Volutidae (Gallery view)...updated: 04.07.2008
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No. Species Data Size (mm) price in Euroset of 3
Volutidae
vo80 abyssicola (Athleta) South Africa. Reticulate gem78-91
E 15-25
vo106 africana (Lyria) South Africa. Diver collected. f+/f++54-62
E 35-55
vo106a africana (Lyria) South Africa. Diver collected. Large live taken, with operculum. gem80,6*
E 450
vo106b africana (Lyria) South Africa. Diver collected. Fresh dead, no chips. Slight growth line dorsally. f++75,8*
E 200
vo155 americana (Adelomelon) Brazil Variable. f+/gem50-58
E 25-35
E 90
vo122 ampullacea (Volutoharpa) Alaska. Only a few, always a rough shell. f/f+16-20
E 20
vo103 ancilla (Adelomelon) Uruguay. Lip filed, dorsum eroded, in other words, typical. gd163*
E 35
vo151 anna (Lyria) Saya de Malha Bank. Very fresh dead, superbe color. Growth line on dorsum, apex and lip OK. fine45,9*
POR
vo7 arabica (Alcithoe) New Zealand. Variable. f/f+90-120
E 10-25
vo30 aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Attractive red. f+/gem90-125
E 35-70
vo30a aulica (Cymbiola) Palawan. Fine brown lines. f+/f++90-125
E 50-125
vo25 aurasiaca (Harpulina) Sri Lanka. Very variable in size, pattern and.. quality. Please specify your preference. Got some evenly striped so-called vexillum-specimens as well. gd/gem40-85
E 5-40
vo79 barnardi (Fusivoluta) South Africa. Nice shells. f++90-105
E 15
vo52 barnesii (Enaeta) Mexico. Characteristic. f++27,8*
E 25
vo156 benthalis (Amoria) Queensland. rare, only one. Fresh dead. f+29,9*
E 45
vo104 brasiliana (Adelomelon) Uruguay. Ugly things. gd/f85-106
E 12
vo123 broderipii (Melo) Philippines. Lovely striped, young shell. f++92,5*
E 40
vo48 bullatiana (Callipara) South Africa. Better than average beach. gd/f44-60
E 8
vo82 butleri (Scaphella) Mexico. Smaller, with more distant spots. Rare. All available shells with minor problems. gd/f62-85
E 8-40
vo34 canaliculata (Amoria) Queensland. Darker striped form. f+/f++48-56
E 12-18
vo34a canaliculata (Amoria) Queensland. Paler orange dotted form. f+/f++38-41
E 6-10
vo31 cathcartiae (Cymbiola) Philippines. Variable colors. f/f++79-115
E 15-25
vo160 chrysostoma (Cymbiola) Sulawesi. Attractive spiny. Fresh dead. f61*
E 60
vo160a chrysostoma (Cymbiola) Sulawesi. Attractive spiny. Selected gem72-77
E 250
vo140 clara (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. f+54-56
E 15
vo18 clarkei (Fusivoluta) South Africa. f+/gem75-90
E 20
vo144 claydoni (Teramachia) NW Australia. Lovely large specimen. gem-114*
E 125
vo144a claydoni (Teramachia) NW Australia. Typical smaller f+/gem67-75
E 35-70
vo3 cloveriana (Lyria) Sri Lanka. Dark beauty. gem90,9*
E 45
vo77 concinna (Fulgoraria) Japan. A rough species. Yet attrative. f/f+120-140
E 25
vo77a concinna (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Select quality. f++173*
E 65
vo77b concinna (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Top quality. gem120*
E 65
vo59 coucomorum (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Lovely pattern. Subadult, chipped lip. fine59*
E 20
vo59a coucomorum (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Lovely pattern. Large and heavy gem78*
E 400
vo14 cracenta (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Rather dark, slender shells. f/gem54-72
E 10-18
vo95 culleniformis (Enaeta) Bahamas. Orange dotted. f+/f++18-22
E 7
vo94 cumingii (Enaeta) Mexico. Very variable. f+/gem25-33
E 3
E 7
vo88 cylleniformis (Enaeta) Bahamas. Tiny orange dotted shells. Typically dull surface. f/f++18-20
E 8
vo8 cymbiola (Cymbiola) Indonesia. Spiny shoulder. f/f+65-70
E 26
vo40 damonii (Amoria) Western Australia. Reticulate beauties. f+/gem73-79
E 8-12
E 25
vo40b damonii (Amoria) Western Australia. Unbanded, very finely reticulate. Only one. Lip somewhat thin. f+83*
E 25
vo40d damonii (Amoria) Arafura Sea. Northern variation. Tentmark-pattern. gem67-74
E 35
vo40a damonii keatsiana (Amoria) Western Australia. Rare banded color form. gem-82,7*
E 45
vo40c damonii keatsiana (Amoria) Western Australia. Attractive, gem93,5*
E 65
vo9 dampieria (Amoria) NW Australia. Rare now. f+/gem27-31
E 15-35
vo22 delessertiana (Lyria) Madagascar. Typical orange. f+/gem41-47
E 8-10
E 25
vo58 delicata (Fulgoraria) Japan. Pellucid. f+/f++43-47
E 18
vo35 deshayesi (Cymbiola) Vanuatu. Fresh dead, great colros and shine. f/f+69-79
E 15
vo60 diamantina (Amoria) Western Australia. Ultra-rare. Few in private collections. Slightly young. fine25,6
E 450
vo60a diamantina (Amoria) Western Australia. Ultra-rare. Adult, superbe specimen. f++30,5*
E 1400
vo57 dubia (Scaphella) Florida. Rare these days. Several good-looking shells, from gd to f+70-110
E 15-40
vo21 dufresnei (Zidonia) Brazil. An absolute nightmare for the perfectionist! Get them out by Friday. gd-f68 up
E 5
E 12
vo105 duponti (Lyria) Mozambique. Dead taken or otherwise defective shells. Representative, bargain. gd100-130
E 20-30
E 50
vo2a dupreyae (Teramachia) NW Australia. Whitish, with intact spire. Slight chips to lip, growth mark in last whorl. f185
E 40
vo2b dupreyae (Teramachia) NW Australia. Exceptionally perfect shell. Tip OK. f++173
E 75
vo91 ebraea (Voluta) Brazil. Variable reticulate pattern. f/gem110-125
E 15-28
vo43 elliotti (Amoria) NW Australia. Very variable sizes and qualities. Please specify. f/f++50-80
E 4-12
vo43a elliotti (Amoria) NW Australia. Selected f++/gem66-69
E 20
E 50
vo109 exoptanda (Amoria) South Australia. Large and heavy. gem105-110
E 65
vo135 festiva var. (Lyria) Somalia. Dead taken, amazing pattern, different from the readily available cream form. gd110*
E 50
vo159 flavicans (Cymbiola) Northern Territory. Scarce. f+/f++56-70
E 35
E 85
vo137 formosana (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Only one, nice. gem93,9*
E 35
vo110 fulgetra (Ericusa) South Australia. Large and heavy. gem140*
E 50
vo110a fulgetra (Ericusa) South Australia. Dwarf form. gem77,6*
E 85
vo110b fulgetra (Ericusa) South Australia. Superbe color. gem131*
E 75
vo46 gardneri (Volutoconus) Queensland. Attractive shells. Variable quality. f/f+85-92
E 28-40
vo78 gilchristi (Neptuneopsis) South Africa. Unavailable now. f+/f++120-150
E 50
vo70 gilchristi (Volutocorbis) Mozambique. Characteristic shells. f/f+24-28
E 5
E 12
vo158 gotoi (Nannamoria) Queensland. Lovely small gem29,2*
E 90
vo158a gotoi (Nannamoria) Queensland. Fresh dead. fine33*
E 40
vo16 grangeri (Lyria) SW Australia. Smooth, finely dotted. f++/gem39-43
E 8
vo49 grayi (Amoria) Western Australia. Only a few, f/f+34-48
E 5-8
vo84 grossi (Volutoconus) Queensland. Distinctly ribbed. f+/f++58-67
E 12
vo84a grossi (Volutoconus) Queensland. Large form. Rare now. Growth line in spire, otherwise very nice. f+120,8*
E 180
vo84d grossi (Volutoconus) Queensland. Large form. Rare now. Nice shell. f++118,8*
E 180
vo121 guildingi (Enaeta) Honduras. Uncommon. f++/gem15-17
E 25
vo85 guttata (Amoria) Queensland. Brown, w. white stripes. f/f+44-53
E 8-25
vo85a guttata (Amoria) Queensland. Honey-colored subfossil. f/f+45-55
E 8-25
vo139 hamillei (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Beautiful. f/gem100-115
E 8-25
vo88a harasewychi (Voluta) Honduras. Fresh dead. f+38-42
E 20
vo26b hargreavesi daisyae (Volutoconus) Western Australia. Striate form. Unavailable. now. Dead shell with a drill in the base. gd96
E 800
vo26 hargreavesi (Volutoconus) Western Australia. Very attractive. f++120*
E 250
vo26a hargreavesi (Volutoconus) Western Australia. Very attractive. gem82,4*
E 250
vo161 hirasei (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Only one, nice. f++155*
E 50
vo154 howensis (Lyria) Lord Howe Is., dead taken, only one. Rare. gd21,1*
E 150
vo50 hunteri (Amoria) Queensland. Typical larger brown dotted form. Good selection. Lips a bit problematic. f/f++110-140
E 18-35
vo50a hunteri (Amoria) Queensland. Orange banded variation. Really spectacular. f/f++90-106
E 18-35
vo51 innexa (Cymbiola) Indonesia. These all have thin lips, but good looking. fine100-120
E 8
vo51a innexa (Cymbiola) Indonesia. Fully adult, nice fresh stock. f+/gem95-127
E 35-50
vo116 inopinata (Nannamoria) Queensland. Quite impossible to get these days. Attractive f+41-44
E 90-150
vo111 irvinae (Cymbiola) W. Australia. Dead taken, with a small hole. Representative gd110
E 30
vo20 jamrachi (Amoria) NW Australia. Beautifully striped. Variable in quality, please specify. f/f+43-54
E 5-8
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 5-25
vo89 kotorai (Voluta) Honduras. Geometric beauties. f/f+49-62
E 18
vo112 kreuslerae (Notovoluta) South Australia. Uncommon. f+/f++73-79
E 28
vo6 kurodai (Lyria) Vietnam. Always a lovely species. f/f+62-74
E 12-18
vo6a kurodai (Lyria) Vietnam. Fabulous gem83,1*
E 35
vo29 lapponica (Harpulina) India. Good quality f+/gem50-66
E 5-8
vo142 larochei (Alcithoe) New Zealand. Nice quality. f+/ge,90-116
E 60
vo47 loroisi (Harpulina) Sri Lanka. Beautifully striped. f/f++77-90
E 5-12
vo10 lyraeformis (Lyria) Kenya. Very nice shell. gem-95,5*
E 175
vo117 macandrewi (Amoria) Western Australia. Selected f+/gem34-38
E 60-90
vo36 maculata (Amoria) Queensland. Variable pattern. Reasonable f/f+60-80
E 4-8
E 20
vo36a maculata volva (Amoria) Queensland. Cream, no pattern. f++/gem50-53
E 40
vo53 marmoratum (Cymbium) West Africa. The only one in that group worth looking at. f+/gem98-106
E 15
vo153 mirabilis (Provocator) New Zealand. Glossy orange. f++89,7*
E 20
vo32 mitraeformis (Lyria) S. Australia. Variable, I recommend a set. f+/gem33-45
E 6
E 15
vo11 molleri (Amoria) Queensland. Only a few, slightly rough lips as usual. fine72-82
E 5-8
vo11b molleri reducta (Amoria) Queensland. Never gem. Nice striped. f/f+44-51
E 15-25
vo11a molleri vandenbergae (Amoria) Queensland. Only a few, slightly rough lips as usual. fine55-60
E 15-25
vo71 mozambicana (Volutocorbis) Mozambique. Very nice. f++19,7*
E 80
vo86b musica carneolata (Voluta) Venezuela. Lovely pattern. gem59*
E 85
vo86c musica carneolata (Voluta) Venezuela. Orange pattern. gem50,5*
E 90
vo87 musica musica (Voluta) Venezuela. Heavy gem53,5*
E 30
vo87c musica musica (Voluta) Venezuela. Lovely gem-46,7*
E 28
vo87a musica thiarella (Voluta) Venezuela. Geometric patttern. gem50,4*
E 30
vo87b musica thiarella (Voluta) Venezuela. Heavy gem66,7*
E 40
vo120 nipponkaiensis (Volutoharpa) Japan. Nice shell of this very rough species. Paper-thin. f+37,9*
E 150
vo41 nivosa (Cymbiola) W. Australia. Spiny form. f/f++60-70
E 6-12
vo41a nivosa (Cymbiola) W. Australia. Smooth form. f/f++60-70
E 8-15
vo124 nobilis (Cymbiola) Kalimantan. Typical heavy. f+/gem80-95
E 10
vo125 nobilis (Cymbiola) Indonesia. Dwarf form. Interesting. f+/f++54-67
E 18
vo126 palawanica (Cymbiola) Cuyo Is. Newly discovered local form. Very attractive, rare. f/f+70-82
E 75-120
vo150 papillosa (Ericusa) Victoria. Large and attractive. gem150*
E 65
vo150a papillosa (Ericusa) Tasmania. Red aperture! fine+133*
E 65
vo150b papillosa keatsiana (Ericusa) Victoria. Very rare. Distinctly corded. gem-121*
E 225
vo13 parabola (Nannamoria) Queensland. Quite impossible to get these days. Dead as usual, yet nice colour and shell. f+31-35
E 15-30
vo152 patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Fresh beach. gd73-55
E 25-40
vo152a patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Live taken. Very pretty. f+73,9*
E 95
vo152b patbaili (Lyria) Madagascar. Live taken, smaller form. Very pretty. f+70,8*
E 70
vo157 pauljohnsoni (Lyria) Madagascar. Very fresh beach. fine29,8*
E 60
vo4 planicostata boholensis (Lyria) Philippines. brown dotted. f/f+46-67
E 5-12
E 20
vo44 planicostata planicostata (Lyria) Taiwan. Densely striped. rare now. f++57*
E 45
vo133 polypleura hilli (Voluta) Nicaragua. f++53,1*
E 145
vo133a polypleura hilli (Voluta) Nicaragua. Slightly deformed lip. f+61,8*
E 80
vo90 polypleura (Voluta) Honduras. Geometric pattern, variable beauties. f/f+51-66
E 14-35
vo90a polypleura (Voluta) Honduras. Very pale cream. f+90*
E 30
vo147 praetextata (Amoria) NW Australia. Live taken gem40,0*
E 45
vo138 prevostiana (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Rather drab looking. f+/f++148-154
E 25
vo130 provocationis(Cymbiolacca) New South Wales. Never available. From old collection. Characteristic. fine38,4*
E 400
vo102 pulchra complexa (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. f/gem59-100
E 5-18
E 35
vo98 pulchra cracenta (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Dark and slender. f/gem50-66
E 9-24
E 30
vo39 pulchra (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Wonderful pattern. Growth line on dorsum. f+78,9*
E 35
vo100 pulchra elongata (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Elongate, reddish with striped collar. f/f++63-80
E 12-35
E 60
vo128 pulchra fraserensis (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. f/gem52-96
E 8-25
E 40
vo96 pulchra hourati (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Pale form. Only a few. f/f+44-58
E 8-15
vo99 pulchra moretonensis (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Distinctive smaller variety. f/f++45-56
E 6-15
E 30
vo129 pulchra nielsenae (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very variable in size and quality, please specify. f/gem56-68
E 8-25
E 50
vo101 pulchra peristicta (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. The best-looking form. f+/gem54-60
E 12-35
E 45
vo97 pulchra perryi (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Rare. A couple. f/gem41-62
E 15-30
E 50
vo131 pulchra subfossil (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Yellow-golden shells. Nice condition. f/f+59-74
E 25-50
vo45 pulchra wiesemani (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Very faint darker spotting. f/gem59-76
E 18-30
vo45a pulchra wiesemani (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. No darker spotting. f/gem59-76
E 18-30
E 60
vo15 pulchra woolacottae (Cymbiolacca) Queensland. Sparsely spotted. f/f++49-66
E 8-20
E 30
vo107 rupestris (Fulgoraria) Taiwan. Deep transverse striae. f/gem74-110
E 6-20
vo19 rutila (Cymbiola) Queensland. Variable. Few good ones, many seconds. gd/f+60-90
E 4-15
vo136 salebrosa (Fulgoraria) Japan. Only one, nice. f++93,9*
E 75
vo83 sericatum (Notopeplum) Queensland. Nice f/f+82-95
E 8-12
vo38 sowerbyi (Ericusa) Queensland. Attractive, heavy shells. f/f+108-140
E 15-25
vo37 studeri (Ternivoluta) Queensland. Characteristic, from deep water. f+/gem40-47
E 6-10
E 20
vo113 thatcheri (Cymbiolacca) Coral Sea. Large gem90*
E 245
vo113a thatcheri (Cymbiolacca) Coral Sea. Smaller form, heavy gem68*
E 120
vo148 tulearensis Madagascar. Bright yellow beauties. gem52-55
E 45
E 120
vo114 turneri (Amoria) N. Australia. Hard to get now. f+/f++60-75
E 35-75
vo114a turneri broderipii (Amoria) N. Australia. Only one. Rare. gem54,1*
E 145
vo42 undulata (Amoria) Tasmania. Lovely banded shells. f/f+60-80
E 5-10
E 15
vo42a undulata (Amoria) Tasmania. Red stained shells. Interesting ecomorph. gd/f+60-80
E 8-20
vo42b undulata sclateri (Amoria) Victoria. Fine orange lines. Very rare, probably extinct. gem-71,8*
POR
vo115 verconis (Notovoluta) South Australia. Uncommon. f+/f++35-38
E 28
vo54 vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Typical brownish reticulate pattern. f/gem56-76
E 4
vo54a vespertillo (Cymbiola) Philippines. Orange colors. f/gem56-76
E 6
vo54b vespertillo sinistral (Cymbiola) Philippines. Interesting. f++50,5*
E 45
vo76 vicdani (Lyria) Philippines. Live taken, good lip and spire, growth line on base. f+59*
E 18
vo76a vicdani (Lyria) Philippines. Several smaller specimens . f+/f++32-44
E 18
vo92 weldensis (Amoria) Weld Is., NW Australia. Beautifully striped. gem75,2*
E 125
vo92a weldensis (Amoria) Weld Is., NW Australia. Beautifully striped. f++86,7*
E 125
vo143 williamsorum (Teramachia) Philippines. f++126*
E 300
vo1 zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Whitish with contrasting black stripes. I recommend a set. f/f++38-45
E 4
E 10
vo1a zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Yellow, no stripes. rare color form. f/f++30-38
E 12
vo1b zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Chocolate brown. Lovely shells. f/f++38-50
E 8
E 20
vo27 zebra (Amoria) Queensland. Orange striped. f/f++38-50
E 6
E 15
vo72 zelindae (Plicoliva) Brazil. Glossy and colorful, gem29-30
E 28
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