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CONIDAE A - K

Pricelist Conidae 1, updated 03-06-08 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

 (NOTE: No further discounts applicable to already discounted WHOLESALE OFFERS)

References: "MANUAL OF THE LIVING CONIDAE" - Vol 1, 1995 Roeckel, Korn & Kohn, abbreviated here as: (C, Plate/Nr.)

Form & Locality:

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

Grading:

 Prices in AUD

Conus abbas Hwass, 1792

Indonesia

40-45mm, tented pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Indonesia

45-50mm, tented pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus abbreviatus Reeve, 1843

Hawaii

under 25mm, blue/grey with brown spiral dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Hawaii

25-30mm, blue/grey with brown spiral dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Hawaii

over 30mm, blue/grey with brown spiral dashes, very large for species

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus acuminatus Hwass, 1792

Djibouti

30-35mm, dark brown to black with white triangles

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Djibouti

over 35mm, dark with white triangles and  angular shoulder, large

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Conus acutangulus Lamarck, 1810

Indonesia

18-20mm, brown mottled and heavily grooved

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Indonesia

20-25mm, brown mottled and heavily grooved

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus aemulus Reeve, 1844

Senegal

30-35mm, mottled grey & brown

F++/GEM

$ 12.00

Senegal

35-40mm, mottled grey & brown

F++/GEM

$ 20.00

Senegal

40-45mm, mottled grey & brown - very large for species 

F++/GEM

$ 22.00

Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791

Broome, W. Australia

35-40mm, variations in pattern and colour, typical

GEM

 $ 3.00

Broome, W. Australia

40-45mm, variations in pattern and colour, typical

GEM

 $ 4.00

Broome, W. Australia

45-50mm, large

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Broome, W. Australia

over 50mm, rare this size

F++

 $ 6.00

Wholesale offer

35-45mm, variety of patterns, nice selection of 5 typical W.A. specimens

F++

 $ 10.00

Queensland, Australia

45-50mm, pale colours. (C, Plate 15/5)

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus acutimarginatus Sowerby II, 1866

Aruba

12-15mm, stout cream shells with fine but busy tan pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849

Indonesia

25-35mm, dead but representative

dead

 $ 40.00

Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791

India

under 60mm, tented pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

India

over 60mm, large & spectacular

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

India

over 80mm, giant for species, spectacular

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

form castaneofasciata, Thailand

50-70mm, spectacular pattern of white diamonds on brown blackground

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus ammiralis  Linnaeus, 1758

Philippines

30-40mm, super colour and patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Philippines

40-50mm, super colour and patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Queensland

40-50mm, very large for species

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Conus anabathrum  Crosse, 1865

Florida

30-40mm, was called floridianus, tall spired sp. with brown banding

F++

 $ 10.00

Florida

30-40mm, was called floridianus, tall spire & brown banding, dead but good

F/F+

 $ 3.00

Conus andamanensis E. A. Smith

Philippines

25-30mm, white with bands of brown spots

F++/GEM

$ 25.00

Conus anemone Lamarck, 1810  Note: Exceptionally variable in colour, ranging from Broome, North-West W. Australia - to Victoria in the South-East of Australia

Form novaehollandiae, Broome, W.A

30-35mm, very variable patterns and colours

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Form novaehollandiae, Broome, W.A

35-40mm, very variable patterns and colours

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Form novaehollandiae, Broome, W.A

40-50mm, very variable patterns and colours

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Wholesale offer, f. novaehollandiae, Broome

25-30mm, typical variety of colours and patterns, nice selection of 10 sp

F++

 $ 12.00

S/W Western Australia

30-35mm, typical W.A. specimens, large range of colours, some w/o

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

S/W Western Australia

25-30mm,  typical W.A. specimens, large range of colours, some w/o

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Wholesale offer

30-40mm, range of colours and patterns, nice selection of 10 typical S/W W. Australian sp

F++

 $ 25.00

Form compressus, Port Lincoln, S. Australia

35-40mm, sharp keel on shoulder

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus angasi Tyron, 1883

Form advertex, Queensland, Australia

32-34mm, (C, Plate 60/20)

F+/F++

 $  30.00

Conus aplustre Reeve, 1843

New South Wales

18-20mm, typical banded form

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

New South Wales

Over 20mm, typical banded form

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus arcuatus Broderip & Sowerby, 1829

Western Mexico

30-40mm, tall spired white shells with tan pattern on body whorl

F++

 $ 6.00

Conus araneosus Lightfoot, 1786

Form nicobaricus, Indonesia

45-50mm, typical for this form

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Form  araneosus, India

Under 60mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Form  araneosus, India

over 60mm, large

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus archon Broderip, 1833

Panama

under 50mm, typical

F++

 $ 10.00

Panama

50-59mm, spectacular patterns

F+/F++

 $ 15.00

Panama

60-70mm, very large

F+/F++

 $ 25.00

Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792

Western Australia

30-40mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 2.00

Western Australia

40-45mm, dark for species, always some growth lines

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Mauritius

40-45mm, large & very spotted

F++

 $ 3.00

form  aequipunctatus, Red Sea

50-60mm, busy fine spots, giants for this species

F++

 $ 15.00

Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1843

Oman

25-30mm, blue-grey shells with mottled brown pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Oman

over 30mm, blue-grey shells with mottled brown pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971

Philippines

60-70mm, with brown pattern, tall & elegant shell

F++

 $ 20.00

Conus asiaticus Da Motta, 1985

Taiwan

30-40mm, mostly white with some tan, heavily ribbed

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Taiwan

40-50mm, mostly white with some tan, heavily ribbed

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus ateralbus Kiener, 1845

Cape Verde Islands

35-40mm, broad solid Cone with brown & white pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Cape Verde Islands

40-45mm, broad solid Cone with brown & white pattern - very large

F++/GEM

 $ 35.00

Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1849

Martinique

20-22mm, slender & elegant with pale orange pattern on cream/pink shells

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus attractus Tomlin, 1937

Brazil

35mm, white and sculptured

F+

 $ 20.00

Conus augur (Lightfoot, 1786)

Sri Lanka

60-65mm, typical pattern

F++

 $ 20.00

Tanzania

under 60mm, typical pattern

F++

 $ 15.00

Conus aulicus Linnaeus, 1758

Indonesia

80-90mm, good colour and large variety of patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Indonesia

90-100mm, giant shells with various patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Western Australian form

80-90mm, spaced pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Solomon Islands

75-85mm, typical pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus auriconus Hwass, 1792

Madagascar

30-32mm, typical for this locality, ground lips

F/F+

 $ 15.00

Indonesia

40-50mm, good colours

F++

 $ 25.00

Conus aurisiacus Linnaeus, 1758

Sulawesi, Indonesia

40-50mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Conus australis Holten, 1802

Japan

50-60mm, typical form

F++

 $ 5.00

Taiwan

60-70mm, typical form

F++

 $ 6.00

Conus axelrodi  Walls, 1978

Philippines

15-20mm, bright orange pink shells, inflated body whorl

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus baccatus Sowerby, 1876

Panama

18-20mm, grey with brown blotches - pustulose

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Panama

20-22mm, grey with brown blotches - pustulose

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Panama

over 22mm, giants

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus bandanus Hwass, 1792

Western Australia

45-55mm, typical form

F++

 $ 3.00

Western Australia

60-70mm, typical

F++

 $ 6.00

Western Australia

70-80mm, large

F++

 $ 10.00

Western Australia

over 80mm, very large

F++

 $ 20.00

Tanzania

70-80mm, differs from Eastern Indian Ocean form

F++

 $ 5.00

Tanzania

80-90mm, differs from Eastern Indian Ocean form

F++

 $ 8.00

Conus barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861

Christmas Island

53mm, exceptionally rare from here

F++/GEM

 $ 120.00

Reunion Island

50-60mm, orange with black dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 40.00

Reunion Island

60-65mm, orange with black dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 45.00

Reunion Island

65-70mm, orange with black dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

Conus bayani Jousseaume, 1872

India

40-50mm, elegant, elongate shells, brown banding

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

India

50-60mm, elegant, elongate shells, brown banding

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus bengalensis (Okutani,1868)

Thailand

80-90mm, typical shell with growth flaw

F+/F++

 $ 35.00

Thailand

over 90mm, super shell

F++/GEM

 $ 100.00

Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Tanzania

under 90mm, super yellow with black spots

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Tanzania

over 90mm, giant sp. rare in good condition

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Tanzania

over 100mm, super large shells, very  rare in good condition

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus biliosus (Roeding, 1798)

Queensland, Australia

35-40mm, was called parvulus

F++

 $ 5.00

Conus boeticus Reeve, 1843

Indonesia

20-25mm, variable colours and patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

form ruppellii, Philippines

20-30mm, dark chocolate brown form

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Conus bougei Sowerby III, 1907

New Caledonia

15-18mm, various colours

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus broderipi Reeve, 1843

Philippines

30-35mm, inflated, white with brown blotches

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Philippines

35-40mm, inflated, white with brown blotches

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus bruguieresi Kiener, 1845

Senegal

30-35mm, dark grey/black with central band and white flecks

F++/GEM

 $ 22.00

Conus brunneus Wood, 1828

Panama

35-45mm, dark chocolate with some white

F++

 $ 5.00

Mexico

30-35mm, typical

F++

 $ 5.00

Conus bulbus Reeve, 1843

Angola

15-20mm, dramatic longitudinal stripes

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Conus bullatus Linnaeus,1758

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

55-60mm, very dark red pattern, with operc

GEM

 $ 40.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

60-63mm, large and spectacular, with operc

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

Papua New Guinea

50-55mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Philippines

50-60mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Philippines

53mm, dead with borer hole

Good

 $ 3.00

Conus californicus Reeve, 1844

California

20-25mm, bulbous form

F++

 $ 4.00

California

over 25mm, bulbous form, large

F++

 $ 5.00

California

over 30mm, bulbous form, very large

F++

 $ 8.00

Conus canonicus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792

Mozambique

40-45mm, spectacular patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Solomon Islands

30-40mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus capitanellus Fulton, 1938

Philippines

25-30mm, variable petterns

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758

Queensland

50-60mm, broad and striking

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Queensland

60-65mm, typical pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Queensland

65-75mm, typical pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus catus Bruguiere, 1792

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

under 35mm, very dark to black form

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

35-40mm, brown/black with central band

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Queensland, Australia

35-38mm, brown mottled pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Conus centurio Born, 1780

Brazil

40-44mm, typical with bands, w/o

F++/GEM

 $ 35.00

Conus chaldaeus (Roeding, 1798)

Western Australia

25-30mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Western Australia

30-35mm, typical and very heavy

F++

 $ 4.00

Clipperton Island

30-35mm, very rare location from central Pacific

F++

 $ 5.00

Conus characteristicus Fischer, 1807

Philippines

50-55mm, dark patterns, but typical

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Philippines

55-60mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus cholmondeleyi Melvill, 1900

East Africa

40mm, busy textile pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 50.00

Conus chusaki Da Motta, 1978

India

50-60mm, pale purple/lavender with brown flecks

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Thailand

50-60mm, pale purple/lavender with brown flecks

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus circumactus Iredale, 1929

Queensland, Australia

45mm, typical for species

F++

 $ 55.00

Conus circumcisus Born, 1778

Indonesia

30-50mm, very colourful and variable, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Indonesia

50-60mm, very colourful, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Indonesia

60-80mm, very colourful, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus clarki Rehder & Abbot,1951

Gulf Of Mexico

44mm, "growthy" as usual

F/F+

 $ 250.00

Conus clarus E. A. Smith, 1881

Western Australia

under 25mm, white or tan 

F++

 $ 6.00

Western Australia

25-30mm, white shells

F++

 $ 12.00

Western Australia

30-35mm, white shells

F++

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

30-35mm, some with pink & tan

F++

 $ 35.00

Conus cocceus Reeve, 1843

Western Australia

20-25mm, white or typical

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Western Australia

20-25mm, orange & red shells

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Western Australia

25-30mm, white 

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Western Australia

25-30mm, orange shells

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Western Australia

30-35mm, white 

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Western Australia

35-40mm, white 

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

40mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Western Australia

over 40mm, orange shells

F++

 $ 65.00

Wholesale offer

20-25mm, typical colour range, nice selection of 10 WA specimens

F++

 $ 40.00

Conus coccineus Gmelin, 1791

Papua New Guinea

30-45mm, lovely orange/brown with central band

F++

 $ 10.00

Philippines

Over 45mm, dark brown form

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus coelinae Crosse, 1858

New Caledonia

60mm, harder to get now

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus coffeae Gmelin, 1791

Indonesia

20-25mm, good clear pattern

F++

 $ 5.00

Indonesia

20-35mm, grey/blue with dark pattern

F++

 $ 6.00

Indonesia

35-40mm, grey/blue with dark pattern, very large for this species

F++

 $ 18.00

Conus colmani Roeckel & Korn, 1990

Queensland

35-38mm, busy patterned form

F++

 $ 20.00

Queensland

35-45mm, busy pattern with vertical orange lines, dead but good

dead

 $ 6.00

Conus consors Sowerby I, 1833

Solomon Islands

35-45mm, yellow banded form

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Philippines

45-50mm, low spired form

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

form pohlianus, Philippines