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....35296...(4)...Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786....77 to 89 mm. F++ w/o. Exceptional specimens with great lip, operc & fuzzy tan perio. Some authors synonomize this with A. tumidum, but these are squatter & more inflated...New Zealand...$13 (4 available)
....35297...(3)...Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786....66 to 76 mm. F+ w/o. Good examples all with perio & operc. Intersecting ribs & ridges produce a regular pustulose surface texture...New Zealand...$10 (3 available)
SOLD...Biplex perca Perry, 1811....60 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
...37164...(1)...Bufonaria margaritula Deshayes, 1832....31.5 mm. F++. Excellent if slightly smaller specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
SOLD...Bursa borisbeckeri Parth, 1995....37 mm. F++ w/o. Philippines. ..retained for photo
....36809...(1)...Bursa bufonia Gmelin, 1791....61 mm.. F++ w/o. Massive specimen, white with brown dashed cords & long anal canals...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
SOLD...Bursa lissostoma Smith, 1914....92 mm. F+ w/o. Tanzania. ..retained for photo
SOLD...Bursa muelhauseri Parth, 1990....43.5 mm. F++ w/o. Philippines. ..retained for photo
....37165...(1)...Bursa granularis fm. affinis Broderip, 1832....51 mm. F+ high. Lots of pointy rows of knobs & a dark stain between the parietal teeth. One could develop an affinity!...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....37430...(1)...Bursa granularis Roding, 1798....43 mm. F++. Good, clean specimen with well developed lip & intact canal...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36810...(1)...Bursa granularis Roding, 1798....40 mm. F++. Tan & orange with spinous spiral cords...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD...Cabestana dolorium Linne, 1767....34, 32 mm. F++. South Africa. .retained for photo
....36812...(1)...Bursa latitudo fosteri Beu, 1987....50 mm. F++. Fine specimen with great lip & distinctive black columellar patch...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....36815...(1)...Bursa perelegans Beu, 1987....112 mm. F++ w/o. Unusually large specimen with three strong, sharp spines on each varix...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....37255...(1)...Bursa rhodostoma Sowerby, 1835....27 mm. F++. Superb specimen, nicely knobby & with deep purple lined aperture. Smokin' on the water!...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
SOLD....36814...(1)...Bursa rhodostoma Sowerby, 1835....28 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....36816...(1)...Bursa tuberossisima Reeve, 1844...32 mm. F++. Neat species with amazingly long posterior canals & bright yellow aperture...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....31471...(1)...Charonia tritonis Linne, 1758....178 mm. F++. Clean, fresh, young adult specimen with pink apex, dark, rich colours and complete, spined lip...Indonesia...$30 OVERSIZE (1 available)
....26320...(1pr)....Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....139 & 142 mm. F+ 1 w/o. Great pair shows the 2 extremes of body form for this species...Caribbean...$40/pair (1 pair available)
....26322...(1pr)....Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....105 & 109 mm. F+ w/o. Good pair showing shape & pattern variations...Caribbean...$25/pair (1 pair available)
....36423...(1)....Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....10 mm. F+. Tiny baby of half a whorl & protoconch. Start your growth series with this miniature specimen...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium aquatile Reeve, 1844....52 mm. F+. Philippines. retained for photo
....31983...(1)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....41 mm. F+ high. Beautiful, big, bright orange-red, distinguished from C. hepaticum by single as opposed to double white varical spot...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....28177...(3)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....35 to 38 mm. F++. Blood red with white mid-band...Philippines...$18 (3 available)
....34545...(1)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....36 mm. F++. Bright orange-red, similar to C. rubeculum but with only one pink band & one white spot per varix...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....36795...(1)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....35 mm. F++. Bright orange red with a single white band & varical spot. Scarce & newly described species similar to C. rubeculum...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....31062...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....37 mm. F+ high. Unusually light pastel yellow colour form...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....23738...(8)...Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855....29 to 34 mm. F+. Orange-tan with white banded varices. Cute little Tritons!...Philippines...$6 (8 available)
....35617...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....33 mm. F+. Good specimen of the orange colour form with full length siphonal canal......Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....25058...(3)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....26 to 33 mm. F++. Orange tinted mini-tritons...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
....27654...(1set)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....25 to 33 mm. F++. Nice 4 piece growth series...Philippines...$23/set (1 set available)
....28186...(1set)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....30 to 31 mm. F++. Great 4 piece set in a range of shades from creamy tan to dark ebony...Philippines...$30/set (1 set available)
....36427...(2)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....30 mm. F++. Great examples with complete siphonal canals (taken by diver not tangle net)...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....30211...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....30 mm. F++. Pastel orange with white spotted varices...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....22587...(2)...Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855....25 to 28 mm. F++. in shades of tan to orange...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
SOLD....Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855....36 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....33 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855....31 to 32 mm. F+. Philippines. retained for photo
....36796...(1)...Cymatium encausticum Reeve, 1844....51 mm. F++ w/o. Nice fresh specimen with flesh pink thickened lip & parietal glaze...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....29109...(1)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....53 to 58 mm. F++. Brown on white long-tailed lovelies...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....24836...(2)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....46 to 55 mm. F++. Unusual snowy white with brown markings & long "tails"...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....26445...(1)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....49 mm. F++. Mottled with brown & with long syphonal canals...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....51 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....36804...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....39 mm. F++. Banded in yellow tan & chocolate brown, with white spotted varices...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....38 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....36 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium gutturnium Roding, 1798....80 mm. F+. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium gutternium Roding, 1798....57 mm. F++. Delightful!! Philippines. retained for photo
....36805...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....45 mm. F++. Striking species, orange, with black spiral lines & white varical spots...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....42, 48 mm. F+. Solomon Islands. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....43 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD...Cymatium kobelti VonMaltzan, 1884....19 to 21 mm. F+. Senegal. retained for photo
....31045...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....23 mm. F++. Fresh orange-tan example with white, fully developed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....22702...(2)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....21 to 23 mm. F+. Well expanded lip varix gave this one its name...Australia...$6 (2 available)
....1265...(1pr)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....16 & 17.5 mm. F++ w/proto & F+ (fresh dead with 2 drill holes) w/proto. Normal and rare ORANGE pair! ...Dom. Republic ...$12 (1 pr. available)
....1292...(5)...Cymatium labiosum, 1828....13-15 mm. F++ w/o, w/proto. Very high-contrast set of 3 ...Florida ...$15 (5 available)
SOLD....Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....17 & 20 mm. F+ high. Philippines. retained for photo
....37106...(1)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....118 mm. F++ w/o. Fine example, with well developed lip, big shoulder knobs & black spotted columella...Tanzania...$22 (1 available)
....16709...(2)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....117, 118 mm. F++ w/operc. Great specimens, heavy with good colour...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
....15850...(2)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....95 - 104 mm. F+. Mid sized, nice & clean..Philippines...$10 (2 available)
SOLD....Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....103 mm. F++. Zanzibar. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....91 to 95 mm. F+. Solomon Islands. retained for photo
....36481...(1)...Cymatium moritinctum Reeve, 1844....54 mm. F++. w/perio. Nice, fresh, fully developed specimen with intact periostracum that has bristles on the axial ridges...Tanzania...$14 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium moritinctum Reeve, 1844....47 mm. F+. Zanzibar. retained for photo
....12731...(1)...Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798....36, 38 mm. f. Live taken .Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22355...(1)...Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798....26 to 33 mm. F+. Full, creamy white lips & orange-brown interior...Caribbean...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798....58 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium nicobaricum Roding, 1798....44 & 46 mm. F+. Solomon Islands. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium parthenopeum Von Salis, 1793....110 mm. F++. Rare locality!!! Peru. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium parthenopeum Von salis, 1793....83 mm. F++ w. operc. Japan. retained for photo
SOLD....(1)...Cymatium pfeifferianum Reeve, 1844....45 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....17940...(1)...Cymatium pfeifferianum Reeve, 1844....30 mm. F+. Smaller darker example...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
NOTE:Cymatium pileare Linne and C. parthenopeum Von salis are amongst the few species that occur widely in the Atlantic, Pacific as well as Indian Oceans. It is therefore interesting to compare specimens from their various far-flung populations.
....16710...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....87, 89 mm. F++. Good-size. Bold pattern, with intense orange-red interior...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....22059...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....86 to 87 mm. F++. Freash & dark with red aperture & fully toothed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....16711...(2)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....72 - 81 mm. F++. Mature, thickened lips & rich interior colour...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....28971...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....80 mm. F++. With fully matured, deep red, lyrate apperture...Hawaii...$6 (1 available)
....22956...(4)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....71 to 79 mm. F++. Fresh & dark, with fully developed lip & blood red aperture...Philippines..$5 (4 available)
....32703...(1)...Cymatium pilare Linne, 1758....66, 77 mm. F++ w/o. & perio. With fresh, red lined apperture, well developed lip varix, full periostracum & operc...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....36507...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....76 mm. F++. Dark, low spired form with deep red aperture lined with pale, paired teeth...Philippines...$9
....26132...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....72 to 76 mm. F++. RARE LOCALITY!! Good specimen of this corded species, which is almost never found in the West Indies...Curacao...$15 (1 available)
....26008...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....73 mm. F++. Excellent example, good locality...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
....16712...(2)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....63 - 68 mm. F++. Solid, full lips & rich, dark colours...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....17436...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....55 mm. F++. Small but nice..Reunion...$2 (1 available)
....12730...(pr)...Cymatium pilare Linne, 1758....43, 53 mm. F++. Smaller one partly cleaned & light-colored mouth, larger with full perio & blood-red aperture..Florida...$15pair (1 pair available)
SOLD....Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....117 mm. F+. Philippines. retained for photo
....31343...(1)...Cymatium piliare aquatile Reeve, 1844....83 mm. F+. Fairly large & with intact but slightly hollowed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....29905...(1)...Cymatium pileare aquatile Reeve, 1844....67 mm. F+. Lovely pale tan & brown mottled form, though lip is slightly sub-adult...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35185...(1)...Cymatium pileare fm. aquatile Reeve, 1844....65 mm. F+. Decent example of this more squat, heavily varixed form...Hawaii...$6 (1 available)
....29212...(1)...Cymatium pileare aquatile Reeve, 1844....51 mm. F+. Similar to C. pileare, but lighter in colour & with different dentition...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28923...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....108 mm. F++. This one's so hot you'll have to keep it in a separate display case!! Large, brilliant flame orange, with long canal & fully developed lip...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....33036...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....94 mm. F+. Big specimen with orange toothed lip & long siphonal canal...Solomon Islands...$12 (1 available)
....26368...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....93 mm. F++. GIANT & beautifully coloured, with fully developed appertural teeth...Tanzania...$14 (1 available)
....10030...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....90.5 mm. F++. BIG, orange and amazingly mature - oustanding!!...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....16366...(1set)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....62, 80, 90 mm. F+. 3 piece series with 3, 4 & 5 varices shows development of "tail" wth age. Rich orange colour throughout..Philippines...$15 (1 set available)
....16368...(4)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....73 - 80 mm. F++. Rich orange, mid-sized, small price!..Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....37226...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....68 mm. F+ w/o. Nice example with fully developed apertural dentition & complete with operc...Tanzania...$12 (1 available)
....16610...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....65 mm. F+. Orange-tan color..Philippines...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....112 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....84 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....34805...(1)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....41, 48 mm. F++. Glorious bright orange-red with white spots. Fairly large for the species...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32626...(1set)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....16, 21, 25 & 37 mm. Great growth series, with 2, 3, 4 & 5 white spotted varices, largest 2 with well formed lips...Philippines...$14/set. (1 set available)
SOLD...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....47 mm. F++. Philippines. ...retained for photo
....15030...(1)...Cymatium cf rubeculum Linne, 1758....47 mm. F++. Short apex brown form or other species?..Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....15027...(4)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....40 - 45 mm. F++. Bright red with orange & white varices..Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....27029...(7)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....35, 36 mm. F++. Blood red with white spotted varices. This species is a standout!...Philippines...$5 (7 available)
....20667...(2)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....32 mm. F+. Deep orange-red with white spotted varices. The Good Guys...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....16128...(4)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....28 - 31 mm. F++ w/o. Red-brown,white varices, fresh taken..Philippines...$3.50 (4 available)
....15029...(8)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....28 - 30 mm. F++. Bright red with orange & white varices..Philippines...$3 (8 available)
SOLD....Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....48, 50 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD...Cymatium sinense Reeve, 1844....81 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
SOLD...Cymatium springsteeni Beu, 1987....61 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
....30765...(5)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....43 to 55 mm. F++. Good sized tan specimens with fully developed thin white lip & varices...Philippines...$6 (5 available)
....20743...(1set)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....36, 43 & 52 mm. F+ to F++. Good short (3 piece) growth series...Philippines...$15/set (1 set available)
....26634...(2)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1875....48, 50 mm. F++ w/o. Fresh adults with fully formed lips...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....26635...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1875....47 mm. F++. With delicate, brown stained varices...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30429...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....46 mm. F++. Good, large example with fully developed lip & varix...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....29664....(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....41 mm. F+. Elongate, with thin lip varix & syphonal canal intact...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....35694...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....39 mm. F++. Super specimen, complete with fully developed lip & odd (often lost) protoconch......Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....15815...(2)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....39 mm. F++. Tan with white varices..Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....25439...(2)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....33to 39 mm. F+. The smaller one with operc...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....27435...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....35 mm. F+. Good example with protoconch still attached...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....15578...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....22 mm. F+. Gray-brown with white varices..Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....50 mm. F++. Philippines. ..retained for photo
SOLD...Cymatium testudinariaria rehderi Verrill, 1950....44 mm. F++ w/o. Curacao. .retained for photo
SOLD...Cymatium testudinarium Adams, 1850....75 & 82 mm. F+. Philippines. .retained for photo
SOLD...Cymatium tripus Gmelin, 1791....57 - 46 mm. F++ some w. operc...India. ...retained for photo
....37256...(1)...Cymatium vestitum Hinds, 1844....51 mm. F++ w/o. Great example, spiral lined in brown & with brown stained apertural teeth...Costa Rica...$7 (1 available)
NEW....37558...(1)...Cymatium weigmanni Anton, 1839....59 mm. F++. Excellent specimen, black lined & with well developed orange teeth...Panama...$9 (1 available)
....31256...(1pr)...Cymatium pair....42 & 35 mm. F++. Supplied as a pair of C. vespacium, but the smaller one looks more like an unusual colour phase of C. comptum...Philippines...$12/pair (1 pair available)
....17613...(1)...Cymatium sp.....42 mm. F+. Possibly a hybrid between C. hepaticum x. C. rubecula. Has the typically white marked varices & lip of hepaticum, but without the black lined body, which is reddish brown like rubecula...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
....28843...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....71 mm. F+ high. Big, brown lined bottom with near-perfect lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....28414...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....68, 71 mm. F++. Big, brown banded anus [insert rude joke here!]...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36158...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....68, 70 mm. F+/F++. Giant examples (do I hear snickering about giant anuses?(ani?)...Tanzania...$7 (1 available)
....15431...(3)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....62 - 69 mm. F++. Heavy, white & brown lined...India...$5 (3 available)
....24845...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....66 mm. F++. Large example with great shield developement & unusual orange-tan banding. A pleasant specimen you will enjoy. .Fiji...$7 (1 available)
....22976....(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....65 mm. F++. Excellent large specimen, with complete parietal shield & syphonal canal...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....23706...(5)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....53 to 60 mm. F++. "Non distorsio anus" Latin motto means "don't get your ass in a twist"...Philippines...$4 (5 available)
....33045...(6)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....50 to 60 mm. F+ high. Good typical examples with nice shield development...Solomon Islands...$4 (6 available)
....36480...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....58 mm. F++ w/perio. Not our biggest but maybe our best! Live taken with periostracum & totally intact parietal shield rim...Tanzania...$8 (1 available)
....15432...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....57 mm. Gem....India...$4 (1 available)
....22977...(3)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....51 to 55 mm. F++. Rich browns, with full shield & canal...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....17437...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....53 mm. f. Typical form, a bit rough, but with large, extended sheild..Reunion...$3 (1 available)
....28019....(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....29 mm. F++. DWARF!!! This one has 9 whorls - it is NOT a baby!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....27446...(2)...Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....22, 25 mm. F++. If you swallowed one of these would it cause an intestinal constrictation?...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....32739...(2)...Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....20, 24 mm. F++. With strong dorsal hump & slightly constricted lip...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
SOLD....Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....20 to 24 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
....35763...(1)...Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972....41 mm. F++. Great example, with fully formed lip & complete siphonal canal......Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....37258...(1)...Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972....29 mm. F++ w/o. Great live taken specimen with fully toothed outer lip & with tiny operc too...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....36781...(1)...Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972....28 mm. F++. Like the old song "I'm being eaten by a boa constricta"?...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....37257...(1)...Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972....26 mm. F+. Fine example of this smaller, relatively recent species...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....26650...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....30 to 35 mm. F++. White lip shades to tan body...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....35212...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....28 mm. F+. Junior specimen with its first toothed varix......Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27447...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....23 mm. F+. Finely beaded surface sculpture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....26464...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....20 mm. F++. Cute junior specimen with full dentate lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
SOLD....Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....30 mm. F++ w/o. Philippines. retained for photo
....34447...(1)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....46 mm. F++. Big, heavily distorted, cinnamon brown specimen with flared, nodulose parietal shield...Thailand...$10 (1 available)
....23374A...(2)...Distorsio kurtzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....41 to 45 mm. F++. Truely distorted, rich cinnamon brown with lots of teeth...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....34751...(4)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....38 to 44 mm. F++. Good sized orange-tan specimens of this highly distorted & hump-backed species...Philippines...$8 (4 available)
....36779...(1)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....41 mm. F++. Rich orange-brown & highly distorted. Totally twisted!...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....17942...(4)...Distorsio kurtzi Petuch & Harasewych....35 to 40 mm. F++. Golden-brown with mauve-tan parietal shield. These are nice!..Philippines...$7 (4 available)
....20747...(5)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....26 to 33 mm. F++. Rich dark brown and truly twisted...Philippines...$8 (5 available)
....15841...(1set)...Distorsio kurtzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....24 - 31 mm. F+. 3 piece variation and growth series..Philippines...$14/set (1 set available)
....28355...(1)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....26, 28 mm. F++. ODD! Much ligher in color than usual: Pretty pastel orange & nicely distorted...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....28515...(1)...Distorsio cf or affin. kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....15 mm. F+. Bright orange mini-Distorsio: I remain unconvinced all these are kurzi....Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....23509...(1)...Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953....37 mm. F++ w/perio & operc. RARE FORM from very uncommon locality. Live taken & in great shape...Curacao...$18 (1 available)
....17943...(1)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938....52 to 65 mm. F++. White with well flared outer lip..Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....22979...(7)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938....52 to 60 mm. F++. Complete, well developed lips...Philippines...$6 (7 available)
....23708...(4)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938....50 to 58 mm. F++. Cancellate, white, only slightly distorted...Philippines...$6 (4 available)
SOLD....Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938....48 mm. F++. Thailand. retained for photo
....32273...(1)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....61 mm. F+ high. Good example with decent lip & parietal shield & complete with partial periostracum...Taiwan...$4 (1 available)
....36249...(1)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....52 mm. F++. Great albino example with full siphonal canal...Philippines....$9 (1 available)
....15438...(3)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....44 - 50 mm. F++. Tan with pinkish shield & lip...India...$3 (3 available)
....15439...(1pr)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....50 mm. F++. Light & dark phase pair...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....35625...(1)...Distorsio reticulata (Roding or Linne?)....44 mm. F++. Neatly reticulated, with flared lip & full siphonal canal......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29470...(5)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....33to 36 mm. F+. Clean smaller specimens...India...$3 (5 available)
SOLD....Distorsio reticulata ridens Reeve, 1844....108 mm. F+. Absolutely monstrous! biggest Distorsio I've ever seen...Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Distorsio reticulata Roding, 1798....55 to 56 mm. F++, w/perio. India. retained for photo
....36780...(1)...Distorsio reticulata fm. francesae Iredale, 1931....25 mm. F++. Cute squat form with lattice-like sculpture...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....37068...(1)...Distorsio reticulata fm. francesae Iredale, 1931....15 mm. F++. Junior specimen of this smaller, more squat form...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....31791...(7)...Distorsio reticulata ridens Reeve, 1843....35 to 46 mm. F+/F++. Neat normal-sized specimens...Thailand...$4 (7 available)
....18342...(1)...Distorsio smithii Lamarck, 1822....49 - 52 mm. F+. Squat, tan & white with gold parietal glaze...Senegal...$7 (1 available)
SOLD...Distorsio cf. smithii von Maltzan, 1884....49 mm. F++. Tanzania. retained for photo
....26086...(2)...Distorsio sp....33 mm. F++. NOT "one of the usual suspects"!!...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....25440...(4)...Distorsio sp....14 to 15 mm. F+. Fully adult specimens of this seldom offered species...Philippines...$10 (4 available)
....37139...(2)...Fusitriton magellanicus fm. murrayi Smith, 1891....106, 111 mm. F+ w/o. Good live taken examples of this light pink coloured local form with finer, reduced sculpture...$18
....34055...pr...Fusitriton magellanicus Roding, 1798....107 & 109 mm. F+ w/o. Excellent pair, showing variable syphonal canal length, one with & one without thick, brown periostracum...Uruguay...$25/pair (1 pair available)
....35371...(15)...Fusitriton magellanicus Roding, 1798....70 to 95 mm. F+ w/o. Au naturel specimens with barnacles, bryozoans & boring sponges, all taken live & complete with opercs...New Zealand...$9 (15 available)
....29179...(1)...Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield, 1846....95 to 105 mm. F+ high w/perio & operc. Slightly smaller specimens but still with fully adult lips...Korea...$8 (1 available)
....30028...(3)...Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield, 1846....84 to 99 mm. F+ w/perio. Au naturel specimens of this Ranellidae...Japan...$9 (3 available)
....29182...(2)...Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield, 1846....91 mm. F+ w/perio & operc. For those with space restrictions, a slightly smaller example...Korea...$8 (2 available)
....35696...(1)...Gyrineum aculeatum Schepman, 1909....25 mm. F++. Excellent example with every varical spine intact......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....37043...(1)...Gyrineum bituberculare fm fuscocostata Dunker, 1862....36 mm. F++. Great specimen of the dark-nodulated form with full siphonal canal...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....37431...(1)...Gyrineum bituberculare fm. fuscocostata Dunker, 1862....29 mm. F++. Neat Ranellidae specimen with full lip & canal...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....35629...(1)...Gyrineum bituberculare fm. fuscocostata Dunker, 1862....25 mm. F++. Pale colour form with brown stained nodules...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....37259...(2)...Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck, 1816....19, 20 mm. F++. Fine specimens with long siphonal canals intact...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....25450...(2)...Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck, 1816....18 to 20 mm. F++. Brown & cream, with full length siphonal canals...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
SOLD....Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck, 1816....43 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for the photo
....25451...(4)...Gyrineum cuspidatum Reeve, 1843....16 to 18 mm. F+. with orange & white varices...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....15683...(+)...Gyrineum cuspidatum Reeve, 1844....9 - 11 mm. F+. white to gray with dark pink varices..Philippines...$5 (20 available)
....17945...(1)...Gyrineum gyrinum Linne, 1758....34 to 43 mm. F++ w/o. Big, live taken, bold brown bands on white..Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....32779...(5)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....35 to 40 mm. F++. Big examples, with strong, dark brown bands...Philippines...$4 (5 available)
....37432...(1)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....39 mm. F++. Good, big example, brown & tan banded...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32376...(1)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....34 mm. F++. Unusually pale bands on this fine example with good apex, lip & canal. Maybe one parent was albinistic...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....15031...(7)...Gyrineum gyrinum Linne, 1758....25 - 33 mm. F++ White with brown bands. look like humbugs...Philippines...$2.50 (7 available)
....32594...(+)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 to 29 mm. F++. Dark brown banded on cream, with well developed & varixed lip...Philippines...$3 for 2 of the beasties (+ available)
....32595...(4prs)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 to 29 mm. F++. Interesting pairs, one typically banded & finely beaded, the other with much coarser sculpture & brown only on the knobs...Philippines...$7/pair (4 pairs available)
....27136...(6)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....22 to 28 mm. F++. Brown & white banded & boldly nodulated...Philippines...$3 (6 available)
....32603...(1set)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 to 27 mm. F++. 4 piece set showing variability of number of intervarical axial ridges...Philippines...$11/set (1 set available)
....32604...(1pr)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 & 26 mm. F++. Good pair, one banded in black, the other in brown...Philippines...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....36803...(1)...Gyrineum hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1961....20 mm. F++. Albinistic example, creamy white with just a hint of tan banding...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....30137...(2)...Gyrineum hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1961....17, 19 mm. F+. Pale, finely beaded & with orange striped varices...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
SOLD...Gyrineum hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1961....18 mm. F++. Philippines. .retained for photo
....36793...(1)...Gyrineum lacunatum Mighels, 1845....12 mm. F++. Tiny species, brown lined & with pink base...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....36802...(1)...Gyrineum longicaudatum Beu, 1988....20 mm. F++. Small brown & white lined species with relatively long siphonal canal...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....15444...(1)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....38 mm. F+. Big & brown with tan bands & brown nodules...India...$2.50 (1 available)
....27135...(4)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....33to 36 mm. F++. Banded & finely beaded tiny tritons...India...$3 (4 available)
....15441...(4)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....31 - 34 mm. F+. Tan with white bands & brown nodules...India...$2 (4 available)
....12728...(3)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....25 - 32 mm. F/F+ with good data...Singapore...$3 for all 3 (3 available)
SOLD....Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....51 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo.
....20761...(3)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....19 to 22 mm. F++. Tan with brown varices & full siphonal canals...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....34168...(1)...Gyrineum cf. pusillum Broderip, 1833....19 mm. F+. White with lavender trimmed aperture...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....29759...(1)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....18 mm. F++. Finely beaded, with twin orange-tan bands...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....25452...(3)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....12 to 13 mm. F+. Pretty purple tinted lip & siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....23743...(3)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....11 to 13 mm. F+. Pinkish-gray with purple varices...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....36794...(1)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....11 mm. F++. Unusual colour form specimen, all white with purple lip & varices...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....15684...(+)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....7 - 9 mm. F+. Tan-gray with dark pink lines..Philippines...$2 for 2 (many)
SOLD....Gyrineum pusillum broderip, 1833....13, 16 and 19 mm. F+. Philippines. retained for photo
....28209...(1)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....20 to 23 mm. F++. Gloriuos rich pink with bright orange varices...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....31048...(1)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....22 mm. F++. Hot pink with paler nodules & orange varices...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....35214...(2)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....20 mm. F++. Pretty deep pink with orange varices & tubercules......Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....27335...(4)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....16 to 19 mm. F++. Rich, bright pink with orange varices...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....30854...(2)...Gyrinium roseum Reeve, 1844....15 to 18 mm. F+. Deep pink with light orange varices. If this species were larger it would be a real collectors' favorite...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....26466...(3)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....15 mm. F+. Pretty pastel pink with orange & white varices...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....15685...(7)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....10 - 15 mm. F++. Dark pink with orange varices..Philippines...$4 (7 available)
....23742...(6 pairs)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....11 to 15 mm. F+. Pretty pink with orange varices...Philippines...$4/pair (6 pairs available)
....32825...(8)...Gyrineum sp....17 to 20 mm. F++. Finely nodulated, with pastel orange spotted varices...Philippines...$4 (8 available)
....29928...(2)...Linatella caudata Gmelin, 1791....64 to 70 mm. F+. Lightly banded & spirally corded, with dentate lip intact...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
SOLD...Linatella caudata Gmelin, 1791....77 mm. F+. Philippines. .retained for photo
....37116...(1)...Linatella succincta Linne, 1771....44.5 mm. F++ w/o. A bit more than half grown, with full canal & well developed lip, complete with first varix...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
...34170...(1)....Linatella succincta Linne, 1771....41 mm. F+. Good junior specimen with fully formed lip & strong brown spiral cords...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32450...(1)...Linatella succincta Linne, 1771....33 mm. F+. Neat little juvenile specimen with just one fully formed varix. Start a growth series here...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31952...(4)...Ranella olearium Linne, 1758....108 to 110 mm. F+ high w/o. With nice canals & fully formed lips, but apices a bit decollated...Senegal...$12 (4 available)
....30579...(1)...Ranella olearium Linne, 1758....90 to 110 mm. F+ high w/o. Fresh specimens, lightly mottled in brown & complete with opercs...Senegal...$14 (1 available)
....31953...(1pr)...Ranella olearium Linne, 1758....98 & 100 mm. F++ w/o. Extreme pair, one darker & heavily nodulated, the other lighter tan banded & lightly pustulose...Senegal...$20/pair (1 pair available)
....25470...(1)...Sassia nassariformis Sowerby, 1902....53 mm. F high - not bad, actually. Fresh dead but decent specimen of this rare, deep water Cymatium, typically from East Africa...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....25471...(1)...Sassia nassariformis Sowerby, 1902....45 mm. F. Good starter specimen...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
...33808...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1961....41 mm. F++. Nice brown blotched specimen with full siphonal canal...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....30273...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1961....40 mm. F+. Tan mottled, with fully developed lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....32758...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1952....39 mm. F++. Richly brown mottled with white rimmed aperture...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....31593...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda and Habe, 1952....36 mm. F+. With good, fresh colour, fully formed lip and parietal shield...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
SOLD...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1952....42, 46 mm. F+ high. Philippines. retained for photo
....32824...(1)...Sassia sp.....35 mm. F+. Slightly junior specimen showing partial lip formation...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....36817...(1)...Tutufa oyamai Habe, 1973....65 mm. F++. Nice orange-tan with granulose spiral cords & pure white aperture...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
SOLD....Tutufa bubo tenuigranosa Smith, 1914....133 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
SOLD....Tutufa rubeta Linne, 1758....113 mm. F++. Philippines. retained for photo
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