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NEW...35295...(1)...Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786....95mm. F++ w/o. Large, fresh specimen with well thickened lip & velvety periostracum...New Zealand...$15 (1 available)
NEW...35296...(6)...Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786....77 to 89mm. F++ w/o. Exceptional specimens with great lip, operc & fuzzy tan perio. Some authors synonomize this with A. tumidum, but these are squatter & more inflated...New Zealand...$13 (6 available)
NEW...35297...(4)...Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786....66 to 76mm. F+ w/o. Good examples all with perio & operc. Intersecting ribs & ridges produce a regular pustulose surface texture...New Zealand...$10 (4 available)
....29717...(1)...Charonia sauliae Reeve, 1844....94mm, F+. Creamy white with brown axial markings & lip teeth...Taiwan...$15 (1 available)
....31471...(1)...Charonia tritonis Linne, 1758....178mm, F++. Clean, fresh, young adult specimen with pink apex, dark, rich colours and complete, spined lip...Indonesia...$30 OVERSIZE (1 available)
....26320...(pr)...Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....139 & 142mm, F+ 1 w/o. Great pair shows the 2 extremes of body form for this species...Caribbean...$40/pair (1 pair available)
....26321...(1)...Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....125mm, F+. Nice medium-sized specimen...Caribbean...$12 (1 available)
....26322...(pr)...Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....105 & 109mm, F+ w/o. Good pair showing shape & pattern variations...Caribbean...$25/pair (1 pair available)
....28916...(1)...Charonia variegata Lamarck, 1816....119mm, F+ w/o. Fully developed dentate lip & dark lined columella...Panama...$15 (1 available)
...35469...(1)...Cymatium aquatile Reeve, 1844....52mm. F+. Thickly varixed, with apricot orange interior...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
NEW...34545...(1)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....36mm. F++. Bright orange-red, similar to C. rubeculum but with only one pink band & one white spot per varix...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....29662...(1)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....40mm, F++. Big example, deep orange-red with white spotted varices & fully toothed apperture. Compare with C. rubeculum ...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....28177...(4)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....35 to 38mm, F++. Blood red with white mid-band...Philippines...$18 (4 available)
...31983...(1)...Cymatium bibbeyi Beu, 1987....41 mm, F+ high. Beautiful, big, bright orange-red, distinguished from C. hepaticum by single as opposed to double white varical spot...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....31607...(1)...Cymatium (Ranularia) caudatum Gmelin, 1791....46 mm, F+. White, with thick, well developed varix and toothed lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW...35695...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....33mm. F++. Uncommon all black specimen with long, recurved siphonal canal......Philippines...$8 (1 available)
NEW...35617...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....33mm. F+. Good specimen of the orange colour form with full length siphonal canal......Philippines...$7 (1 available)
...28186...set...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855...30 to 31mm. F++. Great 4 piece set in a range of shades from creamy tan to dark ebony...Philippines...$30/set (1 set available)
...30211...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....30mm, F++. Pastel orange with white spotted varices...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....31062...(1)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....37mm, F+ high. Unusually light pastel yellow colour form...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....27654...(set)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....25 to 33mm, F++. Nice 4 piece growth series...Philippines...$23/set (1 set available)
....25058...(3)...Cymatium comptum Adams, 1855....26 to 33mm, F++. Orange tinted mini-tritons...Philippines...$8 (3 available)
....23738...(8)...Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855...29 to 34mm, F+. Orange-tan with white banded varices. Cute little Tritons!...Philippines...$6 (8 available)
....22586....(1)...Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855...36mm, F++. Big, full-tailed example...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....22587...(3)...Cymatium comptum A. Adams, 1855...25 to 28mm, F++. in shades of tan to orange...Philippines...$6 (3 available)
....29907...(2)...Cymatium encausticum Reeve, 1844....55 to 62mm, F+ high. With well developed orange-pink lip & parietal glaze...Philippines...$10 (2 available)
NEW...35618...(1)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....55mm. F++. Good sized, mootled in orange-brown & with amazingly long, recurved siphonal canal......Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....27655...(1)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....51mm, F++. With orange-tan markings & superb long, recurved syphonal canal...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....26445...(2)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....49, 53mm, F++. Mottled with brown & with long syphonal canals...Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....22588...(1)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844...48 mm, F++ w/operc. Long tailed, live taken & lovely...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....24836...(3)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....46 to 55mm, F++. Unusual snowy white with brown markings & long "tails"...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
...29109...(3)...Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844....53 to 58 mm. F++. Brown on white long-tailed lovelies...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
...35470...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....38mm. F++. Wonderfully well developed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
NEW...34806...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....48mm. F++. Large, specimen of a very uncommon color form - quite yummy!! Like caramel & chocolate - amazing!...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....30128...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....36mm, F++. Broad brown & tan bands & fully formed lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....32793...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....40mm. F++. Brown & tan banded, with thick varixed, well toothed aperture...Philippines...$14 (1 available)
...26446...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798....38mm, F++. Similar to C. hepaticum but in shades of brown & tan. Less common too!...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....28015...(1)...Cymatium flaveolum Roding, 1798...36mm, F++. I love this species!! Brown with broad cream spiral bands...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW...35599...(1)...Cymatium grandimaculatum Reeve, 1844....88mm. F++. Beautiful specimen with thick, brown spotted lip & big, black double columellar spots......Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....31150...(1)...Cymatium gutturnium Roding, 1798....80mm, F+. Large specimen with long syphonal canal. Lip & shield a bit under-developed & without the typical orange colour. Possibly C. sinense...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....27616...(2)...Cymatium gutternium Roding, 1798...57 to 64mm, F++. Delightful!! With well developed orange lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
...35471...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....43mm. F++. Pretty pattern of orange & tan with thin brown spiral lines...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....28728...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....42, 48mm, F+. Golden-orange with black spiral lines...Solomon Islands...$5 (1 available)
....29663...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....43mm, F++. Cinnamon brown with black spiral lines between beaded cords. Well toothed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30209...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....43mm, F++. TALL, dark & fully developed, with great spiral lined pattern & orange rimmed lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....24592...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798....45mm, F++. Uncommon light colour phase in white, orange & tan...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....17435...(1)...Cymatium hepaticum Linne, 1758...49mm, fresh dead - for locality comparison. Nice size, good lip..Reunion...$2 (1 available)
....12732...(2)...Cymatium hepaticum Roding, 1798...34mm, F+++. Excellent & colorful!!..Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....19722...(3)...Cymatium kobelti VonMaltzan, 1884...19 to 21mm, F+. Winglike opposed varices on these scarce little endemics...Senegal...$27 (3 available)
....33307...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....23mm. F+. Nearly black, with fully developed, white rimmed aperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
*...1265...(2 prs.)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828 ...16 & 17.5mm F++ w/proto & F+ (fresh dead with 2 drill holes) w/proto. Normal and rare ORANGE pair! ...Dom. Republic ...$12 (2 prs. available)
*...1292...(6)...Cymatium labiosum, 1828 ...13-15 mm, F++ w/o, w/proto. Very high-contrast set of 3 ...Florida ...$15 (6 available)
....32736...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....29mm. F++. Almost black with white rimmed aperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30208...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....26mm, F++ w/operc. Rich, dark brown with white rimmed apperture...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....31045...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....23mm, F++. Fresh orange-tan example with white, fully developed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31300...(pr)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....17 & 20mm, F+ high. Two colour pair of this mini-triton species, one whitish, the other orange...Philippines...$13/pair (1 pair available)
....31334...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....27mm, F+ high. Extra dark brown specimen with contrasting white apperture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....29331...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....29 mm, F++. Knobby dark brown with standout white lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27656...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....28 mm, F++. Squat, dark brown with striking all white apperture & lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....28187...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....23 mm, F+. Cream & brown with pure white lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....25567...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....22 mm, F+. Pure white lips contrast with deep brown lined body...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....23363...(1)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828...21 mm, F++. White lip & brown varix...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....22702...(3)...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828...21 to 23mm, F+. Well expanded lip varix gave this one its name...Australia...$6 (3 available)
...sold...Cymatium labiosum Wood, 1828....16 & 17.5 mm, F++ w/proto & F+ w/proto. Set. Normal and rare ORANGE forms, and two other colors!....Dom. Republic....Retained for the photo
NEW...34323...(1)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....110mm. F++ w/o. We've had bigger ones, but rarely so well developed & with operc too...Tanzania...$15 (1 available)
....33033...(set)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....91 to 95mm. F+. 3 piece lip development study set, from hollow varix to full, black lipped & dentate aperture...Solomon Islands...$25/set (1 set available)
...32341...(1)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....121mm. F++. Solid & heavy, with fully formed & well thickened lip...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32340...(1)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....149mm. F++. Spectacular giant! With well formed lip & intact siphonal canal...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....16709...(3)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758...117, 118mm, F++ w/operc. Great specimens, heavy with good colour...Philippines...$12 (3 available)
....24027...(1)....Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758...103mm, F++. Good sized, heavy example, with fully developed & dark rimmed lip...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
....15850...(2)...Cymatium lotorium Linne, 1758....95 - 104mm, F+. Mid sized, nice & clean..Philippines...$10 (2 available)
....25849...(1)...Cymatium moritinctum Reeve, 1844....47mm, F+. Rich cinnamon brown with white spotted varices...Zanzibar...$15 (1 available)
NEW...35182...(1)...Cymatium cf. muricinum Roding, 1798....47mm. F+. Hawaiian form? Paler, more squat & with thick, white parietal glaze...Hawaii...$5 (1 available)
....30122...(1)...Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798....40mm, F++. Good brown banded specimen with thick cream lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
sold...Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798....58mm, F++. gray & white with brown aperture..Philippines...retained for photo
....22355...(2)...Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798...26 to 33mm, F+. Full, creamy white lips & orange-brown interior...Caribbean...$5 (2 available)
....12731...(2)...Cymatium muricinum Roding, 1798...36, 38mm, f. Live taken .Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....33034...(1)...Cymatium nicobaricum Roding, 1798....59mm. F+. With glorious bright orange & well toothed aperture...Solomon Islands...$4 (1 available)
....33035...(pr)...Cymatium nicobaricum Roding, 1798...44 & 46mm. F+. Interesting pair, one narrower & more elongate than the other...Solomon Islands...$7/pair (1 pair available)
....32940...(1)...Cymatium parthenopeum Von Salis, 1793....110mm. F++. Nice, big example, with well developed, thick, black toothed lip...Rare locality!!!...Peru...$17 (1 available)
....32941...(2)...Cymatium parthenopeum Von Salis, 1793....106mm. F+. With intact but slightly under-developed lips...Peru...$5 (2 available)
....31196...(1)...Cymatium parthenopeum Von Salis, 1793....105 F+ high. With fully formed, brown spotted lip & columella...Peru...$6 (1 available)
....31197...(1)...Cymatium parthenopeum Von Salis, 1793....110 F+. Interesting example shows mid-stage lip development with just a hint of brown spotted lip teeth...Peru...$5 (1 available)
sold...Cymatium parthenopeum Von salis, 1793....83mm, F++ w. operc. Well developed...Japan...retained for photo
....10051...(1)...Cymatium parthenopeum Von salis, 1793....57mm, F++ w. operc. Cute youngster...Brazil...$10 (1 available)
NEW...35619...(1)...Cymatium pfeifferianum Reeve, 1844....34mm. F++. White, with thin brown spiral lines......Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....17939...(1)...Cymatium pfeifferianum Reeve, 1844...45mm, F++. Full adult lip & fine brown lines & bands .Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....17940...(1)...Cymatium pfeifferianum Reeve, 1844...30mm, F+. Smaller darker example...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
NOTE:Cymatium pileare Linne and C. parthenopeum Von salis are amongst the few species that occur widely in the Atlantic, Pacific as well as Indian Oceans. It is therefore interesting to compare specimens from their various far-flung populations.
...33904...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....63mm. F++ w/o. Wonderfully hairy intact periostracum on this fresh example...Thailand...$5 (1 available)
....16710...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...87, 89mm, F++. Good-size. Bold pattern, with intense orange-red interior...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....28971...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....80mm, F++. With fully matured, deep red, lyrate apperture...Hawaii...$6 (1 available)
....26008...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....73mm, F++. Excellent example, good locality...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
....26132...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758....72 to 76mm, F++. RARE LOCALITY!! Good specimen of this corded species, which is almost never found in the West Indies...Curacao...$15 (1 available)
....22058...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...115 mm, F. Fresh dead but quite big (probably died of old age!)...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....22703...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...117mm, F+. Big, with nicely developed lip teeth & bright orange apperture...Philippines...$13 (1 available)
....16711...(2)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...72 - 81mm, F++. Mature, thickened lips & rich interior colour...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....22956...(4)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...71 to 79mm, F++. Fresh & dark, with fully developed lip & blood red aperture...Philippines..$5 (4 available)
....22059...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...86 to 87mm, F++. Freash & dark with red aperture & fully toothed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....16712...(2)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...63 - 68mm, F++. Solid, full lips & rich, dark colours...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....17436...(1)...Cymatium pileare Linne, 1758...55 mm, F++. Small but nice..Reunion...$2 (1 available)
....12730...(pr)...Cymatium pilare Linne, 1758...43, 53mm, F++. Smaller one partly cleaned & light-colored mouth, larger with full perio & blood-red aperture..Florida...$15pair (1 pair available)
....32703...(2)...Cymatium pilare Linne, 1758....66, 77mm. F++ w/o. & perio. With fresh, red lined apperture, well developed lip varix, full periostracum & operc...Philippines...$9 (2 available)
NEW...35185...(1)...Cymatium pileare fm. aquatile Reeve, 1844....65mm. F+. Decent example of this more squat, heavily varixed form...Hawaii...$6 (1 available)
....29905...(1)...Cymatium pileare aquatile Reeve, 1844....67mm, F+. Lovely pale tan & brown mottled form, though lip is slightly sub-adult...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....31343...(1)...Cymatium piliare aquatile Reeve, 1844....83mm, F+. Fairly large & with intact but slightly hollowed lip...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....29212...(1)...Cymatium pileare aquatile Reeve, 1844....51mm, F+. Similar to C. pileare, but lighter in colour & with different dentition...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....28923...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....108mm, F++. This one's so hot you'll have to keep it in a separate display case!! Large, brilliant flame orange, with long canal & fully developed lip...Philippines...$20 (1 available)
....33036...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....94mm. F+. Big specimen with orange toothed lip & long siphonal canal...Solomon Islands...$12 (1 available)
...16366...(set)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758...62, 80, 90mm, F+. 3 piece series with 3, 4 & 5 varices shows development of "tail" wth age. Rich orange colour throughout..Philippines...$15 (1 set available)
....26368...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....93mm, F++. GIANT & beautifully coloured, with fully developed appertural teeth...Tanzania...$14 (1 available)
....23068...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758...84 mm, F++. Very large and robust - a great specimen...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....10030...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758....90.5mm, F++. BIG, orange and amazingly mature - oustanding!!...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....16610...(1)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758...65 mm, F+. Orange-tan color..Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....16368...(4)...Cymatium pyrum Linne, 1758...73 - 80mm, F++. Rich orange, mid-sized, small price!..Philippines...$5 (4 available)
...35472...(1)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....43mm. F++. Gloriously blood red with white varical spots...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....30210...(1)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....48mm, F++. BIGGIE!! Deep orange-red with white spotted varices & teeth...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....32626...(set)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....16, 21, 25 & 37mm. Great growth series, with 2, 3, 4 & 5 white spotted varices, largest 2 with well formed lips...Philippines...$14/set. (1 set available)
....30842...(1)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....41mm, F++. Bright blood red with white spotted varices...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....27029...(7)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758....35, 36mm, F++. Blood red with white spotted varices. This species is a standout!...Philippines...$5 (7 available)
....15894...(2)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758...48, 50mm, F++. Jumbo specimens..Philippines...$9 (2 available)
....15027...(5)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758...40 - 45mm, F++. Bright red with orange & white varices..Philippines...$5 (5 available)
....15029...(8)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758...28 - 30mm, F++. Bright red with orange & white varices..Philippines...$3 (8 available)
....16128...(4)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758...28 - 31mm, F++ w/o. Red-brown,white varices, fresh taken..Philippines...$3.50 (4 available)
....15030...(1)...Cymatium cf rubeculum Linne, 1758...47mm, F++. Short apex brown form or other species?..Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....20667...(2)...Cymatium rubeculum Linne, 1758...32mm, F+. Deep orange-red with white spotted varices. The Good Guys...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....1283...(1)...Cymatium rubiculum occidentale Clench & Turner, 1948.....33.5 mm, F+ nicely. Biggie!!...Florida...$10 (1 available)
NEW...35620...(1)...Cymatium vespaceum Lamarck, 1855....31mm. F++. Named for a Roman emperor? No, that would be Vespasian!......Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....32837...(pair)...Cymatium sp. ....17 & 20mm. F++. Neat pair, one in light creamy tan, the other in deep orange-brown...Philippines...$ (1 pair available)
....32777...(1)...Cymatium sp.....42mm. F+. With strongly recurved canal, white toothed lip & brown & white spotted varix...Philippines...$ (1 available)
NEW...35694...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....39mm. F++. Super specimen, complete with fully developed lip & odd (often lost) protoconch......Philippines...$6 (1 available)
NEW...35210...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....60mm. F+. Fascinating! Has retained periostracal hairs on the last 2 varices......Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....20743...(set)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873...36, 43 & 52mm, F+ to F++. Good short (3 piece) growth series...Philippines...$15/set (1 set available)
...26635...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1875....47mm. F++. With delicate, brown stained varices...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....32737...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....48mm. F++. Good sized specimen with long, intact canal & fully formed aperture & lip...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....29664....(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....41mm, F+. Elongate, with thin lip varix & syphonal canal intact...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....30429...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....46mm, F++. Good, large example with fully developed lip & varix...Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....30765...(5)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....43 to 55 mm, F++. Good sized tan specimens with fully developed thin white lip & varices...Philippines...$6 (5 available)
....26634...(2)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1875....48, 50 mm, F++ w/o. Fresh adults with fully formed lips...Philippines...$8 (2 available)
....27435...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....35mm, F+. Good example with protoconch still attached...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....15815...(2)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873...39mm, F++. Tan with white varices..Philippines...$7 (2 available)
....25439...(2)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873....33to 39mm, F+. The smaller one with operc...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
....15578...(1)...Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873...22mm, F+. Gray-brown with white varices..Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29334...(pr)...Cymatium testudinarium Adams, 1850....75 & 82mm, F+. Great light & dark extreme colour pair...Philippines...$23/pair. (1 pair available)
....10056...(2pr)...Cymatium tripus Gmelin, 1791....57 - 46mm, F++ some w. operc....India...$5/pair (2 pairs available)
....31256...(pr)...Cymatium pair....42 & 35mm, F++. Supplied as a pair of C. vespacium, but the smaller one looks more like an unusual colour phase of C. comptum...Philippines...$12/pair (1 pair available)
....17613...(1)...Cymatium sp...42mm, F+. Possibly a hybrid between C. hepaticum x. C. rubecula. Has the typically white marked varices & lip of hepaticum, but without the black lined body, which is reddish brown like rubecula...Zanzibar...$8 (1 available)
kept for photo ...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....92mm, F+ high. BIG old specimen, with bizzare twisted & folded parietal shield. Giant puckered anus (stop that snickering!)...Philippines...sold
....33045...(6)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....50 to 60mm. F+ high. Good typical examples with nice shield development...Solomon Islands...$4 (6 available)
...15432...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758...57mm, Gem....India...$4 (1 available)
....28843...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....71mm, F+ high. Big, brown lined bottom with near-perfect lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....28019....(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....29 mm, F++. DWARF!!! This one has 9 whorls - it is NOT a baby!...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....28414...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....68, 71mm, F++. Big, brown banded anus [insert rude joke here!]...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....24845...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758....66 mm, F++. Large example with great shield developement & unusual orange-tan banding. A pleasant specimen you will enjoy. .Fiji...$7 (1 available)
....23706...(5)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758...53 to 60mm, F++. "Non distorsio anus" Latin motto means "don't get your ass in a twist"...Philippines...$4 (5 available)
....15431...(3)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758...62 - 69mm, F++. Heavy, white & brown lined...India...$5 (3 available)
....22976....(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758...65 mm, F++. Excellent large specimen, with complete parietal shield & syphonal canal...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....22977...(3)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758...51 to 55mm, F++. Rich browns, with full shield & canal...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....17437...(1)...Distorsio anus Linne, 1758...53 mm, f. Typical form, a bit rough, but with large, extended sheild..Reunion...$3 (1 available)
....23508...(1)...Distorsio clathrata Lamarck, 1816...42mm, F+. Rare locality! Good full lip & parietal shield...Curacao...$9 (1 available)
sold...Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....20 to 24 mm, F++. Brown tinted hunchbacks...Philippines...retained for photo
...26651...(1)...Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....23mm, F++. Orange-tan with interesting folded outer lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32739...(2)...Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....20, 24mm. F++. With strong dorsal hump & slightly constricted lip...Philippines...$4 (2 available)
....27446...(2)...Distorsio constricta Broderip, 1833....22, 25mm, F++. If you swallowed one of these would it cause an intestinal constrictation?...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
NEW...35763...(1)...Distorsio constricta habei Lewis, 1972....41mm. F++. Great example, with fully formed lip & complete siphonal canal......Philippines...$15 (1 available)
NEW...35212...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....28mm. F+. Junior specimen with its first toothed varix......Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....27447...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....23mm, F+. Finely beaded surface sculpture...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....26650...(2)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....30 to 35mm, F++. White lip shades to tan body...Philippines...$6 (2 available)
....26464...(1)...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....20mm, F++. Cute junior specimen with full dentate lip...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
sold...Distorsio decipiens Reeve, 1844....30mm, F++ w/o. Fully adult. Coarsely reticulate, tan with white apperture...Philippines...retained for photo
NEW...35624...(1)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....35, 39mm. F++. Cinnamon brown with beautifully developed ornate aperture......Philippines...$7 (1 available)
NEW...34751...(4)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....38 to 44mm. F++. Good sized orange-tan specimens of this highly distorted & hump-backed species...Philippines...$8 (4 available)
NEW...34447...(1)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....46mm. F++. Big, heavily distorted, cinnamon brown specimen with flared, nodulose parietal shield...Thailand...$10 (1 available)
....28355...(1)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980...26, 28mm, F++. ODD! Much ligher in color than usual: Pretty pastel orange & nicely distorted...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....28515...(1)...Distorsio cf or affin. kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980....15 mm, F+. Bright orange mini-Distorsio: I remain unconvinced all these are kurzi....Philippines...$7 (1 available)
....23374A...(3)...Distorsio kurtzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980...41 to 45mm, F++. Truely distorted, rich cinnamon brown with lots of teeth...Philippines...$7 (3 available)
....20747...(6)...Distorsio kurzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980...26 to 33mm, F++. Rich dark brown and truly twisted...Philippines...$8 (6 available)
....17942...(4)...Distorsio kurtzi Petuch & Harasewych...35 to 40mm, F++. Golden-brown with mauve-tan parietal shield. These are nice!..Philippines...$7 (4 available)
....15841...(set)...Distorsio kurtzi Petuch & Harasewych, 1980...24 - 31mm, F+. 3 piece variation and growth series..Philippines...$14/set (1 set available)
....23509...(1)...Distorsio mcgintyi Emerson & Puffer, 1953...37 mm, F++ w/perio & operc. RARE FORM from very uncommon locality. Live taken & in great shape...Curacao...$18 (1 available)
NEW...35600...(1)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938....54mm. F++. Pure white albino, with flared, intact lip......Philippines...$14 (1 available)
NEW...34448...(1)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938....48mm. F++. Snowy white with tan apex & great lip...Thailand...$7 (1 available)
....23708...(4)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938...50 to 58mm, F++. Cancellate, white, only slightly distorted...Philippines...$6 (4 available)
....22979...(7)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938...52 to 60mm, F++. Complete, well developed lips...Philippines...$6 (7 available)
....17943...(4)...Distorsio perdistorta Fulton, 1938...52 to 65mm, F++. White with well flared outer lip..Philippines...$7 (4 available)
NEW...35625...(1)...Distorsio reticulata (Roding or Linne?)....44mm. F++. Neatly reticulated, with flared lip & full siphonal canal......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....29470...(5)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....33to 36mm, F+. Clean smaller specimens...India...$3 (5 available)
sold...Distorsio reticulata Roding, 1798....55 to 56mm, F++, w/perio. For those that like their shells "au natural". Deep pinkish parietal area & full fuzzy periostracum. Interesting!...India...retained for photo
....15438...(4)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....44 - 50mm, F++. Tan with pinkish shield & lip...India...$3 (4 available)
....15439...(pr)...Distorsio reticulata Linne, 1758....50mm, F++. Light & dark phase pair...Philippines...$5/pair (1 pair available)
....31791...(8)...Distorsio reticulata ridens Reeve, 1843....35 to 46mm, F+/F++. Neat normal-sized specimens...Thailand...$4 (8 available)
....18342...(2)...Distorsio smithii Lamarck, 1822...49 - 52mm, F+. Squat, tan & white with gold parietal glaze...Senegal...$7 (2 available)
....25440...(4)...Distorsio sp...14 to 15mm, F+. Fully adult specimens of this seldom offered species...Philippines...$10 (4 available)
...26086...(3)...Distorsio sp....33mm, F++. NOT "one of the usual suspects"!!...Philippines...$7(3 available)
NEW...35696...(1)...Gyrineum aculeatum Schepman, 1909....25mm. F++. Excellent example with every varical spine intact......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
NEW...34550...(1)...Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck, 1816....31mm. F++. Big example in bright orange-tan...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....25450...(2)...Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck, 1816....18 to 20mm, F++. Brown & cream, with full length siphonal canals...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
...sold...Gyrineum bituberculare Lamarck, 1816...43mm, F++. Excellent large specimen with full lip & canal...Philippines...Retained for the photo
NEW...35629...(1)...Gyrineum bituberculare fm. fuscocostata Dunker, 1862....25mm. F++. Pale colour form with brown stained nodules......Philippines...$7 (1 available)
NEW...35630...(1)...Gyrineum cuspidatum Reeve, 1844....25mm. F++. Bright yellow with white varices & columella......Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....26655...(1)...Gyrineum cuspidatum Reeve, 1844....32, 34mm, F++. Big, orange brown with aligned white varices...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....25451...(4)...Gyrineum cuspidatum Reeve, 1843....16 to 18mm, F+. with orange & white varices...Philippines...$5 (4 available)
....15683...(+)...Gyrineum cuspidatum Reeve, 1844...9 - 11mm, F+. white to gray with dark pink varices..Philippines...$5 (20 available)
....32779...(5)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....35 to 40mm. F++. Big examples, with strong, dark brown bands...Philippines...$4 (5 available)
....32603...(set)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 to 27mm. F++. 4 piece set showing variability of number of intervarical axial ridges...Philippines...$11/set (1 set available)
....32604...(pair)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 & 26mm. F++. Good pair, one banded in black, the other in brown...Philippines...$6/pair (1 pair available)
....32594...(+)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 to 29mm. F++. Dark brown banded on cream, with well developed & varixed lip...Philippines...$3 for 2 of the beasties (10 available)
....32376...(1)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....34mm. F++. Unusually pale bands on this fine example with good apex, lip & canal. Maybe one parent was albinistic...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
...32595...(prs)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....25 to 29mm. F++. Interesting pairs, one typically banded & finely beaded, the other with much coarser sculpture & brown only on the knobs...Philippines...$7/pair (5 pairs available)
....17945...(2)...Gyrineum gyrinum Linne, 1758...34 to 43mm, F++ w/o. Big, live taken, bold brown bands on white..Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....27136...(6)...Gyrineum gyrineum Linne, 1758....22 to 28mm, F++. Brown & white banded & boldly nodulated...Philippines...$3 (6 available)
....15031...(7)...Gyrineum gyrinum Linne, 1758...25 - 33mm, F++ White with brown bands. look like humbugs...Philippines...$2.50 (7 available)
NEW...34792...(1)...Gyrineum hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1961....18mm. F++. Long tailed & dark brown banded little Ranellidae...Philippines...$6 (1 available)
....30137...(2)...Gyrineum hirasei Kuroda & Habe, 1961....17, 19mm, F+. Pale, finely beaded & with orange striped varices...Philippines...$5 (2 available)
NEW...35631...(1)...Gyrineum lacunatum Mighels, 1845....9mm. F++. Cute miniature species with hot pink basal band......Philippines...$4 (1 available)
NEW...35632...(1)...Gyrineum longicaudatum Beu, 1998....21mm. F++. Neat long tailed species only described within the last ten years......Philippines...$10 (1 available)
...sold...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....51mm, F++. Largest specimen of this we've ever seen (thought it was something else at first glance!)...Philippines...retained for photo.
....12728...(3)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....25 - 32mm, F/F+ with good data...Singapore...$3 for all 3 (3 available)
....27135...(5)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....33to 36mm, F++. Banded & finely beaded tiny tritons...India...$3 (5 available)
....15441...(4)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....31 - 34mm, F+. Tan with white bands & brown nodules...India...$2 (4 available)
....15444...(1)...Gyrineum natator Roding, 1798....38mm, F+. Big & brown with tan bands & brown nodules...India...$2.50 (1 available)
...34168...(2)...Gyrineum cf. pusillum Broderip, 1833....19mm. F+. White with lavender trimmed aperture...Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....29759...(1)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....18mm, F++. Finely beaded, with twin orange-tan bands...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
sold...Gyrineum pusillum broderip, 1833....13, 16 and 19mm, F+. 3 piece short growth series...Philippines...retained for photo
....25452...(3)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....12 to 13mm, F+. Pretty purple tinted lip & siphonal canal...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....23743...(3)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833...11 to 13mm, F+. Pinkish-gray with purple varices...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....25073...(1)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833....21mm, F++ w/operc. Orange banded with purple tipped siphonal canal...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....23379...(1)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833...24mm, F++. Big for species! Pastel pink & orange bands...Philippines...$10 (1 available)
....20761...(4)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833...19 to 22mm, F++. Tan with brown varices & full siphonal canals...Philippines...$4 (4 available)
....15684...(+)...Gyrineum pusillum Broderip, 1833...7 - 9mm, F+. Tan-gray with dark pink lines..Philippines...$2 for 2 (many)
NEW...35214...(2)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....20mm. F++. Pretty deep pink with orange varices & tubercules......Philippines...$3 (2 available)
....30854...(3)...Gyrinium roseum Reeve, 1844....15 to 18mm, F+. Deep pink with light orange varices. If this species were larger it would be a real collectors' favorite...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....31048...(1)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....22mm, F++. Hot pink with paler nodules & orange varices...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....28209...(3)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....20 to 23mm, F++. Gloriuos rich pink with bright orange varices...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....27335...(4)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....16 to 19mm, F++. Rich, bright pink with orange varices...Philippines...$3 (4 available)
....26466...(3)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844....15 mm, F+. Pretty pastel pink with orange & white varices...Philippines...$3 (3 available)
....23742...(5 pairs)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844...11 to 15mm, F+. Pretty pink with orange varices...Philippines...$4/pair (5 pairs available)
...15685...(7)...Gyrineum roseum Reeve, 1844...10 - 15 mm, F++. Dark pink with orange varices..Philippines...$4 (7 available)
...32825...(8)...Gyrineum sp....17 to 20mm. F++. Finely nodulated, with pastel orange spotted varices...Philippines...$4 (8 available)
....32908...(1)...Haustellum mindanoensis Sowerby, 1841....78mm. F+. Delicate, fine spined & long "tailed" specimen...Philippines...$7 (1 available)
NEW...35595...(1)...Linatella caudata Gmelin, 1791....65, 69mm. F++. Fine examples with excellent, fine toothed lip & orange edged columella......Philippines...$8 (1 available)
....29928...(3)...Linatella caudata Gmelin, 1791....64 to 70mm, F+. Lightly banded & spirally corded, with dentate lip intact...Philippines...$6 (3 available)
....29929...(1)...Linatella caudata Gmelin, 1791....77mm, F+. Nice sized example, with flared lip & orange columella & lip teeth...Philippines...$9 (1 available)
....26469...(1)...Linatella cingulata Lamarck, 1822....40mm, F. VERY freshly beached, with brown spiral lines & bands...Philippines...$3 (1 available)
....10045...(1)...Linatella cingulata Lamarck, 1822....58.5, 51.5 mm, F+/F++ brown with tan bands...SE India...$3 (1 available)
...34170...(1)....Linatella succincta Linne, 1771....41mm. F+. Good junior specimen with fully formed lip & strong brown spiral cords...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32450...(1)...Linatella succincta Linne, 1771....33mm. F+. Neat little juvenile specimen with just one fully formed varix. Start a growth series here...Philippines...$4 (1 available)
....32773...(1)...Linatella succincta Linne, 1771....54, 60mm. F++ 1w/o. Boldly brown corded with excellent, fully formed, black toothed lip...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
....30579...(3)...Ranella olearium Linne, 1758....90 to 110mm, F+ high w/o. Fresh specimens, lightly mottled in brown & complete with opercs...Senegal...$14 (3 available)
....31952...(4)...Ranella olearium Linne, 1758....108 to 110mm, F+ high w/o. With nice canals & fully formed lips, but apices a bit decollated...Senegal...$12 (4 available)
....31953...(pr)...Ranella olearium Linne, 1758....98 & 100 mm, F++ w/o. Extreme pair, one darker & heavily nodulated, the other lighter tan banded & lightly pustulose...Senegal...$20/pair (1 pair available)
....18585...(1)...Sassia eburnea Reeve, 1844...22 & 23mm, F++. Cancellate snowy white Ranellidae...Tasmania...$7 (1 available)
....18630...(1)...Sassia kampyla Watson, 1885...46 to 53mm, F+. Beautiful white deep water species with very attractive sculpture ...Australia...$14 (1 available)
...33808...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1961....41mm. F++. Nice brown blotched specimen with full siphonal canal...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....25470...(1)...Sassia nassariformis Sowerby, 1902....53mm, F high - not bad, actually. Fresh dead but decent specimen of this rare, deep water Cymatium, typically from East Africa...Philippines...$25 (1 available)
....25471...(1)...Sassia nassariformis Sowerby, 1902....45mm, F. Good starter specimen...Philippines...$18 (1 available)
....26912...(1)...Sassia nassariformis Sowerby, 1902....58mm, F++. VERY na-sassy "Oversize" specimen, beaded white with complete lip & parietal shield: great stuff!!...Philippines...$35 (1 available)
....30273...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1961....40 mm, F+. Tan mottled, with fully developed lip & parietal shield...Philippines...$12 (1 available)
....32758...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1952....39mm. F++. Richly brown mottled with white rimmed aperture...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....31593...(1)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda and Habe, 1952....36 mm, F+. With good, fresh colour, fully formed lip and parietal shield...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....29385...(pr)...Sassia nassariformis semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1952....42, 46mm, F+ high. Great pair showing extremes of light & dark colour forms...Philippines...$18/pair. (will split pair if asked politely enough....) (1 pair available)
....27068...(1)...Sassia nassariformis fm. semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1952....32mm, F+. . Light tan with brown & white varices...Philippines...$11 (1 available)
....27357...(1)...Sassia semitorta Kuroda & Habe, 1952....59 mm, F++. Monster with fully developed lip, parietal shield & syphonal canal...Philippines...$15 (1 available)
....32824...(1)...Sassia sp.....35mm. F+. Slightly junior specimen showing partial lip formation...Philippines...$5 (1 available)
...18706...(1)...Sassia verrucosa Reeve, 1844...22.5 mm. F+. Cancellate, white with lip teeth. Hard to find!...Australia...$8 (1 available)
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