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LAND SHELLS / SNAILS
TERRESTRIAL SHELLS All specimens are listed in alphabetical order by the species name
Pricelist Landshells, updated 03-06-08 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

References: "Tropical Landshells Of The World" by Parkinson, Hemmen & Groh (1987) / "Compendium of Landshells" by Abbott (1989) - available on our  BOOKS page

Form & Locality: Description: Grading:

All Prices in AUD:

Papuina acmella Pfeiffer, 1860
Solomon Islands 30-35mm, very pale alive shells F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Pleuroxia adcockiana Bednall,1894 
Northern Territory, Australia 12-14mm, nicely banded F++

 $ 4.00

Papuina admiralitatis  Rensch, 1931 
Papua New Guinea 25-27mm, with typical zig-zag banding F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Themapupa anapacifica  Iredale, 1939
Western Australia 3-4mm, rare species, obscure genus F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Helicostyla annulata Sowerby, 1841
Philippines 24-28mm, predominantly yellow, some with bands, very variable F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Sphaerospira appendiculata  Reeve, 1854 
Queensland, Australia 30-35mm, nicely banded F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Phoenicobius aratus Sowerby, 1841 
Philippines 44mm, tall spired & banded F++

 $ 4.00

Tropidophora articulata Gray, 1834
Rodriquez Island 30-35mm, white heavily ribbed species, note -  possibly extinct dead but good dead

 $ 10.00

Rhiostoma asiphon Mollendorff, 1894
Malaysia 22-24mm, deeply umbilicate, with operculum F++

 $ 12.00

Turgenitubulus aslini  Solem, 1985
Kimberley, Western Australia 15-20mm, low spired smooth species F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Chrysallis aspersa Grateloup, 1839 
Philippines 60-65mm, spectacular with flanged aperture F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Austrosuccinea australis Ferussac, 1821 
Western Australia 10-12mm, orange and fragile F++

 $ 2.00

Bothriembryon balteolus Iredale, 1939
Western Australia 18-20mm, dead but very nice with mottled brown dorsum F++

 $ 6.00

Cochliccella barbara Linnaeus, 1758
Israel 7-10mm, typical for species F+/F++

 $ 2.00

Hadra barneyi Cox, 1873 
Cape York, Queensland 40-50mm, dark aperture F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Gnarosophia bellendenkerensis Brazier, 1875 
Queensland, Australia 50-55mm, rare species F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Varohadra bernhardi Iredale, 1933 
Queensland, Australia 30mm, uniform brown. F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Obba bigonia  Ferrussac, 1828 
Philippines 25mm, flat with spiral banding F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Auris bilabiata Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
Brazil 40-45mm, heavy sculpture and thick aperture F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Hadra bipartitus Ferussac, 1822 
North Queensland, Australia 50-55mm, large, spectacular, endemic F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Placostylus bivaricosus  Gaskoin, 1855 
Lord Howe Island, Australia 60mm, only from this tiny Island F+/F++

 $ 20.00

Calvigenia blackmani Cox, 1868 
Queensland, Australia 20-22mm, thin and inflated F++

 $ 5.00

Bentosites bloomfieldi Cox, 1864
Queensland, Australia 35-40mm, dark red brown, tall shell F++

 $ 5.00

Neobeliscus calcularius Born, 1778
Brazil 90-95mm, tall spired shell F+/F++

 $ 30.00

Camaena campanula Pfeiffer, 1890 
Philippines 20-25mm, very inflated chocolate brown shells F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Cyclophorus ceylonicus Pfeiffer, 1846 
Sri Lanka 25-30mm, typical pattern F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Amphidromus chloris Reeve, 1848 
Philippines 40-42mm, bright yellow, sinistral F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Rhiostoma chopingense Tomlin,1938
Malaysia 25mm, spectacular loosely coiled shell F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Auris chrysostoma  Moricand, 1836 
Brazil 50-60mm, large mottled shell with black and yellow aperture F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Naninia citrina  Linnaeus, 1758 
Solomon Islands 28-30mm, yellow with brown band F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Amphirbagoda combeana  Iredale, 1938 
Cassini Island, Western Australia 15-18mm, cream with brown band dead

 $ 4.00

Saladelos commixta  Iredale,1933 
Queensland, Australia 8-10mm, thin flat coiled shells F++

 $ 4.00

Victaphanta compacta Cox & Hedley, 1912 
Victoria, Australia 25-28mm, black, glossy and rare endemic shell F++

 $ 25.00

Papuina comriei  Adams and Angus, 1876 
Papua New Guinea 25-30mm, white with brown/black lip, very dramatic F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Strangesta confusa  Pfeiffer, 1855 
Queensland, Australia 35-40mm, large but delicate F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Rhagada convicta  Cox, 1870 
Western Australia 20-22mm, smooth inflated species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Bothriembryon costulatus  Lamarck, 1822
Steep Point, Western Australia 15-18mm, vertical tan lines on pale shell, small and inflated F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Hainesia crocea  Sowerby, 1847 
Madagascar  25-28mm, orange and chocolate brown F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Bentosites croftoni  Cox, 1871 
Queensland, Australia 30mm, spiral banding F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Thersites curtisianus  Pfeiffer, 1864
Queensland, Australia 30-35mm, uniformly red/brown F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Tropidophora cuvieriana  Petit, 1841 
Madagascar   50-55mm, dramatic shape F++

 $ 6.00

Tropidophora deburghiae Reeve, 1861 
Madagascar 45-50mm, spectacular pattern & sculpture, w/o F++/GEM

 $25.00

Anostoma depressum  Lamarck,1822 
Brazil 35-38mm, inverted aperture F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Bothriembryon distinctus 
Western Australia 25-30mm, Desert dwelling species, dead but good dead

 $ 4.00

Caryodes dufresnii  Leach, 1815 
Tasmania 30-35mm, very rare endemic seldom offered F++

 $ 12.00

Bothriembryon dux Pfeiffer, 1861 
Western Australia 45-50mm, largest of the genus F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Pedinogyra effossa Iredale, 1937 
Queensland, Australia 50-60mm, rare member of this genus F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Auris egregia Jay, 1836 
Brazil 35-38mm, predominately pink species with white and yellow aperture F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Thersites etheridgei  Brazier, 1877 
Queensland, Australia 35mm, spiral bands F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Bothriembryon esperantia Iredale, 1939
Esperance, Western Australia 20-24mm, colourful mottled brown shells with tan aperture F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Cupedora evandaleana Pfeiffer, 1864 
South Australia 10-12mm, very localised species F++

 $ 3.00

Hedleyella falconeri Gray, 1834
Queensland, Australia 60-70mm, large dark and super F++/GEM

 $ 30.00

Queensland, Australia 60-70mm, thin shells F+/F++

 $ 20.00

Mesodontrachia fitzroyana  Solem,1985
Northern Territory, Australia pale, fawn, squat shells F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Amphidromus floresianus  Fulton, 1897 
Indonesia 30mm, sinistral and banded, very variable colours F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Helicostyla florida Sowerby, 1841 
Philippines 35-40mm, basically green with variant patterns F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Sphaerospira fraseri  Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833 
New South Wales, Australia 45-48mm, large, ovate F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

form parallela, Queensland, Australia 50-60mm, large and globose, multiple parallel lines F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Bothriembryon fuscus Thiele, 1930
Western Australia 35-40mm, dark and large for genus F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Occirhenea georgiana Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 
Albany, W. Australia 17-20mm, very localised species F++

 $ 3.00

Forcatia globula Rensch, 1935
Papua New Guinea 30-35mm, large inflated white with orange aperture F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Melostrachia glomerans  Iredale ,1938
Queensland, Australia 15-18mm, very fine ribs F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Pleuropoma gouldiana Forbes, 1851 
Queensland, Australia 4-5mm, round with thickened aperture F++

 $ 3.00

Iberius gualterianus Linnaeus, 1758
Spain 35-40mm, spectacular flat shells with file-like sculpture F++

 $ 10.00

Truncatella guerinii  A. Valla & J. B.Valla, 1841 
Queensland, Australia 5-6mm, tapered F++

 $ 3.00

Acavus haemastoma Linnaeus, 1758 
form haemastoma, Sri Lanka 40-50mm, brown banded with purple aperture F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

form melanotragus, Sri Lanka 40-45mm, spectacular white based form F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

form fastuosa, Sri Lanka 40-45mm, white with pink aperture F++

 $ 4.00

Placostylus hargreavesi  Cox, 1871
Solomon Islands 55-60mm, tall elegant species with pink spire and brown mottled pattern on body F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Pedinogyra hayii Griffith & Pidgeon, 1833
Queensland, Australia 50-60mm, very large and heavy F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Pedinogyra hayii (f. nana) Iredale, 1937 
form nana, Queensland, Australia 45mm, pale spiral band F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Cepaea hortensis  Mueller, 1774 
Sweden 15-18mm, very variable F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Auris illheocola Moricand, 1836 
Brazil 55-60mm, tall member of this spectacular genus with black on collumelar callous F++/GEM

 $ 12.00

Cerion incanum  Binney, 1851
Florida 20-25mm, white shells F+/F++

 $ 3.00

Varohadra incei Pfeiffer,1846 
Queensland, Australia 30-35mm, typical for species F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Cyclophorus involtus  Mueller, 1774 
Sri Lanka 40-44mm, single banded form F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Porphyrobaphe iostoma Sowerby, 1824 
Ecuador 65-70mm, fawn shells with purple aperture F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Bothriembryon jacksoni Iredale, 1939 
Western Australia 17-20mm, striking vertical bands (rare) F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Bothriembryon cf kendricki Hill, Johnson & Merrifield, 1983 
Western Australia 15-18mm, rare, thin and fragile F+/F++

 $ 6.00

Bothriembryon kingii Gray, 1825 
Albany, Western Australia 23-25mm, brown vertical stripes F++/GEM, 

 $ 4.00

Papuina klaarwateri  Rensch, 1931 
Admiralty Islands, Central Pacific 18-20mm, yellow banded F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Bothriembryon leeuwinensis Smith, 1894 
Western Australia 22-25mm, one of the larger of the genus F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Quistrachia lefroyi  Solem, 1999
Exmouth, Western Australia 15-18mm, spherical with central band F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Tropidophora ligata Mueller, 1774 
Madagascar 20-24mm, variable colour patterns, w/o F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Hedleyella maconelli Reeve, 1883
Queensland, Australia 65mm, very rare species F++

 $ 30.00

Varohadra mattea Iredale, 1933 
Queensland, Australia 28-30mm, white with pale spiral bands F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Sphaerospira mazee  Brazier, 1878 
Queensland, Australia 35-40mm, very hard to find now F+/F++

 $ 4.00

Helix melanostoma  Draparnaud, 1801 
Germany 40mm, typical for species F++

 $ 3.00

Bothriembryon melo Quoy & Gaimard, 1832 
Albany, Western Australia 23-25mm, bulbous, tan-yellow F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Pupina meridionalis  Pfeiffer, 1864 
Queensland, Australia 10-12mm, typical F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Acroptychia metableta  Crosse & Fischer, 1877 
Madagascar 25mm, heavily sculptured, spectacular F++

 $ 25.00

Placostylus miltocheilus (form manugiensis)  Rensch & Rensch, 1934 
Solomon Islands 60mm, yellow rimmed aperture F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Amplirhagada mitchelliana Solem, 1981
Western Australia 20-22mm, typical for species F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Sphaerospira mourilyani  Brazier, 1875 
Queensland, Australia 30-35mm, dark aperture F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Trachiopsis mucosa  Cox,1868 
Queensland, Australia 6-8mm, flat coiled shells F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Achatinella mustelina Mighels, 1845 
Hawaii 20-25mm, enzootic, sinistral F++

 $ 20.00

Bothriembryon naturalistarium Kobelt,1901 
Western Australia 18-20mm, pale, tall specimens F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Cepaea nemoralis  Linnaeus, 1758 
England 20-25mm, very variable colours but always brown lips F++/GEM

 $ 2.00

Bothriembryon notatus Iredale, 1939 
Western Australia 20-22mm, variable patterns F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Pupina novaegeorgiensis  Cox, 1870 
Papua New Guinea 20-25mm, cream/white with brown spiral band F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Sinumelon nullarboricum (Tate, 1879)
Nullarbor Plain, W. Australia 15-20mm, white smooth inflated species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Strophocheilus oblongus Scopoli, 1786
form haemastomus, Uruguay 70-75mm, pale pink with pink aperture F++

 $ 10.00

Pleuroxia oligopleura Tate, 1894
Western Australia 14-16mm, flat coiled and heavily ribbed species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Labyrinthus orthorinus  Pilsbry, 1899 
Panama 55mm, dramatic aperture GEM

 $ 10.00

Rhysota otaheitana  Ferussac, 1821 
Philippines 80-85mm, giant and heavy F++

 $ 6.00

Falspleuroxia overlanderensis Solem, 1974 
Western Australia 18-20mm, super radiating sculpture F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Xanthomelon pachystylum (Pfeiffer, 1845) 
Queensland, Australia 35mm, large, white and ovate F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Turgenitubulus pagodula Solem, 1985
Kimberley, Western Australia 13-15mm, low spired, keeled sp. F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Placostylus palmarum  Mousson, 1869 
Solomon Islands 40-44mm, with brown periostricum F++

 $ 6.00

Macrodontes paulistus Pilsbry & Ihering, 1898 
Brazil 40-42mm, spectacular toothed aperture F++/GEM

 $ 45.00

Sinumelon perinflotum  Pfeiffer, 1864 
Northern Territory, Australia 22-25mm, typical F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Rhagada perprima  Iredale, 1939
Western Australia 17-20mm, inflated and nicely banded F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Amphidromus perversus (interruptus) Mueller, 1774 
form interruptus, Indonesia 38-40mm, vertical stripes, sinistral F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Acavus phoenix Pfeiffer,1861 
Sri Lanka 45-55mm, one of the rarer sp. of this group F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Polymita picta Born, 1778
Cuba 15-20mm, striking colour patterns F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Theba pisana  Mueller, 1774  
France 16-18mm, typical but variable F++

 $ 2.00

Helicostyla pithogaster  Ferussac, 1821
Philippines 50-60mm, very inflated species with truncte spire with perio intact F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Plectorhagada plectilis Benson, 1853
Shark Bay, Western Australia 15-20mm, inflated species with fine sculpture F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Polygyratia polygyrata Born, 1778 
Brazil 40-45mm, spectacular flat spiral (very rare) F++/GEM

 $ 50.00

Helicostyla portei Pfeiffer, 1861
Philippines 60-70mm, super shells with dark bands on body whorl F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Albinaria praeclara Pfeiffer, 1853
Crete 18mm, dramatic shape F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Christilabrum primum Solem, 1981
Western Australia 15-20mm, low keeled species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Amphidromus quadrasi   H. Dalgo, 1887 
Philippines 30-40mm, super lemon yellow/orange sinistral shells - tall and elegant F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Philippines 40-50mm, super large examples F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Sphaerospira rainbirdi  Cox, 1870 
Queensland, Australia 38-40mm, two pale wide bands F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Asperitus rareguttata (Mousson, 1849) 
Bali 30mm, typical for species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Sphaerospira rawnesleyi  Cox, 1873 
Queensland, Australia 40-45mm, dark red/brown, rare F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Thersites richmondianus  Reeve, 1852 
Queensland, Australia 40-50mm, heavily keeled and rare F++/GEM

 $ 25.00

Helicostyla roissyana Bartsch,1932 
Philippines 30-35mm, heavily banded, brown, yellow and cream F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Orba rota Broderip, 1841 
Philippines 22-24mm, very flat and sculptured F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Westraltrachia rotunda Solem, 1984
Western Australia 12-15mm, a rare, rotund species F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Strepsitaurus rugus  Cotton, 1953
Exmouth, Western Australia 12-15mm, nicely sculptured shells F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Helicostyla satyrus  Broderip, 1841 
Philippines 40-50mm, tall heavy species, tan, brown with brown heavy lip F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Bothriembryon sayi Pfeiffer, 1847 
Western Australia 18-20mm, pale, tall shell F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Plectorhagada scolythra  Solem, 1997 
Western Australia 18-20mm, inflated and smooth species F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Prototrachia sedula  Solem, 1984
Northern Territory, Australia 20-22mm, smooth, low spired, keeled sp. F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Strangesta sheridani Brazier, 1875
Queensland, Australia 30-32mm, thin and flat coiled F+/F++

 $ 3.00

Bradybaena similaris Ferrussac, 1821 
Sydney, Australia 13-15mm, single brown bands F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Tasmaphena sinclairi Pfeiffer,1845 
Tasmania, Australia 12-15mm, rare shells F++

 $ 5.00

Themapupa sinistralis  Pilsbry, 1921
Exmouth, Western Australia 3-4mm, rare sinistral species F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Pleurodonta sinuata Mueller, 1774 
Jamaica 25-30mm, distorted aperture F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Rhiostoma smithi  Bartsch, 1932
Thailand 25-30mm, brown shells with final whorl extended and with fine breathing tube F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Bothriembryon solidus Pilsbry, 1900 
Western Australia 22-24mm, similar to B. sayi F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Gudeoconcha sophiae  Gaskoin, 1854 
Lord Howe Island, Australia 32mm, very rare locality F++

 $ 10.00

Albinaria spratti Pfeiffer, 1846
Crete 22-24mm, tall thin shell, flared aperture F++

 $ 4.00

Sinumelon tarcoolanum Solem, 1992
Nullarbor Plain, S. Australia 15-20mm, white smooth inflated species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Bothriembryon tasmanica Pfeiffer, 1851 
Tasmania 20-22mm, variable patterns, only species of this Genus from Tasmania F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Sphaerospira thorogoodi  Iredale, 1937 
Queensland, Australia 35-40mm, darkly banded F++/GEM

 $ 8.00

Rhagada torulus Ferrussac, 1819
 Western Australia 12-15mm, semiglobose species with central band F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Amplirhagada varia Solem,1981
Western Australia 12-15mm, rare species F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Helicina variabilis Wagner, 1827 
Brazil 10-12mm, very variable colours F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Signepupina ventrosa  Dohrn, 1862 
Queensland, Australia 6-8mm, thin and fragile F++/GEM

 $ 3.00

Liguus virgineus  Linnaeus, 1767 
Haiti 40-45mm, variable banded patterns F++

 $ 2.00

Tropidophora virgo Pfeiffer, 1846 
Madagascar  20-22mm, typical for species F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Hadra webbi Pilsbry, 1900 
Queensland, Australia 50-55mm, heavy calloused aperture F++/GEM

 $ 10.00

Lampadia webbiana Lowe, 1831 
Madeira, Spain 17-18mm, very delicate and translucent. F++/GEM

 $ 20.00

Strepsitaurus williami  Solem, 1997
Western Australia 10-12mm, low coiled brown species F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Calocochlia zonifera Sowerby, 1842
Philippines 40mm, pale shell F++/GEM

 $ 4.00

Bothriembryon sp.
Western Australia 25-30mm, dark aperture, tall species F++/GEM

 $ 6.00

Bothriembryon sp.
Kalbarri, Western Australia 10-12mm, small very inflated northern sp. F++

 $ 5.00

Plectorhagada sp. 
Western Australia 18-20mm, possibly an undecribed species with orange aperture F++/GEM

 $ 5.00

Zagmenta sp. 
Papua New Guinea 22mm, flat and sharply keeled F+/F++

 $ 6.00

This list is still under progress.

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