Thomas Honker
  honkerspecimen@bellsouth.net


 

 
 *  CONIDAE           

5637  Conus abroholensis Petuch, 1987, Brazil, 21 mm, fine+, red/white, (previously listed as bertarollae Costa & Simone, 1997)    70.00

1439  Conus acutangulus Lamarck, Solomon Islands, 14-16 mm, fine+, night scuba, Guadalcanal     7.00

1446  Conus amadis castaneofasciatus Sowerby, India, 60-78 mm, fine+, brown/white, banded, w/o    10.00

1456  Conus arenatus Hwass, Madagascar, 46-55 mm, fine+, see Walls p. 105 at top, extra large     5.00

1441  Conus asiaticus lovellreevei Raybaudi, India, 32-39 mm, fine+, previously listed as alabaster Reeve     5.00

0344  Conus atractus Tomlin, 1937, Colombia, 30-36 mm, fine, trawled off the Guajira Peninsula    12.50

0054  Conus augur Lightfoot, 1786, Madagascar, 46-56 mm, fine, couple, two bands/fine dotted pattern (some normal spire damage on these)    10.00

2735  Conus baccatus Sowerby, 1877, Panama, 19-20 mm, fine+, dredged in 20+ fathoms, scarce now    30.00

1464  Conus bayani Jousseaume, India, 40-55 mm, fine+, white with brown pattern, w/o    10.00

1465  Conus beddomei Sowerby, 1901, Brazil, 22-24 mm, fine++, 4 piece color set, striking color variations, red, green, and brownish with white highlights   125.00

0503  Conus bengalensis Okutani, Thailand, 85-96 mm, fine+, nice pattern, one golden color form    75.00

6399  Conus bengalensis Okutani, India, 80-90 mm, fine+, medium size, w/o    60.00

6400  Conus bengalensis Okutani, India, 117-125mm, fine+, extra large size, very fat, w/o   180.00

3828  Conus betulinus Linne, India, 60-75 mm, fine+, dredged off Cuddalore, w/o     7.50

4088  Conus bruguieresi Keiner, 1845, Senegal, 26-30 mm, fine+, large, dark grey, only a few    30.00

1473  Conus caracteristicus Fischer, 1807, India, 40-50 mm, fine+, tan pattern on white base, w/o     5.00

3964  Conus catus Hwass, 1792, Marquesas, 27-29 mm, fine+, dark form, see Walls p. 197 top right    10.00

0253  Conus centurio Born, 1778, Colombia, 50-59 mm, fine+, gorgeous dark patterns, trawled off the Guajira Peninsula, a few    50.00

0782  Conus centurio Born, 1778, Colombia, 40-49 mm, fine+, gorgeous patterns, one-time rarity    25.00

2458  Conus cholmondeleyi Melvill, 1900, Tanzania, 44-52 mm, fine+, fine axial lined pattern, several    30.00

2459  Conus cholmondeleyi Melvill, 1900, Tanzania, 54-58 mm, fine+, nice large well patterned specimens    45.00

1475  Conus circumcisus Born, Philippines, 50-60 mm, fine+, diver taken near Cebu    15.00

2417  Conus clenchi Martins, 1943, Brazil, 47-54 mm, fine+, trawled in 35-40 meters, a couple only    60.00

1103  Conus coromandelicus Smith, India, 33-37 mm, fine, dredged in 100 fathoms off Madras    75.00

1104  Conus coromandelicus Smith, India, 27-34 mm, good, dredged in 100 fathoms, decent representative specimens of a very seldom seen species at a ridiculously low price    10.00

1692  Conus crocatus Lamarck, 1816, Philippines, 34 mm, fine+, light orange with white tented pattern    30.00

3805  Conus cyanostoma Adams, 1854, Australia, 18-22 mm, fine+, trawled off Queensland, a few only    15.00

1487  Conus dalli Stearns, Panama, 49-53 mm, fine++, dark and fresh, attractive tented pattern    15.00

2713  Conus dalli Stearns, Panama, 35-45 mm, fine+, medium size, taken in 2-3 meters    10.00

1491  Conus daucus Hwass, Florida, 39 mm, gem, yellow! This species is very rare now in Florida, especially the yellow form   150.00

1492  Conus delanoyi Trovao, Cape Verde Is., 19-21 mm, fine+, netted pattern, brown/white    15.00

1493  Conus delesserti Recluz, Florida, 45-55 mm, fine+, dredged off East Coast, lip smoothed     5.00

1517  Conus dusaveli H. Adams, Philippines, 78 mm, gem, shades of orange with bluish bands   175.00

4947  Conus elisae Keiner, 1843, Hawaii, 22-26 mm, fine+, form of pennaceus, rare    50.00

3251  Conus ermineus Born, 1778, Venezuela, 60-66 mm, fine+, large size, trawled off Los Monges    20.00

1843  Conus eucoronatus Sowerby, 1903, South Africa, 30-38 mm, fine, decent quality, dredged in 120+ meters    75.00

2479  Conus eucoronatus Sowerby, 1903, South Africa, 36-38 mm, fine++, as nice as they come, just a couple   125.00

1521  Conus euetrios Sowerby, Mozambique, 75-78 mm, gem, bluish base, extra large and dark    75.00

1526  Conus flavescens Sowerby, Florida, 17-22 mm, fine+, tan to dark brown with varied patterns    10.00

1855  Conus floridanus floridensis Sowerby, 1870, Florida, 30-38 mm, fine++, w/o, scarce now, dark attractive specimens    30.00

4969  Conus floridanus floridensis Sowerby, Florida, 27-35 mm, fine, scar or lip roughness with expected fading of color as these were collected in 1980's     4.00

6466  Conus floridanus floridensis Sowerby, 1870, Florida, 30-38 mm, fine, w/o, slight scar, still very nice    20.00

7066  Conus floridanus floridensis Sowerby, Florida, 40-44 mm, fine, huge size, with operculum, slight scar    25.00

5403  Conus floridulus Adams & Reeve, 1848, Philippines, 30-34 mm, fine+, heavily pustulated, taken in 30 meters    10.00

2988  Conus garciai Da Motta, Honduras, 40-47 mm, fine, nice quality for these trawled shells, typical slight scar with usual damage    15.00

4771  Conus garciai Da Motta, Honduras, 50-54 mm, fine, extra large size, still nice quality for this usually very rough species    25.00

2363  Conus gloriamaris Chemnitz, Philippines, 113 mm, gem, large size, dark and fresh   200.00

1533  Conus gradatulus Weinkauff, 1875, South Africa, 58-67 mm, fine, slight reddish pattern on cream base    70.00

0350  Conus granarius Kiener, Colombia, 45-50 mm, fine+, dense spotted pattern    75.00

0351  Conus granarius Kiener, Colombia, 50-65 mm, fine, big, usual scar,    30.00

5612  Conus granum Rockel & Fischoeder, 1985, Philippines, 22-28 mm, fine+, purple, taken by scuba in 30 meters    20.00

1537  Conus gubernator Hwass, 1792, Mozambique, 55-65 mm, fine+, brown to black on bluish base, intriguing patterns    10.00

1538  Conus gubernator Hwass, Madagascar, 60-75 mm, fine+, interesting patterns, large size    15.00

1540  Conus inscriptus Reeve, India, 45-58 mm, fine+, typical brown/white, w/o     5.00

1647  Conus iodostoma Reeve, 1843, Mozambique, 33-38 mm, fine+, uncommon, see Walls p. 377 top    15.00

1543  Conus janus Hwass, 1792, Mozambique, 48-58 mm, fine+, new stock, dark and fresh,    10.00

5146  Conus janus Hwass, 1792, Mozambique, 60-66 mm, fine+, extra large size, from northern coast    15.00

2598  Conus jaspideus Gmelin, Florida, 14-19 mm, fine+, night scuba off our coast in 10 fms.     1.50

5228  Conus jaspideus variation Gmelin, Honduras, 14-15 mm, fine+, brown/white, zic-zac pattern, unusual     4.00

3394  Conus jickelii Weinkauff, 1873, Djibouti, 35-39 mm, fine+, dark brown inscriptus type pattern on white base, (shallow water form)    15.00

0515  Conus jucundus Sowerby, Bahamas, 19-22 mm, fine+, live taken, beautiful patterns, (sometimes listed as abbotti or abbotti cardinalis), scarce now   125.00

0517  Conus jucundus Sowerby, Bahamas, 24-30 mm, fine+, larger size which is quite scarce, light brown to brown/white, typically with mid-body band.   500.00

0518  Conus jucundus Sowerby, Bahamas, 31-35 mm, fine+, a few of these big ones, live taken, with operculum.  Light brown color, to dark brown, and usually with mid-body band   800.00

1548  Conus kuroharai Habe, Philippines, 54-60 mm, gem, a couple, from deep water tangle nets    80.00

1554  Conus lemniscatus Reeve, 1849, India, 30-35 mm, fine+, compare with traversianus, light orange to tan color on white base,    15.00

0033  Conus limpusi Rockel & Korn, 1990, Australia, 30-35 mm, fine+, a few, trawled in 75 fathoms, (previously listed as lizardensis)    30.00

4604  Conus lischkeanus Weinkauff, 1875, Mozambique, 29-32 mm, fine+, one from Australia also, trawled in 50 meters off Queensland    30.00

4915  Conus litoglyphus Reeve, 1845, Madagascar, 44-55 mm, fine+, chocolate brown/white    12.00

1557  Conus lividus Hwass, Fr. Polynesia, 28-35 mm, fine+, dark specimens, banded     3.50

5494  Conus loroisii Kiener, 1848, India, 50-65 mm, fine+, w/o, large size, greyish/tan    10.00

5462  Conus macarae Bernardi, 1857, Philippines, 40-55 mm, fine+, trawled off Negros, varied colors (form of voluminalis)    15.00

1564  Conus magus Linne, Philippines, 55-68 mm, fine+, large size, dramatic color forms, basic data    10.00

1565  Conus malacanus Hwass, India, 36-44 mm, fine+, w/o, brown/white     5.00

1529  Conus maldivus Hwass, Madagascar, 55-68 mm, fine+, brown/white, some from Mozambique also     7.50

1568  Conus memiae Azuma & Toki, Philippines, 25-27 mm, fine+, large size, just a couple    10.00

5168  Conus miliaris Hwass, 1792, Fr. Polynesia, 16-19 mm, fine+, peach/tan color     2.00

1107  Conus milne-edwardsii Jousseaume, India, 90-108 mm, fine+, dark pink banding, w/o    75.00

4048  Conus mindanus agassizii Dall, 1889, Brazil, 34-37 mm, fine+, pinkish brown with fine dotted pattern    20.00

6606  Conus muriculatus sugillatus Reeve, 1843, Fr. Polynesia, 25-29 mm, fine+, from Tahiti, in black sand    10.00

2588  Conus mus Hwass, 1792, Florida, 21-28 mm, fine+, scuba in 10 fathoms off our coast, very scarce now    20.00

5170  Conus nanus Broderip, 1833, Fr. Polynesia, 11-14 mm, fine, greyish white, uncommon     2.00

1584  Conus nodulosus Sowerby, 1864, Australia, 36-39 mm, fine+, delicate tented pattern, a couple    20.00

2449  Conus nussatella Linne, 1758, Madagascar, 45-55 mm, fine+, dark brown/white, unusual locality    10.00

6011  Conus oishii Shikama, 1977, Taiwan, 33 mm, fine+, orange color form, only one    60.00

6012  Conus oishii Shikama, 1977, Taiwan, 34 mm, fine+, pale yellowish white    35.00

6013  Conus oishii Shikama, 1977, Taiwan, 32 mm, fine+, lavender/tan and white color form    45.00

1589  Conus patricius Hinds, Panama, 75-85 mm, fine+, large size, dark and fresh, top quality    20.00

7054  Conus patricius Hinds, Panama, 60-68 mm, fine+, normal size, dredged in 10-20 fathoms    10.00

1656  Conus pennaceus Born, 1778, Mozambique, 60-65 mm, fine+, white tents on chestnut brown base,    15.00

1657  Conus pennaceus Born, 1778, Mozambique, 56-65 mm, fine++, white tents on chocolate base, see Walls p. 528 bottom, some with bluish cast    25.00

4660  Conus pennaceus behelokensis Lauer, Madagascar, 45-58 mm, fine+, varied color forms, white tents on chestnut to orangish base    25.00

0254  Conus phlogopus Tomlin, 1937, Colombia, 67 mm, gem-, super quality, dense spots fusing into vertical bands, smooth body whorl (unlike lorenzianus which is corded)    45.00

0577  Conus phuketensis Da Motta, Thailand, 66-78 mm, fine+, extra large, live taken, brown/cream, (junior synonym of pretiosus Nevill & Nevill, 1874) some from India also    60.00

0578  Conus phuketensis Da Motta, India, 50-65 mm, fine+, large, new low price for this attractive species, w/o    45.00

5841  Conus phuketensis De Motta, Thailand, 45-55 mm, fine+, normal size, just a few    35.00

7032  Conus phuketensis DaMotta, Thailand, 76-84 mm, fine+, JUMBO, just a couple, w/o   120.00

1405  Conus poormani Berry, 1960, Panama, 32-33 mm, fine+, dredged in 120+ ft., Bay of Chiriqui, white with brown flammules    10.00

5132  Conus praelatus Hwass, Mozambique, 50-58 mm, fine+, bluish grey tented pattern on brown base    20.00

1593  Conus proximus Sowerby, Philippines, 30-35 mm, fine+, brown dash patterns on cream base    25.00

1594  Conus pulicarius Hwass, Fr. Polynesia, 34-37 mm, fine+, small size, black spotting on white base     3.00

1596  Conus purpurascens Sowerby, Panama, 38-47 mm, fine+, dark and fresh, top quality    15.00

4738  Conus quercinus Lightfoot, 1786, Fr. Polynesia, 48-62 mm, fine+, yellow with fine spiral lines     5.00

6607  Conus rattus Hwass, 1792, Fr. Polynesia, 30-35 mm, fine+, from Huahine, yellow apex     5.00

1600  Conus recurvus Broderip, Panama, 53-60 mm, fine+, nice patterns, chocolate/white    15.00

0688  Conus regius Gmelin, Bahamas, 45-51 mm, fine, unusually large and dark, w/o    20.00

1601  Conus regius Gmelin, Florida, 30-43 mm, fine+, some from various Caribbean locations and Bahamas also    15.00

3573  Conus richardbinghami Petuch, 1992, Bahamas, 17-23 mm, fine, bright red with sparse white cloud pattern, taken night scuba,    50.00

3903  Conus richardbinghami Petuch, 1992, Bahamas, 27-31 mm, fine+, large size, bright red with white cloudlike markings   175.00

6608  Conus sanguinolentus Quoy-Gaimard, Fr. Polynesia, 35-37 mm, fine+, from Tahiti, dark and fresh    10.00

5169  Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792, Fr. Polynesia, 10-14 mm, fine, reddish midbody pattern     2.00

0767  Conus spurius Gmelin, 1791, Florida, 40-60 mm, fine, found cast up after Hurrican Wilma, Florida west coast, nice but of course not gem    15.00

2556  Conus spurius arubaensis Usticke, Colombia, 45-58 mm, fine+, w/o, rare golden form, orange pattern on white   125.00

5386  Conus spurius arubaensis Usticke, Venezuela, 35-45 mm, fine+, small size trawled in the Gulf of Venezuela    10.00

6861  Conus spurius atlanticus Clench, 1942, Mexico, 65 mm, fine+, flat spire, only one    75.00

6862  Conus spurius atlanticus Clench, 1942, Mexico, 58-62 mm, fine+, a couple, trawled in 90 meters off the Yucatan    45.00

1617  Conus sukhadwalai Da Motta, India, 40-47 mm, fine+, dredged in 80 fathoms off Madras   150.00

0302  Conus suturatus sandwichensis Walls, 1977, Hawaii, 21-27 mm, fine+, tan pastels, banded, a couple only    35.00

0039  Conus tessulatus Born, 1780, India, 43-48 mm, fine+, orange/white, some from Madagascar also     5.00

3108  Conus thomae Gmelin, Philippines, 76-80 mm, gem-, chocolate brown/white   250.00

2851  Conus tribblei Walls, 1977, Philippines, 50-65 mm, fine+, cream colored base with brown pattern, spiral grooves anterior third of shell    15.00

1624  Conus trochulus Reeve, Cape Verde Is., 38-35 mm, fine+, pale lavender, attractive    20.00

2886  Conus typhon Kilburn, 1975, Mozambique, 33-45 mm, fine, a couple from off Natal, So. Africa also    75.00

3094  Conus typhon Kilburn, 1975, South Africa, 31 mm, fine, from 45 meters, lip with slight roughness    50.00

0040  Conus unifasciatus Kiener, Senegal, 25-30 mm, fine+, dark brown, nice large ones    15.00

5008  Conus ventricosus Gmelin, 1791, Spain, 30-35 mm, fine+, nice quality large specimens, w/o     7.50

1625  Conus venulatus Hwass, Cape Verde Is., 40-45 mm, fine+, dark or light form, (form B)    40.00

1627  Conus venulatus Hwass, Cape Verde Is., 30-45 mm, fine+, light, dark, ateralbus and nivifer forms    95.00

1626  Conus venulatus nivifer Sowerby, Cape Verde Is., 33-37 mm, fine+, grey white base/brown dash pattern    30.00

2104  Conus verrucosus Hwass, 1792, Bahamas, 15-19 mm, fine+, light yellowish or brown/white form (previously listed as jaspideus verrucosus)    15.00

5039  Conus victoriae Reeve, 1843, Australia, 45-47 mm, fine+, dark form with dense pattern, cf. cholmondelyi    30.00

3575  Conus vicweei Old, 1973, Thailand, 76-85 mm, gem, large size, with nice dark even pattern   250.00

5613  Conus viola Cernohorsky, 1977, Philippines, 39 mm, fine+, lavender and brown, taken by scuba in 30 meters    50.00

2712  Conus virgatus Reeve, 1849, Panama, 50-53 mm, fine+, attractive reddish brown vertical bars    15.00

1631  Conus vittatus Hwass, Panama, 29-33 mm, fine+, bright red-orange, a couple    20.00

1633  Conus zeylandicus Gmelin, Madagascar, 50-60 mm, fine+, from Tulear, a couple only     7.50