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CYPRAEIDAE
0856 Cypraea achatidea Sowerby, Spain, 36-42 mm, fine+,
SPECIAL, dredged in 20 fathoms+ 15.00
0958 Cypraea acicularis
Gmelin, 1791, Florida, 20-24 mm, gem,
scuba in 10 fathoms, quite variable 10.00
0959 Cypraea acicularis Gmelin,
1791, Florida, 26-27.5mm, gem,
extra large size, rare on our coast 40.00
2416 Cypraea acicularis
Gmelin, 1791, Brazil, 15-19 mm, gem,
small size, attractive variations 5.00
5368 Cypraea acicularis Gmelin,
1791, Florida, 25 mm, gem, large
size, scarcer now on our coast 15.00
6118 Cypraea acicularis Gmelin,
1791, Florida, 25 mm, gem, set of
three variations, quite distinct 30.00
6940 Cypraea acicularis Gmelin,
1791, Florida, 28-31 mm, gem,
Jumbo size, a couple only 100.00
0857 Cypraea albuginosa
Gray, 1825, Panama, 20-23 mm, gem, pale
lavender margin, dark spotted dorsum 8.00
5737 Cypraea annulus
(monstrous) Linne, 1758, Kenya, 22-27 mm,
gem, rostrated and monstrous, anterior canal bulbous and some distorted
sideways or downward. We can send photos on
request. 75.00
4255 Cypraea arabica
depressa Gray, 1824, Fr. Polynesia, 30-35
mm, gem-, from Tahiti 3.50
4666 Cypraea arabica
immanis Schilder & Schilder, 1939,
Mozambique, 63-72 mm, gem-, dark patterned shells with heavy
bases 15.00
3839 Cypraea arabica niger
Linne, New Caledonia, 55-59 mm, gem,
III in Chatenay, black with orange peel nacre 400.00
3116 Cypraea arabicula
Lamarck, 1819, Panama, 24-26 mm, gem,
heavy well spotted margins, dark and fresh 3.50
1710 Cypraea artuffeli Jousseaume,
1876, Japan, 15-16 mm, fine,
live taken but with healed crack 50.00
2917 Cypraea artuffeli
Jousseaume, 1876, Japan, 15-16 mm, fine+,
live taken, uncommon 75.00
2278 Cypraea astaryi
Schilder, 1971, Fr. Polynesia, 11-12 mm,
gem, a couple, live taken, rare 60.00
0865 Cypraea becki Gaskoin,
Kwajalein, 09-10 mm, gem, dark
spotted, live taken, night scuba 20.00
0866 Cypraea bistrinotata
Schilder & Schilder, Philippines,
17-19 mm, gem, nice large ones, brownish orange
3.00
0042 Cypraea capensis Gray,
South Africa, 28 mm, gem, live taken
from Algoa Bay, only one 30.00
4740 Cypraea caputanguis
Philippi, 1849, Fr. Polynesia, 25-31 mm,
gem-, from Huahine, form of caputserpentis 2.00
0869 Cypraea caputdraconis
Melvill, 1888, Easter Island, 33-35
mm, gem, dark and fresh new stock, large size 10.00
4121 Cypraea carneola
propinqua Garrett, 1879, Fr. Polynesia,
22-30 mm, fine+, from Huahine, dark and fresh
4.00
2931 Cypraea caurica Linne,
1758, Egypt, 30-35 mm, fine++, wide
body with heavy callous, just a few 6.00
3742 Cypraea caurica niger
, New Caledonia, 35-37 mm, gem, III in
Chatenay, small but extra dark 120.00
4085 Cypraea cervinetta Kiener,
Panama, 85-92 mm, gem, extra
large size, dark and fresh 30.00
0874 Cypraea cervus Linne,
Florida, 140 mm, fine, lightweight
elongated form, growth line on dorsum 75.00
0875 Cypraea cervus
Linne, Florida, 90-115mm, gem, very hard to
get the big ones now, extra heavy, dark and fresh (not the lightweight
form from W. Coast & Keys) 150.00
3636 Cypraea cervus Linne,
Florida, 70-89 mm, gem, medium size,
dark and heavy, a couple only (not the lightweight form from other
parts of Florida) 100.00
6165 Cypraea cervus Linne,
Florida, 75-120 mm, fine, usual flaw,
live taken off our coast, smaller ones fine+, larger fine
only 30.00
7055 Cypraea cervus
Linne, Florida, 122 mm, gem-, extra dark and
fat (70 mm width). A fabulous shell, gem but for a tiny 1 mm bite mark
on dorsum 200.00
0878 Cypraea cinerea Gmelin,
Florida, 20-25 mm, gem, dark fresh
live taken, scuba in 10 fms. 8.00
5373 Cypraea cinerea
Gmelin, Florida, 26-29 mm, gem, large size,
only a few 15.00
6119 Cypraea cinerea Gmelin,
Florida, 30-33 mm, gem, extra large,
only a couple, 10 fathoms off our coast 40.00
7075 Cypraea cinerea
Gmelin, Florida, 34-36 mm, gem, biggest we
get here, a couple 100.00
7076 Cypraea cinerea
Gmelin, Florida, 16-18 mm, f+/gem, rare tiny
elongated form (miniscula elongata) 9x16 mm or 10x18 mm, quite unusual,
a couple only 50.00
0879 Cypraea citrina
Gray, 1825, Madagascar, 12-18 mm, gem-, dark
orange base, spotted dorsum 20.00
0880 Cypraea comptoni
Gray, 1847, Australia, 19-23 mm, fine+,
only a couple, from shallow water 10.00
1872 Cypraea cylindrica
n/r Born, 1778, New Caledonia, 30-35 mm,
gem, II in Chatenay, melanistic and rostrated 125.00
0896 Cypraea diluculum
Reeve, Zanzibar, 19-23 mm, gem, small
size, distinct patterns 1.50
0248 Cypraea donmoorei Petuch,
1979, Colombia, 51-59 mm, gem,
trawled off the Goajira Peninsula 40.00
0249 Cypraea donmoorei Petuch,
1979, Colombia, 60-63 mm, f+/gem,
a couple only, scarce 60 mm or over 90.00
0250 Cypraea donmoorei Petuch,
1979, Venezuela, 56-58 mm, gem-,
only two, nice quality 40.00
3091 Cypraea eglantina Duclos,
1833, Philippines, 53-67 mm, gem,
green glazed form, just a few 10.00
3741 Cypraea eglantina
niger Duclos, 1833, New Caledonia, 48 mm,
gem, III in Chatenay, extra rostration 125.00
4118 Cypraea englerti
Summers & Burgess, 1965, Easter Island,
24-25 mm, gem, large size, only a few of these 35.00
6755 Cypraea englerti Burgess
& Summers, 1965, Easter Island,
26 mm, gem, largest size, just a few 45.00
4012 Cypraea erosa Linne,
1758, Fr. Polynesia, 20-32 mm, gem,
some from Queensland, Australia and American Samoa
also 1.50
3806 Cypraea errones niger
Linne, 1758, Australia, 23-29 mm,
fine+, II-III in Chatenay, brown dorsum 50.00
4014 Cypraea errones
niger/rostrate Linne, 1758, Australia, 20-28
mm, gem, III-IV in Chatenay, a couple from New Caledonia
also 150.00
3115 Cypraea fimbriata Gmelin,
Zanzibar, 14-15 mm, gem, light
grey/tan pattern 2.00
0907 Cypraea fuscodentata Gray,
South Africa, 31-38 mm, fine,
slight dorsal irregularities, live 35.00
0909 Cypraea fuscorubra
Shaw, 1909, South Africa, 30-34 mm, gem,
live taken, scuba in 35 meters, dark and fresh 30.00
2468 Cypraea gangranosa Dillwyn,
1817, Thailand, 20 mm, gem, only
one, taken in early 1970's. 15.00
6333 Cypraea globulus
sphaeridium Schilder & Schilder, 1938,
Malaysia, 20-22 mm, gem, huge size, dark and fresh, well
spotted 20.00
3966 Cypraea helvola
callista Shaw, 1909, Fr. Polynesia, 16-19
mm, gem, fresh new stock, from Huahine 2.50
1402 Cypraea hungerfordi Sowerby,
1888, Taiwan, 35-40 mm, gem, a
few, dark and fresh, dredged in 100 fms. 25.00
3967 Cypraea isabella
atriceps Schilder & Schilder, 1938, Fr.
Polynesia, 25-30 mm, gem-, from Huahine, large
size 5.00
5749 Cypraea isabella
atriceps Schilder, 1938, Fr. Polynesia,
18-23 mm, gem, from Huahine, normal size 3.50
0916 Cypraea
isabellamexicana Stearns, Panama, 27-30 mm, gem,
orange terminals, very scarce now 45.00
4896 Cypraea lynx
Linne, 1758, Philippines, 56-60 mm, gem-, large
size, just a few 10.00
5280 Cypraea lynx vanelli Linne,
1758, Tahiti, 30-37 mm, gem,
dark and fresh, only a few 5.00
3717 Cypraea martini Schepman,
1907, New Caledonia, 15-16 mm,
gem, a couple only, uncommon 45.00
4282 Cypraea minoridens Melvill,
1901, Vanuatu, 06 mm, fine+, a
couple 7.00
3743 Cypraea moneta Linne,
1758, India, 22-28 mm, gem, basic data
only, yellow, large size 1.50
4004 Cypraea moneta
Linne, Fr. Polynesia, 16-22 mm, gem, bright
yellow/greenish tinted with heavy callous 1.50
4284 Cypraea mus Linne,
Venezuela, 48-56 mm, gem-, large size,
only a couple, dark and fresh, very near gem 45.00
4444 Cypraea nucleus
Linne, 1758, India, 18-20 mm, gem, basic
data only 2.00
4699 Cypraea nucleus
Linne, 1758, Tahiti, 15-17 mm, gem,
elongated with large pustules, var. 'gemmosa' Perry,
1811 3.00
0930 Cypraea obvelata
Lamarck, 1810, Polynesia, 14-20 mm, gem,
squat and heavy, bluish dorsum with gold ring
1.50
6229 Cypraea ocellata Linne,
1758, India, 25-30 mm, gem, taken in
early 90's 1.50
6177 Cypraea oryzaeformis
Lorenz & Sterba, 1999, Fr.
Polynesia, 06-08 mm, gem, cf. serrulifera, described by Lorenz &
Sterba, 1999 35.00
0935 Cypraea owenii Sowerby,
1857, Madagascar, 14-15 mm, gem,
bluish with spotted dorsum, hard to get 30.00
0939 Cypraea petitiana
Crosse, Senegal, 20-24 mm, gem, dark and
fresh, small size 7.50
0951 Cypraea poraria Linne,
1758, Tahiti, 14-17 mm, gem, dark and
fresh, new stock 4.00
6623 Cypraea pulchella
aliguayensis Van Heesvelde & Deprez
02, Philippines, 31 mm, gem, high white spotted
callus 60.00
0943 Cypraea pulchra
Gray, Oman, 32-39 mm, gem, black spotted at
pinkish terminals on greyish base 20.00
0944 Cypraea pulchra Gray,
Oman, 40-43 mm, gem, large size, nice
pinkish terminals and base 30.00
0946 Cypraea punctata
trizonata Sowerby, Tahiti, 08-10 mm, fine+,
just a few, scarce now 12.00
6481 Cypraea robertsi
Hidalgo, 1906, Panama, 27-29 mm, gem, large
size, just a few 7.00
0952 Cypraea schilderorum Iredale,
1929, Fr. Polynesia, 23-28 mm,
fine+, scarce now, some from Hawaii also 10.00
5411 Cypraea scurra Gmelin,
1791, Somalia, 35-38 mm, gem, small
ones, dark and fresh 10.00
0955 Cypraea scurra indica
vono Steadman & Cotton, 1943,
Tahiti, 28-35 mm, gem, dwarf form of scurra indica, dark and
fresh 15.00
2548 Cypraea semiplota
Mighels, 1945, Hawaii, 16-18 mm, gem,
starry night, large size, only a few 75.00
0956 Cypraea serrulifera Schilder
& Schilder, 1938, Fr.
Polynesia, 08-10 mm, gem, live taken, scarce now 45.00
0957 Cypraea spurca
Linne, Western Sahara, 23-29 mm, gem, live
taken, dark and fresh 8.00
5922 Cypraea staphylaea
consobrina Garrett, 1879, Tahiti, 07-10
mm, gem, small subspecies, rounded and less
nodose 7.50
0960 Cypraea staphylaea
laevigata Dautzenberg, 1932, Madagascar,
18-20 mm, gem, extra dark, a few only 3.00
4457 Cypraea subteres
Weinkauff, 1881, Fr. Polynesia, 21 mm,
fine+, tan pattern on lavender base, fresh dead 60.00
4471 Cypraea subteres
violacincta Lorenz, 2002, Fr. Polynesia, 19
mm, fine+, heavy callus, good color and gloss for a fresh dead shell,
only one 70.00
6756 Cypraea subteres
violacincta Lorenz, 2002, Fr. Polynesia, 25
mm, fine, large size, dead taken, heavy spotted
callus 85.00
0781 Cypraea surinamensis Perry,
Brazil, 21 mm, gem, ex pisce,
21-22 mm gem, (also a 26 mm fine+, same price) very scarce
now 300.00
0967 Cypraea teres allisoni
Burgess, Panama, 30-33 mm, gem, large
size, dark patterned dorsum 50.00
0968 Cypraea teres
pellucens Melvill, 1888, Tahiti, 20-28 mm,
gem, some from Mozambique also 5.00
0972 Cypraea turdus
Lamarck, India, 35-40 mm, gem-, heavy and
well marked 5.00
0973 Cypraea ventriculus
Lamarck, Fr. Polynesia, 33-36 mm, fine+,
small but decent for this usually rough species 10.00
5022 Cypraea vitellus Linne,
1758, Fr. Polynesia, 38-48 mm, gem-,
some from Queensland, Australia also 8.00
6236 Cypraea vitellus Linne,
1758, Japan, 40-45 mm, fine++,
unusual locality, a couple 5.00
2447 Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder,
1927, Indonesia, 25-28 mm,
gem, large size, dark patterned, just a couple 65.00
5363 Cypraea vredenburgi Schilder,
Indonesia, 21-23 mm, gem,
average size, dark patterned 35.00
0977 Cypraea zebra Linne,
Florida, 82-98 mm, gem, BIG--some from
Bahamas also, scarce now 125.00
0978 Cypraea zebra
Linne, Florida, 60-80 mm, gem, normal size,
super dark attractive specimens 75.00
5376 Cypraea zebra
Linne, 1758, Florida, 45-58 mm, gem, small,
dark and heavy, just a few 40.00
6167 Cypraea zebra
Linne, Florida, 50-90 mm, fine, smaller ones
more attractive and with less noticeable flaw, these are still very
nice quality for species 30.00
6437 Cypraea zebra
Linne, 1758, Brazil, 50-58 mm, fine+, from
shallow water, Bahia State 20.00
1409 Cypraea ziczac signata
Iredale, 1939, Tahiti, 11-13 mm, gem,
just a few, scarce now 7.50
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ERATOIDAE
5556 Erato scabriuscula
Sowerby, 1832, Panama, 08 mm, gem, taken
in shallow water, Gobernadora Island 5.00
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OVULIDAE
4536 Aperiovula adriatica Sowerby,
1828, Spain, 18-20 mm, gem,
taken in 30 meters, couple only 15.00
6599 Cyphoma gibbosa
Linne, 1758, Bahamas, 23-30 mm, gem, from
Abaco Cays, on gorgonia 3.00
3158 Delonovolva formosa
Adams & Reeve, 1848, Japan, 09-11
mm, gem, purple with orange terminals, previously listed Crenavolva
mucronata Azuma & Cate 25.00
0998 Dentiovula saturnalia
Azuma & Cate, Japan, 07-09 mm,
gem, translucent yellowish beige 15.00
1004 Dentiovula takeoi
Cate & Azuma, Philippines, 09-11 mm,
gem, bright red color, finely striated 5.00
0994 Jenneria pustulata Lightfoot,
Panama, 19-23 mm, gem, brown
with fascinating orange pustules, 5.00
4086 Jenneria pustulata Lightfoot,
Panama, 24-26 mm, gem, extra
large size, dark and fresh new stock 7.50
1000 Neosimnia spelta Linne,
Spain, 09-13 mm, gem, cream colored,
on gorgonia in 6 meters 3.50
0146 Ovula pudica
wilsoniana Cate, Japan, 09-11 mm, gem, pale
pastel pink, banded 15.00
1277 Phenacovolva tokioi Cate,
1973, Australia, 33-40 mm, fine+,
pinkish tan with orange terminals 15.00
3941 Primovula beckeri Sowerby,
1900, South Africa, 05-06 mm,
fine+, pinkish, taken by scuba in 45 meters 20.00
0999 Prosimnia semperi
semperi Weinkauff, Philippines, 10-13 mm,
gem, yellow, in tangle nets set in 50 fms. 10.00
0985 Pseudosimnia carnea Poiret,
1789, Spain, 12-14 mm, gem, dark
flesh colored, taken in red coral 5.00
3694 Pseudosimnia punctata
Duclos, Philippines, 07-09 mm, gem,
tan spotted, from Bohol in tangle net 10.00
0138 Pseudosimnia
whitworthi Cate, Japan, 09 mm, gem, uncommon,
on gorgonia in 10-30 fms. 10.00
2322 Simnia rufa Sowerby,
1832, Panama, 11-12 mm, fine+, near
white 3.50
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TRIVIIDAE
6898 Trivia hordacea
Kiener, 1843, South Africa, 03-04 mm, gem,
from 40 meters 10.00
6760 Trivia maugeriae
Sowerby, 1832, Galapagos, 14 mm, gem,
pinkish, rare endemic 90.00
1013 Trivia monacha DaCosta,
Spain, 08-11 mm, gem, taken in
shallow water, a few 2.00
5268 Trivia natalensis Schilder,
1932, South Africa, 04 mm, gem,
taken by scuba in 45 meters 10.00
1014 Trivia nix Schilder,
Florida, 10-12 mm, gem, translucent
pink, delicate ribs 8.00
1016 Trivia pacifica
Sowerby, Panama, 10-11 mm, gem, dark brown
spotted, large size 8.00
1017 Trivia pediculus
Linne, Florida, 10-12 mm, gem, taken by
scuba in 50-70 ft. off our coast, scarce now
5.00
7021 Trivia pediculus
Linne, Florida, 13-15 mm, gem, extra large
size, uncommon now 8.00
5269 Trivia pellucidula Gaskoin,
1846, South Africa, 04-05 mm,
gem, taken by scuba in 45 meters 5.00
5819 Trivia pullata Sowerby,
1870, Florida, 07-10 mm, gem,
smaller and darker than pediculus 15.00
3121 Trivia quadripunctata
Gray, 1827, Bahamas, 07-08 mm, gem,
flesh colored to light pink, uncommon 10.00
1019 Trivia sanguinea
Sowerby, Panama, 12-14 mm, gem, dark brown
with reddish spot on dorsum, large size 10.00
5563 Trivia solandri Sowerby,
1832, Panama, 18-22 mm, gem, from
shallow water, Gobernadora Island 10.00
0624 Trivia suavis
Schilder, 1931, South Africa, 08 mm, gem,
scuba in 30 meters, only one 20.00
4643 Trivia suffusa
Gray, 1832, Bahamas, 07-11 mm, gem, pinkish
base, dark spots on dorsum, some almost totally
black 6.00
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EPITONIIDAE
6358 Alora gouldi
A. Adams, 1857, Panama, 16-18 mm, fine+,
dredged in 100+ fathoms, w/o 30.00
2681 Epitonium africana Bouchet
& Tillier, 1978, Ivory Coast,
30-40 mm, fine, taken in 50-80 meters, fresh dead
75.00
5100 Epitonium bicarinata
Sowerby, 1869, Fr. Polynesia, 07-09 mm,
fine+, small species, from Tahiti 6.00
4937 Epitonium billeeana
Dushane & Bratcher, 1966, Mexico,
15-18 mm, gem, from Sea of Cortez, shallow water 30.00
2570 Epitonium cochlea
Sowerby, 1844, Spain, 19-25 mm, fine+,
w/o, dredged (=dalli Rehder, 1945) 35.00
4154 Epitonium communis Lamarck,
1822, Spain, 22-27 mm, fine+,
w/o, brown color, attractive ribbing 5.00
3629 Epitonium commutatum
Monterasato, 1877, Spain, 20-26 mm,
fine+, attractive ribbing, w/o 10.00
5769 Epitonium costulatum Kiener,
1839, Japan, 25-28 mm, fine+,
w/o, trawled in 70+ fathoms (previously listed as okezoko Habe,
1961) 35.00
2605 Epitonium crenata
Linne, 1758, Spain, 15-18 mm, fine+, live
taken, w/o, a couple 10.00
5692 Epitonium fabrizioi
Pastorino & Penchaszadeh, Argentina,
10-13 mm, fine+, named in 1998, previously listed as
magellanicum 15.00
1765 Epitonium ferminiana
Dall, Panama, 47-56 mm, fine+, small
but super nice quality! w/o, dredged in 240+
ft. 25.00
2685 Epitonium georgettina
Kiener, 1839, Argentina, 22-23 mm,
fine+, taken in 20+ meters, normal size 15.00
2791 Epitonium scalare
Linne, Philippines, 50-57 mm, fine+,
'Precious Wentletrap', from Manila Bay 7.50
5710 Epitonium
statuminatum Sowerby, Panama, 21 mm, fine+, extra
large size, w/o 60.00
4079 Epitonium
tenuistriatum D'Orbigny, 1840, Argentina, 16-18
mm, fine+, a couple, from 20-30 meters 40.00
0239 Epitonium turtonis Turton,
1819, Spain, 30-33 mm, fine+,
brown, dredged in 12+ meters, uncommon 10.00
6062 Epitonium unifasciatum
Sowerby, 1844, Argentina, 12 mm,
fine+, just a couple 10.00
2897 Epitonium varicosa
Lamarck, 1822, Philippines, 45-50 mm,
fine+, live taken, with operculum 10.00
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CORALLIOPHILIDAE
2839 Coralliobia violacea
Kiener, Japan, 21-23 mm, fine+, a few,
violet aperture, 5.00
2781 Coralliophila brevis
Blainville, 1832, Spain, 10-12 mm,
fine+, dredged in 15 meters, a couple 10.00
1282 Coralliophila
bulbiformis Conrad, Japan, 22-29 mm, fine+,
only a couple, 15.00
1508 Coralliophila
costularis Lamarck, 1816, Japan, 27 mm, fine+,
purple aperture, only one 15.00
1997 Coralliophila
lamellosa P., Spain, 29-34 mm, fine+, dredged
in 30 meters, w/o 5.00
2843 Coralliophila
madreporara Sowerby, Japan, 15-18, fine, taken
off Nada, Wakayama, 5-10 fathoms 10.00
2604 Coralliophila
meyendorffi Calcara, 1845, Spain, 24-32 mm,
fine+, from shallow water, w/o 5.00
3551 Coralliophila
orcuttiana Dall, 1919, Panama, 19-20 mm,
fine+, dredged in 240 ft., w/o 20.00
1998 Coralliophila
panormitana Monterosato, 1869, Spain, 20-23
mm, fine+, a couple, (cf. middendorffi), dredged in 70 meters,
w/o 25.00
6687 Coralliophila parva
E. A. Smith, 1877, Panama, 15-16 mm,
fine+, a couple, with operculum 5.00
1996 Coralliophila squamosa
Bivona, Spain, 28-34 mm, fine+,
trawled in 70-90 meters, w/o (=lamellosa Philippi, previously listed as
alucoides Blainville), 7.50
6395 Latiaxis basilium Neme
& Neme, 1978, Brazil, 35 mm,
fine+, w/o, a couple, taken in 300+ meters 50.00
1081 Latiaxis benoiti Tiberi,
1855, Spain, 28-37 mm, fine+,
dredged in 30+ meters, w/o, a few (previously listed as amaliae
Kobelt) 45.00
1678 Latiaxis bernardi
Nicolay, 1984, Sao Tome, 24 mm, fine+,
only one, nice for species, w/o 25.00
1999 Latiaxis cariniferus
Sowerby, 1834, Malta, 30-38 mm, fine+,
scuba in 10 fathoms, live taken, w/o (previously listed as
babelis Requien) 55.00
2000 Latiaxis cariniferus Sowerby,
1834, Spain, 24-26 mm, fine+,
dredged off Malaga, w/o, a couple (=babelis Requien,
1848) 35.00
1262 Latiaxis diadema Aradas
& Benoit, Philippines, 20-23 mm,
fine+, taken in tangle net off Bohol 15.00
6551 Coralliophila parva
E. A. Smith, 1877, Galapagos, 17 mm,
fine+, only one, taken in late 1980's 25.00
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