Marginellidae and Cystiscidae (Gallery view)...updated: 01.12.2009
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No. Species Data Size (mm) price in Euroset of 3
Cystiscidae
ma16 accola (Persicula) Cocos Is., Costa Rica. Very pretty. gem12-14
E
ma122 algoensis (Crithe) South Africa. Representative beach4-5
E
ma284 almadiensis (Gibberula) Senegal. Lovely shell. gem6,3*
E
ma71 blanda (Persicula) Senegal. Slender. f/f+21-25
E
ma325 boucheti (Granulina) Malta. Weensy white dot. gem2
E
ma118 brinkae (Persicula) Sri Lanka. fresh beach9-10
E
ma312 catenata (Gibberula) Florida. Delicately spotted. gem4-5
E
ma339 chrysomelina (Persicula) Aruba. Rare. gem6
E
ma335 chudeaui (Gibberula) Western Sahara. gem4
E
ma21 cingulata (Persicula) Senegal. A very pretty species. Variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem19-21
E
ma21a cingulata var. (Persicula) Mauretania. Interesting smaller form with finer lines. f+/f++15-17
E
ma338 clandestina (Granulina) Croatia. gem2
E
ma70 cornea (Persicula) Senegal. These always seem to have some lines or marks! f/f+18-21
E
ma100 cymbalum (Cystiscus) Australia. White blobs. f++/gem6
E
ma289 cypraeoides (Persicula) Bonaire. Interesting dentition. f+/gem5-6
E
ma90 deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Best of best. f++/gem13-14
E
ma90a deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Smaller, very nice, fresh dead. f+/f++9-12
E
ma90b deburghi (Persicula) SW Australia. Whitish form. f+/f++9-12
E
ma302 diadema (Gibberula) Senegal. gem2
E
ma341 gruveli (Gibberula) Angola. gem6
E
ma101 halli (Cystiscus) Australia. Minute. Ex pisce. Rare. f++/gem4
E
ma78 hennequini (Persicula) Venezuela. Tiny white. gem6-9
E
ma55 hilli (Persicula) Colima, Mexico. Rare. f+/gem14-17
E
ma287 huna (Cystiscus) Hawaii. Invisible. For Xpert...2
E
ma74 imbricata (Persicula) Mexico. Lovely shells. gem10-12
E
ma337 inconspicua (Gibberula) Florida, beached3
E
ma80 interruptolineata (Persicula) Venezuela. Tiny things. Nice pattern. f+/f++9-13
E
ma295 japonica (Crithe) Japan. Red animals dried inside. Sold as sets of three. gem2
E
ma269 lavalleeana (Gibberula) Brazil. f+/gem2
E
ma336 lucia (Gibberula) Senegal. gem3
E
ma290 margaritula (Granulina) Washington. Tiny white grain. gem3
E
ma119 marginata (Granulina) Greece. Minute things. gem2
E
ma103 melwardi (Cystiscus) NW Australia. uncommon. gem3-4
E
ma311 moniles (Gibberula) Angola. gem5,7*
E
ma305 obesa (Persicula) Venezuela. Glossy jewel. gem10,8*
E
ma314 oryza (Gibberula) Brazil. gem6,8*
E
ma303 ovuliformis (Granulina) Florida. gem2
E
ma22 persicula (Persicula) Senegal. A very pretty species. Variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem19-21
E
ma22a persicula (Persicula) Senegal. Variety with finer dots. f+/f++16-19
E
ma333 philippi (Gibberula) Malta3
E
ma299 phrygia (Persicula) Costa Rica. Pretty. gem6-7
E
ma271 polita (Granulina) Mexico. Live taken. Rare. gem2
E
ma111 pulchella (Gibberula) Australia. ex pisce. f+/gem6-9
E
ma315 sagittata (Gibberula) Brazil. Spectacular. gem7,8*
E
ma332 sandwichensis (Granulina) Hawaii. gem2
E
ma331 secreta (Gibberula) Morocco. gem4
E
ma112 shepstonensis (Persicula) South Africa. Rare. Fresh beach6-9
E
ma120 subbulbosa (Gibberula) Australia. ex pisce. f+/gem4-5
E
ma23 tesselata (Persicula) Panama. Lovely checkerboard pattern. f+/f++19-21
E
ma313 thomensis (Gibberula) Sao Thome. Nice. gem6,2*
E
ma334 vitrea (Granulina) Hawaii. gem2
E
Marginellidae
ma12 adansoni (Glabella) Senegal. Lovely striped. f+/gem21-24
E
ma115 agatha (Volvarina) NW Australia. Live taken. gem6-8
E
ma283 albolineata (Volvarina) Brazil. Yellow, glossy. gem9
E
ma351 albolineatum (Prunum) Mexico. Very beautiful. gem17-18
E
ma68 amabile (Prunum) Florida. Very pretty species. f+/f++19-21
E
ma281 ampeluscia (Volvarina) W. Sahara. Rare, only one. gem14,3*
E
ma310 amydrozona (Volvarina) Oman. Slender white. gem7,6*
E
ma11 amygdalum (Prunum) Senegal. Pretty shells. f+/gem16-19
E
ma277 analuciae (Bullata) Brazil. Delicated dotted. gem28-34
E
ma15 angustata (Cryptospira) India. Delicately striped. f+/gem16-23
E
ma51 apicinum (Prunum) Florida. Classic little shell. f+/gem9-11
E
ma343 attracta (Alaginella) South Africa, deep water. gem6-7
E
ma69 aurantia (Marginella) Senegal. Reddish. f+/f++22-25
E
ma345 aureocincta (Dentimargo) Florida. Dead as usual. gd3
E
ma345a aureocincta (Dentimargo) Florida. Live taken, rare. gem3
E
ma96 australis (Mesoginella) Australia. white and orange shells. gem5-6
E
ma85 avena (Volvarina) Antilles. Yellow or purple forms. f+/f++12-15
E
ma340 avenacea (Volvarina) Florida. Uncommon. gem7-8
E
ma110 bahiensis (Volvarina) Brazil. Live taken. f++/gem8-10
E
ma33 bairstowi (Marginella) South Africa. Select beach13-15
E
ma33a bairstowi (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. f+/gem13-15
E
ma104 baylii (Balanetta) Australia. ex pisce. f+/f++9-10
E
ma220 belli (Marginella) Joal, Senegal, striped beauties. gem20-22
E
ma14 bernardii (Cryptospira) Taiwan. Hard to get in good condition. f/f+22-25
E
ma347 bicatenata (Marginella) South Africa. Very fresh dead, lovely f++20,8*
E
ma304 borealis (Prunum) Florida. Dredged from deep water. f+/f++6-7
E
ma288 boussufae (Serrataginella) Madagascar. Very rare, recently described. Peculiar labral ridges! gem7-8
E
ma86 boyeri (Volvarina) Cape Verde Is. Purple banded. f+/gem12-15
E
ma352 broderickae (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead, large. f26,5*
E
ma25 bullata (Bullata) Brazil. Nice quality for this usually badly flawed species. f+/f++45-51
E
ma93 capensis (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem11-13
E
ma62 carneum (Prunum) Florida. Pretty color. f+/gem17-21
E
ma52 cassis (Prunum) Florida. Uncommon. f+/gem9-11
E
ma217 catenata (Gibberula) Florida Keys. Fresh dead, glossy. f++6
E
ma20 cinctum (Prunum) Senegal. Lovely golden striped. f+/f++18-23
E
ma291 cleo (Volvarina) South Africa. Yellow transparent gem7-8
E
ma56 cleryi (Marginella) Senegal. Lovely shells. f++/gem18-20
E
ma286 cloveri (Marginella) Brazil. Regular pattern. f+/gem10-11
E
ma44 confortinii (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. f+/f++21-23
E
ma266 cylindrica (Hyalina) South Africa. Live taken, yellow transparent. gem7-9
E
ma292 dactylus (Cryptospira) Indonesia. Rare. gem32-35
E
ma116 dawnbrinkae (Hydroginella) South Africa. Rare. Trawled. gem9-10
E
ma98 delessertiana (Serrata) Mauritius. Orange banded, diver collected, glossy, fresh dead. f+/gem6
E
ma317 deliciosa (Volvarina) Congo. Yellowish. gem12-13
E
ma8 denticulata (Marginella) Joal, Senegal. Variable. gem23-26
E
ma8a denticulata (Marginella) Senegal. Exceptional. gem21,9*
E
ma1 desjardini (Marginella) Senegal. Dark specimens. f+/f++39-45
E
ma1a desjardini (Marginella) Mauretania. Paler form. f+/f++37-42
E
ma36 diadochus (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Rare. gem22,3*
E
ma36b diadochus (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Superbe, Atlantic form. gem22,7*
E
ma282 dunkeri (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken. Yellow pellucid. gem5
E
ma282a dunkeri (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken. Brown banded. gem5
E
ma218 eburneola (Dentimargo) Florida Keys. Rare, only a few. gem7-8
E
ma108 electrina (Hydroginella) South Africa. Live taken gem11*
E
ma18 elegans (Cryptospira) India. Very pretty. f+/gem24-34
E
ma99 eucosmia (Marginella) South Africa. Representative beach11-13
E
ma99a eucosmia (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem11-13
E
ma58 exilis (Volvarina) Senegal. Whatever - to sell these. f+/gem9-10
E
ma49 ferreirai (Glabella) Mozambique. Recently named. Interesting sculpture. f+/gem19-22
E
ma26 fischeri (Cryptospira) Philippines. Characteristic species with four faint transverse lines. f+/gem12-13
E
ma43a fishhoekensis (Marginella) South Africa. Somewhat paler floccata-type thing. f+/gem23-26
E
ma43 floccata (Marginella) South Africa. Typical. f+/gem23-26
E
ma296 fulminata (Marginella) Brazil. Brown and orange dashes. gem14-20
E
ma40 fulvocincta (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. As usual, beached12-14
E
ma274 fusiformis (Volvarina) Hawaii. Only one. gem3
E
ma354 gemmula (Marginella) Angola. Very pretty, rare. gem5-6
E
ma124 giadae (Closia) Madagascar. Exceptionally nice colors, very fresh dead. fine26-30
E
ma73 gibbosum (Prunum) Somalia. Plain white. f++/gem10-12
E
ma4 glabella (Glabella) Senegal. Smaller form. f+/gem24-30
E
ma4a glabella (Glabella) Canary Is. Dark, fresh. f+/gem30-35
E
ma4b glabella (Glabella) Canary Is. Pale pink. f+/f++30-35
E
ma4c glabella (Glabella) Canary Is. Albinistic f+/f++30-35
E
ma3 goodallii (Marginella) Senegal. Inflated. Very pretty species. f+/f++27-31
E
ma10a guttatum (Marginella) Grand Cayman Is. Very pale form. f+/gem18-24
E
ma10 guttatum (Prunum) Florida Keys. Finely dotted gem16-20
E
ma13 harpaeformis (Glabella) Senegal. Finely dotted. f+/gem16-19
E
ma13a harpaeformis (Glabella) Senegal. Selected. gem17,8*
E
ma13b harpaeformis (Glabella) Senegal. Nice colors. f++20,7*
E
ma105 hedleyi (Volvarina) Australia. ex pisce. f+/f++10-12
E
ma105a hedleyi (Volvarina) Australia. Fresh beach. fine10-13
E
ma219 helmatina (Marginella) Gabun. f++/gem24-27
E
ma320 hematita (Marginella) Puerto Rico. Only one, rare. Fresh dead, gem-9,9*
E
ma97 ingloria (Volvarina) South Africa. Orange banded. f+/f++4-5
E
ma7 irrorata (Marginella) Canary Is. Pale pink. Variable. f+/f++24-29
E
ma321 janneefsi (Volvarina) Philippines. Rice-grain shaped, banded. gem7-8
E
ma77 johnstoni (Austroginella) Tasmania. Selected beach6-7
E
ma87 keenii (Hyalina) South Africa. Dark red, livecoll. f+/gem12-15
E
ma87a keenii (Hyalina) South Africa. Nice select beached12-15
E
ma84 kemblensis (Dentimargo) Australia. Ex pisce. Rare. f/f+3-4
E
ma94 kerochuta (Alaginella) South Africa. Ex pisce. f/gem7-9
E
ma6 labiatum (Prunum) Yucatan. Attracive heavy shells. f+/gem24-27
E
ma326 lactea (Volvarina) Florida. Whitish, only one. gem8
E
ma297 largillierti (Bullata) Brazil. Dinstinctly spotted. gem12-14
E
ma298 larochei (Sinuginella) New Zealand. Only one, gem5
E
ma65 leonardhilli (Prunum) Panama. Quite rare, nice shells. f+/gem17-21
E
ma48 lilacina (Bullata) Brazil. Lovely colors. f+/f++20-22
E
ma221 limbata (Marginella) Western Sahara. One of the most pretty species. gem20,9*
E
ma221b limbata (Marginella) Senegal. Typical colors. f+/gem21-25
E
ma221c limbata (Marginella) Senegal. Superbe colors. gem24,8*
E
ma29 lineolata (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken f+/gem26-29
E
ma29a lineolata var. (Marginella) South Africa. Variation from False Bay. rare, only one. gem32,5*
E
ma348 lorenzi (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken gem11,9*
E
ma353 lucani (Marginella) Angola. Ultra-rare. gem11,8*
E
ma353a lucani (Marginella) Angola. Ultra-rare. Slight seconds. gd11-12
E
ma107 lucida (Hyalina) South Africa. Beach but glossy. f+/gem8-10
E
ma38 lussii (Marginella) South Africa. Attractive fresh dead. fine28-29
E
ma38a lussii (Marginella) South Africa. Lovely gem29,8*
E
ma38b lussii var. (Marginella) South Africa. Intermediate to lineolata. f++25,3*
E
ma34 lutea (Marginella) South Africa. Very fresh dead. Dark mottled form. fine19-21
E
ma34a lutea (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh dead. Paler banded form. fine19-21
E
ma34c lutea (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Fine brown lines. gem17,7*
E
ma293 mabellae (Cryptospira) India. Attractive. Only one. gem21,3*
E
ma275 margarita (Marginella) Bonaire. White. Rare, only a few. f+/gem7-9
E
ma9 marginatum (Prunum) Brazil. Heavily callused. f+/f++24-27
E
ma9a marginatum (Prunum) Brazil. Albino. f+/f++24-27
E
ma123 marina (Hydroginella) New Ireland. From type-lot. This distinctive species is known only from a single sample of shellgrit. Fresh dead. f3*
E
ma346 martinii (Prunum) Brazil. Uncommon. f+/gem29-36
E
ma264 matthewsi (Bullata) Brazil. Orange banded. Usually with a tiny drillhole, otherwise nice and glossy. f+/f++38-48
E
ma109 miliaria (Gibbularia) Italy. Minute bands. f/f+5-6
E
ma328 minuscula (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. gem11,8*
E
ma66 mirabilis (Marginella) Somalia. my personal favorite. f++/gem21-26
E
ma117 mitrella (Hyalina) Greece. Live taken. f+/gem9-10
E
ma54 monilis (Prunum) Senegal. Inconspicuous. f+/gem10-14
E
ma28 mosaica (Marginella) South Africa. Representative beached23-27
E
ma28a mosaica (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken f+/gem25-27
E
ma76 muscaria (Austroginella) Tasmania. Selected f++/gem13-15
E
ma35 musica (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. Rare. f++/gem17-19
E
ma35a musica var. (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken, only one. Note interrupted bands. Rare. f+18,5*
E
ma36a musica var. (Marginella) South Africa. Deep water. Unique. gem21,3*
E
ma329 mustelina (Volvarina) New Zealand. Attractive. gem7
E
ma27 nebulosa (Marginella) South Africa. Typical f+/f++36-42
E
ma27a nebulosa (Marginella) South Africa. Carefully selected gem36-42
E
ma82 neglecta (Dentimargo) South Africa. Live taken. f+/gem3-4
E
ma344 nevilli (Volvarina) Hawaii. gem3
E
ma294 oblongum (Prunum) Brazil. Reddish. gem19-21
E
ma72 obscura (Volvarina) Oman. Typical. f+/f++12-15
E
ma280 obtusa (Marginella) Somalia. Rare. Nice small and heavy. gem18,6*
E
ma114 occidua (Volvarina) Australia. ex pisce. f+/gem6-8
E
ma327 olivaeformis (Volvarina) Canary Is. Attractive honey colour. gem8
E
ma32 ornata (Marginella) South Africa. Variable. Live taken. f+/f++22-25
E
ma32d ornata (Marginella) South Africa. From deep water. extremely calloused and heavy. Interesting colour. f++32,0*
E
ma32a ornata var. (Marginella) South Africa. Reddish form. Select beach22-25
E
ma32c ornata var. (Marginella) South Africa. Purple, with transverse lines. Unusual. gem25,9*
E
ma46c peelae f. beltmani (Marginella) South Africa. Rather plain color. f+25,2*
E
ma46 peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Heavy shelled, striped anterior. gem26,4*
E
ma46a peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Faintly mottled. f++30,7*
E
ma46b peelae (Marginella) South Africa. Faintly striped. gem24,5*
E
ma273 pellucida (Prunum) Bahamas. Transparent. Spectacular. gem8-9
E
ma88 philippinarum (Volvarina) NW Australia. Select f+/gem15-17
E
ma88a philippinarum (Volvarina) Philippines. Sinistral. f+/gem15-17
E
ma41b piperita albocincta (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken gem15-16
E
ma41c piperita albocincta (Marginella) South Africa. Fresh beach15-17
E
ma41 piperita (Marginella) South Africa. Typical form. Very variable, a set is a must! Live taken, f++/gem18-20
E
ma41a piperita (Marginella) South Africa. Typical form. Fresh beach18-20
E
ma42 piperita ssp. (Marginella) South Africa. Smaller subspecies from False Bay. Only a few. Live taken f+/gem13-15
E
ma42a piperita strigata (Marginella) South Africa. Rare color form. Live taken gem14,2*
E
ma42b piperita strigata (Marginella) South Africa. Rare color form. Very fresh beach, interesting intermediate color. f+16,4*
E
ma41d piperita var. (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. gem15,3*
E
ma47 poulisi (Prunum) Colombia. f+/gem16-18
E
ma215 pringlei (Afrivoluta) South Africa. Rarely available in good condition. These are f++/gem100-110
E
ma330 pruniosum (Prunum) Honduras. Finely spotted. gem10-11
E
ma59 prunum (Prunum) Venezuela. Lightweight. f+/f++23-26
E
ma67 pseudofaba (Marginella) Senegal. Nice spotting. f+/f++28-31
E
ma67a pseudofaba (Marginella) Senegal. Superbe quality. gem29-31
E
ma322 pseudophilippinarum (Volvarina) Philippines. Reddish. gem8
E
ma216 pseudornata (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken. gem20,2*
E
ma216a pseudornata (Marginella) South Africa. Acceptable dead. gd25,4*
E
ma2 pseudosebastiani (Marginella) Senegal. Typical, from deeper water. f+/gem35-44
E
ma102 pseustes (Cysticus) South Africa. Slight erosion around spire, micro-chips along labrum, somewhat dull area at columella (I am kidding, could you tell?) beach1
E
ma60 pulchrum (Prunum) Antilles. Not as quite beautiful as the name may suggest. f+/f++12-15
E
ma301 pumila (Dentimargo) Brazil. Glossy gem4
E
ma75 pygmaeoides (Mesoginella) Australia. Tiny white. (beached: 2.00), few gem6-8
E
ma349 quadrilineata (Cryptospira) Philippines. Rare. gem19-20
E
ma350 quiquandoni (Cryptospira) Philippines. uncommon. gem14-16
E
ma81 ratzingeri (Dentimargo) New Ireland. Tiny, taken in shellgrit. Bleached, fine2
E
ma267 robusta (Persicula) Guinea, W. Africa. Bulbous. f+/gem24-27
E
ma265 rosadoi (Marginella) Mozambique. Delicately spotted. gem9,3*
E
ma53 roscidum (Prunum) Florida. Uncommon. f+/gem10-12
E
ma31 rosea (Marginella) South Africa. Typical reddish shells from False Bay. Attractive and variable. f+/f++19-25
E
ma30 rosea var. (Marginella) South Africa. Variation from the Atlantic, dived from deeper water. f+/f++23-25
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ma30a rosea var. (Marginella) South Africa. Variation from the Atlantic, intertidal form. f+/f++18-21
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ma37 roseolineata (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken, growth line. Rare. f+16,8*
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ma37b roseolineata (Marginella) South Africa. Live taken, growth line. Rare. Micro-drill in spire, otherwise top. f++21,0*
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ma300 rubella (Volvarina) Cape Verde Is., reddish brown. gem13-14
E
ma323 sagamiensis (Hydroginella) Philippines. pyriform, glossy. gem5-7
E
ma61 sapotilla (Prunum) Panama. Olive color. f+/f++19-23
E
ma5 sebastiani (Marginella) Mauretania. Very variable. I recommend a set. f+/f++32-44
E
ma276 senegalensis (Marginella) Senegal. Very nice. gem31-35
E
ma95 serrei (Volvarina) Brazil. Live taken, gem8
E
ma91 sordida (Serrata) Mauritius. Orange banded, diver collected, glossy, fresh dead. f+10
E
ma63 species 1 (Volvarina) Tanzania. I used to call these obscura but obviously they are something else. f+/f++12-13
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ma309 spinacia (Marginella) Sao Tome. Worth a look! gem7-8
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ma39a spiralineata (Marginella) South Africa. Rare. f++25,4*
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ma39b spiralineata (Marginella) South Africa. Pale orange. Rare. f++24,5*
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ma121 spryi (Serrataginella) Mozambique. gem8-10
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ma268 storeria (Marginella) Venezuela. Calloused beauties. gem22-24
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ma19 strigata (Cryptospira) Malacca Strait. Large form. Pretty colors. f+/gem34-42
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ma19a strigata (Cryptospira) Andaman Sea- Smaller, more callused variant. Pretty colors. f+/gem22-28
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ma272 succinea (Prunum) Florida. Transparent. gem12-14
E
ma270 taeniata (Volvarina) Cape Verde. Live taken. f++/gem8-10
E
ma106 taeniolata (Volvarina) California. Live taken. f++/gem8-10
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ma79 tasmanica (Austroginella) Tasmania. Selected beach8-11
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ma318 treveriana (Volvarina) Somalia. Yellowish. gem9-11
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ma324 tricincta (Cryptospira) Taiwan. Greenish, with grey lines. f+/f++16-20*
E
ma113 tridentata (Hydroginella) Australia. Fresh beach8-10
E
ma50 tyermani (Marginella) Gabon. Tiny jewels. Variable colors. f+/gem7-9
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ma285 undulans (Marginella) Angola. Lovely pattern. f++6,3*
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ma17 unicolor (Cryptospira) Thailand. Large, greyish, hardly striped. f+/f++34-44
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ma24 ventricosa (Cryptospira) Thailand. Greyish-blue. f+/f++27-31
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ma278 verdensis (Volvarina) Cape Verde. Nicely banded, only one. gem9,1*
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ma51a virgineum (Prunum) Florida. Albinistic form. f+/gem9-11
E
ma279 warreni (Volvarina) Argentinia. Elegant shell, only one. gem19,7*
E
ma45 werneri (Marginella) South Africa. Dark. f+/f++23-25
E
ma92a zonata bilineata (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem5-8
E
ma92 zonata (Volvarina) South Africa. Live taken f++/gem5-7
E
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