 & 56mm. F++. Fascinating pair! smaller one is completely typical, the larger shows complete cessation followed by restart of pattern deposition...Philippines....$18/pair  (1 pair available)

...36237...set...Conus radiatus Gmelin, 1791....55, 62 & 64mm. F+ to F++. Neat 3 piece colour variation set: 2 shades of tan brown & one semi-albinistic pastel yellow...Philippines....$14/set  (1 set available)

...36238...(1)...Conus radiatus Gmelin, 1791....57mm. F++. All white albino specimen...Philippines....$11  (1 available)

...36239...(1)...Conus circumactus Iredale, 1929....42mm. F++. Totally albino & covered in spiral rows of pustules...Philippines....$65  (1 available)

...36241...(1)...Conus ichinoseana Kuroda, 1956....49mm. F++. Busy pattern of brown spotted bands, with great lip & apex...Philippines....$17  (1 available)

...36242...(2)...Conus kintoki Habe & Kosuge, 1970....67, 69mm. F++ (1 w/o.) Large, delightful examples in pastel cantelope orange...Philippines....$9  (2 available)

...36243...(2)...Conus tribblei Walls, 1977....36, 41mm. F+ high. Highly granulose if slightly smaller specimens...Philippines....$9  {2 available)

...36244...(1)...Malea pomum Linne, 1758....39mm. F++. All white albino example of this usually tan mottled Tun...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36245...pair...Morum watanabei Kosuge, 1981....29 & 32mm. 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)

...36246...(2)...Natica violacea Sowerby, 1825....18, 21mm. F++. Fresh, dark brown patterned examples with purple columella & intact lips...Philippines....$10  (2 available)

...36247...(1)...Latiaxis spinosus Hirase, 1908....25mm. F++. Perhaps the best one of these we have seen, with long, pink, upturned spines all intact...Philippines....$22  (1 available)

...36248...(1)...Latiaxis wormaldi Powell, 1971....22mm. F++. Scarce & spectacularly spiny! totally covered in erect spines...Philippines....$35  (1 available)

...36249...(1)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....52mm. F++. Great albino example with full siphonal canal...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36250...(1)...Conus pertusus Hwass, 1792 44mm. F++. Huge, glorious example mottled in hot pink & blood red, with excellent canal, lip & protoconch...Philippines....$15  (1 available)

...36251...(3)...Conus fischoederi Rockel & daMotta, 1983....21 to 24mm. F++. Boldly marbled in bright orange-brown ...Philippines....$15  (3 available)

...36252...(1)...Conus acutangulus Lamarck, 1810....21mm. F++. Nicely corded, spotted in orange-tan on white...Philippines....$19  (1 available)

...36253...(1)...Conus catus Hwass, 1792....26mm. F++. Choco;ate brown colour form with just a few white spots...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36254...(1)...Conus longurionis Kiener, 1845....30mm. F++. Smaller, highly elongate species, this large example with brown spots & intact lip...Philippines....$12  (1 available)

...36255...(1)...Conus nussatella Linne, 1758....52mm. F++. Gorgeous specimen, more darkly mottled & speckled than usual...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36256...set....Cypraea nucleus Linne, 1758....20 to 22mm. F++. Fantastic 3 piece colour variation set: one greenish-gray, one tan & one pure white albino...Philippines....$9/set  (1 set available)

...36258...(1)...Chicoreus penchinati Crosse, 1861....41mm. F++. Big brown example with pink apex & columella...Philippines....$11  (1 available)

...36259...(1)...Vexillum stainforthi Reeve, 1841....37mm. F+ high. I think Tide makes something to get out those stainforthis! Bright orange spiral bands on white...Philippines....$15  (1 available)

...36260...(1)...Vexillum rubrocostatum Habe & Kosuge, 1966....27mm. F++. Bright orange-red axial ribs...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36261...(4)...Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817....15mm. F++. Pale, bulbous examples with great tips. No wasting away in Margaritaville here...Philippines....$10  (4 available)

...36262...(1)...Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....24mm. F++. Nice clean example with classic dorsal blotch...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36263...(1)...Mitra gloriola Cernohorsky, 1970....54mm. F++. Big specimen with particularly strong brown banding & speckling...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36264...(1)...Angaria cf. delphinus Linne, 1758....28mm. F+ high. Beautiful deep red colour form with long black upturned spines...Philippines....$8  (1 available)

...36265...(1)...Chicoreus laciniatus Sowerby, 1841....45mm. F++. Glorious bright orange, with deep pink columella & dark brown varical markings...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36266...(1)...Conus axelrodi Walls, 1978....15mm. F++. Great specimen, spirally corded & pretty pastel pink...Philippines....$12  (1 available)

...36267...(1)...Conus boeticus Reeve, 1843....18mm. F++. Nice specimen with spiral rows of fine brown spots, claimed by supplier to be "uncommon form nitidus"...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36268...(2)...Acteon variegatus Bruguiere, 1789....22mm. F++. Neat species with 3 spiral bands of pink chevrons...Philippines....$22  (2 available)

...36269...pair...Cypraea boivini Kiener, 1841....28 & 30mm. F++. Interesting extreme colour pair, one darker-than-average greenish blue, the other nearly white...Philippines....$5/pair  (1 available)

...36270...(1)...Cypraea isabella Linne, 1758....33mm. F++. Big example with dark orange tips & strongly speckled dorsum...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36271...set...Cypraea annulus Linne, 1758....17 to 18mm. F+. Odd & unusual trio of injury freaks, one so deformed it looks like Columbellidae!...Philippines....$15/set  (1 set available)

...36272...pair...Cypraea cf. errones Linne, 1758....28 & 33mm. F+. Odd freak pair, one with closed posterior canal, the other with toothless aperture but fully adult dorsal pattern...Philippines....$9/pair  (1 pair available)

...36273...(1)...Bursa borisbeckeri Parth, 1995....19mm. F+ nicely. Juvenile specimen of this scarce, recently described species...Philippines....$8  (1 available)

...36274...(1)...Haliotis cf. planata Sowerby, 1833....27mm. F++. Pretty interior with blue-green sheen...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36275...(2)...Terebra argus Hinds, 1844....56, 58mm. Good sized specimens of this ivory white Auger with the palest of spots...Philippines....$5  (2 available)

...36276...(2)...Hastula lanceata Linne, 1767....34, 36mm. F++. Shiny white with fine brown axial lines...Philippines....$5  (2 available)

...36277...pair...Cantharus iostomus Gray, 1834....18 & 20mm. F++. Well beaded & mottled with brown...Philippines....$5/pair  (1 pair available)

...36278...(1)...Neocancilla circula Kiener, 1838....24mm. F++. Big for the species, coffee brown with a cream shoulder band. If Kiener was around now would he have named it N. starbucki?...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36279...(3)...Neocancilla circula Kiener, 1838....17 to 18mm. F++. Shades of brown with cream to white shoulder bands...Philippines....$5  (3 available)

...36280...(1)...Nebularia contracta Swainson, 1820....34mm. F++. Excellent example with bright orange on white markings & full, fat lip...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36281...(1)...Domiporta praestantissima Roding, 1798....21mm. F++. Quite dark, gray with black raised spiral cords...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36282...(1)...Turbo heterocheilus Pilsbry, 1888....15mm. F+. Pretty pattern! Dark edged white axial bars on deep red-brown...Philippines....$6  (1 available)

...36283...(1)...Chrysostoma paradoxum Born, 1778....19mm. F++. Trochid species looks more like Naticidae with golden orange aperture & parietal button...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36284...(1)...Chicoreus axicornis Lamarck, 1820....57mm. F++. Nice pure white albino specimen, with good, long spines & fully developed lip...Philippines....$32  (1 available)

...36285...(5)...Clanculus (Monilea) callifera Lamarck, 1822....19 to 20mm. F+. Dark pattern with pale base & fine beads reminds me of lizard skin!...Philippines....$4  (5 available)

...36286...(1)...Clanculus puniceus Philippi, 1846....21mm. F++. Beautiful, big, bright red specimen with great toothed lip. Looks like a strawberry!...Philippines....$4  (1 available)

...36287...(1)...Conus emaciatus Reeve, 1849....34mm. F+. Glorious & unusual bright orange-yellow colour, with good lip but mild apical erosion...Philippines....$15  (1 available)

...36288...(1)...Conus generalis Linne, 1767....72mm. F+. Nice sized example with dark bands & bold black axial markings on white...Philippines....$8  (1 available)

...36289...(1)...Conus coronatus Gmelin, 1791....30mm. F++. Particularly nice specimen, without the typical erosion & encrusting of the apex...Philippines....$3  (1 available)

...36290...(2)...Colubraria tortuosa Reeve, 1844....36, 38mm. F++. Realy nice ones, with complete lip & parietal shield & distinctive curved spire...Philippines....$9  (2 available)

...36291...(1)...Pterygia cf. fenestrata Lamarck, 1811....24mm. F++. Unusual albino specimen of this typically orange-tan species...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36292...(1)...Pterygia dactylus Kiener, 1838....42mm. F++. Big, impressive specimen, spiral lined in brown & banded in pastel purple-tan...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36293...(1)...Phalium glabratum Dunker, 1852....55mm. F++ w/o. Spectacular specimen of this rare smooth Bonnet with fully toothed & thickened lip & complete with operc...Philippines....$88  (1 available)

...36294...(2)...Phalium bisulcatum japonica Reeve, 1848....48 to 50mm. F++. Great examples with fully thickened & well toothed lip & complete parietal shield...Philippines....$7  (2 available)

...36295...(1)...Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....122mm. F++. Fully developed & mature yet truly dwarf for this species...Philippines....$20  (1 available)

...36296...(1)...Architectonica cf. fuliginosum Hinds, 1844....29mm. F+. Super dark specimen with continuous chocolate brown spiral band & dark spotted periphery...Philippines....$8  (1 available)

...36298...(1)...Conus recluzianus roseorapum Raybaudi & daMotta, 1990....35mm. F+. Lovely pink with tan bands, but dorsum has a healed break...Philippines....$8  (1 available)

...36299...(1)...Cirostrema varicosa Lamarck, 1822....49mm. F++ w/o. Nice sized specimen with complete apex & operc...Philippines....$12  (1 available)

...36300...pair...Bolma girgyllus Reeve, 1840....41 & 43mm. F+. Nice colour display pair, one pastel orange with sub-sutural spots, the other in purple-gray with orange spines...Philippines....$27/pair  (1 pair available)

...36302...(1)...Guildfordia triumphans Philippi, 1841....62mm. F++. Superb example, with peripheral spines intact & perfect (& rarely seen!) sinuous lip...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36303...(1)...Strombus kleckhamae boholensis Muhlhausser, 1981....54mm. 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)

...36304...(3)...Xenophora japonica Kuroda & Habe, 1971....43 to 51mm. F+. Cute juvenile examples, with the usual assortment of attachments but in miniature...Philippines....$6  (3 available)

...36305...(1)...Conus kinoshitae calliginosus Shikama, 1979....52mm. F. Fresh dead & lip-filed, but with nice gloss, this is still a decent starter specimen of this rare form...Philippines....$40  (1 available)

...36306...(1)...Casmaria ponderosa nodulosa Gmelin, 1791....34mm. F++. Massive species with shoulder knobs, thickened, toothed lip & heavy parietal shield...Philippines....$5  (1 available)

...36307...(1)...Guildfordia aculeatus Kosuge, 1979....51mm. F++ w/o. Excellent operculate example, with short but intact spines, sinuous lip & a few barnacles on top for variety!...Philippines....$6  (1 available)

...36308...(1)...Xenophora merkranensis Newton, 1905....83mm. F++. Good size, with fully intact lip & unique coral growth on the apex. Supplier aptly discribed it "like an erupting volcano"...Philippines....$45  (1 available)

...36309...(1)...Xenophora merkranensis Newton, 1905....73mm. F++. With tan marked base & good lip. This species selects small pieces of coral rock, great reef camo!...Philippines....$20  (1 available)

...36310...(1)...Phalium bulla Habe, 1961....44mm. F++. Great lightweight specimen with complete fine-toothed lip, canal & parietal shield...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36311...(1)...Polinices cf. cumingianus Recluz, 1844....39mm. F+. Pastel orange body whorl fades to white at intact lip...Philippines....$4  (1 available)

...36312...(1)...Rhinoclavis aspera Linne, 1758....37mm. F++. Well mottled example with complete lip, canal & parietal shield...Philippines....$4  (1 available)

...36313...(1)...Nassaria amboynensis Watson, 1881....32mm. F++. Nice, dark brown specimen of the more squat, deep water form in Shells of the Philippines plate 44, fig. 20...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36315...(1)...Oliva chrysoplecta Tursch & Greifender, 1989....21mm F++. Big for the species, nicely patterned with brown on white zig-zags...Philippines....$17  (1 pair available)

...36316...pair...Oliva chrysoplecta Tursch & Greifender, 1989....16 & 17mm F++. Pretty light & dark pattern pair...Philippines....$25/pair  (1 available)

...36317...(1)...Xenophora cf. solaroides Reeve, 1845....37mm. F+. Good example of this smaller species. Junior shell collector (just what the hobby needs!)...Philippines....$12  (1 available)

...36318...(1)...Terebra felina Dillwyn, 1817....46mm. F++. Dillwyn must have had one of those white cats with orange spots to have come up with the name...Philippines....$4  (1 available)

...36319...(2)...Biplex aculeatus Schepman, 1909....29 to 30mm.. Good specimens of this smaller species, with full length canals & all varical wings intact...Philippines....$4  (2 available)

...36320...(1)...Conus sazanka Shikama, 1970....20mm. Gem. Not big, but with glorious orange pink colour & in flawless condition complete with protoconch...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36321...(1)...Bathytoma cf. atractoides Watson, 1881....42mm. F++. Lovely specimen, though our supplier was unsure of ID & claims it is rare ("first time to see")...Philippines....$19  (1 available)

...36322...(1)...Crenavolva matsumiyai Azuma, 1974....18mm. F++. Translucent, fragile orange rimmed Ovulidae...Philippines....$25  (1 available)

...36323...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio matiyensis Doute, 1985....79mm. F++. Pretty orange patterned example of this recently published form, from its endemic locality of Mati, Davao...Philippines....$14  (1 available)

...36324...(1)...Conus textile Linne, 1758....106mm. F++. Great jumbo specimen has finely crenulate lip (utterly unfiled) & finely tented pattern...Philippines....$25 (1 available)

...36325...(1)...Conus textile Linne, 1758....79mm. F++. Nice, probably named form, with coarser pattern & larger than normal tents. See Shells of the Philippines plate 67, fig. 8c...Philippines....$18  (1 available)

...36327...(1)...Conus circumcisus brazieri Sowerby, 1881....74mm. F+ high. GINORMOUS example of the unspotted form, light lavender with pale tan spiral bands but no dark spots...Philippines....$24  (1 available)

...36329...(1)...Chicoreus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....104mm. F++ w/o. Big specimen of this larger, brown striped form, with better spines than C. microphyllus...Philippines....$18  (1 available)

...36330...(1)...Monodonta labio Linne, 1758....42mm. F+. Huge for the species, massive & with strongly toothed lip, pebble-grained in pink & black zig-zags...Philippines....$15  (1 available)

...36331...(1)...Colubraria sp....37mm. F++. Supplier was unsure of species but best guess is a slightly pale & juvenile C. castanea Kuroda & Habe, 1952...Philippines....$20  (1 available)

...36332...set...Nerita spp set....14 to 26mm. F+. Neat 8 piece set supplier says contains N. signata, undata, albicilla & chameleon. You get to play detective (because we're too lazy too!!)...Philippines....$15/set  (1 set available)

...36333...(1)...Natica gualteriana Recluz, 1844....19mm. F++. With fully intact lip...Philippines....$4  (1 available)

...36334...(1)...Strombus luhuanus Linne, 1758....55mm. F+. Interesting freak specimen, with hugely inflated shoulder bulge...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36335...(1)...Architectonica perspectiva Linne, 1758....50mm. F++. Good sized example with typical pattern...Philippines....$4  (1 available)

...36336...(1)...Architectonica sp....39mm. F+. Unusual species with relatively high spire & solid black & white sub-sutural bands...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36337...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....45mm. F++. Large, but paler than average example with well developed apperture...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36338...(1)...Conus varius Linne, 1758....47mm. F++. Large, granulose brown blotched specimen with intact lip...Philippines....$12  (1 available)

...36339...(2)...Conus spirofilis Habe & Kosuge, 1970....21mm. F++. Intricately patterned small species with fine spiral lines & axial brown markings...Philippines....$14  (2 available)

...36340...(1)...Cantharus cf. fumosus Dillwyn, 1817....33mm. F+. Seems to be fumosus but with more ribs than usual & a white rather than orange rimmed apperture...Philippines....$7  (1 available)

...36341...(1)...Pusia bernhardina Roding, 1798....14mm. F++. Dark rusty red, with strong shoulder knobs...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36342...(1)...Vexillum balteatum Reeve, 1844....45mm. F++. Considered by some as a form of plicarium but always distinctly different. White with fine spiral lines & one wide mid-band...Philippines....$10  (1 available)

...36343...(1)...Bathyliotina glassi McLean, 1951....10 to 12mm. F++. Close to Cyclostrema, with sharp peripheral spines & flared, thickened lip...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36344...pair...Cronia biconica Blainville, 1832....14mm. F++. Cute pair shows variability of surface texture...Philippines....$4/pair  (1 pair available)

...36345...pair...Domiporta granatina Lamarck, 1811....27 & 32mm. F+/F++. Good pair shows the low & high spired forms of this Mitridae...Philippines....$7/pair  (1 pair available)

...36346...(5)...Vexillum exasperatum Gmelin, 1791....13 to 14mm. F++. Supplier claims these are a small ecomorph (or dwarf population)...Philippines....$4  (5 available)

...36347...(1)...Amusium obliteratum Linne, 1758....53mm. F++. Good sized specimen of this seldom scene offshore species in shades of dusky pink on both valves...Philippines....$25  (1 available)

...36348...(2)...Pusia pacificum Reeve, 1845....14mm. F+. Miniature white & tan Costellariidae...Philippines....$5 for both  (2 available)

...36349...(1)...Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791....55mm. F++. Broad orange-tan bands on yellow on this nice example...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36350...(1)...Conus aphrodite Petuch, 1979....15mm. F+. Good representative of a scarce, smaller Cone, though with a ventral growth mark...Philippines....$8  (1 available)

...36351...(1)...Conus cylindraceus Broderip & Sowerby, 1833....18mm. F+. Nice starter of this rarity, very fresh dead but still with full colour & gloss...Philippines....$22  (1 available)

...36352...(1)...Costellaria mirabile angulosa Kuster, 1839....24mm. F+. Pretty form, with hot pink sub-sutural spots & fine pin-point markings...Philippines....$9  (1 available)

...36353...set...Homalocantha cf. anatomica Perry, 1811....14, 23 & 26mm. F+. Set of 3 really cute juvenile specimens to start your ultimate growth series...Philippines....$9/set  (1 set available)

...36361...(1)....Costellaria acupictum Reeve, 1844....19mm. F++.  Pretty species, brown spotted on white with pastel orange-pink mid-band...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36362...(1)....Mitra aurantia nanus Reeve, 1844....22mm. F++.  Tan sutural line has white spots. Lip is well developed on this scarce form...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

...36363...(2)...Costellaria buriasense Tomlin, 1920....25, 26mm. F++.  Pure white with 4 fine, gold spiral lines...Philippines...$9  (2 available)

...36364...(1)....Neocancilla circula Kiener, 1838....35mm. F+.  Light tan with cream shoulder band & raised brown spiral cords...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36365...(1)....Vexillum coccineum Reeve, 1844....65mm. F+.  Spectacular bright orange with contrasting white mid-band & large too...Philippines...$7  (1 available)

...36366...(1)....Pterygia conus Gmelin, 1791....34mm. F++.  Albino specimen with well thickened lip...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

...36367...(1)....Vexillum curviliratum formosense Sowerby, 1889....28mm. F+.  Banded like a humbug in brown & creamy white...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36368...(1)....Subcancilla interlirata Reeve, 1844....24mm. F+.  Striking pattern of red-brown wavy axial lines on white...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36369...(1)....Vexillum lyratum Lamarck, 1811....35mm. F+.  Nice dark example, elegantly banded in slate gray & black over strong ribs...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

...36370...(1)....Pusia microzonias Lamarck, 1811....13mm. F+.  Tiny, squat, dark species with tan spiral bands...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

...36371...prs...Costellaria mutabile Reeve, 1845....17 to 21mm. F+ high.  You-pick (for the first one, i.e.!!) pairs demonstrate wide variations of structure & colour pattern...Philippines...$40/pair  (2 pairs available)

...36372...(1)....Pusia patriarchalis Gmelin, 1791....21mm. F++.  Excellent example, large for the species, with orange base & black mid-band under knobby white shoulders...Philippines...$19   (1 available)

...36373...(1)....Domiporta praestantissima Roding, 1798....22mm. F+.  Totaly covered in fine, raised, red-brown spiral lines...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36374...(1)....Nebularia rubiginosa Reeve, 1845....40mm. F++.  White, with spiral cords & 2 orange bands & finely crenulate lip...Philippines...$10  (1 available)

...36375...(1)....Vexillum rugosum Gmelin, 1791....41mm. F++.  Jet black with stand-out cream spiral lines. "exceptional pattern" says our supplier...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36376...(1)....Strigatella scutulata Gmelin, 1791....28mm. F+.  Patterned with white axial flames on chocolate brown...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36377...(1)....Costellaria semifasciatum Lamarck, 1811....19mm. F++.  Great pattern of brown spiral lines over white & orange bands...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36378...(1)....Vexillum subdivisum Gmelin, 1791....47mm. F+.  Dark chocolate brown with twin white spiral lines. Striking!...Philippines...$11  (1 available)

...36379...pair..Costellaria suluense Adams & Reeve, 1850....18 & 20mm. F+.  Interesting pair shows coarse & fine axial rib structures...Philippines...$18/pair  (1 pair available)

...36380...(1)....Pusia semicostatum Anton, 1839....16mm. F+.  Fairly large for this small but stunningly orange Costellaridae...Philippines...$22  (1 available)

...36381...(1)....Costellaria tankervillei Melvill, 1888....27mm. F++.  Bold pattern of big, rusty orange blotches on white, with fully intact lip...Philippines...$20  (1 available)

...36382...(1)....Costellaria unifascialis Lamarck, 1811....18mm. F+.  The light colour phase, matches Shells of the Philippines plate 60, fig. 6 (left)...Philippines...$8  (1 available)

...36383...(1)....Scabricola variegata Gmelin, 1791....45mm. F++.  Huge, fresh specimen, spotted & speckled with brown & white on rich orange...Philippines...$26  (1 available)

...36384...(1)....Vexillum vulpecula Linne, 1758....46mm. F++.  Solid orange brown colour form with lip intact. Matches Shells of the Philippines plate 59, fig. 11b...Philippines...$9  (1 available)

...36385...pair..Coralliphila cf. solutistoma Kuroda & Shikama, 1966....23mm. F+.  Nice colour pair of this highly variable species, one tinted pastel yellow, the other banded in purple-pink...Philippines...$23/pair  (1 pair available)

...36386...(1)....Nassaria amboyensis Watson, 1881....36mm. F+.  Fat & squat, with strong axial ridges & dark brown spiral band & fully developed lip & parietal rim...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36387...(1)....Nassaria recurva Sowerby, 1859....33mm. F+.  Excellent example with fully intact lip & siphonal canal...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

...36388...(1)....Pisania fasciculata Reeve, 1846....32mm. F++.  Lots of strong brown spiral lines on orange, with white clouds around the mid band & with fully intact, slightly crenulate lip...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36389...(1)....Pyramidella maculosa Lamarck, 1822....28mm. F++.  Good example, with complete lip & brown axial flames...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36390...(2)...Turridrupa jubata Reeve, 1843....29, 30mm. F+.  Strongly corded, with dark brown spire & white columella...Philippines...Philippines...$5  (2 available)

Update July 2, 2009
36401 to 36464  (1 available)

...36401...pair..Conus bullatus Linne, 1758....51mm. F+ high.  Lovely pair, matched in size, showing 2 variations on the usual orange & pink pastel pattern...Solomon Islands...$50/pair  (1 pair available)

...36402...(2)...Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....34, 35mm. Gem.  Great, fully mature examples of this scarce, deep water cowrie...China...$14  (2 available)

...36403...(1)....Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby, 1888....38mm. Gem.  Big, fully developed specimen with marginal spots so dense they form a black lateral line...China...$25  (1 available)

...36404...(1)....Cypraea tigris Linne, 1758....122mm. Gem-.   Huge, inflated & massively heavy, this one appears to be larger than any listed in Rice...Tanzania...$65  (1 available)

...36405...(1)....Cypraea testudinaria Linne, 1758....125mm. F+++.  Large, lovely example, rich brown blotched & so covered in fine white specks it looks a bit like the Milky Way...Tanzania...$30  (1 available)

...36406...(1)....Cypraea mappa Linne, 1758....67mm. Gem.  Absolutely classic dorsal pattern. This one could be photographed for a Cyp book as a perfect representative of the sp...$9  (1 available)

...36407...(1)....Cypraea cf. eglantina Duclos, 1833....60mm. F++.  Nice example, with well humped pastel blue back covered in brown reticulate pattern & with brown blotch on the apex...Tanzania...$7  (1 available)

...36408...(3)...Cypraea caurica Linne, 1758....47 to 49mm. F++.  Nice large specimens...Tanzania...$3  (3 available)

...36409...(1)....Oliva sericea textilina Lamarck, 1811....98mm. F++.  Magnificent, thick lipped monster specimen as large as any listed in Rice...Tanzania...$65  (1 available)

...36410...(1)....Oliva sericea textilina Lamarck, 1811....82mm. F++.  Nice large example with great tented & banded pattern...Tanzania...$8  (1 available)

...36411...(1)....Strombus peruvianus Swainson, 1823....158mm. F+ high.  Glorious jumbo specimen with thickened, "bronzed" lip & parietal glaze and strongly lyrate bright orange aperture...West Mexico...$35  (1 available)

...36412...(1)....Conus milneedwardsi Jousseaume, 1894....164mm. F+.  Great monster specimen with gerontic dorsal pattern. Bargian price for so huge a specimen due to one lip chip suffered in transit...India...$225  (1 available)

...36413...(1)....Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791....79mm. F++.  Large, top quality specimen with bold & distinctive orange-brown banded & white tented pattern...Thailand...$18  (1 available)

...36414...set...Cypraea moneta Linne, 1758....15 to 26mm. F+.  Fascinating 12 piece study set of assorted structural freaks too diverse to descibe...Philippines...$25/set  (1 set available)

...36415...(1)....Placopecten magellanicus Gmelin, 1791....94mm. F.  Typically rough-edged but scarce pure white albino specimen...Nova Scotia...$35  (1 available)

...36416...(5)...Chlamys islandicus Muller, 1776....67 to 78mm. F+ high.  Good specimens in dark red with pink rays & better than average margins...Nova Scotia...$14  (5 available)

...36417...(1)....Chlamys islandicus Muller, 1776....64mm. F+ high.  Nice light colour phase example, pinkish-tan with white rays & lower valve...Nova Scotia...$12  (1 available)

...36418...(1)....Margarites costalis sordidus Hancock, 1846....22mm. F++ w/o.  Big specimen of this smoother arctic form...Nova Scotia...$15  (1 available)

...36419...(1)....Margarites costalis sordidus Hancock, 1846....18mm. F+ high w/o.  Great example, good size & with operc...Nova Scotia...$12  (1 available)

...36420...(1)....Conus kinoshitai Kuroda, 1956....49mm. F++.  Nice example, with busy brown pattern over pastel lavender...Philippines...$14  (1 available)

...36421...(1)....Cypraea walkeri Sowerby, 1832....27mm. F++.  Good specimen, with well callused base & purple columellar teeth...Philippines...$4  (1 available)

...36422...(1)....Conus ammiralis Linne, 1758....40mm. F+.  Nice dorsal display & with good lip but a healed ventral break...Philippines...$5  (1 available)

...36423...(1)....Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....10mm. F+.  Tiny baby of half a whorl & protoconch. Start your growth series with this miniature specimen...$5  (1 available)

...36424...pair..Turbo cailletti Fischer & Bernardi, 1856....23 & 24mm. F+.  Pretty colour pair, one orange tan, the other with black spiral bands...Hondurus(?)...$7/pair  (1 pair available)

...36425...(1)....Melongena corona altispira Pilsbry & Vanetta, 1934....31mm. F++ w/o.  Cute live taken baby example, High spired, well banded & with complete lip...Florida...$4  (1 available)

...36426...(1)....Cypraea stolida Linne, 1758....25mm. Gem.  Fully mature specimen with well developed teeth covering much of the base...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36427...(2)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....30mm. F++.  Great examples with complete siphonal canals (taken by diver not tangle net)...Philippines...$7  (2 available)

...36428...set...Volva habei Oyama, 1961....52, 64 & 75mm. F++.  Short 3 piece growth series of this smaller, more delicate Volva sp...Philippines...$15/set  (1 set available)

...36429...(1)....Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....104mm. F++.  Larger than average example with fully developed, heavily toothed, dark red aperture...Tanzania...$25  (1 available)

...36430...set...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....35 to 37mm. F++.  Beautiful 4 piece pattern variation set, from nearly all black to pure snowy white...Tanzania...$25/set  (1 set available)

...36431...set...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....34mm. F++.  Neat trio, with 2 variations on the typical brown & cream zig-zag pattern & a pure white for contrast...Tanzania...$22/set  (1 set available)

...36432...(4)...Oliva bulbosa Roding, 1798....28 to 31mm. F++.  Good specimens of the scarce all white colour form...Tanzania...$15  (4 available)

...36433...(1)....Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....55mm. F++.  Lighter colour phase than most of our other lots, nearly white with light tan banding. Has full apex & excellent varical wings...Philippines...$35  (1 available)

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

...36435...(2)...Pugilina morio Linne, 1758....127, 131mm. F+ w/o.  Good sized examples in dark chocolate brown with one pale spiral band...Brazil...$8  (2 available)

...36436...(1)....Strombus pugilis Linne, 1758....91mm. F++ w/o.  Big, well developed specimen with expansive, burnt orange parietal glaze & thickened, intact lip...Brazil...$8  (1 available)

*...36437...(1)....Strombus galeatus Swainson, 1823....190mm. F+.  Large, massive, if slightly rough specimen with lip over 20mm. 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)

*...36438...(1)....Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....260mm. F+.  Huge example of the black mouthed form with fully developed & thickened lip & spines. Downgraded a bit due to missing spine tips (would have measured even larger too!)...Sri Lanka...$65  (1 available)

*...36439...(1)....Lambis chiragra Linne, 1758....255mm. 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)

...36440...(1)....Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791....70mm. F++.  Nice classically patterned specimen with fully intact lip...Thailand...$12  (1 available)

...36441...(1)....Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791....66mm. F+.  Unusual example with lots of big white tents. Lip has been very lightly cleaned up (virtually un-noticable)...Thailand...$8  (1 available)

...36442...set...Conus muriculatus Sowerby, 1833....22 to 26mm. F+.  10 piece pattern study set shows different colour patterns & degrees of pustulation...Philippines...$35/set  (1 set available)

...36443...(1)....Siratus pointieri Merle & Garrigues, 2008....51mm. F++ w/o.  Lovely new species with long siphonal canal, white with brown intervarical nodes...Guadeloupe...$75  (1 available)

...36444...(3)...Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836....38 to 41mm. F+.  Good examples of this often rough species, with shiny clean, fully developed lip & external sculpture intact...Nova Scotia...$18  (3 available)

...36445...(4)...Aporrhais occidentalis Beck, 1836....40 to 44mm. F.  Decent starters, with clean lip & aperture but decolated &  with loss of exterior sculpture due to erosion or unidentified shell borers...Nova Scotia...$8  (4 available)

...36446...(1)....Delectopecten vitreus Gmelin, 1791....24mm. F.  Full grown specimen of this scarce deep water scallop. Dorsal valve 90% intact...Nova Scotia...$15  (1 available)

...36447...(1)....Delectopecten vitreus Gmelin, 1791....21mm. F+.  Single (lower) valve of this rarely listed translucent sp...Nova Scotia...$8  (1 available)

...36448...(2)...Yoldia myalis Couthouy, 1838...13, 14mm. F+.  Cute little clams with olive green perio. Not listed in Rice...Nova Scotia...$7  (2 available)

...36449...(1)....Propebela (Lora) cancellata Mighels & Adams, 1842....20mm. F++.  Excellent example in orange-tan, with lots of fine axial ribs. Not in Rice...Nova Scotia...$15  (1 available)

...36450...(1)....Propebela (Lora) turricula Montagu, 1803....21mm. F++.  Fine specimen in white with strong axial ribs, raised shoulders & turreted spire...Nova Scotia...$10  (1 available)

...36451...(6)...Cylichna alba Brown, 1827....4 to 5mm. F+.  Tiny Barrel Bubble species..Nova Scotia...$7  (6 available)

...36452...(2)...Latiaxis fearnleyi Emerson & D'Attilio, 1965....37mm. F++.  Good sized examples, well spined & with lavender columella...Philippines...$15  (2 available)

...36453...(1)....Angaria delphinus melanacantha Reeve, 1842....39mm. F+.  Dark greenishtan with long white upturned spines...Philippines...$6  (1 available)

...36454...(3)...Angaria vicdani Kosuge, 1980....43 to 48mm. F.  Decent starter specimens with pink spotted spines, at least one of which is fully intact...Philippines...$10  (3 available)

*...36455...pair..Spondylus americanus Hermann, 1781....103mm. F++.  Odd yet pretty pair, the larger orange tinted one partly overgrowing an attached smaller red one...Texas...$32/pair  (1 pair available)

*...36456...(1)....Spondylus regius Linne, 1758....75mm. F+ high.  Though not large, this specimen has wonderfully long, frilly, recurved spines. Obviously from a calm environment...Philippines...$22  (1 available)

...36457...(1)....Epitonium greenlandicum Perry, 1811....26mm. F+ high.  Good example with most costae intact, lip & apex as well...Nova Scotia...$25  (1 available)

...36458...(1)....Placopecten magellanicus Gmelin, 1791....157mm. F+ high.  Prime quality jumbo specimen, as nice as we've had, at least half of margin absolutely intact (showing very fine crenulation not often seen on the fragile rims of this active swimmer)...Nova Scotia...$45  (1 available)

...36459...(1)....Turcica coreensis Pease, 1860....39mm. F++ w/o.  Large single specimen with good lip & apex...Korea...$9  (1 available)

...36460...pair..Turcica coreensis Pease, 1860....33 & 35mm. F+ high w/o.  Larger light & dark coloured contrasting pair..Korea...$15/pair  (1 pair available)

...36461...set...Turcica coreensis Pease, 1860....27 to 28mm. F++ w/o.  5 piece extreme colour variation set, from nearly white with a few speckles to all dark brown...Korea...$35/set  (1 set available)

...36462...(1)....Turcica coreensis Pease, 1860....30 to 32mm. F++ w/o.  Light & dark patterned pairs...Korea...$13/pair  (1 pair available)

...36463...pair..Turcica coreensis Pease, 1860....25 & 26mm. F+ high w/o.  Light & dark coloured contrasting pair for those collections with space limitations...Korea...$12/pair  (1 pair available)

...36464...(1)....Cypraea lisetae Kilburn, 1975....14.6mm. Gem.  Large, mature,virtually flawless live-taken specimen of this rare Cowrie...Philippines...$850  (1 available)