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TURBINIDAE

Pricelist Turbinidae,  updated 07-04-08 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

Form & Locality: Description ('w/o' is abbreviation for: with operculum): Grading:

All Prices in AUD:

SUBFAMILY ANGARIINAE Roeding, 1798

Angaria delphinus Linne,1758
Western Australia 50-60mm, some with long spines

F++/GEM

$ 6.00

Western Australia 60-70mm, some with long spines

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Angaria tyria Reeve, 1843
Western Australia 40-45mm, with some purple banding around suture

F++

$ 10.00

Western Australia 45-50mm, with some purple banding around suture

F++

$ 12.00

SUBFAMILY ASTRAEA Roeding, 1798

Astraea phoebia Roeding, 1798
Honduras 15-20mm, lovely orange star-shaped shells

F++

$ 4.00

Honduras 20-30mm, lovely orange star-shaped shells

F++

$ 6.00

Honduras 30-40mm, super yellow orange shells

F++

$ 10.00

Astraea rotularia Lamarck, 1822
Western Australia 20-30mm, striking shells with black operc

F++

$ 6.00

Western Australia 30-40mm, striking shells with black operc

F++

$ 10.00

SUBFAMILY LIOTIINAE

Austroliotia australis  Kiener, 1839
South West, Western Australia 10-12mm, smooth inflated species

F++

$ 6.00

Austroliotia botanica  Hedley, 1915
Perth, Western Australia 5-8mm, smoother species

F++

$ 4.00

Liotia crassibassis  Smith, 1880
Exmouth, Western Australia 15-18mm, much smoother shell than L. peronii

F++

$ 6.00

Arene cruentata  Muhlfeld, 1829
Abaco - Carribean 8-10mm, lovely star shaped shells with red spots with opeac

F++/GEM

$ 5.00

Liotina peronii Kiener, 1839
Western Australia 15-20mm, w/o

F++

$ 5.00

SUBFAMILY PHASIANELLIDAE

Phasianella australis Gmelin, 1791
Western Australia 35-40mm, variable colours, w/o

F++

$ 5.00

Western Australia 40-50mm, typical size and colours, w/o

F++

$ 6.00

Western Australia Over 50mm, colourful, w/o

F++

$ 10.00

Phasianella solida Born, 1778
India 15-20mm, variable colours and patterns, w/o

F++/GEM

$ 3.00

Phasianella ventricosa Swainson, 1822
Western Australia 25-35mm, variable patterns, with operc

F++

$ 8.00

SUBFAMILY TURBINIDAE

Turbo argyrostomus Linne, 1758
Western Australia 50-55mm, some with spines

F++

$ 6.00

Western Australia over 60mm, large for species

F++/GEM

$ 10.00

Turbo brunneus Roeding, 1798
Western Australia 35-40mm, very green

F++/GEM

$ 3.00

Turbo castaneus Gmelin, 1791
Florida, USA 25mm, variable

F+/F++

$ 5.00

Turbo chrysostoma Linne, 1758
Indonesia 40-60mm, colourful orange interior, w/o

F++

$ 5.00

Indonesia over 60mm, colourful orange interior, w/o - giants

F++

$ 8.00

Turbo cinereus Born, 1798
Western Australia 30-35mm, very colourful & variable

F++/GEM

$ 5.00

Turbo coronatus Gmelin, 1791
South Africa

20-23mm, heavy and nodulose

F++

$ 4.00

Turbo gruneri Philippi, 1846
Western Australia

35-40mm, rare W.A. species

F+/F++

$ 10.00

Turbo haynesi Preston, 1914
Western Australia 20-25mm, smoother sculpture than T. brunneus  and white operc

F++

$ 15.00

Turbo imperialis Gmelin, 1791
New South Wales 50-55mm, variable in shape and colour

F+/F++

$ 12.00

Turbo jourdani Kiener, 1839
Western Australia under 150mm, hard to get with good lip, always with slightly trimmed lip

F+/F++

$ 30.00

Western Australia 150-200mm, typical size, always with slightly trimmed lip

F+/F++

$ 60.00

Western Australia over 200mm, rare in good condition, always with slightly trimmed lip

F+/F++

$ 110.00

Turbo petholatus Linne, 1758

WA form, Western Australia

25-30mm, W.A. form always with tan coloured operc,  probably subsp/ form of T. petholatus

F++/GEM

$ 3.00

Indonesia 25-30mm, the famous "cats eye" turbo

F++/GEM

$ 3.00

Western Australia 25-30mm, orange shells

F+/F++

$ 8.00

Turbo (Marmarostoma) pulcher Reeve, 1842
Western Australia 50-55mm, coarse spiral ribs

F+/F++

$ 10.00

Astralium squamiferum Koch, 1944
Western Australia 25-35mm, low & wide flanged species with some brown flecks, w/o

F++

$ 8.00

Turbo squamosus Gray, 1847
Western Australia 35-40mm, fine lirae on body whorl

F+/F++

$ 8.00

Turbo torquatus Gmelin, 1791
Form whitleyi, Western Australia 50-60mm, variable shape, unusual operculum F+/F++

$ 8.00

Form whitleyi, Western Australia 60-70mm F+/F++

$ 10.00

Form whitleyi, Western Australia 70-80mm F+/F++

$ 12.00

Form whitleyi, Western Australia 80-100mm, giant for this form F+

$ 15.00

Turbo undulatus Lightfoot,1786
South Australia 40-50mm, striking green zigzag lines

F++

$ 6.00

 

This list will be updated regularly.

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