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Genus Species Author Locality Description Grading Price $
Cymatium africanum A Adams, 1854 South Africa  70-90mm, predominantly tan with brown pattern F++/GEM  65
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) Australia, WA  30-40mm, dark tan shell with white aperture, w/o F++/GEM  3
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) Australia, WA  40-50mm, dark tan shell with white aperture, w/o F++/GEM  4
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) Australia, WA  50-70mm, dark tan with white aperture - striking shells, w/o F++/GEM  5
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) Australia, WA  40-60mm, white/cream shell, white aperture, rare this colour w/o F++/GEM  10
Ranella australasia (Perry, 1811) New Zealand 80-120mm, very variable in size, w/o F++ 5
Sassia bassi Angas, 1869 Australia, Tasmania  30-35mm, very inflated body whorl, pale cream, some banding w/o F++/GEM  15
Gyrineum bituberculare  (Lamarck, 1816) India  25-30mm, tan shells with darker highlights on body nodules F++/GEM  4
Septa closeli (Beu, 1987) Africa, Mozambique  35-45mm, mottled brown species, orange teeth on lip F++/GEM  10
Ranularia cynocephala (Lamarck, 1816) USA, Florida 50-65mm, orange, dark brown banded inside, long anterior canal w/o F++/GEM  10
Cymatium dolarium (Linnaeus, 1767) South Africa  30-40mm, truncate species with heavy spiral ribs  F++/GEM  8
Sassia eburnea Reeve, 1844 Australia, SA  15-18mm, fine sculptured white shells  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium exaratum Reeve, 1844 Australia, S/W WA 30-40mm, heavily sculptured mottled brown/white/tan shells, w/o  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium exile Reeve, 1844 Philippines  45-50mm, predom. white, spare brown markings, white aperture F++/GEM  6
Cymatium flaveolum (Roeding, 1798) Indonesia  40-50mm, dark brown bands on tan background w/o  F++/GEM  8
Cymatium gemmatum Reeve, 1844 Marquesas Islands 23-25mm, white specimens, rare location  F++/GEM  5
Cymatium grandimaculatum Reeve, 1844 Philippines 50-70mm, orange, two brown blotches on columellar wall, w/o F++/GEM  8
Cymatium grandimaculatum Reeve, 1844 Philippines 70-90mm, orange, two brown blotches on columellar wall, w/o F++/GEM  15
Cymatium hepaticum  (Roeding, 1798) Indonesia  35-45mm, tan/brown bands with black, two white lip flashes, w/o  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium intermedium (Pease, 1869) Marquesas Islands 40-50mm, mottled brown with darker bands, w/o F++/GEM  5
Cymatium intermedium (Pease, 1869) Marquesas Islands 50-60mm, mottled brown with darker bands, w/o F++/GEM  8
Sassia kampyla Watson, 1855 Australia, WA  30-40mm, cream coloured deep water trawled shells w/o  F++  8
Cymatium krebsi Moerch, 1877 USA, Florida 25-30mm, white species with long anterior canal  F++  8
Cymatium keenae Beu, 1970 Mexico, Baja   100-120mm,with brown lirae on columella  F++  25
Cymatium klenei Sowerby, 1889 South Africa  40-50mm, typical for species F++ 10
Gyrineum lacunatum Mighels, 1845 Australia, WA  10-12mm, white, pink accents on varices, lip and anterior canal  F++/GEM  3
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, NSW 80-100mm, form rubicunda, delicate inflated eastern form, w/o  F++  25
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, NSW over 100mm, form rubicunda, eastern form, rare this size, w/o  F++  30
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, NSW Under 80mm, red form, pale orange/red, w/o  F++  25
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, NSW 80-100mm, red form, pale orange/red, w/o F++  30
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, NSW over 100mm, red form, pale orange/red, w/o F++  38
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  under 100mm, f rubicunda powelli, typical eroded spire, w/o F++  10
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  100-120mm, f rubicunda powelli, always with eroded spire, w/o F++  15
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  120-150mm, f rubicunda powelli, large, heavy, eroded spire, w/o F+/F++  20
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  over 150mm, f rubicunda powelli, very rare size, eroded spire, w/o F+/F++  38
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  over 170mm, f rubicunda powelli, heavy giant, eroded spire, w/o F+  75
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  70-100mm, white form, very pale to white, eroded spire, w/o F++  30
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, WA  over 150mm, f rubicunda eucla, pale, long, deep water, like capax F+/F++  38
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) South Africa  140-160mm, form rubicunda pustulata, typical for species, w/o  F+/F++  38
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) New Zealand  150-160mm, form capax, large, light and pale sp.   F++  20
Charonia lampas (Linnaeus, 1758) New Zealand  100-120mm, form capax, elongate and pale, w/o  F++  38
Cymatium lotorium (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia 100-140mm, spectacular large shells, w/o F++/GEM 6
Cymatium lotorium (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia 140-150mm, spectacular, very large for species, w/o F++/GEM 8
Fusitriton magellanicus (Roeding, 1758) Australia, WA  80-100mm, deep water trawled shells, white & cream, w/o  F++  10
Fusitriton magellanicus (Roeding, 1758) Australia, WA  100-120mm, deep water trawled shells, white & cream, w/o  F++  15
Fusitriton magellanicus Finlay, 1926 New Zealand  70-90mm, f. laudanus, pustulose sculpture, orange spiral lines, w/o F++/GEM 10
Cymatium marerubrum Garcia & Talavera,1985 Egypt  20-25mm, deep red shells, single pale band on body whorl  dead 10
Sassia mimetica Tate, 1893 Australia, SA  20-24mm, a rare deep water species  F++/GEM  40
Cymatium moritinctum Reeve, 1844 Australia, WA 50-60mm, orange with discrete brown lines in aperture F++/GEM 10
Cymatium mundum Gould, 1849 Australia, WA  35-45mm, mostly white with high spire & prominent varices  F++/GEM  5
Ranella olearium (Linnaeus, 1758) New Zealand  130-160mm, deep water sp, large nodules on body whorl, w/o F++  8
Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield, 1846 Canada, BC 45-55mm, interesting sp, periostricum intact, with operculum  F++  12
Fusitriton oregonensis Redfield, 1846 Canada, BC 70-120mm, interesting sp, with intact perio and operculum  F++  20
Sassia parkinsonia (Perry, 1811) Australia, Tasmania  25-30mm, local heavy species, with operculum  F++/GEM  12
Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis, 1793) Australia, WA  70-80mm, very nice shells with or without perio, w/o  F++  3
Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis, 1793) Australia, WA  80-100mm, very nice shells with or without perio, w/o  F++  5
Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis, 1793) Australia, WA  over 100mm, very nice shells with or without perio, w/o  F++  8
Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis, 1793) New Zealand 80-100mm, elongate form, long anterior canal F++  8
Cymatium peasei Beu, 1987 Marquesas Islands 25-30mm, endemic FP species, single nodule on whorl lip F++  65
Cymatium perryi Emerson & Old, 1963 India 80-100mm, elegant sp, orange stained aperture, w/o F++/GEM 15
Cymatium perryi Emerson & Old, 1963 India 100-120mm, elegant sp, orange stained aperture, w/o F++/GEM 20
Cymatium perryi Emerson & Old, 1963 India over 120mm, very large for species, w/o F++/GEM 25
Cymatium pileare (Linnaeus, 1758) Australia, N/W 80-100mm, paler than Indonesian shells, red aperture, w/o F++/GEM  4
Cymatium pileare (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia 80-100mm, elongate  shells with red aperture, w/o F++/GEM  4
Gyrineum pulchellum (Sowerby I, 1825) Australia, QLD 18-20mm, small, beautifully winged shells F++/GEM  4
Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786 Australia, Tasmania  70-80mm, much smoother Australian form, w/o  F++  10
Argobuccinum pustulosum Lightfoot, 1786 Chile  80-90mm, f ranelliforme, large, robust South American ssp F++  15
Argobuccinum pustulosum (Dunker, 1862) New Zealand 75-95mm, f tumidum, deep water form, pale, pronounced pustules F++  10
Argobuccinum pustulosum (Dunker, 1862) New Zealand 70-90mm, f tumidum, typical shallow water form, tan, brown stripes F++  10
Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Philippines 80-100mm, large super shells, w/o F++/GEM  5
Cymatium pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia 65-80mm, dark orange shells, w/o F++/GEM  4
Cymatium sarcostomum  Reeve, 1844 Philippines 45-55mm, pustulose orange specimens, w/o F++/GEM  10
Sassia semitorta (Kuroda & Habe, 1961) Philippines 40-50mm, heavily sculptured sp, flared white aperture F++/GEM  5
Sassia sexcostata  Tate, 1888 Australia, SA  18-20mm, tan/brown species low sculpture  F++/GEM  4
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) Australia, SA  90-110mm, nice shells with flared lip, w/o  F++/GEM  15
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) Australia, SA  110-120mm, super shells with flared lip, w/o  F++/GEM  30
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) Australia, SA  over 120mm, super shells with flared lip, w/o  F++/GEM  45
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) Australia, NSW 70-90mm, smaller northern form, w/o  F++/GEM  12
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) Australia, NSW 90-120mm, smaller northern form, w/o  F++/GEM  20
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) New Zealand under 100mm, variable sculpture, rare from here, w/o F++ 10
Cabestana spengleri (Perry, 1811) New Zealand over 100mm, variable sculpture, rare from here, w/o F++ 15
Cymatium succinctum (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia 50-60mm, smooth with fine brown spiral pattern w/o F++/GEM  4
Cymatium succinctum (Linnaeus, 1758) Indonesia over 60mm, smooth, fine spiral pattern - rare this size, w/o F++/GEM  6
Sassia subdistorta  (Lamarck, 1822) Australia, Tasmania  40-50mm, nicely sculptured, raised nodules, white on tan, w/o  F++/GEM  8
Cymatium sinense  Reeve, 1844 Australia, QLD 40-50mm, white/cream with raised sculpture w/o  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium sinense  Reeve, 1844 Australia, QLD 50-60mm, large for this species w/o  F++/GEM  6
Cabestana tabulata Menke, 1843 Australia, S/W WA 40-45mm, heavily ribbed tan shells, w/o  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873 South Africa  35-40mm, deep water shells, some with perio intact  F++/GEM  15
Cymatium tenuiliratum Lischke, 1873 Philippines  25-35mm, tall spired and graceful with long anterior canal  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium testudinaria (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Philippines over 60mm, elegant sp, long canal, dark stained columella, w/o F++/GEM  8
Cymatium testudinaria (Adams & Reeve, 1850) Philippines 50-60mm, elegant sp, long canal, dark stained columella, w/o F++/GEM  5
Cymatium tripus (Lamarck, 1822) India 50-55mm, elegant sp, shoulder nodules, long anterior canal w/o F++/GEM  6
Cymatium tripus (Lamarck, 1822) India over 60mm, elegant sp, shoulder nodules, rare this size, w/o F++/GEM  12
Charonia variegata (Lamarck, 1816) Caribbean  200-250mm, nice colours and good spire  F++  95
Charonia variegata (Lamarck, 1816) Caribbean  over 250mm, nice colours and good spire  F++  120
Sassia verrucosa Reeve, 1844 Australia, SA  20-22mm, heavily sculptured species  F++/GEM  4
Cymatium vespaceum (Lamarck, 1822) Australia, WA 40-50mm, pale tan/cream shells with long anterior canal  F++/GEM  3
Cymatium vestitum (Hinds, 1844) Panama 40-50mm, brown with pale spiral bands, dark aperture lirae w/o F++/GEM  10
Cymatium wiegmanni (Anton, 1839) Panama 60-70mm, inflated, brown columellar pattern, orange inner lip w/o F++/GEM  10

 

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