AUGER SHELLS HAVE LONG SLENDER BODIES UNIQUELY DECORATED, A MUST FOR COLLECTORS

Most of the Auger shells have long slender, glossy bodies. Some are thick and heavy; while others are light. their aperture (opening at the front end of the gastropod shell)and usually a rectangle, ending in a short, wide siphonal canal(the tube or gutter at the lower end of the aperture. The outer lip is thin and sharp edged and the columella (central pillar of the gastropod visible within the aperture).

All species are from warm or temperate seas living in intertidal zones. There they burrow and hide beneath rocks and coral. They feed on marine worms.

Marlin Spike description, size and price





• b>Marlin Spike is an auger shell belonging to the family Terebridae; species Terebra Maculata. They are heavy, glossy with a broad body whorl(complete turn of the shells imaginary axis). Young shells have weak vertical ridges; while older species become smooth. There color is cream with interrupted spiral bands of brown. The shell has been used as a boring instrument by coastal tribes. They prefer shallow water, ranging across the Indo-Pacific tropics from the Indian Ocean east to just south of the Japanese Sea to the northern Australian/New Zealand shores.

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• One Marlin Spike shell 3 to 4 inches......$1.40



• One Marlin Spike 5 to 6 7/8 inches......$2.10




• One Marlin Spike shell 7 to 8 inches......$3.29

Black Terebra shell



• These are long slender glossy shells. Terebras are found across the Indo-Pacific region, living in intertidal zones. They are a burrowing shell, hiding under rocks and clumps of coral. The Terebra species feed on various types of marine worms.




• One half pound of Black Terebra shells appx 1 1/2 to 2 inch...... $1.40

MIXED TEREBRA SHELLS




• Terebra are Auger shells




• Most Auger shells are long, slender and glossy. A few Augers are heavy.




• Auger shells are mostly found in tropical regions, some have been collected in temperate waters. Augers like the intertidal area and they hide in the pebbles or under rocks and lumps of coral. The Terebra shell is found in the Indo-Pacific region, ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the North Australian and New Zealand shores




• Augers (Terebra shells) feed on marine worms.




• TEREBRA MIXED SIZE AND PRICE




• One Mixed Terebra collector shell 3 to 4 inches......$.99

Terebra Turretella description,size and price




Description This shell is elongated, pointed and generally turreted. They comprise a large family of more than 50 species, mainly living in tropical seas. The Turritella prefer muddy bottoms ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the northern shores of Australia/New Zealand. Collectors seek many of the Indo-Pacific species. Shell Family: Turritellidae; sea snail family. They are common.



• One Terebra Turretella shell 3 to 3 7/8 inches......$.17

One Terebra Turretella shell 4 to 4 7/8 inches......$.21

One Terebra Turretella shell 5 to 6 inches......$.35

Brown Turretella description,size and price




Description This shell is elongated, pointed and generally turreted. They comprise a large family of more than 50 species, mainly living in tropical seas. The Turritella prefer muddy bottoms ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the northern shores of Australia/New Zealand. Collectors seek many of the Indo-Pacific species. Shell Family: Turretellidae; sea snail family. They are common.


• One half pound of Brown Turretella Auger shells 2 to 3 inches......$1.80

Brown Turretella description,size and price




Description This shell is elongated, pointed and generally turreted. They comprise a large family of more than 50 species, mainly living in tropical seas. The Turritella prefer muddy bottoms ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the northern shores of Australia/New Zealand. Collectors seek many of the Indo-Pacific species. Shell Family: Turretellidae; sea snail family. They are common.


• One half pound of Brown Turretella Auger shells 1 to 2 7/8 inches......$1.40

Purple Turretella description,size and price




Description This shell is elongated, pointed and generally turreted. They comprise a large family of more than 50 species, mainly living in tropical seas. The Turritella prefer muddy bottoms ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the northern shores of Australia/New Zealand. Collectors seek many of the Indo-Pacific species. Shell Family: Turretellidae; sea snail family. They are common.


• One half pound of Purple Turretella Auger shells 2 to 3 inches......OUT OF STOCK




• Purple Turretella Auger Shells 1/2 pound 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches......$2.10

Tan Turretella description,size and price




Description This shell is elongated, pointed and generally turreted. They comprise a large family of more than 50 species, mainly living in tropical seas. The Turritella prefer muddy bottoms ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the northern shores of Australia/New Zealand. Collectors seek many of the Indo-Pacific species. Shell Family: Turretellidae; sea snail family. They are common.


• One half pound of Tan Turretella Auger shells 1 to 2 1/4 inches...... OUT OF STOCK

BABY AUGER SHELLS



• One quarter pound of Baby Auger Shells 1/2 to 3/4 inch...... $1.10

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