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Stock # Name Description Locality $USD # Available
....38997...(1)...Alcithoe arabica Gmelin, 1791....99 mm. F++. In excellent condition for this often rough specie, with great lip and full protoconch...New Zealand...$12 (1 available)
....35292...(1)...Alcithoe arabica Martyn, 1784....142 mm. F+. Well marked with 4 bands of brown wavy markings. Massively thickened lip & parietal shield...New Zealand...$38 (1 available)
....35294...(5)...Alcithoe arabica Martyn, 1784....88 to 98 mm. F+. Smaller adults than usual but with thickened lip so possibly a dwarf population...New Zealand...$10 (5 available)
....31909...(1)...Alcithoe arabica Gmelin, 1791....89 mm. F+. Slightly rough (typically) starter specimen...New Zealand...$7 (1 available)
SOLD...Alcithoe arabica Martyn, 1784....111 mm. F/F+. New Zealand. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Alcithoe swainsoni Marwick, 1926....125 mm. F+. New Zealand. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....28105...(1pr)...Amoria canaliculata McCoy, 1869....43 & 44 mm. F++. Excellent, extreme contrast pair - WELL worth owning!!...Australia...$35 (1 pair available)
.....28104...(1)...Amoria canaliculata McCoy, 1869....39 mm. F++. Light coloured shallow water form, white with rows of bright orange axial dashes...Australia...$18 (1 available)
....31910...(1)...Amoria damoni Gray, 1864....69 mm. F. Juvenile starter specimen with good pattern development...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....24566...(1)...Amoria damoni Gray, 1864....42 mm. F+. Neat little juvenile specimen...Australia...$5 (1 available)
SOLD....Amoria damoni Gray, 1864....106 mm. F+. Australia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....28107...(2)...Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964....47, 48 mm. F+. Larger than any listed but with a small growth mark on the body whorl. Bargains!...Australia...$22 (2 available)
....37329...(1)...Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964....43 mm. F++. Nice example of the broader, less intensely patterned Capricorn Channel form...Australia...$23 (1 available)
....18872...(1)...Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964....41 mm. F++. Classical! Golden-tan with axial white lines & tan spots. At this price, you gutta get one!...Australia...$20 (1 available)
....28109...(1)...Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964....37 mm. F+. Good specimen, with great lip, though a mild growth mark...Australia...SUPERSPECIAL!!...$13 (1 available)
....18874...(2)...Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964....37 - 39 mm. F++. Good quality, good-sized, moderately priced...Australia...$20 (2 available)
....38771...(1)...Amoria maculata Swainson, 1822....65 mm. F+. Good example for a great price...Australia...$7 (1 available)
....18881...(3)...Amoria maculata Swainson, 1822....62 to 67 mm. F++. Mid-sized singles of this attractive species...Australia...$5 (3 available)
....5961...(1)...Amoria maculata Swainson,1822 ....63 mm. F+. Fawn tan with bands of axial dashes...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....28114...(5)...Amoria maculata Swainson, 1822....58 to 63 mm. F++. Good, slightly smaller specimens...Australia...$4 (5 available)
....39144...(1)...Amoria molleri Iredale, 1916....96 mm. F++. Super-sized example of the “A” form from Cape Moreton, slender & without pattern...Australia...$50 (1 available)
....18883...(4)...Amoria molleri Iredale, 1936....47 to 54 mm. F+ solid. Nearly imperceptible growth marks mean you get a deal on the dwarves!...Australia...$14 (4 available)
....18882...(2)...Amoria molleri Iredale, 1936....48 to 53 mm. F++/Gem. The dwarf form of this species. Two rows of brown axial dashes on orange-tan. Nice!...Australia...$17 (2 available)
....5960...(1pr)...Amoria molleri (dwarf form) Iredale 1936....47 - 52 mm. F++ . Light & dark contrasting pair...Austalia...$20 (1 pair available)
....5958...(3)...Amoria molleri (dwarf form) Iredale 1936....48 - 51 mm. F++. Orange-tan with bands of brown axials...Australia...$13 (3 available)
....28115...(5)...Amoria molleri fm. reducta Limpus & Bail, 2000....43 to 49 mm. F+ to F++. Recently described dwarf form with bands of brown axial dashes similar to A. maculata...Australia...$12 (5 available)
....3456...(1)...Amoria molleri (form "c") Iredale 1936....43 & 48 mm. F++. Nice dwarf specimen of the "C" form, with twin bands of orange-brown axial lines...Australia...$10 (1 available)
....3457...(3)...Amoria molleri (form "c")Iredale 1936....45 - 46 mm. F+. Nice "starters" of the "C" form...$5 (3 available)
SOLD....Amoria turneri Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....46 to 50 mm. F++. Australia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39145...(1)...Amoria undulata angasi Lamarck, 1804....68 mm. F++. Beautiful pattern form of wavy brown axial lines...Australia...$20 (1 available)
....39347...(1)...Amoria zebra Leach, 1814....50 mm. F+. Large melanistic form in dark brown, with barely discernable axial lines...Australia...$12 (1 available)
....38788...(1)...Amoria zebra Leach, 1814....46 mm. F++. Excellent example of what Poppe & Goto call the melanistic form...Australia...$15 (1 available)
....19349...(4)...Amoria zebra fm. ??? Leach, 1814....41 mm. F+. "Gold form". Light buttery yellow unlined form - hot stuff!!...Australia...$10 (4 available)
SOLD...Amoria zebra fm. lineatina Weaver & Dupont, 1967....39.5 mm. F++. Australia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Athleta (Volutocorbis) abyssicola Adams & Reeve, 1848....44, 48 mm. F+. Namibia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37142...(1)...Athleta (Volutocorbis) lutosa Koch, 1948....66 mm. F+. Nice examples with strong axial ridges & intact lips...Namibia...$12 (1 available)
....38787...(1)...Athleta studeri von Martens, 1897....43 mm. F++. Sweet specimen of the light colour form, with pointy shoulder nodules...Australia...$7 (1 available)
....31738...(2)...Callipara bullatina Weaver and Dupont, 1967....49 to 54 mm. F (beach). Still decent starter specimens of this tough to get species...South Africa...$10 (2 available)
....36547...(1)...Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825....111 mm. F+. Glorious day-glo orange throughout! Lovely colour & nicely thickened lip, but with a healed break on the ventral surface...Philippines...$65
....22131...(1)...Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825....109 mm. F++ solid. NICE! Light pink & orange, with full lip & no growth marks...Philippines...$55 new price (1 available)
....29335...(1)...Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825....102 mm. F++. Excellent, typical pattern specimen in glorious pink & orange...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....36494...(1)...Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825....102 mm. F+. Glorious deep orange-red throughout with spiny shoulders & just a hint of a patterned mid-band. Close to "Shells of the Philippines" plate 49, fig. 11f...Philippines...$65 (1 available)
....36495...(1)...Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825....90 mm. F++. Virtually flawless if slightly smaller example of the deep orange red colour form, with well thickened adult lip...Philippines...$45
....38031...(1)...Cymbiola aulica fm. cathcartiae Reeve, 1856....104 mm. F+. Interesting injury on the ventral surface has healed & is starting to develop a parietal glaze over the old wound. Neat specimen with intact, thickened lip...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....35238...(1)...Cymbiola aulica fm. malayensis Doute & Bail, 2000....104 mm. F+ high. Large & elegantly elongate example, with thick lip, though a bit "improved" on the lower end...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
....35239...(1)...Cymbiola aulica fm. malayensis Doute & Bail, 2000....97 mm. F++. Good sized, with thick lip, strong shoulder knobs & bright orange bands...Philippines...$60 (1 available)
NEW....39445...(1)...Cymbiola aulica fm. palawanica Doute, 1985....112 mm. F++. HUGE specimen of this beautiful pink & orange spotted, un-spined form, larger than any in Rice...Philippines...$425 (1 available)
....38774...(1)...Cymbiola aulica fm. palawanica Doute, 1985....132 mm. F+ high. Huge, magnificent specimen of this more cylindrical form with reduced shoulder spines and beautiful orange-red banding...Philippines...$750 (1 available) OVERSIZE
SOLD...Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825....111 mm. Gem. Amazing aulica! Philippines. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39122...(1)...Cymbiola cathcartiae Reeve, 1855....122 mm. F++. Great example, tan brown with dark markings and intact, thickened, re-rolled lip, larger than any in the last Rice list...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....36076...(1)...Cymbiola chrysostoma Swainson, 1824....40 mm. F. Bargain specimen of this rarity due to damaged lip. Broken piece is included & could be repaired...Indonesia...$20 (1 available)
....22132...(1)...Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....79 mm. F+. FREAK! Full, unusual semi-double lip & dorsum with a WIERD "bumpy" texture/pattern (but NOT eroded)Very Interesting!...Indonesia...$75 (1 available)
....36018...(1)...Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....79 mm. F. Decent discount specimen due to minor anterior damage & scar near the lip...Indonesia...$55 (1 available)
....36019...(1)...Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791....76 mm. 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....70 mm. F. Bargain specimen of this former rarity, with very slightly rough lip & a dorsal scar...Indonesia...$35 (1 available)
....18049...(1)...Cymbiola cymbiola (dorsum) Gmelin, 1791(ventrum)....66 mm. F+. Really not bad at all, if one could figure out how to get that black stuff off the spire - wonder if paint thinner would work?...Indonesia...$50 firm (1 available)
....18039...(1)...Cymbiola cymbiola (dorsum)Gmelin, 1791.(ventrum)....65 mm. F+ nicely. Dorsum is very good, and the rust stain on the ventrum might come off with a careful application of rust remover: Good "starter" at a great price...Indonesia...$40 (1 available)
SOLD...Cymbiola flavicans Gmelin, 1791....78 mm. F+. Indonesia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38586...(1)...Cymbiola imperialis Lightfoot, 1786....165 mm. F+ high. Lovely, long spined specimen with typical pattern & excellent lip...Philippines...$23 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....38032...(1)...Cymbiola imperialis Lightfoot, 1786....114 mm. F+. Slightly odd, elongated example. Sub-adult, but with typical pattern & spines and with mostly intact lip...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymbiola innexa Reeve, 1849....115 mm. F++. Indonesia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....37445...(1)...Cymbiola malayensis Doute & Bail, 2000....132 mm. F++. Magnificent malayensis! About as big as any listed, in excellent overall condition & in beautiful shades of orange & pink. Shells like this one are why people start to collect!...Philippines...$225 (1 available)
....39345...(1)...Cymbiola nivosa Lamarck, 1804....54 mm. F++. The spiny shouldered form with 2 bands of brown axial lines over grey-green speckled body...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....38033...(1)...Cymbiola nivosa Lamarck, 1804....71 mm. F++. Beautiful example of the pinkish tan colour phase, with twin dark spiral bands & sharp shoulder spines...Australia...$8 (1 available)
....38034...(1)...Cymbiola nobilis Lightfoot, 1786....80 mm. F+. Decent starter specimen shows good zig-zag pattern...Indo Pacific...$8 (1 available)
....39346...(1)...Cymbiola pulchra woolacottae McMichael, 1958....47 mm. F++. Great ex col specimen with pastel orange-pink & black speckled pattern...Australia...$10 (1 available)
....38035...(1)...Cymbiola rutila Broderip, 1826....75 mm. F+ high. Nice ventral pattern & with bright orange rimmed aperture. Lip is complete if slightly rough...Australia...$20 (1 available)
NOTE: All the batty vespertillio below are unusual in one or more ways - what more did you want??
NEW....39381...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....65 mm. F+. Unusual pattern of fine brown axial lines...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....38412...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....82 mm. F++. Amazingly dark red patterned specimen with lip & every sharp shoulder spine intact...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....38789...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....73 mm. F++. Beautiful specimen of the much sought after Samar form, pink with bright orange axial markings...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....37444...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....125 mm. F++. Spectacular spiny specimen, HUGE & with strong albinistic tendencies. Creamy white with just a few bands of intermitent light brown markings...Philippines...$125 (1 available)
....22138...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....100 mm. F+. Large, Strange & unique, with an impressed groove around the mid-body, like it was wearing a tight belt...Philippines..$20 (1 available)
....37446...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....95 mm. F? Massive injury freak looks like spire was smashed and healed several times...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....24840...(1set)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....90 to 93 mm. F++. Lively, high-contrast 3 piece colour set with zig-zag patterns in black, brown & orange...Philippines...$43 (1 set available)
....31613...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....92 mm. F+ high. Good sized specimen with spiny shoulders and busy, fine zig-zag brown markings...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....36546...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....91 mm. F++. Excellent example of the typical pattern form, with bold brown on tan zig-zags & strong, sharp shoulder spines...Philippines...$22
....18650...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilo Linne, 1758....91 mm. F++. A great normal specimen, nice size with immaculate lip...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....22878...(3sets)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....75 to 90 mm. F+. Great 3 piece sets show a variety of patterns & shapes...Indonesia...$10 (3 sets available)
....22136...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....89 mm. F+. FREAK! Nice injury freak - looks like a cocoon!...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....16729...(4)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....75 - 89 mm. F++. Typical form, golden brown tents on greenish tan...Philippines...$6 (4 available)
....36892...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....88 mm. F. Odd & unusual colour form but the lip has been filed along growth line at the source...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....31491...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....88 mm. F++. Odd colour form, typical orange brown markings on an unusual greenish background...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....28129...(3)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....81 to 87 mm. F+ to F++. Good sized specimens of the orange colour form. Shades of small C. aulicus...Philippines...$14 (3 available)
....31151...(1pr)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....78 & 87 mm. F+. Fascinating pair, one totally bizzare & unique injury freak with elongate spire & very odd intermittent posterior lip "flange" plus one nicely patterned typical serpentina form specimen...Philippines...$25 (1 pair available)
....33603...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....86 mm. F+. Pastel orange-pink form, with bright orange zig-zag markings. Good lip but a couple of small ventral growth marks...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....30985...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....85 mm. F+ high. Excellent tenting!! Good sized specimen with brown on orange tent pattern similar to Cymbiola imperialis...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....37117...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....84.5 mm. F++. Spectacular specimen so orange-pink it looks more like a small C. aulica, but with distinct batty "v" patterns...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....38036...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....84 mm. F++. Prime example, Greenish gray with bold brown axial zig-zag pattern & big, sharp shoulder spines...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....36202...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....84 mm. F+ nicely. 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....$25 (1 available)
....31614...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....84 mm. F+. With heavy shoulder spines and striking pattern in orange-tan...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....36203...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....83 mm. F++. FREAKAZOID!! Oddly "squashed" shell form, dark olive with lots of black pattern...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....25485...(4)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....76 to 83 mm. F++. Good sized, boldly patterned...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....32472...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....81 mm. F+ high. Good sized orange/peachy example with well thickened adult lip...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....23719...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....80 mm. F++. Good sized, thick lipped, example with bright orange axial zig-zag markings...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....18140...(2)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....78 & 80 mm. F+ High. Unusual colour form, don't know if it's named, slatey gray with big brown zig-zags...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....24196...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....79 mm. F++. Unusual tan-orange color form from Palawan...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....25983...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....78 mm. F++. Full, thick, adult lip & bold zig-zag pattern...Indonesia...$7 (1 available)
....22985...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. Unusual colours, fleshy pink with orange triangle markings...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....16730...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....77 mm. F++. Dark brown-marked high spired form...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....25484...(1set)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....68 to 76 mm. F++. Extreme trio, each showing a different form, colour & pattern...Philippines...$20 (1 set available)
....23242...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....75 mm. F++. Unusual specimen, with very dark pattern...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....24599...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....75 mm. F+. Nicely tan-tented & large, sharp shoulder spines...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....29337...(2)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....67, 74 mm. F++. The orange form, pinkish with orange axial markings...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....24506...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....73 mm. F++. Gold axial zig-zag pattern & sharp shoulder spines...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30986...(3)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....68 to 73 mm. F+ nicely. Fairly typical examples with bold amber markings...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
....3466...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....65 mm. F++. Pretty specimen, pastel pink with bold orange zig-zag markings...Philippines...$12
....22143...(1set)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....65 to 73 mm. F++. Excellent 3 piece colour variation set, showing the gamut from black on gray to orange-pink on cream...Philippines...$18 (1 set available)
....28130...(1set)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....63 to 73 mm. F+ to F++. WONDERFUL 6 piece variation set, with ground colours from creamy white to gray & with a variety of patterns in colours from orange to dark brown...Philippines...$37 (1 set available)
....36015...(3)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....63 to 71 mm. F+ high. Melanistic!!! Dark Momas (or papas - kind of hard to tell from the shell)...Indonesia...$35 (3 available)
....23158...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....70 mm. F+. Somewhat unusual pattern, with dark brown blotches & orange-brown zig-zag lines...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31336...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758....35 mm. F+. Baby bat!!...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....36611...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio fm. mitis Lamarck, 1844....103 mm. F+ high. Big example of this form, with bold gold-brown tents & superb, thickened, intact lip & canal. Just a touch of dorsal erosion down-grades this otherwise lovely specimen...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....23716...(1pr)...Cymbiola vespertilio Linne, 1758 / vespertilio fm. mitis Lamarck., 1844....89 & 92 mm. F+. Wonderful comparison pair, one each of the nominate form & the mitis form...Philippines...$35 (1 pair available)
....18139...(2)...Cymbiola vespertilio fm. mitis Lamarck, 1811....78 & 83 mm. F+/F++. Cylindrical form with reduced shoulder knobs...Philippines...$18 (2 available)
....28131...(1)...Cymbiola vespertilio fm. serpentina Lamarck, 1812....77 mm. F+ high. Elongate, creamy background & orange axial zig-zags...Philippines...$50 (1 available)
....28120...(6)...Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. peristicta McMichael, 1963....49 to 55 mm. F++. Pretty, orange-pink clouded, brown speckled specimens...Australia...$25 (6 available)
....19360...(2)...Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. peristicta McMichael, 1963....44 to 47 mm. F+. Fresh strong colours, good shoulder spines, slightly juvenile lips, juvenile price...Australia...SPECIAL!!...$10 (2 available)
....28128...(2)...Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. woolacottae McMichael, 1958....46 to 56 mm. F++. Pale pastel pink patterned form. Colour phase lighter than typical, and QUITE attractive...Australia...$20 (2 available)
....19368...(1)...Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. woolacottae McMichael, 1958....45 to 52 mm. F++. Lady Musgrave Island form - lighter background colour and other differences...Australia...SPECIAL!!...$15 (1 available)
....18323...(1)...Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. woolacottae McMichael, 1958....51 mm. F+. Cream, with orange-tan markings & brown speckles. Lip filed...Australia...$12 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. houarti Poppe, 1985....59 mm. F++. Australia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Cymbiolacca pulchra fm. houarti Poppe, 1985....57 mm. F+. Australia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....31737...(1)...Cymbiolista hunteri Iredale, 1931....107 mm. F+ high. Nice typical specimen with adult features. One lower lip chip...Australia...$20 (1 available)
SOLD....Cymbiolista hunteri Iredale, 1931....103 mm. F+. Australia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39575...(1)...Cymbium cucumis Roding, 1798....98 mm. F++. Beautiful junior specimen, with perfect lip & canal...Senegal...$14 (1 available)
SOLD...Cymbium cucumis Roding, 1798....163 mm. F+. Senegal. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Cymbium cucumis Roding, 1798....132 mm. F+. Sierra Leone. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Cymbium pepo Lightfoot, 1786....170 mm. F+ w/perio. Senegal. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Cymbium pepo Lightfoot, 1786....39 mm. F++. Senegal. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Enaeta cumingii Broderip, 1832....37 mm. F++ w/operc. West Mexico. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Enaeta cylleniformis Sowerby, 1844....18 & 13.5 mm. Gem.-. Bahamas. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....26837...(1)...Enaeta leonardhilli Petuch, 1982....14 mm. F++. Big examples of this rare endemic Volutidae...Brazil...$25 (1 available)
....16177...(1)...Enaeta leonardhilli Petuch, 1982....12 mm. F++. Elegantly tan with brown spiral bands..Brazil...$21 (1 available)
....19166...(1)...Enaeta leonardhilli Petuch, 1982....10.5 mm. F++. Brown & tan mini-volute...Brazil...$15 (1 available)
....38775...(1)...Ericusa fulgetrum fm. lunisligata Verco, 1912....149 mm. F++. Jumbo specimen of this pattern form with just a few wavy axial lines...Australia...$195 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....38783...(1)...Ericusa sericata Thornley, 1951....89 mm. F+. Good, fully intact example...Australia...$10 (1 available)
SOLD...Ericusa sowerbyi Kiener, 1839....205 mm. F+ high. Australia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39440...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....235 mm. F++. Spectacular jumbo specimen, fresh & live taken, with perfect lip & protoconch. Just one naturally healed wound on the ventral side, but larger than any listed in Rice...Somalia...$325 (1 available)
NEW....39520...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....235 mm. F++. Magnificent monster specimen with intact protoconch, undamaged lip and complete siphonal canal. Perhaps the best we have had...Somalia...$300 (1 available)
NEW....39519...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....225 mm. F+. Big example with excellent siphonal canal, shiny fresh aperture & good lip (a few rough spots) but missing the protoconch...Somalia...$220 (1 available)
NEW....39441...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....223 mm. F+ high. Fresh & shiny, full intact lip & canal, and lovely red pattern. Protoconch has been repaired...Somalia...$275 (1 available)
NEW....39442...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....209 mm. F++. Glorious example with thickened lip & high, orangey pink spire...Somalia...$225 (1 available)
NEW....39521...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....202 mm. F+. Lovely fresh example with great canal & lip, but missing the tip of the coral pink spire...Somalia...$180 (1 available)
NEW....39443...(2)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....194, 196 mm. F+. Nice specimens, though damaged in transit, with the end of the siphonal canals almost invisibly repaired with cyanoacrylate. Bargain Price!...Somalia...$140 (2 available)
NEW....39444...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....186 mm. F++. Gorgeous virtually flawless specimen with great lip, no repaired breaks and lots of coral pink in the pattern...Somalia...$195 (1 available)
NEW....39522...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....175 mm. F. Bargain example with great colour, good protoconch & posterior lip, but with damage to anterior lip & siphonal canal. Did I mention the nice colour & pattern?...Somalia...$140 (1 available)
....38584...(2)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....190 mm. F+ high. Lovely, large examples with full, thickened lips & intact siphonal canals...Somalia...$200 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....38388...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....189 mm. F+ high. Great specimen has darker than typical parietal markings & just one anterior lip chip...Somalia...$185 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....38389...(2)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....178 mm. F+ high. Fantastic festiva with coral pink spire & nearly perfect lips...Somalia...$170 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....38390...(1)...Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....165 mm. F+ high. Unusual example has more coral pink in the pattern than typical...Somalia...$160 (1 available)
SOLD....Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....229 mm. F+ high. Somalia.........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....223 mm. F+ high. Somalia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....219 mm. F+ high. Somalia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....204 mm. F++. Somalia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811....200 mm. F+ high. Somalia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
Fulgoraria Shells
....38776...(1)...Fulgoraria
concinna Broderip, 1836....153 mm. F+. Giant specimen,
with axial lined pattern nearly gone, and with well thickened lip...Japan...$55
(1 available) OVERSIZE
....38778...(1)...Fulgoraria concinna Broderip, 1836....137 mm. F+. Good example with flared, thickened lip & full protoconch...Japan...$35 (1 available)
....38777...(2)...Fulgoraria concinna Broderip, 1836....113, 115 mm. F+. Nice example with pattern of fine axial lines...Japan...$22 (2 available)
SOLD....Fulgoraria kaneko Hirase, 1920....158 mm. F. South China Sea. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Fulgoraria prevostiana fm. magna Kuroda & Habe, 1950....95, 99 mm. F+. Japan. .......shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38779...(1)...Fulgoraria rupestris Gmelin, 1791....115 mm. F+. Big specimens of this elegant shell with bold brown axial lines...South China Sea...$24 (1 available)
....38780...(2)...Fulgoraria rupestris Gmelin, 1791....106, 109 mm. F+. Good, dark patterned examples with excellent, thickened, finely serrated lips...South China Sea...$20 (2 available)
....38781...(2)...Fulgoraria rupestris Gmelin, 1791....95, 103mm. F+. Nice examples for those with space limitations...South China Sea...$17 (2 available)
....23256...(1pr)...Harpularia arausiaca (ventrum) Lightfoot, 1786 (dorsum)....69 & 74 mm F high. Missing proto otherwise one is excellent, other is not bad.. HIGH-CONTRAST study-pair: These two show are QUITE different!...Sri Lanka....$50 (1 pair available)
....23255...(4)...Harpularia arausiaca Lightfoot, 1786....67 to 69 mm F high.. For those who wish to have this species, but are just a bit short of the normal price (or for study material, for comparison)...Sri Lanka....$15 (4 available)
SOLD...Harpulina arausiaca Lightfoot, 1786....67 to 81 mm. F+ high. Beautifully patterned in rich orange-red, these are the "brick pattern" or Poppe & Goto's A form, with lips & protoconchs intact...India. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Harpularia arausiaca Lightfoot, 1786....67 to 69 mm F high.. Sri Lanka. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....25701...(9)...Harpulina lapponica Linne, 1767....66 to 71 mm. F++ w/operc. Superb typical specimens complete with small opercs...India...$6 (9 available)
....1893...(2sets)...Harpulina
lapponica Linne, 1767....65 - 70 mm. F++. Dark, fresh sets
of 3 variations...SUPERSPECIAL...India...$9 (2 sets available) OVERSIZE
....38038...(1)...Harpulina lapponica Linne,
1767....65 mm. F+. This one has a large, white bulbose freak protoconch...India...$7
(1 available)
SOLD....Harpulina lapponica Linne, 1758....87 mm. F. CIndia. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Harpulina lapponica Linne, 1767....73 mm. F++. Sri Lanka. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....20545...(2)...Harpulina loroisi Valenciennes, 1863....111 to 112 mm. F+. Big specimens! Good protoconch & canals, lips only slightly rough...India...$30 (2 available)
....4614...(1)...Harpulina lorosii Valenciennes, 1863....105 mm. F. but shows an interesting natural lip repair...India...$5 (1 available)
....20550...(1)...Harpulina loroisi Valenciennes, 1863....104 mm. F+. Nice & chunky, with distinct axial lines...India...$28 (1 available)
....20554...(1)...Harpulina loroisi Valenciennes, 1863....98 mm. F+. Interesting pattern with an odd, partly banded, confused axial pattern...India...$25 (1 available)
....27751...(4)...Harpulina loroisii Valenciennes, 1863....90 to 98 mm. F+ solid. Nice normals - good specimens..India...$18 (4 available)
....20557...(1pr)...Harpulina loroisi Valenciennes, 1863....97 mm. F+. Wide & narrow pair, looks like Jack Spratt & his wife...India...$40 (1 available)
Re-listed....27599...(1)...Harpulina loroisii Valenciennes, 1863....93 mm. F+. Good example with axial lined pattern, decent lip & full protoconch...India...$29 (1 available)
....29821...(1)...Harpulina loroisii Valenciennes, 1863....93 mm. F+ high. Excellent examples with lip & protoconch intact & wavy axial lines...$30 (1 available)
SOLD...Harpulina loroisii Valenciennes, 1863....90 to 98 mm. F+ solid. India. OVERSIZE........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39240...(1)...Lyria (Enaeta) barnesii Gray, 1825....31 mm. F++. Good size for this smaller specie...Panama...$12 (1 available)
....39241...(1)...Lyria (Enaeta) barnesii Gray, 1825....25 mm. F++. Good average examples of this mini-volute...Panama...$10 (1 available)
....38538...(1)...Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....80 mm. F++. Glorious, totally intact example with classic dark red lined pattern...Sri Lanka...$75 (1 available)
....38539...(1)...Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....76 mm. F++. Classic specimen, from protoconch to canal, of this once great rarity...Sri Lanka...$60 (1 available)
....38540...(1)...Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....67 mm. F++. Handsome, deep pink & red lined totally intact example...Sri Lanka...$55 (1 available)
....38541...(1)...Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....65 mm. F+. Good example of this classic specie at a bargain price...Sri Lanka...$40 (1 available)
....27121...(1)...Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....83 mm. F+ nicely. Superior dorsal display, with a small self-mend on the ventral side...Sri Lanka...$70 (1 available)
....30478...(2)...Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....72 to 81 mm. F+ nicely. Good sized examples with well thickened lips & lovely deep red markings & spiral lines...Sri Lanka...SPECIAL!!...$50 (2 available)
SOLD....Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963....86 mm. F++. Sri Lanka. ........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....39249...(6)...Lyria (Enaeta) cumingii Broderip, 1832....33 to 35 mm. F++. Big for the specie, with great lip & apex...West Mexico...$8 (6 available)
....39171...(+)...Lyria cumingii Broderip, 1832....30 to 35 mm. F+. Gently beached examples of this perhaps least expensive of all Volutidae, but selected from dozens, and in good shape...West Mexico...$3 (lots available)
SOLD....Lyria (Enaeta) cumingii Broderip, 1832....27, 28 mm. F++. Panama. .....shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
NEW....39446...(1)...Lyria habei Okutani, 1979....49 mm. F++. Great specimen with fully adult slightly thickened lip & pattern of fine brown spiral lines...Philippines...$85 (1 available)
....28965...(3)...Lyria kurodai Kawamura, 1964....85 to 90 mm. F+ high. Good sized specimens, with intact, well developed & uniquely beaded lips...Thailand...$30 (3 available)
....28969...(6)...Lyria kurodai Kawamura, 1964....85 to 89 mm. F+ nicely. Fair sized specimens with fairly decent lips at very fair prices...Thailand...$20 (6 available)
....28966...(1)...Lyria kurodai Kawamura, 1964....75 mm. F+ high. With beaded lip fully developed. Good but inexpensive specimen...Thailand...$22 (1 available)
....28970...(4)...Lyria kurodai Kawamura, 1964....78 to 79 mm. F+. Still nice starter specimens at rock bottom price...Thailand...$12 (4 available)
....34908...(1)...Lyria lyraeformis Swainson, 1821....110 mm. F high. Rich, dark brown mottled colour phase. Bargain specimen due to slightly rough lip & decollate apex...Kenya...$45 (1 available)
....35874...(1)...Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....99 mm. F+ nicely. Unusual example, quite mature, with somewhat bulbose protoconch & fine, closer spaced than average ribs...Kenya...$130. (1 available)
....33892...(1)...Lyria lyraeformis Swainson, 1821....97.5 mm. Missing its protoconch - otherwise F+ solid. Mature specimen of the beautiful orange persuasion...Kenya....$50 (1 available)
....34932...(1)...Lyria lyraeformis Swainson, 1821....92 mm. F+. Good sized, unscarred example of the dark brown pattern form, though with a somewhat thin lip...Kenya...$115 (1 available)
....36556...(1)...Lyria lyraeformis Swainson, 1821....78 mm. F+. Fine, slightly younger starter specimen of this rare Volute with good lip & complete, pointed protoconch...Kenya...$175
SOLD....Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis (dorsum) Swainson, 1821....104 mm. F high. Kenya. .....shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Lyria (ventrum) lyraeformis Swainson, 1821 (dorsum)....99 mm. F+ nicely. Kenya. .....shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38785...(1pr)...Lyria mitraeformis Lamarck, 1811....48 & 49 mm. F++. Lovely light & dark extreme pattern pair...Australia...$15 (1 pair available)
....38786...(1)...Lyria mitraeformis Lamarck, 1811....46 mm. F++. Good sized example of the light pattern (deep water?) form...Australia...$8 (1 available)
....24622...(1)...Lyria mitraeformis Lamarck, 1811....51 mm. F++ w/operc. Big for species, mottled in chocolate brown...Australia...$12 (1 available)
....5642...(1)...Lyria mitraeformis Lamark, 1811....42 mm. F++. Nice example with intact, varixed lip...Australia...$5 (1 available)
....19350...(8)...Lyria mitraeformis Lamarck, 1811....39 to 44 mm. F++ w/operc. Brown spotted axial ribs...Australia...SPECIAL!...$6 (8 available)
....39123...(1)...Lyria planicostata boholensis Kosuge, 1980....57 mm. F++. Great specimen with excellent lip & no major growth marks...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....38517...(1)...Lyria planicostata boholensis Lan, 1975....48 mm. F++. Has brown spiral markings on only the tops of the axial ribs...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....36646...(1)...Lyria planicostata boholensis Lan, 1975....72 mm. F+ high. Good sized specimen of the northern race of the species, with brown spiral lines as dashes only on the axial ridges...Philippines...$20
SOLD...Lyria planicostata boholensis Kosuge, 1980....58 mm. F++. Philippines. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Lyria planicostata boholensis Lan 1975....57, 58 mm. F++/Gem. Philippines. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD...Lyria planicostata boholensis Lan, 1975....57 mm. F+ high. Philippines. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....31056...(2)...Lyria vicdani Kosuge, 1981....37, 41 mm. F+ high. Great examples of this small Lyria species, with fine brown spiral lines over thin axial ribs...Philippines...$35 (2 available)
....32814...(5)...Lyria vicdani Kosuge, 1981....32 to 40 mm. F++. Good examples with fully developed & varixed lip, axial ridges & fine spiral lines...Philippines...SPECIAL!!...$25 (5 available)
....34707...(1)...Lyria vicdani Kosuge, 1981....33 mm. F+. Neat miniature Volute species, high spired, axially ribbed & lightly spiral lined...Philippines...$32 (1 available)
....30450...(1pr)...Lyria vicdani Kosuge, 1981....30 mm. F+/F++. One with slightly sub-adult lip could be mistaken for Buccinidae or Mitridae. The other has its first typically varixed adult lip form...Philippines...$25 (1 pair available)
SOLD....Lyria vicdani Kosuge, 1981....52 mm. F++. Philippines. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
Melo
Shell for Sale
NEW....39516...(1)...Melo
amphora Lightfoot, 1786....167 mm. F+. Nice juvenile example,
with good shoulder spines & nice, typical pattern...Philippines...$20 (1
available) OVERSIZE
....39147...(1)...Melo broderipii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....275 mm. F+. Totally HUGE example, though with some lost shoulder spines and a slightly “improved” lip...Philippines...$95 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....39002...(1)...Melo broderipii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....215 mm. F++. Big, top quality specimen with totally unfiled, dark rimmed lip...Philippines...$29 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....39003...(1)...Melo broderipii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....210 mm. F+high. Big old bruiser of a specimen, with most of the shoulder spines gone & a major healed break, but the lip is totally intact, unfiled & slightly flared...Philippines...$25 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....39007...(1)...Melo broderipii
Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....186 mm. F+. Albinistic freak specimen, with
low shoulders & ivory white rather than orange-tan, & lacking the usual
bright orange apertural rim too...Philippines...$175
(1 available) OVERSIZE
....39004...(1)...Melo broderipii Griffith
& Pidgeon, 1834....185 mm. F++. Lovely example, large & unfiled,
with coronations intact & twin tan bands...Philippines...$22
(1 available) OVERSIZE
....39005...(2)...Melo broderipii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....161, 165 mm. F++. Nice mid-sized specimen with flared, orange rimmed, unfiled lips...Philippines...$20 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....39006...(1pr)...Melo broderipii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....148 & 150 mm. F++. This neat pair shows extremes of body shape & brown banding...Philippines...$30 (1 pair available) OVERSIZE
....39008...(1)...Melo broderipii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....136 mm. F++. Unusual specimen, possibly dwarf, as it has a fully developed parietal callus & thickened, flared lip...Philippines...$15 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....34903...(1)...Melo broderipi Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....255 mm. F+. Large, lovely, well inflated specimen with superb lip (one tiny anterior nick) but a few abreviated shoulder spines...Indonesia?...$45 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....16268...(1)...Melo broderipi Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....204 mm. F+. Pinched & elongated body whorl make this freak look a little like a giant Cymbium cucumis. Lip unmolested but with 2 small chips...Philippines...$25 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....16267...(1)...Melo broderipi Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....155 mm. F+. Fairly typical shape but with no shoulder spines...Philippines...$20 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....16266...(1)...Melo broderipi Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....151 mm. F+. High apex, almost complete lack of spines, and axial brown zig-zags give this one the look of a round shouldered Cymbiola nobilis...Philippines...$23 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....16261...(1)...Melo broderipi Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834....119 mm. F+. Has interesting wide ridge on lower body whorl that looks a bit like a second fasciole. A bit small & with a re-shaped lip...Philippines...$20 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....39009...(1)...Melo melo Lightfoot, 1786....183 mm. F. Big, well inflated & with apex completely covered, though the lip has been slightly filed...Philippines...$15 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....39011...(1)...Melo melo Lightfoot, 1786....178 mm. F. Decent commercial specimen, lip filed & varnished...$10 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....39010...(1)...Melo melo Lightfoot, 1786....170 mm. F. Unusual specimen with low shoulders and twin spiral bands of brown blotches. Lip typically filed...Philippines...$13 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....37513...(1)...Nannamoria inopinata Darragh, 1979....43.5 mm. F+. Good specimen of this rarity with intact, fully thickened lip but a couple of healed dorsal breaks...Australia...$110 (1 available)
....39146...(1)...Notovoluta verconis Tate, 1892....34 mm. Gem. Superb specimen of this rare little Volute...Australia...$60 (1 available)
....37313...(1pr)...Odontocymbiola americana Reeve, 1856....47 & 55 mm. F++. Extreme pattern pair, the bigger one with yellow tan background colour & almost no pattern, the other with the typical fine brown lines & triangles...Brazil...$25 (1 pair available)
SOLD....Odontocymbiola americana Reeve, 1856....48 mm. F++. Brazil. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Odontocymbiola cleryana Petit, 1856....43 mm. F+ high. Brazil. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Odontocymbiola cleryana Petit, 1856....35 mm. F++. Brazil....... ..shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....28593...(1)...Odontocymbiola saotomensis Calvo & Coltro, 1997....63 mm. F+ nicely - only missing the protoconch. Pastel orange-tan Volute, recently described & from restricted locality...Brazil...$95 (1 available)
....37316...(1)...Odontocymbiola saotomensis Calvo & Coltro, 1997....61.5 mm. F+ high. Good, big specimen of this fairly recently published species, with fine brown "tents" & axial lines...Brazil...$120 (1 available)
....28551...(1)...Odontocymbiola saotomensis Calvo & Coltro, 1997....60 mm. F++. Beautiful, pastel orange specimen with just a hint of zig-zag pattern. Really, this one is a keeper!!...Brazil...$110 (1 available)
Scaphella Shells
....38203...(1)...Scaphella
junonia Lamarck, 1804....117 mm. F+. Nice specimen, live
taken (still with dry tissue for DNA) though lower lip seems “shaped”...Florida...$40
(1 available)
SOLD....Scaphella junonia Lamarck, 1804....116 mm. F+ high. Florida. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Scaphella junonia Lamarck, 1804....69 mm. F+. Florida. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Saotomea pratasensis T. C. Lan, 1997....35 mm. F+. Taiwan. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Saotomea minima Bondarev, 1994....30 mm. F+. Taiwan. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....38380...(2)...Teremachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942....146, 143 mm. F+ high. With just one or two minor growth marks on the upper whorls, these big, beautiful pastel violet-gray specimens have complete apex & fully intact, sinuous lips...Philippines...$110 (2 available)
....39117...(2)...Teremachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942....138, 142 mm. F++. Glorious, graceful and elegant lavender-gray, with intact apex & great lips...Philippines...$85 (2 available) OVERSIZE
....38381...(3)...Teremachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942....133 to 137 mm. F+ high. Gorgeous examples in rich purple-gray, with fully intact and slightly flared, curved lips...Philippines...$95 (3 available)
....25087...(3)...Teramachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942....129 to 140 mm. F+ high, nice!!. Big, fantastic specimens, purple-gray with excellent lips....Philippines...$65 (3 available)
....22149...(2)...Teremachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942....129, 138 mm. F. Bargain starter specimens of this deep water species, due to ventral growth marks...Philippines...$49 (2 available)
SOLD...Teremachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942....126 mm. F+. Philippines. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Voluta musica Linne, 1758....67 mm. F++ w/operc. ex col. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Voluta musica fm. guinaica Lamarck, 1811....63 to 72 mm. F++. Venezuala. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....30888...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....129 mm. F+ high. Large, delightful example...Indonesia...$220 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....30889...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....124 mm. F+ high - quite nice. Delightful specimen with typical pattern and thick & rounded adult lip...Indonesia...$200 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....30529...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....114 mm. F+. Great example of this collector's classic with thickened, undamaged lip & distintive, dark lined pattern, but just a few dorsal sponge holes...Indonesia...$150 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....38041...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....111 mm. F++. Beautiful specimen of this collectors item, with classic pattern and intact lip & siphonal canal...Australia...$125 (1 available)
....30893...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....103 mm. F+. Decent mid sized specimens, though with lip either chipped or slightly thin, and at a good price...Indonesia...$110 (1 available) OVERSIZE
Re-listed....30514...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....98 mm. F. Good dorsal display on this bargain specimen with broken/filed lip. Breaks the $100 barrier on this famous rarity...Indonesia...$95 (1 avaialble)
....27094...(1)...Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....96 mm. F++. Beautiful classic pattern and full, thickened lip, so it's not juvenile!...Indonesia...$195
SOLD....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....118 mm. F. Indonesia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....115 mm. F. Indonesia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....110 mm. F. Indonesia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....109 mm. F++. Indonesia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
SOLD....Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878....105 mm. F. Indonesia. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
....18869...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....72 mm. F+ high. Just a small lip problem. Dorsum superb!! BIG!! Splendid pattern, a stand-out specimen...Australia...$25 (1 available)
....28132...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....71 mm. F+ solid. BIGGIE example with great lip but a slight ventral scar...Australia...$39 (1 available)
....35250...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....54 mm. F++. Semi-dwarf specimen with good lip & complete protoconch...Australia..$15 (1 available)
....18871...(1pr)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....63 to 69 mm. F++. Good contrast pairs - nice display!...Australia...$70 (1 pair available)
....18868...(2)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....67 to 68 mm. F++ solid. Great richly coloured specimens with orange brown dorsal glaze...Australia...$33 (2 available)
....28133...(5)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....61 to 68 mm. F+ to F++. Nice sized, quality specimens...Australia...$15 (5 available)
....5963...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....67 mm. F++. Tan & orange mottled with faint brownish bands - nice!...Australia...$24 new price (1 available)
....18870...(4)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....62 to 67 mm. F+ solid. Decent specimens of a classic species - for a splenid price!!...Australia...$26 (4 available)
....5964...(1pr)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....57 - 65 mm. F+/F++. Contrasting pair: one colorful form, one more plain one...Australia...$38 (1 pair available)
....18906...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....62 mm. F+. . What you might call grossi marked-down (but still nice!!) specimen...Australia...$15 (1 available)
....3452...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....53 mm. F++. Lovely, fully adult dwarf...Austalia...$27 (1 available)
....28134...(1)...Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1927....54 mm. F+ to F++. Mid sized example of this formerly rare specie...Australia...SPECIAL!!...$10 (1 available)
....33642...(1)...Zidona dufresnei Donovan, 1823....189 mm. F+. Unusual example with heavy, slightly twisted apical callus. One tiny lip chip...Brazil...$23 (1 available) OVERSIZE
SOLD....Zidona dufresnei Donovan, 1823....200 mm. F+ high. Argentina. .........shell sold, photo link retained for your enjoyment
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