Just a few of our New Additions
(for more, please look at our price-list)

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NEW YEAR   SPECIALS

These are just a few of our new shells. Many more are on our price-list, so please check it out !!

  Bursidae ; Cassidae ;  Conidae ; Cypraeidae, Fasciolariidae
  Marginellidae; Muricidae ; Olividae; Pectinidae ; Pleurotomariidae 
  Spondylidae; Strombidae
  Volutidae                

      
Cypraea iutsui iutsui                   
F+++ , 27mm,  live-taken  
Algoa Bay, S. Africa
Ex cray traps at 100m
Fantastic color, mature base... and
wonderful quality !!!!!!!!!!!!!!  
P.O.R.
Murexiella tatei
F++
, 27mm, live-taken, w/o
Off West Australia 
Trawled at 45 m
Very rare l!! Seldom offered.. Small
patch of wear on dorsum - but superb !
$ 455 (Є  315)  
Cypraea algoensis
F++/G, 23mm,  live-taken
Hout Bay, S. Africa
Dived on reef at 35 m
Fantastic dark specimen... ! Lovely !
$ 36 (Є  25)  
  Cypraea barclayi
F
, 27mm,  crabbed
off Natal, S. Africa
Dredged a 80 m 
Lovely color and pattern, Some gloss ! 
$ 150 (Є  104)  
Cypraea cervus                        SPECIAL
F+
, 101mm,  fresh dead
Cape Canaveral, FL. USA
Dived on reef at 20m.
Large  ! Nice spotting... 
$ 25 (Є  17)  
Cypraea coronata debruini       SPECIAL   
F++ 
, 32mm,  live-taken  
Hout Bay, S. Africa
Dived on reef at 35 m
Large ! Great dorsal blotching...
$ 72 (Є  50)  
Cypraea fuscodentata fuscodentata
F++
, 30mm, live-taken, 
jeffreys Bay, S. Africa 
Dived on reef at 22 m
 Very rare - seldom found live-taken ! 
$ 35 (Є 24)   
  Conus figulinus                  
F++  , 96mm,  live-taken  , w/o
Negros Occidental., Philippines
Dived on reef at 4-10 m
Fantastic ! Large and exceptional color...! 
$ 55 (Є 38) 
Conus imperialis                    
F++ 
, 75mm,  live-taken  , w/o
Bohol, Philippines
Dived on reef at 4-10 m
Unusual pattern ! Superb and wonderful !
 $ 65  (Є 45) 
Conus klemae         
F+ ,  42 mm,  live-taken, w/o
Augusta, SW Australia
Dived at 10m on reef., under rocks
Very rare now! Growth mark on base..
but.. seldom found or offered....
$ 50 (Є 35) 
    
Conus macarae   
F
++ , 41mm , live-taken, w/o
bantayan IS, Cebu, , Philippines
Dived at 10-15m on reef... 
Exceptional "yellow" color ! really super.
$ 65 (Є 45) 
Conus mustelinus   
F
+++  , 68mm , live-taken 
Mactan Is., Philippines
Dived at 10-20m on reef... 
Beautiful - Green-brown color.. Fantastic!
 $ 45 (Є 31) 
Conus pictus transkeiana 
F++
, 35mm, live-taken, w/o
Mbotyi, Transkei, South Africa 
Dredged on reef at 80m...
Super Rare ! From remote area - seldom
found and offered in this quality !!!
 $ 285 (Є 198)
Conus mustelinus                    
F+++
, 75mm,  live-taken  
Bohol, Philippines
Dived on reef at 10-20m  
A real beauty and collectors item ! High
spiraled spire and exceptional banding !
 $ 55 (Є 38)
Conus thalassiarchus     
F++  
, 29mm, live-taken , w/o
Palawan, Philippines
Dived on reef at 10-20m  
Very rare "black" form !! Superb !!!.
$ 90 (Є 63)
Conus striatellus   
F++ 
, 40mm, live-taken   
Olango, Philippines
Dived at 15m on reef
Fantastic spiral beading ! Also wonferful
blend of colours... Exceptional !!
$ 55 (Є 38)
Conus thalassiarchus   
F++
, 34mm, live-taken  
Palawan, Philippines 
Dived on reef at 15m
Very unusual pattern... Dark beauty !!
$ 50 (Є 35)
Homalocantha anatomica 
Gem 
, 46mm, live-taken , w/o
Bohol Is., Philippines 
Dived at 20-30m
Mauve tinge to spines.. Beautiful !!!
$ 15 (Є 10)
Chicoreus axicornis
F+++
, 51-52mm, live-taken, w/o
NE Cebu, Philippines 
Ex tangle nets at 40-60m.
Set of 2 : brown and white.. Beautiful !
 $ 20 (Є 13) 
Chicoreus tenuivaricosus carioca     
F+   
, 72mm, live-taken , w/o
Santos, Sao Paolo, Brazil
trawled at 100- 140m.
Fairly uncommon..... seldom offered..
 $ 25 (Є 17)
Chicoreus cichoreum
F++  
, 65-66mm, live-taken, w/o
Sulu Sea., Philippines
Dived on reef at 18m
Lovely set of two..... black and white !!
$ 45 (Є 31)
Chicoreus coltrorum                 SPECIAL
F++
+, 45-46mm, live-taken , w/o
Itaparica Is., Brazil 
Taken at extreme low tide
Superb set of 3 different colors...!!
$ 75 (Є 52)
Chicoreus corrugatus   
F++/G 
, 39mm, live-taken , w/o
Dahab, Sinai Penin., Egypt
Dived at 27m on reef..
Dark orange.... beautiful specimen !!
 $ 60 (Є 42)
Chicoreus elliscrossei
F+++  
, 68mm, live-taken. w/o
Searigaki Is., Okinawa, Japan
Dived at 40m on coral.
Beautiful spines.. gorgeous !
$ 45 (Є 31)
Hexaplex fulvescens
F++
, 93mm, live-taken , w/o 
Florida, USA
Dived on reef at 20 m
Fantastic yellow color form !
$ 15 (Є 11)
Chicoreus insularum 
F++
, 82mm, live-taken , w/o
Oahu, Hawaii 
Dived at 30m.. on reef
Nice dark, frilly specimen !! LARGE !
$ 55 (Є 38)
Naquetia barclayi                
F++/G  ,
68mm, live-taken , w/o
Natal, South Africa
Dived on reef at 40m
Lovely - and rare locality !!! 
 $ 120 (Є 83)
Chicoreus nobilis     
F++  
, 40-41mm, live-taken , w/o
Bogo, Cebu, Philippines
Ex tangle nets at 120m
Set of 2 " orange and white !
Beautiful specimens !!
 $ 25 (Є 17)
Chicoreus maurus
F++ 
, 76mm, live-taken, w.o
Zamboanga., Philippines
Dived on reef at 25m
Rare "black" form !! Superb !!
$ 60 (Є 41)
Harpa articularis
Gem
, 70mm, live-taken  
Bohol, Philippines
Dived on reef at 10-20m
Rare -   black colour form !!!!!!!!!!!!!!
$ 75 (Є 52)
Funa asra 
F++
, 51mm, live-taken , w/o
Off Natal, South Africa 
Dredged at 80m
Very rare, lovely specimen !!
$ 45 (Є 31)
Vexillum balteolatum               
F++   ,
60mm, live-taken  
Bohol, Philippines.
Dived at 20-40m.
VERY large !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
 $ 25 (Є 17)
Cassis fimbriata     
F+   
, 72mm, fresh dead
Albany, S W. Australia
Dived at 25m on sand
Lovely colourful specimen. Very knobbly.
 $ 25 (Є 17)
Benthoclionella jenneri 
F++  
, 54mm, live-taken, w/o
Durban, S. Africa
Dredged at 80m
Exceptional banding and colour.
$ 35 (Є 24)
Marginell joanmassierae
F++
, 18mm, live-taken  
Port Alfred, S. Africa
Dived on reef at 15m
Rare - and lovely.. banding...
$ 30 (Є 21)
Volvarina ofeliae 
F++
, 7mm, live-taken  
off south of Cape Town, South Africa 
Trawled at 400m.
Very rare, set of 2 !   seldom offered.
$ 25 (Є 17)
Haliotis queketti               
F+++ ,
29mm, live-taken  
Coffee Bay, South Africa
Dived on reef at 20 m
Lovely - Fantastic colors !!!! 
 $ 40 (Є 28)
Bursa thersites
F+++
, 38mm, live-taken  , w/o
Olango IS., Philippines
Dived on reef at 30-40 m.
Fantastic "black" color form !!!! RARE 
$ 65 (Є 45)