Marginellidae and Cystiscidae (Gallery view)
...updated: 13.12.2011
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No. Species Data Size (mm) price in Euro €set of 3
Cystiscidae
ma16 accola (Persicula) Cocos Is., Costa Rica. Very pretty. gem
12-14
ma57 albertoangelai (Persicula) Colombia. Uncommon. gem
8-9
ma122 algoensis (Crithe) South Africa. Representative beach
4-5
ma71 blanda (Persicula) Senegal. Slender. f/f+
21-25
ma325 boucheti (Granulina) Malta. Weensy white dot. gem
2
ma118 brinkae (Persicula) Sri Lanka. fresh beach
9-10
ma312 catenata (Gibberula) Florida. Delicately spotted. gem
4-5
ma339 chrysomelina (Persicula) Aruba. Rare. gem
6
ma335 chudeaui (Gibberula) Western Sahara. gem
4
ma21 cingulata (Persicula) Senegal. A very pretty species. Variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem
19-21
ma21a cingulata var. (Persicula) Mauretania. Interesting smaller form with finer lines. f+/f++
15-17
ma338 clandestina (Granulina) Croatia. gem
2
ma70 cornea (Persicula) Senegal. These always seem to have some lines or marks! f/f+
18-21
ma100 cymbalum (Cystiscus) Australia. White blobs. f++/gem
6
ma289 cypraeoides (Persicula) Bonaire. Interesting dentition. f+/gem
5-6
ma90 deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Best of best. f++/gem
13-14
ma90a deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Smaller, very nice, fresh dead. f+/f++
9-12
ma90b deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Whitish form. f+/f++
9-12
ma90c deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Fantastic set! f++/gem
12-14
ma302 diadema (Gibberula) Senegal. gem
2
ma64 franzini (Volvarina) Colombia. Uncommon. gem
8-9
ma341 gruveli (Gibberula) Angola. gem
6
ma101 halli (Cystiscus) Australia. Minute. Ex pisce. Rare. f++/gem
4
ma78 hennequini (Persicula) Venezuela. Tiny white. gem
6-9
ma55 hilli (Persicula) Colima, Mexico. Rare. f+/gem
14-17
ma287 huna (Cystiscus) Hawaii. Invisible. For Xpert...
2
ma74 imbricata (Persicula) Mexico. Lovely shells. gem
10-12
ma337 inconspicua (Gibberula) Florida, beached
3
ma80 interruptolineata (Persicula) Venezuela. Tiny things. Nice pattern. f+/f++
9-13
ma295 japonica (Crithe) Japan. Red animals dried inside. Sold as sets of three. gem
2
ma269 lavalleeana (Gibberula) Brazil. f+/gem
2
ma290 margaritula (Granulina) Washington. Tiny white grain. gem
3
ma119 marginata (Granulina) Greece. Minute things. gem
2
ma103 melwardi (Cystiscus) NW Australia. uncommon. gem
3-4
ma311 moniles (Gibberula) Angola. gem
5,7*
ma305 obesa (Persicula) Venezuela. Glossy jewel. gem
10,8*
ma303 ovuliformis (Granulina) Florida. gem
2
ma22 persicula (Persicula) Senegal. A very pretty species. Variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem
19-21
ma22a persicula (Persicula) Senegal. Variety with finer dots. f+/f++
16-19
ma333 philippi (Gibberula) Malta
3
ma299 phrygia (Persicula) Costa Rica. Pretty. gem
6-7
ma271 polita (Granulina) Mexico. Live taken. Rare. gem
2
ma111 pulchella (Gibberula) Australia. ex pisce. f+/gem
6-9
ma315 sagittata (Gibberula) Brazil. Spectacular. gem
7,8*
ma332 sandwichensis (Granulina) Hawaii. gem
2
ma112 shepstonensis (Persicula) South Africa. Rare. Fresh beach
6-9
ma120 subbulbosa (Gibberula) Australia. ex pisce. f+/gem
4-5
ma23 tesselata (Persicula) Panama. Lovely checkerboard pattern. f+/f++
19-21
ma313 thomensis (Gibberula) Sao Thome. Nice. gem
6,2*
ma334 vitrea (Granulina) Hawaii. gem
2
Marginellidae
ma12 adansoni (Glabella) Senegal. Lovely striped. f+/gem
21-24
ma115 agatha (Volvarina) NW Australia. Live taken. gem
6-8
ma283 albolineata (Volvarina) Brazil. Yellow, glossy. gem
9
ma351 albolineatum (Prunum) Mexico. Very beautiful. gem
17-18
ma68 amabile (Prunum) Florida. Very pretty species. f+/f++
19-21
ma11 amygdalum (Prunum) Senegal. Pretty shells. f+/gem
16-19
ma277 analuciae (Bullata) Brazil. Delicated dotted. gem
28-34
ma15 angustata (Cryptospira) India. Delicately striped. f+/gem
16-23
ma51 apicinum (Prunum) Florida. Classic little shell. f+/gem
9-11
ma343 attracta (Alaginella) South Africa, deep water. gem
6-7
ma69 aurantia (Marginella) Senegal. Reddish. f+/f++
22-25
ma345 aureocincta (Dentimargo) Florida. Dead as usual. gd
3
ma345a aureocincta (Dentimargo) Florida. Live taken, rare. gem
3
ma96 australis (Mesoginella) Australia. white and orange shells. gem
5-6
ma85 avena (Volvarina) Antilles. Yellow or purple forms. f+/f++
12-15
ma340 avenacea (Volvarina) Florida. Uncommon. gem
7-8
ma110 bahiensis (Volvarina) Brazil. Live taken. f++/gem
8-10
ma33 bairstowi (Marginella) South Africa. Select beach
13-15
ma33a bairstowi (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. f+/gem
13-15
ma104 baylii (Balanetta) Australia. ex pisce. f+/f++
9-10
ma220 belli (Marginella) Joal, Senegal, striped beauties. gem
20-22
ma14 bernardii (Cryptospira) Taiwan. Hard to get in good condition. f/f+
22-25
ma304 borealis (Prunum) Florida. Dredged from deep water. f+/f++
6-7
ma288 boussufae (Serrataginella) Madagascar. Very rare, recently described. Peculiar labral ridges! gem
7-8
ma86 boyeri (Volvarina) Cape Verde Is. Purple banded. f+/gem
12-15
ma352 broderickae (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead, large. f
26,5*
ma25 bullata (Bullata) Brazil. Nice quality for this usually badly flawed species. f+/f++
45-51
ma93 capensis (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem
11-13
ma62 carneum (Prunum) Florida. Pretty color. f+/gem
17-21
ma52 cassis (Prunum) Florida. Uncommon. f+/gem
9-11
ma217 catenata (Gibberula) Florida Keys. Fresh dead, glossy. f++
6
ma20 cinctum (Prunum) Senegal. Lovely golden striped. f+/f++
18-23
ma291 cleo (Volvarina) South Africa. Yellow transparent gem
7-8
ma56 cleryi (Marginella) Senegal. Lovely shells. f++/gem
18-20
ma286 cloveri (Marginella) Brazil. Regular pattern. f+/gem
10-11
ma44 confortinii (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. f+/f++
21-23
ma266 cylindrica (Hyalina) South Africa. Live taken, yellow transparent. gem
7-9
ma292 dactylus (Cryptospira) Indonesia. Rare. gem
32-35
ma116 dawnbrinkae (Hydroginella) South Africa. Rare. Trawled. gem
9-10
ma98 delessertiana (Serrata) Mauritius. Orange banded, diver collected, glossy, fresh dead. f+/gem
6
ma317 deliciosa (Volvarina) Congo. Yellowish. gem
12-13
ma8 denticulata (Marginella) Joal, Senegal. Variable. gem
23-26
ma8a denticulata (Marginella) Senegal. Exceptional. gem
21,9*
ma1 desjardini (Marginella) Senegal. Dark specimens. f+/f++
39-45
ma1a desjardini (Marginella) Mauretania. Paler form. f+/f++
37-42
ma36 diadochus (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Rare. gem
22,3*
ma36b diadochus (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Superbe, Atlantic form. gem
22,7*
ma282 dunkeri (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken. Yellow pellucid. gem
5
ma282a dunkeri (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken. Brown banded. gem
5
ma218 eburneola (Dentimargo) Florida Keys. Rare, only a few. gem
7-8
ma108 electrina (Hydroginella) South Africa. Live taken gem
11*
ma18 elegans (Cryptospira) India. Very pretty. f+/gem
24-34
ma18a elegans (Cryptospira) Sri Lanka. Smaller reddish form or ssp. f+/gem
24-34
ma83 epipolia (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead, only one. gd
26,2*
ma99 eucosmia (Marginella) South Africa. Representative beach
11-13
ma99a eucosmia (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem
11-13
ma58 exilis (Volvarina) Senegal. Whatever - to sell these. f+/gem
9-10
ma49 ferreirai (Glabella) Mozambique. Recently named. Interesting sculpture. f+/gem
19-22
ma26 fischeri (Cryptospira) Philippines. Characteristic species with four faint transverse lines. f+/gem
12-13
ma43a fishhoekensis (Marginella) South Africa. Somewhat paler floccata-type thing. f+/gem
23-26
ma43 floccata (Marginella) South Africa. Typical. f+/gem
23-26
ma296 fulminata (Marginella) Brazil. Brown and orange dashes. gem
14-20
ma40 fulvocincta (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. As usual, beached
12-14
ma354 gemmula (Marginella) Angola. Very pretty, rare. gem
5-6
ma124 giadae (Closia) Madagascar. Orange form. Dead found, but fully glossy. f+/gem
24-27
ma124a giadae (Closia) Madagascar. Purple form. Dead found, but fully glossy. f+/gem
26-30
ma73 gibbosum (Prunum) Somalia. Plain white. f++/gem
10-12
ma4 glabella (Glabella) Senegal. Smaller form. f+/gem
24-30
ma4a glabella (Glabella) Canary Is. Dark, fresh. f+/gem
30-35
ma4b glabella (Glabella) Canary Is. Pale pink. f+/f++
30-35
ma4c glabella (Glabella) Canary Is. Albinistic f+/f++
30-35
ma3 goodallii (Marginella) Senegal. Inflated. Very pretty species. f+/f++
27-31
ma10a guttatum (Marginella) Grand Cayman Is. Very pale form. f+/gem
18-24
ma10 guttatum (Prunum) Florida Keys. Finely dotted gem
16-20
ma13 harpaeformis (Glabella) Senegal. Finely dotted. f+/gem
16-19
ma13a harpaeformis (Glabella) Senegal. Selected. gem
17,8*
ma105 hedleyi (Volvarina) Australia. ex pisce. f+/f++
10-12
ma105a hedleyi (Volvarina) Australia. Fresh beach. fine
10-13
ma219 helmatina (Marginella) Gabun. f++/gem
24-27
ma320 hematita (Marginella) Puerto Rico. Only one, rare. Fresh dead, gem-
9,9*
ma97 ingloria (Volvarina) South Africa. Orange banded. f+/f++
4-5
ma7 irrorata (Marginella) Canary Is. Pale pink. Variable. f+/f++
24-29
ma321 janneefsi (Volvarina) Philippines. Rice-grain shaped, banded. gem
7-8
ma77 johnstoni (Austroginella) Tasmania. Selected beach
6-7
ma87 keenii (Hyalina) South Africa. Dark red, livecoll. f+/gem
12-15
ma87a keenii (Hyalina) South Africa. Nice select beached
12-15
ma84 kemblensis (Dentimargo) Australia. Ex pisce. Rare. f/f+
3-4
ma94 kerochuta (Alaginella) South Africa. Ex pisce. f/gem
7-9
ma6 labiatum (Prunum) Yucatan. Attracive heavy shells. f+/gem
24-27
ma326 lactea (Volvarina) Florida. Whitish, only one. gem
8
ma297 largillierti (Bullata) Brazil. Dinstinctly spotted. gem
12-14
ma298 larochei (Sinuginella) New Zealand. Only one, gem
5
ma65 leonardhilli (Prunum) Panama. Quite rare, nice shells. f+/gem
17-21
ma48 lilacina (Bullata) Brazil. Lovely colors. f+/f++
20-22
ma221 limbata (Marginella) Western Sahara. One of the most pretty species. gem
20,9*
ma221b limbata (Marginella) Senegal. Typical colors. f+/gem
21-25
ma221c limbata (Marginella) Senegal. Superbe colors. gem
24,8*
ma29 lineolata (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken f+/gem
26-29
ma29a lineolata var. (Marginella) South Africa. Variation from False Bay. rare, only one. gem
32,5*
ma348 lorenzi (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken gem
11,9*
ma348a lorenzi (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh beach. f
11-12
ma353 lucani (Marginella) Angola. Ultra-rare. gem
11,8*
ma353a lucani (Marginella) Angola. Ultra-rare. Slight seconds. gd
11-12
ma107 lucida (Hyalina) South Africa. Beach but glossy. f+/gem
8-10
ma38 lussii (Marginella) South Africa. Attractive fresh dead. fine
28-29
ma38a lussii (Marginella) South Africa. Lovely gem
29,8*
ma38b lussii var. (Marginella) South Africa. Intermediate to lineolata. f++
25,3*
ma34 lutea (Marginella) South Africa. Very fresh dead. Dark mottled form. fine
19-21
ma34a lutea (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead. Paler banded form. fine
19-21
ma34c lutea (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Fine brown lines. gem
17,7*
ma275 margarita (Marginella) Bonaire. White. Rare, only a few. f+/gem
7-9
ma9 marginatum (Prunum) Brazil. Heavily callused. f+/f++
24-27
ma9a marginatum (Prunum) Brazil. Albino. f+/f++
24-27
ma123 marina (Hydroginella) New Ireland. From type-lot. This distinctive species is known only from a single sample of shellgrit. Fresh dead. f
3*
ma346 martinii (Prunum) Brazil. Uncommon. f+/gem
29-36
ma264 matthewsi (Bullata) Brazil. Orange banded. Usually with a tiny drillhole, otherwise nice and glossy. f+/f++
38-48
ma109 miliaria (Gibbularia) Italy. Minute bands. f/f+
5-6
ma328 minuscula (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. gem
11,8*
ma66 mirabilis (Marginella) Somalia. my personal favorite. f++/gem
21-26
ma117 mitrella (Hyalina) Greece. Live taken. f+/gem
9-10
ma54 monilis (Prunum) Senegal. Inconspicuous. f+/gem
10-14
ma28 mosaica (Marginella) South Africa. Representative beached
23-27
ma28a mosaica (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken f+/gem
25-27
ma76 muscaria (Austroginella) Tasmania. Selected f++/gem
13-15
ma35 musica (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Rare. f++/gem
17-19
ma35a musica var. (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken, only one. Note interrupted bands. Rare. f+
18,5*
ma36a musica var. (Marginella) South Africa. Deep water. Unique. gem
21,3*
ma329 mustelina (Volvarina) New Zealand. Attractive. gem
7
ma27 nebulosa (Marginella) South Africa. Typical f+/f++
36-42
ma27a nebulosa (Marginella) South Africa. Carefully selected gem
36-42
ma82 neglecta (Dentimargo) South Africa. Live taken. f+/gem
3-4
ma72 obscura (Volvarina) Oman. Typical. f+/f++
12-15
ma280 obtusa (Marginella) Somalia. Rare. Nice small and heavy. gem
18,6*
ma114 occidua (Volvarina) Australia. ex pisce. f+/gem
6-8
ma327 olivaeformis (Volvarina) Canary Is. Attractive honey colour. gem
8
ma32 ornata (Marginella) South Africa. Variable. Live taken. f+/f++
22-25
ma32d ornata (Marginella) South Africa. From deep water. extremely calloused and heavy. Interesting colour. f++
32,0*
ma32a ornata var. (Marginella) South Africa. Reddish form. Select beach
22-25
ma32c ornata var. (Marginella) South Africa. Purple, with transverse lines. Unusual. gem
25,9*
ma46c peelae f. beltmani (Marginella) South Africa. Rather plain color. f+
25,2*
ma46 peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Heavy shelled, striped anterior. gem
26,4*
ma46a peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Faintly mottled. f++
30,7*
ma46b peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Faintly striped. gem
24,5*
ma46d peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead. f
21-24
ma273 pellucida (Prunum) Bahamas. Transparent. Spectacular. gem
8-9
ma88 philippinarum (Volvarina) NW Australia. Select f+/gem
15-17
ma88a philippinarum (Volvarina) Philippines. Sinistral. f+/gem
15-17
ma41b piperita albocincta (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken gem
15-16
ma41c piperita albocincta (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh beach
15-17
ma41 piperita (Marginella) South Africa. Typical form. Very variable, a set is a must! Live taken, f++/gem
18-20
ma41a piperita (Marginella) South Africa. Typical form. Fresh beach
18-20
ma42 piperita ssp. (Marginella) South Africa. Smaller subspecies from False Bay. Only a few. Live taken f+/gem
13-15
ma42a piperita strigata (Marginella) South Africa. Rare color form. Live taken gem
14,2*
ma42b piperita strigata (Marginella) South Africa. Rare color form. Very fresh beach, interesting intermediate color. f+
16,4*
ma41d piperita var. (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. gem
15,3*
ma47 poulosi (Prunum) Colombia. f+/gem
33-37
ma215 pringlei (Afrivoluta) South Africa. Rarely available in good condition. These are f++/gem
100-110
ma330 pruniosum (Prunum) Honduras. Finely spotted. gem
10-11
ma59 prunum (Prunum) Venezuela. Lightweight. f+/f++
23-26
ma67 pseudofaba (Marginella) Senegal. Nice spotting. f+/f++
28-31
ma67a pseudofaba (Marginella) Senegal. Superbe quality. gem
29-31
ma216 pseudornata (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. gem
20-24
ma216a pseudornata (Marginella) South Africa. Acceptable dead. gd
25,4*
ma2 pseudosebastiani (Marginella) Senegal. Typical, from deeper water. f+/gem
35-44
ma102 pseustes (Cysticus) South Africa. Slight erosion around spire, micro-chips along labrum, somewhat dull area at columella (I am kidding, could you tell?) beach
1
ma60 pulchrum (Prunum) Antilles. Not as quite beautiful as the name may suggest. f+/f++
12-15
ma75 pygmaeoides (Mesoginella) Australia. Tiny white. (beached: 2.00), few gem
6-8
ma349 quadrilineata (Cryptospira) Philippines. Rare. gem
19-20
ma350 quiquandoni (Cryptospira) Philippines. uncommon. gem
14-16
ma81 ratzingeri (Dentimargo) New Ireland. Tiny, taken in shellgrit. f+
2
ma267 robusta (Persicula) Guinea, W. Africa. Bulbous. f+/gem
24-27
ma265 rosadoi (Marginella) Mozambique. Delicately spotted. gem
9,3*
ma53 roscidum (Prunum) Florida. Uncommon. f+/gem
10-12
ma31 rosea (Marginella) South Africa. Typical reddish shells from False Bay. Attractive and variable. f+/f++
19-25
ma30 rosea var. (Marginella) South Africa. Variation from the Atlantic, dived from deeper water. f+/f++
23-25
ma30a rosea var. (Marginella) South Africa. Variation from the Atlantic, intertidal form. f+/f++
18-21
ma37 roseolineata (Marginella) Natal, SAfrica. Rare, only a few, fresh dead. f
8-9
ma300 rubella (Volvarina) Cape Verde Is., reddish brown. gem
13-14
ma323 sagamiensis (Hydroginella) Philippines. pyriform, glossy. gem
5-7
ma61 sapotilla (Prunum) Panama. Olive color. f+/f++
19-23
ma355 scitula (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. Fresh dead. f/f+
14-15
ma5 sebastiani (Marginella) Mauretania. Very variable. I recommend a set. f+/f++
32-44
ma276 senegalensis (Marginella) Senegal. Very nice. gem
31-35
ma95 serrei (Volvarina) Brazil. Live taken, gem
8
ma91 sordida (Serrata) Mauritius. Orange banded, diver collected, glossy, fresh dead. f+
10
ma89 sp. (Dentimargo) Brazil. From deep water. Probably undescribed. f
6,2*
ma356 sp. nov. (Persicula) S. Queensland. In the pulchella-group but certainly not this species. Only two. gem
10
ma63 species 1 (Volvarina) Tanzania. I used to call these obscura but obviously they are something else. f+/f++
12-13
ma309 spinacia (Marginella) Sao Tome. Worth a look! gem
7-8
ma39a spiralineata (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. f++
25,4*
ma39b spiralineata (Marginella) South Africa. Pale orange. Rare. f++
24,5*
ma39c spiralineata (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead. gd/f
22-24
ma121 spryi (Serrataginella) Mozambique. gem
8-10
ma268 storeria (Marginella) Venezuela. Calloused beauties. gem
22-24
ma19 strigata (Cryptospira) Malacca Strait. Large form. Pretty colors. f+/gem
34-42
ma19a strigata (Cryptospira) Andaman Sea- Smaller, more callused variant. Pretty colors. f+/gem
22-28
ma272 succinea (Prunum) Florida. Transparent. gem
12-14
ma270 taeniata (Volvarina) Cape Verde. Live taken. f++/gem
8-10
ma106 taeniolata (Volvarina) California. Live taken. f++/gem
8-10
ma79 tasmanica (Austroginella) Tasmania. Selected beach
8-11
ma318 treveriana (Volvarina) Somalia. Yellowish. gem
9-11
ma324 tricincta (Cryptospira) Taiwan. Greenish, with grey lines. f+/f++
16-20*
ma113 tridentata (Hydroginella) Australia. Fresh beach
8-10
ma50 tyermani (Marginella) Gabon. Tiny jewels. Variable colors. f+/gem
7-9
ma285 undulans (Marginella) Angola. Lovely pattern. f++
6,3*
ma17 unicolor (Cryptospira) Thailand. Large, greyish, hardly striped. f+/f++
34-44
ma24 ventricosa (Cryptospira) Thailand. Greyish-blue. f+/f++
27-31
ma278 verdensis (Volvarina) Cape Verde. Nicely banded, only one. gem
9,1*
ma51a virgineum (Prunum) Florida. Albinistic form. f+/gem
9-11
ma279 warreni (Volvarina) Argentinia. Elegant shell, only one. gem
19,7*
ma45 werneri (Marginella) South Africa. Dark. f+/f++
23-25
ma92a zonata bilineata (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem
5-8
ma92 zonata (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem
5-7

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