4225 4125 4025 3925 Buy ID Shell Location Description Size Price 375872 Ethminolia probabilis Iredale,1924 Australia F+, NICE SHINY, PATTERNED SPECIES! FIRST TIME WE HAVE FOR SALE FROM AUSTRALIA! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 6.3mm $8.00 375877 Trochus viridis (Gmelin, 1790) N.Zealand F++, VERY UNCOMMON SPECIES! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o 17mm $12.00 375768 Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842) Philippines F++, LONG CURVED SPINES, VERY NICE AND LARGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION! W/O 73mm $40.00 375767 Amaea magnifica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844) Taiwan F+, HUMONGOUS! VERY HARD TO GET SPECIMENS OVER 100MM! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 100.7mm $45.00 375837 Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784) N.Zealand F++, LARGE SOLID SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK! W/O 73.5mm $18.00 375845 Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neefs, 1970) N.Zealand F++, LIVE TAKEN OFF MISSION BAY IN AUCKLAND IN 1990s, COLLECTED BY BRUCE HAZELWOOD. W/O 45.6mm $15.00 376059 Rostellariella delicatula (G. Nevill, 1881) Arab Emirates F++, NICE SHINY REDDISH BROWN! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 51.5mm $12.00 376091 Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791 Tanzania F++, NICE PATTERNS! COLLECTED ON ZANZIBAR IN 1967, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 55.9mm $18.00 375993 Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867 Australia F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971! 18mm $8.00 375994 Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867 Australia F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971! 18.3mm $8.00 375995 Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867 Australia F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971! 18.8mm $8.00 375996 Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867 Australia F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971! 18.8mm $8.00 375997 Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867 Australia F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971! 19.8mm $8.00 375998 Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867 Australia F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971! 20mm $8.00 376001 Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888 Hawaii Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1975 - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED 17.7mm $12.00 376003 Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888 Hawaii Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1975 - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED 17mm $12.00 376004 Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888 Hawaii Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1971 IN THE BIG ISLAND - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED 18mm $12.00 376005 Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002 Solomon Is. F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON) 26.6mm $18.00 376007 Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002 Solomon Is. F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON) 28.8mm $18.00 376008 Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002 Solomon Is. F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON) 28.8mm $18.00 376010 Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002 Solomon Is. F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON) 29mm $18.00 376011 Cypraea nucleus L., 1758 Japan Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON) 21.9mm $8.00 376014 Cypraea nucleus L., 1758 Japan Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON) 23.8mm $8.00 376015 Cypraea nucleus L., 1758 Japan Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON) 23.8mm $8.00 376017 Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932 Australia Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! 30.2mm $8.00 376018 Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932 Australia Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! 30.7mm $8.00 376020 Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932 Australia Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! 31.6mm $8.00 376021 Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932 Australia Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! LARGE BLOTCH ON DORSUM! 31.8mm $8.00 376022 Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932 Australia Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! VERY DARK PATTERNS, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE LOT! 31.9mm $12.00 375799 Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939 Niue Is. F+, ULTRA SHINY! FANTASTIC LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN, FROM AN UNIQUE LOCALITY! HAS AN OCTOPUS DRILL, BUT HAS DARK COLOR AND THE MANTLE MARGINS ARE BEAUTIFUL 31mm $15.00 375800 Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939 Niue Is. F+, NICE GLOBOSE SPECIMEN, SLIGHTLY JUVENILE, BUT IT IS HARD TO GET SHELLS FROM NIUE, AND IF YOU SPECIALIZE IN CYPRAEA THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION! 30.3mm $15.00 375802 Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888 Samoa Gem, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 2012. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 32.2mm $10.00 375803 Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888 Samoa Gem, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 2012. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 37.4mm $10.00 375806 Cypraea moneta barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861 Niue Is. F+, NICE PAIR FROM AN ISOLATED PLACE! THERE IS AN OCTOPUS DRILL ON TOP OF THE LARGER SPECIMEN, BUT THE SHAPE IS GREAT! (WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE OCTOPUSES? DON´T THEY KNOW THE HOLES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE BOTTOM PART??) 20-28mm $12.00 375808 Cypraea arabica L., 1758 P.N.Guinea F++, SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ANDRE JENKINS IN 1880s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 39.2mm $10.00 375809 Cypraea arabica L., 1758 P.N.Guinea F++, SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ANDRE JENKINS IN 1880s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 49.6mm $10.00 375812 Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932 Niue Is. F+, OVERGLAZED SPECIMEN! THICK AND HEAVY, SOME BUBBLES UNDER THE NACRE, BUT THE SHELL IS AMAZING! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 49.9mm $35.00 375816 Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamarck, 1811 Comores Gem, SPARSE LIGHT PURPLE SPOTS ON CREAM SIDES! RARE LOCATION! COLLECTED IN 1968, EX.COLL. ADRIENNE PULHAM 31.4mm $10.00 375818 Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791 Fiji Gem, HARD TO GET FROM FIJI! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1982. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 39mm $12.00 375663 Cypraea cylindrica lenella Iredale, 1939 Australia F+++, MELANISTIC SPECIMEN, RARE IN AUSTRALIA! EX.COLL. NOEL TAYLOR 29.2mm $25.00 375743 Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825 S.Africa F+++, VERY RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! SHINY, BEAUTIFUL COLOR! COLLECTED BY F. DALGARNO IN 1971 19.8mm $45.00 375747 Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905 S.Africa F+++, GLOBOSE! RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 33.2mm $50.00 375727 Malea pomum (L., 1758) Fiji F++, HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, WE ONLY HAD ONE FROM BUNNIE COOK! COLLECTED IN 1980s. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 61.7mm $12.00 375728 Malea pomum (L., 1758) Solomon Is. F++, BEAUTIFUL DARK SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1966 BY REVEREND E.C. LEADLEY (1905-2000). LEADLEY WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DISTRICT (I WILL INCLUDE HIS BRIEF LIFE DESCRIPTION IN A CARD). EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 59.9mm $25.00 375919 Ranella olearium (L., 1758) N.Zealand F+, NICE LARGE SPECIMEN, RARE FROM THIS AREA! TRAWLED IN 1980s IN DEEP WATER, WITH FULL PERIOSTRACUM - LOOKS NICE UNDERNEATH, BUT WE DECIDED TO KEEP IT AS IS. FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION 167mm $40.00 375921 Charonia rubicunda (G. Perry, 1811) N.Zealand F+, HARD TO GET FROM NEW ZEALAND! NOT LIVE TAKEN, BUT HAS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND SHAPE! COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK 151mm $45.00 375914 Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793) N.Zealand F+, LARGE, VERY SLENDER! ALMOST COMPLETELY SMOOTH, NO THICK RIDGES LEFT BEHIND. W/O 117.8mm $30.00 375850 Septa hepatica (Röding, 1798) Philippines F++, BEAUTIFUL COLORED CLASSIC SPECIES! EX.COLL. LUCILLE ROWE 38.6mm $8.00 375851 Septa hepatica (Röding, 1798) Philippines F++, BEAUTIFUL COLORED CLASSIC SPECIES! EX.COLL. LUCILLE ROWE 47.5mm $12.00 375876 Septa flaveola (Röding, 1798) Philippines F+, NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 47.7mm $15.00 375901 Chicoreus ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines F++, VERY NICE SMALL SPECIMEN, CURVED SPINES, EX.COLL. JOYCE PEARCE 100mm $18.00 375903 Chicoreus torrefactus rubiginosus (Reeve, 1845) Australia F++, VERY NICE COLOR, LIVE TAKEN OFF BROOME IN 1970s, EX.COLL. HUNTER SEELYE, W/O 86.9mm $35.00 375905 Chicoreus saulii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Philippines F+, HUGE, THE SECOND LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE! COLLECTED IN 1970s, EX.COLL. JOYCE PEARCE, W/O 116mm $60.00 375907 Chicoreus torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841) Philippines F+, VERY LARGE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. YVONNE ZURRER, W/O 112.8mm $25.00 375908 Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) Philippines F+, DARK BROWN, SHORT SPINES FORM - IT SHOULD GET ANOTHER NAME! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O 83.3mm $20.00 375909 Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831) Mexico West F+, NICE PINK APERTURE, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 95.8mm $18.00 375855 Chicoreus crocatus (Reeve, 1845) Philippines F++, BEAUTIFUL DARK ORANGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION, W/O 48.4mm $25.00 375859 Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987) Honduras F+, QUITE RARE SPECIES! RESTRICTED TO EAST CENTRAL AMERICA! 45.9mm $25.00 375862 Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786) Philippines F+, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970s, SOLD BY KIRK ANDERS, W/O. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER 65.3mm $30.00 375863 Chicoreus gubbi (Reeve, 1849) Gabon F++, UNCOMMON SPECIES! DARK SPECIMEN SOLD BY ED SCHELLING, COLLECTED IN 1986! EX.COLL. YVONNE ZURRER 39mm $25.00 375864 Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995 Philippines F++, GORGEOUS SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! 26.4mm $12.00 375870 Chicoreus capucinus (Lamarck, 1822) Australia F++, EVEN THOUGH CONSIDERED A COMMON SPECIES, IT IS SELDOM OFFERED WITH OPERCULUM! FROM DARWIN, EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER, W/O 57.2mm $12.00 375982 Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828) Panama West F+, BLACK SHELL WITH SQUARE WHITE MARKINGS, NICE! COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN 1995, W/O 20.9mm $5.00 375983 Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828) Panama West F+, BLACK SHELL WITH SQUARE WHITE MARKINGS, NICE! COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN 1995, W/O 20.9mm $5.00 375984 Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828) Panama West F+, BLACK SHELL WITH SQUARE WHITE MARKINGS, NICE! COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN 1995, W/O 21.3mm $5.00 375985 Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828) Panama West F+, BLACK SHELL WITH SQUARE WHITE MARKINGS, NICE! COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN 1995, W/O 21.4mm $5.00 375986 Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828) Panama West F+, BLACK SHELL WITH SQUARE WHITE MARKINGS, NICE! COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN 1995, W/O 21.6mm $5.00 375922 Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786 Philippines F++, CLASSIC SHELL! LARGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION, W/O 131mm $30.00 375756 Siratus articulatus (Reeve, 1845) Colombia East F++, HARD TO GET NOWADAYS, ONLY COMES FROM OLD COLLECTIONS! EX.COLL. E. WILLIS, W/O 46.2mm $35.00 375758 Siratus kugleri (Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945) Jamaica F+, DEEP WATER SPECIES, VERY HARD TO GET! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O 55mm $50.00 375761 Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) Philippines F++, LARGE BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1981, LONG SIPHON! EX.COLL. YVONNE ZURRER, W/O 71.3mm $20.00 375745 Pterynotus bednalli (Brazier, 1878) Australia F+, BEAUTIFUL SLENDER SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY HUNTER SEELYE (1916-2006) IN 1980, EX.COLL. NORM GARDNER, W/O 46.2mm $80.00 375773 Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979 Philippines F++, CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL SPECIES! NICE WINGS! W/O 58.4mm $25.00 375775 Poirieria zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) N.Zealand F++, VERY LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL! TRAWLED OFF HAURAKI GULF 67mm $100.00 375776 Murex brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862 Australia F++, BEAUTIFUL LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN FROM QUEENSLAND! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o 68.5mm $18.00 375777 Chicoreus axicornis (Lamarck, 1822) Philippines F++, LARGE, SUPER LONG SPINES! FROM THE SIPHON TO THE TIP IT MEASURES 57.4MM, BUT FROM ONE SPINE TO THE OTHER, MEASURES 74.7MM! W/O 57.4mm $18.00 375782 Chicomurex laciniatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) Philippines F++, FULLY DARK BROWN! HARD TO GET THIS COLOR! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O 59.2mm $25.00 375786 Murex brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862 Australia F++, BEAUTIFUL LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN FROM QUEENSLAND! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o 63mm $18.00 375787 Murex brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862 Australia F++, BEAUTIFUL LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN FROM QUEENSLAND! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o 67mm $18.00 375789 Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822 Philippines F++, OUTSTANDING SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s! USED TO BE CALLED M.NIGRISPINOSUS, w/o 86.5mm $18.00 375790 Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822 Philippines F++, OUTSTANDING SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s! USED TO BE CALLED M.NIGRISPINOSUS 97mm $15.00 375791 Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822 Philippines F++, OUTSTANDING SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s! USED TO BE CALLED M.NIGRISPINOSUS 100.4mm $15.00 376110 Chicoreus brunneus (Link, 1807) Solomon Is. F+, HUGE SPECIMEN! THE SECOND LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE! 88.2mm $25.00 375795 Rapa rapa (L., 1758) Philippines F+, GLOBOSE, CLASSIC SHELL, COLLECTED IN 1970S! EX.COLL. NOEL TAYLOR 75.5mm $15.00 375822 Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, 1930) Japan F+, RARE!! SOLID & HEAVY LARGE SPECIMEN! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION 39.3mm $25.00 375823 Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) Japan F+, CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL SPECIES! NICE SHAPE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 45.7mm $20.00 375824 Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) Japan F+, CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL SPECIES! NICE SHAPE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 50.7mm $20.00 375826 Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834) Japan F+, CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL SPECIES! NICE SHAPE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 53.9mm $20.00 376079 Cominella nassoides otakauica Powell, 1947 N.Zealand F+, RARE FORM FROM FOVEAUX STRAIT! DREDGED IN 1967, W/O 34mm $30.00 375715 Ericusa fulgetrum lunisligata Verco, 1912 S.Australia F++, HARD TO GET! NICE PATTERNS, FROM PORT LINCOLN. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 116.4mm $140.00 375719 Callipara kurodai (Kawamura, 1964) Vietnam F++, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN FROM DOUGLAS SNOOK COLLECTION 87.2mm $60.00 375722 Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953 Australia F++, NICE COLOR, VERY HARD TO GET NOWADAYS! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! 77.6mm $30.00 375723 Athleta lutosa (Koch, 1948) S.Africa F+, LARGE SPECIMEN TRAWLED AT DEEP WATER OFF ORANGE RIVER, BORDER WITH NAMIBIA. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 65.3mm $20.00 375724 Alcithoe arabica swainsoni Marwick, 1926 N.Zealand F++, THICK AND HEAVY, TRAWLED OFF CODFISH ISLAND IN 1981, NICE PARIETAL SHIELD! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 96mm $25.00 375725 Cymbiola pulchra woolacottae (McMichael, 1958) Australia F++, LIGHT COLORED BACKGROUND, SPARSE SPOTS - FROM LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND! SHELLS FROM THIS AREA ARE BECOMING VERY SCARCE, ONLY COME FROM OLD COLLECTIONS. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 53.3mm $20.00 375726 Cymbiola pulchra peristicta (McMichael, 1963) Australia F+, VERY NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! FROM SWAIN REEFS, COLLECTED IN 1970s. FROM DOUGLAS SNOOK COLLECTION! 56.8mm $30.00 375925 Neptuneopsis gilchristi (Sowerby III, 1898) S.Africa F+, FROM DEEP WATER! LONG PROTOCONCH, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 157mm $60.00 376097 Oliva sericea granitella Lamarck, 1811 Philippines F++, NICE PATTERNS IS SOLID SHELL FROM PALAWAN! COLLECTED IN 1974. EX.COLL. DAVID GIBBS 78.3mm $18.00 376101 Harpa major Roding, 1798 P.N.Guinea F++, UNCOMMON FOR THE LOCALITY! COLLECTED IN 1960s 69.4mm $15.00 376103 Harpa cabritii Fischer, 1860 Mozambique F++, NICE CREAM-PINK SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION, SOLD BY BOB FOSTER 71.8mm $15.00 376105 Harpa harpa (L., 1758) Philippines F+, NICE COLOR! EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER, COLLECTED IN 1966 57mm $8.00 376106 Harpa harpa (L., 1758) Solomon Is. F+, THICK COLORED SPECIMEN, BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1983! 57.8mm $10.00 375732 Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822 Mexico West F++, COLLECTED IN 1970, EX.COLL. DAVID GIBBS - HE USED TO COLLECTED SHELLS WITH STEVE O´SHEA AND MIKE HART. 74.5mm $30.00 375736 Harpa major kawamurai Habe, 1970 N.Caledonia F++, SUPER RARE IN NEW CALEDONIA, VERY FEW SPECIMENS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1992 IN TENIA ISLAND! 68.6mm $250.00 376108 Vasum ceramicum (L., 1758) Fiji F+, VERY HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, COLLECTED IN 1950s, EX.COLL. MAVIS HOLLOWAY 85.7mm $25.00 375895 Vasum ceramicum (L., 1758) Fiji F+, VERY HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, VERY NICE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION! 83.2mm $35.00 376109 Conus delessertii Récluz, 1843 Florida F+, HUGE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1979, SOLD BY KIRK ANDERS, EVEN DEAD COLLECTED HAS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR! 81.5mm $45.00 376023 Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792 Cook Is. F+, REDDISH COLOR, LIVE COLLECTED IN AITUTAKI BY HOMER RHODE IN 1987 17.3mm $6.00 376024 Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792 Cook Is. F+, REDDISH COLOR, LIVE COLLECTED IN AITUTAKI BY HOMER RHODE IN 1987 18.6mm $6.00 376029 Conus californicus Hinds, 1844 California F++, LIVE TAKEN BY RICK NEGUS IN 1990s! HARD TO COLLECT ANY SHELLS IN CALIFORNIA NOWADAYS DUE TO MANY RESTRICTIONS (CON) 24.7mm $12.00 376030 Conus californicus Hinds, 1844 California F++, LIVE TAKEN BY RICK NEGUS IN 1990s! HARD TO COLLECT ANY SHELLS IN CALIFORNIA NOWADAYS DUE TO MANY RESTRICTIONS (CON) 25mm $12.00 376031 Conus californicus Hinds, 1844 California F++, LIVE TAKEN BY RICK NEGUS IN 1990s! HARD TO COLLECT ANY SHELLS IN CALIFORNIA NOWADAYS DUE TO MANY RESTRICTIONS (CON) 25.4mm $12.00 376032 Conus californicus Hinds, 1844 California F++, LIVE TAKEN BY RICK NEGUS IN 1990s! HARD TO COLLECT ANY SHELLS IN CALIFORNIA NOWADAYS DUE TO MANY RESTRICTIONS (CON) 27.2mm $12.00 376034 Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines F+, PINKISH COLOR! NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1980s 74.3mm $15.00 376035 Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758 Loyalty Is. F++, VERY RARE IN NEW CALEDONIA, WE NEVER HAD FOR SALE FROM THERE! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1992, BRIGHT WHITE APERTURE 74.3mm $25.00 376038 Conus malacanus Hwass, 1792 India F++, SMOOTH WHITE, FEW BROWN SPOTS. COLLECTED IN 1980. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O 54mm $15.00 376039 Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Solomon Is. F+, HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMONS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 50.5mm $25.00 376042 Conus biliosus parvulus Link, 1807 Australia F++, LARGE, UNCOMMON SPECIES! COLLECTED IN 1980s IN NORTH QUEENSLAND 40.9mm $12.00 376044 Conus patricius Hinds, 1843 Panama West F++, A BABY - BUT LIKE MY GRANDSON, A BEAUTIFUL BABY! COLLECTED IN 1969 (MY GRANDSON IS FROM 2024, THOUGH...) 41mm $8.00 376045 Conus coccineus Gmelin, 1791 Vanuatu F+, DARK! VERY NICE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION 41mm $12.00 375738 Conus aulicus L., 1758 Philippines F++, VERY NICE PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 83mm $20.00 375704 Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 Fiji F++, BEAUTIFUL CONTRASTING PATTERNS, REDDISH ORANGE/WHITE! W/O. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 54mm $8.00 375705 Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 Fiji F++, BEAUTIFUL CONTRASTING PATTERNS, REDDISH ORANGE/WHITE! W/O. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 52mm $8.00 375928 Conus lynceus Sowerby, 1857 Taiwan F++, NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! SOLD BY KIRK ANDERS, EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER 65.9mm $15.00 375930 Conus gubernator Hwass, 1792 Mozambique F++, BLUISH WITH FEW DARK PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 72.4mm $18.00 375931 Conus janus Hwass, 1792 Madagascar F++, NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1978. EX.COLL. R.T. BROWN 72.4mm $10.00 375932 Conus araneosus nicobaricus Hwass, 1792 Philippines F+, NICE CONTRASTING PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 68mm $20.00 375933 Conus ammiralis L., 1758 Philippines F++, BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION, COLLECTED IN 1977 59.3mm $18.00 375935 Conus pulicarius Hwass, 1792 Tonga F++, SECOND SPECIMEN FROM TONGA ON OUR DATABASE, VERY NICE AND LARGE! THICK BLACK DOTS - IT IS A COMMON SPECIES, BUT THIS SPECIMEN IS REALLY SPECIAL! 59.6mm $20.00 375940 Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines F++, SUPERB DARK SPECIMEN FROM NEGROS ISLAND, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 55.4mm $18.00 375941 Conus ferrugineus Hwass, 1792 Fiji F+, BEAUTIFUL ORANGE COLOR! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM 56.5mm $20.00 375942 Conus vitulinus Hwass, 1792 Fiji F+, DARK REDDISH BROWN WITH WHITE BANDS - HAS A COUPLE SMALL SCARS (THUS THE LOW PRICE). LIVE COLLECTED BY ADDRIENNE PULHAM, W/O 57.5mm $6.00 375943 Conus ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956) Taiwan F++, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN, EXCELLENT QUALITY! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 69.6mm $80.00 375945 Conus mustelinus Hwass, 1792 Fiji F+, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1981! W/O 54mm $10.00 375946 Conus samiae da Motta, 1982 Indonesia F++, NICE AND WIDE SPECIMEN, GRANULOSE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 50.7mm $15.00 375947 Conus pennaceus Born, 1778 Mozambique F+++, BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 61.2mm $35.00 375950 Conus bengalensis (Okutani, 1968) Thailand F++, DARK PATTERNS, TRAWLED IN DEEP WATER OFF ANDAMAN SEA! SOLD BY BOB FOSTER, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 71mm $80.00 375953 Conus tulipa L., 1758 Australia F++, COLORFUL SPECIMEN, HARD TO GET FROM AUSTRALIA! 54.8mm $10.00 375954 Conus sulcatus Hwass, 1722 Philippines F++, SLENDER, FLAT TOP! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 61.5mm $15.00 375955 Conus malacanus Hwass, 1792 India F++, SMOOTH WHITE, FEW BROWN SPOTS. COLLECTED IN 1980. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O 48.8mm $15.00 375957 Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Indonesia F+, GORGEOUS COLOR AND PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1981, EX.COLL. VICTOR WEE 70mm $20.00 375958 Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Philippines F+, WHITE BACKGROUND WITH MANY BROWN SPOTS! COLLECTED IN 1969, SOLD BY VICTOR DAN. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER 59.2mm $15.00 375959 Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Philippines F+, WHITE BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1969, SOLD BY VICTOR DAN. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER 59.2mm $15.00 375960 Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 Philippines F+, LARGE! WHITE BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1969, SOLD BY VICTOR DAN. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER 74.8mm $20.00 375961 Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791 India F+, VERY NICE ORNAMENTED SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 75.8mm $12.00 375962 Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791 India F+, LARGE! VERY NICE ORNAMENTED SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 82.8mm $15.00 375963 Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758 Taiwan F++, SHORT FAT SHELL (FORM GEORGE COSTANZA), UNIQUE SHAPE, BEAUTIFUL COLOR! 87mm $35.00 375964 Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 Thailand F+, VERY LARGE! HARD TO GET THIS SIZE FROM THAILAND! LIP IS NOT PERFECT, BUT STILL A GREAT PIECE AT THIS PRICE! 106.3mm $30.00 375965 Conus aulicus L., 1758 Philippines F++, DARK BACKGROUND, COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 101.2mm $25.00 375966 Conus aulicus L., 1758 Fiji F+, RARE FROM FIJI! ELEGANT CREAM-COLORED INTERIOR WITH UNIQUE TINY DENTED PATTERNS! 106mm $35.00 375968 Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 Philippines F++, LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL! INTRICATE PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 97.8mm $30.00 375969 Conus suratensis Hwass, 1792 P.N.Guinea F++, CREAM BACKGROUND WITH DARK SPOTS, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 96mm $15.00 375970 Conus geographus L., 1758 Philippines F++, NICE SPECIMEN, CLASSIC SPECIES. SOLD BY VICTOR DAN, COLLECTED IN 1968 105.5mm $25.00 375972 Conus virgo Linnaeus, 1758 Tonga F++, VERY LARGE! COLLECTED BY DIANNE BRAMLEY IN 1966. EX.COLL. NORMAN DOUGLAS 121mm $50.00 375974 Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791 Australia F+, FIRST TIME WE HAVE FROM AUSTRALIA, LARGE SPECIMEN! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 117.4mm $35.00 375977 Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791 Philippines F++, VERY NICE COLOR! SLENDER SMOOTH SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1980s. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 77.3mm $25.00 376065 Ophiodermella ophioderma (Dall, 1908) California F+, VERY RARE, COLLECTED IN 1966 BY BOB HOWLEY. WRONGLY PLACED AS SYNONYM OF O.INERMIS, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPECIES! (CON) 30.2mm $25.00 375916 Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines F++, YELLOW SPECIMEN, USED TO BE SOLD AS SENATORIA, A SYNONYM. COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 91mm $15.00 375917 Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines F++, DARK ORANGE SPECIMEN, USED TO BE SOLD AS SENATORIA, A SYNONYM. COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 89.6mm $15.00 375975 Spondylus varius Sowerby, 1827 Philippines F+, NICE SPECIMEN, WHITE WITH DARK RED UMBUS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 112mm $35.00 375976 Spondylus albibarbatus Reeve, 1856 Philippines F+, WHITE WITH LIGHT ORANGE OUTSIDE, ORANGE INSIDE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK 87mm $35.00 375978 Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872 Australia F+, WHITE BODY WITH LIGHT ORANGE COLORED SPINES! (BODY SIZE, 60MM) 99mm $25.00 375979 Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872 Australia F+, WHITE BODY WITH LIGHT PINK COLORED SPINES! (BODY SIZE, 65MM) 75mm $25.00 131060 Chama lazarus L., 1758 Japan F++, GORGEOUS COLORFUL SPECIMEN FROM CENTRAL JAPAN! 28.7mm $8.00
375872
Ethminolia probabilis Iredale,1924
Australia
F+, NICE SHINY, PATTERNED SPECIES! FIRST TIME WE HAVE FOR SALE FROM AUSTRALIA! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
$8.00
375877
Trochus viridis (Gmelin, 1790)
N.Zealand
F++, VERY UNCOMMON SPECIES! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o
$12.00
375768
Angaria melanacantha (Reeve, 1842)
Philippines
F++, LONG CURVED SPINES, VERY NICE AND LARGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION! W/O
$40.00
375767
Amaea magnifica (G. B. Sowerby II, 1844)
Taiwan
F+, HUMONGOUS! VERY HARD TO GET SPECIMENS OVER 100MM! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
$45.00
375837
Struthiolaria papulosa (Martyn, 1784)
F++, LARGE SOLID SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK! W/O
$18.00
375845
Pelicaria vermis flemingi (Neefs, 1970)
F++, LIVE TAKEN OFF MISSION BAY IN AUCKLAND IN 1990s, COLLECTED BY BRUCE HAZELWOOD. W/O
$15.00
376059
Rostellariella delicatula (G. Nevill, 1881)
Arab Emirates
F++, NICE SHINY REDDISH BROWN! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
376091
Cypraea histrio Gmelin, 1791
Tanzania
F++, NICE PATTERNS! COLLECTED ON ZANZIBAR IN 1967, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375993
Cypraea gracilis macula Angas, 1867
F++, NICE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY BRUCE PEARCE IN 1971!
375994
375995
375996
375997
375998
376001
Cypraea helvola hawaiiensis Melvill, 1888
Hawaii
Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1975 - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED
376003
376004
Gem, THICK BASE, HAND-PICKED BY BUNNIE COOK IN 1971 IN THE BIG ISLAND - ORIGINAL HANDWRITTEN LABEL INCLUDED
376005
Cypraea isabella gilvella Lorenz, 2002
Solomon Is.
F++, RARE SUBSPECIES! HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMON! SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY IAIN GOWER, AN AUSTRALIAN WHO BECAME A SHELL DEALER IN 1960s AND 1970s! (CON)
376007
376008
376010
376011
Cypraea nucleus L., 1758
Japan
Gem, COLLECTED BY PHILLIP BELLIN IN 1980s, A SHELL DEALER FROM OKINAWA. FROM DAN SPELLING´S STOCK (CON)
376014
376015
376017
Cypraea cylindrica sowerbyana Schilder, 1932
Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988!
376018
376020
376021
Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! LARGE BLOTCH ON DORSUM!
376022
Gem, LARGE SPECIMEN, LIVE COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN BALLA BALLA HARBOR IN 1988! VERY DARK PATTERNS, THE MOST BEAUTIFUL IN THE LOT!
375799
Cypraea schilderorum Iredale, 1939
Niue Is.
F+, ULTRA SHINY! FANTASTIC LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN, FROM AN UNIQUE LOCALITY! HAS AN OCTOPUS DRILL, BUT HAS DARK COLOR AND THE MANTLE MARGINS ARE BEAUTIFUL
375800
F+, NICE GLOBOSE SPECIMEN, SLIGHTLY JUVENILE, BUT IT IS HARD TO GET SHELLS FROM NIUE, AND IF YOU SPECIALIZE IN CYPRAEA THIS IS A GREAT LOCATION!
375802
Cypraea erosa chlorizans Melvill, 1888
Samoa
Gem, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 2012. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
$10.00
375803
375806
Cypraea moneta barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861
F+, NICE PAIR FROM AN ISOLATED PLACE! THERE IS AN OCTOPUS DRILL ON TOP OF THE LARGER SPECIMEN, BUT THE SHAPE IS GREAT! (WHAT IS WRONG WITH THESE OCTOPUSES? DON´T THEY KNOW THE HOLES ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN THE BOTTOM PART??)
375808
Cypraea arabica L., 1758
P.N.Guinea
F++, SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ANDRE JENKINS IN 1880s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375809
375812
Cypraea maculifera Schilder, 1932
F+, OVERGLAZED SPECIMEN! THICK AND HEAVY, SOME BUBBLES UNDER THE NACRE, BUT THE SHELL IS AMAZING! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
$35.00
375816
Cypraea chinensis variolaria Lamarck, 1811
Comores
Gem, SPARSE LIGHT PURPLE SPOTS ON CREAM SIDES! RARE LOCATION! COLLECTED IN 1968, EX.COLL. ADRIENNE PULHAM
375818
Cypraea chinensis Gmelin, 1791
Fiji
Gem, HARD TO GET FROM FIJI! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1982. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375663
Cypraea cylindrica lenella Iredale, 1939
F+++, MELANISTIC SPECIMEN, RARE IN AUSTRALIA! EX.COLL. NOEL TAYLOR
$25.00
375743
Cypraea citrina Gray, 1825
S.Africa
F+++, VERY RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! SHINY, BEAUTIFUL COLOR! COLLECTED BY F. DALGARNO IN 1971
375747
Cypraea chinensis violacea Rous, 1905
F+++, GLOBOSE! RARE IN SOUTH AFRICA! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
$50.00
375727
Malea pomum (L., 1758)
F++, HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, WE ONLY HAD ONE FROM BUNNIE COOK! COLLECTED IN 1980s. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375728
F++, BEAUTIFUL DARK SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1966 BY REVEREND E.C. LEADLEY (1905-2000). LEADLEY WAS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE SOLOMON ISLANDS DISTRICT (I WILL INCLUDE HIS BRIEF LIFE DESCRIPTION IN A CARD). EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375919
Ranella olearium (L., 1758)
F+, NICE LARGE SPECIMEN, RARE FROM THIS AREA! TRAWLED IN 1980s IN DEEP WATER, WITH FULL PERIOSTRACUM - LOOKS NICE UNDERNEATH, BUT WE DECIDED TO KEEP IT AS IS. FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION
375921
Charonia rubicunda (G. Perry, 1811)
F+, HARD TO GET FROM NEW ZEALAND! NOT LIVE TAKEN, BUT HAS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND SHAPE! COLLECTED BY DOUG SNOOK
375914
Monoplex parthenopeus (Salis Marschlins, 1793)
F+, LARGE, VERY SLENDER! ALMOST COMPLETELY SMOOTH, NO THICK RIDGES LEFT BEHIND. W/O
$30.00
375850
Septa hepatica (Röding, 1798)
F++, BEAUTIFUL COLORED CLASSIC SPECIES! EX.COLL. LUCILLE ROWE
375851
375876
Septa flaveola (Röding, 1798)
F+, NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375901
Chicoreus ramosus (Linnaeus, 1758)
F++, VERY NICE SMALL SPECIMEN, CURVED SPINES, EX.COLL. JOYCE PEARCE
375903
Chicoreus torrefactus rubiginosus (Reeve, 1845)
F++, VERY NICE COLOR, LIVE TAKEN OFF BROOME IN 1970s, EX.COLL. HUNTER SEELYE, W/O
375905
Chicoreus saulii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
F+, HUGE, THE SECOND LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE! COLLECTED IN 1970s, EX.COLL. JOYCE PEARCE, W/O
$60.00
375907
Chicoreus torrefactus (Sowerby, 1841)
F+, VERY LARGE SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. YVONNE ZURRER, W/O
375908
Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822)
F+, DARK BROWN, SHORT SPINES FORM - IT SHOULD GET ANOTHER NAME! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O
$20.00
375909
Phyllonotus erythrostomus (Swainson, 1831)
Mexico West
F+, NICE PINK APERTURE, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375855
Chicoreus crocatus (Reeve, 1845)
F++, BEAUTIFUL DARK ORANGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION, W/O
375859
Vokesimurex garciai (Petuch, 1987)
Honduras
F+, QUITE RARE SPECIES! RESTRICTED TO EAST CENTRAL AMERICA!
375862
Pterynotus elongatus (Lightfoot, 1786)
F+, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970s, SOLD BY KIRK ANDERS, W/O. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER
375863
Chicoreus gubbi (Reeve, 1849)
Gabon
F++, UNCOMMON SPECIES! DARK SPECIMEN SOLD BY ED SCHELLING, COLLECTED IN 1986! EX.COLL. YVONNE ZURRER
375864
Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995
F++, GORGEOUS SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION!
375870
Chicoreus capucinus (Lamarck, 1822)
F++, EVEN THOUGH CONSIDERED A COMMON SPECIES, IT IS SELDOM OFFERED WITH OPERCULUM! FROM DARWIN, EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER, W/O
375982
Acanthais brevidentata (W. Wood, 1828)
Panama West
F+, BLACK SHELL WITH SQUARE WHITE MARKINGS, NICE! COLLECTED BY HOMER RHODE IN 1995, W/O
$5.00
375983
375984
375985
375986
375922
Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786
F++, CLASSIC SHELL! LARGE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION, W/O
375756
Siratus articulatus (Reeve, 1845)
Colombia East
F++, HARD TO GET NOWADAYS, ONLY COMES FROM OLD COLLECTIONS! EX.COLL. E. WILLIS, W/O
375758
Siratus kugleri (Clench & Perez Farfante, 1945)
Jamaica
F+, DEEP WATER SPECIES, VERY HARD TO GET! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O
375761
Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)
F++, LARGE BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1981, LONG SIPHON! EX.COLL. YVONNE ZURRER, W/O
375745
Pterynotus bednalli (Brazier, 1878)
F+, BEAUTIFUL SLENDER SPECIMEN, COLLECTED BY HUNTER SEELYE (1916-2006) IN 1980, EX.COLL. NORM GARDNER, W/O
$80.00
375773
Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979
F++, CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL SPECIES! NICE WINGS! W/O
375775
Poirieria zelandica (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833)
F++, VERY LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL! TRAWLED OFF HAURAKI GULF
$100.00
375776
Murex brevispina macgillivrayi Dohrn, 1862
F++, BEAUTIFUL LIVE TAKEN SPECIMEN FROM QUEENSLAND! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION! w/o
375777
Chicoreus axicornis (Lamarck, 1822)
F++, LARGE, SUPER LONG SPINES! FROM THE SIPHON TO THE TIP IT MEASURES 57.4MM, BUT FROM ONE SPINE TO THE OTHER, MEASURES 74.7MM! W/O
375782
Chicomurex laciniatus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841)
F++, FULLY DARK BROWN! HARD TO GET THIS COLOR! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O
375786
375787
375789
Murex ternispina Lamarck, 1822
F++, OUTSTANDING SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s! USED TO BE CALLED M.NIGRISPINOSUS, w/o
375790
F++, OUTSTANDING SPECIMEN, COLLECTED IN 1980s! USED TO BE CALLED M.NIGRISPINOSUS
375791
376110
Chicoreus brunneus (Link, 1807)
F+, HUGE SPECIMEN! THE SECOND LARGEST ON OUR DATABASE!
375795
Rapa rapa (L., 1758)
F+, GLOBOSE, CLASSIC SHELL, COLLECTED IN 1970S! EX.COLL. NOEL TAYLOR
375822
Babelomurex finchii (Fulton, 1930)
F+, RARE!! SOLID & HEAVY LARGE SPECIMEN! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION
375823
Latiaxis mawae (Griffith & Pidgeon, 1834)
F+, CLASSIC BEAUTIFUL SPECIES! NICE SHAPE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375824
375826
376079
Cominella nassoides otakauica Powell, 1947
F+, RARE FORM FROM FOVEAUX STRAIT! DREDGED IN 1967, W/O
375715
Ericusa fulgetrum lunisligata Verco, 1912
S.Australia
F++, HARD TO GET! NICE PATTERNS, FROM PORT LINCOLN. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
$140.00
375719
Callipara kurodai (Kawamura, 1964)
Vietnam
F++, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN FROM DOUGLAS SNOOK COLLECTION
375722
Amoria grayi Ludbrook, 1953
F++, NICE COLOR, VERY HARD TO GET NOWADAYS! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION!
375723
Athleta lutosa (Koch, 1948)
F+, LARGE SPECIMEN TRAWLED AT DEEP WATER OFF ORANGE RIVER, BORDER WITH NAMIBIA. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375724
Alcithoe arabica swainsoni Marwick, 1926
F++, THICK AND HEAVY, TRAWLED OFF CODFISH ISLAND IN 1981, NICE PARIETAL SHIELD! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375725
Cymbiola pulchra woolacottae (McMichael, 1958)
F++, LIGHT COLORED BACKGROUND, SPARSE SPOTS - FROM LADY MUSGRAVE ISLAND! SHELLS FROM THIS AREA ARE BECOMING VERY SCARCE, ONLY COME FROM OLD COLLECTIONS. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375726
Cymbiola pulchra peristicta (McMichael, 1963)
F+, VERY NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! FROM SWAIN REEFS, COLLECTED IN 1970s. FROM DOUGLAS SNOOK COLLECTION!
375925
Neptuneopsis gilchristi (Sowerby III, 1898)
F+, FROM DEEP WATER! LONG PROTOCONCH, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
376097
Oliva sericea granitella Lamarck, 1811
F++, NICE PATTERNS IS SOLID SHELL FROM PALAWAN! COLLECTED IN 1974. EX.COLL. DAVID GIBBS
376101
Harpa major Roding, 1798
F++, UNCOMMON FOR THE LOCALITY! COLLECTED IN 1960s
376103
Harpa cabritii Fischer, 1860
Mozambique
F++, NICE CREAM-PINK SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION, SOLD BY BOB FOSTER
376105
Harpa harpa (L., 1758)
F+, NICE COLOR! EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER, COLLECTED IN 1966
376106
F+, THICK COLORED SPECIMEN, BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1983!
375732
Harpa crenata Swainson, 1822
F++, COLLECTED IN 1970, EX.COLL. DAVID GIBBS - HE USED TO COLLECTED SHELLS WITH STEVE O´SHEA AND MIKE HART.
375736
Harpa major kawamurai Habe, 1970
N.Caledonia
F++, SUPER RARE IN NEW CALEDONIA, VERY FEW SPECIMENS IN PRIVATE COLLECTIONS! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1992 IN TENIA ISLAND!
$250.00
376108
Vasum ceramicum (L., 1758)
F+, VERY HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, COLLECTED IN 1950s, EX.COLL. MAVIS HOLLOWAY
375895
F+, VERY HARD TO GET FROM FIJI, VERY NICE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION!
376109
Conus delessertii Récluz, 1843
Florida
F+, HUGE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1979, SOLD BY KIRK ANDERS, EVEN DEAD COLLECTED HAS A BEAUTIFUL COLOR!
376023
Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792
Cook Is.
F+, REDDISH COLOR, LIVE COLLECTED IN AITUTAKI BY HOMER RHODE IN 1987
$6.00
376024
376029
Conus californicus Hinds, 1844
California
F++, LIVE TAKEN BY RICK NEGUS IN 1990s! HARD TO COLLECT ANY SHELLS IN CALIFORNIA NOWADAYS DUE TO MANY RESTRICTIONS (CON)
376030
376031
376032
376034
Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758
F+, PINKISH COLOR! NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1980s
376035
Loyalty Is.
F++, VERY RARE IN NEW CALEDONIA, WE NEVER HAD FOR SALE FROM THERE! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1992, BRIGHT WHITE APERTURE
376038
Conus malacanus Hwass, 1792
India
F++, SMOOTH WHITE, FEW BROWN SPOTS. COLLECTED IN 1980. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK, W/O
376039
Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758
F+, HARD TO GET FROM SOLOMONS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
376042
Conus biliosus parvulus Link, 1807
F++, LARGE, UNCOMMON SPECIES! COLLECTED IN 1980s IN NORTH QUEENSLAND
376044
Conus patricius Hinds, 1843
F++, A BABY - BUT LIKE MY GRANDSON, A BEAUTIFUL BABY! COLLECTED IN 1969 (MY GRANDSON IS FROM 2024, THOUGH...)
376045
Conus coccineus Gmelin, 1791
Vanuatu
F+, DARK! VERY NICE SPECIMEN FROM DOUG SNOOK´S COLLECTION
375738
Conus aulicus L., 1758
F++, VERY NICE PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375704
Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758
F++, BEAUTIFUL CONTRASTING PATTERNS, REDDISH ORANGE/WHITE! W/O. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375705
375928
Conus lynceus Sowerby, 1857
F++, NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! SOLD BY KIRK ANDERS, EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER
375930
Conus gubernator Hwass, 1792
F++, BLUISH WITH FEW DARK PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375931
Conus janus Hwass, 1792
Madagascar
F++, NICE COLOR AND PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1978. EX.COLL. R.T. BROWN
375932
Conus araneosus nicobaricus Hwass, 1792
F+, NICE CONTRASTING PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375933
Conus ammiralis L., 1758
F++, BEAUTIFUL PATTERNS! FROM DOUG SNOOK COLLECTION, COLLECTED IN 1977
375935
Conus pulicarius Hwass, 1792
Tonga
F++, SECOND SPECIMEN FROM TONGA ON OUR DATABASE, VERY NICE AND LARGE! THICK BLACK DOTS - IT IS A COMMON SPECIES, BUT THIS SPECIMEN IS REALLY SPECIAL!
375940
F++, SUPERB DARK SPECIMEN FROM NEGROS ISLAND, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375941
Conus ferrugineus Hwass, 1792
F+, BEAUTIFUL ORANGE COLOR! COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM
375942
Conus vitulinus Hwass, 1792
F+, DARK REDDISH BROWN WITH WHITE BANDS - HAS A COUPLE SMALL SCARS (THUS THE LOW PRICE). LIVE COLLECTED BY ADDRIENNE PULHAM, W/O
375943
Conus ichinoseana (Kuroda, 1956)
F++, BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN, EXCELLENT QUALITY! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375945
Conus mustelinus Hwass, 1792
F+, NICE SPECIMEN COLLECTED BY ADRIENNE PULHAM IN 1981! W/O
375946
Conus samiae da Motta, 1982
Indonesia
F++, NICE AND WIDE SPECIMEN, GRANULOSE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375947
Conus pennaceus Born, 1778
F+++, BEAUTIFUL COLOR AND PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375950
Conus bengalensis (Okutani, 1968)
Thailand
F++, DARK PATTERNS, TRAWLED IN DEEP WATER OFF ANDAMAN SEA! SOLD BY BOB FOSTER, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375953
Conus tulipa L., 1758
F++, COLORFUL SPECIMEN, HARD TO GET FROM AUSTRALIA!
375954
Conus sulcatus Hwass, 1722
F++, SLENDER, FLAT TOP! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375955
375957
Conus thalassiarchus G. B. Sowerby I, 1834
F+, GORGEOUS COLOR AND PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1981, EX.COLL. VICTOR WEE
375958
F+, WHITE BACKGROUND WITH MANY BROWN SPOTS! COLLECTED IN 1969, SOLD BY VICTOR DAN. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER
375959
F+, WHITE BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1969, SOLD BY VICTOR DAN. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER
375960
F+, LARGE! WHITE BACKGROUND WITH ORANGE PATTERNS! COLLECTED IN 1969, SOLD BY VICTOR DAN. EX.COLL. DAVID BAKER
375961
Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791
F+, VERY NICE ORNAMENTED SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375962
F+, LARGE! VERY NICE ORNAMENTED SPECIMEN! COLLECTED IN 1970. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375963
F++, SHORT FAT SHELL (FORM GEORGE COSTANZA), UNIQUE SHAPE, BEAUTIFUL COLOR!
375964
F+, VERY LARGE! HARD TO GET THIS SIZE FROM THAILAND! LIP IS NOT PERFECT, BUT STILL A GREAT PIECE AT THIS PRICE!
375965
F++, DARK BACKGROUND, COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375966
F+, RARE FROM FIJI! ELEGANT CREAM-COLORED INTERIOR WITH UNIQUE TINY DENTED PATTERNS!
375968
F++, LARGE AND BEAUTIFUL! INTRICATE PATTERNS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375969
Conus suratensis Hwass, 1792
F++, CREAM BACKGROUND WITH DARK SPOTS, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375970
Conus geographus L., 1758
F++, NICE SPECIMEN, CLASSIC SPECIES. SOLD BY VICTOR DAN, COLLECTED IN 1968
375972
Conus virgo Linnaeus, 1758
F++, VERY LARGE! COLLECTED BY DIANNE BRAMLEY IN 1966. EX.COLL. NORMAN DOUGLAS
375974
Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791
F+, FIRST TIME WE HAVE FROM AUSTRALIA, LARGE SPECIMEN! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375977
Conus ochroleucus Gmelin, 1791
F++, VERY NICE COLOR! SLENDER SMOOTH SPECIMEN COLLECTED IN 1980s. EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
376065
Ophiodermella ophioderma (Dall, 1908)
F+, VERY RARE, COLLECTED IN 1966 BY BOB HOWLEY. WRONGLY PLACED AS SYNONYM OF O.INERMIS, A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT SPECIES! (CON)
375916
Mimachlamys sanguinea (Linnaeus, 1758)
F++, YELLOW SPECIMEN, USED TO BE SOLD AS SENATORIA, A SYNONYM. COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375917
F++, DARK ORANGE SPECIMEN, USED TO BE SOLD AS SENATORIA, A SYNONYM. COLLECTED IN 1980s, EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375975
Spondylus varius Sowerby, 1827
F+, NICE SPECIMEN, WHITE WITH DARK RED UMBUS! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375976
Spondylus albibarbatus Reeve, 1856
F+, WHITE WITH LIGHT ORANGE OUTSIDE, ORANGE INSIDE! EX.COLL. DOUGLAS SNOOK
375978
Spondylus wrightianus Crosse, 1872
F+, WHITE BODY WITH LIGHT ORANGE COLORED SPINES! (BODY SIZE, 60MM)
375979
F+, WHITE BODY WITH LIGHT PINK COLORED SPINES! (BODY SIZE, 65MM)
131060
Chama lazarus L., 1758
F++, GORGEOUS COLORFUL SPECIMEN FROM CENTRAL JAPAN!
