Last
update 9 May "06
All the shells
are selected specimens in excellent quality.
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The plates of
the others shells are available after request.

CONIDAE
CYPRAEIDAE
AUCTION
2-6 February 2025
MURICIDAE
Naquetia
annandalei (Preston 1910) Gem W/O 80 mm. $95.00
UNAVAILABLE
Orange color, large and very nice. Bohol 2000
Naquetia
annandalei (Preston 1910) Gem 85,9 mm. $55.00
Chocolate color, large and very nice. Bohol “00
Homalocantha
anomaliae (Kosuge 1979) Gem 26,4 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding!
Very attractive. Peach color with yellowish perfect spines and siphon canal.
Panglao Isl. Bohol 2002
Chicoreus
axicornis (Lamarck 1822) Gem W/O 66,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Brown color with perfect curved long spines, very nice. Davao “00
Chicoreus
axicornis (Lamarck 1822) Gem W/O 63,6 mm. $30.00
Reach cream color with perfect curved long spines, very nice. Davao “00
Chicoreus
axicornis (Lamarck 1822) F+++ W/O 47,3 mm. $25.00
Purplish/brawn color with perfect curved long spines, very nice. Davao
“00
Chicoreus
axicornis (Lamarck 1822) Gem W/O 50,9 mm. $40.00
Yellow color with perfect curved long spines, very nice. Davao “00
Chicoreus
axicornis (Lamarck 1822) Gem W/O 51,4 mm. $30.00
Lavender/cream color with perfect curved long spines, very nice. Davao
“00
Chicoreus
axicornis (Lamarck 1822) Gem W/O 41,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Pinkish color with perfect curved long spines, very nice. Davao “00
Favartia
balteata (Sowerby 1841) F+++ W/O 29,6 mm. $30.00
Very pretty, white color with black spines. Cebu 1999
Favartia
balteata (Sowerby 1841) F+++/Gem 23,3 mm. $20.00
Very pretty, yellow/orange color with black spines. Cebu 1999
Bolinus
brandaris longispinosus form (Linne 1758) F+++/Gem
65+ mm. W/O $10.00 With fine long spine. Varkiza bay on sand 3-10 m. Saronicos
Gulf, Greece 1999
Bolinus
brandaris longispinosus form (Linne 1758) F+++
W/O 76 mm. $10.00 Very attractive, fine long spines, few are chipped. Varkiza
bay on sand 3-10 m. Saronicos gulf, Greece "00
Bolinus
brandaris longispinosus form (Linne 1758) F+++/Gem
70,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Triple row of spines, long and perfect, very hard to find in this quality,
one spine is malformed. Varkiza bay on sand 3-10 m. Saronicos gulf Greece
August "00
Bolinus
brandaris freak (Linne 1758) F++ W/O 68,3 mm.
$50.00 Very unusual, as the last four spires has only one row of spines,
the end of few spines has small damage. Varkiza bay on sand 3-10 m. Saronicos
gulf Greece August "00
Chicoreus
bundharmai F+++/Gem 101,3 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Extra
large, nice spines. Trawled from 25-55 m. Quang Ngai Vietnam 1999
Murex
chicoreus cnissodus (Euthyme 1888) F+++ W/O 72,9
mm. UNAVAILABLEOutstanding!
Very beautiful. White color with light yellowish/brown lines, mauve/brown
marks and attractive spines. Few spines are slightly chipped. Panglao Isl.
Bohol 2004
Coronium
coronatus Penna-Neme & Leme 1978 F++/F+++
51,5 mm. $180.00 Very attractive, yellowish cream color, has a couple not
important small growth defect and small nick on the siphon canal. Trawled
by nets at 100-150 m. Off Itajai, Santa Catarina State, Brazil May 2000
Chicoreus
crocatus (Reeve 1845) F+++ W/O 68,4 mm. $40.00
Large size, yellowish cream color with black perfect spines, protoconch
damaged.
Zamboanga 1999
Chicoreus
crocatus (Reeve 1845) F+++ 59,6 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very attractive, yellowish color with red/orange spines. Zamboanga "00
Chicoreus
crocatus (Reeve 1845) Gem 59 mm. $45.00 Yellowish
color with orange spines, very pretty. Zamboanga 1999
Chicoreus
crocatus (Reeve 1845) Gem 48,2 mm. $45.00 Yellow
color, very pretty. Zamboanga 1999
Haustellum
cf. dentifer albino (Watson 1883) F+++/Gem W/O
73 mm. $40.00 Outstanding, unusual white color with long siphon canal.
Cebu "00
Chicoreus
dodongi Houart 1995 F+++ 28,9 mm. $15.00 Yellowish
with brown bands and pink spines, very pretty, extra large size. Samar
Isl. 1999
Favartia
cf. dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio 1979 F+++/Gem
19 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Unusual and attractive. Cebu "00
Favartia
dorothyae Emerson & D'Attilio 1979 Gem 21
mm. $30.00 White color with pink siphon, very pretty. Cebu “00
Murexiella
mactanensis Emerson & D'Attilio 1979 F+++/Gem
18,2 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very pretty, pink color. Mactan Isl. Cebu “00
Pterynotus
martinetana F+++/Gem W/O 28,6 mm. $20.00 Cream &
black with pink spines. Balut Isl. Mindanao Philippines 1999
Pterynotus
martinetana F+++/Gem 26,3 mm. $15.00 Cream & black
with pink spines. Balut Isl. Mindanao Philippines 1999
Murexiella
martini Shikama 1977 F+++/Gem 22,6 mm. $20.00 Very
nice, yellowish color, with long siphon and spines. Bohol “99
Murexiella
martini Shikama 1977 F+++/Gem 21 mm. $15.00 Very nice,
yellowish color, with long siphon and spines. Bohol “99
Murexiella
martini Shikama 1977 F+++/Gem 17,9 mm. $15.00 Very
nice, yellowish color, with long siphon and spines. Bohol “99
Murexiella
martini Shikama 1977 F+++/Gem 19 & 17 mm. $15.00
Brown color with fine spines and siphon. Bohol Philippines 1998
Pterynotus
miyokoae Kosuge 1979 F+++ W/O 66,7 mm. $80.00
Outstanding! Large, yellowish and light brown bands with very attractive
wings, and long curved siphon. Balut Isl. Mindanao "02
Pterynotus
miyokoae Kosuge 1979 F+++/Gem W/O 59,7 mm. $70.00
Outstanding! Uncommon light color, yellowish/white and beige bands with
very attractive almost perfect wings. Balut Isl. Mindanao "02
Pterynotus
miyokoae albino Kosuge 1979 F+++ W/O 64,2 mm.
UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Large, rare white color with very attractive almost perfect
wings and long curved siphon. Balut Isl. Mindanao "02
Murex
dermomurex neglecta (Habe & Kosuge 1971) F+++/Gem
20,7 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very attractive. Corded, white color. The protoconch is slightly chipped.
Balicasag Isl. Bohol 2002
Chicoreus
cf. nobilis (4 varices) Shikama 1977 Gem 40,4
mm.
UNAVAILABLEAn
abnormal specimen with 4 varices of spines. Yellowish color with pinkish
spines, very attractive. Cebu "00
Chicoreus
nobilis albino Shikama 1977 Gem W/O 52,8 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very attractive, rare white color with perfect spines.
Olango Isl. Cebu
"02
Murexiella
pelepili D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980 F+++ 23 mm.
$15.00 Cream color. Cebu Philippines “99
Murexiella
pelepili D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980 F+++/Gem 20,6
mm. $15.00 Chocolate color. Cebu Philippines “99
Murexiella
pelepili D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980 F+++/Gem 20
mm. $15.00 Yellow/orange color. Cebu Philippines “99
Murexiella
pelepili long spiny form D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980
F+++/Gem 32,1 mm. $70.00
Brown color with long fine spines. Cebu “99
Murexiella
pelepili long spiny form D'Attilio & Bertsch 1980
Gem W/O 29 mm. $40.00 Brown color with long fine spines. Cebu “99
Dermomurex
scalaroides (Blainville 1829) F+++/Gem 6 mm. $24.00
Very pretty and rare. Lamellate, yellowish/cram color. Trawled at 120 m.
Bozcaada Isl. North Aegean Sea 1998
Scorpio
F+++ 43,6 mm. $15.00 White with brown spines. Cebu 1998
Chicomurex
superbus (G. B. Sowerby III 1889) Color variations
Mactan Isl. Cebu
Philippines 1998
#1 Gem W/O 77,6 mm. $35.00 UNAVAILABLE
#2 Gem W/O 74 mm. $30.00 UNAVAILABLE
#3 Gem W/O 70 mm. $25.00 UNAVAILABLE
#4 Gem W/O 68,7 mm. $25.00
#5 Gem W/O 67,8 mm. $20.00
#6 Gem W/O 65 mm. $25.00
#7 Gem W/O 62,1 mm. $15.00
#8 Gem W/O 51,8 mm. $10.00
#9 Gem W/O 51,7 mm. $15.00
#10 Gem W/O 41,8 mm. $10.00
Superbus
(G. B. Sowerby III 1889) Gem W/O 77,7 mm. $35.00 Mactan
Isl. Cebu Philippines 1998
Chicomurex
superbus [pink] (G. B. Sowerby III 1889) Gem 36
mm. $20.00 Very pretty, slightly juvenile, pink color with red spots on
varices. Mactan Isl. Cebu “00
Hexaplex
trunculus (Linne 1758) F++ $4.00 Self collected Saronicos
gulf Greece 1997
Torrefactus
F+++/Gem $5.00 $ Self collected Krabi Andaman Sea 1996
Pteropurpura
trialata (Sowerby 1834) F+++ 65,4 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Very nice, brown color with yellowish/cream lines and almost perfect cream
wings. At low tide. San Clemente Isl. California "76
Siratus
venustulus Rehder & Wilson 1975 Color variations
Mactan Isl. Cebu Philippines 1998
#1 Gem 57,2 mm. $25.00 UNAVAILABLE
#2 Gem 54 mm. $20.00
#3 Gem W/O 53,9 mm. $15.00 UNAVAILABLE
#4 Gem 52,6 mm. $15.00
#5 Gem 52,2 mm. $10.00
#6 Gem W/O 51 mm. $10.00 UNAVAILABLE
#7 Gem W/O 43,6 mm. $15.00 UNAVAILABLE
#8 Gem 49,2 mm. $25.00 UNAVAILABLE
#9 Gem W/O 46,7 mm. $20.00
#10 Gem 43,7 mm. $8.00
#11 Gem 40,6 mm. $8.00
#12 Gem 39,5 mm. $8.00
Siratus
vicdani Kosuge 1980 F+++ W/O 46,7 mm. $60.00 Very
attractive, yellowish/cream color with beige bands and brown marks. A spine
and the canal are slightly chipped. Samal Isl. Davao “00
Zamboi
(Burch & Burch 1960) Gem 18-33 mm. $5.00
juvenile with long spines very pretty. Cebu 1998
Attiliosa
nodulifera (Sowerby, 1841) F+++ 27 mm. $10.00 Very
nice, yellowish color with black spines. Cebu “99
Fuegotrophon
pallidus Powell 1951 F++/F+++ W/O 15 mm.5 $30.00
Very nice. White color. The tip and the canal are little chipped. Trawled
at 120 m. Rare new location, Uruguay 2005
Habromorula
spinosa F+++ 20,5 mm. $22.00 Very attractive,
yellowish cream color with black spines. Philippines "00
Lataxiena
fimbriata (Hinds 1844) F++ 39,5 mm. $20.00 Very
attractive. Has one coral and valve of chama on it. Samar "00
Murexiella
humilis (Broderip 1833) F+++/Gem W/O 20,6 mm.
UNAVAILABLE
Outstanding! Very beautiful. Cream/white color with brown band and attractive
perfect spines. Dredged off Gobernadora Isl. Panama, March 1989
Paziella
nuttingi (Dall 1896) Gem 11,4 mm. $30.00 Very
pretty. Corded, cream/white color with perfect spines. Dredged at 450-500
m. in mud and rock. Escudo de Veragus, Caribbean, Panama 2005
Trophon
albidus (Philippi 1846) F+++/Gem W/O 24,4 mm.
$60.00 Outstanding! Very nice. Corded, orange/beige and yellowish color.
Has a small chip and the protoconch are slightly chipped. Dived at 15 m.
Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina 2005
Trophon
geversianus (Palas 1774) F+++ W/O 47,7 mm. $36.00
Outstanding Cancellated! Very nice. Cancellated, pale bluish/gray and cream
color. Has few slightly growth defects dose not detract from it's overall
beauty and the protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 17 m. De los Estados
Isl. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 2005
Trophon
geversianus (Palas 1774) F++/F+++ W/O 46,1 mm.
$36.00 Outstanding Lamellated! Very nice. Lamellated, grayish/beige color
with attractive lamellas. The lip is chipped. Dived at 17 m. De los Estados
Isl. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 2005
Trophon
geversianus (Palas 1774) F++ W/O 42,2 mm. $46.00
Gorgeous Lamellated & Cancellated! Very beautiful exceptional color.
Lamellated & cancellated, yellow and white color with bluish marks
and attractive lamellas. Few lamellas and the lip are little chipped. Dived
at 17 m. De los Estados Isl. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina 2005
Trophon
geversianus (Palas 1774) F++ W/O 63,6 mm. $75.00
Outstanding Large Lamellated! Very beautiful. Lamellated, mauve/beige color
with attractive lamellas. Has slightly growth marks and defects, some lamellas
are chipped. Dived at 17 m. De los Estados Isl. Tierra del Fuego, Argentina
2005
Trophon
geversianus (Pallas 1774) F++ W/O 59.1 mm. UNAVAILABLE
Large
and very beautiful frilly form. Rare gold/honey color with attractive short
lamellas and reddish/brown the inside of aperture. The lamellas are slightly
chipped. Dived at 30 m. De Los Estados Isl. Tierra del Fuego Argentina
2000
Trophon
pelseneeri E. A. Smith 1915 F+++/Gem W/O 26,9
mm. UNAVAILABLE
Gorgeous Orange/White! Very beautiful. Pinkish/orange color with white
bands and attractive almost perfect lamellas. Few lamellas has nicks. Trawled
at 80 m. on muddy sand bottoms. Uruguay 2005
Trophon
pelseneeri E. A. Smith 1915 F++ 26,3 mm. $40.00
Gorgeous Pink/Cream! Very beautiful. Pink and cream color with attractive
lamellas. Few lamellas are chipped. Trawled at 80 m. on muddy sand bottoms.
Uruguay 2005
Trophon
pelseneeri E. A. Smith 1915 F++ 25,5 mm. $48.00
Gorgeous Yellowish! Very beautiful. Pale yellowish color with attractive
lamellas. Few lamellas are chipped. Trawled at 80 m. on muddy sand bottoms.
Uruguay 2005
Typhis
pinnatus (Broderip 1833) F++/F+++ W/O 16,2 mm.
UNAVAILABLE
Gorgeous! Very pretty. Corded, yellowish/white color. Has few micro defect
and the side of the canal is little damaged. Dredged at 250 m. San Blas
Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2005
Vitularia
miliaris (Gmelin 1791) F+++ W/O 35-42 mm. $6.00 Orange
& white-orange. Cebu Philippines 1998
Vitularia
miliaris(Gmelin 1791) F+++ W/O 35-42 mm. $8.00 brown
with cream blotch. Cebu Philippines 1998
Xymenopsis
muriciformis (King & Broderip 1832) F++ W/O
21,3 mm. $30.00 Very nice. Corded, lavender, beige and yellowish/cream
color. Has slightly growth scar, the side of the canal, the lip and the
protoconch are chipped. Dived at 7 m. Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina
2005
Xymenopsis
muriciformis form decolor (Philippi 1845) F++/F+++
W/O 32,5 mm. $55.00 Very nice. Corded, yellowish, beige and mauve color.
Has few micro defects, the side of the canal and the protoconch are slightly
chipped. Dredged at 15 m. Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina 2005
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