Australian Seashells P/L 5 Ealing Mews, Kingsley WA 6026, Australia. web: www.seashells.net, e-mail: shells@seashells.net.au
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Genus Species Author Locality Description Grading Price
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA 300-400mm, typical for species, usually good, priced on condition, w/o F+/F++ 50-90.00
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA 400-450mm, typical, usually at least some lip & spire damage, w/o F+/F++ 90-130.00
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA 450-500mm, typically with some lip & spire damage, w/o F+/F++ 130-170.00
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA 500-550mm, very large, heavy, always lip & spire damage, getting rare, w/o F+ 170-210.00
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA over 550mm, massive & heavy, rare size, always spire & lip damage, w/o F+ POR
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA 10-30mm, beautiful miniature sp, tiny, perfect shape/colour, juvenile F 10.00
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W WA 0-400mm, super growth series, 8 sp, full size range: hatchling to ~400mm F+/F++ 200.00
Syrinx aruanus (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, Perth 300-400mm, typical smaller southern sp, fully mature, smooth, w/o F+/F++ 75-95.00
Pugilina cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA 50-70mm, aka wardiana, heavy yellow/orange sp, coronated spire, w/o F++ 3.00
Pugilina cochlidium (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA 70-90mm, aka wardiana, heavy yellow/orange sp, coronated spire, w/o F++ 4.00
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) Mexico, Gulf 40-50mm, f bispinosa, white/pink/orange, rows of spines, w/o F++/GEM 5.00
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) USA, Florida 40-60mm, nice shells with coronet of spines, w/o F++/GEM 4.00
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) USA, Florida 60-80mm, nice shells with coronet of spines, w/o F++/GEM 6.00
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) USA, Florida 80-100mm, nice shells with coronet of spines, w/o F++/GEM 8.00
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791) USA, Florida 100-120mm, super shells, dramatic spined shoulder, w/o F++/GEM 12.00
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) West Indies 80-100mm, massive inflated sp, sparse shoulder spines, w/o F++ 8.00
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) West Indies 100-120mm, massive inflated sp, sparse shoulder spines, w/o F++ 12.00
Melongena melongena (Linnaeus, 1758) West Indies over 120mm, massive inflated sp, sparse shoulder spines, w/o F++ 15.00
Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758) Africa, Angola 60-80mm, dark brown sp, pale bands on body whorl, w/o F++/GEM 4.00
Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758) Africa, Angola 80-100mm, dark brown sp, pale bands on body whorl, w/o F++/GEM 6.00
Pugilina morio (Linnaeus, 1758) Africa, Angola over 100mm, large, dark brown, pale bands on whorl, w/o F++/GEM 12.00
Volema myristica Roeding, 1798 Philippines 40-50mm, variable shells, some with spines/nodules on shoulder F++ 6.00
Volema paradisiaca Roeding, 1798 India 40-50mm, robust shells, some with nodulose shoulder F++/GEM sold out
Melongena patula (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) Mexico 60-80mm, smooth dark brown Mazatlan sp, tan spiral band w/o F++/GEM 5.00
Melongena patula (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829) Mexico 80-100mm, smooth dark brown Mazatlan sp, tan spiral band w/o F++/GEM 8.00

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