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australian seashells
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| MURICIDAE | |||
| Pricelist Muricidae, updated 28-05-11 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS | |||
| Form & Locality: | Description ('w/o' is abbreviation for: with operculum): | Grading: | All Prices in AUD: |
| Pterynotus acanthopterus Lamarck, 1816 | |||
| North-West Western Australia | 50-60mm, typical, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 8.00 |
| North-West Western Australia | 60-70mm, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 15.00 |
| North-West Western Australia | 70-80mm, superb with large wings, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 20.00 |
| North-West Western Australia | Over 80mm, giants and rare in good condition, w/o | F++ | $ 30.00 |
| Murex acanthostophes Watson, 1882 | |||
| Western Australia | Under 80mm, spectacular and spiny | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Western Australia | Over 80mm, spectacular and spiny, giant for species | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Chicoreus aculeatus Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Philippines | 40-45mm, lovely pink fronds | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Philippines | 45-50mm, rare this size | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Pteropurpura adunca Sowerby, 1830 | |||
| Japan | 30-35mm, white and cream, w/o | F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| Japan | 30-35mm, chocolate brown | F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| Murex aduncospinosus Beck in Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Philippines | 80-90mm, long spines and long anterior canal | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Pterynotus akation E. H. Vokes, 1993 | |||
| North-West Western Australia | 25-30mm, similar to P. acanthopterus, w/o | F++ | $ 4.00 |
| North-West Western Australia | 30-35mm, typical, w/o | F++ | $ 6.00 |
| North-West Western Australia | Over 35mm, rare this size, w/o | F++ | $ 10.00 |
| North-West Western Australia | 25-30mm, rare banded forms, w/o | F++ | $ 25.00 |
| Chicoreus akritos Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 | |||
| Queensland, Australia | 40-50mm, brown low fronds | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Siratus alabaster Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Philippines | 100-120mm, spectacular white shells with large wings | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Philippines | 120-130mm, spectacular white shells with large wings - large for species | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Pterynotus alatus Roeding, 1798 | |||
| Philippines | Under 50mm, white and typical | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Philippines | Over 50mm, white and typical | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Philippines | Over 60mm, white and typical | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) alveata Kiener, 1842 | |||
| Florida | 8-10mm, intricately sculptured species | F++ | $ 6.00 |
| Homalocantha anatomica Perry, 1811 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 30-35mm, rare from here, tan colour, w/o | F++ | $ 15.00 |
| form pele Pilsbry, 1921, Hawaii | 30-40mm, spectacular local species, white | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| form pele Pilsbry, 1921, Hawaii | 30-40mm, spectacular purple / white and pink, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Philippines | 30-40mm, white, typical | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Aspella anceps Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Broome, Western Australia | 12-15mm, very flat species with extended varices | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Pterynotus angasi Crosse, 1863 | |||
| Western Australia | 12-15mm, white or cream | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Western Australia | 12-15mm, brown | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Western Australia | 12-15mm, white and brown stripes | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Muricanthus angularis Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Ghana | 30-40mm, localised species, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex anniae M. Smith, 1940 | |||
| Florida | 22-25mm, delicate species with fine spines and pink / tan bands | F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
| Murex (Pterynotus) apparri D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980 | |||
| Philippines | 25-30mm, beautiful and delicate orange shells | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Muricopsis armatus A. Adams, 1854 | |||
| California | 20-30mm, white and spiny, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Siratus articulatus Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Honduras | 40-50mm, typical for species | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Chicoreus asianus Kuroda, 1942 | |||
| Japan | 50-70mm, typical for this species | F+/F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex axicornis Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Queensland, Australia | 40-50mm, tan with dark fronds, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Queensland, Australia | 50-60mm, tan with dark fronds, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Type 2, Philippines |
40-50mm, tan shells with long recurved spines (see Philippines M. Molluscs Vol 2, Pl. 370) w/o |
F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Type 2, Philippines | 50-60mm,white to tan shells with very long spines w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex Favartia balteatus Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Philippines | 15-20mm, wide variety of colours including pink, orange, brown and white | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Chicoreus banksii Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Western Australia | Under 60mm, frondy and dark, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Western Australia | Over 60mm, frondy, large and dark, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Haustellum) barbieri Houart, 1993 | |||
| Madagascar | 90-110mm, large toffee apple shaped sp, long ant. canal & orange/tan & pink pattern | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Pterynotus barclayanus H. Adams, 1873 | |||
| Solomon Islands | 12-15mm, purple / brown shells with purple aperture | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Naquetia barclayi Reeve, 1858 | |||
| Philippines | 65-75mm, nicely winged species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Philippines | over 75mm, nicely winged and large for species | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Philippines | 70-80mm, rare orange w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex beaui Fischer & Bernardi, 1857 | |||
| Florida | 70-80mm, elongate & elegant white species with mottled brown, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Pterynotus bednalli Brazier, 1879 | |||
| Western Australia | 30-40mm, beautiful winged shells, white | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Western Australia | 40-50mm, beautiful winged shells, white | F++/GEM |
$ 75.00 |
| Western Australia | 50-60mm, beautiful winged shells, white | F++ |
$ 95.00 |
| Western Australia | 50-60mm, beautiful winged shells, white | F+/F++ |
$ 45.00 |
| Western Australia | 60-70mm, beautiful winged shells, white | F++ |
$ 165.00 |
| Forreria belcheri Hinds, 1843 | |||
| California | 120-140mm, spectacular shells with large shoulder spines, with operc | F+/F++ |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex bellegladeensis E.H. Vokes, 1963 | |||
| Florida | 30-35mm, orange / ink with heavy varices | F+/F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) benedictinus Lobbecke, 1879 | |||
| India | 65-70mm, elongate heavy species with bands of tan, cream and brown, w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Pteropurpura) bequarti (Clench & Farfante) | |||
| Gulf of Mexico | 25-35mm, delicate white species with three large winged varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex (Ocenebra) beta Dall, 1919 | |||
| California | 18-20mm, brown angular species with high spire | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Pterynotus bibbeyi Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 | |||
| Philippines | 20-25mm, finely frilled and orange coloured | F++/GEM |
$ 35.00 |
| Pterynotus bipinnatus Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Philippines | 30-35mm, elongate, white shells with purple aperture | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | 35-40mm, large for these small elegant shells | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Takia) bobyini Kosuge, 1983 | |||
| Philippines | 50-60mm, generally smooth elongate species with short sharp spines on varices only | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) bojardorensis Locard, 1897 | |||
| Ghana | 35-40mm, spectacular frondy species, w/o | F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| Ghana | 20-25mm, spectacular frondy species, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Bolinus brandaris Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Mediterranean | 60-80mm, low body spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 4.00 |
| Mediterranean | 80-100mm, low body spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Phyllonotus) brassica Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Panama | 90-100mm, brown/tan & white banded with pink aperture w/o | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Panama | 100-110mm, brown/tan & white banded with pink aperture w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Panama | over 110mm, brown/tan & white banded with pink aperture w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Muricopsis) brazieri ngas, 1878 | |||
| South Australia | 9-10mm, small pink shells with spiral sculpture | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) brevicula Sowerby, 1834 | |||
| Indonesia | 20-22mm, very solid species with enlarged varices and upturned anterior canals | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex brevifrons Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Grenada | 70-90mm, spiral banding with large spectacular fronds, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Puerto Rico | 90-100mm, dramatically banded shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862 | |||
| Western Australia | 50-60mm, short spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Western Australia | 60-70mm, short spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) brunneus Link, 1807 | |||
|
Western Australia |
40-60mm, predominantly black/brown with pink or orange aperture with operc |
F++/GEM |
$ 2.00 |
|
Western Australia |
60-70mm, predominantly black/brown with pink or orange aperture with operc |
F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Chicoreus bundharmai Houart 1992 | |||
| Indonesia | 42-45mm, pale brown with dark brown blotches along suture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 75.00 |
| Ceratostoma burnetti Adams & Reeve, 1849 | |||
| Korea | 70-80mm, beautifully winged species, brown/tan/white, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 75.00 |
| Korea | 70-80mm, beautifully winged species, brown/tan/white, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 60.00 |
| Korea | 50-70mm, super shells with very frilly wings, tan with darker bands, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 40.00 |
| Haustellum (Vokesimurex) cabritii Bernardi, 1859 | |||
| Florida | 50-60mm, variable colours and sculpture, some orange/pink, w/o | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) cailleti Petit, 1856 | |||
| Jamaica | 35-40mm, inflated species with long fine anterior canal, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Phyllonotus) canariensis Nordsieck, 1975 | |||
| Canary Islands | 50-60mm, dark tan/brown shells with low varices, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Canary Islands | 60-70mm, dark tan/brown shells with low varices, w/o | F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| Canary Islands | over 70mm, dark tan/brown shells with low varices, w/o | F++ |
$ 40.00 |
| Murex (Poropteron) capensis Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| South Africa | 16-18mm, variable colours and dramatic recurved spines, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Chicoreus capucinus Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Western Australia | under 50mm, dark chocolate brown, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Western Australia | Over 50mm, dark chocolate brown, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Murex carbonnieri Jousseaume, 1881 | |||
| India | 60-70mm, spiny shells with rows of brown spots on body whorl, w/o | F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| India | 80-100mm, very large spiny shells with rows of brown spots on body whorl, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 40.00 |
| Murex (Eupleura) caudata Say, 1822 | |||
| Florida | 20-28mm,angular species with extended outer lip | F++ |
$ 4.00 |
| Favartia cecalupoi Bozzetti, 1993 | |||
| Somalia | 20-22mm, pale cream shells with a tint of pink in aperture | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) cellulosa Conrad, 1846 | |||
| Florida | 16-18mm, short robust with sharp varices and upturned anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Murex centrifuga Hinds, 1844 | |||
| West Panama | 20-40mm, spectacular spined species | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| West Panama | 40-45mm, large triangular points on body whorl, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| West Panama | 45-55mm, large triangular points on body whorl, w/o | F++ /GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| West Panama | 55-65mm, rare this size | F++ |
$ 28.00 |
| West Panama | 55-65mm, rare this size | F++/GEM |
$ 35.00 |
| Chicoreus (Triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822) | |||
| N-W Western Australia | under 40mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
Sold out |
| N-W Western Australia | 40-45mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | 45-50mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | over 50mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | 40-50mm, unusual pale brown sp. with typical bifurcated spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) chicoreum (Gmelin, 1791) | |||
| Philippines | 40-50mm, white shells with very busy spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Philippines | 50-80mm, very variable coloours, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | 80-110mm, super sp. with black spines on white body, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| form depressospinosus, Philippines | 50-80mm, major spines all face towards anterior canal | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex chrysostoma Sowerby, 1834 | |||
| Venezuela | 40-50mm, inflated body whorl and short anterior canal | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Venezuela | 50-60mm, large for this species | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) ciboney Clench and Farfante, 1945 | |||
| Cuba | 45-50mm, low varices with very short spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Urosalpinx) cinerea Say, 1822 | |||
| South Carolina | 25-30mm, tall relatively low ribbed species, w/o | F++ |
$ 4.00 |
| Murexiella cirrosus Hinds, 1844 | |||
| Philippines | 18-22mm, very frilly species, various colours | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Ocenebra circumtexta Stearns, 1871 | |||
| California | 20-25mm, cream shells with black bands and flared aperture w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Typhisala clarki Keen & Campbell, 1969 | |||
| Baja California, Mexico | 18-20mm, variable colours including cream & brown | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Drupa clathrata Lamarck, 1816 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 50-60mm, giant shells, dead | F/F+ | sold out |
| Murex clausii Dunker, 1879 | |||
| Gabon | 50-60mm, robust shells with 2 primary spines per varice, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888 | |||
| Japan | 50-60mm, nicely frondy species, w/o | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Japan | 60-75mm, nicely frondy species, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Tripterotyphis colemani (Ponder, 1972) | |||
| Broome, Western Australia | 12-15mm, White or cream with 3 wings | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Hexaplex conatus McMichael, 1964 | |||
| Western Australia | 40-50mm, pale yellow with orange spire, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 50.00 |
|
Western Australia |
Over 50mm, pale yellow with orange spire, very rare this size in good condition, w/o |
F++/GEM |
$ 75.00 |
| Concholepas concholepas Bruguiére, 1792 | |||
| Chile | 110-130mm, one of the most unusual. Muricid with massively expanded aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$25.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) consuelae Verrill, 1950 | |||
| Martinique | 40-50mm, super shells with extended anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex (Phyllocoma) convoluta Broderip, 1834 | |||
| Indonesia | 20-22mm, unusual member of the Muricidae family, always with tip of spire missing | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Marquesas | 20-22mm, As above, rare location | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex coppingeri E.A. Smith, 1884 | |||
| Northern Territory, Australia | 50-55mm, local species with lower dorsal spines and long lip spines | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Chicoreus cornucervi Roeding, 1798 | |||
| N-W Western Australia | under 70mm, predominantly white form, w/o | F++ |
$ 50.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | under 70mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o | F++ |
$ 50.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | 70-90mm, predominantly white form, w/o | F++ |
$ 80.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | 70-90mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o | F++ |
$ 80.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | 90-110mm, predominantly white form, w/o | F++ |
$ 100.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | 90-110mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o | F++ |
$ 100.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | over 110mm, predominantly white form, w/o | F++ |
$ 145.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | over 110mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o | F++ |
$ 145.00 |
| N-W Western Australia | over 130mm, predominantly white form, giant sp. w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 175.00 |
| Bolinus cornutus Sowerby II, 1834 | |||
| Ivory Coast, West Africa | 70-80mm, pairs of recurved spines, with operc | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Senegal | 120-130mm, large spiny shells, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Ocenebra crassilabrum Gray, 1821 | |||
| Chile | 20-30mm, heavy white/cream shells with raised box-like sculpture and flared outer lip | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Hadriania) craticulata Brocchi, 1814 | |||
| Spain | 25-30mm, brown species with low smooth shoulder nodules, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Muricopsis cristata Brocchi, 1814 | |||
| Mediterranean | 15-20mm, brown/tan species with dark prominent spines | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Typhis coronatus Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Panama | 22-26mm, heavy varices and remnant anterior canal from previous whorl | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Chicoreus crocatus Hedley, 1845 | |||
| Philippines | 50-60mm, orange with some brown, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Chicoreus crosnieri Houart, 1985 | |||
| Madagascar | 20-25mm, lovely pink/orange shells, sparse spines | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Madagascar | 25-32mm, lovely pink/orange shells, sparse spines | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Murex (Typhis) cumingii Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Panama | 20-22mm, spectacular species with posterior facing spines & long anterior canal | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Naquetia cumingii A. Adams, 1853 | |||
| Indonesia | under 50mm, slender mottled tan/brown species - sometimes called N. trigonulus | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Indonesia | over 50mm, slender mottled tan/brown species - sometimes called N. trigonulus | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Chicoreus damicornis Hedley, 1903 | |||
| Queensland | 30-40mm, cream coloured, w/o | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Queensland | 40-45mm, cream white colours, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Queensland | 45-50mm, cream white colour, large for species, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Jaton) decussatus Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Angola | 35-45mm, heavy dark brown shells with white varices | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Angola | 35-45mm, pure white form | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Risomutex deformis Reeve, 1846 | |||
| Honduras | 10-12mm, very colourful species with flared lip | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Chicoreus denudatus Perry, 1811 | |||
| NSW, Australia | 30-40mm, variable in colour and frond size | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| NSW, Australia | 40-50mm, variable in colour and frond size | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| NSW, Australia | over 50mm, variable in colour and frond size - very large for species | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Morula didyma Schwengel, 1943 | |||
| Florida | 8-10mm, Small brown species | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Homalocantha) digitatus Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Ethiopia | 35-45mm, dark frondose varices on pale body | F++ |
$ 35.00 |
| Ethiopia | 45-50mm, dark frondose varices on pale body | F++ |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) dodongi Houart, 1995 | |||
| Philippines | 18-22mm, colourful brown/tan with pink fronds | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | over 22mm, colourful brown/tan with pink fronds | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Vokesimurex donmoorei Bullis, 1964 | |||
| Columbia | 40-45mm, delicate species with medium length anterior siphon | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Columbia | 45-50mm, delicate species with medium length anterior siphon | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 | |||
| Philippines | 12-15mm, variable colours | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | 10-12mm, variable colours | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Pterochellus duffusi Iredale, 1936 | |||
| Queensland, Australia | 25-30mm, brown banded w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Queensland, Australia | 30-40mm, brown banded, w/o | F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| Murex (Hexaplex) duplex Roeding, 1798 | |||
| Senegal | 50-70mm, typical form with long posterior pointing spines and pink aperture w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Senegal | 70-90mm, super large shells with prominent spines w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Senegal | 150-180mm, giant shells with pink aperture, w/o | F++ |
$ 35.00 |
| form rosarium, Senegal | 50-70mm, typical pink aperture but with heavy swollen body and short spines w/o | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Ocenebra edwardsi Payraudeau, 1826 | |||
| Portugal | 12-14mm, tan species with raised varices | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Murex elenensis Dall, 1909 | |||
| Western Mexico | 60-70mm, low spines, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Dermomurex elizabethae McGinty, 1940 | |||
| Florida | 15-18mm, white shells with multiple varices | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Pterynotus elongatus Lightfoot, 1786 | |||
| Philippines | 70-80mm, dramatic winged shells, white | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Philippines | 60-80mm, dramatic shells, pale, orange, brown, tan, w/o | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) emersoni Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 | |||
| Senegal | 20-22mm, small white heavily sculptured species | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Hexaplex) erythrostomus Swainson, 1831 | |||
| West Mexico | 80-90mm, white shells with white pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| West Mexico | 90-100mm, white shells with white pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| West Mexico | 100-110mm, white shells with white pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| West Mexico | over 110mm, rare, in good condition at this size, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) emilyae Petuch,1987 | |||
| Honduras | 40-50mm, orange/cream with well developed fronds, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 50.00 |
| Honduras | 30-40mm, lovely orange shells with delicate fronds | F++/GEM |
$ 40.00 |
| Honduras | 20-30mm, dark orange | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Murex (Pteropurpura) erinaceoides Valenciennes, 1832 | |||
| Western Mexico | 30-40mm, nicely winged species but variable | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Western Mexico | 40-50mm, large for this species | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Ocenebra) erinaceus Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| France | 30-40mm, robust heavily ribbed shells, w/o | F++ |
$ 3.00 |
| France | 40-50mm, very variable in sculpture and colour, w/o | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Aspella erosa Broderip, 1833 | |||
| West Mexico | 15-18mm, dark, heavily sculptured species | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Muricopsis espinosus Finlay, 1930 | |||
| form mariae, New Zealand | 15-20mm, elongate species with brown chords on pale background | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Murexiella fasciatus Vokes, 1970 | |||
| Aruba | 25-30mm, live taken specimen | F+/F++ |
$ 60.00 |
| Murex fenestrata Dillwyn, 1817 | |||
| Israel, Red Sea | 25-35mm, pale tan species with frilly varices and dark patches | F++ |
$ 35.00 |
| Pteropurpura festiva Hinds, 1844 | |||
| California | 35-45mm, nicely curved varices & fine banding, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| California | over 45mm, nicely curved varices & fine banding, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Lataxiena) fimbriata Hinds, 1844 | |||
| Japan | 30-40mm, very intricate sculpture on a robust shell | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) florifer Reeve, 1846 | |||
| Florida | 30-50mm, very variable in shape and colour, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Florida | 50-60mm, very variable in shape and colour, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Florida | over 60mm, very large for this species, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Ceratostoma) foliatum Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| California, USA | 65-80mm, variable patterns incl. brown banding | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| California, USA | 55-65mm, variable patterns incl. brown banding | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex forskoehlii Roeding, 1798 | |||
| Egypt | 75-85mm, elegant species with some orange / brown on white, with operc | F++ |
$ 35.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) formosus Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 40-50mm, pale cream/tan with orange highlights, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Puerto Rico | 50-60mm, Pale cream/tan with orange highlights, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Ceratostoma) fournieri Crosse, 1861 | |||
| Japan | 35-40mm, nicely winged species predominately tan/brown | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Japan | 40-50mm, nicely winged species predominately tan/brown | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Ocenebra) foveolata Hinds, 1844 | |||
| California | 25-30mm, tan / brown shells with sharp varices and fine spiral sculpture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Hexaplex) fulvescens Sowerby, 1834 | |||
| USA | 70-100mm, large species with robust spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| USA | 100-120mm, large species with robust spines, spectacular at this size, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| USA | 120-140mm, very hard to get in good condition, w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Purpurellus gambiensis Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Senegal | 40-50mm, partially winged species | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex garciai Petuch,1987 | |||
| Honduras | 60-70mm, distinctly banded species with sparse short spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) garrettii Pease, 1869 | |||
| Hawaii | 5-6mm, a rare obscure species | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murexiella gemma Sowerby, 1879 | |||
| California | 25-35mm, black banded species, with operc | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Risomurex) gilbertharrisi Weisbord, 1962 | |||
| Venezuela | 15-18mm, small obscure dark brown species | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Phyllonotus globosus Emmons, 1858 | |||
| Venezuela | 55-65mm, globose body whorl with pale apricot / yellow aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) glypta M. Smith, 1838 | |||
| Brazil | 14-16mm, nice elongate anterior canal, variable colours | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Pteropurpura) graagae Coen, 1943 | |||
| South Africa | 15-18mm, small compact species with posterior recurved spines | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Typhis grandis A. Adams, 1855 | |||
| West Panama | 18-20mm, variable colors, short anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
| Murex (Evokesia) grayi Dall, 1889 | |||
| Barbados | 10-12mm, elongate shells with low varices | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) gundlachi Petuch,1987 | |||
| Nicaragua | 50-60mm, elegant shell with one prominent spine on each varice, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Bedeva hanleyi Angas, 1867 | |||
| South Australia | 20-22mm, sculptured with spiral ribs, w/o | F++ |
$ 3.00 |
| Haustellum haustellum Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Indonesia | 100-120mm, classic toffee apple shape with extended anterior canal. | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Indonesia | 120-140mm, large for this species | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Murexiella hidalgoi Crosse, 1869 | |||
| Florida | 25-30mm, nicely winged species with long spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 80.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) hilli Petuch,1990 | |||
| Nicaragua | 20-25mm, long spined species with variable colours | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Haustellum) hirasei Dautzenberg, 1915 | |||
| Philippines | 70-80mm, elegant species with very extended anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Muricopsis cf huberti Radwin & d'Attilo,1976 | |||
| Venezuela | 18-20mm, pink with low spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) humilis Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Panama | 20-25mm, colourful shells with spine covered varices, with operc | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Panama | 25-30mm, large for this species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 35.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) incisa Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Panama | 18-22mm, heavy cream shells with pale banding, close ribs on varices | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Poropteron) incurvispina Kilburn, 1970 | |||
| South Africa | 15-18mm, small elegant species with extreme recurved spines pointing posteriorly | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| South Africa | 15-20mm, as above, dead but good | dead |
$ 3.00 |
| Murex (Aspella) indentata Carpenter, 1857 | |||
| Panama | 20-25mm, a rare species with low varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Murex (Ocenebra) inermicosta Vokes, 1964 | |||
| Senegal | 15-20mm, heavily sculptured species | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Senegal | 20-30mm, heavily sculptured species | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Ceratostoma) inornatum Recluz, 1851 | |||
| Japan | 35-45mm, uniform brown with folate varices | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) insularum Pilsbry, 1921 | |||
| Hawaii | 50-60mm, very frondy shells, pale tan with with brown bands, with operc | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Hawaii | 60-70mm, very frondy shells, pale tan with with brown bands, with operc | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Murex (Ocenebra) interfossa Carpenter, 1864 | |||
| Washington State, USA | 15-18mm, very variable shape and sculpture | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Drupa iodostoma Lesson, 1840 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 30-35mm, enzootic to Marquesas, black bands, purple aperture, w/o | F++ | $ 12.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) jeanae Bartsch & D'Attilio, 1982 | |||
| Philippines | 8-10mm, small robust pink / orange species | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Muricopsis josei Vokes, 1994 | |||
| Brazil | 18-22mm, nice orange shells with spiny varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
| Haustellum kiiensis Kuroda, 1955 | |||
| Japan | 65-80mm, elegant species with long anterior canal and short spines on varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Chicoreus kilburni Houart & Pain, 1987 | |||
| Madagascar | 50-60mm, dark brown with lavender brown spines | F++ |
$ 35.00 |
| Madagascar | 60-80mm, dark brown with lavender brown spines | F++ |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex (Ocenebra) kieneri Reeve, 1845 | |||
| South Africa | 10-12mm, low varices tan shell, dead but good | dead |
$ 4.00 |
| Murex (Haustellum) kurodai Shikama, 1964 | |||
| Philippines | 60-80mm, very long anterior canal shell with sparse spines | F++ /GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) kugleri Clench & Farfante, 1945 | |||
| Puerto Rico | 50-60mm, deep water species with single spine on end of varice, w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) lacinatus Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Indonesia | 50-60mm, brown/orange with purple aperture, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Indonesia | 35-50mm, bright orange examples, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) laqueatus Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Guam | 20-25mm, pink/lavender species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Murexiella lappa Broderip, 1833 | |||
| West Panama | 20-25mm, nicely spined species | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| West Panama | 15-20mm, nicely spined species | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Murex (Haustellum) langleitai Houart, 1993 | |||
| Madagascar | 70-80mm, dark multicoloured species, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Typhis latipennis Dall, 1919 | |||
| West Panama | 29-30mm, spectacular species with tall posterior siphonal canal | F++/GEM |
$ 60.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) leviculus Dall, 1889 | |||
| Florida | 12-14mm, small species with delicate frilled varices | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Murex (Vokesimurex) lividus Carpenter, 1857 | |||
| West Mexico | 45-50mm, tan with dark bands, low blunt spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Pterynotus loebbeckei Kobelt, 1879 | |||
| Philippines | 30-40mm, bright orange spectacular species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Philippines | 50-60mm, bright orange spectacular species, w/o | F++/GEM |
Sold out |
| Philippines | over 60mm, large and spectacular, w/o | F++/GEM |
Sold out |
| Chicoreus longicornis Dunker, 1860 | |||
| Queensland | 30-40mm, very long spined form | F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Pterotyphis lowei Pilsbry, 1931 | |||
| Baja California, Mexico | 12-15mm, small robust species, some with brown on cream | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) macgintyi M. Smith, 1938 | |||
| Bahamas | 15-20mm, intricately sculptured white species with distinct band, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 40.00 |
| Bahamas | 30-40mm, large for species, some pink on varices, dead but very good | dead |
$ 20.00 |
| Pteropurpura macropterus Deshayes, 1839 | |||
| California, USA | 40-45mm, all brown with extended wings | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| California, USA | 40-45mm, all brown with extended wings | F+/F++ |
$ 46.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) mactanensis Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979 | |||
| Philippines | 17-20mm, delicate species with broad spines on varices | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) maculata Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Philippines | 15-20mm, robust spiny species with 1 or 2 anterior canals. tan/pink | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | 15-20mm, robust spiny species with 1 or 2 anterior canals. tan/pink | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Phyllonotus margaretensis Abbott, 1958 | |||
| Venezuela | 60-80mm, robust species often with pink aperture | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Marchia martinetana Roeding, 1798 | |||
| Philippines | 20-25mm, pretty shells, pink with dark brown patches | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Philippines | 25-30mm, pretty shells, pink with dark brown patches - very good size for this species | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977 | |||
| Philippines | 20-25mm, dramatic specimen with long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Muricanthus megacerus Sowerby, 1834 | |||
| Gabon | 50-60mm, heavy brown shells with low spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Gabon | 70-80mm, very large & heavy brown shells with low spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Homalocantha melanamathos Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Gabon | 30-40mm, black spined species, w/o | F++ |
$ 45.00 |
| Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974 | |||
| Nicaragua | 25-30mm, dark fronds on a pink/tan shell | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Nicaragua | 30-40mm, dark fronds on a pink/tan shell | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex messorius Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Martinique | 30-50mm, variable dark brown | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Chicoreus microphyllus Lamarck, 1816 | |||
| Indonesia | 60-70mm, tall dark brown shells with orange columella, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Indonesia | 70-80mm, tall dark brown shells with orange columella, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Indonesia | 80-90mm, tall dark brown shells with orange columella, w/o - large for species | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Vitularia miliaris Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Malaysia | 30-40mm, unusual shape with flared aperture - various colours including orange, w/o | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Malaysia | 40-50mm, unusual shape with flared aperture - various colours including orange, w/o | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex mindanoensis Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Philippines | 70-80mm, pale tan shell with long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | over 80mm, pale tan shell with long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) minotaurus Radwin & D'Attilio 1976 | |||
| Mozambique | 20-25mm, enlarged varices shell covered with fine sculpture | F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
| Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979 | |||
| Philippines | under 55mm, beautifully winged and elegant species, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Philippines | under 55mm, beautifully winged and elegant species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
| Philippines | 55.60mm, beautifully winged and elegant species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 55.00 |
| Murex (Pteropurpura) modesta Fulton, 1936 | |||
| Japan | 30-35mm, strongly ribbed species with recurved principal spines | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex (Haustellum) multiplicatus Sowerby, 1895 | |||
| Western Australia | 35-45mm, predominately cream/tan with darker banded pattern | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Western Australia | 45-55mm, predominately cream/tan with darker banded pattern | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Eupleura muriciformis Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Mexico | 30-40mm, extended anterior canal, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| form triqueter, Mexico | 30-40mm, very extended varices, w/o | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Acanthina muricata Broderip, 1832 | |||
| West Mexico | 50-60mm, super shells with fine lirate sculpture on outer raised ribs w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex nigritus Philippi, 1845 | |||
| Mexico | 100-110mm, large spectacular shells with black spiral bands and spines, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Mexico | 90-100mm, large spectacular shells with black spiral bands and spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Eupleura nitida Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Panama | 15-20mm, low species with only 2 varices - black & white banded | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) nobilis Shikama, 1977 | |||
| Philippines | 40-45mm, orange/pink with pink fronds always with 3 fronds on anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Philippines | 45-50mm, orange/pink with pink fronds always with 3 fronds on anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Muricopsis) noduliferus G.B. Sowerby II, 1841 | |||
| Philippines | 25-30mm, unusual pale yellow species with large dark raised nodules | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Ceratostoma nuttalli Conrad, 1837 | |||
| California, USA | 30-40mm, nicely winged species in various colours, w/o | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Murex (Paziella) nuttingi Dall, 1896 | |||
| Florida | 25-30mm, white, delicately frilled species, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Aspella obeliscus A. Adams, 1855 | |||
| West Mexico | 20-25mm, one of the largest species of the genus, pale tan bands | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Muricopsis octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 | |||
| New Zealand | 25-30mm, tall spired with low spined varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| New Zealand | 30-35mm, tall spired with low spined varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| New Zealand | 35-40mm, tall spired with low spined varices - rare this size, w/o | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Murex (Haustellum) olssoni E.H. Vokes, 1967 | |||
| Panama | 35-40mm, small delicate species with few spines on varices, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Thais orbita Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Western Australia | 40-50mm, pale cream/yellow aperture, w/o | F++/ GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Western Australia | 50-60mm, very large and super condition for this species, w/o | F++/ GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973 | |||
| Philippines | 20-25mm, bright orange flowerlike shells | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Philippines | 25-30mm, bright orange flowerlike shells | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Philippines | 30-35mm, very large for this delicate species | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Homalocantha) oxycantha Broderip, 1833 | |||
| West Mexico | 30-40mm, brown/tan with close spines arranged in rows, w/o | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| West Mexico | 40-50mm, brown/tan with close spines arranged in rows, w/o | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| West Mexico | over 50mm, very large for this species, w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Muricopsis oxytatus Smith, 1938 | |||
| Honduras | 25-30mm, range of colours, incl. white and pink | F++/ GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Honduras | over 30mm, range of colours, incl. white and pink, w/o | F++/ GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) paini Houart, 1983 | |||
| New Britain, PNG | 35-40mm, delicate species with dark highlights on brown body | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Ocenebra parva E A Smith, 1877 | |||
| West Mexico | 15-18mm, small robust species, predominately cream with raised varices | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Chicoreus palmarosae Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Sri Lanka | 70-80mm, very frilly pink fronds, super shells w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Philippines | 80-100mm, larger shells but less pink and frondose than Sri Lankan specimens, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Favartia paulboschi Smith & Houart, 1984 | |||
| Oman | 12-15mm, rare localized species with low varices | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Aspella paupercula A. Adams, 1850 | |||
| Florida | 18-20mm, robust species for this genus | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Murex (Muricopsis) pauxillus A. Adams, 1854 | |||
| West Mexico | 10-13mm, elongate shells with white banding on black | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Poirieria) pazi Crosse, 1864 | |||
| Florida | 35-40mm, white with dramatic spines | F+ |
$ 10.00 |
| Florida | 35-40mm, white with dramatic spines, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 30.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) pelepili D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980 | |||
| Philippines | 25-30mm, spectacular orange shells with long spines and anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex pecten Lightfoot 1786 | |||
|
Philippines |
100-120mm, spectacular shells with comb-like spines |
F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
|
Philippines |
120-140mm, spectacular shells with comb-like spines |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
|
Philippines |
140-150mm, very large for this delicate species |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) penchinanti Crosse, 1861 | |||
| Philippines | 25-30mm, delicate shells with wide range of colours including white, orange & brown | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Chicoreus peratus Keen, 1960 | |||
| Panama | 50-60mm, similar to P. pomum but with finer and more numerous sculpture | F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
| Siratus perelegans E. H. Vokes, 1965 | |||
| Guadeloupe | 50-60mm, white with fine tan lines & long anterior canal, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) perita Hinds, 1844 | |||
| Western Mexico | 15-20mm, angular species with raised shoulder spines | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Muricopsis planiliratus Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Western Australia | 13-15mm, nicely sculptured | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Thais planospira Lararck, 1822 | |||
| West Mexico | 35-45mm, super shells with vivid orange lirae in aperture | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Aspella platylaevis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 | |||
| Western Australia | 10-12mm, pale yellow | F++/ GEM | $ 8.00 |
| Chicoreus pliciferoides Kuroda, 1942 | |||
| N/W Western Australia | 80-100mm, deep water trawled shells with variable degree of spire formation, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Pteropurpura) plorator Adams & Reeve, 1849 | |||
| Japan | 40-45mm, spectacular winged species | F+/F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Japan | 30-40mm, spectacular winged species | F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Bahamas | 60-70mm, inflated with some orange and brown, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Bahamas | under 60mm, inflated with some orange and brown, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| form occulatus, Brazil | 80-100mm, large elongate form with operc | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) poormani Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 | |||
| West Panama | 16-18mm, angular species with brown bands on white | F++/ GEM | $ 28.00 |
| Murex (Roperia) poulsoni Carpenter, 1864 | |||
| California, USA | 30-40mm, brown with white low varices | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| California, USA | 40-50mm, brown with white low varices | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Muricopsis princeps Broderip, 1833 | |||
| West Coast Panama | 70-80mm, brown, black and white, very spiny shells, w/o | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| West Coast Panama | 80-100mm, brown, black and white, very spiny shells, w/o | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Chicomurex) problematica Lan, 1981 | |||
| Philippines | 55-65mm, similar to M. superbus, but with longer anterior canal | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Aspella sp. (like anceps) Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 8-12mm, small, flat and white | F+/F++ | $ 6.00 |
| Hexaplex radix Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Mexico | 40-60mm, dramatic shells with crowned black spines on globose white body, w/o | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| Mexico | 60-80mm, super shells heavy and very globose with black spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Mexico | 80-100mm, large shells heavy and very globose with black spines, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Rapa rapa Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Western Australia | 50-70mm, very inflated white shells | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Western Australia | 70-80mm, very inflated white shells | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Rapana rapiformis Born, 1778 | |||
| Indonesia | under 50mm, nicely coronated and inflated species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Indonesia | 50-60mm, nicely coronated and inflated species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Indonesia | 60-70mm, nicely coronated and inflated species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Indonesia | over 70mm, nicely coronated and inflated, giant for species | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex rectirostris owerby, 1841 | |||
| Taiwan | 50-60mm, few spines on varices and very long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex recurvirostris Broderip, 1833 | |||
| West Panama | 40-50mm, elegant species with long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| West Panama | 50-70mm, elegant species with long anterior canal, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex regius Swainson, 1821 | |||
| West Panama | under 100mm, lovely shells with brown blotch on pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| West Panama | 100-120mm, lovely shells with brown blotch on pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| West Panama | over 120mm, super large shells, top condition for these large shells, w/o | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Drupa ricinus Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Clipperton Island, Pacific | 30-35mm, white with black spikes, rare location | F++ |
$ 4.00 |
| Murex (Tripterotyphis) robustus Verco, 1895 | |||
| South Australia | 12-16mm, solid cream species with heavily curved spines pointing to the posterior | F++/ GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) rosamiae D'Attilio & Myers, 1985 | |||
| Philippines | 10-12mm, very variable species, some with dark bands on pale shell | F++/ GEM | $ 4.00 |
| Muricopsis roseus Reeve, 1846 | |||
| Antigua | 10-12mm, banded with pink and black | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) rossiteri Crosse, 1872 | |||
| Philippines | 40-50mm, elongate pink / orange shells with wide spread anterior canal spines | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Philippines | over 50mm, as above, rare this size | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Vokesimurex rubidus Baker, 1891 | |||
| Honduras | 25-30mm, various colours with small anterior spines | F++ |
$ 4.00 |
| Honduras | over 30mm, various colours with small anterior spines | F++ |
$ 8.00 |
| Murex (Chicoreus) rubiginosus Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Broome, Western Australia | 70-80mm, inflated shells with dark brown fronds, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Broome, Western Australia | 80-90mm, inflated shells with dark brown fronds, orange aperture w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Broome, Western Australia | 50-60mm, super orange shells w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 60.00 |
| Broome, Western Australia | 60-75mm, super orange shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 85.00 |
| Murex (Muricanthus) saharicus Locard, 1897 | |||
| West Africa | 40-50mm, frondose species with 4 prominent varices w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| West Africa | 60-80mm, long projections on varices w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Drupa rubusidaeus Roeding, 1798 | |||
| Indonesia | 35-40mm, pale purple aperture, w/o | F++ | $ 8.00 |
| Murex (Vitularia) salebrosa King & Broderip, 1832 | |||
| Pacific Panama | 20-30mm, small but very frilly, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 3.00 |
| Pacific Panama | 30-50mm, elongate dark brown and frilly, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Pacific Panama | 50-70mm, elongate and with orange aperture | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Murexiella) salmonea Melvill & Standen, 1899 | |||
| Western Australia | 14-16mm, robust species with upturned anterior canal, mostly tan | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Vitularia sandwichensis Pease, 1861 | |||
| Hawaii | 16-18mm, small localised species with prominent varices | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Maxwellia santarosana Dall, 1905 | |||
| California, USA | 25-30mm, very large varices tinged with orange | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| California, USA | 30-40mm, white tapered shells with tan re-curved varices | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Chicoreus saulii Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| Philippines | 60-80mm, pale tan shells with lovely very pink fronds & outer lip, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Indonesia | 70-90mm, generally darker shells with outer lip denticles, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Phyllocoma) scalariformis Broderip, 1833 | |||
| West Mexico | 20-25mm, sculptured with delicate honeycomb pattern | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex scolopax Dillwyn, 1817 | |||
| Arabian Gulf | 90-100mm, nicely spined sp. with tan ribs on body whorl, w/o | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Homalocantha) scorpio Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Philippines | 30-40mm, dramatic shells with brown varices and expanded spines | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | 40-50mm, dramatic shells with brown varices and expanded spines | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Muricopsis scrammi Crosse, 1863 | |||
| Honduras | 8-10mm, brown with orange raised pustules | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Homalocantha secunda Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Western Australia | 30-35mm, frilled with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Western Australia | over 35mm, frilled with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| India | 30-35mm, white shell with black highlights | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) senegalensis Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Brazil | 50-60mm, single large spine per varice, with operc | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex serratospinosus Dunker, 1883 | |||
| India | 70-90mm, elegant shell with greatly elongate anterior canal, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Maculotriton serriale Deshayes, 1834 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 12-15mm, black and white pattern | F++ | $ 4.00 |
| Murex sobrinus A. Adams, 1863 | |||
| Japan | 30-40mm, elegant species with long anterior canal & 2 tan bands on body whorl, w/o | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Japan | 40-50mm, elegant species with long anterior canal & 2 tan bands on body whorl, w/o | F++ |
$ 18.00 |
| Drupa speciosa Dunker, 1867 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 25-30mm, purple aperture, spiny, w/o | F++ | sold out |
| Hexaplex stainforthi Reeve, 1843 | |||
| North/West Western Australia | 25-30mm, striking orange and black, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 3.00 |
| North/West Western Australia | 30-40mm, typical, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 5.00 |
| North/West Western Australia | 40-45mm, typical w/o | F++/GEM | $ 8.00 |
| North/West Western Australia | 45-50mm, large spines, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 10.00 |
| North/West Western Australia | 40-50mm, orange/yellow and white form, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 20.00 |
| North/West Western Australia | 40-50mm, all white or yellow only form, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 25.00 |
| North/West Western Australia | Over 60mm, typical form but giant, w/o | F+/F++ | $ 15.00 |
| Chicoreus steeriae Reeve, 1845 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 50-55mm, enzootic to Marquesas, without large fronds, w/o | F++ | $ 15.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 55-60mm, but typical, w/o | F++ | $ 25.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 60-65mm, typical, w/o | F++ | $ 35.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 65-70mm, with pink fronds, w/o | F++ | $ 50.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 70-75mm, large and spectacular, w/o | F++/ GEM | $ 65.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | Over 75mm, giant and dark, w/o | F++/ GEM | $ 85.00 |
| Chicoreus strigatus Reeve, 1849 | |||
| QLD, Australia | 30-35mm, variable colours incl. orange & brown | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Eupleura) sulcidentata Dall, 1890 | |||
| Florida | 15-16mm, chocolate brown shells with angular varices | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Siratus superbus Sowerby, 1889 | |||
| Philippines | 60-70mm, sculptured speckled brown/white sp with very spiny varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Philippines |
70-80mm, sculptured speckled brown/white sp with very spiny varices , very large, w/o |
F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Murex (Urosalpinx) tampaensis Conrad, 1846 | |||
| Florida | 15-20mm, small solid species with intricate chequed sculpture | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Indonesia | 70-80mm, white/cream long spined species with dark tips | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Indonesia | 80-90mm, white/cream long spined species with dark tips | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Philippines | 100-120mm, large robust shells with dark tipped largest spines, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex tenuirostrum Lamarck, 1822 | |||
| Philippines | 100-120mm, super shells with dramatically extended spine on anterior body whorl, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex (Siratus) tenuivaricosus Dautzenberg, 1927 | |||
| Brazil | 50-70mm, elegant species with extended spine on each varice, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Brazil | 70-90mm, elegant species with extended spine on each varice, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Chicoreus territus (Reeve, 1845) | |||
| Queensland, Australia | 30-40mm, white/fawn colours, with operc | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Queensland, Australia | 40-50mm, white/fawn colours, with operc | F++ |
$ 800 |
| Queensland, Australia | over 50mm, white/fawn colours, hard to get this size, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Favartia) tetragona Broderip, 1833 | |||
| Philippines | 15-20mm,small solid species with enlarged varices and raised anterior canal, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Chicoreus thomasi Crosse, 1872 | |||
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 20-25mm, dark orange shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 40.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 25-30mm, dark orange shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$100.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 30-40mm, dark orange shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 160.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 20-30mm, pale pink / peach shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 75.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 30-40mm, pale pink / peach shells, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 120.00 |
| Marquesas Islands, South Pacific | 30-40mm, pale pink / peach shells, w/o | F+/F++ |
$ 65.00 |
| Murex torrefactus Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| North West, W. Australia | 60-80mm, super-frondy specimens, brown with darker bands, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| North West, W. Australia | 80-90mm, large for this species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Murex trapa Roeding, 1798 | |||
| Taiwan | 70-80mm, elegant shells with long anterior canal, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 4.00 |
| Taiwan | 80-90mm, large for this species, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 6.00 |
| Pteryopurpura trialata Sowerby, 1841 | |||
| California, USA | 40-50mm, most with darker brown banding | F++/GEM | $ 8.00 |
| California, USA | 50-60mm, most with darker brown banding - with spectacular wings | F++/GEM | $ 12.00 |
| California, USA | 60-70mm, most with darker brown banding - very large for species, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 20.00 |
| California, USA | over 70mm, most with darker brown banding - giants, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 25.00 |
| form Alba, California, USA | 50-60mm, rare pure white form, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 25.00 |
| Murex tricoronis Berry, 1960 | |||
| Western Mexico | 50-60mm, often listed as a form of M. recurvirostris, but distinct with clear orange spiral chords, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 8.00 |
| Pterynotus triformis Reeve, 1845 | |||
| South Australia | 40-50mm, nicely winged specimens, w/o | F++ | $ 9.00 |
| South Australia | 50-55mm, large & typical, w/o | F++ | $ 12.00 |
| South Australia | 55-60mm, rare in good condition, w/o | F++ | $ 20.00 |
| South Australia | Over 60mm, very rare this size | F+/F++ | $ 25.00 |
| South Australia | 45-55mm, very rare brown/black shells | F++ | $ 35.00 |
| Pterynotus tripterus Born, 1778 | |||
| Indonesia | Under 50mm, nicely winged species with pale yellow aperture | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Indonesia | Over 50mm, nicely winged species with pale yellow aperture | F++ |
$ 20.00 |
| Indonesia | Over 50mm, nicely winged species with pale yellow aperture | F/F+ |
$ 3.00 |
| Naquetia triqueter (Born, 1778) | |||
| Indonesia | Under 50mm, nicely banded, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 10.00 |
| Indonesia | over 50mm, nicely banded, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Agnewia tritoniformis Blainville, 1832 | |||
| Western Australia | 15-20mm, dark and typical, nice sculpture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Western Australia | 15-20mm, pale cream form, rare, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Chicoreus trivialis A. Adams, 1854 | |||
| Western Australia | Under 50mm, dark brown varices with pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
| Western Australia | over 50mm, dark brown varices with pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Western Australia | 40-45mm, orange form with pink aperture, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
| Murex troescheli Lischke, 1868 | |||
| Philippines | over 150mm, giant super shells | F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
| Hexaplex trunculus Linnaeus, 1758 | |||
| Greece | 50-60mm, heavy, low spined shells with brown, tan and white bands, w/o | F++ | $ 3.00 |
| Greece | 60-70mm, heavy, low spined shells with brown, tan and white bands, w/o | F++ | $ 4.00 |
| Haustellum tweedianum McPherson, 1959 | |||
| Queensland | 50-60mm, nice pink/orange shells | F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
| Murex (Muricopsis) umbilicatus Tenison-Woods, 1876 | |||
| South Australia | 18-20mm, tan species with fine spines on varices, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| South Australia | 20-22mm,large for this species, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| white form, South Australia | 15-20mm, very rare albino form, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 35.00 |
| Pterynotus undosus E. H. Vokes, 1993 | |||
| Western Australia | 30-40mm, typical with operc | F++/GEM | $ 12.00 |
| Western Australia | 40-45mm, several colour forms, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 20.00 |
| Western Australia | Over 45mm, rare this size, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 30.00 |
| Western Australia | 35-50mm, rare colours - black, orange, etc. | F++ | $ 60.00 |
| Murex (Muricanthus) varius Sowerby, 1834 | |||
| Gabon | 30-40mm, pale tan with sparse spines on varices, with operc | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| Gabon | 40-50mm, pale tan with sparse spines on varices, with operc | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Rapana venosa Valenciennes, 1846 | |||
| Black Sea | 50-70mm, very inflated shells - rare location, with operc | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Japan | 50-70mm, nicely shaped shells with orange aperture with operc | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Japan | 70-100mm, very large with operc | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Chicomurex venustulus Radwin & D'Attilio, 1975 | |||
| Philippines | under 50mm, pale pink & white banded | F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
| Philippines | over 50mm, pale pink & white banded | F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
| Pterynotus vespertilio Kira, 1969 | |||
| Taiwan | 25-30mm, delicate winged species, predominantly white | F++ | $ 25.00 |
| Murex (Vexilla) vexillum Gmelin, 1791 | |||
| Hawaii | 20-25mm, dark tan with brown bands | F++ |
$ 5.00 |
| Haustellum vicdani Kosuge, 1980 | |||
| Philippines | under 80mm, relatively smooth shell with raised varices and very long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
| Philippines | over 80mm, relatively smooth shell with raised varices and very long anterior canal | F++/GEM |
$ 1000 |
| Chicoreus virgineus Roeding, 1798 | |||
| India | under 70mm, heavy species, some pink around aperture, w/o | F++ |
$ 6.00 |
| India | 70-80mm, heavy species, some pink around aperture, w/o | F++ |
$ 10.00 |
| India | over 80mm, large and heavy, w/o | F++ |
$ 15.00 |
| Egypt | 100-150mm giant heavy shells, banded body whorl, w/o | F++ |
$ 25.00 |
| Egypt | over 150mm massive shells in super condition, w/o | F++ |
$ 45.00 |
| Murexiella vittata Broderip,1833 | |||
| Panama | 20-22mm, white spiny shells with single black transverse band, w/o | F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
| Pteropurpura vokesae Emerson, 1964 | |||
| California, USA | 25-35mm, nicely winged shells, cream/tan, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 8.00 |
| California, USA | 35-40mm, nicely winged shells, cream/tan, w/o | F++/GEM | $ 12.00 |
| California, USA | 40-50mm, large for this species, w/o, brown & white forms | F++/GEM | $ 25.00 |
| Morula (Habromorula) whiteheadae Houart, 2004 | |||
| Western Australia | 30-35mm, prominent varices with comb-like projections, purple aperture | F++ | $ 15.00 |
| Typhis (Monstrotyphis) yatesi Crosse & Fischer, 1865 | |||
| South Australia | 20-22mm, spectacular species with long anterior and body siphon | F++/GEM | $ 35.00 |
| Murex (Homalocantha) zamboi Burch & Burch 1960 | |||
|
Philippines |
40-50mm, white with orange/pink aperture - spectacular shape & large spines |
F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |
|
Philippines |
50-60mm, white with orange/pink aperture - spectacular shape & large spines |
F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
| Murex (Poirieria) zelandicus Quoy & Gaimard, 1834 | |||
| New Zealand | 40-50mm, white and very spiny, w/o | F++ |
$ 12.00 |
| Murex (Muricopsis) zeteki Hertlein & Strong, 1951 | |||
|
Panama (Pacific) |
20-25mm, dark chocolate shells with prominent spines, w/o |
F++/GEM |
$ 4.00 |