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CASSIDAE

Pricelist Cassidae  updated 01-01-11 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

Form & Locality:

Description:  ('w/o' is abbreviation for: with operculum)

Grading:

Prices in AUD:

Semicassis adcocki Sowerby, 1896

Western Australia

25-28mm, sparse dots, rare W.A. form 

F++/GEM

 $ 145.00

Semicassis angasi Iredale, 1927

Queensland

35-40mm, fine & delicate 

F++

 $ 12.00

Queensland

over 40mm, fine and delicate - large for species

F++

 $ 20.00

Phalium areola Linnaeus, 1758

Queensland

under 50mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Queensland

50-60mm, dramatic pattern, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Philippines

over 60mm, typical, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Cape Keraudren form Western Australia

45-50mm, with pale pattern & massive lip 

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Phalium bandatum Perry, 1811

Queensland

under 80mm, typical form, w/o 

F++

 $ 3.00

Queensland

80-90mm, typical form 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Queensland

over 100mm, rare this size, w/o 

F++

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

70-80mm, rare from W.A., w/o 

F++

 $ 8.00

Semicassis bisulcata Schubert & Wagner, 1829

Philippines

50-60mm, sparse pattern 

F++

 $ 3.00

Queensland

30-35mm, dwarf mature shells 

F++

 $ 3.00

India 

50-55mm, unmarked dorsum with operc

GEM 

 $ 3.00

Form japonica, Queensland

35-40mm, chequered pattern, w/o 

F++

 $ 6.00

Form japonica, Queensland

40-50mm, large & typical, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Form japonica, Japan

45-50mm, typical, banded with operc 

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Form diuturna, Western Australia

under 30mm, deep water trawled 

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Form diuturna, Western Australia

30-35mm, deep water trawled 

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Form diuturna, Western Australia

over 35mm, deep water trawled 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Form diuturna, South Africa

45-50mm, heavy body whorl grooves

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Form persimilis, Japan 

35-45mm, typical, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Echinophoria bituberculosa Von Martens, 1801

Somalia

55-60mm, small & very heavy 

F+/F++

 $ 45.00

Somalia

84.5mm, typical 

F++

 $ 60.00

Semicassis bulla Habe, 1961

Form fernandesi,, Somalia

80-85mm, dead but good 

Good

 $ 45.00

Form bulla, Hawaii

62mm, typical for species 

F+/F++

 $ 45.00

Semicassis canaliculata Bruguiere, 1792

India

under 35mm, pale

GEM

 $ 6.00

India

over 35mm

GEM

 $ 10.00

Cypraecassis coarctata Sowerby, 1825

Mexico

under 40mm, typical form 

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Mexico

over 40mm, typical form 

F+/F++

 $ 25.00

Semicassis craticulata Euthyme, 1885 

South Africa

40-45mm, typical 

F++

 $ 6.00

South Africa

over 45mm, typical 

F++

 $ 10.00

Phalium decussatum Linnaeus, 1758

Taiwan

under 55mm, checkerboard pattern

F+/F++

 $ 5.00

Taiwan

over 55mm, checkerboard pattern

F+/F++

 $ 10.00

form flammeolum, Taiwan

under 50mm, vertical stripes in body whorl

F+/F++

 $ 5.00

form flammeolum, Taiwan

over 50mm, vertical stripes in body whorl

F+/F++

 $ 8.00

Galeodea echinophora Linnaeus, 1758

France

55-70mm, Mediterranean form 

F+/F++

 $ 3.00

France

60-70mm, Mediterranean form 

F++

 $ 4.00

France

70-80mm,  large for this species

F+/F++

 $ 5.00

Form adriatica, Spain

65-70mm, ribbed variant 

F/F+

 $ 5.00

Form adriatica, Spain

over 70mm, w/o 

F+

 $ 8.00

Casmaria erinacea Linnaeus, 1758

Mauritius

30-40mm, Indian Ocean form with heavy ridges on body whorl

F++

 $ 4.00

New Guinea

50-60mm, large shells 

F++

 $ 4.00

Form erinacea, Indonesia

30-40mm, heavy typical shells 

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Form erinacea, Hawaii

30-35mm, heavy margins 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Form vibex, Sri Lanka

40-50mm, some shoulder nodules 

F++

 $ 4.00

Form vibex, Philippines

40-45mm, some wavy lines 

F++

 $ 3.00

Western Australia

under 30mm, very heavy dwarfs 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Semicassis faurotis Jousseaume, 1888

South Africa

40-45mm, dark pattern 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Somalia

40-45mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Somalia

over 45mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Galeodea ferrarioi Bozzetti, 1989

Somalia 

73mm, typical but rare 

F++/GEM

 $ 125.00

Somalia 

50-60mm, dead but good 

Good

 $ 30.00

Phalium fimbria (Gmelin, 1791)

Somalia

70mm, typical shell 

F++/GEM 

 $ 120.00

Somalia

71mm, dead but very good 

F

 $ 55.00

Hypocassis fimbriata Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

Western Australia

under 50mm, dark local form, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

W. Australia

50-70mm, various patterns, w/o 

F++

 $ 15.00

W. Australia

70-80mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

W. Australia

80-90mm, typical 

F+/F++

 $ 25.00

W. Australia

80-90mm, nodulose, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 40.00

W. Australia

90-100mm, rare this size, w/o 

F++

 $ 55.00

South  Australia

under 50mm, smooth form

F++

 $ 4.00

South Australia

under 60mm, smooth form, w/o

F++

 $ 6.00

South Australia

60-70mm, smooth form, w/o 

F++

 $ 10.00

South Australia

70-75mm, smooth form, w/o 

F++

 $ 12.00

South Australia

over 75mm, smooth form 

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

South Australia

50-60mm, smooth form, w/o 

F++

 $ 6.00

South Australia

over 85mm, various patterns 

F++

 $ 25.00

Cassis flammea Linnaeus, 1758

Martinique

over 100mm, large and colourful 

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Martinique

90-100mm, colourful 

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Martinique

under 90mm 

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Phalium flammiferum Roeding, 1798

Japan

50-70mm, pale form 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Japan

over 70mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Phalium glaucum Linnaeus, 1758

Solomon Islands

54mm, tiny mature dwarf, w/o 

F+/F++

 $ 6.00

Sri Lanka

70-80mm, typical, w/o 

F++

 $ 4.00

Philippines

80-90mm, large & special, w/o 

F++

 $ 5.00

Semicassis granulata Born, 1778

Spain

50-55mm, checkerboard pattern 

F++

 $ 4.00

Florida

55-65mm, typical  

F++

 $ 5.00

Florida

over 65mm, large for species 

F++

 $ 6.00

Texas

55-65mm, heavy shell 

F++

 $ 4.00

Form centiquadrata, Panama

40-45mm, coarse sculpture, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Form centiquadrata, Mexico

over 50mm, typical, w/o 

F++

 $ 6.00

Form undulata, Spain

65-75mm, large & typical, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

North Africa

60-65mm, coarse sculpture w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

North Africa

over 70mm, rare this size 

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Semicassis inornata Pilsbry, 1895

Japan

40-45mm, typical 

F+/F++

currently sold out

Japan

55mm, pale shell 

F+/F++

currently sold out

Galeodea keyteri (Kilburn, 1975)

Madagascar

70-80mm, nice fresh specimens 

F++

 $ 20.00

Madagascar

over 80mm, giants 

F++

 $ 25.00

Echinophoria kurodai Abbott, 1968

Western Australia

under 60mm, pale orange, w/o 

F++

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

60-70mm, some with operc 

F++

 $ 30.00

Western Australia

60-70mm, some with operc 

F+/F++

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

over 70mm, large for species 

F++

 $ 45.00

Semicassis labiata Perry, 1811

form labiata, New South Wales

40-50mm, typical of species 

F++

 $ 10.00

form labiata, New South Wales

over 50mm, typical 

F++

 $ 15.00

Form collactea, New Zealand

under 60mm, mottled pattern, w/o 

F+

 $ 10.00

Form collactea, New Zealand

over 60mm, banded form 

F++

 $12.00

Form iheringi, Brazil

60mm, nice banded 

F+/F++

 $ 30.00

Form iredalei, South Africa

under 40mm, smallest of group 

F++

 $ 6.00

Form iredalei, South Africa

40-50mm, w/o 

F++

 $ 10.00

Form zeylanica, South Africa

30-40mm, heavy callous 

F+/F++

 $ 10.00

Form zeylanica, South Africa

40-50mm, typical

F+/F++

 $ 15.00

Form zeylanica, South Africa

50-60mm, very heavy shell

F+

 $ 20.00

Galeodea leucodoma Dall, 1907

Western Australia 

40-50mm, white & nodulose

F++

$ 145.00

Western Australia 

40-50mm, dead but very good

F+

$ 75.00

Sconsia lindae Petuch,1907

Honduras

50-60mm, nice fresh shells

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Columbia

over 60mm, large for species 

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Galeodea maccamleyi Ponder, 1883

Queensland 

25-30mm, typical

F++

 $ 25.00

Queensland 

over 30mm

F++

 $ 38.00

Semicassis microstoma Von Martens, 1903 

Natal, South Africa

60-70mm, typical

F+

 $ 25.00

Natal, South Africa

80-85mm, typical

F+/F++

currently sold out

Cassis nana Tennison - Woods 1879

Queensland

35-45mm, enzootic species

F++

 $ 6.00

Queensland

45-50 mm, enzootic

F++

 $ 10.00

Galeodea nipponica Sakurai & Habe, 1961

Western Australia

under 65mm, deep water trawled, w/o

F++

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

65-70mm, white & pustulose, w/o

F++

 $ 30.00

Semicassis pauciruge Menke, 1843

Western Australia

under 40mm, typical shell

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Western Australia

40-50mm

F++/GEM

 $ 38.00

Western Australia

50-60mm, rare this size

F++/GEM

 $ 45.00

Esperance, W. Australia

40-45mm, rare globose form, w/o

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Casmaria ponderosa Gmelin, 1791

Hawaii

35-40mm, interesting local form 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Western Australia

35-40mm, sparse banding 

F++/GEM 

 $ 5.00

Queensland

35-40mm with sparse banding 

F++

 $ 4.00

Queensland 

40-50mm, white with some spots 

F++

 $ 5.00

Solomon Islands

30-40mm, very heavy

F++

 $ 4.00

Form cernica, Somalia

40-50mm, local variant 

F+/F++

 $ 6.00

Form turgida, Philippines

50-60mm, large & colourful 

F++

 $ 6.00

Semicassis pyrum Lamarck, 1822

New Zealand

under70mm, w/o 

F+/F++

 $ 6.00

New Zealand

70-90mm, pale form

F+/F++

 $ 10.00

Form hamiltoni, New Zealand

45-55mm, smooth globose form, deep water 

F++

 $ 12.00

Tasmania

70-80mm, smooth globose form from deep water, w/o 

F+/F++

 $ 6.00

Form stadiale, Tasmania

60-70mm, red-brown dorsum

F++

 $ 10.00

Form stadiale, New South Wales

70-80mm 

F++

 $ 10.00

Form niveum, South Australia

under 60mm, pale & bulbous 

F+/F++ 

 $ 10.00

Form niveum, South Australia

over 60mm, typical 

F+/F++ 

 $ 15.00

Form niveum, South Australia

over 70mm, large for species 

F+/F++

 $ 20.00

Cassis rufa Linnaeus, 1758

Tanzania

100-120mm, large heavy fresh shells, spectacular red aperture & dorsum 

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Tanzania

over 120mm, very large heavy fresh, spectacular red aperture & dorsum 

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Tanzania

over 150mm, giant heavy fresh, spectacular red aperture & dorsum 

F++/GEM

 $ 45.00

Galeodea rugosa Linnaeus, 1758

North Africa

70-90mm, giants 

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Italy

60-70mm, typical, w/o 

F++ 

 $ 8.00

Spain

60-70mm, w/o

F+/F++

 $ 6.00

Semicassis saburon Bruguiere,1792

Senegal

under 50mm, typical globose form 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Senegal

over 50mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 7.00

Spain

50-70mm, heavy and nicely marked 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Semicassis semigranosum Lamarck, 1822

Tasmania

35-40mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Tasmania

40-45mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Semicassis sinuosum Verco, 1904 

South Australia

20-225mm, typical form 

F++ 

 $ 95.00

Form angustatum, Western Australia

20-25mm, flame form 

F++/GEM 

$ 95.00

Sconsia striata Lamarck,1816

Texas

50-55mm, banded pattern

F++

 $ 25.00

Cassis tenuis Wood, 1828

Mexico

under 100mm, lovely dark specimens 

F+/F++

 $ 60.00

Mexico

100-120mm, typical size and colour 

F+/F++

 $ 75.00

Mexico

over 120mm, large nice, fresh shells 

F+/F++

 $ 95.00

Cassis tessellata Gmelin, 1791

Angola

100-120mm, typical for species 

F+/F++

 $ 20.00

Senegal

35-50mm, small but mature 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Senegal

50-70mm, typical mid-sized mature specimen 

F++

 $ 8.00

Senegal

70-100mm, nice mature shells 

F++

 $ 12.00

Senegal

120-150mm, large colourful sp.

F+/F++

$ 35.00

Senegal

over 150mm, very large heavy shells 

F+/F++

 $ 55.00

Cassis testiculus Linnaeus, 1758

Martinique

40-50mm, dead but good 

F

 $ 3.00

Brazil

30-40mm, small for species 

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Brazil

40-50mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Brazil

over 50mm, very large for species 

F++

 $ 12.00

Semicassis thomsoni Brazier, 1875

Queensland

under 50mm, small but typical, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Queensland

50-60mm, small but typical, w/o 

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Queensland

60-70mm, typical

F++

 $ 10.00

Galeodea triganceae (Dell,1953)

New Zealand

25-35mm, typical white shell, nodulose, dead but very good 

Good

 $ 30.00

New Zealand

25-40mm, pink/white nodulose shells

F+/F++ 

$ 65.00

New Zealand

30-40m, typical   

F++

 $ 120.00

Semicassis umbilicata Pease,1861

Hawaii

30-35mm, fully mature dwarf form

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

Hawaii

50-55mm, typical 

F++/GEM

 $ 80.00

Hawaii

50-55mm, dead shell but good 

Good

 $ 25.00

Hawaii

75mm, super shell 

F++/GEM 

 $ 110.00

Semicassis westralis Kreipl, 1997 

N/W Western Australia

40-50mm, delicate species similar to pyrum

F++/GEM 

 $ 75.00

N/W Western Australia

40-50mm, delicate species similar to pyrum

F++ 

 $ 50.00

N/W Western Australia

50-60mm, dead shells with borer holes 

F+ 

 $ 30.00

Semicassis whitworthi Abbott,1958

Western Australia

55-65mm, very rare now 

F+/F++

 $ 110.00

Western Australia

55-65mm, dead shells with borer holes 

Dead

 $ 25.00

Echinophoria wyvillei Watson, 1886

Western Australia

80-100mm, more globose than Philippines shells

F++/GEM 

 $ 20.00

This list will be updated regularly…

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