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PERSONIDAE

Pricelist Personidae,  updated 01-06-10 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

GENUS DISTORSIO

Form & Locality:

Description:

Grading:

Prices in AUD:

Distorsio anus Linnaeus, 1758

Indonesia

50-60mm, heavy tan shells with bands of brown and white - spectacular parietal shield, very distorted

F++/GEM

$  2.00

Indonesia

60-70mm, heavy tan shells with bands of brown and white - spectacular parietal shield, very distorted - large for species

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Distorsio clathrata  Lamarck, 1816

Florida

30-40mm, robust orange shells with white parietal band

F++/GEM

$  5.00

Distorsio constrictus  Broderip, 1833

West Meico

35-45mm, with straight of slightly concave outer lip shield

F++

$  12.00

form mcgintyi,  florida

30-40mm, cream / tan with orange aperture

F++/GEM

$  10.00

Distorsio decussata  Valenciennes, 1832

West Meico

60-70mm, long anterior canal

F++

$  12.00

Distorsio habei Lewis, 1972

Western Australia

35-40mm, typical brown shells with white teeth

F++/GEM

$  7.00

Distorsio kurzi Petuch Harasewych, 1980

Philippines

30-35mm, dark orange, tan with brown parietal shield, very distorted

F++/GEM

$  2.00

Philippines

35-40mm, dark orange, tan with brown parietal shield, very distorted

F++/GEM

$  3.00

Philippines

40-50mm, dark orange, tan with brown parietal shield, very distorted - rare this size

F++/GEM

$  5.00

Philippines

over 50mm, dark orange, tan with brown parietal shield, very distorted - very rare over 50mm

F++/GEM

$  8.00

Distorsio perdistortia Fulton, 1938

Philippines

50-60mm, similar to D. reticulata, but without the reticulated sculpture

F++/GEM

$  8.00

form horrida,  Japan

45-60mm, local form with body sculpture

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

South Africa

40-50mm, much finer sculpture than Philippines shells

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Distorsio reticulata Linnaeus, 1758

Philippines

70-80mm, tan shells with brown aperture

F++/GEM

$  2.00

Queensland, Australia

40-50mm, tan with pale orange aperture

F++/GEM

$  4.00

Distorsio sp.

Queensland, Australia

50-60mm, large white shells with pale peach blush over part of the shield

F++/GEM

$  6.00

 

This list will be updated regularly.

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