Dear collectors,
We are pleased to present you our latest arrivals.
Most among you handled with us already in the past. For newcomers e-mail us
for more information about our sales.
Wishing you fine shelling on our list that you receive as an attachment
called POPPE.TXT,
Best regards,
Guido
ADDISONIIDAE
Addisonia excentrica
Tiberi
11193
Spain
10 mm up. Porcellaneous white. UNCOMMON. Lives on the eggs of rays.
15,-$
APORRHAIDAE
Aporrhais occidentalis
Beck, 1836
11243
Canada
F-
42 mm. A live taken specimen with a glossy porcellaneous white
aperture. Proto gone as usual. Minor growth lines on the outer lip.
Attractive price.
15,-$
APORRHAIDAE
Aporrhais pesgallinae
Barnard, 1963
11063
Guinea
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Short spined form, dark spines. Close to gem if not gem.
5,-$
APORRHAIDAE
Aporrhais serresianus
(Michaud, 1828)
11070
Spain
F+++
40 mm up. Very close to gem, very beautiful, porcellaneous texture.
8,-$
APORRHAIDAE
Aporrhais serresianus
(Michaud, 1828)
11078
Spain
F+++
48 mm. A single award winning specimen, close to gem. FANTASTIC.
25,-$
ARCHITECTONICIDAE
Architectonica modesta
(Philippi, 1848)
11730
Mozambique
F+++
31 mm up. Very selected, close to gem if not gem. Glossy, attractive.
5,-$
ARCHITECTONICIDAE
Architectonica perspectiva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11214
Philippines
F
28 mm up. Average 32 mm. Selected out of hundreds, but never with a
perfect aperture. Acceptable.
2,-$
ARCIDAE
Anadara diluvii
(Lamarck, 1819)
11040
Spain
F+/Gem
24 mm up. Nice specimens, round, with a dark brown PERIO.
3,-$
ARCIDAE
Arca tetragona
Poli, 1795
11194
Spain
F+++
19 mm up. Very nice and large. Close to gem if not gem.
6,-$
ARCIDAE
Bathyarca grenophia
risso, 1826
11124
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Uncommon species, from around 100 m.
8,-$
ASTARTIDAE
Astarte fusca
(Poli, 1795)
11308
Spain
F+++
18 mm up. Brown PERIO. Close to gem if not gem. Not very common.
4,-$
ASTARTIDAE
Digitaria digitaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11310
Spain
F+/Gem
6-7 mm. Fabulous sculpture. Different colours.
6,-$
BARLEEIDAE
Barleeia unifasciata
(Montagu, 1803)
11404
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Dark brown glossy specimen.
2,-$
BARLEEIDAE
Nodulus contortus
(Jeffreys, 1856)
11415
Spain
F+/Gem
1 mm up. One of the smallest Gasteropods. Solid shells. Nice.
2,-$
BARLEEIDAE
Pisinna glabrata
(von Mühlfeldt, 1824)
11400
Spain
F+/Gem
1 mm. Slender solid attractive shells.
2,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Ancistrolepis decora
Dall, 1925
11259
Okhotsk
F-
98 mm. A completely white shell, nautrally eroded, traces of perio
near the syphonal canal. Absolutely perfect lip. Undoubtedly live collected.
60,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Ancistrolepis magnum
Dall,
11245
Bering Sea
F
72-78 mm. W/O. W/PERIO. If not magnum, a closely allied species.
Part of the shell not covered with perio, naturally eroded. Rough
condition. Lips quite good.
50,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Beringius behringii
11246
Bering Sea
F-
103 mm. W/O. Natural condition as usual: rough. Very proto gone.
Traces of perio. Interesting shell.
60,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Buccinum angulosum
Gray, 1839
11251
Bering Sea
F
68 mm. W/O. With traces of perio. Near to perfect lip. Intritacalx
present. Rough condition as usual. Very good for the species. FANTASTIC
angular shape.
60,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Buccinum humphreysianum
Bennett, 1825
11068
Spain
F+
45 mm up. W/O. Very exceptional quality in the peach colours. Never
gem this species. Beauties.
8,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Buccinum humphreysianum
Bennett, 1825
11082
Spain
F+++
54 mm. W/O. Exceptional specimen, peach with few axial and spiral
brown fleck pattern.
15,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Buccinum humphreysianum
Bennett, 1825
11075
Spain
F+
51 mm. W/O. Exceptional specimen, very dark coloured. Always stress
lines, exceptional quality for species.
15,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Cantharus fragaria
Wood,
11567
Mozambique
F+++
22 mm up. Jewels of the sea. Light pink with superb black pattern.
Not often seen. See Hill in his first book. In fact gem, but extreme
microscopic proto gone.
9,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Cantharus fragaria
Wood,
11581
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Jewels of the sea. Light pink with superb black pattern.
Not often seen. See Hill in his first book.
10,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Cantharus fumosus
Dillwyn, 1817
11704
Mozambique
F+++
30 mm up. Rusty brown and cream-yellow. Hyper selected, close to gem if
not gem.
2,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Cantharus mactanensis
(Cernohorsky, 1985)
11517
Mozambique
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Nice form, cf. the one figured in Springsteen and
Leobrera, right specimen. Attractive form, may be separate species ?
3,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Colus jeffreysianus
(Fischer, 1868)
11030
Spain
F+
43 mm up. W/O. W/PERIO. Very nice for species. Lips always fine and
chipped here, but the quality can be called excellent. Olive-green perio.
20,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Engina mendicaria
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11222
Philippines
F
16 mm up. Top whorls always somewhat eroded, these are a dozen
sorted out of two thousand.
2,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Manaria fusiformis
(Clench & Aguayo, 1941)
11784
Honduras
F+++
58-59 mm. One of the rarest BUCCINIDAE: 400 m deep. Superb
warm-orange colour. Close to gem if not gem. Only two.
150,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Neptunea pribiloffensis
Dall,
11220
Bering Sea
F
124 mm. W/O. Natural condition as usual: rough with defects. Proto
gone. Very nice lip.
30,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Neptunea pribiloffensis
Dall,
11253
Bering Sea
F
99 mm. W/O. Natural condition as usual: rough. Proto gone.
30,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Phos cyanostoma
A. Adams,
11725
Mozambique
F+/Gem
18 mm up. White or cream with a purple mouth. Nice.
3,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Pisania crenilabrum
(A. Adams, 1855)
11840
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Light brown, solid, with pattern on periphery.
3,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Pisania fasciculata
(Reeve, 1848)
11836
Mozambique
F+/Gem
20 mm. A beauty with numerous spiral lines on orange-brown background.
4,-$
BUCCINIDAE
Troschelia berniciensis
(King, 1846)
11505
Spain
F
79 mm. W/O. W/PERIO. Nice specimen, but young lip with slight
defects. Excellent quality for species. Light green periostracum. Very
rare.
80,-$
BURSIDAE
Bufonaria fernandesi
Beu, 1977
11584
Mozambique
Dead
57 mm up. Similar to p. 23. Same quality as the specimens figured
or better. Dark aperture. Often small holes in the shell as in the central
figure.
35,-$
BURSIDAE
Bufonaria fernandesi
Beu, 1977
11692
Mozambique
F+++
56 mm. A nice specimen, super quality. Better than anything
figured. Normal size. Gem apart from minuscule Murex attack in the spire,
hardly visible.
50,-$
BURSIDAE
Bufonaria fernandesi
Beu, 1977
11646
Mozambique
F
62 mm. A nice specimen, super quality. Better than anything
figured. Normal size. Gem apart from minor holes because of sponge and
Natica attacks. Not very visible, unless closely studied. Very beautiful
aperture.
60,-$
BURSIDAE
Bufonaria fernandesi
Beu, 1977
11644
Mozambique
F+/Gem
74 mm. Gem and good size and superb aperture. Can be further
cleaned on dorsum, but up to the collector to judge and do this. Rare item
in this condition.
100,-$
BURSIDAE
Bufonaria marginata
(Gmelin, 1791)
11131
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
24 mm up. W/O. Nice brown, excellent quality. Not so common.
12,-$
BURSIDAE
Bufonaria nobilis
(Reeve, 1844)
11242
Philippines
F+/Gem
61 mm. See p. 29, upper right. Nice specimen.
5,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa granularis granularis
(Röding, 1798)
11587
Mozambique
F+/Gem
43 mm up. Nice quality for this common species of which we see junk
in quantity.
6,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa granularis granularis
(Röding, 1798)
11686
Mozambique
F+/Gem
62 mm. A VERY LARGE specimen. Dark colour, nice quality.
10,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa latitudo wolfei
Beu, 1980
11281
Philippines
F+/Gem
58 mm up. Similar to p. 84. Selected spiny specimens. Superb.
10,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa quirihorai
Beu, 1987
11264
Philippines
F+/Gem
56 mm. A very large specimen, already adult, but still light. Very
beautiful and uncommon.
15,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa quirihorai
Beu, 1987
11299
Philippines
F+/Gem
47 mm. W/O. Deep water species. Good size. UNCOMMON.
25,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa ranelloides
(Reeve, 1844)
11597
Mozambique
F+/Gem
44 mm up. Fresh superb specimen. Not figured. Close to the ones on
page 87 lower photo on the left but with better colours, as the one on the
top right. Apparently not very common.
40,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa rhodostoma rhodostoma
(Beck in Sowerby II, 1835)
11600
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Similar to p. 56, fig in the middle. A little rough outer
surface, bright mouth.
8,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa rhodostoma thomae
(d'Orbigny, 1842)
11849
canaries
F+++
19 mm up. Dived, 20 m deep. Pink mouth. Nice. Uncommon.
15,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa rosa
(Perry, 1811)
11594
Mozambique
F+/Gem
34 mm up. Classic, but already better than the average, close to
photo on the lower half of page 59 specimens on the right.
6,-$
BURSIDAE
Bursa rosa
(Perry, 1811)
11593
Mozambique
F+/Gem
41 mm. Specimen of exceptional beauty for the species: bright
purple inside of aperture with yellow border. Better than anythting figured
on pages 58-59.
10,-$
BURSIDAE
Tutufa oyamai
Habe, 1973
11740
Mozambique
F+++
63 mm. Slightly subadult, fine quality, almost gem and large size.
Unusual locality.
20,-$
BURSIDAE
Tutufa oyamai
Habe, 1973
11483
Philippines
F+/Gem
49 mm. W/O. An almost pure white specimen, but in the interstices,
fantastic brown spots. Great sculpture. Best ever seen.
35,-$
CANCELLARIIDAE
Axelella minima
Reeve, 1856
11351
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
6 mm up. ULTRA RARE. From the Western Sahara. Cream beauties. A few.
185,-$
CANCELLARIIDAE
Cancellaria cancellata
(Linnaeus, 1767)
11011
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Classics. Some can be further cleaned.
2,-$
CANCELLARIIDAE
Cancellaria lyrata
Brocchi, 1814
11109
Senegal
F+
42 mm up. Nice selected shells, from f+ to gem. Fantastic shapes.
10,-$
CANCELLARIIDAE
Cancellaria similis
Sowerby, 1833
11004
Spain
F+/Gem
25 mm up. Can be further cleaned, quite different sculptures.
4,-$
CANCELLARIIDAE
Scalptia obliquata
(Lamarck, 1822)
11703
Mozambique
F+/Gem
15 mm up. Cream coloured, delicate sculpture.
3,-$
CANCELLARIIDAE
Trigonostoma scalata
(Sowerby, 1832)
11118
mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up.Nice axial sculpture. Deep water. Uncommon.
10,-$
CARDIIDAE
Acanthocardia paucicostata
Sowerby, 1834
11067
Spain
F+/Gem
25 mm up. Very beautiful specimens. Smallest Acanthocardia in
Europe, large shells for the species.
3,-$
CARDIIDAE
Acanthocardia spinosa
(Lightfoot, 1786)
11084
Spain
F+++
76 mm up. Selected spiny beauties. Impressive large cardium. Can be
called gem.
10,-$
CARDIIDAE
Acanthocardia tuberculata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11098
Spain
F+/Gem
50 mm up.The dark form.
2,-$
CARDIIDAE
Fragum hemicardium
Linnaeus, 1758
12191
Philippines
F+/Gem
37 mm up. White beauties. Glossy, good size, nice sculptures.
6,-$
CARDIIDAE
Laevicardium crassum
(Gmelin, 1791)
11026
Spain
F+++
50 mm up. Selected LARGE specimens, from F+ to gem. With
olive-brown PERIO well preserved.
4,-$
CARDIIDAE
Parvicardium minimum
(Philippi, 1836)
11357
Spain
F+/Gem
4-5 mm. Pure white deep water Cardium.
6,-$
CARDIIDAE
Parvicardium vroomi
Aartsen, Menkhorst & Gittenberger, 1984
11324
Spain
F+/Gem
3-4 mm. Uncommon interesting Parvicardium.
6,-$
CARDIIDAE
Plagiocardium papillosum
Poli, 1795
11013
Spain
F+/Gem
13-14 mm. Spanish form, very large and cute.
4,-$
CARDIIDAE
Plagiocardium papillosum
Poli, 1795
11006
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
7-8 mm. From west Africa. Cute and slightly different from the Med.
ones.
3,-$
CARDIIDAE
Trachycardium magnum
Linnaeus, 1758
11754
Honduras
F+/Gem
46 mm up. Selected specimens, nice colours.
8,-$
CARDITIDAE
Cardita calyculata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11003
Spain
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Selected large specimens. Dull, good sizes.
2,-$
CARDITIDAE
Cardita monodi
Nicklès,
11107
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
15-16 mm. Different colours.
3,-$
CARDITIDAE
Cardita monodi
Nicklès,
11108
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
18 mm up. LARGE.
5,-$
CARDITIDAE
Cardita monodi
Nicklès,
11448
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
15 mm up. A few exceptional colours.
10,-$
CARDITIDAE
Cyclocardia crebicostata
Macandrew & Forbes, 1847
11244
Bering Sea
F
13 mm up. W/PERIO. Umbos very eroded. Interesting and hard to get
shell.
8,-$
CARDITIDAE
Glans aculeata
(Poli, 1795)
11031
Spain
F+/Gem
16-19 mm. With scales, in the pink colours. Some must be further
cleaned.
3,-$
CASSIDAE
Casmaria erinacea vibex
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11717
Mozambique
F+
49 mm. Quite exceptional specimen, very smooth, without pattern
apart from little points on the corssing of spiral and axial stress lines.
Beauty.
12,-$
CASSIDAE
Oocorys keyteri
Kilburn, 1975
11575
Mozambique
F+++
75 mm up. Fabulous specimens in superb quality for an Oocorys.
Light orange with white lip. Close to gem.
85,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium areola
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11683
Mozambique
F+/Gem
53 mm up. A pale colour form with olive-brown blotches. Nice for
comparison with muangmani.
4,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium craticulatum
(Euthyme, 1885)
11531
Mozambique
F+++
55 mm. A very beautiful warm brown-pink specimen, close to gem.
Swollen, very good size.
9,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium craticulatum
(Euthyme, 1885)
11606
Mozambique
F+++
73 mm. A very beautiful warm brown-pink specimen, close to gem. BIG.
15,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium faurotis
(Gizmo, 1888)
11724
Mozambique
F+/Gem
46 mm up. Selected, a few deep water items.
10,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium glabratum fernandezi
11710
Mozambique
F+
68 mm. Very beautiful shell, gem apart from an 0,3 mm hole in spire
from Natica attack. (Hardly visible). Exceptional quality.
30,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium labiatum iheringi
(Carcelles, 1953)
11188
Brazil
Dead
41 mm. A very nice specimen, trawled dead but looks absolutely gem.
Not figured in Kreipl: a much paler form, with nice pattern. RARE.
35,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium labiatum iheringi
(Carcelles, 1953)
11187
Brazil
Dead
54 mm. A very nice specimen, trawled dead but looks close to gem.
Two minor pin holes, not through the shell. Same colour as the one figured
in Kreipl, but much better quality. RARE.
40,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium labiatum iredalei
(Bayer, 1935)
11682
Mozambique
F
63 mm. Lightning orange. With defects. Same quality as the one
figured in Kreipl. Knobs shining through.
35,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium labiatum zeylanicum
Lamarck, 1822
11680
Mozambique
Dead
54 mm. Very beautiful specimen, lightning orange. Small defects:
Natica attack in spire, siphonal canal touched. I feel this quite rare and
a beautiful shell. Could be called fine+ quality.
15,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium labiatum zeylanicum
Lamarck, 1822
11681
Mozambique
F+++
72 mm. Very beautiful specimen, lightning orange. Very minor
defects only. Two rows of knobs and big.
40,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium microstoma
(von Martens, 1903)
11599
Mozambique
Dead
95,7 mm. WORLD RECORD in size. Former WR 95 mm. A dead taken
specimen with good colours, but siphonal canal gone, probalby from hermit
crab. Interesting to have.
65,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium saburon
(Bruguière, 1792)
11088
Senegal
F+++
33-35 mm. Only two DWARF specimens, perfectly adult and heavy.
Close to gem, and the best available. Interesting.
8,-$
CASSIDAE
Phalium saburon
(Bruguière, 1792)
11111
Spain
F+/Gem
49 mm up. Fabulous quality, close to gem if not gem, some with the
classic rust. From 200 m and deeper.
8,-$
CASSIDAE
Sconsia finkli
11633
Colombia
F+
51 mm. Looks to me as very close to lindae, but specialists claim
that this is different. We did not as yet find the name finkli in
literature. Close to gem.
22,-$
CASSIDAE
Sconsia finkli
11634
Colombia
F+
53 mm. W/O. Looks to me as very close to lindae, but specialists
claim that this is different. We did not as yet find the name finkli in
literature. Absolute gem. Very nice pattern.
35,-$
CASSIDAE
Semicassis royanum
(Iredale, 1914)
11749
New Zealand
Dead
131 mm. A nice specimen with good colours. Very nice quality, minor
growth line, on not harming place. Can be called F+. ULTRA RARE.
350,-$
CERITHIIDAE
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis
Habe & Kosuge, 1966
11510
Mozambique
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Grey, selected. Nice pattern. Close to gem if not gem.
2,-$
CERITHIIDAE
Rhinoclavis aspera
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11539
Mozambique
F+/Gem
41 mm up. From white to flecked and/or with spiral bands. Selected.
3,-$
CERITHIIDAE
Rhinoclavis cf. fasciatum
(Bruguière, 1792)
11611
Mozambique
F+/Gem
72 mm up. Large beauties, heavy sculpture, glossy.
5,-$
CERITHIIDAE
Rhinoclavis cf. kochi
(Philippi, 1848)
11671
Mozambique
F+/Gem
36 mm up. Glossy. Nice. May be another species ?
2,-$
CHAMIDAE
Chama brassica
Reeve, 1846
11255
Philippines
F+/Gem
53 mm. Superb specimen, dark purple with nice fringes.
22,-$
CHITONIDAE
Chiton olivaceus
Spengler, 1797
11378
Spain
F+/Gem
25-27 mm. Ultra selected very well prepared beauties.
2,-$
CHITONIDAE
Chiton olivaceus
Spengler, 1797
11173
Spain
F+/Gem
29 mm up. Ultra selected very well prepared beauties.
3,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Columbella adansoni
Menke, 1853
11850
Canaries
F+/Gem
15 mm up. Dar glossy beauties. The former rustica "striata".
4,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Columbella ocellata
Link, 1807
11355
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
9 mm up. Always decidious proto. From Gran Canaria these.
2,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Mitrella broderipi
(Sowerby, 1844)
11345
Spain
F+/Gem
6 mm up. Dark brown glossy beauties.
4,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Mitrella bruggeni
Van Aartsen, Menkhorst & Gittenberger, 1984
11325
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Glossy, dark brown, a few patterned ones. Quite local.
10,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Mitrella gervillei
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11348
Spain
F+/Gem
15 mm up. Always desidious protoconch. Dark glossy beauties.
2,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Mitrella minor
(Scacchi, 1836)
11353
Spain
F+/Gem
9 mm up. Glossy, selected. Uncommon.
3,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Parametaria epamella
Duclos, 1846
11212
Philippines
F+++
19 mm up. Great beauties, slender, cone shape. Black and white.
From F+++ to gem. In many very upper proto gone, otherwise perfect.
2,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Parametaria epamella
Duclos, 1846
11213
Philippines
F+++
19 mm up. Great beauties, slender, cone shape. A few YELLOW ones.
From F+++ to gem. In many very upper proto gone, otherwise perfect.
5,-$
COLUMBELLIDAE
Strombina monfilsi
Emerson, 1993
11169
Mauritania
F+/Gem
33 mm up. W/O. Orange-brown beauties. Different from Senegalese
ones. UNCOMMON.
15,-$
CONDYLOCARDIIDAE
Cuna gambiensis
Nicklès, 1955
11420
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Good to have one from this family.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus angioiorum
Röckel & moolenbeek, 1992
11862
Djibouti
F+/Gem
36 mm. RKK - Pl. 37, Fig. 1. Pure white with nice separate spots.
Better than the one figured. Not found for years now.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus angioiorum
Röckel & moolenbeek, 1992
11847
Djibouti
F+/Gem
32 mm up. RKK - Pl. 37, Fig. 2. Pure white with nice separate
spots. Better than the one figured. Not found for years now.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus angioiorum
Röckel & moolenbeek, 1992
11854
Djibouti
F+/Gem
32 mm up. W/PERIO. RKK - Pl. 37, Fig. 2. Pure white with nice
separate spots when cleaned. Now with light transparent perio that is
easily cleaned off. Better than the one figured. Not found for years now.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus angioiorum
Röckel & moolenbeek, 1992
11861
Djibouti
F+++
28 mm. W/PERIO. Not figured. An usual broad specimen: shoulder 17
mm. With light transparent perio that is easily cleaned off. EXCEPTIONAL
SHAPE. Gem, but some stress lines.
40,-$
CONIDAE
Conus arenatus "granulosa"
Dautzenberg, 1937
11672
Mozambique
F+/Gem
31 mm. See RKK Pl. 11, fig. 6, granulate form. Not very common.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus arenatus "granulosa"
Dautzenberg, 1937
11676
Mozambique
F+/Gem
36 mm up. See RKK Pl. 11, fig. 6, granulate form. Not very common.
12,-$
CONIDAE
Conus arenatus SET
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11655
MOZAMBIQUE
F+/Gem
41 mm up. A set of three different colours, showing variability:
from dark to white with only small dots. Interesting and beautiful.
10,-$
CONIDAE
Conus baeri
Röckel & Korn, 1992
11698
Mozambique
Dead
37 mm. Similar to the Paratype, Plate 60, fig. 22. Lip completely
gone. Pattern still visible. Very poor but worth having because ULTRA RARE.
For the scientific collection.
165,-$
CONIDAE
Conus bandanus
Reeve, 1843
11456
Philippines
F+/Gem
76 mm. Close to Pl. 1, Fig. 12. Very beautiful speicmen.
18,-$
CONIDAE
Conus bertarollae
Costa & Simone, 1997
11823
Brazil
F+/Gem
22-25 mm. BRIGHT RED with white. Superb conus, newly named after Mrs.
Berta Roll.
125,-$
CONIDAE
Conus bruuni
Powell, 1958
11834
NEW CALEDONIA
F
29 mm. Not figured. An almost white specimen with some pale brown
flecks. Growth line on ventral side, otherwise all right. ULTRA RARE.
200,-$
CONIDAE
Conus bruuni
Powell, 1958
11839
NEW CALEDONIA
Dead
52 mm. RKK - Pl. 16, Fig. 17. Very large, lip heavily filed.
Glossy, small growth mark on dorsum. Very purle. ULTRA RARE.
225,-$
CONIDAE
Conus bullatus
Linnaeus, 1758
11556
Marquesas
F+++
57 mm. RKK - Pl. 43, Fig. 12, slightly paler, neater and more
attractive pattern. The very rare Marquesas form. Minor defects inside the
lip. Beauty. Only one.
185,-$
CONIDAE
Conus canonicus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11652
Mozambique
F+/Gem
41 mm up. Selected specimens. Pinkish aperture. Close to RKK, pl.
65, fig. 4.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus capitaneus "ceciliae"
Crosse, 1858
11883
Philippines
F+/Gem
46 mm. RKK - Pl. 23, Fig. 14, but this is a dark brown live taken
specimen. Glossy and with a superb sculpture all over the shell.
40,-$
CONIDAE
Conus capitaneus "ceciliae"
Crosse, 1858
11875
Philippines
F+/Gem
54 mm. RKK - Pl. 23, Fig. 14, but this is an orangebrown live taken
specimen. Glossy and with a superb sculpture all over the shell.
40,-$
CONIDAE
Conus catus "nigropunctatus"
Sowerby, 1857
11801
Mozambique
F+/Gem
37 mm. Between RKK - Pl. 15, Fig. 24 and 25. Intermediate specimens.
5,-$
CONIDAE
Conus cedonulli "mappa granarius"
Kiener, 1845
11838
colombia
F+/Gem
39 mm. Cream brown. A classic now.
35,-$
CONIDAE
Conus centurio
Born, 1778
11831
Guadaloupe
F+/Gem
50 mm up. A few, absolutely very nice quality. Attractive shells,
white and chocolate with some yellow.
50,-$
CONIDAE
Conus cocceus
Reeve, 1844
11450
Australia
F+/Gem
39 mm. Not figured. A BRIGHT ORANGE specimen with white pattern.
SUPERB.
100,-$
CONIDAE
Conus coronatus
Gmelin, 1791
11501
Mozambique
F+/Gem
20 mm up. Close to RKK - Pl. 7, Fig. 23. Nice selected ones from
east Africa.
2,-$
CONIDAE
Conus coronatus
Gmelin, 1791
11367
Philippines
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Average size 21 mm. Between RKK - Pl. 7, Fig. 22 and
fig. 26. Classics. From F++ to gem. A few with stress lines, no growth
mistakes.
2,-$
CONIDAE
Conus coronatus
Gmelin, 1791
11380
Philippines
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Average size 21 mm. Close to RKK - Pl. 7, Fig. 23. From
F++ to gem. A few with stress lines, no growth mistakes. With small
chocolate flecks.
2,-$
CONIDAE
Conus coronatus
Gmelin, 1791
11373
Philippines
F+
26 mm up. Classics, but very LARGE. Close to R.. plate 7, fig. 22.
Stress lines, no growth lines. Close to gem.
5,-$
CONIDAE
Conus coronatus "aristophanes"
Sowerby II, 1857
11366
Philippines
F+
20 mm up. Close to Pl. 7 fig. 29: mainly greyish, almost no
pattern. Close to gem if not gem.
4,-$
CONIDAE
Conus coronatus "aristophanes"
Sowerby II, 1857
11379
Philippines
F+
25-27 mm. Only two: greyish, adult. Spire eroded. Completeley grey,
without any pattern.
20,-$
CONIDAE
Conus episcopatus
da Motta, 1982
11665
MOZAMBIQUE
F+/Gem
80 mm. Similar to RKK - Pl. 62, Fig. 12, but with slightly smaller
white blotches. Big contrast between the brown and white, real beauty.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus exiguus "bougei"
Sowerby III, 1907
11520
New Caledonia
F+/Gem
14-17 mm. ORANGE-YELLOW beauties with a pink protoconch. Similar
to RKK - Pl. 5, Fig. 19, but without the white blotch. Not common. Most
consider this a valid species.
45,-$
CONIDAE
Conus fergusoni
Sowerby, 1873
11832
Panama
F+
132 mm. A GIANT. Pure white, lip smoothed as normal for this size,
hardly visible. Sponge holes in the early whorls only. Superb quality/size
combination.
70,-$
CONIDAE
Conus finkli
Petuch, 1987
11824
Colombia
F+/Gem
45 mm up. Pure white, light orange apex. Spiral sculpture.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus flavidus
Lamarck, 1810
11814
Mozambique
F+++
32 mm up. Close to RKK - Pl. 31, Fig. 10 with slightly higher
spire. Warm orange. Nice quality for species. Close to gem.
5,-$
CONIDAE
Conus gubernator
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11808
Mozambique
F+/Gem
59 mm up. Very beautiful shells with distinctive contrasting patterns.
12,-$
CONIDAE
Conus gubernator
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11815
Mozambique
F+/Gem
64 mm up. Interesting pattern with a dark background and less
contrasting chocolate flecks. Different form the other ones.
12,-$
CONIDAE
Conus gubernator
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11800
Mozambique
F+/Gem
62 mm. The must of Cartier. No further comment.
35,-$
CONIDAE
Conus inscriptus "adenensis"
Smith, 1891
11807
Mozambique
F+/Gem
58-59 mm. RKK - Pl. 38, Fig. 13. A rare form without a pronounced
pattern. Only two.
40,-$
CONIDAE
Conus janus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11802
Mozambique
63 mm up. Different colours available, blackish and brown patterns.
Nice quality, attractive shells.
14,-$
CONIDAE
Conus legatus
Lamarck, 1810
11488
Reunion
F+/Gem
36 mm. The smooth form, very close to RKK, pl. 66, fig. 10. Beautiful.
55,-$
CONIDAE
Conus leopardus
Röding, 1798
11544
Philippines
F+++
120 mm. A well sized beauty and very EXCEPTIONAL, because at 3 mm
from the shouldere there is a white ribbed spiral band that renders this
freak a great item. Excellent condition for species: W/O.
65,-$
CONIDAE
Conus lischkeanus "kermadecensis"
Iredale, 1913
11679
Mozambique
F+/Gem
32 mm. Not figured. Grey background with two broad dark brown
bands. Slightly subadult. Glossy, nice. Uncommon.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus litoglyphus
Carpenteri, 1865
11677
MOZAMBIQUE
F+++
51 mm. RKK - Pl. 22, Fig. 22. Very close. F+++ to gem, which is
exceptional in the species. Looks naturally varnished.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus lividus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11841
MOZAMBIQUE
F+/Gem
41 mm up. RKK - Pl. 4, Fig. 3. Classics. Nice specimen.
2,-$
CONIDAE
Conus lividus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11827
MOZAMBIQUE
F+/Gem
42 mm. RKK - Pl. 4, Fig. 5, but lighter colour. Uncommon form.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus longurionis
Kiener, 1849
11516
Mozambique
F+
49 mm. RKK - Pl. 57, Fig. 9, but much better quality and colours.
Ultra rare. Only one. Grey and brown pattern.
75,-$
CONIDAE
Conus magus "consul"
Boivin, 1864
11449
Philippines
F+++
65 mm. Not figured. Very remarquable specimen: upper half
olive-brown, lower half white bakcground with spiral lines and orange
flecks. Lip smoothed.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus namocanus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11825
Mozambique
F+/Gem
43 mm up. Green and white specimens.
5,-$
CONIDAE
Conus nimbosus
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11669
Mozambique
F+/Gem
35 mm up. Selected specimens, close to RKK, pl. 17, fig. 5.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus obscurus
Sowerby, 1833
11654
mozambique
F+/Gem
32 mm. giant of this small attractive species. Absolutely perfect
and dark brown. See Pl. 42, fig. 17.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus orbignyi elokismenos
Kilburn, 1975
11699
MOZAMBIQUE
F
66 mm. Not figured. A cream shell with almost no pattern. Very deep
water form Mozambique. Proto gone and minor chips on lip. UNCOMMON.
10,-$
CONIDAE
Conus parvatus
Reeve, 1844
11502
Mozambique
F+/Gem
14 mm up. RKK - Pl. 8, Between Fig. 23 and 25. Blue-grey with nice
spotting. Selected.
3,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus
Born, 1778
11830
mozambique
F+/Gem
45-46 mm. Fantastic pattern of white triangles on a brown and
orange background. SLENDER TYPE.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus
Born, 1778
11837
mozambique
F+/Gem
42 mm up. Pattern of white triangles on a brown and orange
background. Quite flattened top.
10,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus
Born, 1778
11653
mozambique
F+/Gem
58 mm UP. Fantastic pattern of white triangles on a brown and
orange background.
20,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus "elisae"
Kiener, 1845
11503
Mozambique
F+/Gem
49 mm up. Very dark beauties, similar to Pl. 63 fig. 12.
Blue-black, ultra fine pattern.
60,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus "elisae"
Kiener, 1845
11595
Mozambique
F+++
58 mm. A LARGE specimen, similar to RKK, pl. 63, fig. 13. BROWN
dominant in this variant. Ultra fine pattern. Slightly more white than in
the fig. 13. Interesting. Close to gem.
65,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus "elisae"
Kiener, 1845
11519
Mozambique
F+/Gem
62 mm. A LARGE specimen, similar to RKK, pl. 63, fig. 12. Slightly
lighter in colour. With a nice white band parallell to the exterior
aperture border. Ultra fine pattern.
85,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus "elisae"
Kiener, 1845
11519
Mozambique
F+/Gem
62 mm. A LARGE specimen, similar to RKK, pl. 63, fig. 12. Slightly
lighter in colour. With a nice white band parallell to the exterior
aperture border. Ultra fine pattern.
85,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus lohri
Kilburn, 1972
11571
Mozambique
F+/Gem
36 mm. RKK - Pl. 63, Fig. 21, but much much more beautiful: warm
red-brown. FABULOUS specimen in excellent condition and hardly visible two
darker bands. With minimal pattern on the ventral side and spire. Most
authors consider this a separate species. RARE.
200,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus lohri
Kilburn, 1972
11577
Mozambique
F+/Gem
40 mm up. RKK - Pl. 63, Fig. 20 and 21, but much much more
beautiful: warm red-brown. FABULOUS specimens in excellent condition and
hardly visible two darker bands. Most authors consider this a separate
species. RARE.
300,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pennaceus "racemosus"
Sowerby, 1874
11434
Madagascar
F+/Gem
47 mm. Not figured. A blue and black shell of incredible beauty.
One out of thousands.
150,-$
CONIDAE
Conus plinthis
Richard, 1988
11833
N. Caledonia
F+
23 mm. Similar to RKK - Pl. 48, Fig. 22, but much better. Lip
smoothed. Nice example of this rarity.
300,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pulcher
Lightfoot, 1786
11095
Senegal
F+++
57-64 mm. Well defined pattern and excellent quality. Lips very
slightly smoothed, look GEM. Very BEAUTIFUL.
10,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pulcher "siamensis"
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11874
Canaries
F+/Gem
36 mm. A Young specimen from Gran Canaria, special because the
dominant colour is white, with small spotting only. Interesting.
12,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pulcher "siamensis"
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11866
Canaries
F+/Gem
47 mm up. A few, dark, from Gran Canaria. Fine pattern and nice
quality.
12,-$
CONIDAE
Conus pulcher "siamensis"
Hwass in Bruguière, 1792
11881
Canaries
F+/Gem
59 mm. The real subspecies endemic to the Canary Islands. Delicate
lips. FANTASTIC quality and pattern. Only one from Gran Canaria. Dark.
15,-$
CONIDAE
Conus ramalhoi
Coomans & all., 1986
11690
mozambique
F
25 mm. An UNCOMMON needle Cone in quite nice quality. Lower lip a
little damaged. Live trawled. Rare. Similar to RKK, Pl. 57, fig. 32 but
much better quality and pattern.
40,-$
CONIDAE
Conus ramalhoi
Coomans & all., 1986
11810
mozambique
F+/Gem
25 mm. An UNCOMMON needle Cone. Fantastic quality. Live trawled.
Rare. Similar to RKK, Pl. 57, fig. 32 but much better quality and pattern.
75,-$
CONIDAE
Conus recluzianus roseorapum
G. Raybaudi & da Motta, 1990
11868
Philippines
F+/Gem
44 mm. RKK - Pl. 28, Fig. 22. Much nicer quality. The pink form.
Deep water.
28,-$
CONIDAE
Conus spurius "lorenzianus"
Dillwyn, 1817
11817
Colombia
F+/Gem
71 mm. W/O. Very beautiful example, quite large, fine dot pattern.
Also called phlogopus.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus teramachii
Kuroda, 1956
11663
Mozambique
F-
86 mm. Never perfect. These are selected for the collection.
Acceptable, many minor defects.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus teramachii
Kuroda, 1956
11664
Mozambique
F
88 mm. Never perfect. Very selected, very perfect lip, some mud
staining on spire. Exceptional nice for the species.
65,-$
CONIDAE
Conus tessulatus
Born, 1778
11442
F+/Gem
37 mm up. W/O. FABULOUS bright red specimens from Coco's island. As
bright as Pl. 12, Fig. 13. Close to gem if not gem.
50,-$
CONIDAE
Conus tessulatus
Born, 1778
11583
Mozambique
F+/Gem
54 mm. Warm bright orange specimen. Almost equal to Pl. 12, fig. 21
but better.
5,-$
CONIDAE
Conus tessulatus
Born, 1778
11569
Mozambique
F+/Gem
57 mm. Close to Pl. 12, fig. 14, not so broad but the spots
numerous and well set in even spacing.
5,-$
CONIDAE
Conus tessulatus
Born, 1778
11576
Mozambique
F+/Gem
41 mm. Close to Pl. 12, fig. 15 but better: almost no red between
the spiral bands. This specimen is dominant white with two splendid orange
dots in bands. SUPERB.
15,-$
CONIDAE
Conus textile "euetrios"
Sowerby, 1882
11675
Mozambique
F+/Gem
68 mm. The BLUE textile. OUTSTANDING pattern and with a bright blue
background colour.
80,-$
CONIDAE
Conus textile "euetrios"
Sowerby, 1882
11674
Mozambique
F+++
72 mm. The BLUE textile. OUTSTANDING pattern and with a bright blue
background colour. Large, close to gem.
100,-$
CONIDAE
Conus textile "eumitus"
Tomlin, 1926
11809
mozambique
F+/Gem
42 mm. Ultra dark blue with two brown bands and serrated pattern.
Attractive price for this specimen. Not at all a synonym of cholmondeleyi
as said in RKK.
100,-$
CONIDAE
Conus textile "eumitus"
Tomlin, 1926
11563
mozambique
F-
61 mm. Fantastic shell. Gem apart from lip damage: small chips from
bad treatment by fisherman. Ultra dark blue with two brown bands and
serrated pattern. Attractive price for this specimen. Not at all a synonym
of cholmondeleyi as said in RKK.
200,-$
CONIDAE
Conus thalassiarchus
Sowerby, 1834
11233
Philippines
F+++
72 mm up. RKK - Pl. 35, Between Fig. 15-17. The dark form, seldom
offered now. Lips slightly smoothed. Fantastic design, close to thomae.
20,-$
CONIDAE
Conus thalassiarchus
Sowerby, 1834
11458
Philippines
F+
62 mm. EXCEPTIONAL specimen with a very attractive pattern:
Background white, pattern consisting in small dots. Lip smoothed, minor
defects.
30,-$
CONIDAE
Conus zeylanicus
Gmelin, 1791
11666
Mozambique
F+/Gem
44 mm. RKK - Pl. 11, Fig. 22. Sister specimen, but without the
stress line on the dorsum. Nice.
6,-$
CONIDAE
Conus zeylanicus
Gmelin, 1791
11667
Mozambique
F+/Gem
54 mm. RKK - Pl. 11, Fig. 21, but much paler, turning to a fleshy
appearance. Quite special.
8,-$
CONIDAE
Conus zeylanicus
Gmelin, 1791
11668
Mozambique
F+/Gem
54 mm. Not figured, specimen entirely covered with small spots, has
something from the aurisiacus atmosphere.
12,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Babelomurex mansfieldi
(Mc Ginty, 1940)
11164
Brazil
F+/Gem
20 mm. Looks like meyendorfi, somewhat rough, but very nice for
species. RARE.
25,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila meyendorffi
(Calcara, 1845)
11876
Canaries
F+++
16 mm up. Live taken in sea anemones. Very hard to get this
quality, but some still with light erosion on spire.
2,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila neritoidea
(Lamarck, 1816)
11693
Mozambique
F+
19 mm up. Always rough. With bright purple aperture. Best possible
for the species.
3,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila panormitana
(Monterosato, 1869)
11119
Spain
F-
21 mm. W/O. Live taken but with defects. Still valuable shell.
10,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila panormitana
(Monterosato, 1869)
11114
Spain
F+/Gem
16 mm up. W/O. Very close to gem. Often with pink gloss, a few
still need cleaning exta.
12,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila squamosa
(Bivona, 1838)
11039
Spain
F+/Gem
28 mm up. W/O. FABULOUS nice specimens, white and cream white. Frilled.
8,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila squamosa
(Bivona, 1838)
11032
Spain
F+/Gem
31 mm up. W/O. FABULOUS nice specimens, LARGE CREAM. Frilled.
12,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila squamosa
(Bivona, 1838)
11033
Spain
F+/Gem
27 mm up. W/O. FABULOUS nice specimens, with a light pink colour.
Frilled.
12,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila squamosa
(Bivona, 1838)
11025
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. W/O. FABULOUS nice specimens, PURE WHITE LARGE. Frilled.
12,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Coralliophila squamosa SET
(Bivona, 1838)
11461
Spain
F+/Gem
27-37 mm. W/O. FABULOUS SET of 3 specimen, one pink, one cream, one
giant white. The best on some dozen fished.
75,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Latiaxis cariniferus
(Sowerby, 1834)
11103
Spain
F+/Gem
26 mm up. W/O. Formerly called amaliae. Quite rare, superb species.
30,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Latiaxis kawamurai helenae
Azuma
11598
Mozambique
F+
60 mm. A LARGE specimen, with a very beautiful shape: very elongate, with
the siphonal canal turning to the right. Light brown and white. Nice
quality/size with minor defects on aperture only.
50,-$
CORALLIOPHILIDAE
Latiaxis species
11592
Mozambique
F+
36-42 mm. Shape in the sense of japonicus and lischkeianus. Strange
sculpture. To study. Growth lines.
15,-$
COSTELLARIIDAE
Vexillum regina
Sowerby, 1828
11568
Mozambique
F+++
73 mm up. Dark brown, black and white, LARGE and with a superb
sculpture. Fabulous specimen, close to gem if not gem.
40,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Calyptraea chinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11307
Spain
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Classics, ultra selected on quality, in the cream and browns.
2,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Calyptraea chinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11314
Spain
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Classics, ultra selected on quality, WHITE.
2,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Calyptraea chinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11364
Spain
F+/Gem
14-16 mm. Incredible specimens from scallops that took the shape in
their border. Brownish.
4,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Calyptraea chinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11306
Spain
F+/Gem
13 mm up. PINK, only two, rare colour.
4,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Calyptraea chinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11363
Spain
F+/Gem
19 mm up. GIANTS with on the outer side small knobs. Great things
to have for this species.
6,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Calyptraea chinensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11370
Spain
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Incredible specimens from scallops that took the shape in
their border. Brownish. GIANTS.
8,-$
CREPIDULIDAE
Crepidula porcellana
(Lamarck, 1799)
11332
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
15 mm up. Different colours. Fresh and selected. From deep water.
3,-$
CULTELLIDAE
Ensis ensis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11295
Great Britain
F+++
73-88 mm. W/PERIO. The rare thin Ensis from European beaches.
British. Close to gem if not gem.
8,-$
CUSPIDARIIDAE
Cardiomya costellata
(Deshayes, 1830)
11126
Spain
F+/Gem
5-7 mm. A quite rare species, superb.
10,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea achatidea "longiqua"
(Sch. & Schilder, 1938)
11012
Mauritania
F+/Gem
33 mm up. The Mauritanian population, very seldom seen. Quite
light, nice colorations.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea bernardi
(Richard, 1974)
11287
Fr. Polynesia
Dead
10-13 mm. These are dead collected but very fresh specimens. Base
still glossy, dorsum a little bit dull. Colour good. Not found for several
years now and rarer every day.
350,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea brevidentata fluctuans
(Iredale, 1935)
11279
Australia
F+++
24 mm. Similar to Pl. 76, Fig. 3-6, slightly darker dorsal blotch.
Anterior and posterior extremely pale. Nice blue. Close to gem (look gem)
but some stress on lower right side. UNCOMMON.
50,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea caputserpentis
Linnaeus, 1758
11772
Thailand
F+/Gem
33 mm. Fabulous specimen with a bright red streak, 3 mm wide,
dropping of on the left side. 4 specimens officially known. Great beauty.
RARISSIME.
150,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea catholicorum
(Schilder & Schilder)
11504
N. Hebrides
F+/Gem
12 mm up. Selected. Very hard to obtain now. Similar to fig. 29-30,
pl. 70. Orange pale beauties with a dorsal line, the characteristic of the
species.
40,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea catholicorum
(Schilder & Schilder)
11518
N. Hebrides
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Not figured, three specimens much darker than the normal
form, with three bands starting on the left side, and finishing in the
middle of the shell. Quite exceptional.
65,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea caurica elongata
Perry, 1811
11788
Mozambique
F+/Gem
38 mm up. A few only from this geographical subspecies. Wide
openstanding mouth in general.
4,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea caurica elongata
Perry, 1811
11771
Mozambique
F+/Gem
52 mm. A very LARGE example with wide aperture, typical for this
geographical subspecies.
10,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea caurica elongata
Perry, 1811
11789
Mozambique
F+/Gem
32 mm. A very dark specimen, tending to nigerisation. Exceptional.
10,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea cernica viridicolor
Cate, 1962
11490
Australia
F+/Gem
29 mm. Close to Pl. 87, Fig. 21 but with a much more beautiful and
defined pattern, slightly more slender. Base colour not orange. Not often
offered.
60,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea cernica viridicolor
Cate, 1962
11428
Australia
F+/Gem
20 mm. Pl. 87, Fig. 25 but the dorsum almost without dots.
Beautiful piece.
60,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea chinensis variolaria
Lamarck, 1810
11804
Mozambique
F+/Gem
33 mm. Close to Plate 53, fig. 7, but dorsal blotch not so dark,
more elongate and much bigger. Nice piece.
12,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea chinensis violacea
Rous, 1905
11812
Mozambique
F+/Gem
25-29 mm. A couple only with typical darker purple region on the
base. Interesting, not common at all.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea comptonii comptonii
Gray, 1847
11228
Australia
F+/Gem
21 mm up. Similar to Pl. 33, fig. 12. Shape a little bit more
elegant. These are orange beauties, with 3 bands. Selected quality, which
is difficult.
20,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea cribraria comma
Perry, 1811
11819
Mozambique
F+/Gem
16 mm up. From Plate 69 fig. 4 to 6. From dark to pale. Different
colours. Distinctive dotches in general.
4,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea cumingii astaryi
(Schilder, 1971)
11290
Marquesas
F+++
12-14 mm. Similar to Pl. 70, Fig. 11, this colour and brighter.
Close to gem (look gem).
40,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea cumingii astaryi
(Schilder, 1971)
11297
Marquesas
F+++
15-17 mm. Similar to Pl. 70, Fig. 11, this colour and brighter.
Close to gem (look gem). From Nuku Hiva.
75,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea cumingii astaryi "lefaiti"
(Martin & Poppe, 1989)
11237
Marquesas
F+/Gem
16-17 mm. Similar to Pl. 70, Fig. 16-17 but darker and brighter.
Solid orange-brown with pure black spots, very round.
250,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea decipiens
E. A. Smith, 1880
11249
Australia
F+
62 mm. A GIANT. Shape and pattern similar to Pl. 3, Fig. 17. Very
IMPRESSIVE, minor dorsal growth line not harming the beauty.
150,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea decipiens
E. A. Smith, 1880
11266
Australia
F+
61,8 mm. A GIANT. Shape similar to Pl. 3, Fig. 17, but much darker.
Very IMPRESSIVE. Close to perfect.
175,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea eburnea
Barnes, 1824
11268
Solomons
F+/Gem
44 mm. Similar to Pl. 82, fig. 7. Sister specimen. Pure white.
50,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea erosa
Linnaeus, 1758
11673
Mozambique
F+/Gem
31 mm up. Different forms and shapes from east Africa.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea exusta
Sowerby, 1834
11427
Somalia
F+++
55 mm. Similar to Pl. 27, Fig. 6 but more slender. Fantastic
quality. Close to gem.
225,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea felina
Gmelin, 1791
11695
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm. LARGE specimen, hyper selected. The nice East African race,
with yellow base and green, speckled dorsum. Only one from this locality.
3,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea fimbriata quasigracilis
(Lorenz, 1989)
11803
Mozambique
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Similar to Pl. 56, fig. 18-19, 23, 24, 25. Different
colours, from blue-grey to brown-cream. Few dots only on this variant.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea fultoni
Sowerby, 1903
11763
Mozambique
F+++
71-74 mm. Honest specimen, quite large. Dorsum as fig. 3 on Plate
2. Well swollen, little granulation, which is already uncommon. No longer
found in quantity. Close to gem if not gem.
920,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea granulata cassiaui
Burgess, 1965
11551
Fr. Polynesia
Dead
23 mm. Not figured this form. Cassiaui has, according to my field
experiences, never been found alive. This is a quite fresh gem. Extremely
rare, nice broad shape.
450,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea hirundo francisca
(Schilder & Schilder, 1938)
11430
Madagascar
F+/Gem
16 mm. Similar to Pl. 77, Fig. 3. EXTREMELY RARE. No detailed
locality: old collection. Base colour greyish-brown.
150,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea humphreysii
Gray, 1825
11423
Australia
F+/Gem
19 mm. A large specimen from Australia. Better than Pl. 62, fig.
20. Bright orange base and plenty of spots.
25,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea isabella
Linnaeus, 1758
11639
Mozambique
F+/Gem
22 mm up. Different forms, nice red ends. For the locality record.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea jeaniana
(Cate, 1968)
11437
Australia
F+
57 mm. Not figured. FANTASTIC RARE form, not found for over 19 years: base
light orange-brown, dorsum covered with olive flecks. ULTRA RARE.
3000,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea kieneri
Hidalgo, 1906
11642
Mozambique
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Close to Pl. 78 fig. 2 but with less small points, and
with more dark flecks on the dorsum. A few. Green, lemon yellow and brown
spots.
3,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea lamarcki
Gray, 1825
11778
Mozambique
F+/Gem
32 mm up. Average 38 mm. Many different colours and callus. All
nice beauties.
3,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea leviathan titan
(Schilder & Schilder, 1962)
11280
PHILIPPINES
Dead
87 mm. Similar to Pl. 24, Fig. 19 in shape. A dead found and very
ORANGE coloured shell. FANTASTIC size.Outer layer of gloss gone. For the
specialised collection.
75,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea limacina
Lamarck, 1810
11240
Philippines
F+/Gem
20 mm up. Average 23 mm. FABULOUS subadult already dark brown
examples. Not figured. From F+ to Gem. Never seen before, hard to get.
10,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea limacina
Lamarck, 1810
11223
Philippines
F+/Gem
20 mm up. Average 23 mm. FABULOUS subadult chocolate-brown
examples. Not figured. From F+ to Gem. Never seen before, hard to get.
22,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea limacina
Lamarck, 1810
11863
Philippines
F+/Gem
18 mm. Not figured. A very EXCEPTIONAL specimen, with spiral lines
running over the dorsum: dark chocolate on chocolate. Young shell. Never
seen before.
30,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea limacina facifer
(Iredale, 1935)
11425
Australia
F+++
33 mm. A giant, quite dark, from this subspecies. Spectacular.
Close to gem.
20,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea luchuana
Kuroda, 1960
11292
Japan
F+/Gem
16 mm up. Variable from dark and closely set pattern to pale with
few spots.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea lurida oceanica
(Schilder, 1930)
11263
Ascension
F+
37 mm. Similar to Pl. 30, Fig. 25 but a more beautiful specimen.
Some classic stress lines. Not found for years.
150,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea mappa
Linnaeus, 1758
11489
Philippines
F+++
74 mm. A quite unusual specimen: has the characteristics of the
panerythra. Very dark colour, elongate, dark spot on base. Pattern quite
rough: spots bigger than on Pl. 15, Fig. 1. Close to gem.
35,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea mappa
Linnaeus, 1758
11429
Philippines
F+/Gem
71 mm. A quite unusual specimen: has the characteristics of the
panerythra. Very dark colour, dark spot on base. Pattern ultra fine and of
exquisite beauty.
60,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea mappa panerythra
Melvill, 1888
11820
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
62 mm up. Quite typical and dark, tending to the red form. Nice
dorsal lines, close to gem if not gem.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea mappa panerythra
Melvill, 1888
11777
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
62 mm up. Average 70 mm. THE RED FORM, not often seen the latest
years. From fine+ to gem. More attractrive than the ones from the
Philippines. Selected dorsal lines for beauty.
25,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea mappa panerythra
Melvill, 1888
11770
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
67 mm. A very elongate and dark specimen with distinctive pattern.
Beuatiful dorsal lines, drops falling down.
40,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea martini
Schepman, 1907
11549
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Similar to Pl. 68, Fig. 25. Warm brown colour. Quite hard
to get now and very beautiful.
75,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea miliaris
Gmelin, 1791
11217
Philippines
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Green beauties. Similar to Pl. 82, fig. 9-16. Green or
yellowish with a nice pattern of white dots.
4,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea miliaris
Gmelin, 1791
11218
Philippines
F
39 mm. Specimen from old collection, a little bit dull. Very
spectacular because without any pattern.
50,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea nucleus madagascariensis
Gmelin, 1791
11694
Mozambique
F+/Gem
21 mm up. Similar to Pl. 101, Fig. 12. The east African race. Live
taken, glossy beauties.
6,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea owenii vasta
(Schilder & Schilder, 1838)
11515
Madagascar
F+++
16 mm up. Similar to Pl. 78, Fig. 32. Deep blue-green. Little
stress lines but very beautiful. Most dealers should call this gem.
30,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea owenii vasta
(Schilder & Schilder, 1838)
11508
Madagascar
F+/Gem
16 mm up. Similar to Pl. 78, Fig. 32. Deep blue-green. Only one gem
now.
45,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea owenii vasta
(Schilder & Schilder, 1838)
11764
Mozambique
F+
18 mm up. Close to Pl. 78, Fig. 33. Deep blue-green with brown
flecks, tending to purple. Broader and more massive than the ones from
Madagascar. Truly rare. Live taken but gloss somewhat altered by cleaning
technique. Otherwise gem.
65,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea poraria
Linnaeus, 1758
11288
Philippines
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Not figured. Three slightly FREAKISH speicmens.
8,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea pseudoteres
(Lorenz & Barbier, 1992)
11543
N. Caledonia
F+
17 mm. A VERY RARE shell and much sought after. A distinct species
: not the same as rashleighana. A YOUNG specimen in gem condition and
therefore quoted as F+.
250,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea pulicaria
Reeve, 1846
11241
Australia
F+/Gem
21 mm. Similar to Pl. 34, Fig. 19. Sister specimen. White with
brown lines.
35,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea pulicaria
Reeve, 1846
11234
Australia
F+/Gem
19 mm. Similar to Pl. 34, Fig. 17. Sister specimen. Light orange
with brown lines.
35,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea punctata berinii
Dautzenberg, 1906
11779
Mozambique
15-16 mm. Classics. Similar to Pl. 67 fig. 21 and a little bigger
spots sometimes.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea rabaulensis
(Schilder, 1964)
11550
philippines
F+++
24 mm. Similar to Pl. 68, Fig. 20. Almost exactly the same,
slightly more adult on the base. Becomes harder to get every day. This is a
large, very dark example.
245,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea rashleighana
Melvill, 1888
11272
Hawaii
F+++
17 mm. Similar to Pl. 73, Fig. 13. Very minor defects only, hardly
visible with the naked eye. RARE now.
275,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea reevei
Sowerby, 1832
11235
aUSTRALIA
F+
40 mm. Not figured. A quite dark specimen of good size. Natural
repairs on the right size. Much better than usual.
40,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea reevei
Sowerby, 1832
11435
aUSTRALIA
F+
40 mm. A fabulous swollen shell in excellent condition for the
species. Width: 28 mm. Lip on the right light pink.
75,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea reevei
Sowerby, 1832
11436
aUSTRALIA
F+
33 mm. A shell in excellent condition for the species with a 6 mm
blood red spire and heavy pink on the base and both ends. VERY EXCEPTIONAL.
150,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea saulae
Gaskoin, 1843
11890
Philippines
F+/Gem
19-23 mm. Similar to Pl. 66, fig. 4. Fantastic DARK BEAUTIES. The
best that we have seen for years. Blue-grey warm background, chocolate
spots on top. Close to gem if not gem.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea saulae
Gaskoin, 1843
11888
Philippines
F+/Gem
23-24 mm. Similar to Pl. 66, fig. 4. Fantastic DARK BEAUTIES. The
best that we have seen for years. Blue-grey warm background, chocolate
spots on top. Close to gem if not gem.
18,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea saulae
Gaskoin, 1843
11895
Philippines
F+/Gem
25-27 mm. Similar to Pl. 66, fig. 4. Fantastic DARK BEAUTIES. The
best that we have seen for years. Blue-grey warm background, chocolate
spots on top. Close to gem if not gem.
22,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea saulae
Gaskoin, 1843
11887
Philippines
F+/Gem
27-28 mm. Similar to Pl. 66, fig. 4. Fantastic DARK BEAUTIES. The
best that we have seen for years. Blue-grey warm background, chocolate
spots on top. Close to gem if not gem.
32,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea spurca "verdensium"
Melvill, 1888
11842
Canaries
F+/Gem
19 mm up. A few live taken beauties, close to Pl. 86, figs. 15 and
16. Very dark, darker than the ones shown. Brownish, not orange, with
purple tinge in base.
8,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea spurca "verdensium"
Melvill, 1888
11867
Canaries
F+/Gem
26 mm. A single large one, close to Pl. 86, figs. 15, from Gran
Canaria. Very dark, darker than the ones shown. Brownish, not orange, with
cream base.
12,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea staphylaea consobrina
Garrett, 1879
11269
Australia
F+/Gem
27 mm. Not figured. An elongate VERY LARGE specimen.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea staphylaea laevigata
Dautzenberg, 1832
11643
Mozambique
F+/Gem
18 mm up. Quite dark. From the limit between laevigata and nolani.
Personally I do not see much difference with dark ones from other regions.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea stercoraria
Linnaeus, 1758
11097
Senegal
F+
62 mm up. Hyper selected specimens of the never gem sterco. Very
beautiful.
10,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea stercoraria
Linnaeus, 1758
11143
Senegal
F
78 mm up. Always with defects, but these few are truly BIG.
10,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea stercoraria
Linnaeus, 1758
11090
Senegal
F+
48 mm up. Only two, with a balanus in the callus on top of the
shells. RARE.
25,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea succincta adusta
Lamarck, 1810
11805
Mozambique
F+/Gem
34 mm. Similar to Pl. 50, Fig. 18, slightly paler in dorsal colour.
Black callus all around. Nice piece, reddish teeth.
12,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea surinamensis
Perry, 1811
11790
Colombia
F+++
33 mm. A LARGE shell, broad, Very similar to Pl. 105, Fig. 2.
Little stress lines, otherwise perfect, yellowish dorsum, thick callus on
both sides.
195,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea talpa
Linnaeus, 1758
11432
Fr. Polynesia
F+++
78 mm. FANTASTIC shell with an almost uniform warm orange-brown
colour. Bands virtually obsolete. Close to gem if not gem.
75,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11648
Mozambique
F+/Gem
21-26 mm. Small forms, different colours, from this area.
Pelluscens type also present.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11638
Mozambique
F+/Gem
29 mm up. Large forms, different colours, from this area.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11387
Philippines
F+/Gem
19-22 mm. SMALL specimens. With or without dorsal blotch, many with
well pronounced callus, protruding a little as in the subteres.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11394
Philippines
F+/Gem
22-25 mm. Nice specimens, similar to Pl. 74 figs 11 to 18, but WITH
dorsal blotch more or less pronounced. Some tending to pelluscens shape.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11389
Philippines
F+/Gem
22-25 mm. Nice specimens, similar to Pl. 74 figs 11 to 18, NO
dorsal blotch or very very little.
2,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11396
Philippines
F+/Gem
25-30 mm. Nice specimens, similar to Pl. 74 figs 11 to 18, but WITH
dorsal blotch more or less pronounced. Some tending to pelluscens shape.
3,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11395
Philippines
F+/Gem
25-30 mm. Nice specimens, similar to Pl. 74 figs 11 to 18, NO
dorsal blotch or very very little. Medium size.
4,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11390
Philippines
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Nice specimens, similar to Pl. 74 figs 11 to 18, but WITH
dorsal blotch more or less pronounced. LARGE.
5,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres
Gmelin, 1791
11388
Philippines
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Nice specimens, similar to Pl. 74 figs 11 to 18, NO
dorsal blotch or very very little. A few only.
8,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea teres pellucens
Melvill, 1888
11230
Marquesas
F+/Gem
19 mm. A single one, not exactly figured. Very cute, collected 1m deep.
20,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea thomasi
Crosse, 1865
11565
Hawaii
Dead
16 mm. This is the real thomasi that corresponds to the holotype in
the British Museum. Similar to the one figured in La Conchiglia (1993), nr.
269, page 35, figs. 3 to 5. Very beautiful and attractive price. (Former
ostergaardi)
1000,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea thomasi
Crosse, 1865
11579
Hawaii
Dead
17 mm. This is the real thomasi that corresponds to the holotype in
the British Museum. Similar to the one figured in La Conchiglia (1993), nr.
269, page 35, figs. 3 to 5. Very beautiful and attractive price. (Former
ostergaardi)
1200,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea tigris "schilderiana"
Cate, 1961
11640
Hawaii
F+++
119 mm. Selected specimen. Close to gem. Intermediate between Pl.
18 fig. 1-2.
150,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea tigris "schilderiana"
Cate, 1961
11641
Hawaii
F+/Gem
119 mm. Selected specimen. Close to gem. Sister specimen of Pl. 18,
fig. 2, almost exactly the same.
200,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea vitellus
Linnaeus, 1758
11219
Philippines
F+++
35 mm. FREAK specimen, with the dorsum partly covered by algae,
leaving a white dull area.
15,-$
CYPRAEIDAE
Cypraea ziczac "misella"
Perry, 1811
11589
MOZAMBIQUE
F+/Gem
15 mm. Similar to Pl. 64, fig. 7. Sister specimen. Only one.
8,-$
CYSTISCIDAE
Granulina marginata
(Bivona, 1832)
11402
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Live taken broad beauties. White. A few with animal dried in.
5,-$
CYSTISCIDAE
Granulina minuscula
(Locard, 1897)
11350
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Transluscent species from 300 m and down.
16,-$
CYSTISCIDAE
Granulina species
11175
Mauritania
F+/Gem
1-2 mm. Interesting shells from between 50 and 60 m deep. Only a few.
15,-$
DENTALIIDAE
Dentalium marchandi
Nicklès, 1979
11338
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Cream coloured, hard to get. Close to gem if not gem.
6,-$
DENTALIIDAE
Dentalium marchandi
Nicklès, 1979
11331
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Pink coloured, hard to get. Close to gem if not gem. A
few only.
8,-$
DENTALIIDAE
Fissidentalium species
11845
Indian Ocean
F
54 mm. An ultra interesting specimen, from between 6160 and 6120 m
deep. Top eroded and one growth line. Fabulous item to have. One of the
deepest shells we ever got. Live collected.
200,-$
DIASTOMATIDAE
Cassiella abylensis
Gofas, 1987
11182
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Brown specimens. Hard to get.
8,-$
DIASTOMATIDAE
Cassiella abylensis
Gofas, 1987
11181
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. White form. Hard to get.
8,-$
DONACIDAE
Donax trunculus
Linnaeus, 1758
11024
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. W/PERIO. Nice, selected on size. Olive-brown to pale
brown perios.
2,-$
DONACIDAE
Donax venustus
Poli, 1795
11110
Spain
F+/Gem
20 mm up.Slender species, glossy. With PERIO.
2,-$
DONACIDAE
Egeria congica
(O. Boettger, 1885)
11199
Zaire
F+
124 mm. A GIANT specimen with excellent PERIO in olive colour.
Superb and interesting.
25,-$
ELLOBIIDAE
Melampus luteus
Quoy & Gaimard, 1832
11507
Mozambique
F+/Gem
10 mm up. From pale cream to dark brown. Probably dead collected,
but nice quality.
2,-$
ENTALINIDAE
Entalina tetragona
(Brocchi, 1814)
11372
Mauritania
F+/Gem
11 mm up. From F+ to gem. Fabulous large beauties from 900-1200 m
deep. Hard to get.
20,-$
EPITONIIDAE
Cirsotrema cochlea
Sowerby,
11323
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
22 mm up. W/O. Ultra selected GIANTS. RARE.
50,-$
EPITONIIDAE
Cirsotrema varicosa
Lamarck, 1822
11604
Mozambique
F+++
mm up. Look very different from the Philippine form. Interesting
for any collection. Close to gem if not gem.
8,-$
EPITONIIDAE
Epitonium rugosum
Kuroda & Ito, 1961
11270
Philippines
F+/Gem
61 mm. W/O. LARGE superb example. Jewel of the sea.
85,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Colubraria ceylonensis
(Sowerby, 1833)
11447
Philippines
F+/Gem
39 mm up. See Parth in Spixiana june 1992. Fine sculpture. RARE.
75,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Dolicholatirus celinamarumai
Kosuge, 1981
11289
Philippines
F+++
46 mm. Very slender deep water species. nice condition, close to
perfect. See American Conchologist. March. 1996.
28,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus cf. salisburyi
H.C.Fulton, 1930
11872
Philippines
F+++
126 mm up. Pure white, snow white specimens. Minor defects only.
Close to salisbury, but ribs less pronounced and more axial ribbing.
Interesting.
12,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus colus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11880
Philippines
F
125 mm up. An unusual specimen, may be another species, with a very
long siphonal canal: about 66 m long. Very slender. Defects.
8,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus colus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11865
Philippines
F+
107 mm up. A few, with pattern on the spire, may be not colus, but
figured in several Japanese books also as colus. Quite nice quality.
8,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus crassiplicatus
Kuroda,1959
11873
Philippines
F+++
112 mm up. Nice specimens, pure white. May be not this species.
Minor defects only.
10,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus pulchellus
(Philippi, 1844)
11023
Spain
F+/Gem
22 mm up. W/O. Brown and cream, well patterned nice Fusinus. F+ to
gem. Highly selected.
2,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus pulchellus
(Philippi, 1844)
11036
Spain
F+/Gem
35 mm up. W/O. Brown and cream, well patterned nice Fusinus. F+ to
gem. Highly selected. LARGE.
5,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus salisburyi
H.C.Fulton, 1930
11879
Philippines
F
150 mm up. Cream white, or cream with darker yellow zones. Thick
shells, thick lips. With defects as always, but highly selected here.
15,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fusinus salisburyi
H.C.Fulton, 1930
11864
Philippines
F+
221 mm. Superb giant in nice quality with spiral ridges only,
almost no axial ribbing.
35,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Latirus cuna
Petuch, 1990
11769
Honduras
F+++
61 mm. W/O. Fabulous BRIGHT ORANGE specimen. Close to perfect.
Grand beauty.
65,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Latirus filosus
(Schubert & Wagner, 1829)
11005
Guinea
F+++
45 mm up. A population with short siphonal canal, pale brown
banding. Interesting. Came together with other specimens.
5,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Latirus filosus
(Schubert & Wagner, 1829)
11018
Guinea
F+++
50 mm up. VEry contrasting lines. Also brown between axial plicae.
8,-$
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Latirus polygonus
(Gmelin, 1791)
11381
Philippines
F+/Gem
43 mm up. Orange brown with white and dark brown. Very selected.
3,-$
FICIDAE
Ficus howelli
Clench & Aguayo, 1940
11783
Venezuela
F+/Gem
38 mm. A warm brown-orange-cream colour with chocolate flecks. RARE.
85,-$
FISSURELLIDAE
Diodora graeca
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11301
Spain
F+/Gem
12 mm up. Selected, quite dark. Nice sculptures.
2,-$
GADILIDAE
Cadulus fraseri
Nicklès, 1955
11197
Mauritania
F+/Gem
8 mm up. From 900 m deep, a giant Cadulus.
20,-$
GLYCYMERIDIDAE
Glycymeris insubrica
(Brocchi, 1814)
11137
Spain
F+/Gem
65 mm up. Already large shells, close to gem. Part of the thick
perio well preserved.
4,-$
GLYCYMERIDIDAE
Glycymeris insubrica
(Brocchi, 1814)
11174
Spain
F+++
75 mm up. Ultra large shells, close to gem. Part of the thick perio
well preserved.
8,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis coccinea canariensis
Nordsieck, 1975
11128
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
40 mm up. Good size. Endemic subspecies. Not easy to get.
12,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis coccinea canariensis
Nordsieck, 1975
11127
Canary Isl.
55 mm up. LARGE. Endemic subspecies. Not easy to get.
15,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis tuberculata
Linnaeus, 1758
11870
France, Brittany
F+
80-90 mm. Uncleaned large, hyper selected specimens with minor
defects only. From fine to gem. On this size level, the tuberculata is
never or very seldom gem.
6,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis tuberculata
Linnaeus, 1758
11877
France, Brittany
F+
90-100 mm. Uncleaned large, hyper selected specimens with minor
defects only. From fine to gem. On this size level, the tuberculata is
never or very seldom gem.
10,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis tuberculata
Linnaeus, 1758
11889
France, Brittany
F+
110 mm up. Uncleaned GIANTS, hyper selected specimens with minor
defects only. From fine to gem. On this size level, the tuberculata is
never or very seldom gem.
15,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis tuberculata
Linnaeus, 1758
11897
France, Brittany
F+
100-110 mm. Uncleaned large, hyper selected specimens with minor
defects only. From fine to gem. On this size level, the tuberculata is
never or very seldom gem.
15,-$
HALIOTIDAE
Haliotis tuberculata
Linnaeus, 1758
11896
France, Brittany
F-
126 mm. Fabulous GIANT, never seen this size before. Probable WORLD
RECORD (former record 112 mm). Live taken shell, but numerous sponge holes
microscopic small almost. To clean.
45,-$
HARPIDAE
Harpa amouretta crassa
Röding, 1798
11596
Mozambique
F+/Gem
43 mm up. Selected beauties. Large and heavy. Different colours and
patterns.
6,-$
HARPIDAE
Harpa cabriti
Fischer, 1860
11530
Somalia
F-
74 mm. The best that we had for some time now. No longer fished,
orange-red striking colours. GORGEOUS specimens. Only two. Major defects
but not very visible.
68,-$
HARPIDAE
Harpa costata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11538
Mauritius
F+/Gem
72 mm. An OUTSTANDING specimen. Fabulous regular ribs, absolute
gem, good dark colours. Rare quality.
850,-$
HARPIDAE
Harpa major
Röding, 1798
11521
MADAGASCAR
F+/Gem
89 mm up. OUTSTANDING big and heavy from Madagascar. Most are
tending to brown, some with blue between the ribs. Close to gem if not gem.
Impressive sizes.
12,-$
HARPIDAE
Harpa major
Röding, 1798
11537
New Caledonia
F+/Gem
55-64 mm. A very special dwarf form, extremely pale with nice
contrasting black lines on the ribs. Never seen before. Broad shape.
12,-$
HARPIDAE
Morum dennisoni
(Reeve, 1842)
11743
Colombia
F+/Gem
48 mm. Orange shield. One of the more famous shells of the world,
listed by Dance.
65,-$
HARPIDAE
Morum lindae
Petuch, 1987
11750
Columbia
F+/Gem
35 mm. A RARE species, close to dennisoni. With some pink on the
shield.
150,-$
HARPIDAE
Morum vicdani
Emerson, 1995
11529
Saya de Malha Bank
Dead
49-52 mm. Only two, extremely rare pieces. Dead with some borer
holes in spire, but still having all characteristics of the species.
650,-$
HELICELLIDAE
Candidula gigaxii
L. Pfeiffer, 1850
11186
Belgium
F+/Gem
8 mm up. Classic brown, nice sculpture.
2,-$
HELICIDAE
Cepaea nemoralis
Linnaeus, 1758
11239
Spain
F+/Gem
24 mm. A very SPECTACULAR specimen, albolabris form, and with the
black bands reversed into cream on a deep yellow background.
10,-$
HELICIDAE
Hemicycla cf. sarcostoma
Webb & Berthelot, 1832
11374
Canary Isl.
F+++
20 mm up. W/PERIO. Glossy beauties with a thick lip. VERY RARE.
From F+ to rare. Attractive large land snails, endemic from the Canaries.
30,-$
HIPPONICIDAE
Cheilea equestris
(Linnaeus, 1767)
11463
Philippines
F+++
30 mm. Fabulous specimen, close to perfect, with the two parts,
which is almost never seen in collections.
100,-$
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Ischnochiton rissoi
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11313
Spain
F+/Gem
12-14 mm. Well prepared classic specimens, in the browns.
2,-$
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Ischnochiton rissoi
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11305
Spain
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Well prepared classic specimens, in the browns. LARGE.
4,-$
ISCHNOCHITONIDAE
Ischnochiton stroemfelti
Bergenhayn, 1931
11320
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
11 mm up. Well prepared, dark endemic species.
4,-$
KELLIIDAE
Bornia sebetia
(O.G. Costa)
11352
Spain
F+/Gem
5 mm up. Traingular shape, glossy, delicate.
3,-$
LIMOPSIDAE
Limopsis aurita
(Brocchi, 1814)
11362
Spain
F+/Gem
8 mm up. Very large specimens, with nice perio.
18,-$
LITTORINIDAE
Littorina brevicula
(Philippi, 1844)
11146
Japan
F+
12 mm up. W/O. Coloured Littorina, little erosion only, close to gem.
2,-$
LITTORINIDAE
Littorina scabra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11762
Mozambique
F+/Gem
24 mm up. Highly selected. Brown with patterns.
2,-$
LITTORINIDAE
Littorina striata
King , 1832
11104
Canary Isl.
F+++
12 mm up. Ultra large, very nice quality for species.
3,-$
MACTRIDAE
Mactra glauca
Born, 1778
11045
Spain
F
85 mm up. Nice specimens, but with chiping on the lips.
Periostracum well present near the borders, and hidding these defects for a
good part. Large impressive species.
6,-$
MACTRIDAE
Mactra stultorum
Linnaeus, 1758
11058
Spain
F+
45 mm up. Coloured specimens, most W/PERIO around. Minor defects only.
2,-$
MACTRIDAE
Spisula solida
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11133
Spain
F+/Gem
28 mm up. W/PERIO. Nice specimens. A classic, sometimes very
common, sometimes very rare.
2,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Gibberula philippii
Monterosato, 1878
11411
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Glossy live taken beauties.
2,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella canaryensis
Clover,1972
11316
W. Sahara
F+++
16 mm. An overall greish specimen with a patern of white dots
shining through. Close to gem.
200,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella cf. ansonae
Clover, 1976
11588
Mozambique
F+/Gem
20 mm up. Probably an undescribed species close to the ansonae.
Nice ribbing, cream white to greyish.
18,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella chudeaui
Dautzenberg, 1910
11125
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Glossy cute species, from white to cream, a few with
spiral bands.
5,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella cornea
Lamarck, 1822
11101
W. Sahara
F+++
20-23 mm. Superb, look gem if not gem. Horn colour with light banding.
Attractive shells.
12,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella cornea
Lamarck, 1822
11100
W. Sahara
F+++
24 mm up. Superb, look gem if not gem. Horn colour with light
banding. LARGE.
20,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella deliciosa
Bavay, 1912
11328
W. Sahara
F+
10-12 mm. Northern rare population. Look gem, but not by very close
examination. Interesting.
20,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella deliciosa
Bavay, 1912
11365
W. Sahara
F+
15 mm up. Different colours. Northern rare population. Look gem,
but not by very close examination. Interesting.
25,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella denticulata
Link, 1807
11471
Senegal
F+/Gem
34 mm. A GIANT, very elongate specimen. Out of collection. EXCEPTIONAL.
45,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella fulminata
Kiener, 1841
11165
Brazil
F+++
13-15 mm. The smaller population from Salvador. Close to gem if not
gem.
3,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella gloriosa
Jousseaume, 1884
11176
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
8 mm. One of the rarest Marginellidae. Only one available now.
Fabulous line pattern.
100,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella hernandezi
(Contreras & TAlavera, 1988)
11401
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
1 mm up. Transluscent slender species, live taken.
15,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella martini
11189
Brazil
F+
23 mm up. Glossy beauties, never gem this species, these are highly
selected with very minor defects only.
12,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella oryza
Lamarck, 1822
11196
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
6 mm up. Fabulous little jewels, chocolate brown broad band on
cream. RARE. F+++ to gem.
20,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella sebastiana
Marche & Rosso, 1979
11019
Mauritania
F+++
40 mm up. Breathtaking beautiful shells, warm red. Super glossy.
Mauretanian population. From f+++ to gem.
5,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella senegalensis
Clover, 1990
11016
W. Sahara
F+++
25 mm up. From f+ to gem. PINK form, with almost no black in the
pattern.
15,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella senegalensis
Clover, 1990
11009
W. Sahara
F+++
26 mm up. From f+ to gem. PINK form, with black in the pattern.
15,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella senegalensis
Clover, 1990
11002
W. Sahara
F+++
25 mm up. From f+ to gem. CREAM and BLACK form. Nice.
15,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella senegalensis
Clover, 1990
11015
W. Sahara
F+
30 mm up. F+ but very beautiful. LARGE PINK form.
20,-$
MARGINELLIDAE
Marginella spryi
Clover, 1974
11609
Mozambique
F+++
7 mm. Globose, light cream species. Close to gem if not gem.
2,-$
MESODESMATIDAE
Paphies cornea
poli, 1795
11130
Spain
F+/Gem
16 mm up. Different colours, silky gloss.
2,-$
MITRIDAE
Cancilla filaris
Linnaeus, 1771
11093
Philippines
F+
18 mm up. Normal size, from fine to gem. White with fine spiral
pattern, high and low spires, some variation.
3,-$
MITRIDAE
Cancilla filaris
Linnaeus, 1771
11087
Philippines
F+
23 mm up. VERY LARGE specimens, from fine to gem. White with fine
spiral pattern.
6,-$
MITRIDAE
Cancilla praestantissima
Röding, 1798
11094
Philippines
F+
19 mm up. Selected, close to perfect. Looks as slender filaris.
Bordeaux and white.
4,-$
MITRIDAE
Imbricaria punctata
(Swainson, 1821)
11736
Mozambique
F+/Gem
18 mm up. VERY BIG specimens. Cream with spiral sculpture.
3,-$
MITRIDAE
Mitra cardinalis
(Gmelin, 1791)
11211
Philippines
F+++
48 mm up. Nice specimens, not so common. Very slight defect as most
usual is the very upper proto that is naturally gone, otherwise gem. Cream
with rust-red pattern.
4,-$
MITRIDAE
Mitra dactylus
(Linnaeus, 1767)
11285
Philippines
F+/Gem
23 mm up. Medium size 28 mm. Selected, from fine+ to gem. White
with flesh pattern, in general with darker band around the shoulder.
2,-$
MITRIDAE
Mitra stictica
(Link, 1807)
11645
Mozambique
F+/Gem
44 mm. One superb blood red and white specimen.
2,-$
MITRIDAE
Subcancilla annulata
Reeve, 1844
11647
Mozambique
F+/Gem
27 mm up. Nice white with brown spots and dark spiral band in the
center.
8,-$
MURICIDAE
Bolinus brandaris "trispinosa"
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11064
Spain
F+
68 mm. W/O. A single specimen of this very RARE form with three spine
rows. Only a few spines somewhat damaged, but still very beautiful.
20,-$
MURICIDAE
Bolinus brandaris "trispinosa"
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11464
Spain
F+/Gem
68 mm. W/O. Very close to absolutely perfect. RARE form. Exceptional.
75,-$
MURICIDAE
Chicoreus emilyae
Petuch, 1987
11799
Honduras
F+/Gem
66 mm. W/O. A fantastic pink shell with nice frondations. Real
flower. UNCOMMON in this size and condition.
125,-$
MURICIDAE
Chicoreus groschi
(Vokes, 1978)
11748
Mozambique
F
45 mm up. Black Murex, close to the brunneus, but different. Never
gem. These are the best available, but have rough areas here and there.
Still worth to be in the collection.
20,-$
MURICIDAE
Chicoreus jickelii
Tapparone Canefri, 1875
11746
Mozambique
F+++
45 mm up. Natural erosion on the back, but very limited. Nice for
the species. Not common at all.
40,-$
MURICIDAE
Chicoreus jickelii
Tapparone Canefri, 1875
11735
Mozambique
F+
60 mm up. Very large, but with natural erosion on the back. Not
common at all.
50,-$
MURICIDAE
Chicoreus litos
Vokes, 1978
11687
Mozambique
F+/Gem
59 mm up. Cream white. Very nice for species, close to gem if not gem.
25,-$
MURICIDAE
Cytharomorula grayi
(Dall, 1889)
11336
Canaries
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Solid, nice dark brown band. From 150 m deep these, and
from Gran Canaria.
15,-$
MURICIDAE
Drupa lobata
Blainville, 1832
11684
Mozambique
F+++
23 mm up. Several, very nice quality. Dorsums hardly eroded. Black
mouth. Close to gem if not gem.
5,-$
MURICIDAE
Drupa morum
(Röding, 1798)
11691
Mozambique
F+/Gem
26 mm up. Large, selected, with nice dorsum, but can be further
cleaned. Purple mouth.
2,-$
MURICIDAE
Drupa ricina
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11709
Mozambique
F+/Gem
22 mm up. Special specimens, without black dots on the dorsums.
Cute, beautiful yellow on the white mouth.
2,-$
MURICIDAE
Favartia brevicula
(Sowerby, 1834)
11700
Mozambique
F+
24 mm up. The best in the species. Large and heavy. Some think this
may be another species. Impressive.
25,-$
MURICIDAE
Habromorula ambrosia
Houart, 1995
11293
Philippines
F+/Gem
18 mm. See La Conchiglia, nr. 278, p. 30. Delicate deep water
species. Uncommon.
45,-$
MURICIDAE
Hadriania craticuloides
(Vokes, 1964)
11051
Spain
F+/Gem
25 mm up. W/O. Light pink-brown. Looks like a Coraliophila. Very
beautiful for the species.
6,-$
MURICIDAE
Hadriania craticuloides
(Vokes, 1964)
11057
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. W/O. Light pink-brown. Selected large specimens, with a
dark end on the siphonal canal.
8,-$
MURICIDAE
Hadriania craticuloides
(Vokes, 1964)
11044
Spain
F+/Gem
28 mm. W/O. Looks like a Coraliophila. Very beautiful for the
species. Fabulous cream coloured specimen.
10,-$
MURICIDAE
Haustellum dolichourus
Ponder & Vokes, 1988
11487
Mozambique
F+/Gem
22 mm up. Very nice cute specimens. A rare Muricid.
30,-$
MURICIDAE
Haustellum fernandesi
Sowerby, 1903
11753
Mozambique
F+/Gem
55 mm. Only one. Rare again. Nice quality.
45,-$
MURICIDAE
Hexaplex chicoreus depressospinosus
Dunker
11148
Philippines
F+
70 mm. A special form from this common species, with the spines
somewhat hanging down. Classic brown and white colours this one. Fairly
nice condition.
6,-$
MURICIDAE
Homalocantha anatomica
(Perry, 1811)
11759
Mozambique
F+/Gem
48 mm up. Selected white beauties. Pure white.
8,-$
MURICIDAE
Homalocantha anatomica zamboi
(Burch & Burch, 1960)
11478
Philippines
F+/Gem
63 mm. Selected among hundreds, a wild specimen with fabulous spines.
50,-$
MURICIDAE
Morula spinosa
(A. & H. Adams, 1853)
11231
Philippines
F+++
16 mm up. Adults. Purple mouth, dark spines, some need some further
cleaning and there may be minor damage near the protos. From F+ to gem.
3,-$
MURICIDAE
Murex forskoehlii
Röding, 1798
11848
Egypt
F+/Gem
70 mm. Rather small gem, another appearnace than the big ones. Nice
colour: some small brown spots on the body whorl. See Ponder & Vokes, P.
150, fig. F. ULTRA RARE.
65,-$
MURICIDAE
Murex forskoehlii
Röding, 1798
11835
Egypt
F+/Gem
100 mm. Again a VERY beautiful specimens with very long spines. See
Ponder & Vokes, P. 150, fig. F. ULTRA RARE.
150,-$
MURICIDAE
Murex purdyae
(Radwin & Attilio, 1976)
11685
Mozambique
Dead
55 mm up. FAMOUS Murex, almost always dead collected. These are no
exceptions on the rule, but the quality is quite nice, with thepattern well
visible. Cream with light brown flecks. Very minor defects only.
85,-$
MURICIDAE
Ocenebra erinacea hanleyi
Dautzenberg, 1887
11129
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. W/O. Fabulous spines. Brown. Ultra selected fresh stock.
6,-$
MURICIDAE
Orania fusulus
(Brocchi, 1814)
11168
Spain
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Nice specimens. Much sought after and UNCOMMON.
6,-$
MURICIDAE
Pterynotus bednalli
(Brazier, 1878)
11278
Australia
F+++
63,5 mm. Cream with dark brown pattern around the wings. Nice.
Close to absolutely perfect beauty.
165,-$
MURICIDAE
Pterynotus phyllopterus
(Lamarck, 1822)
11274
Martinique
F+++
77 mm. W/O. Martinque colour: dark salmon. Superb winging. Very
good, possible minor defect on dorsal wing, not harming the beauty.
Attractive price for the FAMOUS species.
320,-$
MURICIDAE
Siphonochelus bullisi
Gertman, 1969
11761
Colombia
F+/Gem
33 mm. W/O. A superb brown very attractive Typish with multiple
siphons. LARGE.
100,-$
MURICIDAE
Thais versicolor
Gray, 1839
11635
Mozambique
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Very beautiful shells, always with a thin outer lip.
Orange with white flecks and covering black pattern.
4,-$
MURICIDAE
Trophon fraseri
Knudsen, 1950
11152
Senegal
F+
37 mm up. W/O. Very beautiful specimens. Spines on shoulder. As
nice as they come.
35,-$
MURICIDAE
Trophon gruveli
Dautzenberg,
11304
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
9-10 mm. Beautiful specimens. Long siphonal canal.
25,-$
MURICIDAE
Trophon gruveli
Dautzenberg,
11179
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
14 mm up. A few GIANTS. Cream. RARE.
65,-$
MURICIDAE
Trophonopsis acanthodes
Watson, 1882
11470
Argentina
F+/Gem
110 mm in length. W/O. Nice specimen for species, long spines.
Classic defects. Not found for years now.
325,-$
MYTILIDAE
Lithophaga aristata
(Dillwyn, 1817)
11238
Portugal
F+/Gem
20-31 mm. Atlantic specimen. With intritacalx covering the PERIO.
Looks dirty, very interesting species.
4,-$
MYTILIDAE
Lithophaga aristata
(Dillwyn, 1817)
11236
Portugal
F+/Gem
31 mm up. Atlantic specimen. With intritacalx covering the PERIO.
Looks dirty, very interesting species. LARGE.
6,-$
MYTILIDAE
Lithophaga aristata
(Dillwyn, 1817)
11171
Spain
F+/Gem
21-28 mm. Strange shape, not easy to get. With intritacalx covering
the PERIO. Looks dirty, very interesting species.
4,-$
MYTILIDAE
Modiolus agglutinans
Cantraine, 1835
11029
Spain
F
25-30 mm. From fine to gem, medium is F+ Very nice, glossy dark
perio. RARE.
6,-$
MYTILIDAE
Perna picta mauretanica
(Pallary, 1900)
11144
Senegal
F+
115 up. GIANT Atlantic specimens, most of the perio well preserved,
never seen before. Only two, as good as they come.
14,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Cyclope pellucida
Risso, 1826
11339
Spain
F+/Gem
7 mm up. Selected, glossy, nice patterns.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Hebra corticata
(A. Adams, 1852)
11376
Philippines
F+/Gem
12 mm up. Bizarre shape. From f+ to gem.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius arcularius
Linnaeus, 1758
11727
Mozambique
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Grey and white beauties. White shield.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius callospira
(A. Adams, 1852)
11702
Mozambique
F+/Gem
9 mm up. Cute, white shield.
3,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius corniculus
(Olivi, 1792)
11122
Spain
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Nice selected beauties, with axial sculpture.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius corniculus
(Olivi, 1792)
11121
Spain
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Nice selected beauties, smooth shell, silky gloss.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius coronatus
(Bruguière, 1792)
11391
Philippines
F+/Gem
21 mm up. Cream coloured, glossy. From F+ to gem.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius coronatus
(Bruguière, 1792)
11369
Philippines
F+/Gem
21 mm up. Grey coloured, glossy. From F+ to gem.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius cuvieri
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11326
Spain
F+/Gem
11 mm up. Dark coloured specimens from Spain.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius delicatus
A. Adams,
11734
Mozambique
F+/Gem
11 mm up. Glossy, beautiful, light cream.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius distortus
(A. Adams, 1852)
11382
Philippines
F+/Gem
22 mm up. Grey with pattern. Silky gloss. From F+ to gem.
3,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius echinatus
(A. Adams, 1852)
11368
Philippines
F+/Gem
11 mm up. Grey and white, with pattern. Very spiny. From F+ to gem.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius elatus
(Gould, 1846)
11354
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
8 mm up. Smooth species, cream with brown pattern.
5,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius gemmuliferus
(A. Adams, 1852)
11629
Mozambique
F+/Gem
16 mm up. Intricate sculpture, beautiful.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius goreensis
(v.Maltzan, 1844)
11361
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
8 mm up. Interesting form comparison with other European species.
Not often offered.
3,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius graniferus
Kiener,
11737
Mozambique
F+/Gem
11 mm up. In the brown and greys.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius granum
(Lamarck, 1822)
11333
Spain
F+/Gem
11 mm up. Super fresh glossy beauties with superb patterns.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius heynemanni
(von Maltzan, 1884)
11327
W. Sahara
F+++
8 mm up. Very UNCOMMON species, close to gem if not gem. Cream with
a pattern.
8,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius horridus
Dunker, 1847
11375
Philippines
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Mainly tending to orange. From the Sulu sea.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius margaritiferus
Dunker, 1847
11603
Mozambique
F+/Gem
21 mm up. Black and white and strange colour, with special sculpture.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius muelleri
(von Maltzan, 1884)
11105
Mauritania
F+/Gem
11 mm up. Cream with intricate sculpture. Not common.
6,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius muelleri
(von Maltzan, 1884)
11106
Mauritania
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Cream with intricate sculpture. Not common. LARGE.
10,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius mutabilis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11037
Spain
F+/Gem
20 mm up. Selected, glossy specimens.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius pfeifferi
(Philippi, 1844)
11377
Canaries
F+/Gem
12 mm up. Black with white pattern. From Gran Canaria.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius pygmaeus
(Lamarck, 1822)
11123
Spain
F+/Gem
8 mm up. The real pygmaeus, from southern Spain.
2,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius recidivus
(Von Martens, 1876)
11340
Spain
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Fabulous nice fresh specimen. A few only.
20,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius sufflatus
(Gould, 1860)
11384
Philippines
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Greyish with pattern and silky gloss.
3,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius vaucheri
(Pallary, 1906)
11347
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Well patterned specimens, brown band under periphery.
8,-$
NASSARIIDAE
Nassarius venustus
(Dunker, 1846)
11383
Philippines
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Fine pattern, from dark to pale. From f++ to gem.
3,-$
NATICIDAE
Cryptonatica septentrionalis
11853
F+++
8 mm. W/O. W/PERIO. Ultra rare cream/white species. From 270 m deep.
35,-$
NATICIDAE
Lunatia grossularia
(Marche-Marchad, 1957)
11083
Spain
F+/Gem
18 mm up. W/O. Rare deep water species from Europe. Nice. Fresh stock.
8,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica acinonyx
Marche-Marchand, 1956
11061
Mauritania
F+++
25 mm up. W/O. Cream, some rust, with chocolate contrasting spots.
Selected. Uncommon.
10,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica arachnoidea
(Gmelin, 1791)
11608
Mozambique
F+/Gem
20 mm up. VERY BEAUTIFUL species. Solid, glossy, dark brown on
golden background.
2,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica cf. gualteriana
Recluz, 1844
11705
Mozambique
F+/Gem
18 mm up. Grey with some pattern. May be another species.
2,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica filosa
(Philippi, 1845)
11047
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
8 mm up. W/O. Normal sizes. Attractive line pattern species.
African form.
3,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica filosa
(Philippi, 1845)
11053
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
15 mm up. W/O. Very large, nice patterns, fresh, a few, becomes rare.
5,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica fulminea
(Gmelin, 1791)
11069
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
17 mm up. W/O. From Fine+ to gem, some with perio.
3,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica fulminea
(Gmelin, 1791)
11048
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
21 mm up. W/O. rom Fine+ to gem, some with perio.
6,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica lemniscata
Philippi, 1851
11170
Philippines
F+/Gem
13 mm up. W/O. Brown. Interesting.
6,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica monodi
Marche-Marchad, 1957
11059
Senegal
F+++
20 mm up. W/O. Light brown, white base, diffuse darker pattern.
Attractive.
6,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica monodi
Marche-Marchad, 1957
11054
Senegal
F+++
26 mm up. W/O. Light brown, white base, diffuse darker pattern.
Attractive. LARGE.
10,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica onca
Röding, 1798
11660
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm. White with contrasting black dotches set in spiral lines.
Beauty.
10,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica prietoi
Hidalgo, 1873
11177
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
9 mm up. W/O. Ultra rare and much sought after Natica. Close to gem
if not gem. A few only.
40,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica stellata
Hedley, 1913
11262
Philippines
F+++
37 mm up. W/O. Bright orange and with perfect lip. SUPERB and very
large. Close to gem.
6,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica vittata
(Gmelin, 1791)
11046
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. W/O. Normal sizes, intricate pattern.
3,-$
NATICIDAE
Natica vittata
(Gmelin, 1791)
11060
Spain
F+/Gem
20 mm up.W/O. GIANTS, intricate pattern.
10,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices didyma
(Röding, 1798)
11532
Mozambique
F+++
37 mm. Selected, but no operculum. Not often seen from East Africa.
Close to gem.
2,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices guillemini
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11076
Spain
F+/Gem
15 mm up. W/O. Splendid glossy, tending to the purple.
3,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices guillemini
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11062
Spain
F+/Gem
20 mm up. W/O. Splendid glossy, tending to the purple. GIANTS.
6,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices melanostomus
(Gmelin, 1791)
11618
Mozambique
F+/Gem
28 mm up. Silky gloss, dark chocolate collumella.
2,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices sebae
(Récluz, 1844)
11712
Mozambique
F+/Gem
28 mm. Only one from east Africa.
3,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices simiae
Deshayes in Deshayes & Edwards, 1838
11284
Philippines
F+/Gem
18 mm up. W/O. Only a couple, very dark pattern. The best in their
genre.
7,-$
NATICIDAE
Polinices tumidus
(Swainson, 1840)
11524
Mozambique
F+++
36 mm up. Pure white, no operculum, very large. A few from east
Africa. Close to gem.
2,-$
NATICIDAE
Tanea euzona
(Récluz, 1843)
11719
Mozambique
F+++
22 mm. From East Africa. Very beautiful species. Close to gem.
5,-$
NUCULANIDAE
Nuculana bicuspidata
Gould,
11344
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
9 mm up. Fabulous futuristic shape and sculpture.
4,-$
NUCULANIDAE
Nuculana commutata
(Philippi, 1844)
11359
Spain
F+/Gem
7 mm up. Some W/PERIO. Nice solid shells.
4,-$
NUCULANIDAE
Nuculana lamellosa
Conrad, 1841
11250
Bering Sea
F
8 mm up. W/PERIO. Umbos eroded as always. Hard to get.
8,-$
NUCULANIDAE
Nuculana minuta
(O. F. Müller, 1776)
11225
Shetlands
F
13-14 mm. W/PERIO. Umbos eroded as always. A RARE species.
14,-$
NUCULANIDAE
Nuculana pella
(Linnaeus, 1767)
11346
Mauritania
F+/Gem
7 mm up. Nice sculpture, special shape. From the Atlantic.
4,-$
NUCULANIDAE
Nuculana pella
(Linnaeus, 1767)
11360
Mauritania
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Nice sculpture, special shape. From the Atlantic. A few
GIANTS.
7,-$
NUCULIDAE
Acila beringiana
11265
Bering Sea
F
13 mm up. W/PERIO. Umbos and part of the shell naturally eroded as
usual. Interesting, not often offered. From 210 m deep.
8,-$
NUCULIDAE
Acila beringiana
11256
Bering Sea
F
12 mm up. W/PERIO. Umbos and part of the shell naturally eroded as
usual. Interesting, not often offered. From 410 m deep.
8,-$
NUCULIDAE
Nucula sulcata
(Bronn, 1831)
11102
Spain
F+/Gem
12 mm up. Most of the PERIO well preserved, little dirty as always.
2,-$
ODONTOSTOMIDAE
Tomigerus clausus
Spix
11190
Brazil
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Fantastic shape, aperture returned.
10,-$
OLIVIDAE
Agaronia acuminata
(Lamarck, 1811)
11007
Guinea
F+/Gem
50 mm up. Classic patterned ones.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Agaronia acuminata
(Lamarck, 1811)
11014
Guinea
F+/Gem
54 mm up. Cream coloured without pattern. UNCOMMON. A few fresh ones.
10,-$
OLIVIDAE
Amalda aureomarginata
Kilburn & Bouchet, 1988
11398
N. Caledonia
F+++
28 mm up. FABULOUS deep water species (450m deep) with a bright
purple and orange band. Rare. From F++ to gem. Excellent quality.
200,-$
OLIVIDAE
Amalda similis
Sowerby, 1830
11755
Mozambique
F+/Gem
50 mm up. Chocolate deep water shells. Uncommon.
30,-$
OLIVIDAE
Ancilla cf. vernedei
Sowerby, 1859
11542
Philippines
F+++
73 mm. I'm not sure if this is truly vernedei, but in any case it
is very close, the only difference, being the longer spire when compared
with the TC Lan specimen.
150,-$
OLIVIDAE
Ancilla fuscolingua
11397
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
26 mm up. W/O. Deep water Ancilla, fantastic snow pattern on the
spire. One of the rarest.
200,-$
OLIVIDAE
Ancilla ventricosa fulva
(Swainson, 1825)
11722
Madagascar
F+/Gem
12 mm up. GLOSSY BRIGHT ORANGE.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Ancillista velesiana
Iredale, 1936
11282
Australia
F+/Gem
63 mm up. W/O. Superb specimens, orange and dark brown.
15,-$
OLIVIDAE
Melapium elatum
(Schubert & Wagner, 1829)
11733
Mozambique
F-
46 mm up. Cream with chocolate lines and blue-purple callus on the
lip. Large. RARE. Only half a dozen have been fished every year since about
three years. Damaged on the lip, but still valuable for any collection.
85,-$
OLIVIDAE
Melapium elatum
(Schubert & Wagner, 1829)
11558
Mozambique
F+++
46-52 mm. Only two live taken ones. Cream with chocolate lines and
blue-purple callus on the lip. Large. RARE. Close to perfect, but these are
never gem and only half a dozen have been fished every year since about
three years.
175,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva annulata amethystina
Röding, 1798
11206
Mozambique
F+/Gem
28 mm up. Average 33 mm. Special specimens with an ivory back
ground. Amethystina pattern (according to Zeigler and P.), but with the
colour on background more as in their nebulosa on plate 13.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva annulata amethystina
Röding, 1798
11208
Mozambique
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Special specimens with an ivory-yellow back ground. A few.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva annulata amethystina
Röding, 1798
11209
Mozambique
F+/Gem
26 mm up. Average 35 mm. Classic colour. Bankground with a tinge
of pink.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva annulata carnicolor
Dautzenberg,1927
11445
Philippines
F+++
50 mm. Giant specimen, somewhere between amethystina and
carnicolor. Very interesting and beautiful. Close to gem.
15,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva annulata intricata
Dautzenberg, 1927
11607
Mozambique
F+/Gem
48 mm up. Very big nice ones, sensu Zeigler and Porecca, plate 13,
fig 5, little paler. Impresive because of the size.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva caerulea
Röding, 1798
11720
Mozambique
F+/Gem
45-49 mm. Very selected large beauties. Only two.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva caroliniana
Duclos, 1835
11651
Mozambique
F+/Gem
30-31 mm. Nice big specimens. Blue interior.
5,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva flammulata
Lamarck, 1811
11008
Guinea
F+/Gem
30 mm up. LARGE SWOLLEN form, sandy-grey with classic pattern. Most
lower half darker than upper half.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva lentiginosa
Reeve,
11619
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Determination based on Zeigler and Por. Plate 10, fig.
26, sold to us as cf. paxillus. Interesting.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva reticularis
Lamarck, 1811
11747
Nicaragua
F+/Gem
28 mm up. Special form, two darker bands, triangles. White and
flesh colour. No exact locality data known. 1997.
15,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva reticularis ernesti
Petuch
11745
Nicaragua
F+/Gem
39 mm. Sharp spire, sayana atmosphere.
8,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva sericea
Röding, 1798
11215
Philippines
F+/Gem
50-58 mm. Pale colour form. Gem apart from protoconch.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva sericea
Röding, 1798
11216
Philippines
F+/Gem
62 mm up. Pale to average dark colour forms. Gem apart from protoconch.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva sidelia
Duclos, 1835
11732
Mozambique
F+/Gem
23 mm up. From pale to dark.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva tremulina
J. B. Lamarck, 1811
11729
Mozambique
F+/Gem
88 mm. Very beautiful large specimen. Golden back colour. Big.
15,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva tremulina
J. B. Lamarck, 1811
11205
Philippines
F+++
35-50 mm. Typical Philippine form, cream with pattern. Fine+ to
gem, rather gem.
5,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva tremulina
J. B. Lamarck, 1811
11207
Philippines
F+++
52 mm up. Typical Philippine form, cream with pattern. LARGE. Fine+
to gem, rather gem.
8,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva vidua albofasciata
Dautzenberg, 1927
11386
Philippines
F+/Gem
32 mm up. Average 40 mm. Green with hardly visible bands, fine
pattern.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva vidua cincta
Dautzenberg, 1927
11385
Philippines
F+/Gem
35 mm up. With more pronounced spiral pattern. Also as the
albofasciata, but with two clear bands.
3,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva vidua macleaya
Duclos, 1835
11392
Philippines
F+/Gem
33 mm up. Similar to the albofasciata, but with rougher pattern.
More greenish than the one figured. Few only.
4,-$
OLIVIDAE
Oliva vidua rumphi
Dautzenberg, 1927
11393
Philippines
F+/Gem
34-37 mm. With some dark streaks from top to bottom almost. A few
only out of hundreds.
4,-$
ORTHALICIDAE
Auris bilabiata melanostoma
Moricand, 1836
11184
Brazil
F+/Gem
44 mm up. Black thick lip. Classic. Very beautiful land-snail.
10,-$
OVULIDAE
Aperiovula adriatica
(Sowerby, 1828)
11113
Spain
F+/Gem
15 mm up. These are very coloured and different from the others,
tending to gold. Never seen before. Solid for species.
10,-$
OVULIDAE
Aperiovula adriatica
(Sowerby, 1828)
11112
Spain
F+/Gem
20 mm up. These are very coloured and different from the others,
tending to gold. Never seen before. Solid for species. LARGE.
15,-$
OVULIDAE
Aperiovula adriatica
(Sowerby, 1828)
11459
Spain
F+/Gem
16mm up. ULTRA DARK, only three. Exceptional beauties.
25,-$
OVULIDAE
Neosimnia spelta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11335
Spain
F+/Gem
8 mm up. Nice glossy selected white and cream specimens.
4,-$
OVULIDAE
Neosimnia spelta
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11337
Spain
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Nice glossy large selected white and cream specimens.
6,-$
OVULIDAE
Volva volva
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11728
Mozambique
F+/Gem
105-109 mm. BRIGHT for species, pink with red and orange, all mixed
in one colour, darker towards the end. Rare from east Africa.
20,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella caerulea
Linnaeus, 1758
11041
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Highly selected, quite nice, from f+ to gem.
2,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella caerulea
Linnaeus, 1758
11027
Spain
F+/Gem
40 mm up. Highly selected, quite nice, from f+ to gem. Quite variable.
3,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella candei
d'Orbigny, 1840
11056
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
29 mm up. From fine+ to gem, dorsums can be further cleaned, but
fairly nice. From Fuerteventura and very hard to get, rare, seldom seen.
10,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella candei
d'Orbigny, 1840
11049
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
43 mm up. From fine+ to gem, dorsums can be further cleaned, but
fairly nice. From Fuerteventura and very hard to get, rare, seldom seen.
LARGE, only three.
15,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella candei crenata
Orbigny, 1840
11043
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
38 mm up. A few from Gran Canaria, endemic.
4,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella intermedia
Murray, 1857
11042
Spain
F+++
30 mm up. Ultra selected, from F+ to gem, different colours, quite
nice dorsums.
2,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella nigra
(Da Costa, 1771)
11050
Spain
F+
65 mm up. Medium size 80 mm. Very nice condition. Minor defects
only for this large size. RARE in Europe, and the most spectacular of our
Patella's. Fresh stock.
8,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella piperata
Gould, 1846
11034
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
29 mm up. A seldom offered species, endemic. These are from Gran
Canaria. Some variation. From F+ to gem.
5,-$
PATELLIDAE
Patella ulyssiponensis aspera
Röding, 1798
11882
Canaries
F+++
37 mm up. Endemic from the Canaries: blue-grey inside, outside
almost black, eroded on top, nicely sculptured near the borders.
6,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys commutata
(Monterosato, 1875)
11072
Mauritania
F+/Gem
20-23 mm. Different colours in the red-brown and cream range. Can
be further cleaned.
3,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys commutata
(Monterosato, 1875)
11080
Mauritania
F+/Gem
25-28 mm. Different colours in the red-brown and cream range. Can
be further cleaned.
5,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys commutata
(Monterosato, 1875)
11073
Mauritania
F+/Gem
30 mm up. GIANTS. Different colours in the red-brown and cream
range. Can be further cleaned.
10,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys commutata
(Monterosato, 1875)
11482
Mauritania
F+/Gem
25-28 mm. GIANTS. Exceptional colour pattern: completely red-brown,
with one cream streak from the umbo down to the border.
18,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys farreri
(Jones & Preston, 1904)
11512
USSR
F+/Gem
72 mm. The Russian form of the species: very dark brown, ultra
nice sculpture. Excellent quality. Beautiful.
15,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys flabellum
Gmelin, 1791
11081
Guinea
F+/Gem
25-29 mm. Guinean forms. Different colours, nice.
2,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys flabellum
Gmelin, 1791
11074
Guinea
F+/Gem
30-38 mm. Guinean forms. Different colours, nice.
4,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys flexuosa
(Poli, 1795)
11071
Spain
F+/Gem
25-29 mm. Fresh stock, mainly in browns, many different paterns.
Can be further cleaned.
4,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys flexuosa
(Poli, 1795)
11079
Spain
F+/Gem
30-34 mm. Fresh stock, mainly in browns, many different paterns.
Can be further cleaned.
6,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys flexuosa
(Poli, 1795)
11065
Spain
F+/Gem
35 mm up. GIANTS. A couple only.
10,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys multistriata
(Poli, 1795)
11198
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. From 70-80 m, which is unusual. Fine sculptures. Most in
the browns, with pattern.
2,-$
PECTINIDAE
Chlamys multistriata
(Poli, 1795)
11136
Spain
F+/Gem
13 mm up. From 70-80 m, which is unusual. Fine sculptures. Most in
the browns, with pattern.
4,-$
PECTINIDAE
Decatopecten amiculum
Philippi,
11614
Mozambique
F+/Gem
30 mm. An exceptional black and cream specimen. A few found each
year only.
8,-$
PECTINIDAE
Delectopecten alcocki
11452
Philippines
F+/Gem
13,1 mm. Pure milky white with fine sculpture. Extremely rare. From
500 m.
75,-$
PECTINIDAE
Delectopecten greenlandicus
(Sowerby, 1842)
11852
Russia
F+++
14 mm. Transluscent opaque white shell. Ultra rare. Never gem, but
this is a fine example. One valve much larger than the other.
135,-$
PECTINIDAE
Lyropecten nodosus "fragosus"
11678
Colombia
F+/Gem
78 mm. Fabulous BRIGHT ORANGE beauty.
50,-$
PECTINIDAE
Manupecten pesfelis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11843
Canaries
F+
52 mm. A reasonably well sized specimen with a superb pattern and
the flattened valves of the Canary Islands. Red-brown with cream traingles.
Dead collected but fresh with hinge present. Needs further cleaning. Minor
chipping of valves.
12,-$
PECTINIDAE
Palliolum tigerinum
(Müller, 1776)
11229
Shetlands
F+/Gem
16 mm up. The true tigerinum, UNCOMMON: smaller, heavier shells.
Dark colours.
10,-$
PECTINIDAE
Pecten maximus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11099
Spain
F+
85 mm up. These are fabulous nice specimens of a species that is
never gem. Flat valve always smaller than the convex one, who is most often
shortened. In this case with minor chips only. Outer side with some rust as
usual. The pale form from Spain.
8,-$
PECTINIDAE
Pecten maximus "alba"
Wills
11085
Spain
F+/Gem
85 mm up. Pure white ALBINO form. Some rust on convex valve. Minor
defects only, can be called exceptional for this species and form.
15,-$
PECTINIDAE
Pseudamussium septemradiatum
(O. F. Müller, 1776)
11055
Mauritania
F+/Gem
25-29 mm. Nice specimen, southern Atlantic form. Some with white
pattern. Close to perfect if not perfect.
10,-$
PECTINIDAE
Pseudamussium septemradiatum "marmoratum"
11226
Great Britain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. Marmorated pattern, or brown-red with fine lines. From
the Northern Atlantic.
10,-$
PECTINIDAE
Pseudamussium septemradiatum "marmoratum"
11232
Great Britain
F+++
A growth series of eleven specimen, ranging in size from 12 to 44
mm. Beautiful.
65,-$
PECTINIDAE
Similipecten similis
(Laskey, 1811)
11419
Spain
F+/Gem
Around 4 mm. Interesting deep water species, trawled between 80 and 90 m
deep. Cream with pattern.
10,-$
PEDICULARIIDAE
Pedicularia sicula
Swainson, 1840
11180
Italy
F+/Gem
6 mm. Nice fantastic specimen, extremely rare. Pink inside.
50,-$
personidae
Distorsio reticularis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11760
Mozambique
F+/Gem
42 mm up. Dark brown beauties.
5,-$
personidae
Distorsio robinsoni
Petuch, 1987
11785
Honduras
F+/Gem
55 mm up. W/O. Average 65 mm. Super attractive pieces. Very
variable. From white to quite brown. Most often with the siphonal canal
super dark.
15,-$
PHASIANELLIDAE
Phasianella variegata
Lamarck, 1822
11711
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up. Large. Selected. Glossy beauties, but no operculum.
Intricate patterns on warm orange-brown background.
3,-$
PLEUROTOMARIIDAE
Perotrochus caledonicus
Bouchet & Métivier, 1982
11485
N. Caledonia
F+
37 mm up. Average 40 mm. A few very beautiful specimen. All have
always small chips near the lip, never perfect. From smooth to quite
granulate. RARE.
420,-$
PLEUROTOMARIIDAE
Perotrochus caledonicus
Bouchet & Métivier, 1982
11495
N. Caledonia
F+
45 mm in diameter. A LARGE specimen in very nice condition. Classic
defects.
500,-$
PLEUROTOMARIIDAE
Perotrochus caledonicus
Bouchet & Métivier, 1982
11484
N. Caledonia
F+
37 mm. A quite granulate, VERY RED specimen. Exceptional. Classic
defects near aperture.
550,-$
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Otopleura cf. auriscati
(Holten, 1802)
11527
Mozambique
15 mm up. Grey and or white. May be another species. Attractive,
glossy, solid.
4,-$
PYRAMIDELLIDAE
Pyramidella maculosa
Lamarck, 1822
11696
Mozambique
F+/Gem
19 mm up. May be different, but probably this species.
3,-$
RANELLIDAE
Charonia tritonis seguenzae
A. Aradas & L. Benoît, 1874
11858
Canaries
F+/Gem
32 mm. A very BRIGHT RED juvenile specimen. EXCEPTIONAL. For the
aesthetic collection.
10,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium cynocephalum
(Lamarck, 1816)
11273
Philippines
F+/Gem
57 mm. A suberb, very dark brown specimen. Much darker than the
ones we got from the Indian ocean.
8,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium gallinago
(Reeve, 1844)
11716
Mozambique
F+/Gem
46 mm up. A few, that we received as "aegrotum", the coarsely
sculptured variant, considered by some as a separate species.
20,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium grandimaculatum
(Reeve, 1844)
11715
Mozambique
F+/Gem
66 mm up. Yellow-orange with contrasting dark brown and pure white
flecks on axial ribs and near the aperture.
8,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium labiosum
(Wood, 1828)
11701
Mozambique
F+/Gem
21 mm up. Solid, from eastern Africa, not easy to get from that
region.
8,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium pyrum
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11721
Mozambique
F+/Gem
81 mm up. Dark orange specimens. Beautiful.
5,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium ranzanii
(Bianconi, 1850)
11621
Somalia
F+/Gem
240 mm. A GIANT specimen, with a dark colour and almost PERFECT in
condition. One of the best in the world. FABULOUS.
200,-$
RANELLIDAE
Cymatium trilineatum
(Reeve, 1844)
11855
egypt
F+/Gem
50 mm up. W/O. Superb specimens in the gem condition. Dark brown
and white. UNCOMMON
12,-$
RINGICULIDAE
Ringicula coniformis
Monterosato, 1877
11356
Spain
F+/Gem
3 mm up. From Spain. Solid beauties.
2,-$
RISSOIDAE
Alvania cancellata
(Da Costa, 1778)
11403
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
Around 3 mm. Warm light brown. Fantastic sculpture.
2,-$
RISSOIDAE
Alvania scabra
(Philippi, 1844)
11312
Spain
F+/Gem
2-3 mm. Uncommon nice species.
10,-$
RISSOIDAE
Alvania spinosa
(Monterosato, 1890)
11319
Spain
F+/Gem
3 mm. Fabulous shape.
8,-$
RISSOIDAE
Alvania testae
(Aradas & Maggiore, 1843)
11318
Spain
F+/Gem
2-3 mm. Superb fresh specimens.
8,-$
RISSOIDAE
Rissoa cf. interrupta
(Adams J., 1800)
11416
Spain
F+/Gem
Around 3 mm. Live taken shells.
3,-$
RISSOIDAE
Rissoa inconspicua
(Alder, 1844)
11408
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm up. Live taken glossy beauties.
3,-$
RISSOIDAE
Rissoa monodonta
Philippi, 1836
11342
Spain
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Live taken, attractive glossy solid smooth Rissoa.
6,-$
RISSOIDAE
Zebina browniana
(D' Orbigny, 1842)
11191
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Orange-brown, a few with animal remains. Seldom offered.
5,-$
SCAPHANDRIDAE
Roxania utriculus
(Brocchi, 1814)
11322
Spain
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Pure white, rare.
8,-$
SCISSURELLIDAE
Anatoma crispata
Fleming, 1828
11417
Spain
F+/Gem
2 mm. Fantastic sculpture. White or cream. Close to gem if not gem.
From Europe.
12,-$
SIPHONARIIDAE
Siphonaria pectinata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11856
Canaries
F+++
20 mm up. Black beauties, dorsums in some with erosion as classic.
Sometimes with orange inside.
2,-$
SKENEOPSIDAE
Skeneopsis planorbis
(Fabricius, 1780)
11358
Spain
F+/Gem
1-2 mm. One of the smallest Gasteropods, Ammoniet-shape. Close to
gem if not gem.
3,-$
SKENEOPSIDAE
Skeneopsis sultanarum
Gofas, 1982
11195
Spain
F+++
1-2 mm. Ammoniet-shape. F+ to gem. Dark coloured. Quite local.
8,-$
SPONDYLIDAE
Spondylus tenellus
Reeve, 1856
11472
Australia
F+/Gem
41 mm. Superb dwarf Spondylus, flesh coloured, with attractive
multiple spines. No detailed locality.
30,-$
STROMBIDAE
Lambis arthritica
(Röding, 1798)
11514
Sri Lanka
F+++
145 mm up. Traces of PERIO in most. FABULOUS beauties, with dark
aperture, which is rare in the arthritica. Close to gem if not gem.
28,-$
STROMBIDAE
Lambis chiragra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11540
Sri Lanka
F+/Gem
250-260 mm. W/O. W/PERIO. Black forms from Sri Lanka. Already very
beautiful.
50,-$
STROMBIDAE
Lambis chiragra
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11525
Sri Lanka
F+/Gem
300 mm. MONSTER BEAUTY. Black callus in mouth on left side, With
PERIO, with OPERC. Much sought after black form. Close to gem.
100,-$
STROMBIDAE
Lambis digitata
(Perry, 1811)
11562
Madagascar
F+/Gem
156 mm up. VERY LARGE. Superb pieces. Close to gem if not gem.
45,-$
STROMBIDAE
Lambis lambis
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11541
Sri Lanka
F+++
170-175 mm. W/O. Fabulous specimen from Sri Lanka, with dark
callus, orange aperture, straight spines, good size. The best what the
species has to offer. Close to gem if not gem.
15,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus aurisdianae
Linnaeus, 1758
11626
Mozambique
F+/Gem
51 mm up. From East Africa. Nice, selected. Fresh.
4,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus aurisdianae x bulla
11627
Mozambique
F+/Gem
60 mm. Very special. This form, between bulla and aurisdianae is
only found from Kenya to Mozambique. Closer to aurisdianae than to bulla.
One available now.
10,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus decorus
(Röding, 1798)
11602
Mozambique
F+/Gem
45 mm up. Beautiful specimens with nice pattern on porcellaneous white.
3,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus dentatus
Linnaeus, 1758
11617
Madagascar, Mozambique, Thailand
F+/Gem
43 mm up. Selected beauties. Glossy outer surface.
5,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus erythrinus erythrinus
Dillwyn, 1817
11605
Mozambique
F+/Gem
34 mm. The real erythrinus, seldom seen these days. Quite large,
dark aperture, brown and grey.
12,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus labiatus olydius
Duclos, 1844
11613
Mozambique
F+/Gem
29 mm up. Grey-brown as usual, purple aperture. Seldom offered and
now much sought after. We got a few.
10,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus labiosus
Wood, 1828
11713
Mozambique
F+/Gem
39 mm up. The classics, light and dark brown dorsums.
10,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus peruvianus
Swainson, 1823
11526
Panama
F+/Gem
140-150 mm. Ulta selected beauties, close to gem, bright orange
aperture. Not seen for years this quality.
50,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus pipus
(Röding, 1798)
11707
Mozambique
F+/Gem
41 mm up. Fantastic specimens with upstandig spines, nice brown and
white on the back, black mouth. Unusual.
8,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus plicatus pulchellus
Reeve, 1851
11166
Philippines
F+/Gem
33 mm up. Again only two specimens. Beautiful. Typical ones.
6,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus raninus
Gmelin, 1791
11535
Mexico
F+/Gem
80 mm up. W/O. A few, quite uncommon the latest years. Pink aperture.
15,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus thersites
Swainson, 1823
11757
N. Caledonia
F+++
141 mm up. W/O. A nice example. Good dorsum with gloss and
patterns. Minor defects only.Great beauties.
75,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus vittatus
Linnaeus, 1758
11726
Philippines
F+/Gem
55 mm. Orange back. W/O. A wonderful shell for Strombus lovers.
18,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus vomer
(Röding, 1798)
11561
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
55 mm up. Most W/O. Normal size, the classic vomer from New Caledonia.
15,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus vomer
(Röding, 1798)
11555
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
70 mm up. Most W/O. SUPERB specimens, bright colours. Warm red inside.
30,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus vomer
(Röding, 1798)
11547
N. Caledonia
F+++
72 mm. An exceptional dark brown specimen, with a dark brown lip
and dorsum. Close to gem. Never seen before. Only one.
50,-$
STROMBIDAE
Strombus vomer hawaiensis
Pilsbry, 1917
11560
Hawaii
Dead
64 mm. A fresh dead taken specimen, fully adult and heavy. One of
the rarest Strombus in the world. Quite nice but visibly dead. Among the
ones we got in the better class already.
550,-$
STROMBIDAE
Terebellum terebellum
Linnaeus, 1758
11620
Mozambique
F+/Gem
29 mm up. A few, different colours, quite small and dark, glossy.
2,-$
STROMBIDAE
Tibia powisi "laurenti"
Duchamps
11167
Philippines
F+/Gem
39 mm. Superb, with smooth whorls. Seldom seen and much sought
after. RARE. Only one with excellent colours.
20,-$
TELLINIDAE
Macoma cumana
(O.G. Costa, 1829)
11021
Spain
F+/Gem
23 mm up. White, darker to red on the umbo.
2,-$
TELLINIDAE
Macoma melo
(Sowerby, 1866)
11035
Spain
F+
23 mm up. F+ to gem. Delicate darker umbos.
3,-$
TELLINIDAE
Tellina compressa
(Brocchi, 1814)
11151
Spain
F+++
17 mm up. A rare endemic species from the western Mediterranean.
Orange. Close to gem if not gem.
12,-$
TELLINIDAE
Tellina donacina
Linnaeus, 1758
11172
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
15 mm up. Nice orange specimens.
2,-$
TELLINIDAE
Tellina radiata
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11758
Honduras
F+/Gem
58 mm up. Glossy, different colours. Very beautiful shells.
8,-$
TELLINIDAE
Tellina richardii
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
11138
W. Sahara
F+
45-48 mm. Rare species. Normal size. Nice condition, never
absolutely perfect.
10,-$
TELLINIDAE
Tellina richardii
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
11140
W. Sahara
F+
54-58 mm. Rare species. LARGE. Nice condition, never absolutely
perfect.
15,-$
TELLINIDAE
Tellina richardii
(Dautzenberg & Fischer, 1906)
11139
W. Sahara
F+
67-74 mm. Rare species. EXTRA LARGE. Nice condition, never
absolutely perfect. A few.
22,-$
TEREBRIDAE
Hastula albula
(Menke, 1843)
11601
Mozambique
F+/Gem
25 mm up. Average 30 mm. Glossy white specimens, sometimes with
some colour, different sculptures.
3,-$
TEREBRIDAE
Hastula solida
(Deshayes, 1857)
11706
Mozambique
F+/Gem
32-33 mm. Large, from east Africa.
2,-$
TEREBRIDAE
Terebra affinis
Gray, 1834
11636
Mozambique
F+/Gem
31 mm up. Grey and brown specimens.
2,-$
TEREBRIDAE
Terebra chlorata
Lamarck, 1822
11623
Mozambique
F+/Gem
73 mm up. Only three VERY LARGE beauties.
6,-$
TEREBRIDAE
Terebra connelli
Bratcher & Cernohorsky, 1985
11615
Mozambique
F-
115 mm. A mythical shell, almost never seen. Two specimens have
been fished, and this is the best one. Upper apex (proto) gone, and growth
defect near the mouth. Lip very good, nice sculpture. Burned orange-brown.
ULTRA RARE.
145,-$
TEREBRIDAE
Terebra felina
(Dillwyn, 1817)
11718
Mozambique
F+/Gem
48 mm up. White with brown blotches. Selected.
2,-$
TRICOLIIDAE
Tricolia nordsiecki
Talavera, 1978
11414
Spain
F+/Gem
1-2 mm. One of the very difficult to get. Interesting shape.
6,-$
TRICOLIIDAE
Tricolia tenuis
(Michaud, 1828)
11406
Spain
F+/Gem
3 mm up. W/O. Operculum solid white calcareous. From an interesting
area: southern Spain.
4,-$
TRIVIIDAE
Trivia oryza
(Lamarck, 1810)
11708
Mozambique
F+/Gem
9 mm up. Pure white glossy live taken specimens.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Calliostoma kilburni
11573
F-
18 mm. Only one again, with several growth lines, but still
beautiful and fresh. Rare deep water.
25,-$
TROCHIDAE
Calliostoma scotti
Kilburn, 1973
11585
Somalia
F+/Gem
44 mm up. OUTSTANDING PEARLED GOLDEN beauties. Excellent quality: very
minor growth lines here and there. Jewels of nature. We did not see this
quality for years.
25,-$
TROCHIDAE
Clanculus bertheloti
(d'Orbigny, 1839)
11142
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
7 mm up. Broad ribs on base for the incubation of eggs. Uncommon
and ENDEMIC to the Canary Islands. From Gran Canaria.
4,-$
TROCHIDAE
Clanculus corallinus
(Gmelin, 1791)
11329
Spain
F+/Gem
9 mm up. From light brown to red. Classic.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Clanculus corallinus "atra"
Monterosato
11317
Spain
F+/Gem
9 mm. A dark brown specimen for this normally red species. Uncommon.
5,-$
TROCHIDAE
Clanculus gennesi
11625
Mozambique
F+/Gem
11 mm. Beautiful black and white, superb. We could not trace this
back in literature.
10,-$
TROCHIDAE
Clanculus jussieui
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11157
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Beauties for the species, quite granulate and nice size.
Anthracit black.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula candei
(d'Orbigny, 1838)
11153
Canary Isl.
F+/Gem
10 mm up. From Gran Canaria.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula drepanensis
(Brugnone, 1873)
11418
Spain
F+/Gem
2-3 mm. RARE. Very nice patterned specimen.
8,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula joubini
Dautzenberg, 1910
11302
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Very large specimen. Nice sculpture and pattern.
5,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula pennanti
(Philippi, 1836)
11028
Spain
F+
10 mm up. The very uncommon form from southern Spain. Not intertidal.
3,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula racketti
(Payraudeau, 1826)
11330
Spain
F+/Gem
5 mm up. Large and well patterned.
3,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula rarilineata
(Michaud, 1829)
11150
Spain
F+/Gem
12 mm up. Greenish with red dots.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Gibbula tingitana
Pallary, 1902
11409
Spain
F+/Gem
Around 3 mm. Great shells, carinate whorls, great colours. Hard to
get.
15,-$
TROCHIDAE
Jujubinus dispar
Curini Galletti, 1982
11155
Spain
F+/Gem
3 mm up. Reddish form. Seldom offered, and very hard to get.
8,-$
TROCHIDAE
Jujubinus exasperatus
(Pennant, 1777)
11154
Spain
F+/Gem
7 mm up. Splendid red specimen, from 70 m.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Jujubinus montagui
(Wood, 1828)
11334
Spain
F+/Gem
5 mm up. Ultra selected large beauties.
3,-$
TROCHIDAE
Maurea turnerarum
(Powell, 1964)
11267
N. Zealand
F+/Gem
49 mm. One of the RARE species in the Genus. Delicate shel. The
best available. Light golden appearance.
125,-$
TROCHIDAE
Monodonta perplexa
Pilsbry, 1889
11185
Japan
F+++
21-22 mm. W/O. Little rough on outer side as always. Nice specimens.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Solariella meyeri
Kilburn, 1973
11586
Mozambique
F+/Gem
14 mm up. Creamish golden metallic. A deep water species.
5,-$
TROCHIDAE
Tectus pyramis
(Born, 1778)
11257
Philippines
F+++
68 mm up. W/O. LARGE specimens in the best possible condition for
this size. Nice green white and cream.
10,-$
TROCHIDAE
Tectus triserialis
(Lamarck, 1822)
11806
Philippines
F+
56 mm up. Superb beauties. Never perfect, but these are out of many
and the best. Green with white sculptured dots on the whorls. RARE.
20,-$
TROCHIDAE
Tegula fasciata
(Born, 1778)
11792
Honduras
F+/Gem
15 mm up. Hyper selected: classics, red brown, nice quality.
2,-$
TROCHIDAE
Tegula fasciata
(Born, 1778)
11787
Honduras
F+/Gem
9 mm up. Hyper selected: black with pale band on the periphery, and
sometimes with cream flecks on top. A few.
3,-$
TROCHIDAE
Tegula fasciata
(Born, 1778)
11786
Honduras
F+/Gem
13 mm up. Hyper selected: BRIGHT RED. Paler pink patterns. A few.
4,-$
TROCHIDAE
Tegula fasciata
(Born, 1778)
11793
Honduras
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Hyper selected: PURE LEMON YELLOW, bright. Only two.
8,-$
TROCHIDAE
Thalotia chlorostoma
(Menke, 1843)
11052
Australia
F+/Gem
23 mm up. Ultra selected specimens. Red to green and brown,with or
without pattern. BEAUTIFUL.
10,-$
TURBINIDAE
Bolma erectospinosa
(Habe & Okutani, 1980)
11254
Philippines
F+/Gem
25 mm. W/O. Dark brown, dark pattern. Long spines. DEEP WATER.
25,-$
TURBINIDAE
Bolma girgyllus
(Reeve, 1843)
11751
Philippines
F+++
72 mm. An ORANGE specimen. SUPERB. Close to gem, best possible.
65,-$
TURBINIDAE
Bolma girgyllus
(Reeve, 1843)
11744
Philippines
F+++
68 mm. A LEMON YELLOW specimen. SUPERB. Close to gem, best possible.
75,-$
TURRIDAE
Asthenotoma lamothei
(Dautzenberg, 1910)
11178
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
9 mm. Wonderful grey-white specimen. RARE.
35,-$
TURRIDAE
Bathytoma visagei
11659
Mozambique
F-
66 mm up. A couple, always poor quality, but very exceptional
already for this species, which is rare.
25,-$
TURRIDAE
Bela brachystoma
(Philippi, 1844)
11410
Spain
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Very beautiful species. Nice sculpture.
3,-$
TURRIDAE
Bela nebula
(Montagu, 1803)
11343
Spain
F+/Gem
4 mm up. Only two brown ones.
6,-$
TURRIDAE
Clavatula diadema
Kiener, 1840
11149
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
18 mm up. W/O. Very nice quality.
8,-$
TURRIDAE
Clavatula diadema
Kiener, 1840
11162
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
27 mm up. W/O. Very nice quality. LARGE.
12,-$
TURRIDAE
Clavatula sacerdos
Reeve, 1843
11141
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
20 mm up. W/O. Fresh brown-cream beauties.
8,-$
TURRIDAE
Clavus unizonalis
11591
Mozambique
F+
19 mm up. A few nice specimens, quite uncommon. Nice quality, but
minor erosion of the spire, not harming much. For the study collection,
interesting.
4,-$
TURRIDAE
Cochlespira pulchella semipolita
Powell, 1969
11467
Philippines
F+++
27 mm. Close to gem . Dozens of spines, brown, superb texture. A
marvel of nature. No further comment.
75,-$
TURRIDAE
Comitas ilariae
Bozzetti, 1991
11859
Philippines
F+++
61 mm up. Nice specimens, close to gem if not gem. Named not so
long ago.
16,-$
TURRIDAE
Comitas ilariae
Bozzetti, 1991
11851
Philippines
F+++
61 mm up. W/O. Nice specimens, close to gem if not gem. Named not
so long ago.
22,-$
TURRIDAE
Drillia nicklesi
Knudsen, 1956
11311
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
6-7 mm. Brown uncommon species.
10,-$
TURRIDAE
Gemmula congener cosmoi
Sykes, 1930
11657
Mozambique
F+
54 mm. A single specimen in relatively nice condition. Almost never
gem.
5,-$
TURRIDAE
Lophiotoma cingulifera
(Lamarck, 1822)
11658
Mozambique
F+++
54 mm. A fantastic fine quality specimen. Cream with delicate
pattern of dark brown dots below the suture and some sand pattern. Very
close to gem.
5,-$
TURRIDAE
Mangelia smithi
(Forbes, 1840)
11303
Spain
F+/Gem
5 mm up. Elegant species, slender and fresh.
8,-$
TURRIDAE
Oenopota cf. rugulata
Möller, 1866
11860
F+++
4 mm. May be another species. Hard to get material. Close to gem if
not gem. Only one.
20,-$
TURRIDAE
Oenopota pyramidalis
Ström,
11846
Russia
F+
8 mm up. An ultra hard to get species. Cream white. Nice quality
for species: minor lip damage only.
30,-$
TURRIDAE
Sinistrella sinistralis
(Petit, 1839)
11405
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
8 mm up. White specimen. RARE.
35,-$
TURRIDAE
Sinistrella sinistralis
(Petit, 1839)
11412
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
8 mm up. Brown specimen. RARE.
35,-$
TURRIDAE
Taranis mörchi
(Malm, 1863)
11349
Spain
F+/Gem
mm up. White, from 350 m and down. Hard to obtain. Close to gem if
not gem. A few only.
25,-$
TURRIDAE
Turris crispa
(Lamarck, 1816)
11582
Australia
F+++
115 mm up. A couple in very nice condition and ultra big size
(Official WR 128 mm). White with dark, almost black dots. Rare quality and
size.
30,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Mesalia flammifera simplex
Locard, 1896
11315
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
17 mm up. Cream to brown. Seldom seen.
8,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Mesalia flammifera simplex
Locard, 1896
11341
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
19 mm. A single purple specimen.
12,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Mesalia mesal
(Deshayes in Lamarck, 1843)
11161
Spain
F+/Gem
29 mm up. The brown form, excellent for species.
3,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Mesalia mesal
(Deshayes in Lamarck, 1843)
11160
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. The white form, excellent for species.
3,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Mesalia mesal
(Deshayes in Lamarck, 1843)
11159
Spain
F+/Gem
35 mm up. The white form, excellent for species.
4,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Mesalia mesal
(Deshayes in Lamarck, 1843)
11158
Spain
F+/Gem
35 mm up. The brown form, excellent for species.
4,-$
TURRITELLIDAE
Turritella monterosatoi
Kobelt, 1887
11010
Spain
F+
45 mm up. Highly selected, nice specimens.
3,-$
VASIDAE
Benthovoluta krigei
Kilburn, 1971
11548
Mozambique
F+
59 mm up. Deep water, uncommon dark purple-brown beauties,
selected, but lips never perfect. No growth lines.
30,-$
VASIDAE
Columbarium juliae
11688
Mozambique
F+
79 mm. A specimen with almost no thick ribs on the whorls. Doesn't
look classic. Quite nice quality.
50,-$
VASIDAE
Columbarium juliae
11689
Mozambique
F
76 mm up. A couple. Very nice spiral ribs, quite deeplly incised.
Quality reasonable: only classic damage on proto and siphonal canal. Nice
lips.
65,-$
VASIDAE
Columbarium juliae
11697
Mozambique
F+
75 mm. A specimen with fantastic spiral ribs, three on the last
whorls, very deeply incised. White. May be another species ? Never seen
before. Quite nice quality.
85,-$
VASIDAE
Columbarium spinicinctum
von Martens, 1881
11275
Australia
F+/Gem
51 mm up. Nice delicate slender specimen.
12,-$
VENERIDAE
Callista chione
(Linnaeus, 1758)
11844
Canaries
F+/Gem
25 mm. The typical ADULT DWARF from the Canaries. Rare, from 20 m
deep.
10,-$
VENERIDAE
Chamelea striatula
(da Costa, 1778)
11132
Spain
F+/Gem
18 mm up. Uncommon species. Not gallina. Deep water.
5,-$
VENERIDAE
Clausinella fasciata
(da Costa, 1778)
11224
Shetlands
F+++
19 mm. The chalky dirty looking northern form, pronounced ribbing.
Very interesting shell.
5,-$
VENERIDAE
Gouldia minima
(Montagu, 1803)
11371
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Highly selected large specimens.
2,-$
VENERIDAE
Paphia rhomboides
(Pennant, 1777)
11038
Spain
F+/Gem
40-49 mm . The large form in the pink-brown colours, different
patterns.
2,-$
VENERIDAE
Pitar rudis
(Poli, 1795)
11020
Spain
F+/Gem
16-19 mm. Nice glossy shells, beautiful brown and cream patterns.
Large.
3,-$
VENERIDAE
Pitar rudis mediterraneus
Tiberi, 1885
11156
Spain
F+/Gem
15-18 mm. The completely white form. Silk gloss.
4,-$
VENERIDAE
Timoclea ovata
(Pennant, 1777)
11321
Spain
F+/Gem
10 mm up. Highly selected. Some with pattern.
2,-$
VENERIDAE
Venerupis aurea
(Gmelin, 1791)
11022
Spain
F+/Gem
27 mm up. Very variable species. Nice selected, with perio.
2,-$
VENERIDAE
Venus chevreuxi
Dautzenberg, 1891
11134
W. Sahara
F+++
35 mm up. Close to the European nux. Uncommon. Pure white. Close to
gem if not gem.
6,-$
VENERIDAE
Venus rosalina
(Rang, 1834)
11135
W. Sahara
F+/Gem
35 mm up. The classic Western African one. Selected quality.
4,-$
VENERIDAE
Venus rosalina
(Rang, 1834)
11454
W. Sahara
F+++
39 mm up. EXCEPTIONAL specimen, light pink with two radiating cream
bands. Delicate.Close to gem.
10,-$
VENERIDAE
Venus verrucosa
Linnaeus, 1758
11857
canaries
F+++
26 mm up. The small form from the Canaries, much more coloured than
the ones from Europe. Not common.
4,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Alcithoe aillaudorum
Bouchet & Poppe, 1988
11756
N. Caledonia
F+/Gem
52 mm. SUPERB specimen in gem condition. Very rare deep water.
600,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Amoria damonii "reevei"
Sowerby II, 1864
11559
Australia
F+/Gem
96 mm. Not figured. In fact one of the rarest Amoria forms and much
underestimated in general. Only a couple of dozen in collections and
nothing to do with normal damonii. For specialist collection.
350,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Athleta gilchristi
(Sowerby, 1902)
11650
Mozambique
Dead
24 mm up. W/PERIO. Similar to Pl. 21, Fig. 10-11. Fresh dead
specimens in still nice condition. Attractive price. Minor defects, but
still have all characteristics of the species.
35,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Athleta nana
(Rehder, 1974)
11649
Mozambique
Dead
21 mm. Similar to Pl. 21, Fig. 8 and 9. Dead found, still slightly
glossy. Protoconch whorls gone. Very rare Volute.
80,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Athleta nana
(Rehder, 1974)
11662
Mozambique
Dead
21 mm. Similar to Pl. 21, Fig. 8 and 9. Dead found, not glossy.
Bears all the features of the species. As the one figured, but no hole. Very rare Volute.
175,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Athleta nana
(Rehder, 1974)
11661
Mozambi
que
Dead
21,5 mm. Similar to Pl. 21, Fig. 8 and 9. Dead found, but still
glossy, splendid sculpture. Much better than the one figured. Very rare
Volute.
250,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Athleta semirugata "A"
(Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
11610
Mozambique
F+/Gem
36 mm. Similar to Pl. 20, Fig. 9. Nice. Beautiful dark pattern.
65,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Athleta semirugata "B"
(Rehder & Weaver, 1974)
11612
Mozambique
F+/Gem
35 mm. Similar to Pl. 20, Fig. 8 and 10 but without growth line.
65,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Cymbiola cymbiola
(Gmelin, 1791)
11723
Indonesia
F+/Gem
53 mm. Outstanding beautiful specimen from the black form. Quite
small, but better and more striking pattern than any other one we saw.
450,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Cymbiola intruderi x pulchra
11473
Australia
F+++
68 mm. More intruderi than pulchra, the so-called intermediate
form. Very rare. Not figured. Live taken and close to gem. Almost no
spines. Very attractive.
385,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Cymbium marmoratum
Link, 1807
11145
Senegal
F+/Gem
74 mm. A very beautiful specimen from the small form fro N'Gor.
Quite slender, good colours.
12,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Ericusa fulgetrum "dictua"
11554
Australia
F+/Gem
128 mm. FABULOUS specimen with BRIGHT ORANGE SUN RAY in the mouth.
250,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Festilyria queketti
(E. A. Smith, 1901)
11616
mozambique
F+++
57-66 mm. Similar to Pl. 7, Fig. 1 and 2. Brown-red beauties. Close
to gem if not gem. Uncommon again.
45,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Lyria beauii "archeri"
(Angas, 1865)
11466
Guadaloupe
F+++
41 mm. A very nice shell, not found for years now, close to gem.
Attractive dark pattern.
150,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Lyria lyraeformis
(Swainson, 1821)
11546
KENYA
F+/Gem
99 mm. Similar to Pl.17 , Fig. 9, but slightly more orange,
otherwise sister specimen. Superb quality and good size.
425,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Nannamoria johnclarki
Bail & Limpus, 1997
11475
Australia
F+/Gem
37 mm. A gem specimen, out of about 20 existing ones of this new
species. Very beautiful.
1200,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Notovoluta verconis
(Tate, 1892)
11468
Australia
F+/Gem
32 mm. An ALBINO specimen. Very attractive.
150,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Plicoliva zelindae
(Petuch, 1979)
11798
Brazil
F+
29-30 mm. Similar to Pl. 18 , Fig. 1 and 2, but much darker. Close
to gem. Live taken rare volute, for the moment available and more common
than a couple of years ago. Good opportunity.
150,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta cf. polypleura "sunderlandi"
(Petuch, 1987)
11631
Honduras
F+/Gem
47 mm. An as yet undescribed form, close to sunderlandi. Will be
described this year. Flesh colour with blue and black pattern. For
specialists a must. Few specimens up till now.
165,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta ebraea
Linnaeus, 1758
11552
Brazil
F+/Gem
110-120 mm. Only a few, ultra selected among hundreds. These are
shells that are truly beauties, two have orange bands, one very dark
serrated pattern, one with points, and bizarre spiral lines.
45,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta morrisoni
(Petuch, 1980)
11765
Honduras
F+++
48 mm. Similar to Pl. 2 Fig. 3 but with a much higher spire and
brighter colour. Minuscule drill hole in spire, otherwise gem. Nice piece.
RARE.
95,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta polypleura
Crosse, 1876
11776
Honduras
F+/Gem
80 mm up. Similar to Pl. 5, Fig. 7, but BRIGHTER ORANGE, superb
specimen, close to gem if not gem.
35,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta polypleura "hilli"
(Petuch, 1987)
11766
Honduras
F+/Gem
78 mm. A clear, very pale form. Sand dotches prominent. Striking
beauty. Bands with orange backcolour.
160,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta polypleura "hilli"
(Petuch, 1987)
11780
Honduras
F+/Gem
95 mm. Typical shell, dark colours. Beautiful, already very good size.
160,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta polypleura "hilli"
(Petuch, 1987)
11794
Honduras
F+/Gem
88 mm. A form WITHOUT RED, blue/brown spotting. Attractive piece.
160,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta polypleura "kotorai"
(Petuch, 1981)
11782
Honduras
F+/Gem
88 mm. A VERY BEAUTIFUL specimen, with great contrasting colours.
SPECIAL form, because red is absent. Blue and black with brown fine lines
on clear cream.
160,-$
VOLUTIDAE
Voluta polypleura "kotorai"
(Petuch, 1981)
11774
Honduras
F+/Gem
86 mm. A VERY BEAUTIFUL specimen, with great contrasting colours.
The very typical form, but the blotches on the two main spiral lines are
slightly larger than usual. Good size, very striking.
160,-$
XENOPHORIDAE
Xenophora caribaea
Petit de la Saussaye, 1856
11570
Honduras
F+++
79 mm up in diameter. These are freshly fished beauties, not seen
for years, the others turning up from old collections. Larger than the
former ones and some with here and there an attachment. May be they can be
further cleaned. Also more yellow.
45,-$
XENOPHORIDAE
Xenophora conchyliophora
(Born, 1780)
11580
Brazil
F+++
94 mm. W/O. A superb specimen because of large bivalves attached.
Small sponge holes in base, and needs further cleaning.
25,-$
XENOPHORIDAE
Xenophora crispa
(Koenig, 1825)
11077
Spain
F+/Gem
30 mm up. W/O. Selected, quite fabulous specimens.
8,-$
XENOPHORIDAE
Xenophora tulearensis
Stewart & Kosuge, 1993
11574
Madagascar
F+++
105 mm up. Nice brown corrugated base. We formerly sold this as
corrugata. Endemic from Madagascar. Close to gem if not gem.
40,-$
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