Thomas Honker
  honkerspecimen@bellsouth.net


 

*  MARGINELLIDAE      
0625  Marginella accola R. & C., Panama, 12-14 mm, gem, attractive grey brick pattern     5.00

6990  Marginella albolineata Orbigny, 1842, Bahamas, 06-07 mm, fine+, from Eleuthera, a couple     3.00

4768  Marginella ansonae Clover, 1976, Mozambique, 18-21 mm, gem, only a couple, rare    40.00

4971  Marginella apicina Mencke, 1828, Florida, 09-11 mm, gem, flesh colored form, common in Florida     1.00

4798  Marginella attracta Tomlin, 1918, South Africa, 06 mm, gem, taken in traps in 100 fathoms    10.00

7138  Marginella aureocincta Stearns, 1872, Florida, 04 mm, gem, tiny, 04 mm     2.00

0629  Marginella avena Kiener, Florida, 11-12 mm, fine+, uncommon, from shallow water     2.00

0630  Marginella avena beylereana Bernardi, Panama, 11-12 mm, gem, tan color, dredged in 10+ fathoms     2.00

5661  Marginella bavayi Dautzenberg, Senegal, 07 mm, gem, live taken, dredged, only a couple    60.00

0631  Marginella bullata Born, Brazil, 42-65 mm, gem, live taken off Bahia State, select quality    15.00

3586  Marginella cloveri Rios & Matthews, 1972, Brazil, 10-11 mm, gem, live taken, purple, a couple only    45.00

6338  Marginella eburneola Conrad, 1834, Florida, 06 mm, gem, (Dentimargo) light brown, hand dredged in shallow water     4.00

3939  Marginella eucosmia Bartsch, 1915, South Africa, 12-13 mm, gem, live taken scuba in 15 meters,    25.00

5987  Marginella evelynae F. M. Bayer, 1943, Florida, 19-21 mm, fine+, orange/white, fresh dead but with good color and gloss. We find only one of this quality in several years of diving    80.00

6737  Marginella evelynae F.M. Bayer, 1943, Florida, 19-24 mm, fine, dead taken, the usual quality seen in this rare Florida species    40.00

3466  Marginella floccata Sowerby, 1899, South Africa, 25-26 mm, gem, taken by scuba in 15 meters    10.00

1861  Marginella fulminata Kiener, 1841, Brazil, 14-16 mm, gem, live taken, dark patterns, scarce    30.00

0641  Marginella glabella Linne, Western Sahara, 34-38 mm, f++/gem, from shallow water, reddish color with beige spots     5.00

0771  Marginella goodalli Sowerby, 1825, Senegal, 25-26 mm, gem, dark red-orange, white spots, normal size    20.00

6643  Marginella guerrinii Souza & Coovert, 2001, Brazil, 29-32 mm, gem, large form, yellowish lip   150.00

0642  Marginella guttata Dillwyn, Bahamas, 16-20 mm, gem, some from Florida also, scarce now    15.00

6650  Marginella hennequini Boyer, Neefs & Wakefield, Venezuela, 06 mm, gem, Persicula, described in 1998, just a couple    60.00

5084  Marginella ingloria E. A. Smith, 1910, South Africa, 03 mm, fine+, tiny, taken off Natal in 35 meters    10.00

4091  Marginella interruptolineata Muhlfeld, 1870, Venezuela, 10-16 mm, fine, fresh dead on beach, Margarita Island     2.00

5660  Marginella irrorata Mencke, 1828, Mauritania, 25-29 mm, gem, large size, only a couple    10.00

0649  Marginella kerochuta Schackleford, 1914, South Africa, 09 mm, fine+, ex pisce, from trawlers, Algulhas Bank    15.00

5086  Marginella laciniatalabrum Lussi $ Smith, 1996, South Africa, 04 mm, gem, described by Lussi and Smith, 1996    15.00

6132  Marginella largillieri Kiener, 1841, Brazil, 15-17 mm, gem, flesh colored with white spots, cf. analuciae    15.00

2870  Marginella leonardhilli Petuch, 1990, Panama, 15-18 mm, gem, from Bay of Porto Bello, Caribbean    10.00

0651  Marginella lilacina Sowerby, Brazil, 24-26 mm, gem, dark lavender color, live taken    20.00

4648  Marginella lilacina Sowerby, Brazil, 23-28 mm, fine, dead taken, tiny drill hole, good color with bright lilac lip    10.00

3024  Marginella lucia Jousseaume, 1877, Senegal, 03-04 mm, gem, dredged in 15 meters, a couple    15.00

4116  Marginella lucida Marrat, 1877, South Africa, 06 mm, gem, yellowish to orange, taken by scuba 40 m.     5.00

6556  Marginella maia Espinosa & Ortea, 1998, Panama, 07-08 mm, gem, white, night scuba off Caribbean coast    30.00

6651  Marginella margarita Kiener, 1834, Venezuela, 06 mm, gem, genus Eratoidea, just a couple    25.00

2248  Marginella marginata Born, Venezuela, 25-26 mm, fine+, a couple, dredged in 30-40 fathoms    10.00

2623  Marginella martini Petit, 1853, Uruguay, 25-28 mm, gem, dredged off La Paloma (a few from Brazil also)    20.00

6715  Marginella mexicana Jousseaume, 1875, Panama, 06 mm, gem, one from San Andres Is., Colombia also    15.00

2390  Marginella ornata Redfield, South Africa, 22-25 mm, gem, a couple, live taken, night scuba in 25 meters    60.00

3391  Marginella oryza Lamarck, 1822, Senegal, 06 mm, gem, 3 piece color set -- yellow, brown and banded forms, live taken, dredged in 10-15 meters    25.00

6339  Marginella ovuliformis Orbigny, 1841, Florida, 01-02 mm, fine+, (Granulina) white, hand dredged in shallow water     5.00

5599  Marginella patagonica Martens, 1881, Argentina, 14-18 mm, gem, (previously listed as Volvarina warreni Marrat) dredged in 100 meters, a couple from Uruguay also    45.00

0659  Marginella pellucida Pfeiffer, Bahamas, 09-10 mm, gem, translucent tan, seldom seen     7.50

0640  Marginella phrygia Sowerby, 1846, Galapagos, 06 mm, gem, a couple    25.00

2438  Marginella piperata Hinds, South Africa, 15-17 mm, gem, live taken, scuba in 25 meters    15.00

4805  Marginella piperata strigata Hinds, 1844, South Africa, 13 mm, gem, fine axial lined form, a couple only    25.00

5436  Marginella porcellana obesa Redfield, 1846, Venezuela, 10-12 mm, gem, dredged in dark muddy sand, a couple    15.00


0665  Marginella pruniosa Hinds, Panama, 13-15 mm, gem, flesh colored base with white spots     5.00

3656  Marginella punctillum Gofas & Fernandes, Sao Tome, 02 mm, gem, tiny (Gibberula)     2.50

5085  Marginella roseolineata Turton, 1932, South Africa, 08 mm, gem, taken by scuba in 40 meters, only one    60.00

0514  Marginella sagittata Hinds, Brazil, 06 mm, gem, tan/white, intricate pattern    10.00

1520  Marginella sagittata Hinds, Brazil, 08 mm, gem, a couple only, nice for species    10.00

0669  Marginella sapotilla Hinds, Panama, 23-27 mm, fine+, dark grey, heavy callous     5.00

0681  Marginella sebastiani Marche-Marchad, 1979, Senegal, 50-55 mm, fine+, dark reddish orange/white spots -- BIG!    10.00

2372  Marginella spinacia G & F, Sao Tome, 06-08 mm, gem, dark grey, banded, intricate pattern,    25.00

3590  Marginella spryi Clover, 1974, Mozambique, 08 mm, gem, light tan color, a couple     5.00

5875  Marginella terveriana Petit, 1851, Somalia, 12 mm, gem, orange color, just a couple    25.00

0673  Marginella tesselata Lamarck, Panama, 21-23 mm, gem, large size, beautiful brick pattern    15.00

0770  Marginella thomensis Tomlin, 1919, Sao Tome, 06-07 mm, gem, intricate banded patterns, a couple    15.00

5622  Marginella translata Redfield, 1870, Fr. Polynesia, 04 mm, fine+, banded, taken fresh dead in shallow water    10.00

0678  Marginella tyermani Marrat, 1876, Gabon, 07-08 mm, gem, interesting variations, light, dark and striped forms.    10.00

2718  Marginella weberi Olsson & McGinty, 1958, Panama, 06 mm, fine+, spiral dash pattern, (=interruptolineata?)     7.50

*  MITRIDAE           
0406  Dibaphus florida Gould, Florida, 50 mm, fine+, large size and nice quality, rare now    75.00

0401  Domiporta filaris Linne, Fr. Polynesia, 15-20 mm, fine+, also a few from Kwajalein and Solomons     2.00

6089  Domiporta rufilirata Adams & Reeve, 1850, Mozambique, 28-32 mm, fine+, taken in shallow water, a couple only    25.00

6220  Imbricaria conovula Quoy-Gaimard, 1833, Fr. Polynesia, 11-12 mm, fine+, from shallow water, just a few     2.00

0379  Imbricaria conularis Lamarck, Fr. Polynesia, 16-18 mm, fine+, common sand dweller, night collected     2.00

3945  Imbricaria olivaeformis Swainson, 1821, Fr. Polynesia, 13-16 mm, fine+, from Huahine, just a few     2.00

0444  Imbricaria punctata Swainson, 1821, Fr. Polynesia, 14-16 mm, fine+, from Huahine, yellowish color     2.00

4918  Mitra ambigua Swainson, 1829, Mozambique, 50-55 mm, fine+, tan color with light band at shoulder    15.00

0079  Mitra aurora Dohrn, Hawaii, 15-18 mm, fine+, reddish brown/white, uncommon    10.00

5550  Mitra calodinota Berry, 1960, Panama, 25 mm, fine+, dredged in 120 ft. depth, scarce    10.00

3073  Mitra casta Gmelin, 1791, Tahiti, 35-43 mm, fine+, large size    10.00

0404  Mitra florida Gould, 1856, Florida, 51 mm, fine++, very fresh dead, good color and gloss, seldom seen now, very close to gem    50.00

0418  Mitra incompta Lightfoot, 1786, Mozambique, 73-85 mm, fine+, large specimens, just a few    10.00

0428  Mitra mirabilis A. Adams, 1853, Fr. Polynesia, 25-30 mm, fine+, brown markings, unusual locality    35.00

0433  Mitra nubila Gmelin, 1791, Mozambique, 50-58 mm, fine+, cream with brown pattern    10.00

0478  Mitra zonata Marrat, Spain, 57-65 mm, fine+, dark greenish black periostracum    20.00

0479  Mitra zonata Marrat, Spain, 54-70 mm, fine, slight flaw, scar or bad lip    10.00

5500  Nebularia aurantia Gmelin, 1791, Madagascar, 30-31 mm, fine+, only a couple, uncommon    10.00

0368  Nebularia barbadensis Gmelin, Florida, 23-28 mm, fine+, brown, uncommon, some from Bahamas also     5.00

6131  Nebularia brasiliensis Oliveira et. al., 1969, Brazil, 22-23 mm, fine+, cf. nodulosa, just a couple    10.00

0377  Nebularia coffea Schilder & Wagner, 1829, Fr. Polynesia, 35-39 mm, fine+, dark brown, fresh new stock     5.00

0382  Nebularia coronata Lamarck, 1811, Fr. Polynesia, 11-13 mm, fine+, dark chocolate with white spots at suture     3.00

4172  Nebularia cucumerina Lamarck, 1811, Tonga, 12-13 mm, fine+, tan with white midbody band     3.00

5480  Nebularia lienardi Sowerby, 1874, Philippines, 23 mm, fine+, a couple only, taken by night scuba     8.00

2632  Nebularia maesta Reeve, 1845, Thailand, 14-18 mm, fine+, solid brown, fine spiral grooves    30.00

0425  Nebularia marshalli Bartsch, Panama, 16-17 mm, fine+, brown, analog of nodulosa (Florida)    10.00

0431  Nebularia nodulosa Gmelin, Florida, 15-18 mm, fine+, dark brown, scuba in 10 fathoms     3.00

0432  Nebularia nodulosa pallida Nowell Usticke, Florida, 25-32 mm, fine+, straw colored, scuba in 10 fathoms,    20.00

4440  Nebularia proscissa Reeve, 1844, Sri Lanka, 26-30 mm, fine+, uncommon, greyish brown/white     7.50

0441  Nebularia pudica Pease, 1860, Fr. Polynesia, 14-16 mm, fine+, large size, just a couple     5.00

0450  Nebularia rupicola Reeve, Panama, 23-25 mm, fine+, heavily sculptured, tan, uncommon    10.00

0483  Nebularia semiferruginea Reeve, 1845, Bahamas, 28-32 mm, fine, only one, very scarce species, live taken    30.00

2237  Nebularia tellum Sowerby, 1874, Kwajalein, 18-21 mm, fine+, rare, a couple, scuba in 40+ ft.    20.00

0462  Nebularia turgida Reeve, 1845, Tahiti, 10-13 mm, fine+, light tan, uncommon     5.00

5024  Neocancilla clathra Gmelin, 1791, Okinawa, 25-27 mm, fine+, nice dark patterns, a couple only     5.00

6583  Neocancilla clathra eburnostoma Garrett, 1880, Tahiti, 24-26 mm, fine+, a couple only, night dived in 20 m.    25.00

0437  Neocancilla papilio Link, Polynesia, 31-34 mm, fine+, from Huahine, a few     2.00

3044  Neocancilla pretiosa Reeve, 1844, Oman, 17-19 mm, fine+, some from Mauritius also    10.00

0397  Pterygia fenestrata Lamarck, Fr. Polynesia, 20-23 mm, fine+, black/white, taken in shallow water     4.50

0434  Pterygia nucea Gmelin, 1791, Mozambique, 44-60 mm, fine+, cream color with faint spiral dash pattern, a couple from Tanzania also    10.00

4278  Pterygia sinensis Reeve, 1844, Japan, 36-42 mm, fine+, seldom seen, just a couple    15.00

3592  Scabricola bicolor Swainson, 1824, Mozambique, 16-18 mm, fine+, black/white, uncommon species     5.00

2630  Scabricola coriacea Reeve, 1845, Japan, 18-20 mm, fine+, several from Madagascar also    25.00

0362  Strigatella acuminata Swainson, Fr. Polynesia, 18-20 mm, fine+, yellowish brown     3.50

4119  Strigatella flavocingulata Lamy, 1938, Easter Island, 20-23 mm, fine, endemic, always a bit rough    25.00

2456  Strigatella peculiaris Reeve, 1845, Kwajalein, 06-07 mm, fine+, brown/white, only a couple     7.50

0393  Subcancilla erythrogramma Tomlin, Panama, 23-25 mm, fine+, dredged in 120 ft.     7.50

0402  Subcancilla flammea Quoy & Gaimard, Hawaii, 11-12 mm, fine+, dredged in 90 ft.     3.00

0403  Subcancilla flammea Quoy & Gaimard, Madagascar, 21-24 mm, fine+, basic data only, nice large size     5.00

4201  Subcancilla funiculata Reeve, 1844, Panama, 21-23 mm, fine+, light brown, dredged in 10+ fathoms     8.00

0416  Subcancilla hindsii Reeve, Panama, 27 mm, fine+, dark spiral patterns, dark and fresh     7.50

5564  Subcancilla phormyx Berry, 1969, Panama, 27-29 mm, fine+, dredged in 120 ft., a couple only    12.00

0456  Subcancilla sulcata Sowerby, Panama, 22-24 mm, fine+, pronounced spiral ridges     4.00

1415  Subcancilla vicdani Cernohorsky, 1981, Philippines, 35-38 mm, fine+, only a couple, from tangle nets, 60 fms.    25.00

1650  Swainsonia fissurata Lamarck, 1811, Mozambique, 35-40 mm, fine+, beautiful tented pattern, select quality    10.00

*  OLIVIDAE           
7053  Agaronia testacea Lamarck, 1811, Panama, 25-26 mm, fine+, dark and fresh     7.00

4189  Amalda contusa Reeve, 1864, South Africa, 26-30 mm, fine+, taken by scuba in 20-40 meters, a couple    20.00

0012  Amalda jenneri Kilburn, 1977, South Africa, 12 mm, fine+, trawled in 150 meters, w/o    20.00

5334  Amalda montrouzieri Sowerby, 1860, New Caledonia, 25-29 mm, gem, just a couple, dredged    15.00

6360  Amalda rubiginosa Swainson, 1823, Taiwan, 63-67 mm, fine+, large size, basic data only    35.00

2536  Ancilla albozonata E. A. Smith, 1904, South Africa, 18-21 mm, fine+, large ones, dredged in 150 ft.     7.50

1355  Ancilla chrysoma Kilburn, 1981, India, 33-38 mm, fine+, a pair, golden and light brown colored     7.00

5854  Ancilla dimidiata Sowerby, 1850, Brazil, 17-19 mm, fine+, rare, white form, taken by scuba in 40 m.    60.00

5855  Ancilla dimidiata Sowerby, 1850, Brazil, 16-18 mm, fine+, rare, scuba in 40 meters, orange form    45.00

5642  Ancilla faustoi Matthews, Brazil, 16-17 mm, gem, orange, compare to matthewsi    35.00

1360  Ancilla glabrata Linne, 1758, Venezuela, 68 mm, gem, attractive orange color, trawled off Los Monges, a whopper, w/o    35.00

4248  Ancilla glabrata Linne, 1758, Colombia, 48-60 mm, fine+, rare white form, w/o    60.00

5000  Ancilla glabrata Linne, 1758, Venezuela, 60-70 mm, fine, orange color, from Peninsula Paraguana    10.00

1358  Ancilla matthewsi B & B, Brazil, 18-20 mm, gem, fabulous deep coral pink, a couple only    35.00

5501  Ancilla sarda Reeve, 1854, Madagascar, 09-10 mm, fine+, orange color     3.50

5794  Ancilla suavis Yokoyama, 1922, Taiwan, 30-35 mm, fine+, trawled in 100 fathoms, just a couple    30.00

5412  Anolacia bozzetti Prati, 1995, Somalia, 32-34 mm, fine+, from 400 meters, Gulf of Aden    45.00

5793  Baryspira hilgendorfi Martens, 1897, Taiwan, 50-53 mm, fine+, trawled in 100 fathoms, w/o    60.00

6020  Baryspira hilgendorfi Martens, 1897, Taiwan, 58-60 mm, fine+, w/o, large size    80.00

6237  Baryspira hilgendorfi Von Martens, 1897, Japan, 48-53 mm, fine+, w/o, only two pieces, trawled in 70+ fathoms    40.00

3087  Melampium lineatum Lamarck, 1822, South Africa, 26-30 mm, fine+, dredged in 18-25 meters, a couple    35.00

1306  Oliva annulata amethystina Roding, 1798, Fr. Polynesia, 33-39 mm, gem, typical form, attractively patterned     3.50

1308  Oliva annulata intricata D., Madagascar, 44-50 mm, gem, fine reticulated pattern     2.50

2883  Oliva bifasciata Kuster, Florida, 40-48 mm, fine++, normal size, from off our coast    20.00

6659  Oliva bifasciata Kuster, Florida, 51-53 mm, fine+, JUMBO size, just a couple    40.00

1316  Oliva buloui Sowerby, Thailand, 20-24 mm, gem, phuketensis form, extra dark and attractive    15.00

2100  Oliva carneola bizonalis Gmelin, 1791, Vanuatu, 12-14 mm, gem, orange/white     2.00

1321  Oliva duclosi Reeve, Tahiti, 24-26 mm, gem, fresh dark specimens     2.50

1320  Oliva emiliodina Duclos, 1844, Madagascar, 30-35 mm, fine+, violet aperture, from Tulear area    10.00

4026  Oliva fulgurator Roding, 1798, Aruba, 47-52 mm, f+, extra large size, dredged in early 1960's    30.00

3327  Oliva fulgurator bullata Marrat, 1871, Venezuela, 33-35 mm, gem, Los Roques endemic, several    15.00

1326  Oliva kaleontina Duclos, Panama, 23-25 mm, fine+, light brown, dredged off Cebaco Island    15.00

3771  Oliva leonardhilli Petuch & Sargent, 1986, Madagascar, 23-25 mm, gem, only a couple, similar to paxillus but no yellow in aperture    15.00

0274  Oliva lepida Duclos, 1835, South Africa, 17-19 mm, gem, dredged in 30 meters, just a few     7.00

4184  Oliva minacea lamberti Jousseaume, 1884, Australia, 47-50 mm, gem, two purplish bands, deep orange aperture (one 60 mm gem 12$)     8.00

3062  Oliva olorinella Duclos, 1835, Bahamas, 29-34 mm, gem, white reticularis with slight yellowish cast, only two    25.00

1331  Oliva panniculata polita Marrat, 1867, Marquesas, 15-16 mm, gem, attractive dark and fresh specimens    10.00

1332  Oliva parkinsoni Prior, Philippines, 21-23 mm, gem, reddish pattern on cream base, unusual locality     8.00

2723  Oliva polpasta Duclos, 1835, Panama, 36-42 mm, gem, dark patterned, heavy lip     5.00

1312  Oliva reticularis Lamarck, Bahamas, 27-37 mm, gem, red form from Abaco Cays, reddish pattern on cream base, scarce now    10.00

1313  Oliva reticularis Lamarck, Bahamas, 27-32 mm, gem, from Eleuthera, similar to Bimini form, brown/white.     2.00

2232  Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834, Florida, 45-55 mm, gem, from west coast, intertidal shallow water form     5.00

6819  Oliva sayana Ravenel, 1834, Florida, 60-70 mm, fine++, GIANT size and very heavy, from right off our coast in 10+ meters    20.00

1318  Oliva scripta Lamarck, 1811, Honduras, 32-40 mm, fine+, some from Venezuela also     5.00

1643  Oliva sidelia volvaroides Duclos, 1835, South Africa, 15-18 mm, fine+, yellowish tan, dredged in 20 meters     6.00

2172  Oliva tigridella Duclos, 1835, Solomon Islands, 20-24 mm, gem, tan with varied dark patterns     2.00

1653  Oliva tigrina Lamarck, 1811, Madagascar, 48-53 mm, fine+, nice big ones with bold patterns     4.00

1654  Oliva tigrina glandiformis Lamarck, 1811, Mozambique, 48-52 mm, fine+, dark grey to brown, large size    10.00

6900  Oliva todosina Duclos, 1840, South Africa, 17-18 mm, gem, dredged in 30 meters, a couple    10.00

1304  Oliva tremulina flammeacolor Petuch & Sargent, 1987, India, 60-70 mm, fine+, brown pattern/light salmon base color     5.00

0091  Olivancillaria acuminata boavistensis Burnay/DaConceicao, 1984, Cape Verde Is., 21-23 mm, gem, only a couple, scarce    15.00

2508  Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965, Argentina, 26-28 mm, fine+, a couple, (a couple from Brazil also)    15.00

6729  Olivancillaria carcellesi Klappenbach, 1965, Argentina, 33-42 mm, fine+, large size, extra nice for species    20.00

1370  Olivancillaria contortuplicata Reeve, Uruguay, 32-34 mm, fine+, from old collection, large size, not being found today    45.00

1371  Olivancillaria deshayesiana Duclos, 1857, Argentina, 25-30 mm, fine+, nice quality for this sometimes ugly species     5.00

1369  Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, India, 35-42 mm, fine+, golden form     3.50

4501  Olivancillaria gibbosa Born, India, 45-55 mm, fine+, normal color form, large size     2.00

1372  Olivancillaria steeriae Reeve, 1850, Brazil, 25-30 mm, fine+, trawled in 30-40 meters, dark grey color     5.00

4999  Olivancillaria teaguei Klappenbach, Uruguay, 18-22 mm, fine+, white color, seldom listed    20.00

1373  Olivancillaria urceus Roding, Uruguay, 45-49 mm, fine+, dark patterned orangish/brown     7.00

2760  Olivancillaria urceus Roding, Argentina, 40-52 mm, fine+, just a couple, usual size     5.00

6265  Olivancillaria urceus Roding, 1798, Argentina, 34-36 mm, fine+, small size, trawled in 30-40 meters     3.50

1374  Olivancillaria uretai Klappenbach, 1965, Argentina, 28-34 mm, fine+, only a few, uncommon     7.50

1375  Olivancillaria vesica auricularia Lamarck, Argentina, 48-55 mm, fine+, grey, large size, some from Uruguay also    10.00

1708  Olivancillaria vesica auricularia Lamarck, 1810, Argentina, 40-45 mm, fine+, taken in sand in shallow water, nice quality     7.50

7140  Olivella adelae Olsson, 1956, Florida, 10 mm, gem, live taken, just a couple     2.00

7098  Olivella biplicata Sowerby, 1825, California, 27 mm, fine+, only one     2.00

5852  Olivella defiorei Klappenbach, 1964, Brazil, 10 mm, gem, taken at low tide off Guarapari     3.50

6923  Olivella formicacorsi Klappenbach, Uruguay, 09-11 mm, fine+, light tan color, small species     5.00

5553  Olivella morrisoni Olsson, 1956, Panama, 08-09 mm, fine+, dredged in 120-240 ft. depth     3.50

7094  Olivella pedroana Conrad, 1856, Mexico, 15-17 mm, fine+, taken in late 60's     2.00

2523  Olivella puelcha Duclos, 1840, Argentina, 09-10 mm, fine+, white, a few     5.00

5552  Olivella semistriata Gray, 1859, Mexico, 18 mm, fine+, only one     3.00

7097  Olivella tergina Duclos, 1835, Mexico, 15 mm, fine+, only one     2.00

4229  Olivella volutella Lamarck, 1811, Panama, 19-21 mm, fine+, taken in shallow water, Cebaco Island     3.50

7071  Olivella watermani McGinty, 1940, Barbados, 09 mm, fine+, only one, dredged in 100 fathoms    10.00

*  TURBINELLIDAE      
2562  Benthovoluta kriegi Kilburn, 1971, South Africa, 60 mm, fine, light brown, thin lip as usual, from 100 fathoms    35.00

5690  Cyomesus barthelowi Bartsch, Taiwan, 42-46 mm, fine+, a couple only, dredged in deep water, formerly genus Teremachia.   125.00

2683  Tudicula porphyrostoma Adams & Reeve, 1850, Western Sahara, 30-39 mm, fine+, a couple from Senegal also, darker color    15.00

1404  Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1839, Brazil, 105-110mm, fine+, small size, select quality, w/o    15.00

0750  Vasum cassiforme Kiener, Brazil, 75-90 mm, fine+, brownish lavender aperture, select quality, long spines, w/o    40.00

0505  Vasum triangularis E. A. Smith, 1903, South Africa, 92 mm, fine+, Bulbous protoconch, live taken w/o,  a real whopper, just under world record size   225.00

6548  Tudicula zanzibarica Abbott, 1958, Zanzibar, 43-49 mm, fine+, long spines, a rare species   125.00

*  VOLUTIDAE          
5004  Adelomelon ancilla Lightfoot, 1786, Argentina, 170 mm, good, large size, only one    15.00

0558  Alcithoe lutea Watson, 1882, New Zealand, 65-73 mm, fine+, only a couple, dredged in 350 meters   125.00

0703  Amoria complexa Iredale, Australia, 50-60 mm, fine, small form, trawled in 50 fathoms    15.00

2437  Athleta boswellae Rehder, South Africa, 52-54 mm, fine+, medium size, live taken, 250 meters   200.00

4372  Calliotectum johnsoni johnsoni Bartsch, 1942, Philippines, 133-138mm, fine+, greyish green, nice quality and size, w/o    80.00

1422  Cybiola marispuma Angioy & Biraghi, Java, 100-114mm, fine+, medium size live taken shells, a couple.  Previously listed as innexa Reeve    35.00

5366  Cymbiola cymbiola Gmelin, 1791, Indonesia, 50-75 mm, fine, small size, collected in the early 1970's    75.00

1423  Cymbiola marispuma Angioy & Biraghi, Java, 114-125mm, fine+, a couple, reddish brown form, nice patterns    45.00

2352  Cymbiola palawanica Doute, Philippines, 92 mm, fine, red/cream, heavy shell   150.00

0705  Enaeta cylleniformis Sowerby, 1844, Bahamas, 17-20 mm, gem, live taken or very fresh dead    25.00

0706  Enaeta cylleniformis Sowerby, 1844, Bahamas, 14-20 mm, fine, obviously dead taken, still nice quality    15.00

0721  Enaeta leonardhilli Petuch, 1989, Brazil, 12-15 mm, fine+, (previously listed as guildingi Sowerby) endemic from Fernando do Noronha Islands off NE Brasil,    45.00

0484  Enaeta reevei Dall, 1907, Honduras, 15-16 mm, gem, Lyria (Enaeta), uncommon, only a few    50.00

6110  Harpovoluta charcoti Lamy, 1910, Antarctica, 35-36 mm, fine+, fragile shell, dredged in 200+ meters   450.00

7118  Harpovoluta charcoti Lamy, 1910, Antarctica, 45 mm, fine+, live taken, dredged in 200-300 meters, large size   550.00

3920  Lyria grangeri Sowerby, 1900, Australia, 37-40 mm, fine+, form of mitraeformis, dark and fresh    20.00

2463  Nannamoria inopinata Darragh, 1979, Australia, 46 mm, fine+, smooth shoulder form, rare, trawled in 350 meters, only one   175.00

0717  Notovoluta gardneri Darragh, Australia, 70-84 mm, fine+, dredged in 130 meters, attractive patterns    60.00

0718  Notovoluta gardneri Darragh, Australia, 76-81 mm, fine, only a couple of these, slight scar    40.00

3216  Notovoluta verconis Tate, 1892, Australia, 36-38 mm, gem, several, live taken, night scuba    50.00

4095  Notovoluta verconis Tate, 1892, Australia, 33-35 mm, fine+, white, only two    75.00

2511  Odontocymbiola magellanica Gmelin, 1791, Argentina, 140-160mm, fine+, taken by scuba in 30+ meters, top quality, not seen in trawled shells    90.00

4998  Odontocymbiola magellanica Gmelin, 1791, Uruguay, 125-150mm, fine, trawled shells, still above average condition for this usually rough species    60.00

1268  Odontocymbiola pescalia Clench & Turner, 1964, Uruguay, 73-80 mm, fine, trawled in 400 meters, only two   150.00

5638  Plicoliva zelindae Petuch, 1979, Brazil, 20-23 mm, fine, rare, from reefs off southern Bahia State    50.00

2252  Provacator corderoi Carcelles, 1947, Argentina, 52-54 mm, fine+, trawled in 100+ meters, nice for this fragile and often damaged species   275.00

0728  Provocator mirabilis Finlay, 1926, New Zealand, 80-98 mm, good, trawled in 450 meters, good color and gloss but usual flaws    10.00

3682  Provocator palliatus Kaiser, 1977, Argentina, 99 mm, fine, only one, slight damage to protoconch, a nice example of the species   400.00

4870  Provocator palliatus Kaiser, Argentina, 81 mm, fine+, not large but very nice live taken specimen with perfect protoconch and bright orange lip (thickened in last 3/4 inch)   500.00

4503  Provocator pulcher Watson, 1882, Kerguelen Is., 67-71 mm, fine++, live taken, lip and protoconch perfect, not large size but very nice quality, dredged by Russian research vessel, 1990   550.00

5218  Provocator pulcher Watson, 1882, Heard Island, 82-86 mm, fine+, perfect lip and protoconch with minor irregularities on body whorl   750.00

5748  Saotomea pratasensis Lan, 1997, Taiwan, 38-42 mm, fine+, genus Saotomea, from 300 meters, South China Sea near Pratas Is., described in 1997   125.00

1388  Scaphella junonia Shaw, Florida, 90-110 mm, fine+, select quality, lip smoothed as usual but good dark patterns and free of scars    30.00

6733  Scaphella robusta marionae Pilsbry & Olsson, 1953, Cuba, 42-49 mm, good, trawled by royal red shrimper off northern coast of Cuba in 1969.  Good apex, color and pattern, but badly broken lip   150.00

3599  Teremelon knoxi Dell, 1956, New Zealand, 87-90 mm, fine, live taken but with flaw, a couple   250.00

0712  Voluta ebraea Linne, Brazil, 165-187mm, fine+, GIANTS, just a few, scarce this size   125.00

0713  Voluta ebraea Linne, Brazil, 113 mm, fine+, beautiful dark pattern    35.00

0714  Voluta ebraea Linne, Brazil, 145-163mm, fine+, BIG!  Dark and fresh, just a few    75.00

2211  Voluta kurodai Kawamura, 1964, Vietnam, 80 mm, fine, large size, only one    25.00

5689  Voluta minima Bondarev, Taiwan, 26-32 mm, fine+, (Fulgoraria) rare deep water species    75.00

0210  Voluta musica Linne, Venezuela, 74-83 mm, fine+, BIG! dark and fresh, top quality    50.00

0211  Voluta musica Linne, Venezuela, 75-79 mm, fine, trawled in shallow water off Punta Fijo    25.00

0268  Voluta musica guinaica Lamarck, 1811, Venezuela, 50-57 mm, fine+, smooth gray guinaica form from Margarita Island    15.00

0773  Voluta musica guinaica Lamarck, 1811, Venezuela, 58-64 mm, fine+, large size, from Margarita Island    25.00

4353  Voluta peristicta McMichael, 1963, Australia, 47-52 mm, fine+, dredged off Queensland, 10-15 meters    30.00

0685  Volutoconus grossi Iredale, 1937, Australia, 50-64 mm, fine, trawled in 100 fathoms, light brown    15.00

0720  Volutocorbis gilchristi Sowerby, South Africa, 24-27 mm, fine, fresh dead, only a couple, still nice.    30.00

4832  Zidona dufresnei Donovan, 1823, Uruguay, 190-210mm, fine+, large form, dark and fresh with long tip    50.00

4401  Zidona dufresnei affinis Lahille, 1911, Argentina, 83-96 mm, fine+, stubby dwarf form, just a few    30.00

6724  Zidona dufresnei affinis Lahille 1895, Argentina, 95 mm, fine+, albinistic, muddy white, only one    60.00

6065  Zidona dufresnei typica Lahille, 1895, Argentina, 70-95 mm, fine+, dwarf form, from very shallow water, fully mature with thick lip and attracive zic-zac pattern    80.00