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OVULIDAE

Pricelist Ovulidae, updated 14-07-10 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

Form & Locality:

Description:

Grading:

Prices in AUD:

Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865)

Queensland, Australia

20-25mm pale cream-white shells with darker highlight on extremities 

F++/GEM

$  5.00

Queensland, Australia

25-30mm pale cream-white shells with darker highlight on extremities, large for species

F++/GEM

$  8.00

Prionovolva brevis G.B Sowerby I, 1828 

Queensland, Australia

12-14mm ovate, with a wide aperture. Angular callous on ventral margin

F++/GEM

$  6.00

Ovula ccavanaghi Iredale, 1931

Queensland, Australia

10-12mm white, cream to pink shells, smooth and globose 

F++/GEM

$  6.00

Ovula costellata Lamarck, 1810

Queensland, Australia

35-40mm, milky white and inflated with pink interior

F++/GEM

$  6.00

Queensland, Australia

over 40mm, milky white and inflated with pink interior

F++/GEM

$  10.00

Queensland, Australia

over 50mm, milky white and inflated with pink interior - giant for species

F++ 

$  15.00

Naviculavolva deflexa (G.B. Sowerby II, 1848)

North West Borneo

6-8mm  small but fully mature

F++/GEM

$  4.00

North West Borneo

12-15mm typical size, pale xream/yellow shells with orange line on outer lip

F++/GEM

$  6.00

Naviculavolva elegans Fehse, 2009

North West Borneo

14-16mm dark grey/brown shells with pale ventral side

F++/GEM

$  10.00

Cyphoma gibbosum Linnaeus, 1758

Florida

20-25mm, predominantly yellow / orange with cream dorsum

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Florida

25-30mm, predominantly yellow / orange with cream dorsum

F++/GEM

$  5.00

Volva habei Oyama, 1961

India

100-120mm, faint and delicate ribs on body whorl

F++/GEM

$  8.00

Phenacovolva morrisoni Lorenz & Fehse, 2009

Indonesia

15-18mm, newly named species, the only olive green ovulid

F++/GEM

$  35.00

Phenacovolva nectarea Iredale, 1930

North West Borneo

30-50mm very variable size, shape and colours

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Prosimnia piriei Petuch, 1973

Indonesia

14-16mm, super cylindrical shells, pink/lavender with darker irregular blotches

F++/GEM

$  30.00

Diminovula punctata (Duclos, 1831)

Western Australia

6-12mm, very variable in size, predominantly cream/white with sparse pink spots

F++/GEM

$  4.00

Jenneria pustulata (Lightfoot, 1786)

Western Mexico

12-15mm, dramatic shells with orange pustules on blue/grey

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Western Mexico

15-18mm, dramatic shells with orange pustules on blue/grey

F++/GEM

$  5.00

Western Mexico

18-25mm, dramatic shells with orange pustules on blue/grey - giant and spectacular

F++/GEM

$  12.00

Primovula rutherfordiana Cate, 1973 

Queensland

12-14mm, heavy, white shells with thick lip callous

F++/GEM

$  8.00

Cyphoma signatum Pilsbry & McGinty, 1939

Florida

20-25mm, pale cream with predominant dorsal ridge

F++/GEM

$  4.00

Florida

over 30mm, pale cream with predominant dorsal ridge - large for species

F++/GEM

$  6.00

Volva striata (Lamarck, 1810)

Taiwan

80-100mm, distinct ribs on body whorl

F++/GEM

$  8.00

Cuspivolva tigris Yamamoto, 1971

Indonesia

10-12mm, lovely orange/yellow shells with darker orange margins

F++/GEM

$  35.00

Calpurnus verrucosus Linnaeus, 1758

Indonesia

25-30mm, white with 'toe-nail'-like pustule on each extremity

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Volva volva Linnaeus, 1758

Queensland, Australia

70-90mm, long elegant pink shells with extended canals

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Queensland, Australia

90-100mm, long elegant pink shells with extended canals

F++/GEM

$  5.00

Prionovolva wilsoniana Cate, 1973

Phillipines

18-20mm cream to pink shells with pale banding

F++/GEM

$  5.00

   

This list still unfinished and will be updated regularly.

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