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MURICIDAE
Pricelist Muricidae,  updated 05-06-08 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS
Form & Locality: Description ('w/o' is abbreviation for: with operculum): Grading:

All Prices in AUD:

Pterynotus (Pterochelus) acanthopterus Lamarck, 1816
North-West Western Australia Under 50mm, brown or white form, w/o F++/GEM

 $  10.00

North-West Western Australia 50-60mm, typical, w/o F++/GEM 

 $  15.00

North-West Western Australia 60-70mm, w/o F++/GEM

 $  20.00

North-West Western Australia 70-80mm, superb with large wings, w/o F++/GEM

 $  25.00

North-West Western Australia Over 80mm, giants and rare in good condition, w/o F++

 $  38.00

Murex acanthostophes Watson, 1882
Western Australia Under 90mm, spectacular and spiny, w/o F++

 $  6.00

Western Australia Over 90mm, spectacular and spiny, giant for species, w/o F++

 $  12.00

Chicoreus aculeatus Lamarck, 1822
Philippines 40-45mm, lovely pink fronds F++/GEM 

 $  6.00

Philippines Over 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

Pterynotus (Pterochelus) akation E. H. Vokes, 1993
North-West Western Australia 30-35mm, similar to acanthoptherus, w/o F++

 $  6.00

North-West Western Australia 35-40mm, typical, w/o F++

 $  10.00

North-West Western Australia Over 40mm, rare this size, w/o F++

 $  20.00

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++

 $  6.00

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

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 40-50mm, spectacular local species, white F++

 $  12.00

Philippines 30-40mm, white, typical F++

 $  6.00

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

Muricopsis armatus A. Adams, 1854
California 20-30mm, white and spiny, w/o F++

 $  8.00

Siratus articulatus Reeve, 1845
Honduras 40-50mm, typical for species F++

 $  12.00

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

 $  5.00

Queensland, Australia 50-60mm, tan with dark fronds, 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++

 $  4.00

Western Australia Over 60mm, frondy, large  and dark, w/o F++

 $  6.00

Murex (Haustellum) barbieri Houart, 1993
Madagascar 90-110mm, Large toffee apple shaped shells, with orange, tan and pink pattern, long anterior canal. F++/GEM

 $  25.00

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

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

 $  30.00

Western Australia 40-50mm, beautiful winged shells, white F++/GEM

 $  50.00

Western Australia 50-60mm, beautiful winged shells, white F++

 $  65.00

Western Australia 50-60mm, beautiful winged shells, white F+/F++ 

 $  45.00

Western Australia 60-70mm, beautiful winged shells, white F+/F++ 

 $  60.00

Murex bellegladeensis  E.H. Vokes, 1963
Florida 30-35mm, orange/pink with heavy varices F++

 $  6.00

Pterynotus bibbeyi Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976
Japan 25mm, finely frilled and orange coloured F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Murex (Pterynotus) Bipinnatus  Reeve, 1845
Philippines 35-45mm, elongate, white shells with purple aperture F++

 $  5.00

Philippines 45-50mm, large for these small elegant shells F++

 $  8.00

Murex brevifrons Lamarck, 1822
Cuba 70-90mm, spiral banding with large spectacular fronds, w/o F++/GEM

 $  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 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 opec F++

 $  2.00

Western Australia 60-70mm, predominantly black/brown with pink or orange aperture with opec F++

 $  4.00

Ceratostoma burnetti Adams & Reeve, 1849
Korea 70-80mm, beautifully winged species, brown/tan/white, w/o F++

 $  75.00

Murex cabritti  Bernardi, 1859
Florida 50-60mm, variable colours and sculpture, some orange/pink, w/o F++/GEM

 $  10.00

Murex (Siratus) cailleti  Petit, 1856
Jamaica 35-40mm, inflated species with long fine anterior canal, w/o F++/GEM

 $  12.00

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 centrifuga Hinds, 1844
West Panama 40-45mm, large triangular points on body whorl, w/o F++

 $  15.00

Chicoreus (triplex) cervicornis (Lamarck, 1822)
N-W Western Australia under 40mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o F++

 $  3.00

N-W Western Australia 40-45mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o F++

 $  5.00

N-W Western Australia 45-50mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o F++

 $  8.00

N-W Western Australia over 50mm, white/tan, typical delicate bifurcated spines, w/o F++

 $  10.00

N-W Western Australia 40-50mm, unusual pale brown sp. with typical bifurcated spines, w/o F++

 $  10.00

Murex chrysostoma Sowerby, 1834
Venezuela 50-60mm, inflated body whorl and short anterior canal F++

 $  5.00

Venezuela 60-70mm, large for this species F++

 $ 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 35-40mm, tail 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

Drupa clathrata Lamarck, 1816
Marquesas Islands, South Pacific 50-60mm, giant shells, dead F/F+

sold out

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

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+/F++

 $  50.00

N-W Western Australia under 70mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  50.00

N-W Western Australia 70-90mm, predominantly white form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  80.00

N-W Western Australia 70-90mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  80.00

N-W Western Australia 90-110mm, predominantly white form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  100.00

N-W Western Australia 90-110mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  100.00

N-W Western Australia over 110mm, predominantly white form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  145.00

N-W Western Australia over 110mm, predominantly black/brown form, w/o  F+/F++

 $  145.00

N-W Western Australia over 130mm, predominantly white form, giant sp. w/o  F+

 $  175.00

Chicoreus crocatus Hedley, 1845
Philippines 50-60mm, orange with some brown, w/o F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Naquetia cumingii A. Adams, 1853
Indonesia under 50mm, slender mottled tan/brown species - sometimes called N. trigonulus F++

 $  10.00

Indonesia over 50mm, slender mottled tan/brown species - sometimes called N. trigonulus F++

 $  15.00

Chicoreus damicornis Hedley, 1903
Queensland 30-40mm, cream coloured, w/o F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Queensland 40-45mm, cream white colours, w/o F++/GEM

 $  12.00

Queensland 45-50mm, cream white colour, large for species, w/o F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Murex (Jaton) decussatus  Gmelin, 1791
Angola 35-45mm, heavy dark brown shells with white varices F++

 $  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 (Chicoreus) dodongi Houart, 1995
Philippines 20-25mm, colourful brown/tan with pink fronds F++/GEM

 $  5.00

Philippines 25-30mm, 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 15-20mm, variable colours F++/GEM

 $  5.00

Philippines 12-15mm, 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 elenensis Dall, 1909
Western Mexico 60-70mm, low spines, with operc F++

 $  12.00

Dermomurex elizabethae McGinty, 1940
Florida 15-18mm, white shells with multiple varices F++

 $  6.00

Murex (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 (Chicoreus) emilyae   Petuch,1987
Honduras 50-60mm, orange/cream wth welldeveloped fronds, w/o F++

 $  40.00

Honduras 20-30mm, dark orange F++/GEM

 $  10.00

Murex (Pteropurpura) erinaceoides  Valenciennes, 1832
Western Mexico 30-40mm, nicely winged species but variable F++

 $  10.00

Western Mexico 40-50mm, large for this species F++

 $  20.00

Murex Ocenebra erinaceus  Linne, 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

Murexiella fasciatus Vokes, 1970
Aruba 25-30mm, live taken specimen F+/F++

 $  60.00

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

 $  6.00

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 (Certostoma) 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 (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

Purpurellus gambiensis Reeve, 1845
Senegal 40-50mm, partially winged species F++/GEM

 $  8.00

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

Murex (Siratus) gundlachi  Petuch,1987
Nicaragua 50-60mm, elegant shell with one prominent spire on each varice, w/o F++

 $  20.00

Haustellum haustellum  Linne, 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++

 $  25.00

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 (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

Drupa iodostoma Lesson, 1840
Marquesas Islands, South Pacific 30-35mm, enzootic to Marquesas, black bands, purple aperture, w/o F+/F++

 $  12.00

Chicoreus kilburni   Houart and 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 (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 25-30mm, pink/lavender species, w/o F++

 $  30.00

Guam 30-40mm, pink/lavender species, w/o F++

 $  45.00

Murex (Favartia) leviculus Dall, 1889
Florida 12-14mm, small species with delicate frilled varices F++

 $  5.00

Chicoreus longicornis Dunker, 1860
Queensland 30-40mm, very long spined form  F+/F++

 $  12.00

Pteropurpura macropterus Deshayes, 1839
California, USA 40-45mm, either all brown or banded in white, w/o F++/GEM

 $  12.00

California, USA 40-45mm, either all brown or banded in white, w/o F+/F++ 

 $  6.00

Phyllonotus margaretensis Abbott, 1958
Venezuela 30-35mm, robus species but typical F++

 $  6.00

Marchia martinetana Roeding, 1798
Philippines 20-30mm, pretty shells, pink with dark brown patches F++/GEM

 $  4.00

Philippines 30-40mm, 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

Chicoreus microphyllus Lamarck, 1816
Indonesia 60-80mm, tall dark brown shells with orange columella, w/o F++/GEM

 $  3.00

Indonesia 80-90mm, tall dark brown shells with orange columella, w/o F++/GEM

 $  4.00

Indonesia 90-100mm, tall dark brown shells with orange columella, w/o - large for species F++

 $  5.00

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

Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979
Philippines under 60mm, beautifully winged and elegant species, w/o F++/GEM

 $  30.00

Philippines 60-70mm, beautifully winged and elegant species, w/o F++/GEM

 $  55.00

Murex (Haustellum) multiplicatus  Sowerby, 1895
Western Australia 40-50mm, predominately cream/tan with darker banded pattern F++/GEM

 $  10.00

Western Australia 50-60mm, predominately cream/tan with darker banded pattern F++/GEM

 $  15.00

Eupleura muriciformis Broderip, 1833
Mexico 40-50mm, extended anterior canal, w/o F++/GEM

 $  3.00

form triquetra, Mexico 30-40mm, very extended varices, w/o F++

 $  5.00

Muricopsis nigrospinosus Reeve, 1845
Indonesia 70-80mm, white long-spined shells with black tips F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Indonesia 80-90mm, white long-spined shells with black tips F++/GEM

 $  10.00

Eupleura nitida Broderip, 1833
Panama 15-20mm, low species with only 2 varices - black & white banded F++/GEM

 $  3.00

Ceratostoma nuttalli Conrad, 1837
California 40-50mm, 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

Muricopsis octogonus Quoy & Gaimard, 1833
New Zealand 30-35mm, tall spired with low spined varices, w/o F++/GEM

 $  12.00

New Zealand 35-40mm, tall spired with low spined varices, w/o F++/GEM

 $  20.00

New Zealand over 40mm, tall spired with low spined varices - rare this size, w/o F++

 $  25.00

Thais orbita Gmelin, 1791
Western Australia 40-50mm, pale cream/yellow aperture, w/o F++/ GEM

 $  4.00

Western Australia 50-70mm, very large and super condition for this species, w/o F++/ GEM

 $  6.00

Murex (Chicoreus) orchidiflorus  Shikama, 1973
Philippines 25-30mm, bright orange flowerlike shells F++/GEM

 $  15.00

Philippines 30-35mm, bright orange flowerlike shells F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Philippines 35-40mm, very large for this delicate species F++/GEM

 $  25.00

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

 $  10.00

Honduras over 30mm, range of colours, incl. white and pink, w/o F++/ GEM

 $  15.00

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

Murex (Poirieria) pazi Crosse, 1864
Florida 35-40mm, white with dramatic spines F+