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VOLUTIDAE

Pricelist Volutidae, updated 17-06-09 ALL PRICES IN AUSTRALIAN DOLLARS

form & Locality:

Description ('w/o' is abbreviation for: with operculum):

Grading:

Prices in AUD

Athleta abyssicola (A. Adams & Reeve, 1848)

South Africa

50-60mm, the smaller form of this species

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

South Africa

90-100mm, typical size for  this species

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Festilyria africana Reeve, 1856

South Africa

50-55mm, beached shells

F

 $  10.00

Alcithoe aillaudorum Bouchet & Poppe, 1988

Norfolk Island, Australia

40-50mm, tall pale shells with low nodules on shoulder

F+/F++

 $  185.00

Miomelon alarconi Stuardo & Villas, 1974

Chile

62mm, typical, hard to obtain

F+/F++

 $  45.00

Adelomelon americana Reeve, 1856

Brazil

41mm, as per Poppe / Goto Plate 34/1

F++

 $  10.00

Brazil

48mm, as per Poppe / Goto Plate 34/4

F++

 $  25.00

Melo amphora Lightfoot, 1786

Western Australia

under 200mm with thin lips but very colourful patterns

F++

 $  12.00

W. Australia

200-300mm, some with mature lips and colourful patterns

F++

 $  30.00

W. Australia

300-350mm, some with good colour and pattern, good lips

F++

 $  120.00

W. Australia

350-400mm, typical rough dorsum but some with good colour

F++

 $  185.00

W. Australia

over 400mm, giant shells with typical faded colour and rough dorsum

F+/F++

 $  240.00

Western Australia

over 420mm, very rare this size now with rough dorsum

F+/F++

 $  180.00

Adelomelon ancilla Lightfoot, 1786

Argentina

110-125mm, typical

F+

 $  12.00

form magellanica, Argentina

140mm, typical with rough back

F+

 $  20.00

Fulgoraria angulosa (Shikama, 1967)

Japan

95mm, very rare in any condition - dead but good

dead

 $  200.00

Alcithoe arabica Gmelin, 1791

New Zealand

100-110mm, variable but with shoulder nodules

F+/F++

 $  12.00

form depressa, New Zealand

75-85mm, small and heavy

F+/F++

 $  12.00

form motutaraensis, New Zealand

100-110mm, rare form - pale with discrete zigzag pattern

F+/F++

 $  25.00

form swainsoni, New Zealand

90-110mm, like arabica, but without shoulder nodules

F+/F++

 $  12.00

Harpulina arausiaca Lightfoot,1786

form C, Sri Lanka

60-65mm with spiral red band on grey background

F++

 $  40.00

Cymbiola aulica Sowerby, 1825

form red pattern 

120-140mm, giant with spines, predominantly red with some orange and tan

F/F+

 $  30.00

form red pattern 

100-140mm, giant with spines, predominantly red with some orange and tan

F++

 $  85.00

form entirely red

80-100mm, thin lip

F+

 $  85.00

form predominantly pink/tan 

120-140mm, large shoulder spines

F/F+

 $  20.00

Fusivoluta barnardi Rehder, 1969

South Africa

90-100mm, good for this species, with operc

F++

 $  28.00

Adelomelon beckii Broderip, 1836

Argentina

under 300mm, typical

F

 $  45.00

Argentina

over 300mm, always in rough condition

F

 $  85.00 

Enaeta barnesi Gray, 1825

Mexico

28mm, typical size and pattern

F++

 $  7.00

Volutoconus bednalli Brazier, 1878

Indonesia

under 100mm, nice patterns

F++

 $  75.00

Indonesia

over 100mm, nice patterns

F++

 $  110.00

Amoria benthalis McMichael, 1964

Queensland, Australia

30-35mm, nice vertical stripes, juvenile lip, dead

Dead

 $  20.00

Queensland, Australia

30-35mm, nice vertical stripes, dead but fully mature

F/F+

 $  38.00

Queensland, Australia

30-35mm, nice vertical stripes, dead but very good

F+/F++

 $  100.00

Alcithoe benthicola Dell, 1963

New Zealand

230mm,  in superb  condition

F++/GEM

 $  300.00

New Zealand

over 250mm, very rare this size

F+/F++

 $  400.00

Athleta boswellae Rehder, 1969

South Africa

65-75mm, with original outer coat

F+/F++

 $  48.00

South Africa

30-35mm, dead sp

F

 $  12.00

Pachycymbiola brasiliana Lamarck, 1811

Argentina

100-120mm, with perio, typical for species

F+

 $  20.00

Melo broderipii (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)

Philippines

250-300mm, massively inflated with coronet of small spines, super shells with good lip

F++/GEM

 $  45.00

Callipara bullatinea Weaver & Dupont, 1967

South Africa

45-50mm, very rare shell - live taken

F++

 $  95.00

South Africa

45-50mm, typical dead shell

Good

 $  12.00

Alcithoe calva Powell,1928 (see A. jaculoides)

Amoria canaliculata McCoy,1869

Queensland, Australia

35-40mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Queensland, Australia

40-50mm with typical size and pattern

F++/ GEM

 $  45.00

Queensland, Australia

20-40mm, red form

F/F+

 $  12.00

Queensland, Australia

40-50mm, red form

F++

 $  30.00

Lyria cassidula Reeve, 1849

Japan

25-30mm, heavy species with low ribs

F++/GEM

$ 50.00

Voluta cathcartiae Reeve, 1855

Philippines

80-100mm, brown/tan with dark flecks and very dark spire (now considered a full species)

F++/GEM

$ 20.00

Philippines

100-120mm, brown/tan with dark flecks and very dark spire (now considered a full species)

F++/GEM

$ 30.00

Fulgoraria clara Sowerby III, 1914

Japan

70-80mm, salmon pink to orange-coloured tall shells

F/F+

 $  4.00

Japan

70-80mm, salmon pink to orange-coloured tall shells

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Japan

80-90mm, salmon pink to orange-coloured tall shells

F+/F++ 

 $  25.00

form noguchi, Japan

70-80mm, more robust form of the nominate species

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Fusivoluta clarkei Rehder, 1969

South Africa

70-80mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o

F++/GEM

$  15.00

South Africa

70-80mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o

F+/F++

$  6.00

South Africa

80-100mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o - large for species

F++/GEM

$  20.00

South Africa

80-100mm, pale peach shell with flared aperture, w/o - large for species

F+/F++

$  10.00

Lyria cloveriana Weaver, 1963

Sri Lanka

68-70mm, typical

F++/GEM

 $  145.00

Fulgoraria concinna Broderip, 1836

Japan

130-150mm, nice banded pattern

F++

 $  25.00

Guivillea corderoi Carcelles,1947

Argentina

50mm, excellent condition for this species

F++

 $  200.00

Enaeta cylleniformis Sowerby, 1844

Bahamas

15-20mm, colourful orange pattern

F++

 $  5.00

Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791

Indonesia

62mm, pale form with very dramatic shoulder spines

F++

 $  75.00

Cymbium cucumis Roeding, 1798

Northern Senegal

120-150mm, heavy mature lip

F++

 $  20.00

Enaeta cumingi Broderip, 1832

Mexico

25-30mm, some with very dark dorsum

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Cymbium cymbium Linnaeus, 1758

Senegal

120-140mm, nice mature shells

F++

 $  12.00

Teremachia dalli Bartsch, 1942

Subspecies claydoni, N/W W.A.

under 100mm, nice dark shells with operc

F+/F++

 $  55.00

Subspecies claydoni, N/W W.A.

100-120mm, small and very neat, w/o

F+/F++

 $  85.00

N/W W. Australia

120-140mm, typical but never GEM

F/F++

 $  110.00

N/W W. Australia

140-180mm, giant & never GEM

F/F++

 $  125.00

Amoria damoni Gray, 1864

N/W Western Australia

under 70mm, usually with thin lips

F++/GEM 

 $  6.00

N/W W. Australia

70-80mm, small & heavy shells

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

N/W W. Australia

80-90mm, typical size and pattern

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

N/W W. Australia

90-100mm, large with typical pattern

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

N/W W. Australia

over 100mm, very rare now

F+/F++

 $  30.00

N/W W. Australia

over 100mm, almost impossible to get now - from old collections only

F++/GEM

 $  50.00

N/W W. Australia

65-75mm, "One Arm Point" form with very dark pattern, almost no bands

F+/F++

 $  30.00

form keatsiana, NT, Australia

75-85mm, nicely banded form with vertical wavy lines

F++/GEM

 $  120.00

form keatsiana, NT, Australia

85-110mm, nicely banded form with vertical wavy lines & slightly trimmed lip

F+/F++

 $  120.00

form ludbrookae, Torres Strait

80-90mm, pale banded with orange

F++/GEM

 $  120.00

orm ludbrookae, Torres Strait

89-90mm, pale banded with orange

F+/F++

$ 75.00

form reevei (slender) S/W W. A.

under 70mm, dead but good

F/F+

 $  30.00

f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia

70-80mm dead but very good shells

F/F+

 $  60.00

f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia

70-80mm, live caught

F/F+

 $  160.00

f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia

80-90mm, dead but good shells

F+/F++

 $  150.00

f. reevei (slender) S/W W. Australia

80-90mm, live caught, extremely rare this size now

F+/F++

 $  250.00

form reevei (robust) S/W W. A.

70-80mm, dead but good

F+/F++

 $  100.00

form reevei (r) S/W W. Australia

70-80mm, live caught

F+/ F++

 $  150.00

form reevei (r) S/W W. Australia

70-80mm, dead but good

F+/ F++

 $  150.00

form reevei (r) S/W W. Australia

80-90mm, live caught

F+/ F++

 $  250.00

Amoria dampieri Weaver,1960

N/W Western  Australia

25-30mm, brown vertical bands

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

N/W Western  Australia

25-30mm with brown vertical bands

F+/F++

 $  12.00

Lyria delessertiana Petit de la Saussaye, 1842

Madagascar

45-55mm, typical size and pattern

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Saotomea delicata Fulton, 1940

Japan

40-50mm, delicate salmon-coloured shells

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Japan

30-40mm, delicate salmon colours

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Lyria deliciosa Montrouzier, 1859

Queensland, Australia

25-30mm, rare from this locality now

F++

 $  30.00

form howensis, Lord Howe Island, Australia

25mm, yellow background, with operc

F++

 $  30.00

New Caledonia

30mm, typical from this location

F++

 $  30.00

Cymbiola deshayesi Reeve, 1855

New Caledonia

70-80mm, typical orange blotches

F++

 $  30.00

New Caledonia

70-80mm, typical orange blotched - very slightly polished 

F/F+

 $  6.00

Scaphella dohrni Sowerby, 1903

Florida, U.S.A.

50-60mm., poor lips but typical for the species

F

 $  12.00

Scaphella dubia Broderip, 1827

U.S.A.

140-160mm, always with trimmed lips

F+

 $  75.00

Zidonia dufresnei Donovan, 1823

Brazil

under 150mm, typical shells, always some damage

F+/F++

 $  12.00

Brazil

over 150mm, typical shell with wavy pattern

F+/F++

 $  20.00

form distincta, Brazil

100-200mm, tip of spire broken, otherwise good

F+/F++

 $  12.00

Festilyria duponti Weaver, 1968

Mozambique

100-120mm, dead but with good pattern

dead

 $  95.00

Voluta ebraea Linnaeus, 1758

Brazil

under100mm with variable patterns

F++ 

 $  25.00

Brazil

over 100mm, variable patterns 

F+/F++

 $  38.00

Amoria ellioti Sowerby, 1864

N/W W. Australia

65-70mm, small but typical shells

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

N/W W. Australia

70-80mm, typical size and patterns

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

N/W W. Australia

over 80mm, very large with wide bands

F++/GEM

 $  30.00

form ellioti, N/W W. Australia

70-75mm, with very broken up pattern lines

F++

 $  75.00

form weldensis, Weld Island, N/W W.A.

70-75mm,very  heavy shell with chocolate aperture

F+/F++

 $  250.00

Amoria exoptanda Reeve, 1849

South Australia

85-90mm, typical orange aperture

F++/GEM 

 $  35.00

South Australia

90-100mm, typical size and pattern

F++/GEM 

 $  45.00

South Australia

100-110mm, very large and heavy shells

F++/GEM 

 $  60.00

South Australia

100-110mm, very large and heavy shells

F+/F++

 $  25.00

Western Australia

60-75mm, small thin local variant with mature lips

F++/GEM

 $  60.00

Festilyria festiva Lamarck, 1811

form deceptrix, Oman

118mm, ground lip

Good

 $  28.00

Alcithoe fissurata Dell, 1963

New Zealand

under 160mm, very nice specimens

F+/F++

 $  200.00

New Zealand

160-180mm, large and good condition

F+/F++

 $   300.00

Cymbiola flavicans Gmelin, 1791

form smooth shoulder

70-80mm, this species is almost never GEM

F++

 $  15.00

form knobbed shoulder

70-80mm, typical for this form

F++

 $  20.00

Alcithoe flemingi Dell, 1978

New Zealand

59mm, plain and never GEM

F+

 $  125.00

Fulgoraria formosana Azuma, 1967

Taiwan

60-70mm, smooth species with very fine surface sculpture

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

Ericusa fulgetrum Sowerby, 1825

South Australia

under 120mm, with zigzag body lines

F++/GEM

 $  30.00

South Australia

over 120mm, with zigzag body lines

F++/GEM

 $  50.00

form bicincta, South Australia

100-120mm., with two dark body bands

F++/GEM

 $  125.00

South Australia

over 120mm, large

F++/GEM

 $  160.00

form connectens, S. Australia

100-120mm, with dashes around body whorl

F++/GEM

 $   60.00

Rare South Australian forms 

please ask for details

F++/GEM

price on request

Alcithoe fusus Quoy & Gaimard,1833

New Zealand

under 50mm, with typical pattern

F++

 $  25.00

New Zealand

over 50mm, with red stained overlay

F++

 $  50.00

Notovoluta gardneri Darragh, 1983

form typical, Swains Reef, QLD Australia

70-80mm, pale orange tinted pattern

F++/GEM

$  25.00

Swains Reef, Queensland, Australia

70-80mm, banded form - always with small borer hole on spine

F+/F++ 

 $  20.00

Swains Reef, Queensland, Australia

70-80mm, banded form - always with small borer hole on spine

F/F+

 $  6.00

Swains Reef, QLD

80-85mm, with two dark body bands

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Athleta gilchristi Sowerby III, 1902

South Africa

25-28mm with various surface sculptures

F++

 $  30.00

Neptuneopsis gilchristi Sowerby, 1898

South Africa

100-120mm, with periostricum and operculum

F++

 $  30.00

Cymbium glans Gmelin, 1791

Senegal

150-200mm, super shells, typical size & looks 

F++

 $  25.00

Senegal

over 200mm, super shells, very large

F++

 $  40.00

Amoria grayi Ludbrook,1953

N/W Western Australia

50-60mm, typical with orange/tan colour

F++/GEM

 $  5.00

N/W Western Australia

60-70mm, typical with orange/tan colour

F++/GEM

 $  8.00

N/W Western Australia

70-80mm, typical with orange/tan colour

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

N/W Western Australia

80-90mm, large with blue/tan colour

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

form whitworthi, Dampier, W. A.

45-48mm, fully mature, very pale dwarf form

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

form banded, S/W W. Australia

under 80mm, with two yellow bands around body whorl

F++/GEM

 $  50.00

S/W Western Australia

over 80mm, with two bands on body whorl

F++/GEM

 $  60.00

Voluta grossi (Volutoconus) Iredale, 1927

form Capricorn Channel, QLD, Australia

55-58mm, dwarf form

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

form Capricorn Channel, QLD, Australia

60-68mm, dwarf form

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

form mcmichaeli, Queensland

60-70mm, with 2 brown bands on body whorl

F+/F++

 $  85.00

form mcmichaeli, Queensland

60-70mm, with 2 brown bands on body whorl

F/F+

 $  45.00

form mcmichaeli, Queensland

80-90mm, with 2 brown bands on body whorl

F+ 

 $  110.00

form Tin Can Bay, Queensland

100-120mm, giant spectacular shells

F++/GEM

 $  155.00

form Tin Can Bay, Queensland

80-100mm, large with typical colour 

F++/GEM

 $  80.00

form Tin Can Bay, Queensland

100-120mm, typical shells with ground lip

F/F+

$  60.00

Nannamoria guntheri E. A. Smith, 1886

South Australia

40-45mm, with delicate pattern

F++/GEM

 $  115.00

South Australia

45-50mm, typical pattern and size

F++/GEM

 $  145.00

South Australia

50-55mm, large and dramatic pattern

F++/GEM

 $  185.00

South Australia

45-55mm, super shells but with small flaws such as growth lines

F+/F++

 $  100.00

form adcocki, South Australia

50mm, very rare unbanded form, dredged in deep water

F+/F++

 $  240.00

Amoria guttata McMichael, 1964

form Capricorn Channel

45-50mm, pale yellow patterns, dead but good

F+

 $  6.00

form banded

40-45mm, typical slender banded form

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Lyria habei Okutani, 1979

form vicdani, Philippines

30-40mm, with distinct vertical ribs

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

 typical form, Philippines

35-45mm, typical size and colour, no vertical ribs

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Fulgoraria hamillei (Crosse, 1869)

Taiwan

70-80mm, tall smooth species with smooth outer lip

F++

 $  12.00

Taiwan

80-100mm, tall smooth species with smooth outer lip

F+/F++

$  20.00

Volutoconus hargreavesi Angas, 1872

N/W W. Australia

70-75mm, smooth form, good colour and gloss

F/F+

 $  125.00

N/W W. Australia

70-75mm, dark red shell with thin lip

F+

 $  125.00

Cymbiola hughmorrisoni Bail & Limpus, 1997

Western Australia

95mm with growth line on dorsum but otherwise good

F+

 out of stock

Western Australia

105mm, dead shell but complete

Good

 out of stock

Fulgoraria humerosa Rehder, 1969

Taiwan

100mm, dead shell but useful representative

Good

 $  25.00

Cymbiolista hunteri Iredale, 1931

Queensland, Australia

80-100mm, typical form

F++/GEM

 $  10.00

form Lady Musgrave Island, QLD

105-115mm, deep water form, smaller and very colourful

F++

 $  20.00

form red banded, Queensland

115-120mm, very pale red bands with occasional brown line

F++

 $  60.00

Cymbiola imperialis Lightfoot, 1786

Philippines

over 150mm, typical pattern with dark bands

F++

 $  25.00

Philippines

under 150mm, variable patterns

F++

 $  12.00

Cymbiola innexa Reeve, 1849

form A ( reddish), Indonesia

100-110mm, two bands on body whorl

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Indonesia

110-135mm, very large shells

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

Nannamoria inopinata Darragh, 1979

form smooth, Queensland

42-48mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $  75.00

form smooth, Queensland

42-48mm, with variable patterns

F+/F++

 $  50.00

form smooth, Queensland

42-48mm, obvious flaws

F+

 $  25.00

form smooth, Queensland

42-48mm, dead but good

F

 $  12.00

Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) intruderi Poppe, 1985

Queensland

65-80mm, live taken shells with dramatic pattern

F+/F++

 $  40.00

Queensland

65-80mm, dead with variable patterns

Good

 $  12.00

Cymbiola irvinae E. A. Smith, 1909

form spiny,  S/W Western Australia

80-90mm, dead with broken spines, good surface lustre

F+

 $  100.00

S/W Western Australia

Dead shell

dead

 $  45.00

S/W Western Australia

100-110mm, dead with hole in body whorl

dead

 $  25.00

S/W Western Australia

100-110mm, good shell but with filed lip

F+

 $  395.00

form smooth 

see V. hughmorrisoni

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Alcithoe jaculoides Powell, 1924

New Zealand

under 100mm, tall smooth species with distinct shoulder nodules

F+/F++

 $  15.00

New Zealand

100-150mm, tall smooth species with distinct shoulder nodules

F+/F++

 $  25.00

form calva, New Zealand

100-150mm, tall smooth species - no shoulder nodules

F+/F++

 $  25.00

form calva, New Zealand

over 150mm, tall smooth species - no shoulder nodules

F+/F++

 $  40.00

Amoria jamrachi Gray, 1846

Western Australia

under 50mm, with unusual patterns

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Western Australia

50-60mm, typical size and pattern

F++/GEM 

 $  15.00

Western Australia

over 60mm, rare this size

F++/GEM

 $  24.00

Nannamoria johnclarkei Bail & Limpus, 1997

S/W Western Australia

36mm. new slender species, similar to guntheri

F/ dead

 $  300.00

Teremachia johnsoni Bartsch, 1942

form arafurensis,  Arafura Sea, Indonesia

under 150mm, super shells, w/o

F++/GEM

 $  95.00

form arafurensis,  Arafura Sea, Indonesia

over 150mm, super shells, w/o

F++/GEM

 $  125.00

form dupreyae, S/W Western Australia

approx. 150mm, population E, very rare &, heavy with flared lip

F+

 $  125.00

form dupreyae, N/W Western Australia

under 130mm, typical but small, with operc

F++

 $  12.00

form dupreyae,  N/W W. Australia

130-170mm, typical with operc

F++

 $  35.00

form dupreyae,  N/W W. Australia

170-200mm, very large with operc

F+/F++

 $  45.00

form dupreyae,  N/W W. Australia

over 200mm, giant and very rare, never GEM

F+/F++

 $  125.00

Philippines

140-160mm, typical with very good lip and operculum

F++

 $  80.00

Scaphella junonia Lamarck, 1804

form butleri, Florida, U.S.A.

135mm, large & typical, with some growth lines & filed lip

F/F+

 $  45.00

form johnstonae, U.S.A.

110-115mm, good with very slightly filed lip

F++

 $  30.00

U.S.A.

125mm, good with slightly filed lip

F+/F++

 $  60.00

Alcithoe knoxi Dell,1956

New Zealand

60-80mm, always rough

F+

 $  95.00

Notovoluta kreuslerae Angas, 1865

South Australia

60-65mm, nice with two clear body bands

F++

 $  40.00

South Australia

65-70mm, typical size and patterns

F++

 $  60.00

South Australia

70-75mm, large

F++

 $  75.00

Western Australia

50-60mm, light thin W. A. variant

F++/GEM

 $  45.00

Lyria kurodai Kawamura, 1964

Taiwan

70-72mm, typical shell

F++

 $  30.00

Vietnam

80-85mm, typical

F++

 $  20.00

Harpulina lapponica Linnaeus, 1767

India

50-60mm, variable colours, with operc

F++/GEM

 $  4.00

India

60-70mm, variable colours,  with operc

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Alcithoe larochei Marwick, 1926

New Zealand

115mm with plain tan dorsum, good for this species

F+/F++

 $  45.00

Enaeta leonardhilli Petuch, 1982 (Perhaps a form of V. guildingi)

Fern

12mm, controversial species

F+

 $  25.00

Harpulina loroisi Valenciennes, 1863 

form A

70-75mm, typical form and size

F++

 $  20.00

form B

100mm, long elegant shell with knobbed shoulders

F+/F++

 $  75.00

Alcithoe lutea Watson, 1882

New Zealand

80-95mm, never GEM but good for species

F++

 $  90.00

Athleta lutosa Koch, 1948

South Africa

50-60mm, trawled from Orange River

F++

 $  12.00

Lyria lyraeformis Swainson, 1821

Kenya

78mm, typical form

F/F+

 $  125.00

Amoria macandrewi Sowerby, 1887

N/W W. Australia

35-40mm, variable patterns

F++/GEM

 $  40.00

N/W W. Australia

40-45mm, hard to get now

F++/GEM

 $  65.00

Amoria maculata Swainson, 1822

Queensland, Australia

60-70mm, small typical shells

F++

 $  5.00

Queensland, Australia

70-80mm,4 bands of vertical dashes

F++

 $  8.00

form caroli

65-70mm, heavy pale shell with orange marks

F++/GEM

 $  30.00

form Cairns

80-90mm, tall & slender form

F++

 $  30.00

form volva, North Queensland

40-50mm, pale yellow & unbanded form

F++/GEM

 $  8.00

Cymbiola magnifica Gebauer, 1802

Eastern Australia

under 200mm, typical patterns

F++

 $  65.00

Eastern Australia

200-250mm, typical patterns and thick lip

F++/GEM

 $  80.00

Eastern Australia

over 250mm, rare this size in good condition

F++ 

 $  140.00

Eastern Australia

unusual patterns or forms

F+/F++

Price on request

form altispira, Queensland

150-200mm, slender tall-spired form

F++

 $  75.00

form altispira, Queensland

150-200mm, slender tall-spired form

F+

 $  50.00

form altispira, Queensland

over 200mm, slender tall-spired form, rare this size

F++

 $  100.00

form altispira, Queensland

over 200mm, slender tall-spired form, rare this size

F+

 $  75.00

Voluta malayensis Doute & Bail, 2000

Sabah, Malaysia

100-120mm, pale peach coloured with darker bands - now considered a full species

F+/F++

$  60.00

Sabah, Malaysia

100-120mm, pale peach coloured with darker bands - now considered a full species

F++/GEM

$  120.00

Livonia mammilla Sowerby I, 1844

Victoria, Southern Australia

250-300mm, classic southern Australian sp

F++

 $  165.00

Victoria, Southern Australia

250-300mm, classic southern Australian sp

F+

 $  125.00

Victoria, Southern Australia

250-300mm, classic southern Australian sp -  with filed lip

F/ good

 $  55.00

Victoria, Southern Australia

200-250mm, typical for species

F++

 $  110.00

Victoria, Southern Australia

200-250mm, typical for species, with filed lip

F/good

 $  40.00

Livonia mammilla form leucostoma Maybloom, 1951

Victoria, Southern Australia

240-260mm, white aperture

F++

 $  230.00

Victoria, Southern Australia

240-260mm, white aperture

F+

 $  195.00

Victoria, Southern Australia

240-260mm, white aperture, with filed lip

F/ good

 $  125.00

Cymbium marmoratum Link, 1807

Senegal

100-120mm, nice marbled dorsum

F++

 $  25.00

Fulgoraria mentiens (Fulton, 1940)

Japan

120-140mm, deep water trawled shells with central band of dark blotches on body whorl

F++

 $  40.00

Japan

140-160mm, large for this species

F++

 $  60.00

Melo miltonis Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

Western Australia

under 200mm, typical shells with colourful patterns

F++

 $  30.00

Western Australia

200-250mm, with variable busy dorsal patterns

F++

 $  38.00

Western Australia

250-300mm, with variable dorsal patterns - typical for size

F++

 $  50.00

Western Australia

300-350mm, very large for species

F+

 $  95.00

Western Australia

over 350mm, giant shells with usual faded & worn dorsum

F+

 $  125.00

Saotomea minima Bondarev, 1994

Vietnam

30mm, small slender species with pale band on body

F++/GEM

 $  75.00

Provocator mirabilis Finlay, 1926

New Zealand

under 80mm with longer spire than aurantia

F++

 $  25.00

New Zealand

over 80mm, very large for species

F++

 $  38.00

form albino, New Zealand

90-95mm, white

F++

 $  100.00

form aurantia, New Zealand

80-90mm, short and wide

F+/F++

 $  25.00

Lyria mitraeformis Lamarck, 1811

South Australia

30-35mm, typical with heavy ridges and operc

F++/GEM

 $  3.00

South Australia

35-40mm, larger and with much lighter colours & operc

F++/GEM

 $  5.00

South Australia

40-45mm, very pale, almost albino with operc

F++/GEM

 $  55.00

South Australia

40-45mm, golden form with operc

F++/GEM

 $  70.00

form grangeri, W. Australia

inflated body whorl with weak ridges, with operc

F++/GEM

 $  4.00

Amoria molleri Iredale, 1936

form A, Cape Moreton

75-80mm, uniformly salmon coloured

F+/F++

 $  10.00

form vandenbergae

50-60mm, orange/peach coloured

F+

$  38.00

form reducta 

50-60mm, with thin dashes

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

form isabellae, QLD, Australia

65mm, with two bands of vertical dashes

F++

 $  12.00

Voluta musica Linnaeus, 1758

South America

50-70mm, typical with wide body and nodules

F++

 $  20.00

South America

over 70mm, typical with wide body and nodules

F++

 $  30.00

form carneolata, Antilles

50-55mm, with orange/pink base pattern

F++/GEM 

 $  38.00

form thiarella

under 60mm, slender and with dark patterns

F++

 $  25.00

form thiarella

over 60mm, slender with dark pattern 

F++

 $  38.00

Amoria necopinata Darragh, 1983

Queensland

30-35mm, peach coloured shells with fine wavy brown lines, dead but good

dead

$  110.00

Cymbiola nivosa Lamarck, 1804

form slender, S/W W. Australia

60-70mm, without shoulder nodules, with typical patterns

F++

 $  8.00

South-West Western Australia

70-80mm. without shoulder nodules, with typical patterns

F++

 $  12.00

form nodulated, S/W. Australia

50-60mm, with low shoulder nodules and snowflake pattern

F++

 $  8.00

Western Australia

60-70mm, with low shoulder nodules

F++

 $  12.00

form spiny - please see Voluta oblita

Cymbiola nobilis Lightfoot, 1786

form smooth, Singapore

100-110mm, as per Poppe/Goto, Plate 72/1, with more lines

F++

 $  20.00

Thailand

120-140mm., very dark banded form with flared lip

F++/GEM

 $  30.00

form dwarf, Thailand

70-80mm with various patterns

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Livonia nodiplicata Cox, 1910

S/W W. Australia

under 200mm, juvenile with thin lips

F+

 $   25.00

S/W W. Australia

 200-300mm,   with damaged  lip but mature and with good colour 

F/F+ 

 $  65.00

S/W W. Australia

over 300mm,   with damaged  lip but mature and with good colour 

F/F+ 

$  95.00

S/W W. Australia

over 350mm, beautiful live caught shells with mature lips

F+/F++

 $  200.00 - 350.00

Cymbiola oblita E. A. Smith, 1909 (Was thought a form of nivosa)

N/W W. Australia

50-60mm, typical form. with low shoulder spines or nodules

F++/GEM

 $  5.00

N/W W. Australia

60-70mm, typical form. with low shoulder spines or nodules

F++/GEM 

 $  8.00

form red,  W. Australia

48-55mm, also called "Broome Red", red with very spiny shoulder

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

Western Australia

55-65mm, dark brown red

F++/GEM

 $  15.00

Cymbium olla Linnaeus, 1758

West Africa

80-100mm, very clean for this species with good lips

F++

 $  6.00

West Africa

over 100mm, very clean for this species with good lips

F++

 $  10.00

West Africa

over 120mm, very clean for this species with good lips

F++

$  15.00

Ericusa papillosa Swainson, 1822

Southern Australia

100-110mm, typical shells with orange aperture

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Nannamoria parabola Garrard, 1960

Queensland, Australia

27-30mm, typical shells

F+/F++

 $  55.00

Cymbium patulum Broderip, 1830

Ghana

120-150mm, with wide flared lip

F++

 $  30.00

Cymbium pepo Lightfoot, 1786

Senegal

120-180mm, large and bulbous with good lips

F++

 $  25.00

Lyria planicostata Sowerby III, 1903

form boholensis, Philippines

55-60mm, dashes on ribs

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

Philippines

60-85mm, typical for species

F++

 $  30.00

Voluta polypleura Crosse, 1876

Caribbean

50-60mm, typical variable patterns (were called demarcoi)

F++

 $  10.00

form hilli, Honduras

50-55mm, various colours

F++

 $  45.00

form kotorai, Nicaragua

65mm, pale peach colour with pale bands

F++

 $  120.00

Festilyria ponsonbi E A Smith, 1907

South Africa

60-65mm, dead but with good colour

F

 $  85.00

Amoria praetexta Reeve,1849

N/W Western Australia

35-40mm, dark form with distinct bands

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

N/W Western Australia

35-40mm, pale form with only remnants of band

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

N/W Western Australia

40-45mm, dark form with distinct bands

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

N/W Western Australia

40-45mm, pale form with only remnants of band

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

N/W Western Australia

over 45mm, giant

F++/GEM

 $  38.00

Saotomea pratasensis  Lan, 1997 

South China Sea

35-45mm, much smoother body whorl than Saotomea delicata

F++/GEM

 $  45.00

Fulgoraria prevostiana (Crosse 1878)

form salebrosa, Japan

120-140mm, very heavy vertical ribs - always rough

F+/F++

$  50.00

form sagamiensis, Japan

90-100mm, with  fine axial ribs - generally smaller &  more delicate shells

F++

$  75.00

Cymbiolacca pulchra Sowerby, 1825

form moretonensis, Cape Moreton, QLD

50-55mm, typical form

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

form pulchra, Australia

over 50mm, large for species

F++/GEM

 $  30.00

form pulchra, Australia

over 80mm, giant shells

F++

 $  50.00

form houarti (shoulder spines)

55-65mm, short shoulder spines, typical pattern

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

form houarti (smooth)

60-70mm, smooth & slender form

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

form peristicta, QLD, Australia

55-60mm, variable in pattern

F+/F++

 $  55.00

form perryi, QLD, Australia

50-55mm, pale shells with small interrupted dashes

F+/F++

 $  30.00

form woolacottae, QLD

55-65mm, spectacular pattern with shoulder spines

F++/GEM

 $  30.00

form woolacottae, QLD

45-55mm, spectacular pattern with shoulder spines

F++/GEM

 $  15.00

subspecies cracenta

55-65mm, rare form

F++

 $  60.00

subspecies cracenta

45-55mm, dark red shells with tan bands & black spots

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

subspecies wisemani

75-80mm with cloudy pattern

F++

 $  50.00

form randalli

50-55mm with dash pattern

F++

 $  55.00

Fusivoluta pyrrhostoma Watson, 1882

South Africa

70-80mm, always a rough species, w/o

F+

$  75.00

Lyria queketti E. A. Smith, 1901

form northern, South Africa

55- 60mm, typical

F++

 $  40.00

Enaeta reevei Dall, 1907

Honduras

16mm, typical for species

F++

 $  18.00

Livonia roadnightae McCoy, 1881

form eastern, Vic. Australia

under 130mm with busy pattern

F++/GEM

 $  50.00

Victoria, Australia

over 130mm, typical pattern

F++/GEM

 $  75.00

form western, Western Australia

under 130mm, live caught shells with a few zigzag lines

F++/GEM

 $  50.00

Western Australia

under 130mm, live caught shells 

F+/F++

 $  20.00

Western Australia

over 130mm, live caught shells

F+/F++

 $  25.00

Western Australia

over 130mm, live caught shells with a few zigzag lines

F++/GEM

 $  75.00

Athleta rosavittoriae Rehder, 1981

South Africa

45-50mm, typical ribbed sculpture, dead but good

Dead

 $  25.00

Fulgoraria rupestris Gmelin, 1791

Taiwan

100-120mm, vertical zig-zag lines, rare in this condition

F++

 $  15.00

Taiwan

100-120mm, vertical zig-zag lines

F+/F++

 $  6.00

Taiwan

120-150mm,  vertical zig-zag lines

F+/F++

 $  20.00

Cymbiola rutila Broderip, 1826

Papua New Guinea

60-70mm, typical

F++

 $  15.00

form ceraunia

60-70mm, nice orange/pink pattern

F++

 $  20.00

form macgillivray, Philippines

70-80mm, typical for this form

F++

 $  20.00

form piperita, Papua New Guinea

60-70mm, deep orange aperture

F++

 $  20.00

form rueckeri, Solomon Islands

60-70mm, as per Poppe & Goto, Plate 67/3 

F++

 $  20.00

Athleta semirugata Rehder & Weaver, 1974

form B, Mozambique

35mm with pale pattern & very shiny surface

F++/GEM

 $  45.00

Cymbium senegalensis Marche-Marchad, 1978

Senegal

100-130mm, like C. pepo, but with straw coloured aperture and 3 columellar plaits

F++

 $  60.00

Notopeplum sericatum Thornley, 1951

Queensland, Australia

90-100mm, typical shells

 F++/GEM

 $  10.00

Queensland, Australia

100-110mm, large for species

 F++/GEM

 $  15.00

Cymbiola sophiae Gray, 1846

Northern Territory, Australia

under 55mm, typical shells

F++

 $  12.00

Northern Territory, Australia

55-60mm, typical shells

F++

 $  25.00

Northern Territory

60-68mm with long shoulder spines

F++

 $  30.00

Ericusa sowerbyi Kiener, 1839

S/E Australia

under 100mm, uncommon

F++/GEM

 $  10.00

S/E Australia

100-170mm, typical & almost never GEM

F++/GEM

 $  15.00

S/E Australia

over 170mm, large & with typical pattern

F++

 $  30.00

S/E Australia

over 200mm, very large

F++

 $  45.00

Athleta (Ternivoluta) studeri Von Martens, 1897

Queensland, Australia

45-50mm, dead shells but very good

dead

 $  3.00

Queensland, Australia

under 45mm, typical shells

F++/GEM

 $  10.00

Queensland, Australia

over 45mm, typical, but large

F++/GEM

 $  15.00

Cymbiola (Cymbiolacca) thatcheri McCoy, 1868

Queensland, Australia

70-80mm with distinct bands on body whorl

F+/F++

 $  110.00

Queensland, Australia

80-90mm, typical size and pattern

F++/GEM

 $  150.00

Teremachia tibiaeformis Kuroda, 1931

Japan

67mm, typical for species

F++

 $  150.00

Cymbium tritonis Broderip, 1830

Mauritania

120-140mm, large with thin lip

F++

 $  45.00

Amoria turneri Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834

N/W W. Australia

under 60mm with variable patterns

F++

 $  25.00

N/W W. Australia

over 60mm, very rare this size

F+

 $  20.00

form newmanae, Northern Territory, Australia

60-70mm, very busy pattern, possibly a separate species

F++

$  75.00

form newmanae, Northern Territory, Australia

70-80mm, very busy pattern, possibly a separate species - rare this size

F++

$  95.00

Amoria undulata Lamarck, 1804

Tasmania

70-80mm, very rusty background

F++/GEM

 $  6.00

Tasmania

80-85mm, very rusty background & heavy

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

South Australia

85-90mm, giant & hard to get now

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

form angassi

75-80mm, typical form with white background

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

Notovoluta verconis Tate, 1892

South Australia

20-25mm, small but typical

F++/GEM 

 $  12.00

South Australia

25-30mm with typical size and pattern

F++/GEM

 $  20.00

South Australia

30-35mm, very large for species

F++/GEM

 $  25.00

South Australia

30-35mm, albino specimens

F++/GEM

 $  45.00

Cymbiola vespertilio Linnaeus,1758

Philippines

55-70mm, with brown tent markings

F++/GEM 

 $  2.00

Philippines

80-90mm, with brown tent markings

F++/GEM 

 $  3.00

form Samar Island, Samar Isl.

under 80mm, orange form

F++/GEM

 $  5.00

form Samar Island, Samar Isl.

over 80mm, orange form

F++/GEM 

 $  6.00

form pellisserpentis

79-80mm with strong shoulder spines

F+/F++

 $  12.00

wholesale offer  

50-70mm, 10 shells with a range of typical colours and shapes

F++/GEM

 $  8.00

Voluta virescens Lightfoot, 1786

Honduras

50-60mm, typical shells, variable

F++

 $  20.00

Honduras

60-80mm, typical shells, variable 

F++

 $  25.00

Colombia

80-90mm, giant shells - rare now

F+/F++

 $  45.00

Colombia

60-80mm, nice shells but with thin lips

F+

 $  8.00

Alcithoe wilsonae Powell, 1933

form smithae,  New Zealand

under 90mm, smooth body whorl

f++

 $  85.00

form smithae,  New Zealand

90-110mm,  smooth body whorl

F++/GEM

 $  125.00

form wilsonae,  New Zealand

50-70mm,  sculpture extending onto body whorl - much more rare than smooth form

F++

 $  125.00

Amoria zebra Leach, 1814

Queensland, Australia

30-50mm, typical form - very variable

F++/GEM

 $  5.00

form filament, QLD, Australia

30-35mm with few dorsal lines - hard to get now

F++/GEM

 $  8.00

form melanistic, QLD, Australia

35-45m, dark chocolate coloured form

F++/GEM

 $  12.00

form albino, QLD, Australia

35-40mm, white

F++

 $  90.00

form gold, QLD, Australia

35-40mm, yellow, some with fine lines

F++

 $  6.00

 

This list will be updated regularly

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