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Shell

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Description

 Size 

 Price 

 375558

 Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791

 N.Zealand

 F+, HUMONGOUS! THE THIRD LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE, VERY HARD TO GET THIS SIZE! FULLY COVERED IN CORAL - WE DID NOT EVEN TRY TO REMOVE IT AS IT COULD DAMAGE THIS IMPRESSIVE SPECIMEN!

 163mm 

$130.00

 375561

 Haliotis fulgens Philippi, 1845

 California

 F+, HUGE, VERY HARD TO GET SPECIMENS FROM CALIFORNIA NOWADAYS!

 197mm 

$80.00

 375564

 Haliotis rufescens Swainson, 1822

 California

 F+, VERY LARGE! COLLECTED OFF SANTA ROSA ISLAND IN 1971. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 213mm 

$120.00

 375565

 Haliotis iris Gmelin, 1791

 N.Zealand

 HALF POLISHED! A NOVELTY TO IMPRESS VISITORS TO YOUR COLLECTION! COMES WITH THE INFORMATIVE LABEL MADE BY DOUG SNOOK, WHICH HE PLACED NEXT TO THE SHELL DURING EXHIBITS

 163mm 

$130.00

 347219

 Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis Dall, 1878

 Mexico West

 F++, GREEN WITH ORANGE BAND! BEAUTIFUL! (CON)

 98.2mm 

$18.00

 352837

 Cymbula granatina (Linnaeus, 1758)

 S.Africa

 F, THE LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE AND WAS COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE! LARGER THAN THE ONE REGISTERED ONLINE 83.46MM (DUH... WE HAD SEVERAL LARGER THAN THAT). THE REAL RECORD IS 100.6MM FROM TRAVIS PAYNE.

 93.3mm 

$35.00

 375596

 Tegula rugosa (A.Adams, 1853)

 Mexico West

 F+, ONE OF THE HARDEST TEGULA TO GET! VERY LARGE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1969, W/O

 39mm 

$15.00

 346086

 Trochus maculatus L., 1758

 Philippines

 F+, COLLECTED IN 1930s/40s! SOLD BY PEDRO DE MESA (1885-1966)! (CON)

 31.2mm 

$8.00

 375537

 Antisolarium egenum (A. Gould, 1849)

 N.Zealand

 F+, RARE SPECIES! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION!

 7.2mm 

$12.00

 375602

 Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

 Florida

 F+, PATTERNED SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1970s OFF PALM BEACH. W/O

 30.2mm 

$12.00

 375603

 Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

 Florida

 F+, PATTERNED SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1970s OFF PALM BEACH. W/O

 31.2mm 

$12.00

 350865

 Astralium sp. 350865

 Sri Lanka

 F+, GORGEOUS SMALL SPECIES FOUND BY ANDRE WEBER IN THE 1980´s! A SINGLE SPECIMEN EVER FOUND! (CON)

 13.4mm 

$35.00

 375501

 Epitonium bucknilli A. W. B. Powell, 1924

 N.Zealand

 F++, RARE SPECIES! COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK IN NORTHLAND IN 1970s

 10mm 

$15.00

 375503

 Epitonium bucknilli A. W. B. Powell, 1924

 N.Zealand

 F++, RARE SPECIES! COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK IN NORTHLAND IN 1970s

 11.2mm 

$15.00

 375524

 Epitonium scalare L., 1758

 Australia

 F+, HARD TO GET FROM AUSTRALIA! COLLECTED IN 1980S

 51mm 

$10.00

 348682

 Latissistrombus sinuatus Lightfoot, 1786

 Philippines

 F+, CRAZY FREAK! DOUBLE APERTURE! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 75.9mm 

$45.00

 375422

 Strombus thersites Swainson, 1823

 N.Caledonia

 F+, LARGE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED ON 1980s! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 150mm 

$140.00

 351434

 Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Indonesia

 F+,THE MOST FABULOUS BLACK SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON´S COLLECTION! (CON)

 129.8mm 

$35.00

 352387

 Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798)

 Philippines

 FREAK! STRANGLED FIRST WHORLS, ALMOST EXPELLED THE TOP! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 59mm 

$30.00

 349873

 Lambis scorpius scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Philippines

 F++, A CLASSIC! EXCEPTIONAL COLOR AND PATTERNS! DARK ENDING DIGITS! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)

 122.8mm 

$20.00

 300815

 Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939

 Kenya

 F+, WOW! A FABULOUS "RUSTY" SPECIMEN! GORGEOUS! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)

 49.2mm 

$90.00

 347415

 Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825

 Kenya

 F++, SPECIAL SELECTED SHELL AMONG MANY DONE BY ANDRE WEBER IN 1993! VERY NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! (CON)

 33mm 

$12.00

 347419

 Cypraea lamarckii Gray, 1825

 Kenya

 F++, SPECIAL SELECTED SHELL AMONG MANY DONE BY ANDRE WEBER IN 1993! VERY NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! (CON)

 38.9mm 

$15.00

 375409

 Cypraea tigris pardalis G. Shaw, 1794

 Vanuatu

 Gem, AMAZING COLOR! YELLOWISH-CREAM BACKGROUND, REDDISH BROWN SPOTS! COLLECTED IN 1962 AND STILL LOOKS FRESH!

 65.2mm 

$30.00

 375411

 Cypraea tigris L., 1758

 Australia

 Gem, BLUISH BACKGROUND, DARK DOTS, ORANGE LINE!

 66.4mm 

$30.00

 375412

 Cypraea tigris L., 1758

 Malaysia

 Gem, VERY COMPACT DWARF, HEAVY AND CALLOUS!

 55.7mm 

$30.00

 375419

 Cypraea stercoraria L., 1758

 Senegal

 F++, DARK COLOR! COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 65mm 

$20.00

 375420

 Cypraea stercoraria L., 1758

 Senegal

 F++, LARGE! COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 76.9mm 

$25.00

 375421

 Cypraea hesitata beddomei Schilder, 1930

 Australia

 F+++, VERY LIGHT COLOR, WITH REDDISH BROWN SPLASHES! COLLECTED IN 1965

 76.9mm 

$70.00

 375531

 Cypraea grayana Schilder, 1930

 Egypt

 F++, VERY NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED OFF DAHAB IN 1975, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 52.7mm 

$15.00

 375532

 Cypraea teulerei Cazanavelle, 1845

 Oman

 F++, LIGHT COLORED SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s. EX.COLL. D. CROSBY

 45.7mm 

$25.00

 340023

 Cypraea arabica immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939

 S.Africa

 F++, RARE FROM THIS AREA! HUGE SPECIMEN! FOUND IN 1967! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 95.9mm 

$45.00

 375628

 Mammilla melanostoma (Gmelin, 1791)

 Fiji

 F++, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1996, EX.COLL. ADRIENNE PULHAM, W/O

 47.2mm 

$12.00

 375647

 Polinices powisianus (Récluz, 1844)

 Australia

 F++, ROUND WHITE SPECIMEN, TRAWLED OFF BUNDABERG, W/O. EX.COLL. ADRIENNE PULHAM

 29.7mm 

$10.00

 375648

 Polinices powisianus (Récluz, 1844)

 Australia

 F++, ROUND WHITE SPECIMEN, TRAWLED OFF BUNDABERG, W/O. EX.COLL. ADRIENNE PULHAM

 30.3mm 

$10.00

 375650

 Polinices mammilla (L., 1758)

 Fiji

 F++, VERY NICE, HEAVY SPECIMEN! EXCELLENT QUALITY! W/O

 45mm 

$10.00

 375583

 Distorsio anus (L., 1758)

 Philippines

 F+, VERY LARGE ANUS! EX.COLL. SELWYN BRACEGIRDLE

 78.5mm 

$25.00

 375549

 Septa rubecula (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Tonga

 F++, BEAUTIFUL SMALL SPECIMEN, FULLY ADULT, LIVE TAKEN, W/O!

 30mm 

$8.00

 375496

 Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)

 N.Zealand

 F+, LARGE, GLOBOSE AND THICK SPECIMEN! LOOKS LIKE ECHO! W/O. COLLECTED BY JOYCE PEARCE IN 1996

 100.8mm 

$25.00

 351536

 Turritriton labiosus (W. Wood, 1828)

 Australia

 F++, RARE IN THE AUSTRALIA! VERY NICE SHAPE AND COLOR! (CON)

 25.8mm 

$10.00

 351538

 Turritriton labiosus (W. Wood, 1828)

 Australia

 F++, RARE IN THE AUSTRALIA! VERY NICE SHAPE AND COLOR! (CON)

 28.8mm 

$10.00

 375429

 Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)

 N.Zealand

 F+, LARGE, GLOBOSE AND THICK SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970s. LOOKS LIKE PARTHENOPEUS ECHO

 114.5mm 

$25.00

 375430

 Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)

 Florida

 F+, DARK CHOCOLATE BROWN, VERY LARGE SPECIMEN! EX.COLL. LARRY BUCK

 135.8mm 

$40.00

 349576

 Bursina margaritula (Deshayes, 1833)

 Philippines

 F++, OUTSTANDING DARK SPECIMEN! STRANGE SHELL FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 48.8mm 

$25.00

 349583

 Bursa quirihorai Beu, 1987

 Philippines

 F++, LARGE KNOBBY SPECIMEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)

 67.2mm 

$35.00

 375490

 Chicoreus cornucervi (Röding, 1798)

 Australia

 F++, PERFECT CURVED SPINES! CREAM COLORED BODY WITH DARK SPINES. W/O EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 92mm 

$75.00

 375545

 Chicoreus banksii (Sowerby, 1841)

 Australia

 F++, VERY DARK, IT EVEN LOOKS LIKE BRUNNEUS! SHORT SPINES FORM, W/O

 58mm 

$15.00

 375436

 Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)

 Philippines

 F+, LARGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION!

 80.7mm 

$25.00

 375443

 Chicoreus territus (Reeve, 1845)

 Australia

 F+, HUGE! WE NEVER HAD ANY SPECIMEN OVER 60MM! VERY SLENDER, LOOKS LIKE A DIFFERENT SPECIES! W/O

 60.9mm 

$40.00

 375444

 Hexaplex stainforthii (Reeve, 1843)

 Australia

 F++, ONE OF THE NICEST SPECIMENS ON OUR DATABASE! LONG CURVED SPINES! w/o

 55.6mm 

$25.00

 375449

 Naquetia annandalei (Preston, 1910)

 Philippines

 F++, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! SOLD BY THE ABBEY SPECIMEN SHELLS IN 1992. W/O

 78.4mm 

$35.00

 375450

 Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)

 Philippines

 F++, BEAUTIFUL SPINY SHELL, SOLD BY ALISTAIR MONCUR, EXCELLENT QUALITY! W/O

 70.2mm 

$20.00

 375459

 Chicomurex gloriosus (Shikama, 1977)

 Philippines

 F++, WONDERFUL SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! PREVIOUSLY KNOWN AS VENUSTULUS WHICH OCCURS IN THE MARQUESAS, SEE HOUART, MOE & CHEN, 2015! w/o

 41.3mm 

$12.00

 375486

 Siratus pliciferoides (Kuroda, 1942)

 Japan

 F+, VERY NICE AND LARGE! COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O

 108.8mm 

$28.00

 350775

 Buccinum plectrum W. Stimpson, 1865

 Canada

 F+, THICK SPECIMEN FROM PEGGY WILLIAMS COLLECTION!

 53.3mm 

$12.00

 375473

 Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Georgia US

 F+, BEAUTIFUL LARGE SPECIMEN! HARD TO GET ON THIS SIZE AND QUALITY! W/O

 126.3mm 

$45.00

 351310

 Goniofusus strigatus (Philippi, 1850)

 Brasil

 F++, VERY NICE SPECIMEN FROM SHALLOW WATER! SPECIAL POPULATION FROM GUARAPARI CHANNEL (PROBABLY EXTINCT DUE POLLUTION)! FOUND IN 2007!

 88mm 

$15.00

 344186

 Latirus abnormis G. B. Sowerby III, 1894

 S.Africa

 F+, RARE! VERY HARD TO GET NOWADAYS, NOT MUCH DIVING GOING ON SOUTH AFRICA! FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK. W/O (CON)

 60.7mm 

$35.00

 345012

 Goniofusus brasiliensis (Grabau, 1904)

 Brasil

 F++, VERY SPECIAL DEEP WATER POPULATION! LOOKS LIKE OTHER SPECIES! SPECIAL COLOR!

 71mm 

$12.00

 345584

 Livonia roadnightae (McCoy, 1881)

 Australia

 F+, THICK SMALL SPECIMEN - SOLD AS RECORD FOR ´SMALL´... IREDALE NAMED THESE THICK SMALL VARIATION AS LIVONIA QUISQUALIS. EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 103mm 

$45.00

 347485

 Voluta ebraea L., 1758

 Brasil

 F++, VERY SPECIAL SOUTHERN FORM! SUPER SOLID AND HEAVY COMPACT SHELL! FOUND IN SHALLOW WATER IN 1980!! (CON)

 89.6mm 

$35.00

 348542

 Cymbiola vespertilio (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Philippines

 F+, VERY CURIOUS SPECIMEN! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)

 46.7mm 

$20.00

 348652

 Harpulina loroisi (Valenciennes, 1863)

 India

 F+, VERY KNOBBY SPECIMEN FROM BAY OF BENGAL! IT WAS SOLD FOR $ 450! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! (CON)

 115.3mm 

$75.00

 349241

 Voluta ebraea L., 1758

 Brasil

 F++, WONDERFUL PATTERNS AND COLOR! SPECIAL FOR A VOLUTA COLLECTOR! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 118.8mm 

$35.00

 266632

 Ericusa papillosa (Swainson, 1822)

 Australia

 F+, HUGE SPECIMEN FROM TASMANIA! ONE OF THE LARGEST WE EVER HAD FOR SALE! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 152.2mm 

$95.00

 346514

 Volutoconus multiformis Bail & Limpus, 2013

 Australia

 F+, SOLD AS ´RECORD FOR SMALL´ BY A FRENCH DEALER - IT IS JUST A SMALL SPECIMEN! (CON)

 46.2mm 

$20.00

 346729

 Alcithoe arabica depressa (Suter, 1908)

 N.Zealand

 F+, NODULOSE! VERY ATTRACTIVE SOLID SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN EARLY 1900s! EX.COLL. EZRA DRIER (1891-1942). (CON)

 92.5mm 

$60.00

 375465

 Ericusa fulgetrum orca Cotton, 1952

 S.Australia

 F++, EXTREMELY RARE PLAIN COLOR FORM! GORGEOUS SPECIMEN! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 108mm 

$180.00

 375471

 Cymbiola cathcartiae (Reeve, 1856)

 Philippines

 F+, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN! ELONGATED, CREAM WITH DARK BROWN PATTERNS!

 122.3mm 

$40.00

 375472

 Ericusa sowerbyi (Kiener, 1839)

 Australia

 F+, LIVE-COLLECTED, PERFECT LIP! HAS A SCAR THAT CAUSES THE LIP TO BEND OUTWARD, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 173mm 

$60.00

 375540

 Oliva parkinsoni Prior, 1975

 P.N.Guinea

 Gem, FABULOUS DARK SPECIMEN! COLLECTED OF KORERE IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 23.5mm 

$12.00

 375572

 Ancillista velesiana Iredale, 1936

 Australia

 F++, LARGE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED ON EARLY 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK

 83mm 

$35.00

 375556

 Turbinella pyrum (L., 1758)

 India

 F+, COMPACT AND HEAVY, COLLECTED IN 1970s, EX.COLL. NOEL TAYLOR

 118mm 

$80.00

 348560

 Mitra imperialis Roding, 1798

 Philippines

 F+, UNCOMMON PHILIPPINE SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 40mm 

$10.00

 345646

 Cancellaria reticulata (Linnaeus, 1767)

 Florida

 F+, NODULOSE, DARK PATTERNS! (CON)

 43.4mm 

$6.00

 345645

 Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758

 Hawaii

 F++, HUGE SPECIMEN - BEAUTIFUL CONTRASTING PATTERNS, LARGE BLACK BLOTCHES! COLLECTED BY PEGGY WILLIAMS IN 1984, W/O

 44mm 

$10.00

 353483

 Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758

 Philippines

 F+, MONSTER SPECIMEN FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION! SUPER DARK COMPACT MARKS AND DOTS! IMPRESSIVE! (CON)

 153mm 

$400.00

 375581

 Conus ammiralis L., 1758

 Tonga

 F++, HARD TO GET FROM TONGA! EX.COLL. TOM NESS

 68.6mm 

$30.00

 330022

 Conus emaciatus Reeve, 1849

 Philippines

 F+, HUGE! THE LARGEST ON OUR PHOTO GALLERY AND FORMER RECORD FROM THE 1990s, EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 67.8mm 

$35.00

 346230

 Conus fuscatus Born, 1778

 Madagascar

 F+, VERY WIDE SHAPE, SPIRE OFF FREAK! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 70mm 

$20.00

 346431

 Conus vexillum sumatrensis Hwass, 1792

 Egypt

 F, HUMONGOUS! NOT THE MOST BEAUTIFUL BUT STILL AN IMPRESSIVE PIECE FOR A CONE COLLECTOR! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 87mm 

$25.00

 346464

 Conus episcopatus da Motta, 1982

 Thailand

 F+, BEAUTIFUL SLENDER SHELL, DARK PURPLE - SOLD BY DAN SPELLING AS PUPILLARIS, A SYNONYM. EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 40.9mm 

$20.00

 331801

 Clavus canalicularis (Roding, 1798)

 Indonesia

 F+, UNUSUAL LOCAL FORM! FROM PETER STIMPSON COLLECTION (CON)

 31mm 

$8.00

 354398

 Bathytoma luehdorfi (Lischke, 1872)

 Taiwan

 F++, RARE DEEP WATER SPECIES!! SOUTH CHINA SEA FORM (CON)

 55.5mm 

$12.00

 353822

 Scaeochlamys livida (Lamarck, 1819)

 Australia

 F+, REALLY STRANGE FORM FOUND BY TRAWLERS IN BASS STRAIT! HAS A FLAT LOW VALVE AS S.SQUAMATA! WITH 10-11 RIBS! FOUND IN THE 1970´S!

 65.3mm 

$25.00

 346182

 Mimachlamys asperrima (Lamarck, 1819)

 S.Australia

 F+, THE SECOND LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE, AND THE LARGEST YELLOW! EX.COLL. PETER STIMPSON (CON)

 84.2mm 

$25.00

 375569

 Crassadoma gigantea (J. E. Gray, 1825)

 California

 F+, FORMERLY HINNITES GIGANTEUS - NICE SHAPE, REMINDS A SPONDYLUS!

 117mm 

$45.00

 347482

 Semipallium flavicans (Linnaeus, 1758)

 Japan

 F+, LARGE OKINAWA SPECIMEN!! SPECIAL LOCALITY! FOUND IN 2006!

 50.8mm 

$15.00

 375568

 Codakia tigerina (L., 1758)

 Australia

 F+, THE LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE! HEAVY SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION

 119.3mm 

$30.00

 351347

 Papyridea aspersa (Sowerby, 1833)

 Ecuador

 F++, GREAT INFLATED SPECIMEN! LARGE!

 54.8mm 

$12.00

 350276

 Limicolaria aurora suffusa (Reeve, 1848)

 Nigeria

 F++, SOLID PINK AND WHITE SPECIMEN! FRESH COLLECTED! LARGE!

 63.2mm 

$25.00

 348834

 Caracolus marginella mina (Pfeiffer, 1852)

 Cuba

 F++, BEAUTIFUL BANDED SUBSPECIES FROM HOLGUIN PROVINCE!

 31.1mm 

$10.00

 375586

 Ryssota otaheitana (Ferussac, 1821)

 Philippines

 F+, LARGE! GLOBOSE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1970S

 67mm 

$12.00

 353211

 Helicostyla marinduquensis (Hidalgo, 1887)

 Philippines

 F++, UNCOMMON NOW! BEAUTIFUL INFLATED SPECIMEN! FROM OLD COLLECTION! IT WAS FOUND IN 1950´s!

 58.8mm 

$15.00

 353216

 Chrysallis antonii (Semper, 1880)

 Philippines

 F+, VERY UNCOMMON! PURE WHITE SHELL! FOUND IN THE 1970´s!

 57.5mm 

$20.00

 375585

 Sphaerospira blomfieldi (Cox, 1864)

 Australia

 F+, HUMONGOUS! THE LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE - PROBABLY THE RECORD SIZE

 59.77mm 

$20.00

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