Pleurotomariidae
Updated January 17, 2012
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The Pleurotomariidae are supposedly the most ancient of the Gastropods, being found as far back as the Cambrian era. Be that as it may, they are certainly very beautiful!! Their preferred habitat of steep rock walls and undersea canyons, or just plain very deep water, combined with their uniqueness (ok, Scissurellidae look surprisingly similar, but they are only 1 to .5 mm....) and attractiveness, make them some of the "classic rarities" of the shell world. |
PLEUROTOMARIIDAE
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Stock # Name
Description Locality $USD
# Available
....29128...(1)...Perotrochus gotoi Anseeuw, 1990....46 mm. F+. Beautiful orange patterned example with just 2 tiny lip/slit chips...Philippines...$240 (1 available)
....28792...(1)...Perotrochus gotoi Anseeuw, 1990....36 mm. F++. Superb specimen of this smaller species, clouded with orange, spotted with red & with intact lip...Philippines...$200 (1 available)
NEW....39389...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....80 mm. F. Big albino example, with some lip damage but not horribly so...Taiwan...$170 (1 available)
NEW....39390...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....68 mm. F. Albino specimen with some wear and an interesting inclussion in the selenizone...Taiwan...$150 (1 available)
NEW....39391...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....60 mm. F++. Pretty example with bright orange axial flames...Taiwan...$90 (1 available)
NEW....39392...(3)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....52, 54 mm. F+. Decent examples with rich orange-red markings...Taiwan...$75 (3 available)
....31462...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....79 mm. F+. Good sized, orange mottled Slit shell with nice slit and lip but a slightly flawed suture...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
....20899..(1)....Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....78 mm. F++. Excellent example of the Philippine form, smaller & paler then the Japanese...Philippines...$75 (1 available)
....31007...(2)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....67, 68 mm. F+ high. Decent junior specimens with better than usual lips...Philippines...$75 (2 available)
....25642...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....66 mm. F+. The white albino colour form of this deep water species...South China Sea...$170 (1 available)
....31483...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....64 mm. F+. With bright orange pattern and fairly good lip, but with apex gone and a few small incomplete drill holes...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....31008...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....60 mm. F+. Junior example with nice lip but a couple of scars on the selenizone...Philippines...$65 (1 available)
....29129...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilsbry, 1903....55 mm. F++. Excellent orange mottled specimen, if not so big!...Philippines...$55 (1 available)
...27905...(1)...Perotrochus hirasei Pilbry, 1903....52 mm. F++ w/operc. Delightful pastel orange barred example...Taiwan...$53 (1 available)
NEW....39500...(1)...Pleurotomaria teremachii Kuroda, 1955....100 mm. F++ w/operc. Large, lovely, live-taken specimen with orange markings...South China Sea...$165 (1 available)
....29776...(1)...Pleurotomaria teremachii Kuroda, 1955....118 mm. F++ w/operc. Huge & impressive, with lip & slit totally intact if very slightly rough. Showcase material...Taiwan...$175 (1 available)
Re-listed....34626...(1)...Pleurotomaria teremachii Kuroda, 1955....115 mm. F++ w/operc. Jumbo specimen of this pretty, pastel orange specie, with excellent lip & complete with operc...South China Sea...$185 (1 available)
....38206...(1)...Pleurotomaria teramachii Kuroda, 1955....115 mm. F++ w/operc. Huge and spectacular specimen, at 4 ½ inches, about as big as they get, with perfect lip & slit...ex col...$195 (1 available)
....25643...(2)...Perotrochus teramachii Kuroda, 1955....94 to 104 mm. F+. Good sized examples, mottled in pastel orange & with excellent lips...South China Sea...$70 (2 available)
....34627...(2)...Perotrochus teramachii Kuroda, 1955....95 to 98 mm. F++ w/operc. Glorious orange marbled examples, with lip & slit intact & complete with operculum...South China Sea...$195 (2 available)
....33583...(1)...Perotrochus vicdani Kosuge, 1980....43 mm. F+ high. Pastel orange with orange & white spotted peripheral band & white base. Very pretty smaller species...Philippines...$175 firm (1 available)
The following is a list of all currently described Pleurotomariidae. See above for species available for sale. |
Entemnotrochus
adansonianus Crosse & Fischer, 1861 - Caribbean T
Entemnotrochus adansonianus
bermudensis T. Okutani & Y. Goto, 1983 - Caribbean
Entemnotrochus rumphii
M. M. Schepman 1879 - W. Pacific
Mikadotrochus beyrichii
Hilgendorf, 1877 NW - Pacific
Mikadotrochus hirasei
H. A. Pilsbry, 1903 - Indo Pacific
Mikadotrochus notialis
Leme, 1969 - Caribbean
Mikadotrochus salmiana
Rolle, 1889 - Indo Pacific - Taiwan
Mikadotrochus schmalzi
Shikama, 1961 - NW Pacific
Perotrochus africanus
J. R. Tomlin 1948 - South Africa
Perotrochus africanus
teramachii T. Kuroda, 1955 - Indo Pacific
Perotrochus amabilis
F. M. Bayer, 1963 - Caribbean
Perotrochus atlantica
Rios & Matthews, 1968 - Brazil
Perotrochus caledonicus
Ph. Bouchet & B. Métivier, 1982 - New Caledonia
Perotrochus deforgesi
B. Métivier, 1990 - Pacific
Perotrochus diluculum
Okutani, 1979 - Japan
Perotrochus gemma
F. M. Bayer, 1965 - Caribbean
Perotrochus gotoi
P. Anseeuw, 1990 - W. Pacific
Perotrochus lucaya
F. M. Bayer, 1965 - Caribbean
Perotrochus midas
F. M. Bayer, 1965 - Caribbean
Perotrochus pyramus
F. M. Bayer, 1967 - Caribbean
Perotrochus quoyanus
Fischer & Bernardi, 1856 - Caribbean T
Perotrochus quoyanus
insularis T. Okutani & Y. Goto, 1985 - Caribbean
Perotrochus tangaroanus
Ph. Bouchet & B. Métivier, 1982 - New Zealand
Perotrochus teramachii
T. Kuroda, 1955 - Indo Pacific
Perotrochus vicdani
S. Kosuge, 1980 - W. Pacific
Perotrochus westralis
Whitehead, 1987 - Australia
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