Genus : A / SEPTEMBER 10 SHELLS A / AUGUST 10 SHELLS A / JULY 10 SHELLS A / JUNE 10 SHELLS A / SEPTEMBER 9 SHELLS A / AUGUST 9 SHELLS A / JUNE 9 SHELLS A / MAY 9 SHELLS A / APRIL 9 SHELLS A / MARCH 9 SHELLS CONUS CONUS 2 CYPRAEA CYPRAEA 2 CYPRAEA 3 DIVERS (MISC.) HARPIDAE Fam. LATIAXIS MARGINELLA MITRA MURICIDAE Fam. OLIVA OVULA PECTEN PLEUROTOMARIA SPONDYLUS STROMBIDAE Fam. TROCHIDAE Fam. VOLUTIDAE Z / GALLERY OF SOLD SPECIMENS Z /GALLERY OF SOLD SPECIMENS 2 |
MURICIDAE Fam.
anomaliae [ref. mx269] A very nice spectacular specimen live taken with operculum 56,1mm small chips here & there Davao Philippines F++/F+++ bednalli rare dwarf form [ref. mx274] Rare dwarf form 32,9mm orange live taken w/o gem Darwin Chicoreus boucheti [ref. mx268] Nice gem(-) specimen live collected w/o New Caledonia deep water Chesterfield 28,4mm. Haustellum wilsoni [ref. mx139] ( D' Attilio & Old, 1971 ) Nice large specimen very fresh dead N/O nice condition small chips on canal F++ 77,1 mm by diver in 18m Geograph Bay W.A. Hexaplex endivia [ref. mx124] ( Lamarck, 1818 ) Beautiful & exceptional sinistral specimen 51,5mm live taken w/o superb condition gem(-) Balut Island Philippines... Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx184] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 57mm gem(-) live w/o superb almost all white with touches of pink . Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx182] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 57,9mm F+++ live w/o small start of drill hidden on base. Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx188] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 53,2mm F+++ live w/o small start of drill hidden on base. Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx186] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 51mm gem(-) live w/o superb salmon colour. Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx191] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 59,5mm F+++ live w/o . Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx181] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 50,5mm gem(-) live w/o superb orange yellowish colour. Hexaplex stainforthi [ref. mx187] (Reeve, 1843) Wonderful specimen from Cape Bosset North Western Australia intertidal on sand & rubble flats 57,6mm F+++ live w/o chip on canal on base. Homalocantha anomaliae [ref. mx237] (Kosuge, 1979) A wonderful specimen very hard to get this good live taken w/o Davao Philippines December 1998 large and perfect 57,7mm Gem Homalocantha melanamathos [ref. mx58] (Gmelin, 1791) Nice condition live n/o still slightly immature F++/Gem 50mm from Gabon. Muricanthus angularis [ref. mx252] mx252 Muricanthus angularis (Lamarck, 1822) Beautiful specimen w/o 32,7mm gem very colourful Senegal March 1998. Naquetia barclayi [ref. mx265] (Reeve, 1858) Live taken w/o gorgeous yellow Balut Philippines December 1998 61,5mm gem(-) Naquetia barclayi [ref. mx254] mx254 Naquetia barclayi (Reeve, 1858) A gorgeous colour very unusual light beige orange live taken w/o 74mm gem Balut philippines December 1998. Naquetia trigonulus [ref. mx253] (Lamarck, 1816) Nice specimen in gem condition 61,3mm w/o Palawan Philippines December 1999. phyllopterus [ref. mx272] Nice large specimen Guadeloupe w/o small chips here & there F+++ 78,7mm phyllopterus (Lamarck, 1822) [ref. mx267] Very nice specimen 78,9mm very few small problems fabulous for this size w/o, by diver Guadeloupe great large wings and a beautiful yellow mouth with pronounced teeth. Poirieria poppei (Houart,1993) [ref. mx230] Very nice specimen with large wide wings perfect proto some chips here & there but overall stunning no operculum F++ 48,4mm Balut Island Philippines , a rare shell indeed in superb condition.... Pteropurpura adunca [ref. mx155] (Sowerby, 1834)Trawled 80-100m Danjo Island west side of Kyushyu West Japan beautiful large wings no operculum 39,1mm F++ Pteropurpura falcata [ref. mx176] (Sowerby I, 1840) Beautiful specimen very nice wings super quality n/o 56,1mm F++ trawled at 180m off Senkaku Votsuri Okinawa. Pterynotus albobrunneus [ref. mx250] (Bartsch & d' Attilio, 1980)Nice 48,3mm specimen gem collected in Mozambique November 2002 live taken w/o. Pterynotus elongatus [ref. mx232] Beautiful pink colour live taken specimen w/o very good condition gem(-) 68,4mm Cebu Philippines. Pterynotus miyokoae [ref. mx159] (Kosuge, 1979) Beautiful specimen F+++/gem live taken w/o 66,5mm nice pattern very long canal , Davao Philippines. Pterynotus phyllopterus [ref. mx278] Very large specimen from Guadeloupe live taken w/o 80,8mm large wings F++/gem very impressive. Pterynotus phyllopterus [ref. mx279] Super gem specimen from Guadeloupe with operculum beautiful 80,1mm much better in hand than on picture Pterynotus phyllopterus [ref. mx276] Live taken in Guadeloupe 81,3mm impressive specimen some chips but overall good condition F++/F+++ Pterynotus phyllopterus [ref. mx196] Nice brown specimen 60,2mm live taken w/o, by diver in 15m Guadeloupe only F++ Pterynotus phyllopterus [ref. mx245] (Lamarck, 1822) Nice average specimen 68,5mm live taken w/o fully mature GuadeloupeFebruary 1998 gem(-) Pygmaepterys dondani [ref. mx88] (Kosuge,1984) Balicasag Island Philippines by tangle nets between 130-230 m rare shell in gem condition 23,2mm gorgeous. Typhinellus occlusus [ref. mx94] (Garrard, 1963) A real gorgeous shell in superb condition with animal dried inside fantastic canals 34mm+ gem(-) by tangle nets Davao Philippines. Typhinellus occlusus [ref. mx198] (Garrard, 1963) A real gorgeous shell in superb condition with animal dried inside fantastic canals 41,5mm F+++/gem by tangle nets Davao Philippines. Typhinellus occlusus [ref. mx103] (Garrard, 1963) Very nice shell in superb condition with animal dried inside w/o perfect canals 20,7mm gem(-) by tangle nets Davao Philippines. Typhis cumingii(Broderip,1833) [ref. mx170] Great little gem 22,5mm w/o La Penita Nayarit Mexico ex Norbert Lagane collection. Typhis montforti [ref. mx36] (A. Adams, 1863) tiny species 8mm but GEM and cute from the Philippines. Typhis montforti [ref. mx38] (A. Adams, 1863) Cute little species 8,4mm GEM Philippines. |