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CONIDAE A - K

Pricelist Conidae 1, updated 05-01-13 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

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

References: "MANUAL OF THE LIVING CONIDAE" - Vol 1, 1995 by Roeckel et al (C, Plate/Nr.) & "A CONCHOLOGICAL ICONOGRAPHY - The Family Conidae" by Monteiro et al (Year, 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 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 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++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Wholesale offer

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

F++

 $ 15.00

Queensland, Australia

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

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus aculeiformis Reeve, 1844

India

30-35mm, tall spired graceful shell with mottled brown pattern

F++

$ 15.00

Conus acutimarginatus Sowerby II, 1866

Aruba

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

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

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

$ 25.00

Conus alabaster Reeve, 1849

Indonesia

25-35mm, dead but representative

dead

 $ 40.00

Conus alconnelli Da Motta, 1986

South Africa

30-35mm, super yellow / orange specimens

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

South Africa

40-50mm, super yellow / orange specimens

dead

$ 15.00

Conus algoensis Sowerby I & II, 1834

form  agulhasi, South Africa

20-25mm, blue/cream coloured with single band of pale orange on shoulder

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

form scitulus, South Africa

20-30mm, blue/cream coloured with single band of brown on shoulder, spots on body whorl

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

form scitulus, South Africa

20-30mm, blue/cream coloured with single band of brown on shoulder, spots on body whorl

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

form simplex, South Africa

20-30mm, elegant cone with wavy vertical lines of brown on a cream/blue background

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

form simplex, South Africa

20-30mm, elegant cone with wavy vertical lines of brown on a cream/blue background

dead

$ 4.00

Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791

India

under 60mm, tented pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

India

over 70mm, 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 ambiguus  Reeve, 1844

Gabon

25-35mm, variable species, usually yellow/cream with orange vertical bands

F++

 $ 15.00

Gabon

35-45mm, variable species, usually yellow/cream with orange vertical bands

F++

 $ 20.00

Conus ammiralis  Linnaeus, 1758

Philippines

30-40mm, super colour and patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Philippines

40-50mm, super colour and patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Philippines

50-60mm, large for this species

F++/GEM

$ 8.00

Queensland

40-50mm, very large for QLD location

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus amphiurgus  Dall, 1889

form juliae Florida

30-40mm, dark orange shells

F++

 $ 30.00

form juliae Florida

25-50mm, variable colours. Dead but representative

Dead

 $ 10.00

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

20-25mm, 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

28-30mm, (C, Plate 60/20)

F+/F++

 $  30.00

Conus aphrodite Petuch, 1979

Philippines

15-20mm, tall tapered Cone with a busy pattern of brown, tan and cream 

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Conus aplustre Reeve, 1843

New South Wales 

15-20mm, typical banded form

F++ 

 $ 15.00

New South Wales

Over 20mm, typical banded form

F++

 $ 20.00

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

 $ 8.00

Form  araneosus, India

over 60mm, large

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

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 arcuatus Broderip & Sowerby, 1829

Western Mexico

25-30mm, tall spired shells with brown blotches on cream body  

F++/GEM

$ 5.00

Western Mexico

40-45mm, tall spired shells with brown blotches on cream body  

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

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

20-30mm, very spotted

F++

 $ 5.00

form  aequipunctatus, Red Sea 

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

F++

 $ 15.00

Conus ardisiaceus Kiener, 1843 

Oman

20-25mm, blue-grey shells with mottled brown pattern

F++

 $ 25.00

Oman

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

F++

 $ 30.00

Conus articulatus Sowerby III, 1873 

Philippines

18-22mm, variable colours, tall spired graceful shells

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Conus armadillo Shikama, 1971

Philippines

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

F++

 $ 12.00

Conus artoptus Sowerby I, 1833 

Queensland, Australia

30-40mm, slender shells with mottled brown banding on body whorl  

F++

$ 30.00

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

 $ 20.00

Cape Verde Islands

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

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Conus attenuatus Reeve, 1849

Martinique

18-20mm, slender & elegant with pale orange pattern on cream/pink shells

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus attractus Tomlin, 1937

Brazil

35mm, white and sculptured

F+

 $ 20.00

Conus augur (Lightfoot, 1786)

Tanzania

over 50mm, typical pattern

F++

 $ 20.00

Tanzania

under 45-50mm, 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 aureus Hwass, 1792

Philippines

55-65mm, super tented pattern with white triangles and red/brown background

F++/GEM

$ 60.00

Philippines

45-55mm, super tented pattern with white triangles and red/brown background

F++/GEM

$ 45.00

Philippines

45-55mm, super tented pattern with white triangles and red/brown background

F+/F++

$ 20.00

form palucciae,  Maldives

40-50mm, rare slender Indian Ocean form

F++/GEM

$ 45.00

form palucciae,  Maldives

40-50mm, rare slender Indian Ocean form

F+/F++

$ 25.00

Conus auricomus Hwass, 1792

Madagascar

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

F/F+

 $ 10.00

Indonesia

30-40mm, 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

 $ 5.00

Conus baccatus Sowerby, 1876

Panama

18-20mm, grey with brown blotches - pustulose

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Panama

20-22mm, grey with brown blotches - pustulose

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Panama

over 22mm, giants

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Conus baileyi Rockel & Da Motta, 1979

Solomon Islands

18-22mm, nicely speckled cone with bands of tan. Very sharp shoulder

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Solomon Islands

22-25mm, nicely speckled cone with bands of tan. Very sharp shoulder

F++/GEM

$ 20.00

Conus balteatus Sowerby, 1833

Madagascar

35-40mm slate grey background with two brown bands

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

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

60-70mm, differs from Eastern Indian Ocean form

F++

 $ 5.00

Tanzania

70-80mm, differs from Eastern Indian Ocean form

F++

 $ 8.00

Conus barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861

Christmas Island

50-65mm, exceptionally rare from here

F++/GEM

 $ 120.00

Reunion Island

50-60mm, orange with black dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 45.00

Reunion Island

60-65mm, orange with black dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

Reunion Island

65-70mm, orange with black dashes

F++/GEM

 $ 60.00

Conus bartschi Hanna & Strong, 1949

West Panama

40-50mm cream/white shells with large brown blotches

F++

 $ 15.00

West Panama

50-60mm, rare this size

F++

 $ 20.00

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

form neoroseus  Philippines 

30-40mm, pale shells with coronated spire

F++

$ 12.00

Conus blandfordianus Crosse, 1867 

Palawan Philippines

20-25mm, white shells with brown spots

F++/GEM

$ 5.00

Palawan Philippines

25-30mm, white shells with brown spots

F++/GEM

$ 7.00

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 bruguierei 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++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Panama

45-55mm, very large for species

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Mexico

30-35mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Conus bulbus Reeve, 1843

Angola

15-20mm, dramatic longitudinal stripes

F+/F++

 $ 15.00

Conus bullatus Linnaeus,1758

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

50-55mm,  dark red pattern 

GEM

 $ 40.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

55-60mm, large and spectacular 

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

Papua New Guinea

50-55mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Philippines

45-50mm, typical

F++/GEM 

 $ 10.00

Philippines

45-50mm, dead with borer hole

Good

 $ 3.00

Conus cacao Ferrario, 1983 

Senegal

22-25mm, tan/brown with bands of white spots 

F++/GEM

$ 8.00

Senegal

25-30mm, tan/brown with bands of white spots 

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Conus californicus Reeve, 1844

California

20-24mm, bulbous form

F++

 $ 4.00

California

24-28mm, bulbous form, large

F++

 $ 5.00

California

over 28mm, bulbous form, very large - rare this size 

F++

 $ 10.00

Conus cancellatus Hwass, 1792 

Gulf of Mexico, Texas

30-40mm, white shells with concave body whorl

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Gulf of Mexico, Texas

40-45mm, white shells with concave body whorl

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Gulf of Mexico, Texas

40-45mm, white shells with concave body whorl

F++/GEM

 $ 18.00

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 patterns

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 cardinalis Hwass, 1792

Honduras

15-20mm, robust pink/orange species with strong spiral ribs and central band

F++/GEM

$ 55.00

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

30-35mm, brown mottled pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Conus cedonulli Linnaeus, 1758

form cedonulli, Lesser Antilles

40-45mm, lovely dark shells with discrete patches of blue/white spots & stripes

F++/GEM

 $ 75.00

form dominicanus, Grenadines

40-45mm, with patches of orange on cream, w/o

F++

$ 30.00

form curassaviensis, Curacao

40-50mm, predominantly orange with blue/white bands and patches, representative, w/o

F/F+

$ 20.00

form mappa,  Tosago

54mm, very broad with very busy pattern

F++

 $ 75.00

Conus centurio Born, 1780

Brazil

40-44mm, typical with bands, of brown &  yellow on white

F++

 $ 25.00

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 chiangi Azuma, 1972

Philippines

16-18mm, dramatic species with coronet of spines on spire

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus cholmondeleyi Melvill, 1900

East Africa

40mm, busy textile pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 50.00

Conus chusaki Da Motta, 1978

Thailand

40-50mm, pale purple/lavender with brown flecks

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Thailand

40-50mm, pale purple/lavender with brown flecks

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus cinereus Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792

form typical, Indonesia

40-50mm, broad sp. with dark brown banding on pink / grey / purple

F++/GEM 

$ 6.00

form gabrieli, Philippines

40-50mm, more slender than typical form, sparse banding on grey

F++/GEM

$ 4.00

form bernardi, Philippines

35-40mm, super pink shells with orange spotting in bands

F++/GEM

$ 25.00

Conus circumactus Iredale, 1929

Queensland, Australia

45-55mm, very variable from here - some with distinct pustules on anterior body whorl

F++

 $ 30.00

Philippines

30-40mm, broad shells with two bands of orange on white, with purple anterior

F++

$ 12.00

Philippines

40-45mm, broad shells with two bands of orange on white, with purple anterior

F++

$ 20.00

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 clerii Reeve, 1844

Brazil

35-45mm, tall angular shell with bands of brown on white

F++/GEM

$ 25.00

Brazil

over 45mm, tall angular shell with bands of brown on white

F++/GEM

$ 40.00

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

over 40mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

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

30-40mm, lovely orange/brown with central band

F++

 $ 10.00

Philippines

Over 40mm, variable range of colours

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Conus coelinae Crosse, 1858

New Caledonia

50-70mm, harder to get now

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

New Caledonia

over 70mm, harder to get now, with purple anterior 

F++/GEM

 $ 35.00

Conus coffeae Gmelin, 1791

Indonesia

20-25mm, good clear pattern

F++

 $ 5.00

Indonesia

25-35mm, 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 collisus Reeve, 1849

India

35-45mm variable patterns of orange on white

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Conus colmani Roeckel & Korn, 1990

Queensland

25-35mm, busy patterned form

F++

 Currently sold out

Queensland

25-35mm, busy pattern with vertical orange lines, dead but good

dead 

 $ 6.00

Conus comatosa Pilsbry, 1904

Philippines

30-40mm, tall, elegant cone with tan spots and blotches on white

F++/GEM

$ 8.00

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

30mm, white shells

F+/F++

 $ 12.00

Philippines

60-70mm, (C 19/8)

F++

 $ 10.00

Conus convolutus Sowerby II, 1857-58

Mozambique

50-60mm, similar to C. omaria

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus coronatus Gmelin, 1791 

Western Australia

25-30mm, typical

F++

 $ 2.00

Queensland

30-35mm, brown or pale green bands 

F++

 $ 3.00

Indonesia 

25-30m, variable patterns

F++

 $ 2.00

Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1816

Solomon Islands

30-35mm, lovely orange cone with white triangles

F++/GEM

$ 25.00

Solomon Islands

35-45mm, lovely orange cone with white triangles

F++/GEM

$ 40.00

Conus cumingii Reeve, 1848

Thailand

38mm, typical pattern, w/o

F++/GEM

Currently sold out

Conus cuneolus Reeve, 1848

Cape Verde Islands

20-25mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus cuvieri Crosse,  1858

Djibouti

30-35mm ,thin inflated species, mottled brown

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Djibouti

35-40mm, thin inflated species, mottled brown

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Conus cyanostoma A. Adams, 1854

Queensland

15-18mm, predominantly grey with brown pattern

F++/GEM

$ 20.00

Conus cylindraceus Broderip & Sowerby, 1833

Solomon Islands

15mm, delicate slim brown shells

F+

 $ 12.00

Conus dalli Stearns, 1930

West Panama

Under 40mm, nicely tented cone

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

West Panama

40-45mm, nicely tented cone

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

West Panama

45-50mm, nicely tented cone

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

West Panama

over 50mm, super giant shell

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Conus daphne Boivin, 1846

Philippines

30-35mm, very rounded shoulders.

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus damottai Travao. 1979

Form galeao Cape Verde Islands

16-18mm small shell with pale tan spots on grey/blue background

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus dampierensis Coomans & Filmer, 1985 

Western Australia

under 25mm, nicely striped with brown

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Western Australia

over 25mm, nicely striped with brown

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus daucus Hwass, 1792

Curacao

30-40mm, lovely orange shells with pale central band

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Curacao

40-50mm, lovely orange shells with pale central band

F+/F++

 $ 20.00

Curacao

50-55mm, lovely orange shells with pale central band - giant for species

F+/F++

 $ 28.00

Conus dayriti Roeckel & DaMotta, 1983

Philippines

18-22mm, pale lavener background with brown/tan blotches

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Conus delanoyi Trovao, 1979

Cape Verde Islands

16-20mm, broad sp. with fine brown pattern over white background

F++/GEM 

 $ 10.00

Cape Verde Islands

20-25mm, broad sp. with fine brown pattern over white background

F++/GEM 

 $ 15.00

Conus delessertii Recluz, 1843

Florida

40-50mm, orange banded with brown spots

F+/F++

 $ 10.00

Florida

40-50mm, orange banded with brown spots

F++

 $ 15.00

Florida

50-60mm, orange banded with brown spots

F+

 $ 15.00

Florida

50-60mm, orange banded with brown spots

F++

 $ 22.00

Conus derrubado Rolan & Fernandas in Rolan, 1990

Cape Verde Islands

22-24mm, broad shells with tan pattern on slate grey background

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Conus diadema Sowerby I & II, 1834 

Mexico

under 30mm, typical for species

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Mexico

30-35mm, typical to large for species

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Mexico

over 35mm, large for species

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus dictator Melvill, 1898

India

30-35mm, pale bands of tan and brown

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

India

over 35mm, pale bands of tan and brown

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus distans Hwass 1792  

Western Australia

50-65mm, banded shells with coronated spires

F++

 $ 3.00

Western Australia

65-85mm, banded shells with coronated spires

F++

$ 5.00

Hawaii

80-85mm, typical but unusual location

F++

 $ 10.00

Conus dorreensis Peron, 1807

Western Australia

20-30mm, with and without black pencil line

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Western Australia

30-35mm, with periostricum intact

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Western Australia

35-40mm, large for species

F++

 $ 12.00

Conus dusaveli (H. Adams, 1872)

Philippines

60-70mm, dark tan / brown pattern on orange background

F++/GEM

 $ 45.00

Philippines

70-75mm, typical shell

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

Philippines

75-85mm, typical shell

F++/GEM

 $ 70.00

Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758

Queensland

20-25mm, typical 

F++

 $ 2.00

Queensland

25-30mm, typical, some with perio

F++

 $ 3.00

Queensland

30-35mm, dark striking pattern

F++

 $ 4.00

Indonesia

35-40mm, large and striking

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Hawaii 

30-35mm, very dramatic black tessellated banding

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Clipperton Island, Eastern Pacific 

30-35mm, dramatic shells from rare location

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Conus eburneus Hwass, 1792

form polyglotta, Philippines

30-40mm, very dark to black pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Queensland 

40-50mm, typical form

F++

 $ 3.00

Queensland

over 50mm, typical but very large

F+/F++

 $ 5.00

Conus echinophilus Petuch, 1975

West Africa

10-16mm, small robust brown cone with central band

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus emaciatus Reeve, 1849

Queensland

30-40mm, typical pale yellow shells

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Queensland

over 40mm, typical pale yellow shells

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Conus encaustus Kiener, 1846

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

20-24mm, nicely coronated

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

over 24mm, distinctive pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

over 30mm, as above

F++

 $ 30.00

Conus episcopatus Da Motta, 1982 

Philippines

50-55mm, typical 

F++/GEM 

 $ 6.00

Philippines

55-60mm, typical

F++/GEM 

 $ 12.00

Conus ermineus Born, 1780

West Africa

30-40mm, stout Cone with mottled brown on grey background

F++/GEM

$ 5.00

West Africa

50-60mm, stout Cone with mottled brown on grey background

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

West Africa

60-70mm, stout Cone with mottled brown on grey background - very large for species

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Conus ernesti Petuch, 1990

Panama (Atlantic coast)

25-30mm, angular shells with small orange/brown marks in bands

F++/GEM

$ 25.00

Panama (Atlantic coast)

30-35mm, angular shells with small orange/brown marks in bands

F++/GEM

$ 35.00

Conus erythraeensis Reeve, 1843

Aden

15-20mm, sparse pattern with pink interior

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus eucoronatus Sowerby III, 1903

South Africa

25-30mm, super live taken shells, heavy granulose sculpture

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

South Africa

25-30mm,  heavy granulose species, dead but very good

dead

 $ 8.00

Conus eugrammatus Bartsch & Rehder, 1943

Philippines

20-25mm, short, broad sp. with orange/tan pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Philippines

25-30mm, short, broad sp. with orange/tan pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Conus evorai Monteiro, Fernandes & Rolan, 1995  

Cape Verde Islands

15-18mm, low spired brown sp. with very fine cream markings

F++/GEM

$ 20.00

Conus exiguus Lamarck, 1810

New Caledonia

22-24mm, brown with white patches

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Conus eximius Reeve, 1849

India

28-32mm, broad white cones with brown blotches in bands

F++/GEM

$ 5.00

Conus fantasmalis Rolan, 1990  

Cape Verde Islands

18-22mm, striking dark brown with central band of pale flashes

F++/GEM

$ 25.00

Conus fergusoni Sowerby, 1873

West Panama

45-55mm, banded white and orange

F++

 $ 6.00

West Panama

55-65mm, white when adult

F++

 $ 10.00

West Panama

Over 65mm, large for species

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

West Panama

Over 80mm, always white this size

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus ferrugineus Hwass, 1792 

Queensland

40-50mm, yellow shells with darker bands, brown anterior, no purple blotch inside anterior canal

F++/GEM

$ 4.00

Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758

Philippines

40-50mm, dark chocolate brown

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Queensland, Australia

over 50mm, typical large specimen

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Conus fischoederi Rockel and Da Motta, 1983

Philippines

20-25mm, Predominantly orange with white blotches

F++/GEM 

$ 5.00

Conus flavescens Sowerby, 1834

Florida

20-25mm, slim cone, pale yellow or white, dead but good

dead

$ 3.00

Conus flavidus Lamarck, 1810

Israel

35-40mm, unusual location.

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Hawaii

30-40mm, typical forms with yellow and white bands

F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Queensland

35-40mm, more orange

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Conus flavus Roeckel, 1985

Philippines

40-50mm yellow/orange shells, some with darker pattern. Dark orange aperture

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Philippines

over 50mm yellow/orange shells, some with darker pattern. Dark orange aperture

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Conus floccatus Sowerby, 1841

Solomon Islands

40-50mm, dead but typical shells with nice pattern

Good

$ 25.00

Solomon Islands

35-50mm, super shells with variable patterns

F++/GEM

$ 75.00

Conus floridulus Adams & Reeve, 1849

Solomon Islands

15-20mm, smooth form with purple anterior

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Philippines 

30-40mm, heavily pustulose form with orange bands & purple anterior canal

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus frigidus Reeve, 1848

Queensland

30-35mm, typical for species

F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Conus fulmen Reeve, 1843 

Japan

48mm, dead shell, filed lip

F

 $ 6.00

Japan

30-50mm, very variable shells

F++/GEM

 $ 40.00

Japan

over 50mm, variable pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 55.00

form kira, Japan

50-55mm, unpatterned form

F+/F++

 $ 38.00

Conus fumigatus Hwass, 1792

form excavatus, Djibouti

35-40mm, typical but slightly polished with good lip

F/F+

 $ 10.00

Conus furvus Reeve, 1843

Philippines

40-50mm, cream (lignarius) form

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Philippines

40-50mm, many colours, incl. orange & yellow

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Philippines

40-45mm, white form

GEM

 $ 6.00

Conus garciae Da Motta, 1982

Honduras

40-50mm, orange / yellow shells with tall spire

F++

$ 25.00

Honduras

50-60mm, orange / yellow shells with tall spire

F++

$ 35.00

Conus garywilsoni Lorenz & Morrison, 2003 Note: A newly named species from Western Australia

N-W Western Australia

13-15mm, newly described sp

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

N-W Western Australia

15-17mm, newly described sp

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus gauguini Richard & Salvat, 1974  Note: This spectacular cone is enzootic to the Marquesas Islands 

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

40-45mm, predominately pink and peach coloured

F++/GEM

 $ 180.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

45-50mm, predominately pink and peach coloured

F++/GEM

 $ 220.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

50-55mm, predominately pink and peach coloured

F++/GEM

 $ 250.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

55-60mm, typical, with operc

F++/GEM

 $ 300.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

60-65mm, typical, with operc

F++/GEM

 $ 360.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

60-70mm, typical shells with obvious flaws

F/F+

$ 200.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

65-70mm, stunning size and colours, with operc

F++/GEM

 $ 400.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

over 70mm, rare this size and condition, with operc

F++/GEM

 $ 480.00

Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758

Queensland

70-80mm, typical striking patterns

F++

 $ 4.00

Queensland

80-100mm, with striking patterns, large

F++

 $ 6.00

Queensland

over 100mm, with striking patterns, rare this size

F++

 $ 10.00

Conus generalis Linnaeus, 1767

Australia

70-80mm, giant shell

F++

 $ 25.00

Indonesia

40-45mm, typical shells

F++

 $ 3.00

Indonesia

60-70mm, typical shells

F++

 $ 6.00

Western Australia

40-50mm, bright orange form, no central band

F++

 $ 20.00

Western Australia

40-50mm, bright orange form, no central band

F+

 $ 9.00

Conus genuanus Linnaeus, 1758

Senegal

45-50mm, typical, striking, banded pattern

F++

 $ 20.00

Senegal 

35-45mm, typical, striking, banded pattern

F++

 $ 12.00

Conus gilvus Reeve, 1849

Solomon Islands

20-24mm, tan/brown with narrow central band

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Conus gladiator Broderip, 1833

Mexico

under 25mm, typical for species

F++

 $ 3.00

Mexico

over 25mm, large

F++

 $ 5.00

Conus glans Hwass, 1792

Solomon Islands

20-30mm, variable colours but typical shapes

F++

 $ 4.00

Conus glaucus Linnaeus, 1758 

Philippines

under 45mm, small squat form

F++ 

 $ 4.00

Philippines

over 45mm, heavy and large for species

F++ 

 $ 6.00

Conus gloriamaris Chemnitz, 1777

Philippines

under 70mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

$ 50.00

Philippines

60-80mm, very fine pattern

F+/F++

 $ 36.00

Philippines

70-80mm, variable beautiful patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 75.00

Philippines

80-90mm, variable and large 

F++/GEM

 $ 90.00

Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875

South Africa

60-70mm, large cream coloured specimens, never GEM

F++

$ 65.00

South Africa

70-80mm, large cream coloured specimens, never GEM

F+/F++

$ 75.00

Conus gradatus Wood, 1828

Mexico

40-45mm, typical for species

F++

 $ 10.00

Mexico

35-40mm, typical for species

F++

 $ 6.00

Conus granarius Kiener, 1845

Colombia

over 50mm, very fine pattern of tan spots in spiral bands - very large for species

F+/F++

$ 55.00

Colombia

30-40mm, fine brown spots in bands

F++

$ 25.00

Colombia

40-50mm, fine brown spots in bands

F++

$ 35.00

Conus grangeri Sowerby III,1900

Philippines

61mm, dead but good, large for species

Good

currently sold out

Conus granulatus Linnaeus, 1758

Aruba

30-35mm, dead but representative

Good

 $ 30.00

Conus gubernator Hwass, 1792

Tanzania

60-70mm, predominantly white with few brown blotches

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

form leehmani, Maldives

40-50mm, mostly white with some bands and brown blotches

F++/GEM

 $ 40.00

form terminus, East Africa

50-60mm, brown blotches on body, nicely patterned

F++/ GEM

 $ 6.00

Conus guidopoppei G. Raybaudi, 2005 

Philippines

18-20mm, very variable in colour, long slender cones

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Conus guinaicus Hwass, 1792

Canary Islands

25-28mm, local variant.

F++

 $ 5.00

Senegal

30-40mm, dark mottled shells

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Senegal

over 40mm, dark mottled shells

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus hieroglyphus Duclos, 1833

Aruba

12-15mm, robust small Cone, with mottled brown on grey

F++/GEM

$ 12.00

Aruba

12-15mm, robust small Cone, with mottled brown on grey - dead but good

dead

$ 4.00

Aruba

15-18mm, robust small Cone, with mottled brown on grey

F++/GEM

$ 15.00

Conus hyaena Hwasss, 1792

form hyaena, India

40-50mm, predominantly orange/tan with darker banding

F+/F++

$ 10.00

form concolor, Solomon Islands

40-50mm, predominantly dark tan to brown shells

F++/GEM

$ 8.00

Conus hybridus Kiener, 1845

Senegal

35-45mm, variable colours but predominantly brown blotches on blue/grey

F++/GEM

$ 8.00

Conus ichinoseana Kuroda, 1956

Philippines

40-50mm, tall tapered cone

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Philippines

50-60mm, tall tapered cone

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Philippines

60-70mm, tall tapered cone

F++

 $ 40.00

Conus imperialis Linnaeus, 1758

Western Australia

45-50mm, typical patterns

F++

 $ 4.00

Western Australia

50-60mm, typical patterns

F++

 $ 5.00

Western Australia

60-70mm, typical patterns

F+/F++

 $ 6.00

Marquesas Islands, Pacific

70-75mm, spectacular patterns

F++

 $ 15.00

form fuscatus, Madagascar

30-40mm, blue/grey with brown blotches

F++/GEM 

 $ 3.00

form fuscatus, Madagascar

40-50mm, blue/grey with brown blotches

F++/GEM 

 $ 5.00

Conus infrenatus Reeve, 1848

South Africa

25-30mm, fine tan spotted pattern, dead but good

Good

$ 5.00

South Africa

30-35mm, fine tan spotted pattern, dead but good

Good

$ 8.00

Conus inscriptus Reeve, 1843

form keati, Maldives

30-40mm, short  robust shells with dark brown busy pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Thailand

35-50mm, some brown bands

F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Conus iodostoma Reeve, 1843 

Mozambique

25-35mm, slate grey shells with fine brown pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Mozambique

25-45mm, slate grey shells with fine brown pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Conus ione Fulton, 1938

Philippines

20-30mm, delicate with 2 bands

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Japan

over 30mm

F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Conus janus Hwass, 1792

Madagascar 

40-55mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Mozambique

over 55mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus jaspideus Gmelin, 1791

Florida, USA

15-20mm, variable colours

F++

 $ 4.00

Conus jickelii Weinkauff, 1875

Djibouti, Africa

30-35mm, (C 36/25)

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus josephinae Rolan, 1980

Cape Verde Islands

25-30mm uniformly brown shells, always with worn spire

F++

 $ 20.00

Conus irregularis Sowerby II, 1858  

Cape Verde Islands

25-30mm, olive green shells with central band of white flashes

F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Conus kalafuti Da Motta, 1987

Honduras

12mm, orange with central band

F++/GEM

 $ 40.00

Conus kimioi Habe, 1965

Philippines

15-20mm, square banded pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 15.00

Philippines

under 15mm, square banded pattern

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus kinoshitai Kuroda, 1956

Philippines

60-70mm, pale purple with brown blotches

F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Philippines

Under 60mm, pale purple with brown blotches

F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Conus kintoki Habe & Kosuge, 1970

Philippines

55-65mm, lovely orange/ pink shells

F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Conus klemae (Cotton, 1945)

Western Australia

20-30mm, typical shells

F++

 $ 12.00

Western Australia

30-40mm, typical colours, brown/fawn

F++

 $ 15.00

Western Australia

30-40mm, rare colours, red/yellow/black

F++

 $ 30.00

Western Australia

40-50mm, typical shells, brown/fawn

F++

 $ 25.00

Western Australia

40-50mm, rare colours, red/yellow/black

F++

 $ 40.00

Western Australia

over 50mm

F++

$  55.00

Wholesale offer 

20-30mm, typical colour range, nice selection of 5x WA specimens

F++

Currently sold out

Conus kuroharai Habe, 1965

Philippines

50-55mm, very busy vertical lines

F++/GEM

 $ 35.00

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