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Image Item title Actual bid
annulus f. sublitorea 11.3 mm. (143 Views)

Gem. W. Samoa. Slender! Note the much coarser, pronounced dentition resembling M. obvelata. Seems that some other shell dealers haven't handled many of these. Here is a great specimen!

$ 25Available
argus contracasta 53.8 mm. (171 Views)

F++/Gem. Madagascar. Dwarf and outstanding specimen of this unique variation! Great pattern and unusually good quality. Hard to get like this.

$ 60Available
bernardi f. kingae 16.2 mm. (156 Views)

Dead. Tuamotus Archipelago. Extremely rare deep water species! This dead taken specimen is still recognizable and is hard to get even in this condition. Missing from most collections.

$ 225Available
cervinetta cervinetta 32.1-61.4 mm. (226 Views)

Gem-. Panama. Dwarf! specimen and a nice larger comparison piece! Great quality and very lovely shells!

$ 45Available
cervus cervus 59.2 mm. (135 Views)

F+. Florida. Rare dwarf and overcast specimen! I have only seen just a couple of these shells with this grayish overcasting, it is very rare! Live taken from the Florida Keys.

$ 55Available
coronata coronata 28.8 mm. (152 Views)

Gem-. Live collected specimen with tuberculate margins, exceptional quality. This is the nominate species from the East coast. Rare.

$ 165Available
coronata debruini 31.3 mm. (149 Views)

Gem-. S. Africa. Gorgeous specimen of this uncommon shell. Becoming harder and harder to get. Nice size and quality.

$ 140Available
diluculum 26.5 mm. (168 Views)

F++/Gem. Tanzania. Rare color variation in which the white pattern forms two wide bands. Very unique!

$ 15Available
edentula sanfrancisca var. 19.9 mm. (255 Views)

Gem-. S. Africa. Extremely rare variation from the Fish River area. Callused labrum and narrow aperture characterize this variety. Close to the nominate subspecies, very few in collections.

$ 375Available
lamarckii f. redimita 34.6 mm. (90 Views)

Gem. Thailand. Larger specimens like this one are only coming from old collections. This one is a beauty!

$ 30Available
mappa mappa 68.5 mm. (149 Views)

F++/Gem. Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. Freaky dorsal pattern! Damage to the mantle and the shell resulted in this interesting pattern. Great shell!

$ 35Available
talpa talpa 50.8 mm. (74 Views)

Gem-. Philippines. Mottled coloration and texture on base. Selected specimen!

$ 30Available
talpa talpa 76.8 mm. (110 Views)

F+. Thailand. Large and callused uncommon deep water specimen with spectacular marginal coloration! Fine only because of growth flaw, but still a very aesthetic and desirable shell.

$ 50Available
tigris tigris 76.4 mm. (129 Views)

F++. Tanzania. Interesting overcasting displays a varied array of colors in this collector's favorite. Great shell!

$ 45Available
ursellus ursellus 11.6 mm. (83 Views)

Gem. Philippines. Small specimen of this often confused species. Great color, pattern, and quality.

$ 25Available
Alcithoe pseudolutea (Bail & Limpus, 2005). (164 Views)

86.8 mm, F++/Gem. New Zealand. Rarely offered deep water species.

$ 45Available
Argonauta hians [Lightfoot], 1786. (82 Views)

88+ mm, Gem-. Philippines. Large and dark! Hard to get these nice specimens.

$ 25Available
Comitas galatheae Powell, 1969. (54 Views)

60.0 mm, Gem-. Australia. Deep water shell! Small specimen, perhaps something different.

$ 55Available
Conus timorensis Hwass, 1792. (58 Views)

39.8 mm, F++. Cargados Carajos Shoal. Seldom available species from this remote place. Dead taken shell but still very nice!

$ 45Available
Hastula penicillata (Hinds, 1844). (159 Views)

26.3 mm, Gem-. Easter Island. Beautiful example of this small yet stunning Terebra species.

$ 10Available
Nodipecten nodosus (Linnaeus, 1758). (51 Views)

69.2 mm, F++. Columbia. These younger specimens of this collector favorite are the most attractive. Nice color and perfect knobs in this specimen.

$ 20Available
Oliva porphyria (Linnaeus, 1758). (156 Views)

68.0 mm, F++/Gem. Mexico. Small specimen with super pattern! Everyone's favorite Olive shell!

$ 35Available
Pellasimnia angasi (Reeve, 1865). (125 Views)

19.0 mm, Gem. Japan. Small specimen of this interesting species.

$ 15Available
Ponderiana digitata (E. von Martens, 1878). (48 Views)

60.3 mm, F. Senegal. Interesting species of Xenophora. Seldom available, this live taken specimen comes from an old collection.

$ 20Available
Pterynotus martinetanus (Röding, 1798). (126 Views)

21.4 mm, Gem-. Philippines. Gorgeous small specimen! Absolutely beautiful color and sculpture in this uncommon shell.

$ 20Available
Siratus alabaster (Reeve, 1845). (108 Views)

153+ mm, F++/Gem. Philippines. Exceptionally nice! This is an exemplary specimen for the finest collection.

$ 135Available
Terebra tagaroae Terryn, 2017. (44 Views)

72.8 mm, F++. Philippines. Newly named, very nice size, quality, and color, but does have a drill hole. Unfortunately, no collecting data for this specimen.

$ 15Available
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