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Muricidae
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This is a beautiful, fascinating, yet vastly underrated family (IMHO!). Its 7 subfamilies and 90-120+ genera (depending upon who is doing the counting!!) make it a challenge second only to the Turridae in scope, and its nearly endlessly-variable shapes are a true Visual Treat. Every self-respecting shell collection MUST have at least a few of them!! PLEASE note that there are a good few unusual specimens here, as well as some lovely sets, which I think you WILL like!Have Fun! |
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....17440...(1)...Aspella producta Pease, 1861....20mm, f high. White with high turreted spire...Reunion...$4 (1 available)
....31247...(2)...Attiliosa nodulifera Sowerby, 1841....22 to 26 mm, F++. White, with stand-out, brown tipped, club-like blunt shoulder spines...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....32608...(+)...Attiliosa nodulifera Sowerby, 1841....22 to 27mm. F+ high. Good specimens with well formed lip & spines...Philippines...$6 (10 available)
....31988...(2)...Attiliosa nodulifera Sowerby, 1841....27, 28mm, F++. Good sized examples without the typical coraline encrustations...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....29635...(3)...Attiliosa nodulifera Sowerby, 1841....24 to 25mm, F+. Well developed specimens with dentate lip & club-like spines...Philippines...$6 (3 available)
...34166...(1)...Attiliosa nodulifera Sowerby, 1841....24mm. F+. White, with dark, squarish shoulder knobs...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....25197...(2)...Bedeva paivae Crosse, 1864....22 to 24mm, F+. Rich brown & ridged, with a pale shoulder line...Australia...$3 (2 available)
*....7130...(1)...Bolinus brandaris Linne, 1758...67mm, F+ w/o. Good spiny examples complete with opercs...Spain...$6 (1 available)
....24517...(1)...Bolinus brandaris Linne, 1758...70mm, F+. Good typical example...Mediterranean...$5 (1 available)
....24625...(2)...Bolinus brandaris Linne, 1758...64 to 68mm, F+ With well developed lip, shield & canal...Mediterranean...$6 (2 available)
....29869...(2)...Ceratostoma foliatum Gmelin, 1791....82, 78mm, F+ w/operc. Mostly creamy white. These guys wore their SPF 15...California...$18 (2 available)
....29871...(1)...Ceratostoma foliatum Gmelin, 1791....68mm, F+ w/operc. With brown mid-band & leafy varices...California...$15 (1 available)
....28897...(4)...Ceratostoma nuttalli Conrad, 1837....29 to 38mm, F+ w/o. Typical specimens in shades from gray to tan...California...$4 (4 available)
....28898...(3)...Ceratostoma nuttalli Conrad, 1837....34 to 37mm, F+ w/o. Creamy white albino examples...California...$8 (3 available)
NEW...35055...(1)...Chicoreus
cf annandalei Preston, 1910....54mm.
F+. Interesting and lovely specimen!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
...33737...(1)...Chicoreus artemis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976....51mm. F+. Pure, all white albino specimen, though a bit rough...Philippines...$15 firm (1 available)
....22820...(2)...Chicoreus axicornis Lamarck, 1822....45 to 49mm, F+ solid. Good lip with big, brown, recurved shoulder spines...Australia...$7 (2 available)
....23382...(1)...Chicoreus axicornis Lamarck, 1822....34 mm, F+. Nice pink apex & brown spines...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
...33851...(1)...Chicoreus axicornis fm. kawamurai Shikama, 1964....36mm. F++. Albinistic example of this form with fewer but more curved spines...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....23697...(pair)...Chicoreus axicornis fm. kawamurai Shikama, 1964....37 to 38mm, F++. Pretty pair, one natural tan, the other pure white...Philippines...$12/pair (1 pair available)
NEW...35784...(1)...Chicoreus brevifrons Lamarck, 1822....71mm. F++ w/o. Nice example, with intact spines & strong brown inscised spiral lines...Venezuela...$20 (1 available)
....30716...(1)...Chicoreus brevifrons Lamarck, 1822....94mm, F+ w/o. Large, live taken, tan brown example with great lip but some abbreviation of the main shoulder spines...Guadeloupe...$14 (1 available)
NEW...35613...(1)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....54mm. F++. Neat, brown lined super frilly form......Philippines...$5 (1 available)
...33831...(1)...Chicoreus cf. brunneus Link, 1807....72mm. F+. Neat form with black foliate varices & single, large, black lined, intervarical nodes...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....18955...(1)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....65, 68mm (photo of the bigger one), F++ w/o. WONDERFUL specimens - much more "delicate" than usual for this usually robust species...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....30861...(1)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....80, 83mm, F+ high. Should be called C. blackei!! Large, super-dark specimens with complete, finely serrate lip & wonderfully frondose spines...Thailand...$12 (1 available)
....30862...(1)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....65mm, F+ high. Dark black frondose spines & complete serrate lip...Thailand...$8 (1 available)
....29881...(1)..Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....64mm, F+ w/operc. Good sized example, mostly black, with hot pink columella...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....29882...(2)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....49, 52mm, F++. Cute & clean! Nicely black lined junior specimens, without the typical encrustations...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....16682...(4)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....64 - 68mm, F++ w/operc. Nice, dark normal specimens...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....16681...(1)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807...71, 74mm, F++ w/operc. Big! black spiral lines & great frondose spines...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....18034...(4)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....49 to 62mm, F+. Beautiful black spines & brown spiral cords...Philippines...$4 (4 available)
....16683...(3)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807...49 - 60mm, F++ w/operc. Good speciemsn at a great price - who could ask for more?..Philippines...$5 (3 available)
*...7213.....(2)...Chicoreus brunneus Link, 1807....69 mm, F+ w/proto...BLACK brownies!..Marshall Is...$7 (2 available)
....24348...(1)...Chicoreus capucinus Lamarck, 1816....40mm, F+. Dark, solid brown all over...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22512...(1)...Chicoreus capucinus Jousseaume, 1881....52 to 56 mm, F+ to F++ 1 w/operc. Good mid sized examples...New Guinea...$4 (1 available)
....22513...(3)...Chicoreus capucinus Jousseaume, 1881....44 to 49mm, F++. Brown, with pale toothed lips, foliate varices...New Guinea...$3 (3 available)
NEW...35585...(1)...Chicoreus cichoreus Gmelin, 1791....80mm. F+. Pure, snowy white albino example. Thought it was a small ramosus at first glance......Philippines...$12 (1 available)
NEW...34619...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....73mm. F++. Great example, with lots of fine brown spiral lines. Lip varix is complete but not filled in...South China Sea...$15 (1 available)
NEW...34763...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....80mm. F+ w/o. Excellent example, with fully developed lip & operculum too...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
33562...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....77mm. F++ w/o. Delightful, long spined example with intact siphonal canal...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....30788...(2)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....25mm, F+ nicely, w/o. Small but spectacularly spiny specimen of the cnissy murex...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....32768...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....86mm. F++ w/o. Good sized specimen with lots of fine-lined brown markings...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....32728...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....53mm. F+. Good mid-sized specimen with brown lined intervarical nodes...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....31745...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1889....73mm, F+ nicely w/o. Nice mid sized specimen, brown lined on white, with just a few spire spines missing...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....31746...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1889....70mm, F+ high w/o. Great spire & canal on this prime example...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....29028...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....38mm, F++ w/o. Lovely miniature specimen for a mini price...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....29272...(1)...Chicoreus cnissodus Euthyme, 1888....98mm, F+ w/operc. Large example with brown spiral lines & long siphonal canal...Philippines...$36 (1 available)
NEWLOST...35586...(1)...Chicoreus crocatus Reeve, 1845....57mm. F++. Glorious bright orange with pale spire & pink apex......Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....28150..(1)...Chicoreus crocatus Reeve, 1845...55mm, F++ w/o. Rare dark brown form. Shape is definitely C. crocatus...Philippines...$43 (1 available)
....27462...(1)...Chicoreus crocatus Reeve, 1845....16mm, F+. Fascinating bright orange juvenile specimen. Start your own growth series!...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....20884...(1)...Chicoreus crocatus Reeve, 1845....43mm, F++. Melanistic? Structure looks right, dark brown all over...Philippines...$30 (1 available)
....18032...(2)...Chicoreus crocatus Reeve, 1845....48 to 55mm, F+. Orange-spined, not bad, special price...Philippines...$18 (2 available)
NEW...34870...(1)...Chicoreus damicornis Hedley, 1903....49mm. F+ w/o. Dark brown, operculate example with long shoulder spines & full length siphonal canal...Australia...$18 (1 available)
...34244...(1)....Chicoreus damicornis Hedley, 1903....32mm. F++ w/o. With neatly forked shoulder spines...Australia...$6 (1 available)
....22518...(3)...Chicoreus damicornis Hedley, 1903....35 to 40mm, F+. Nice bargain specimens...Australia...$7 (3 available)
NEWLOST...35733...(1)...Chicoreus depressospinosus Dunker, 1869....69mm. F+. Uncommon, heavy form with reduced but definately down-turned spines......Philippines...$55 (1 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN NEW...35673...(1)...Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995....26mm. F++. Big for this small, recently described, orange & black spined Murex......Philippines...$24 (1 available)
*...7137...(3)...Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995...23- 25mm.F++..singles..Philippines....$8 (3 available)
....7138...(pair)...Chicoreus dodongi Houart, 1995 ...26-22mm, F++ Pretty pairs of a barnacle dweller!..Philippines...$15/pr (1 pair available)
....28684...(1)...Chicoreus florifer Reeve, 1846...66mm, F+ w/o. Interesting freak specimen, obviously live taken yet completely encrusted with coraline algae - it was carrying around a lot of extra weight!...Florida...$15 (1 available)
....28943...(3prs)...Chicoreus florifer Reeve, 1846....45 to 47mm, F++. Great light & dark pairs. s, one white & one with brown varices...Florida...$13/pair. (3 pairs available)
...29618...(1)...Chicoreus florifer dilectus Adams, 1855....55 to 65 mm. F++. Must have come from calm waters, as each frilly spine is intact! lovely mostly white species...Florida...$9 (1 available)
....30535...(1)...Chicoreus gubbi Reeve, 1849....47mm, F+ w/o. Dark brown & with un-turned shoulder spines like the corners of a miniature pagoda roof...Gabon...$60 (1 available)
....27641...(1)...Chicoreus laciniatus Sowerby, 1841....38, 41mm, F++. Ideal for Halloween! Orange with black varices & a purple columella...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...33201...(1)...Chicomurex cf. laciniatus Sowerby, 1841....42mm. F+. Looks like laciniatus but with white aperture & creamy-tan rather than orangey pink body...Thailand...$5 (1 available)
....32125...(1)...Chicoreus mergus Vokes, 1974....39, 36mm, F+ high. Nice cinnamon brown with long shoulder spines...Panama...$22 (1 available)
NEW...35614...(1)...Chicoreus cf. microphyllus Lamarck, 1816....57mm. F+ high. With red-brown spiral lines & short spined varices......Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32896...(1)...Chicoreus microphyllus Lamarck, 1816....89mm. F++. Large form often sold as C. torrefactus Sowerby, 1841, nicely spiral lined in brown...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....32902...(1)...Chicoreus microphyllus Lamarck, 1816....62mm. F++. Dark brown short spined specimen with white aperture...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
...33962...(1)...Chicoreus microphyllus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....61 to 67mm. F++. Typically spined & dark brown specimens with good, full lips...Thailand...$6 (1 available)
...33963...(4)...Chicoreus microphyllus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....43 to 49mm. F++. Brown spiral lined specimens with well formed lips...Thailand...$5 (4 available)
...33964...(+)...Chicoreus microphyllus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....40 to 70mm. F++. Typical examples - torrefactus on the cheap!..Thailand...$4 (12 available)
....29884...(3)...Chicoreus microphyllus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....57 to 64mm, F+. Nicely dark & spinous slightly smaller specimens with high spires...Philippines...$4 (3 available)
....31760...(1)...Chicoreus microphyllus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....89, 97mm, F+ high w/o. Big, dark brown, short spined local form...Thailand...$6 (1 available)
....31761...(1)...Chicoreus microphyllus torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....68, 77mm, F+ high w/o. Deep brown local form with reduced spines...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
...33200...(1)...Chicoreus microphyllus fm. torrefactus Sowerby, 1841....49mm. F+ w/o. Live taken little one to start your growth series...Thailand...$4 (1 available)
....30193...(1)...Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977....40, 43mm, F++. Tan with orange spines & hot pink lined lips...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32200...(5)...Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977....35 to 40mm, F++. With frondose, pastel pink tinted spines...Philippines...$5 (5 available)
....23319...(1)...Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977....43 to 47mm, F++. Fabulously frondose fun! - with deep rose pink spines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....23700...(2)...Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977....31 to 35mm, F++. Lovely examples with deep rose pink spines...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....18033...(5)...Chicoreus nobilis Shikama, 1977...33 to 44mm, F+/F++. Lots of lovely, noble pink frondose spines...Philippines...$5 (5 available)
....31992...(1)...Chicoreus
orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973....23mm,
F+ Solid. With nice varical wings & intact tail spines...Philippines...$10
(1 available)
....30419...(1)...Chicoreus cf. palmarosae Lamarck, 1822....77 to 86mm, F+ high. With large, highly frondose spines. Possibly a Red Sea form...Djibouti...$15 (1 available)
....30863...(1)...Chicoreus palmarosae Lamarck, 1822....92 to 94 mm, F+ high. Light coloured Thai form with big, branched spines but lacking typical pink colouration...Thailand...$20 (1 available)
...33852...(1)...Chicoreus penchinati Crosse, 1861....34mm. F+. Dark brown lined, with orange-pink apex & columella...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
...33435...(1)...Chicoreus rosarius Perry, 1811....80mm. F++. Brown spiral lined & with fully developed, highly branched varices...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....31338...(1)...Chicoreus rubiginosus Reece, 1845....70mm, F+. Nice sized example, with white apperture, brown spiral lines & varices...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32477...(1)...Chicoreus rubiginosus Reeve, 1845....50mm. F+. With brown spiral cords & pink tinted spines...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
NEW...34538...(1)...Chicoreus saltatrix Kuroda, 1964....24mm. F++. Perfect miniature specimen. Start a growth series with this deep rose pink juvenile...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31030...(1)...Chicoreus saltatrix Kuroda, 1964....45 to 52mm, F++. Pretty pastel pink with lavender columella...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....30925...(1)...Chicoreus sauliae Sowerby, 1841....70mm, F+ w/o. Dark brown with smooth pastel orange columella & nicely foliate spines intact...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....27962...(1)...Chicoreus spectrum Reeve, 1846....81, 82mm, F++ w/o. Good sized, frilly, pastel orange & brown...Brazil...$50 (1 available)
NEW...34542...(1)...Chicoreus superbus Sowerby, 1889....34mm. F++ w/o. Interesting junior specimen showing the fine varical spines usually lost on larger examples...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31965...(1)...Chicoreus superbus Sowerby, 1889....45mm, F+. Freak specimen with syphonal canal bent nearly 90 degrees...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....29273...(1)...Chicoreus superbus Sowerby, 1889....53 to 62mm, F+. Superb(us) specimens, with brown spiral markings & sharp spined varices...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....18314...(1)...Chicomurex superbus Sowerby, 1889....65mm, F++. Very nice! If jazz musicians started collecting shells would there be a genus called Chickorea?...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....16679...(4)...Chicomurex superbus Sowerby, 1889....60 - 70mm, F++. FRILLS!!...Philippines...$8 (4 available)
....20666...(3)...Chicoreus superbus Sowerby, 1889...51 to 61mm, F to F+. Decent starter specimens at a good price...Philippines..$6 (3 available)
...34453...set...Chicoreus venustulus Rehder & Wilson, 1975....50 to 52 mm. F++ 2w/o. Great 3 piece set, 1 pale, 1 tan banded & 1 bright orange-pink...Thailand...$29/set (1 set available)
sold...Chicoreus venustulus Radwin & D'Attilio, 1975....32, ...33mm, F++. Nice if slightly small pair, one typical & one with broad brown spiral band...Philippines...retained for photo
....31966...(1)...Chicoreus venustulus Radwin & D'Attilio, 1975....38mm, F++. Good example with broad brown body whorl band...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...35477...(1)...Chicoreus venustulus jickelii Rehder & Wilson, 1975....44mm. F++. Striking form with bold broad brown mid-band...Philippines...$12 (1 available) larger than other dealers have for sale..Brazil...$165 (1 available)
...33170...(+)...Coralliophila neritoidea Lamarck, 1816....25 to 30mm. F+. Nicely bulbose, with vivid purple aperture...Indonesia...$3/pair (11 available)
....26285...(1)...Coronium coronatum (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978)..75.5mm, F+, w/o. The boyz at Femorale, who should definitely know, are saying that 60mm, is "LARGE!!". This has GOT to be really close to the WR - anybody know what that is?? At any rate, I dare you to find a larger beastie!!...Brazil...$250 (1 available)
....26287...(1)...Coronium coronatum (Penna-Neme & Leme, 1978)..66, 67mm, F++, with exeptional lips. BIGGIES! Nice large specimens of this STRANGE species, which looks more like a Turrid..Brazil.SPECIAL!!..$135 (1 available )
NEW...34543...(1)...Cronia contracta Reeve, 1846....28mm. F+. Light gray (usually brown) specimen with full lip & raised spiral cords over axial ridges...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31995...(pair)...Cronia cf. contracta Reeve, 1846....28 & 29mm, F++ w/o. Light & dark pair. Brown spiral lines on white, with strong axial ridges...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
sold...Cronia contracta Reeve, 1846....22 to 32mm, F++ some w/operc. 4 piece sets show variability of colour patterns...Australia...retained for photo
...33834...(1)...Cronia contracta Reeve, 1846....38 mm. F+. Unusually pale (albinistic?) specimen with just a hint of tan banding, good canal & dentate lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....22701...(1)...Cronia contracta Reeve, 1846....27 to 35mm, F++. Brown spiral lines on cream...Australia...$3 (1 available)
...33310...(1)...Cronia ergalatax....30mm. F++. With fine brown axial lines over thick axial ridges...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....12613...(1 pair)...Cronia margariticola Broderip, 1833....19 - 25mm, F+. Light & dark striped pairs...Thailand...$3 (1 pair available)
NEW...35209...(1)...Cronia margariticola Broderip, 1833....20mm. F++. With aperture so purple it might have been eating blueberry pie!......Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....27846...(1)...Cronia ochrostoma Blainville, 1832....16mm, F. With big axial ribs & pastel orange lined apperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...35479...(1)...Drupella cornus Roding, 1798....36mm. F+. Pure white with 4 rows of sharp knobs...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....12899...(4)...Eupleura nitida Broderip, 1833...15 - 18mm, F+. Dark gray with white "wings"..Fiji...$2 (4 available)
....18313...(3)...Eupleura nitida Broderip, 1833....17 - 21mm, F+. Great locality!...Peru...$4 (3 available)
....29480...(1)...Eupleura sulcidentata Dall, 1890....16, 18mm, F+. Deep water Muricidae with thick, dentate lip...Florida...$4 (1 available)
....12607...(3)...Eupleura sulcidentata Dall, 1890....19 - 25mm, F+(3 smaller w/o.) light gray...Florida...$3 (3 available)
NEW...34581...(4)...Eupleura sp...34 to 39mm. F+. White winged Muricidae, slightly dorso-ventrally compressed...Peru...$10 (4 available)
NEW...34451...(1)...Favartia cirrosa Hinds, 1844....15mm. F++. ZOUNDS!! I love this dark, super-frilly guy!!...Thailand...$15 (1 available)
....29670...(1)...Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979....13mm, F++. Good specimen of this micro-murex...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....19761...(1)...Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio...14, 17mm, F++. Frilly little guys with light pink recurved syphonal canal...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
*....883...(2pair)...Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Att., 1979...15-17mm, F++. Good, decent large folks - pairs of them!...Phillipines...$10/pair (2 pairs available)
....15719...(1)...Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979....12mm, F++ Light pink and frilly...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
*....886...(3pair)...Favartia dorothyae Emerson & D'Att, 1979...10-12mm, F++. Ever been to Oz, Dorothyae? ...Phillipines...$5/pair (3 pair available)
....19139...(1)...Favartia cf. dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979....9mm, F+. Little guy, perhaps another species...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....32110...(10)...Favartia incisa Broderip, 1833....16 to 20mm, F++. Chubby & squat, with lots of strong, wide varices. Almost resembles some Coralliophila...Panama...$5 (10 available)
NEW...35628...(1)...Favartia rosamiae D'Attilio & Myers, 1985....13mm. F++. Supplier says "very rare now"......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....25444...(2)...Favartia rosamiae D'Attilio & Myers, 1985....11 to 13mm, F++. Cute little Muricid with white frilly wings...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....15720...(4)...Favartia rosamiae D' Atillio & Myers, 1985...10 - 14mm, F+. Fully adult, with lamellose varices...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
*....887...(prs)...Favartia rosamiae D' Atillio & Myers, 1985....10- 14mm, F+. pairs...Philippines...$5/pair (4 pair available)
....22109...(+)...Drupa grossularia Roding, 1798....21 to 24 mm, F++. Bright orange apperture on these nice, clean examples...Philippines...$3 for 3 (18 available)
....29473...(1)...Drupa grossularia Roding, 1798....21mm, F++. With orange apperture & well developed lip "fingers"...Solomon Islands...$2 (1 available)
....29218...(3)...Drupa morum Roding, 1798....25 to 30mm, F++. Black knobs stand out on white, with well toothed purple apperture...Hawaii...$3 for 2 (3 available)
....28415...(2)...Drupa morum Roding, 1798....28 to ...34mm, F++. Standout violet apperture & black spotted spines...Philippines...$3 and well worth it. (2 available)
....28903...(1)...Drupa morum Roding, 1798....37 mm, F++. Big, with fully developed lip & lavender columella...Hawaii...$2 (1 available)
...33965...(5)...Drupa ricinus arachnoides Lamarck, 1816....27 to 28mm. F++. Typical form with bright orange-yellow line around the aperture rim...Thailand...$3 (5 available)
....28905..(1)...Drupa ricinus ricinus Linne, 1758....25mm, F+ high. The nominate form, with black spines & white apperture...Hawaii...$2 (1 available)
....28905A...(pair)...Drupa ricinus ricinus Linne, 1758....20 & 19mm, F++. Pair of the critters...Indonesia.....$4/pair (1 pair available)
....33047...(pr)...Drupa rubusidaeus Roding, 1798....39 & 41mm. F+ nicely. Pair: one cleaned to show the body well, the other with fantastic color in the the aperature. Nicely spinose, with glorious rose pink aperture...Solomon Islands...$10/pair (1 pair available)
...16566...(1)...Haustellum dentifer Watson, 1883....102 - 115 mm, F+ w/operc. An interesting local population...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
...16673...pr...Haustellum dentifer Watson, 1883...85 - 97 mm, F++ . Great contrast-pairs. Philippines...$14 (2 available)
...33697...(3)...Haustellum cf haustellum Linne, 1758....50 to 54mm. F++. I am ***not*** convinced these are the nominative species for the genus. Anyway, they are beautiful specimens, with protoconch & 3 adult whorls...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....24136...(1)...Haustellum haustellum Linne, 1758....120mm, F+. Big, typical example, slightly short siphonal canal...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....16611...(1)...Haustellum haustellum Linne, 1758....106mm, F+. Normal white & brown with nice orange-pink lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....18495A...(1)...Haustellum haustellum Linne, 1758....129mm, within a hair of F++. Splendid large specimen with an over-sized body whorl - quite something!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
.....25697...(8)...Haustellum affin haustellum Linne, 1758....75 to 85mm. F++ w/o. I really don't think these are H. haustellum L. - they are adults, but only half the size normal for the species. Anyone know what they really are?...India...$7 (8 available)
....16678...(2)...Haustellum haustellum Linne, 1758...118 - 128mm, F++. Big, bulbous bodies, rich brown markings & orange lined appertures...$5 (2 available)
....28028...(1)...Haustellum hirasei Dautzenberg, 1915...66mm, F++. RARE!! Beautifully brown lined fat varices, with 3 small spines on the lower lip...Taiwan...$45 (1 available)
NEW...34617...(2)...Haustellum cf. sis Kuroda & Kira, 1955....60, 66mm. F+, smaller one w/o Varices have fine brown lines & a small shoulder spine. ...South China Sea...$8 (2 available)
....32479...(1)...Haustellum kiiensis Kuroda in Kira, 1955 ....78mm. F+ high w/o. Distinguished from rectirostris by small spines on the lower varices & upper siphonal canal...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....32112...(1)...Haustellum lividus Carpenter, 1857....70mm, F++ w/o. Jumbo example of this endemic species. Some authors place this & the next few Haustellum in genus Murex S. S...Panama...$12 (1 available)
....32113...(2)...Haustellum lividus Carpenter, 1857....50 to 65mm, F++ w/o. With nice long canals & some with short, sharp, varical spines...Panama...$5 (2 available)
....32114...(9)...Haustellum recurvirostris Broderip, 1833....40 to 48mm, F++ w/o. Nice brown & white banded examples...Panama...$4 (9 available)
....32115...(6)...Haustellum recurvirostris tricornis Berry, 1960....45 to 57mm, F++ w/o. Form with fine spiral red lines & longer spined varices than the nominate form...Panama...$6 (6 available)
....22530...(1)...Haustellum tweedianum McPherson, 1959....73mm, F++. HUGE, long tailed, with lavender apex...Australia...$20 (1 available)
NEW...34678...(1)...Haustellum vicdani Kosuge, 1984 (#47)....26mm. F+. White with brown dashed ribs...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW...34678...(1)...Haustellum vicdani Kosuge, 1984 (#47)....26mm. F+. White with brown dashed ribs...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW...35326...(5)...Haustrum scobina Quoy & Gaimard, 1833....18 to 22mm. F++ w/o. Endemic Muricid with scaly spiral cords & intact, bifid toothed lip...New Zealand...$5 (5 available)
....29486...(1)...Hexaplex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791....91mm, F+. Nice big example with long, recurved spines...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....7065...(1)...Hexaplex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791...87mm, F+: the lovely, long-spined, brown & white striped version...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
*....7067...(1)...Hexaplex cichoreum Gmelin, 1791...84, 78.5mm F+ w/o. Normals....Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32918...(1)...Hexaplex chicoreus Gmelin, 1791....78, 84mm. F+. Lots of sharp, recurved black spines...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
...34202...(1)....Hexaplex erythrostomus Swainson, 1831....111mm. F+. Virtually perfect from clean apex to pink, fully developed lip & parietal shield but canal is a bit rough. Big & beautiful!...Mexico...$14 (1 available)
...34203...(2)...Hexaplex erythrostomus Swainson, 1831....89.5 to 92mm. F++. Good large specimens with fully developed pink lip & parietal...Mexico...$9 (2 available)
...34205...(1)....Hexaplex regius Swainson, 1821....79mm. F+ w/o. Pretty pink dentate lip & columella & brown parietal glaze...Panama...$8 (1 available)
...33594...(1)...Hexaplex stainforthi Reeve, 1843....57mm. F++ w/o. Unusual example with no brown on the varices but a pretty pastel orange-pink aperture & dorsal blush...Australia...$16 (1 available)
....29494...(1)...Hexaplex stainforthi Reeve, 1843....78mm, F+. GINORMOUS to be sure!! May be Chicoreus...Australia...$14 (1 available)
....25718...(1)...Hexaplex stainforthi Reeve, 1843....43mm, F+ w/o. Albinistic colour form, white with just hints of tan on the latest spines...West Australia...$8 (1 available)
....25902...(6)...Hexaplex stainforthi Reeve, 1843....43 to 49mm, F++ w/o. Virtually all white examples of this typically brown spined species...Australia...$8 (6 available)
....22525...(3)...Hexaplex stainforthi Reeve, 1843....42 to 46mm, F++. Great singles, lots of recurved brown spines...Australia...$4 (3 available)
...33050...(1)...Homalocantha anatomica Perry, 1811....39mm. F++. From calm waters, with most previous dorsal spines intact...Solomon Islands...$6 (1 available)
....33051...(1)...Homalocantha anatomica Perry, 1811....31mm. F+. Odd junior specimen with dark purple interior...Solomon Islands...$4 (1 available)
....32694...(1)...Homalocantha anatomica fm. pele Pilsbry, 1918....50mm. F+ high, with nice frills. With wonderfully serate lip varix & a rare and unusual purplish coloured body...Hawaii...$40 (1 available)
....30568...(1)...Homalocantha melanomathos fm. chinii Biraghi, 1984....36, 38mm, F++ w/o. Striking black spiny varices on white...Congo...$75 (1 available)
...33314...(1)...Homalocantha cf. scorpio Linne, 1758.......33mm. F+. Odd example without flared adult lip. Either juvenile H. scorpio or possibly another similar species...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31984...(2)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758....53, 55mm, F++. Large for the species, with well developed, spatulate, black lip spines...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
....32598...(1)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758....39mm. F++. Fine, black varixed example with club-like lip spines all intact...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....31241...(2)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758....48, 50mm, F++. Big, prime examples with black varices & all lip spines intact...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....31242...(1)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758....38mm, F++. Sweet, slightly smaller specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31243...(1)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758....46mm, F+. Big bargain due to a couple of damaged lip spines...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....23243...(1)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758....41.5mm, F++. ALBINO!! Bone-white specimen: first I've ever seen for this species...Philippines...$28 (1 available)
....18975...(1)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758...36 to 42mm, F++ w/o. Fresh, dark examples of this famous species...Philippines..$5 (1 available)
....16760...(1)...Homalocantha scorpio Linne, 1758...29 mm, F+ w/operc. Black spines on white. odd shape, cute!...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....22523...(4)...Homalocantha secunda Lamarck, 1822....30 to ...33mm, F++. Frilly, dark brown varices stand out against white...Australia...$8 (4 available)
....29861...(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960....39mm, F++. With all spines & canal intact, this is a primo, if slightly junior specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....12603...(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch, 1960...51mm, F++ w/o.exotic, classic Zambos..Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31747...(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch, 1960....51mm, F+ w/o. Slightly rough fresh taken specimen with most club-like spines intact...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....31986...(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960....44 mm, F+. Interesting example with complete, extended protoconch & pinkish tan colouration...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28421...(2)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960....45, 47mm, F++. Complete with small fingerlike fine projections on the lip...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
*....7124....(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960....49mm, F++. Nice orange aperature...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
*....7124A...(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960...48mm, F+. Good old normal one...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....15723...(1)...Homalocantha zamboi Burch & Burch, 1960...41, 44mm, F++. Cute,with nice orange-pink appertures..Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....30570...(2)...Jaton decussatus Gmelin, 1791....45, 48mm, F++ w/o. Large, pure white albino specimens with interesting lumpy varices...Senegal...$24 (2 available)
....31947...(2)...Jaton decussatus Gmelin, 1791....42 to 48mm, F+ high w/o. Skunk-like species!! Snowy white varices stand out against nearly black body...Senegal...$10 (2 available)
....31948...(3)...Jaton decussatus Gmelin, 1791....37 to 40mm, F+ high. Creamy whitespecimens with no black - quite the contrast with the usual form!...Senegal..$9 (3 available)
....30571...(1)...Jaton flavidus Jousseaume, 1888....39mm, F+ high. Big, with brown speckled spiral cords & nicely foliate lip varix...Senegal...$50 (1 available)
....25242...(1)...Lepsiella vinosa Lamarck, 1822....22 to 27mm, F++. Scalloped lip & lyrate yellow apperture. Nice little devils...Tasmania...$3 (1 available)
...31750...(1)...Marchia martinetana Roding, 1798....23mm, F+. With broad pink spines...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....23748...(1)...Marchia martinetana Roding, 1798....20mm, F+ nicely. Black spots on white, with pink spines...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
...31750...(1)...Marchia martinetana Roding, 1798....23 mm. F+. With broad pink spines...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...32757...(1)...Marchia martinetana Roding, 1798....19 mm. F++. With thick, squarish purple spines...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
NEW...35675...(1)...Morula granulata Duclos, 1832....18mm. F+. Covered in big, black granules, so the name is appropriate......Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....22531...(1)...Morula spinosa H.& A. Adams, 1853....31 mm, F++. Big, with long black spines intact...$5 (1 available)
....19307...(1)...Morula spinosa H. & A. Adams, 1853...28mm, F+. Sharp black spines & purple apperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....22532...(6)...Morula spinosa H.& A. Adams, 1853....24 to 27mm, F++. Spiral rows of black spines & lovely lavender apperture...$3 (6 available)
....28373...(1)...Murex cf. chrysostoma Sowerby, 1834...52mm, F++. Either a melanistic specimen (much more brown than typical) or another similar species without the orange lined apperture...Venezuela...$24 (1 available)
....23632...(1)...Murex chrysostoma Sowerby, 1832....57 to 65 mm, F+. Bargain specimens...Curacao...$10 (1 available)
....12599..(1)...Murex chrysostoma Sowerby, 1834...47mm, F+ w/o.tan with orange striped aperture..Venezuela...$5 (1 available)
...33829...(3)...Murex kiiensis Kuroda & Kira, 1955....83 to 86mm. F+. Good examples with well developed lips, long canals & brown banded & lined pattern...Philippines...$10 (3 available)
....15595...(4)...Murex mactanensis Emerson & D'Attilio, 1979...11 - 13mm, F++. Great quality, strong sculpture..Philippines...$7 (4 available)
....15727...(1)...Murex mindanoensis Sowerby, 1841.... 65mm, F+. Decent specimens...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....28236...(1)...Murex nigrispinosus Reeve, 1845....74mm, F++. Great specimen, most spines intact...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
sold...Murex nigrispinosus Reeve, 1845....100 mm, F+ high. No nigri-ness involved at all!! All spines creamy to the tips...Philippines...retained for photo
....16563..(1)...Murex nigrispinosus Reeve, 1845....91mm, F. Cream to tan with dark tipped shoulder spines...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
...33941...(+)...Murex occa Sowerby, 1834....60 to 70mm. F+ to F++. Lots of lovely examples of this neat species with upturned, very sharp spines...Thailand..SPECIAL!..$9 firm (a goodly number available)
NEW...35412...(1)...Murex pecten Lightfoot, 1786....126mm. F+. Spectacular ventral view of this classic favorite, with perfect, brown dashed lip. Some spine loss on the dorsal varix......Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...33828...(1)...Murex (Haustelum) rectirostris Sowerby, 1841....77mm. F++. With thick varices & fine, brown, raised spiral cords...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
*....764 ...(11)...Murex cf rubidus Baker, 1891....27 - 32mm, F++ solid, w/o. Cute little normals - ...Florida....$5 (11 available)
sold...Murex rubidus Baker, 1891....26 mm, F++ w/o. BRIGHT YELLOW!!!...St. Martins...retained for photo
...33646...(2)...Murex tenuirostratum Lamarck, 1822....85 to 94mm. F+ high. Great examples of this spirally brown banded, thin & sharp spined species...Philippines...$12 (2 available)
...33645...(1 pair)...Murex tenuirostratum Lamarck, 1822....80 to 95mm. F+/F++. Good pairs of this species showing the plain & brown lined forms...Philippines..SUPERSPECIAL!!...$14/pair firm (1 pair available)
....20451...(1)...Murex cf. trapa Roding, 1798....82mm, F+. Looks right but locality is considerably west of normal...Red Sea...$16 (1 available)
....20452...(1)...Murex cf. trapa Roding, 1798...61mm, F+. Typical, but very Eastern locality...Red Sea...$10 (1 available)
NEW...35828...(1)...Murex sp.....25 to 30mm. F++. Nice specimens of this sharp spined little murex, possibly Siratus formosus Sowerby, 1841....Venezuela...$7 (1 available)
...33223...(1)...Murex sp.....8mm. F++. Tiny, pinkish tan, ex pisces & thought by supplier to be a new species. Could also be Buccinidae...South Africa...$7 (1 available)
...33295...(1)...Murexiella balteata Sowerby, 1841....31mm. F+. Large example & an unusual colour form without colouration of the varices....Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....31331...(1)...Murexiella balteata Sowerby, 1841....21mm, F++. Neatly brown trimmed spines on this mini-murex...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32014...(1)...Murexiella balteata Sowerby, 1841....24mm, F+. With black, spiny varices...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....32862...(1)...Murexiella balteatus Sowerby, 1841....28mm. F++. Huge, unusual albinistic example with great lip but no colour on the varices...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....25594...(set)...Murexiella balteata Sowerby, 1841....14 to 20mm, F+ to F++. Brown, pink & orange colour forms of this species...Philippines...$18/set (1 set available)
...33296...(2)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....20, 23mm. F++. Spectacularly spinose & practically perfect specimens. Prickly as a burr!...Philippines...$18 (2 available)
....30198...(4)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....15 to 21mm, F++. Judith would like!! Pretty pinkish-tan with frodose varical spines, longest on the shoulders...Philippines...$15 (4 available)
....30735...(1)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....20 mm, F++. Small pastel orange species with wonderfully frondose spines...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....32015...(1)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....25 mm, F++. Large for the species, with full length syphonal canal & wonderfully frilled varices...Philippines...$22 (1 available)
....31457...(1)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio and bartsch, 1980....18 mm, F+ high. Mini-muricid with 6 varices per whorl and long shoulder spines...Philippines...$17 (1 available)
....31287...(1)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....22, 23mm, F++. Great mini-murex species with spines & siphonal canal intact...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....19762...(1)...Murexiella judithae D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....25 mm, F+. About as big as this species gets!...Philipppines...$17 (1 available)
....32128...(+)...Murexiella lappa Broderip, 1833....22 to 26mm, F++ w/o. Rich orange-tan with strongly spinous varices...Panama...$6 (8 available)
NEW...34810...(1)...Murexiella martini Shikama 1977....16mm. F++. Nice example of this scarce mini-murex with long shoulder spines intact...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
...33297...(1)...Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977....23mm. F+. Pastel orange with perfect lip, but several missing major shoulder spines....Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....31458...(1)...Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977....18mm, F+ high. Just 5 strong varices per whorl...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
*....7037....(1)...Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977...20 mm, F++. Shaken or stirred?..Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....17898...(3)...Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977....18 to 21mm, F+/F++. Spiny little things!...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
....17898A...(6)...Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977....18 to 21mm, F+. SPECIAL!!...Philippines...$4 (6 available)
....15598...(2)...Murexiella martini Shikama, 1977....14, 15mm, F++. Spines galore!...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN NEW**...35656...(1)...Murexiella pelipili D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....22mm. F++. Exeptional!! Dark brown with long, frilly, shoulder spines intact......Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....30149...(1)...Murexiella pelepili D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....23 mm, F++. Delightful pastel pink, recently named mini-murex...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....17897...(2)...Murexiella pelepili D'Attilio & Bartsch, 1980....25 mm, F+ . Pretty cute!!!...Philippines...$14 (2 available)
...30566.(.1)...1ricanthus megacerus Sowerby, 1834....79, 80mm, F++ w/o. With strong but blunt shoulder spines, rich brown offset against china white apperture...Gabon...$14 (1 available)
...30567...(1)...Muricanthus megacerus Sowerby, 1834....61mm, F+ high w/o. Rich brown, with big varices & blunt shoulder spines...Gabon...$12 (1 available)
...34208...(1)....Muricanthus radix Gmelin, 1791....45mm. F+. Perhaps a fill-in for your growth series...Panama...$3 (1 available)
....31949...(1)...Muricanthus radix Gmelin, 1791....56mm, F+. Shows a hint of juvenile pattern, but has well developed & bifurcate black spines on the most recent growth...Peru...$9 (1 available)
...33739...(1)...Muricanthus radix Gmelin, 1791....66, 71mm. F++ w/o. Black-spined bulbous beauties...Panama...$13 (1 available)
....32117...(1)...Muricanthus radix Gmelin, 1791....66 & 68mm, F++ w/o. Good, black lined & spined specimens...Panama...$12 (1 available)
....32118...(2)...Muricanthus radix Gmelin, 1791....53 & 60mm, F++ w/o. Fresh, brown to black spined...Panama...$10 (2 available)
...34283...(1)....Muricanthus nigritus Philippi, 1845....90mm. F+ w/o. Paler specimen, lots of white with a few brown lines & dark spines...Mexico...$8 (1 available)
...33345...(1)...Muricanthus nigritus Philippi, 1845....136mm. F. Giant but somewhat rough example. Ex col & rarely this large now, this one would make a good display...West Mexico...$20 (Oversize Murex) (1 available)
....27886...(1)...Muricopsis josei Vokes, 1994...17 to 20mm, F++ w/o. Beautiful!! Spiny orange-tan with white apperture...Brazil...$20 (1 available)
....27887...(1)...Muricopsis necocheanus Pilsbry, 1900...14, 15mm, F++. Spineless, resembling a miniature Fasciolaridae...Brazil...$18 (1 available)
*....802...(2)...Muricopsis sp (possibly nov)...21.5-22 mm, F+.Similar to oxytatus: difficult group!.Honduras...$15 (2 available)
*....804...(4)...Muricopsis sp, 1845 ...20-29mm, F. but passable in a pinch. Passable price...Honduras...$5 (4 available)
NEW...35589...(1)...Nassa serta Bruguiere, 1789....67mm. F++. Huge, super-dark brown specimen with brown rimmed aperture......Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW...35190...(2)...Nassa serta Bruguiere, 1789....35, 36mm. F+. Decent specimens of this smaller Muricid (not Nassaridae)...Hawaii...$3 (2 available)
....32474...(1)...Naquetia annandalei Preston, 1910....41mm. F+. Nice little specimen with less developed lip frill. Good start for a growth series...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....28242...(2 pairs)...Naquetia annandalei Preston, 1910...45 to 51mm, F++. Junior light & dark pairs...Philippines...$15/pair (2 pairs available)
*....7096....(1)...Naquetia annandalei Preston, 1910..84 mm, F+ high. Decent, large specimen...Philippines...$23 (1 available)
....19880...(1)...Naquetia annandalei Preston, 1910....74mm, F+. Nicely frilled & with great siphonal canal...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
*....7178...(1)...Naquetia annandalei Preston, 1910..74+mm, F++. One of my favorite muricids!...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....32778A...(1)...Naqueta trigonulus Lamark, 1816....44mm. Nice and normal adult..Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....27890...(1)...Naquetia triqueta Lamarck, 1816....56mm, F+ w/o. Beautifully brown banded...Tanzania...$12 (1 available)
....26905...(1)...Naquetia triqueter Born, 1778....50mm, F+ w/o. 3 brown bands & strong spineless varices...Tanzania...$10 (1 available)
...33787...(1)...Naquetia trigonulus Lamarck, 1816....53mm. F+ solid, w/o. Pure white albino specimen...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
...33580...(2)...Naquetia trigonulus Lamarck, 1816....50, 54mm. F+. Good sized specimens with frilly, undulated lip varices...Philippines...$15 (2 available)
....27642...(1)...Naquetia trigonulus Lamarck, 1816....55mm, F+ high. Elongated, with large & leafy lip varix...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....28937...(set)...Nucella emarginata Deshayes, 1839....15 to 25m m. F++ w/o. Great 9 piece set in a range of sizes & colours from light gray to nearly black...Washington...$15 (1 set available)
....28941...(7 prs)...Nucella lima Gmelin, 1791....18 to 22mm, F++ w/o. Strongly corded, with bands of rust brown on cream...Oregon..$5/pair (7 pairs available)
...34222...(1)....Nucella lamellosa Gmelin, 1791....41mm. F++ w/o. Pure white albino specimen with lots of frilled axial ridges...Washington...$12 (1 available)
....28939...(sets)...Nucella lamellosa Gmelin, 1791....41 to 50mm, F++ w/o. 5 piece sets of big ones, in colours from snow white to dark brown...Oregon...$29 (2 sets available)
....28940...(sets)...Nucella lamellosa Gmelin, 1791....35 to 45mm, F++ w/o. 5 piece sets of typical sized specimens in a range of colours...Oregon...$24 (3 sets available)
....25966...(1)...Nucella lamellosa Gmelin, 1791....41mm, F++ . white with brown interior...California...$5 (1 available)
....25967...(1)...Nucella lamellosa Gmelin, 1791....30 to 39mm, F++ w/o. Pure white albinos!! ...British Columbia...$12 (1 available)
...29414...(1)...Nucella sp. Lamarck, 1816....38 to 40 mm. F++ w/operc. Lots of brown scabrous cord & strong, sharp lip tooth...Argentina...$12 (1 available)
sold...Ocenebra erinacea Linne, 1758...37 - 42mm, F++ w/o. Delighful, rich brown with white apperture..France...retained for photo
....16185...(1)...Ocenebra erinaceus tarentinus Lamarck, 1822...26mm, F+ w/o. Adult, with tan bands..Spain...$5 (1 available)
*....7111...(1)...Ocenbra minirosa Abbott, 1954...6 mm, F++. Normals, from 900 feet deep...Florida...$10 (1 available)
*....845...(2)...Ocenbra muricoides A. Adams....9-11 mm, F+ - F++ w/o. Seldom listed!!...Florida ...$7.5 (2 available)
....29863...(1)...Ocenebra poulsoni Carpenter, 1864....43, 55mm, F++. Good dark lined dwarf tritons. 1st order gets the big one!...California...$5 (1 available)
...26392...(1)...Ocenebrellus eurypteron Reeve, 1845....42 to 52mm. F+ to F++. Seldom offered. Large & live taken, white & tan with 3 wavy edged wings...Japan...$35 (1 available)
...33825...(1)...Orania pacifica Nakayama, 1988....13mm. F++. Small white Muricidae...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32180...(1)...Orania pacifica Nakayama, 1988....11mm, F++. Covered in finely nodulose axial ridges, with tan mid-band...$4 (1 available)
....32181...(2)...Orania walkeri Sowerby, 1908....7 to 9mm, F++. Tan mini-muricidae with fine axial sculpture. Not in Rice...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....15235...(3)...Paratrophon patens Hombron & Jacquinot, 1854....16-20mm, F++ w/o. Adults... New Zealand...$7 (3 available)
NEW...35316...(11)...Paratrophon quoyi Reeve, 1845....15 to 18mm. F++ w/o. A cutie! Strong, nodulose spiral cords...New Zealand...$5 (11 available)
....27350...(1)...Paratrophon quoyi Reeve, 1846....17mm, F++ w/o. Quoy-o-boy! Coarsely corded gray mini-Buccinid...New Zealand...$5 (1 available)
....30388...(1)...Phyllonotus
brassica Lamarck, 1822....84mm, F+.
With nicely pink rimmed apperture & bold brown on white spiral bands...Peru...$8
(1 available)
retained for photo...Phyllonotus erythrostomus Swainson, 1831...96mm, F+ solid. Big, with nice pink blush...Mexico...kept for photo
....30172...(1)...Phyllonotus erythrostomus Swainson, 1831....78mm, F+. With pretty pastel pink apperture...Mexico...$4 (1 available)
....7200...(1)...Phyllonotus erythrostomus Swainson, 1831....93mm, F+. Like Pink??...W. Mexico...$5 (1 available)
....27964...(1)...Phyllonotus occulatus Reeve, 1845...100mm, F++ w/o. Monster specimen...Brazil...$25 (1 available) OVERSIZE
....27965...(2)...Phyllonotus occulatus Reeve, 1845...82 to 87mm, F++ w/o. Great lips & black spotted posterior canals...Brazil...$15 (2 available) OVERSIZE
sold...Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791....76mm, F++ w/o. With wonderfully dentate lip, recurved syphonal canal & complete apex...Guadeloupe...retained for the photo
....30740...(1)...Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791....56mm, F++ w/o. Prime quality junior specimen at a junior price...Guadeloupe...$4 (1 available)
*....7161...(1)...Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791....65mm, F+ nicely...Florida...$4 (1 available)
*....7083....(1)...Phyllonotus pomum Gmelin, 1791..60mm, F+high, w/o. SPECIAL...Eleuthra...$3 (1 available)
*....7079....(2)...Phyllonotus pomum forma. ??...average 60mm, F++ w/o..This is a very nice form - it has a name, but i can't find it...Domincan Republic...$10 (2 available)
....28945...(1)...Pteropurpura festiva Hinds, 1844....36, 39mm, F+. With intriguing rolled back foliate varices...California...$5 (1 available)
...30967...(1)...Pteropurpura graagae Cohen, 1947....20, 21 mm. F++ w/o. With varices serrated like a steak knife & up-curved shoulder horns...South Africa...$35 (1 available)
NEW...35134...(1)...Pterynotus acanthopterus Lamarck, 1811....68mm. F+ w/o. Nice specimen, with well developed lip varix & more brown spotting than usual...Australia...$20 (1 available)
...33149...(1)...Pterynotus barclayanus Adams, 1873....23mm. F+ high w/o. Cute & scarce, with good lip, purple interior & tiny operc...Thailand...$20 (1 available)
....32860...(1)...Pterynotus barclayanus Adams, 1873....16mm. F+. With frilled varices & bright purple aperture...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32756...(1)...Pterynotus bipinnatus Reeve, 1845....37mm. F++. Great example of this scarce species with wing-like lip extension...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....30743...(1)...Pterynotus elongatus Lightfoot, 1786....87mm, F++. Large example with beautiful & intact wing-like lip varix...Philippines...$40 (1 available)
....30744...(1)...Pterynotus elongatus Lightfoot, 1786....64, 66mm, F++. Mid-sized specimens showing more spire spines than larger ones...Philippines...$32 (1 available)
....26668...(1)...Pterynotus elongatus Lightfoot, 1786....65mm, F+. Pretty pastel purple! Scarce colour form...$32 (1 available)
NOTE:P. miyokoae Kosuge has become less rare recently. I am "open to reasonable offers" on the specimens below :--1)
....22115...(2)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979...56 to 63mm, F+ to F++, w/operc. Wildly foliate wings on this charming species...Philippines...$55 (2 available)
....30930...(3)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....65 to 70mm, F+ high w/o. Big specimens with beautifully intact, spiny edged leafy varices, but with slightly underdeveloped lips...Philippines..SPECIAL!..$25 firm (3 available)
....30931...(6)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....54 to 63mm, F+ high w/o. Nice examples, with mostly intact leafy varices, recurved edge spines, but partly unfinished lips...Philippines...$20 (6 available)
....30934...(7)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....60 to 64mm, F++ w/o. Delightful, fully developed examples of this once rare species...Philippines...$35 (in their own separate box) (7 available)
....30935...(1)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....56mm, F+ high w/o. Less large, leafy lovelies with fully developed lips...Philippines...$35 (in box with 30935) (1 available)
....28960...(2)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....40, 47mm, F++ w/o. Nicely brown banded specimens with wonderfully intact, bladelike varices...Philippines...$30 (2 available)
....23712...(1)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....51 to 54mm, F++ w/operc. Beautifully frilled, cream & tan banded, top quality specimens....Philippines...$45 (1 available)
....18967...(1)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....44mm, F+ w/o. Good dark specimen...Philippines...$20(1 available)
...33565...(1)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979....62 mm. F++. Spectacular specimen with cream & tan banded highly foliate wings...Philippines...$55 (1 available)
*...7146....(1)...Pterynotus miyokoae Kosuge, 1979...60 mm, F+ high....Philippines...$6 (1 available)
...30456...(1)...Pterynotus pellucidus Reeve, 1845....35mm, F++. Gloriously thin & delicate looking winglike varices...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
...30745...(1)...Pterynotus phyllopterus Lamarck, 1822....67 mm. F++ w/o. Spectacular & scarce! With wavy, wing-like, virtually undamaged varices...Guadeloupe...$225 (1 available)
*....7194...(2)...Pterynotus orchidiflorus Shikama, 1973..28+mm, F high - "starters", CHEAP..Philippines...$3 (2 available)
retained for photo...Pterynotus pinnatus Swainson, 1822....92 mm, F++. Huge! larger than any listed, with fine wings between the spines...Philippines...retained for photo
....27057...(1)...Pterynotus pinnatus Swainson, 1822....55mm, F+. starter specimen...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
NEW...34561...(2)...Pterynotus tripterus Born, 1778....24, 25mm. F+. Decent miniatures. Start your growth series here...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN......33817...(1)...Pterynotus tripterus Born, 1778....58mm. F+ HIGH. Huge, spectacular specimen with nearly every previous varical wing intact. As big & as nice as we've had...Philippines...$32 (1 available)
...33298...(1)....Pterynotus tripterus Born, 1778....37mm. F+. With beautifully flared & slightly recurved varical vanes...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....29067...(1)...Pterynotus tripterus Born, 1778.......33mm, F++. Cute junior specimen with leafy varices completely intact...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
sold...Pterynotus tripterus Born, 1778....36 mm, F+ high. Splendid development: not big, but a good example...Philippines...retained for photo
retained for photo...Purpura pansa Gould, 1853....63 mm, F++ w/o. Large & dark, with good lip & columella...Costa Rica...retained for photo
...34279...(1)....Purpura pansa Gould, 1853....32mm. F++ w/o. With 5 spiral rows of short spines & intact lip...Mexico...$5 (1 available)
....25602...(1)...Purpura pansa Gould, 1853....38 to 46mm, F++ w/o. Solid mid-sized specimens...Costa Rica...$5 (1 available)
...34279...(1)....Purpura patula pansa Gould, 1853....32mm. F++ w/o. With 5 spiral rows of short spines & intact lip...Mexico...$5 (1 available)
....29069...(1)...Rapa rapa Linne, 1758....17mm, F+. Fascinating juvenile specimen...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31583...(1)...Rapa rapa Linne, 1758....37mm, F+. Smallish but mature form, with lip fully intact...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....32172...(1)...Siratus beauii Fischer & Bernardi, 1857....68, 69mm, F+ high w/o. Big, high quality specimens, with beaded surface texture & frilled extensions of the varices...Brazil...$25 (1 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN......34508...(1)...Siratus cailleti Petit, 1856....50mm. F++ w/o. Spectacular specimen with intact varical spines, full lip & complete siphonal canal...Guadeloupe...$35 (1 available)
NEW...34509...(1)...Siratus cailleti Petit, 1856....51mm. F+high w/o. Nice example with intact varical spines & siphonal canal but a slightly "hollow" lip...Guadeloupe...$20 (1 available)
NEW...34510...(2)...Siratus cailleti Petit, 1856....43, 45mm. F+ w/o. With varical spines & full lips but slightly abbreviated siphonal canals...Guadeloupe...$12 (2 available)
....30749...(2)...Siratus cailleti Petit, 1856....48, 53mm, F++ w/o. Faintly tan banded & with sharp varical spines...Guadeloupe...$12 (2 available)
*....7210...(1)...Siratus cailletti Petit, 1856....43mm, F+. Still not THAT common!...Puerto Rico...$9 (1 available)
....27915...(1)...Siratus carolinae Vokes, 1990...39 to 41mm, F+ solid w/o. Cream with brown markings & sharp shoulder spines...Brazil...SPECIAL...$17 firm (1 available)
....28368...(1)...Siratus coltrorum Vokes, 1990....38mm, F/F+. Lightly crabbed, decent size...Brazil...$15 (1 available)
....27916...(1)...Siratus coltrorum Vokes, 1991....31 to 35mm, F++. Well mottled in rich cinnamon brown...Brazil...$35 (1 available)
....27917...(1)...Siratus coltrorum Vokes, 1991...25mm, F++. Lovely examples mottled in rich cinnamon brown...Brazil...$20 (1 available)
NEW...34512...(1)...Siratus consuela Verrill, 1950....42mm. F+ solid w/o. Pastel pink with frilled brown spotted varices...Guadeloupe...$35 (1 available)
NEW...34513...(1)...Siratus consuela Verrill, 1950....38mm. F+ solid w/o. Darker colour phase, pinkish tan with chocolate brown varical spots...Guadeloupe...$30 (1 available)
...34276...(1)....Siratus laciniatus Sowerby, 1841....53mm. F++. Good sized specimen in pastel orange, with brown lip varix & canal in top condition...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
EXEPTIONAL SPECIMEN......34506...(1)...Siratus perelegans Vokes, 1965....56mm. F++ w/o. Per elegans per fection!! Prime examples, with raised brown spiral threads & full length siphonal canals...Guadeloupe...$24 (1 available)
NEW...34507...(2)...Siratus perelegans Vokes, 1965....47, 49mm. F+ w/o. Spiral brown corded, with good lips but slightly abbreviated siphonal canals...Guadeloupe...$18 (2 available)
....24135...(1)...Siratus pliciferoides Kuroda, 1942...109mm, F++ w/operc. Superb specimen, with long, well spined canal & lip...Japan...$20 (1 available)
*....7183...(1)...Siratus venustula Rehder & Wilson, 1975...52.5mm, F+.. Banded variety..Philippines...$14 (1 available)
....24865...(3)...Siratus venustulus Radwin & D'Attilio, 1975....34 to 38mm, F++. Beautiful orange with brown spotted varices & purple columella...Philippines...$5 (3 available)
...sold...Siratus venustulus Radwin & D'Atillio, 1975...42 - 50mm, F++. Gorgeous! Light orange to pink pastels on white...Philippines.SPECIAL!!...Retained for the photo
NEW...35700...pr....Spinidrupa spinosa Adams, 1853....17 & 26mm. F+. Great colour pair, one with black spines, one with orange-brown......Philippines...$7/pr. (1 available)
NEW...35228...(1)...Spinidrupa spinosa Adams, 1853....19mm. F++. Nice, clean example without the encrustation typical for this shell......Philippines...$2 (1 available)
....15728...(1 lot)...Spinidrupa spinosa A. Adams, 1853...16mm, F+. Study lots of 4, showing variation...Philippines...$4 (1 lot available)
...33135...(1)...Stramonitrophon plicatus Lightfoot, 1786....42mm. F+ high - nice quality, w/o. Tan, with white bladed ribs & shoulder spines...Argentina...$45 firm (1 available)
...33059...(sets)...Terebellum terebellum Linne, 1767....39 to 42mm. F+. 4 piece pattern variation sets...Solomon Islands...$7/set (2 sets available)
....32707...(4)...Thais (Nucella) cingulata Linne, 1758....18 to 27mm. F. With strong, flat topped spiral cords. Fresh beached...South Africa...$6 (4 available)
...34059...(1)...Thais haemostoma Linne, 1758....82mm. F+ w/o. Huge, massive specimen with strong lip teeth & bright orange parietal glaze...Uruguay...$10. (1 available)
NEW...35667...(1)...Thais javanica Philippi, 1848....20mm. F+. Junior specimen, dark brown with paler nodules......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....31266...(9)...Thais kieneri Deshayes, 1844....31 to 41mm, F+. Boldly patterned with dark brown spines on cream bodies...Philippines...$4 (9 available)
....26318...(5)...Thais cf. mancinella Linne, 1758....36 to 41mm, F++. Spiny globes with orange lined appertures...Sri Lanka...$3 (5 available)
sold...Thais nodosa Linne, 1758....61mm, F+ w/o. Massive monster specimen with great lip & distinctive twin black spots on the columella...Senegal...retained for photo
....30581...(2)...Thais nodosa Linne, 1758....50mm, F+ w/o. Heavy, solid, knobby white globes with 2 black columellar spots...Senegal...$6 (2 available)
....30582...(1)...Thais nodosa Linne, 1758.......34mm, F+ w/o. Junior specimen with just one columellar spot...Senegal...$4 (1 available)
....15125...(2)...Thais rugosa Born, 1778...25- 30mm, F++ some w/o. gray-brown with cream bands on knobs..India...$3 (2 available)
....25608...(1)...Thais speciosa Valenciennes, 1832....32 to ...34mm, F++ w/o. Nice yellow apperture & 3 bands of brown lines...Costa Rica...$4 (1 available)
....25609...(1)...Thais speciosa Valenciennes, 1832....24mm, F++ w/o. Bands of brown lines between rows of spines...Costa Rica...$3 (1 available)
....31610...(1)...Thais tuberosa Roding, 1798....41mm, F+. Boldly marked in black on white with thin but intact lip...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....25097...(2)...Thais (Mancinella?) sp....22 to 23mm, F+. Bright orange-red colour. May be a juvenile...Philippines...$2 (2 available)
....26239...(9)...Thais sp....25 to 35mm, F+ nicely. Sculptured like tissoti but coloured likeintermedia...Korea...$5 (9 available)
....32152...(1)...Trohon carduus Broderip, 1833....21 to 25mm, F++ w/o. Highly spiny, biconic Buccinids, resembling some Coralliophilidae...Panama...$20 (1 available)
...34064...(1)...Trophon geversianus Pallas, 1774....63mm. F+ w/o. BIG specimen with lots of low foliate ribs...Argentina...$45 (1 available)
...34065...(1)...Trophon geversianus Pallas, 1774....52, 53mm. F+ w/o. Still larger than average examples of this sculpturally spectacular species...Argentina...$30 (1 available)
...29430...(5)...Trophon geversianus Pallas, 1774....28 to 32 mm, F+ w/operc. Wonderfully inflated body whorl, white bladed ribs & brown apperture...Argentina...$15 (5 available)
...34043...(2)...Trophon pallidus Powell, 1951....17, 18mm. F+. Small white species with strong axial ribs over fine spiral cords...Chile...$25 (2 available)
....29147...(1)...Trophon paucicostata Habe & Ito, 1965....54 to 59mm, F+ w/operc. Although these have typical varcies damage, they have good lips, canals & apex and a brown spiral band characteristic for this scarce species...Korea...$135 (negotiable) (1 available)
...33635...(1)...Trophonopsis droueti Dautzenberg, 1889....8 mm. F+. Tiny Muricidae with fine, close packed axial ribs. From deep, coldwater corals, these are rarely offered & not in Rice...Ireland...$100 (1 available)
....23722...(8 prs.)...Urosalpinx cinerea Say, 1822....22 to 27mm, F+. Light & dark pairs, one typically brown form, the other in scarce albinistic white...New York...$5/pair (8 pairs available)
...34029...(1)...Urosalpinx rushii Pilsbry, 1897....20mm. F++ w/o. Rush on over here and buy one of these cute spiral corded Muricids!...Uruguay...$5 (1 available)
...35482...(1)...Vitularia miliaris Gmelin, 1791....33mm. F+. Mostly white with toothed lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32770...(1)...Vitularia sp.....32mm. F++. Quite unusual form, black & white with purple toothed-lip aperture. Could also be Cronia species...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
...17461...(1)...Vexilla vexilla Gmelin, 1791...21mm. F+ solid. Orange & brown spirally lined rock shell..Reunion...$4 (1 available)
...7244....(1)...Xymene ambiguus Philippi, 1846..21 mm, F++ solid, with super-sharp sculpture!.. New Zealand..$5 (1 available)
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