Volutidae (Gallery view)...updated: 01.12.2009
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No. Species Data Size (mm) price in Euroset of 3
Volutidae
vo80 abyssicola (Athleta) South Africa. Reticulate f++/gem78-91
E
vo106 africana (Lyria) South Africa. Diver collected. f+/f++54-62
E
vo106a africana (Lyria) South Africa. Diver collected. Colourful live taken. gem66,2*
E
vo106b africana (Lyria) South Africa. Diver collected. Fresh dead, no chips. Slight growth line dorsally. f++75,8*
E
vo106c africana (Lyria) South Africa. Purplish gem62,8*
E
vo261 aillaudorum (Alcithoe) New Caledonia. From deep water. Fresh dead, some micro-drills. Bargain. f55,6*
E
vo155 americana (Adelomelon) Brazil Variable. f+/gem50-58
E
vo122 ampullacea (Volutoharpa) Alaska. Only a few, always a rough shell. f/f+16-20
E
vo103 ancilla (Adelomelon) Uruguay. These are never nice, various specimens. gd-fine104-150
E
vo151 anna (Lyria) Saya de Malha Bank. Very fresh dead, superbe color. Growth line on dorsum, apex and lip OK. fine45,9*
E
vo200 ashmorensis (Melo) Ashmore Reef. Information on request.260
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vo30 aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Attractive red. f+/gem90-125
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vo30a aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Fine brown lines. f+/f++90-125
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vo30b aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Heavy. Small chips in lip. f++117*
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vo30c aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Dark. f++100,5*
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vo30d aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Smaller, heavy. f++87*
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vo25 aurasiaca (Harpulina) Sri Lanka. Very variable. Slight seconds gd/f40-85
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vo25a aurasiaca (Harpulina) Sri Lanka. Selected quality. f+/gem72-81
E
vo52 barnesii (Enaeta) Mexico. Characteristic. f+/gem25-28
E
vo204 bednalli (Volutoconus) Arafura Sea. Lovely pattern. f++113,5*
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vo204a bednalli (Volutoconus) Arafura Sea. Beautiful pattern. f+/f++106-123
E
vo156a benthalis (Amoria) Queensland. Fabulous shell. gem33,5*
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vo203 brianoi (Lyria) Madagascar. Small endemic species. Always dead-taken. Very nice fine32,9*
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vo123 broderipii (Melo) Philippines. Lovely striped, young shell. f++92,5*
E
vo48 bullatiana (Callipara) South Africa. Better than average beach. gd/f44-60
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vo82 butleri (Scaphella) Mexico. Smaller, with more distant spots. Rare. All available shells with minor problems. gd/f62-85
E
vo34 canaliculata (Amoria) Queensland. Darker striped form. gem42-43
E
vo34a canaliculata (Amoria) Queensland. Darker striped form. f/f+46-48
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vo34b canaliculata (Amoria) Queensland. Paler orange dotted form. f+/f++38-42
E
vo31a cathcartiae (Cymbiola) Philippines. Exceptional quality. gem105,7*
E
vo160 chrysostoma (Cymbiola) Sulawesi. Attractive spiny. Fresh dead. f61*
E
vo160a chrysostoma (Cymbiola) Sulawesi. Attractive spiny. Selected gem72-77
E
vo160b chrysostoma (Cymbiola) Sulawesi. Attractive spiny. Smaller population. gem44-50
E
vo160c chrysostoma (Cymbiola) Sulawesi. Attractive spiny. Smaller population. f++/gem53-57
E
vo140 clara (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. f+54-56
E
vo18 clarkei (Fusivoluta) South Africa. f+/gem75-90
E
vo144a claydoni (Teramachia) NW Australia. Typical smaller f+/gem67-75
E
vo3a cloveriana gabryae (Lyria) Sri Lanka. Paratype. Extremely rare. gem76,7*
E
vo77 concinna (Fulgoraria) Japan. A rough species. Yet attrative. f/f+120-140
E
vo77a concinna (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Select quality. f++173*
E
vo108a coniformis (Volutoconus) Western Australia. Paler but very nice. f+69,2*
E
vo59a coucomorum (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Lovely pattern. Large and heavy gem78*
E
vo14 cracenta (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Rather dark, slender shells. f/gem54-72
E
vo94 cumingii (Enaeta) Mexico. Very variable. f+/gem25-33
E
vo88 cylleniformis (Enaeta) Bahamas. Tiny orange dotted shells. Typically dull surface. f/f++18-20
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vo8 cymbiola (Cymbiola) Indonesia. Spiny shoulder. f/f+65-70
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vo8a cymbiola (Cymbiola) Indonesia. Selected f++/gem62-75
E
vo51a Cymbiola (innexa) Indonesia. Fully adult, nice fresh stock. f+/gem95-127
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vo40c damoni keatsiana (Amoria) NW Australia. Coarsely netted and banded. f+/gem70-74
E
vo40 damonii (Amoria) Western Australia. Reticulate beauties. f+/gem73-79
E
vo40b damonii (Amoria) Western Australia. Unbanded, very finely reticulate. Only one. Lip somewhat thin. f+83*
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vo40d damonii (Amoria) Arafura Sea. Northern variation. Tentmark-pattern. gem67-74
E
vo9 dampieria (Amoria) NW Australia. Rare now. f+/gem27-31
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vo22 delessertiana (Lyria) Madagascar. Typical orange. f+/gem41-47
E
vo58 delicata (Fulgoraria) Japan. Pellucid. f+/f++43-47
E
vo35 deshayesi (Cymbiola) Vanuatu. Fresh dead, great colros and shine. f/f+69-79
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vo21 dufresnei (Zidonia) Brazil. An absolute nightmare for the perfectionist! Get them out by Friday. gd-f68 up
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vo2 dupreyae (Teramachia) NW Australia. Selected quality. f+/gem120-150
E
vo91 ebraea (Voluta) Brazil. Variable reticulate pattern. f/gem110-125
E
vo43 elliotti (Amoria) NW Australia. Very variable sizes and qualities. Please specify. f/f++50-80
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vo43a elliotti (Amoria) NW Australia. Selected f++/gem66-69
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vo109 exoptanda (Amoria) South Australia. Large and heavy. gem105-110
E
vo201a festiva (Lyria) Somalia. Nice specimen with flaring lip. gem182*
E
vo159 flavicans (Cymbiola) Northern Territory. Scarce. f+/f++56-70
E
vo110a fulgetra (Ericusa) South Australia. Dwarf form. gem77,6*
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vo110b fulgetra (Ericusa) South Australia. Superbe color. gem131*
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vo110c fulgetra (Ericusa) South Australia. Pretty pattern. gem169*
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vo46 gardneri (Volutoconus) Queensland. Attractive shells. Variable quality. f/f+85-92
E
vo46a gardneri (Volutoconus) Queensland. Very nice f++/gem78-87
E
vo78 gilchristi (Neptuneopsis) South Africa. Unavailable now. f+/f++120-150
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vo70 gilchristi (Volutocorbis) Mozambique. Characteristic shells. f/f+24-28
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vo75 gotoi (Nannamoria) Queensland. Uncommon. Nice gem28,8*
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vo16 grangeri (Lyria) SW Australia. Smooth, finely dotted. f++/gem39-43
E
vo49 grayi (Amoria) Western Australia. Nice shells. (slight seconds: 5.00) f+/gem60-88
E
vo84 grossi (Volutoconus) Queensland. Distinctly ribbed. f+/f++58-67
E
vo84c grossi (Volutoconus) Queensland. Albino. Very rare. gem78,9*
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vo84d grossi (Volutoconus) Queensland. Large form. Rare now. Nice shell. f++118,8*
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vo121 guildingi (Enaeta) Honduras. Uncommon. f++/gem12-15
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vo206 guntheri (Paramoria) SW Australia. Very pretty gem43,8*
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vo85 guttata (Amoria) Queensland. Brown, w. white stripes. f/f+44-53
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vo85a guttata (Amoria) Queensland. Honey-colored subfossil. f/f+45-55
E
vo139 hamillei (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Beautiful. f/gem100-115
E
vo88a harasewychi (Voluta) Honduras. Fresh dead. f+38-42
E
vo26b hargreavesi daisyae (Volutoconus) Western Australia. Striate form. Unavailable. now. Dead shell with a drill in the base. gd96
E
vo26 hargreavesi (Volutoconus) Western Australia. Lovely, Perfect except for micro-drill in spire. Live taken. gem-78,7*
E
vo161 hirasei (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Uncommon. F/f+103-160
E
vo50 hunteri (Amoria) Queensland. Typical larger brown dotted form. Good selection. Lips a bit problematic. f/f++110-140
E
vo50a hunteri (Amoria) Queensland. Orange banded variation. Really spectacular. f/f++90-106
E
vo51 innexa (Cymbiola) Indonesia. These all have thin lips, but good looking. fine100-120
E
vo116 inopinata (Nannamoria) Queensland. Quite impossible to get these days. Attractive f+41-44
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vo56 intruderi (Amoria) Queensland. Very nice. f+74,7*
E
vo111 irvinae (Cymbiola) W. Australia. Small beauty, live taken. Only one. f++66,2*
E
vo20 jamrachi (Amoria) NW Australia. Beautifully striped. Variable in quality, please specify. f/f+43-54
E
vo20a jamrachi (Amoria) NW Australia. Parallel striped. Nice, only one. gem66,9*
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vo20c jamrachi (Amoria) NW Australia. Interrupted stripes. f+59,2*
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vo207a jessicae (Lyria) Philippines. Uncommon. Smaller. Small drill in spire. f21,5*
E
vo208 johnsoni (Teramachia) Philippines. Selected f++/gem135-142
E
vo81 junonia (Scaphella) Florida. A classic beauty. Hard to get these days. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. All available shells with minor to significant problems. gd/f+80-140
E
vo89 kotorai (Voluta) Honduras. Geometric beauties. f/f+49-62
E
vo112 kreuslerae (Notovoluta) South Australia. Uncommon. f+/gem65-88
E
vo6 kurodai (Lyria) Vietnam. Always a lovely species. f/f+62-74
E
vo6a kurodai (Lyria) Vietnam. Fabulous gem83,1*
E
vo29 lapponica (Harpulina) India. Good quality f+/gem50-66
E
vo29a lapponica (Harpulina) India. Cute juvenile. gem33*
E
vo142 larochei (Alcithoe) New Zealand. Nice quality. f+/ge,90-116
E
vo47 loroisi (Harpulina) Sri Lanka. Beautifully striped. f/f++77-90
E
vo73 lutosa (Athleta) South Africa. reticulate, never gem. f/f+53-65
E
vo205 lyraeformis var. (Lyria) Somalia. Un-named local form. More inflated. Very rare, only one. Lip very slightly trimmed, barely noticable. f++90,4*
E
vo117 macandrewi (Amoria) Western Australia. Selected f+/gem34-38
E
vo36 maculata (Amoria) Queensland. Typical form with contrasting pattern. f+/f++60-80
E
vo36d maculata (Amoria) Queensland. Fitzroy-form with paler pattern. f+/f++68-72
E
vo36e maculata (Amoria) Queensland. Golden form with orange pattern. f/f+55-58
E
vo36c maculata var. 2 (Amoria) Queensland. This form is often called spenceriana (e.g. in Poppe & Goto). Pale, with zig-zag pattern. f+71-73
E
vo36b maculata var. (Amoria) Queensland. Elongate and light-weight, so-called Cairns-form, deeper water. Attractive shell. gem93,5*
E
vo36a maculata volva (Amoria) Queensland. Cream, no pattern. f++/gem50-53
E
vo53 marmoratum (Cymbium) West Africa. The only one in that group worth looking at. f+/gem98-106
E
vo53a marmoratum (Cymbium) West Africa. Fantastic specimen, periostracucum intact. gem151*
E
vo153 mirabilis (Provocator) New Zealand. Glossy orange. f+/gem85-110
E
vo153a mirabilis (Provocator) New Zealand. Glossy orange GIANTS. Very nice quality for this usually rough species. f+/f++110-120
E
vo32 mitraeformis (Lyria) S. Australia. Variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem33-45
E
vo11 molleri (Amoria) Queensland. Only a few, slightly rough lips as usual. fine72-82
E
vo11b molleri reducta (Amoria) Queensland. Never gem. Nice striped. f/f+44-51
E
vo11c molleri striped (Amoria) Queensland. Only a few, defective as usual. gd/f+68-80
E
vo71 mozambicana (Volutocorbis) Mozambique. Dead, gd14-17
E
vo86 musica carneolata (Voluta) Martinique. Solid, red and orange. gem55,9*
E
vo86a musica carneolata (Voluta) Martinique. Smaller. Very slight erosion dorsally. f+46,1*
E
vo86b musica carneolata (Voluta) Martinique. Interesting pattern and sculpture. gem42,4*
E
vo86c musica carneolata (Voluta) Venezuela. Orange pattern. gem50,5*
E
vo87d musica guinaica (Voluta) Venezuela. Very rare. Only one. f67,8*
E
vo87c musica musica (Voluta) Venezuela. Lovely gem-46,7*
E
vo87a musica thiarella (Voluta) Venezuela. Geometric patttern. Average quality. f/f+65-70
E
vo87b musica thiarella (Voluta) Venezuela. Heavy shells. Nice colours and quality f+/gem62-76
E
vo41 nivosa (Cymbiola) W. Australia. Spiny form. f/f++60-70
E
vo41a nivosa (Cymbiola) W. Australia. Smooth form. f/f++60-70
E
vo124 nobilis (Cymbiola) Kalimantan. Typical heavy. f+/gem80-95
E
vo125 nobilis (Cymbiola) Indonesia. Dwarf form. Interesting. f+/f++54-67
E
vo199 nodiplicata (Livonia) S. Australia. Superbe gem355-368
E
vo126 palawanica (Cymbiola) Cuyo Is. Newly discovered local form. Very attractive, rare. f++70,9*
E
vo126a palawanica (Cymbiola) Cuyo Is. Newly discovered local form. Very attractive, yellow-orange! f+86,7*
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vo126b palawanica (Cymbiola) Palawan. typical form. gem98,4*
E
vo105 papillosa (Ericusa) South Australia. Dwarf form. Very heavy. f++83,4*
E
vo105a papillosa kenyoniana (Ericusa) South Australia. Ultra-rare now. Fresh dead59,7*
E
vo13 parabola (Nannamoria) Queensland. Quite impossible to get these days. Dead as usual, yet nice colour and shell. f+31-35
E
vo152 patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Fresh beach. gd73-55
E
vo152a patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Live taken. Very pretty. f+73,9*
E
vo152b patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Live taken, smaller form. Very pretty. f+70,8*
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vo93 patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Live taken gem66,5*
E
vo157 pauljohnsoni (Lyria) Madagascar. Excellent fresh beach. gem36,0*
E
vo10 perplicata (Cymbiolacca) Coral Sea. Large and heavy. gem-77,6*
E
vo10a perplicata (Cymbiolacca) Coral Sea. Large and heavy. gem72,5*
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vo10b perplicata (Cymbiolacca) Coral Sea. Delightful pattern. gem65,6*
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vo4 planicostata boholensis (Lyria) Philippines. brown dotted. f/f+46-67
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vo44 planicostata planicostata (Lyria) Taiwan. Densely striped. rare now. f++57*
E
vo133 polypleura hilli (Voluta) Nicaragua. f++53,1*
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vo90 polypleura (Voluta) Honduras. Geometric pattern, variable beauties. f/f+51-66
E
vo90a polypleura (Voluta) Honduras. Very pale cream. f+90*
E
vo147 praetexta (Amoria) NW Australia. Live taken, smaller, darker form. f++/gem37-41
E
vo147a praetexta (Amoria) NW Australia. Live taken, large, pale form. f++/gem53-56
E
vo147b praetexta (Amoria) NW Australia. Live taken, unbanded. very rare. gem51,5*
E
vo130a provocationis (Cymbiolacca) New South Wales. Never available. From old collection. Characteristic. f/f+41-44
E
vo130b provocationis (Cymbiolacca) New South Wales. Nice fresh dead shell. Characteristic. f44,8*
E
vo102 pulchra complexa (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. f/gem59-100
E
vo100 pulchra elongata (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Elongate, reddish with striped collar. f/f++63-80
E
vo128 pulchra frazerensis (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. f/gem52-96
E
vo96 pulchra hourati (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Nice shells with minor defects.f/f+38-60
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vo96a pulchra hourati (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Selected quality. f+/f++56-62
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vo99 pulchra moretonensis (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Distinctive smaller variety. f/f++45-56
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vo129 pulchra nielsenae (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. f/gem56-68
E
vo101 pulchra peristicta (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. The best-looking form. f+/gem54-60
E
vo97 pulchra perryi (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Rare. A couple. f/gem41-62
E
vo98 pulchra pulchra (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Uncommon. f/f+52-59
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vo100a pulchra subelongata (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Elongate, reddish with striped collar, smaller shells. f/f++61-66
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vo131 pulchra subfossil (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Yellow-golden shells. Nice condition. f/f+59-74
E
vo15 pulchra woolacottae (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Sparsely spotted. f/f++49-66
E
vo202 roadnightae (Livonia) S. Australia. Variable selected. gem150-175
E
vo107 rupestris (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Deep transverse striae. f/gem74-110
E
vo19 rutila (Cymbiola) Queensland. Variable. Few good ones, many seconds. gd/f+60-90
E
vo83 sericatum (Notopeplum) Queensland. Nice f/f+82-95
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vo38 sowerbyi (Ericusa) NSW. Attractive, heavy shells. f/f+108-140
E
vo37 studeri (Ternivoluta) Queensland. Characteristic, from deep water. f+/gem40-47
E
mi195 suduirauti (Lyria) Philippines, deep water. Formerly in Mitridae. Rare, few specimens known in collections. Representative dead. gd43,1*
E
vo113 thatcheri (Cymbiolacca) Coral Sea. Large gem90*
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vo148 tulearensis Madagascar. Bright yellow beauties. gem52-55
E
vo114 turneri (Amoria) N. Australia. Hard to get now. f+/f++60-75
E
vo114a turneri newmanae (Amoria) N. Australia. Rare. Reticulated. f67,4*
E
vo42 undulata (Amoria) Tasmania. Lovely banded shells. f/f+60-80
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vo42a undulata (Amoria) Tasmania. Red stained shells. Interesting ecomorph. gd/f+60-80
E
vo115 verconis (Notovoluta) South Australia. Uncommon. f+/f++35-38
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vo54 vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Typical brownish reticulate pattern. f/gem56-76
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vo54a vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Orange colors. f/gem56-76
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vo54b vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Lovely brown netted. gem106,3*
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vo54c vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Red form, slender and large. gem-112*
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vo54d vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Reddish form. Netted. gem92*
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vo54e vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Albino. gem63,9*
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vo54f vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Red form, spiny and heavy. gem-93,2*
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vo54g vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Albino. gem89,6*
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vo54h vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Sinistral, nice pattern. gem65,8*
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vo54k vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Larval shells. f+/gem14-20
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vo76a vicdani (Lyria) Philippines. Several smaller specimens . f+/f++32-44
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vo39a wisemani (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Orange and yellow pattern. Uncommon, only one gem69,8*
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vo45a wisemani (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. No darker spotting. f/f+59-76
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vo39 wisemani randalli (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Wonderful pattern. Uncommon. f+/gem53-62
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vo45 wisemani randalli (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very faint darker spotting. f/f+59-76
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vo1 zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Whitish with contrasting black stripes. I recommend a set. f/f++38-45
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vo1a zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Yellow, no stripes. rare color form. f/f++30-38
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vo1b zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Chocolate brown. Lovely shells. f/f++38-50
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vo27 zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Orange striped. f/f++38-50
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vo209 zelindae oceanica (Plicoliva) Brazil. Very rare. Ribbed form. gem21,4*
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vo209a zelindae oceanica (Plicoliva) Brazil. Very rare. Smooth form. gem22,4*
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vo72 zelindae (Plicoliva) Brazil. Glossy and colorful, gem28-30
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