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VOLUTIDAE |
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Pricelist Volutidae, updated 18-04-08 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS |
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form & Locality: |
Description ('w/o' is abbreviation for: with operculum): |
Prices in AUD |
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Athleta abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848) |
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South Africa |
50-60mm, the smaller form of this species |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
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South Africa |
90-100mm, typical size for this species |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Festilyria africana Reeve, 1856 |
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South Africa |
50-55mm, beached shells |
F |
$ 10.00 |
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Alcithoe aillaudorum Bouchet & Poppe, 1988 |
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Norfolk Island, Australia |
40-50mm, tall pale shells with low nodules on shoulder |
F+/F++ |
$ 185.00 |
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Miomelon alarconi Stuardo & Villas, 1974 |
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Chile |
62mm, typical, hard to obtain |
F+/F++ |
$ 45.00 |
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Adelomelon americana Reeve, 1856 |
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Brazil |
41mm, as per Poppe / Goto Plate 34/1 |
F++ |
$ 10.00 |
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Brazil |
48mm, as per Poppe / Goto Plate 34/4 |
F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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Melo amphora Lightfoot, 1786 |
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Western Australia |
under 200mm with thin lips but very colourful patterns |
F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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W. Australia |
200-300mm, some with mature lips and colourful patterns |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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W. Australia |
300-400mm, some with good colour and pattern |
F++ |
$ 60.00 |
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W. Australia |
over 400mm, giant shells usually with good lips but rough dorsum |
F+/F++ |
$ 125.00 |
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Western Australia |
over 420mm, very rare this size now, rough dorsum |
F+/F++ |
$ 180.00 |
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Adelomelon ancilla Lightfoot, 1786 |
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Argentina |
110-125mm, typical |
F+ |
$ 12.00 |
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form magellanica, Argentina |
140mm, typical with rough back |
F+ |
$ 20.00 |
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Fulgoraria angulosa (Shikama, 1967) |
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Japan |
95mm, very rare in any condition - dead but good |
dead |
$ 200.00 |
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Alcithoe arabica Gmelin, 1791 |
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New Zealand |
100-120mm, variable but with shoulder nodules |
F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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form depressa, New Zealand |
75-85mm, small and heavy |
F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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form motutaraensis, New Zealand |
100-110mm, rare form - pale with discrete zigzag pattern |
F+/F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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form swainsoni, New Zealand |
90-110mm, like arabica, but without shoulder nodules |
F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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Harpulina arausiaca Lightfoot,1786 |
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form C, Sri Lanka |
60-65mm with spiral red band on grey background |
F++ |
$ 40.00 |
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Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825 |
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form red pattern |
120-140mm, giant with spines, predominantly red with some orange and tan |
F/F+ |
$ 30.00 |
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form red pattern |
100-140mm, giant with spines, predominantly red with some orange and tan |
F++ |
$ 85.00 |
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form entirely red |
80-100mm, thin lip |
F+ |
$ 85.00 |
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form predominantly pink/tan |
120-140mm, large shoulder spines |
F/F+ |
$ 20.00 |
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Fusivoluta barnardi Rehder, 1969 |
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South Africa |
90-100mm, good for this species, with operc |
F++ |
$ 20.00 |
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Adelomelon beckii Broderip, 1836 |
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Argentina |
under 300mm, typical |
F |
$ 45.00 |
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Argentina |
over 300mm, always in rough condition |
F |
$ 85.00 |
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Enaeta barnesi Gray, 1825 |
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Mexico |
28mm, typical size and pattern |
F++ |
$ 7.00 |
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Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878 |
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Indonesia |
under 100mm, nice patterns |
F++ |
$ 55.00 |
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Indonesia |
over 100mm, nice patterns |
F++ |
$ 110.00 |
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Amoria benthalis McMichael, 1964 |
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Queensland, Australia |
30-35mm, nice vertical stripes, juvenile lip, dead |
Dead |
$ 20.00 |
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Queensland, Australia |
30-35mm, nice vertical stripes, dead but fully mature |
F/F+ |
$ 38.00 |
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Queensland, Australia |
30-35mm, nice vertical stripes, dead but very good |
F+/F++ |
$ 100.00 |
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Alcithoe benthicola Dell, 1963 |
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New Zealand |
230mm, in superb condition |
F++/GEM |
$ 300.00 |
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New Zealand |
over 250mm, very rare this size |
F+/F++ |
$ 400.00 |
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Athleta boswellae Rehder, 1969 |
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South Africa |
65-75mm, with original outer coat |
F+/F++ |
$ 48.00 |
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South Africa |
30-35mm, dead sp |
F |
$ 12.00 |
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Pachycymbiola brasiliana Lamarck, 1811 |
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Argentina |
100-120mm, with perio, typical for species |
F+ |
$ 20.00 |
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Melo broderipii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) |
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Philippines |
250-300mm, massively inflated with coronet of small spines, super shells with good lip |
F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
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Callipara bullatinea Weaver & Dupont, 1967 |
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South Africa |
45-50mm, very rare shell - live taken |
F++ |
$ 95.00 |
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South Africa |
45-50mm, typical dead shell |
Good |
$ 12.00 |
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Alcithoe calva Powell,1928 (see A. jaculoides) |
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Amoria canaliculata McCoy,1869 |
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Queensland, Australia |
35-40mm, variable patterns |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Queensland, Australia |
40-50mm with typical size and pattern |
F++/ GEM |
$ 45.00 |
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Queensland, Australia |
20-40mm, red form |
F/F+ |
$ 12.00 |
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Queensland, Australia |
40-50mm, red form |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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Voluta cathcartiae Reeve, 1855 |
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Philippines |
80-100mm, brown/tan with dark flecks and very dark spire (now considered a full species) |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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Philippines |
100-120mm, brown/tan with dark flecks and very dark spire (now considered a full species) |
F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
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Fulgoraria clara Sowerby III, 1914 |
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Japan |
70-80mm, salmon pink to orange-coloured tall shells |
F/F+ |
$ 4.00 |
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Japan |
70-80mm, salmon pink to orange-coloured tall shells |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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Japan |
80-90mm, salmon pink to orange-coloured tall shells |
F+/F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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form noguchi, Japan |
70-80mm, more robust form of the nominate species |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Fusivoluta clarkei Rehder, 1969 |
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South Africa |
70-80mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o |
F++/GEM |
$ 15.00 |
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South Africa |
70-80mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o |
F+/F++ |
$ 6.00 |
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South Africa |
80-100mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o - large for species |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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South Africa |
80-100mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o - large for species |
F+/F++ |
$ 10.00 |
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Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963 |
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Sri Lanka |
68-70mm, typical |
F++/GEM |
$ 145.00 |
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Fulgoraria concinna Broderip, 1836 |
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Japan |
130-150mm, nice banded pattern |
F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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Guivillea corderoi Carcelles,1947 |
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Argentina |
50mm, excellent condition for this species |
F++ |
$ 200.00 |
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Lyria crassidula Reeve, 1849 |
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Japan |
25-30mm, heavy species with low ribs |
F++/GEM |
$ 50.00 |
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Enaeta cylleniformis Sowerby, 1844 |
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Bahamas |
15-20mm, colourful orange pattern |
F++ |
$ 5.00 |
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Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791 |
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Indonesia |
62mm, pale form with very dramatic shoulder spines |
F++ |
$ 75.00 |
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Cymbium cucumis Roeding, 1798 |
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Northern Senegal |
120-150mm, heavy mature lip |
F++ |
$ 20.00 |
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Enaeta cumingi Broderip, 1832 |
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Mexico |
25-30mm, some with very dark dorsum |
F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
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Cymbium cymbium Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Senegal |
120-140mm, nice mature shells |
F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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Teremachia dalli Bartsch, 1942 |
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Subspecies claydoni, N/W W.A. |
under 100mm, nice dark shells with operc |
F+/F++ |
$ 55.00 |
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Subspecies claydoni, N/W W.A. |
100-120mm, small and very neat, w/o |
F+/F++ |
$ 85.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
120-140mm, typical but never GEM |
F/F++ |
$ 110.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
140-180mm, giant & never GEM |
F/F++ |
$ 125.00 |
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Amoria damoni Gray, 1864 |
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N/W Western Australia |
under 70mm, usually with thin lips |
F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
70-80mm, small & heavy shells |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
80-90mm, typical size and pattern |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
90-100mm, large with typical pattern |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
over 100mm, very rare now |
F+/F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
over 100mm, almost impossible to get now - from old collections only |
F++/GEM |
$ 50.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
65-75mm, "One Arm Point" form with very dark pattern, almost no bands |
F+/F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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form keatsiana, NT, Australia |
75-85mm, nicely banded form with vertical wavy lines |
F++/GEM |
$ 120.00 |
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form keatsiana, NT, Australia |
85-110mm, nicely banded form with vertical wavy lines & slightly trimmed lip |
F+/F++ |
$ 120.00 |
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form reevei (slender) S/W W. A. |
under 70mm, dead but good |
F/F+ |
$ 30.00 |
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f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia |
70-80mm dead but very good shells |
F/F+ |
$ 60.00 |
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f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia |
70-80mm, live caught |
F/F+ |
$ 160.00 |
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f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia |
80-90mm, dead but good shells |
F+/F++ |
$ 150.00 |
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f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia |
80-90mm, live caught, extremely rare this size now |
F+/F++ |
$ 250.00 |
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form reevei (robust) S/W W. A. |
70-80mm, dead but good |
F+/F++ |
$ 100.00 |
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form reevei (r) S/W W. Australia |
80-90mm, live caught |
F+/ F++ |
$ 150.00 |
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form reevei (r) S/W W. Australia |
70-80mm, dead but good |
F+/ F++ |
$ 150.00 |
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form reevei (r) S/W W. Australia |
80-90mm, live caught |
F+/ F++ |
$ 250.00 |
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Amoria dampieri Weaver,1960 |
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N/W Western Australia |
25-30mm, brown vertical bands |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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N/W Western Australia |
25-30mm with brown vertical bands |
F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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Lyria delessertiana Petit de la Saussaye, 1842 |
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Madagascar |
50mm, typical size and pattern |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Saotomea delicata Fulton, 1940 |
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Japan |
40-50mm, delicate salmon-coloured shells |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Japan |
30-40mm, delicate salmon colours |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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Lyria deliciosa Montrouzier, 1859 |
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Queensland, Australia |
25-30mm, rare from this locality now |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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form howensis, Lord Howe Island, Australia |
25mm, yellow background, with operc |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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New Caledonia |
30mm, typical from this location |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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Cymbiola deshayesi Reeve, 1855 |
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New Caledonia |
70-80mm, typical orange blotches |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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New Caledonia |
70-80mm, typical orange blotched - very slightly polished |
F/F+ |
$ 6.00 |
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Scaphella dohrni Sowerby, 1903 |
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Florida, U.S.A. |
50-60mm., poor lips but typical for the species |
F |
$ 12.00 |
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Scaphella dubia Broderip, 1827 |
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U.S.A. |
140-160mm, always with trimmed lips |
F+ |
$ 75.00 |
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Zidonia dufresnei Donovan, 1823 |
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Brazil |
under 150mm, typical shells, always some damage |
F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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Brazil |
over 150mm, typical shell with wavy pattern |
F+/F++ |
$ 20.00 |
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form distincta, Brazil |
100-200mm, tip of spire broken, otherwise good |
F+/F++ |
$ 12.00 |
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Festilyria duponti Weaver, 1968 |
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Mozambique |
100-120mm, dead but with good pattern |
dead |
$ 95.00 |
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Voluta ebraea Linnaeus, 1758 |
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Brazil |
under100mm with variable patterns |
F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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Brazil |
over 100mm, variable patterns |
F+/F++ |
$ 38.00 |
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Amoria ellioti Sowerby, 1864 |
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N/W W. Australia |
65-70mm, small but typical shells |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
70-80mm, typical size and patterns |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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N/W W. Australia |
over 80mm, very large with wide bands |
F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
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form ellioti, N/W W. Australia |
70-75mm, with very broken up pattern lines |
F+/F++ |
$ 75.00 |
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form weldensis, Weld Island, N/W W.A. |
70-75mm,very heavy shell with chocolate aperture |
F+/F++ |
$ 250.00 |
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form interrupta |
70-80mm with dramatic pattern breaks |
F+/F++ |
$ 110.00 |
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Amoria exoptanda Reeve, 1849 |
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South Australia |
85-90mm, typical orange aperture |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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South Australia |
90-100mm, typical size and pattern |
F++/GEM |
$ 35.00 |
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South Australia |
100-110mm, very large and heavy shells |
F++/GEM |
$ 45.00 |
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South Australia |
100-110mm, very large and heavy shells |
F+/F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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Western Australia |
60-75mm, small thin local variant with mature lips |
F++/GEM |
$ 60.00 |
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Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811 |
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form deceptrix, Oman |
118mm, ground lip |
Good |
$ 28.00 |
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Alcithoe fissurata Dell, 1963 |
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New Zealand |
under 160mm, very nice specimens |
F+/F++ |
$ 200.00 |
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New Zealand |
160-180mm, large and good condition |
F+/F++ |
$ 300.00 |
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Cymbiola flavicans Gmelin, 1791 |
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form smooth shoulder |
70-80mm, this species is almost never GEM |
F++ |
$ 15.00 |
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form knobbed shoulder |
70-80mm, typical for this form |
F++ |
$ 20.00 |
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Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978 |
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New Zealand |
59mm, plain and never GEM |
F+ |
$ 125.00 |
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Fulgoraria formosana Azuma, 1967 |
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Taiwan |
60-70mm, smooth species with very fine surface sculpture |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
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Ericusa fulgetrum Sowerby, 1825 |
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South Australia |
under 120mm, with zigzag body lines |
F++/GEM |
$ 30.00 |
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South Australia |
over 120mm, with zigzag body lines |
F++/GEM |
$ 50.00 |
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form bicincta, South Australia |
100-120mm., with two dark body bands |
F++/GEM |
$ 125.00 |
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South Australia |
over 120mm, large |
F++/GEM |
$ 160.00 |
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form connectens, S. Australia |
100-120mm, with dashes around body whorl |
F++/GEM |
$ 60.00 |
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Rare South Australian forms |
please ask for details |
F++/GEM |
price on request |
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Alcithoe fusus Quoy & Gaimard,1833 |
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New Zealand |
under 50mm, with typical pattern |
F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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New Zealand |
over 50mm, with red stained overlay |
F++ |
$ 50.00 |
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Notovoluta gardneri Darragh, 1983 |
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form typical, Swains Reef, QLD Australia |
70-80mm, pale orange tinted pattern |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Swains Reef, Queensland, Australia |
70-80mm, banded form - always with small borer hole on spine |
F+/F++ |
$ 20.00 |
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Swains Reef, Queensland, Australia |
70-80mm, banded form - always with small borer hole on spine |
F/F+ |
$ 6.00 |
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Swains Reef, QLD |
80-85mm, with two dark body bands |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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Athleta gilchristi Sowerby III, 1902 |
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South Africa |
25-28mm with various surface sculptures |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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Neptuneopsis gilchristi Sowerby, 1898 |
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South Africa |
100-120mm, with periostricum and operculum |
F++ |
$ 30.00 |
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Cymbium glans Gmelin, 1791 |
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Senegal |
150-200mm, super shells, typical size & looks |
F++ |
$ 25.00 |
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Senegal |
over 200mm, super shells, very large |
F++ |
$ 40.00 |
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Amoria grayi Ludbrook,1953 |
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N/W Western Australia |
50-60mm, typical with orange/tan colour |
F++/GEM |
$ 5.00 |
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N/W Western Australia |
60-70mm, typical with orange/tan colour |
F++/GEM |
$ 8.00 |
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N/W Western Australia |
70-80mm, typical with orange/tan colour |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
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N/W Western Australia |
80-90mm, large with blue/tan colour |
F++/GEM |
$ 20.00 |
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form whitworthi, Dampier, W. A. |
45-48mm, fully mature, very pale dwarf form |
F++/GEM |
$ 25.00 |
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form banded, S/W W. Australia |
under 80mm, with two yellow bands around body whorl |
F++/GEM |
$ 50.00 |
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S/W Western Australia |
over 80mm, with two bands on body whorl |
F++/GEM |
$ 60.00 |
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Voluta grossi (Volutoconus) Iredale, 1927 |
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form Capricorn Channel, QLD, Australia |
55-58mm, dwarf form |
F++/GEM |
$ 6.00 |
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form Capricorn Channel, QLD, Australia |
60-68mm, dwarf form |
F++/GEM |
$ 12.00 |
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form mcmichaeli, Queensland |
60-70mm, with 2 brown bands on body whorl |
F+/F++ |
$ 85.00 |
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form mcmichaeli, Queensland |
60-70mm, with 2 brown bands on body whorl |
F/F+ |
$ 45.00 |
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form mcmichaeli, Queensland |
80-90mm, with 2 brown bands on body whorl |
F+ |
$ 110.00 |
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form Tin Can Bay, Queensland |
100-120mm, giant spectacular shells |
F++/GEM |
$ 155.00 |
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form Tin Can Bay, Queensland |
80-100mm, large with typical colour |
F++/GEM |
$ 80.00 |
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form Tin Can Bay, Queensland |
100-120mm, typical shells with ground lip |
F/F+ | |