Genus : A / SEPTEMBER 10 SHELLS A / AUGUST 10 SHELLS A / JULY 10 SHELLS A / JUNE 10 SHELLS A / SEPTEMBER 9 SHELLS A / AUGUST 9 SHELLS A / JUNE 9 SHELLS A / MAY 9 SHELLS A / APRIL 9 SHELLS A / MARCH 9 SHELLS CONUS CONUS 2 CYPRAEA CYPRAEA 2 CYPRAEA 3 DIVERS (MISC.) HARPIDAE Fam. LATIAXIS MARGINELLA MITRA MURICIDAE Fam. OLIVA OVULA PECTEN PLEUROTOMARIA SPONDYLUS STROMBIDAE Fam. TROCHIDAE Fam. VOLUTIDAE Z / GALLERY OF SOLD SPECIMENS Z /GALLERY OF SOLD SPECIMENS 2 |
DIVERS (MISC.)
Amaea ferminiana (Dall, 1908) [ref. mis284] Bay of Porto Chiriqui West Panama dredged by shrimp boats from 120-200 feet 64mm w/o F+++ Amaea magnifica [ref. mis265] (Sowerby, 1842) Very good specimen from SE Taïwan 98,9mm no operc but excellent quality F++ Argonauta nodosa [ref. mis267] (Lightfoot, 1786) Nice specimen with great black keel 125mm gem no hole Kangaroo Island South Australia. Babylonia spirata valentiana [ref. mis257] (Swainson, 1822) Fabulous specimen live taken w/o gem(-) large 57,8mm fabulous colour & pattern trawled in deep water off Somalia by fishermen... Babylonia spirata valentiana [ref. mis259] (Swainson, 1822) Fabulous specimen live taken w/o F+++ huge 63,5mm fabulous reddish colour & pattern trawled in deep water off Somalia by fishermen... Babylonia spirata valentiana [ref. mis256] Fabulous specimen live taken w/o F++ just one chip on lip huge 65,5mm fabulous colour & pattern trawled in deep water off Somalia by fishermen.. Babylonia spirata valentiana [ref. mis254] (Swainson, 1822) Fabulous specimen live taken w/o gem(-) huge 64,9mm fabulous colour & pattern trawled in deep water off Somalia by fishermen... Babylonia spirata valentiana [ref. mis255] (Swainson, 1822) Fabulous specimen live taken w/o gem(-) huge 61,3mm fabulous colour & pattern trawled in deep water off Somalia by fishermen... Bolma massieri [ref. mis79] Dredged off Mbotyi at 100m South Africa live taken w/o large and nice 94,7mm F++ Bolma massieri [ref. mis155] Dredged off East London at 100m South Africa live taken w/o nice 52,5mm F++ Calliostoma philippei [ref. mis290] (G. Poppe, 2004) Only four specimens known 18,5 mm Gem, without any doubt WRS (See VISAYA N° 1, 2004) live taken on coral rubble at 160m Aliguay Island Philippines . Cassis undulata (Gmelin, 1791) [ref. mis91] Beautiful extra large 89mm great quality w/o F+++ everything perfect just tiny lines,heavy shell, Mt. Argentino by diver at 30m Mediterranean Sea Italy. Cirsotrema varicosa [ref. mis326] (Lamarck, 1822) Live taken w/o Olongo Philippines December 1999 61,5mm gem(-) Discoscala edgari [ref. mis325] (de Boury, 1912) Live taken w/o Bohol Philippines 47,2mm gem(-) November 1998 Distorsio burgessi(Lewis,1972) [ref. mis293] Diver collected 90ft April 2000 on reef near sand Kaneohe Bay, Oahu Hawaii 47mm F++ fresh dead. Distorsio burgessi(Lewis,1972) [ref. mis291] Diver collected 1995 Kauai , Hawaii 51mm F+/F++ dead with good canal some chips on shield otherwise good , a rare shell. Haliotis ovina (Gmelin, 1791) [ref. mis214] Could be the New World Record size of ovina HUUUGE!!! 92,8mm from Vietnam. F+/F++ Haliotis ovina (Gmelin, 1791) [ref. mis215] New World Record size of ovina GIANT !!! 94mm+ from Vietnam. F++ perfect lip very heavy & thick shell. Haliotis patamakanthini [ref. mis177] (Dekker, Regter & Gras, 2001)Nice clean specimen beautiful pattern & colour 49,3mm F+++ Thailand Haliotis patamakanthini [ref. mis182] (Dekker, Regter & Gras, 2001)Nice clean specimen beautiful pattern & colour 53,5mm F++/F+++ Thailand Haliotis patamakanthini [ref. mis167] (Dekker, Regter & Gras, 2001)Nice clean specimen beautiful pattern & colour 49,6mm F++/F+++ Thailand Haliotis patamakanthini [ref. mis180] (Dekker, Regter & Gras, 2001)Nice clean specimen beautiful pattern & colour large perfect lip 60,7mm F+/F++ Thailand Haliotis queketti [ref. mis55] ( E.A.Smith, 1910 ) Collected by diver at 15m under rocks Coffee Bay, Transkei, South Africa, gorgeous, 28,6mm lime green pattern very close to gem F+++ Haliotis semiplicata [ref. mis151] (Menke, 1843) Beautiful choice specimen nice colour 37,6mm F+++by diver under rocks 8-14m Carnac Island W.A . Haliotis semiplicata [ref. mis152] (Menke, 1843) Beautiful choice specimen nice colour 40,5mm F+++by diver under rocks 8-14m Carnac Island W.A . Haliotis thailandis [ref. mis280] (Dekker & Patamakanthin, 2001) Seldom available 16mm gem Andaman Sea Haliotis thailandis [ref. mis278] (Dekker & Patamakanthin, 2001) Seldom available 14,5mm gem Andaman Sea Haliotis tomricei [ref. mis279] (Patamakanthin, 2002) Seldom available 18,2mm gem Andaman Sea Haliotis tuberculata [ref. mis120] (Linné, 1758)Beautiful specimen from Bretagne Atlantic Ocean France very good quality 100mm F++/F+++ nice. Haliotis tuberculata [ref. mis114] (Linné, 1758)Beautiful specimen from Bretagne Atlantic Ocean France very good quality 87,8mm F+++ nice pattern. Haliotis tuberculata [ref. mis118] (Linné, 1758)Beautiful specimen from Bretagne Atlantic Ocean France very good quality 81,6mm F+++ great pattern.One out of twenty is good after cleaning one out of a hundred is exceptional. Haliotis tuberculata [ref. mis72] (Linné, 1758)Beautiful specimen from Bretagne Atlantic Ocean France very good quality 79,6mm F++ Haliotis volcanius [ref. mis111] (Patamakantin & Eng, 2002) Nice specimen 46,7mm in good condition F+/F++ lip natural repair & nacre defects but still a nice shell Patamakan, Java, Indonesia.Just a few. Haliotis volcanius [ref. mis107] (Patamakantin & Eng, 2002) Very nice specimen 44,3mm in good condition nice pattern F++ usual tiny nacre defects Patamakan, Java, Indonesia.Just a few. Japelion latus (Dall, 1918) [ref. mis297] Trawled at 400-500 meters off East side of Tsushima Island West Japan live taken w/o 61,7mm with periostracum lip a little rough otherwise perfect F++ Japelion latus (Dall, 1918) [ref. mis296] Trawled at 400-500 meters off East side of Tsushima Island West Japan live taken w/o 67,1mm with periostracum lip a little rough otherwise perfect F++ Nautilus macromphalus [ref. mis305] (Sowerby II, 1849) Huge specimen 165mm+ F+++ very minor blemishes beautiful pattern & colour, collected 400m off New Caledonia. Ovula costellata(Lamarck,1810) [ref. mis262] Nice specimen with some malleation 43mm gem mature but still a little light by diver 10m Noumea New Caledonia. Phalium microstoma [ref. mis39] (Von Martens, 1903) Nice specimen with a little scar visible on the picture F+ 57mm dredged off Djibouti deep water 200m. Phalium muangmani [ref. mis312] (Raybaudi Massilia, L. & Prati Musetti, 1995) Trawled in deep water Andaman Sea by Phuket fishermen in 2004 live taken 72,5mm F+++ Purpura persica (Linné,1758) [ref. mis319] (Linné, 1758) VENDU Beautiful specimen live taken w/o very heavy shell 98,5mm gem mindanao Philippines October 2001. Semicassis umbilicata [ref. mis272] (Pease, W.H., 1860) In fish trap 300-1000 feet off Hawaii large specimen 66mm gem(-) hard to get. Sthenorytis pernobilis [ref. mis311] (Fischer & Bernard, 1857) Shell dredged at 300m Guadeloupe French West Indies 54,3mm F++ no operculum dead collected with an octopus drill on the base perfect apex & lip huge..... Sthenorytis pernobilis [ref. mis328] mis328 Sthenorytis pernobilis Dredged at 260m Florida, USA an allmost perfect shell with no operculum gem(-) 26,2mm Sthenorytis pernobilis [ref. mis312] (Fischer & Bernard, 1857) Shell dredged at 260m Florida USA 26,5mm F+++/gem live taken but no operculum beautiful & very close to gem. Terebra taurina [ref. mis294] (Lightfoot, 1786) Beautiful 141,5mm rusty specimen live taken w/o perfect lip and apex, scar on last turn F++ because of that , old collection. Terebra vicdani (Kosuge, 1981) [ref. mis297] From an old collection data mentions topotype , by tangle nets 60-200m off Panglao, Bohol Strait, Philippines. Trivia arctica (Montagu, 1803) [ref. mis131] Beautiful live taken specimen gem 11,5mm Côtes d' Armor, Port Lozol, Channel , 1997 among oysters. Trivia neglecta(Schilder,1930) [ref. mis82] Dredged from 70m Jeffreys Bay R.S.A. 19,2mm gem nice specimen. Trivia sanctispiritus [ref. mis28] (Shikama, 1974) Dredged on flat reef at 60m. Jeffreys Bay South Africa very nice shell 22,3mm gem. Trophon geversianus [ref. mis317] (Pallas, 1774) Nice large specimen collected live w/o December 1999 Argentina 64,1mm gem(-) Vasum (Altivasum) flindersi [ref. mis309] (Verco, 1914) Superb specimen in very good condition beautiful spines deep water off South Australia 150,6mm F++ small worm attacks.. Vasum (Altivasum) flindersi [ref. mis310] (Verco, 1914) Superb specimen in very good condition beautiful spines deep water off South Australia 165mm F+++ Vasum (Altivasum) flindersi [ref. mis308] (Verco, 1914) Superb specimen in very good condition beautiful spines deep water off South Australia 153,3mm F+++ |