I was just leafing through an old shell price catalog published by
Walter Webb, circa 1950. Since things are rather slow on Conch-L at the
moment, I thought you might like a small sampling of his price listings
. . . . . .
Cassis tenuis $2.50 (Cypraecassis tenuis)
Buccinum glaciale $ .50
Neptunea decemcostata $1.00
Murex adunca $1.00
Murex pecten $2.00
Murex plorator $1.00
Murex regius $1.00
Murex troscheli $2.50
Cassis plicata $2.50 (Cassis fimbriata)
Conus bullatus $5.00
Conus floccatus $12.00
Conus orbignyi $1.00
Conus gubernator $1.50
Conus sieboldi $1.50
Conus spectrum $1.00
Conus auratus $3.00
Voluta musica $2.50
Voluta brasiliana $3.00
Voluta musica $2.00
Voluta vexillum $3.00 (Harpulina arausiaca)
Voluta lyriaeformis $2.50
Cypraea decipiens $3.50
Cypraea tessellata $2.00 to $5.00
Cypraea ventriculus $1.50
Strombus galeatus $2.00
Megalatractus proboscidifera $5.00 to $10.00 (Syrinx aruanus)
Vasum cassidiformis $1.50
Xenophora pallidula $2.50
The following are listed as "Very Rare - P.O.R.":
Voluta virescens
Cypraea leucostoma (Cypraea teulerei)
Murex clavus (Pterynotus elongatus)
Halia priamus (Ampulla priamus)
How times change!
Paul M.