COLLECTOR SHELLS FROM AROUND THE WORLD, LARGE AND SMALL SHELLS IN ALL PRICE RANGES
NATURAL TURBO MEMORATUS OR TURBO MARMORATUS LINNAEUS FAMILY TURBINIDAE
The Natural Turbo Memoratus is often called the Great Green Turban.
The Turbo Memoratus is a dull green with brown blotches covering the outside shell.
The Great Green Turbo specimen shell is found in the Indo-Pacific region ranging from the East African shores to the Northern shores of Australia/New Zealand. This species lives in tropical seas near coral reefs.
The Natural Turbo Memoratus is collected commercially for its "mother of pearl" inner shell or nacre for jewelry and button making.
One Natural Turbo Memoratus specimen shell 4 to 5 inches......$21
CONUS MARMOREUS
The Conus Marmoreus as with other cone shells is carnivorous. The feed on other shell producing animals of the sea.
The Conus Marmoreus was collected near the Philippines. These shells are popular due to their colorful markings. The Conus Marmoreus is sometimes called the Marble cone.
CONUS MARMOREUS SIZES AND PRICES One Conus Marmoreus specimen shell 2 TO 2 1/2 inches.....$2.10
One Conus Marmoreus specimen shell 3 to 4 inchesOUT OF STOCK......
CONUS LEOPARDUS SHELL
The Conus Leopardus shell is carnivorous (meat eater). They feed on other shell dwelling animals of the sea along with sea worms and small fish. The capture their prey by injecting it with a poisonous venom thru their teeth. This stuns their prey and they then eat it alive.
The Conus Leopardus is found in the tropical east Pacific.
THE CONUS LEOPARDUS SIZES AND PRICES
One Conus Leopardus specimen shell 4 to 5 inches......OUT OF STOCK
One Conus Leopardus specimen shell 3 to 3 7/8 inches......
LONG SPINE MUREX INDIVIA
Most Murex shells are found in the Tropics. Although, some have been found in most seas around the world.
Murex shells are not all alike. Some are popular for their color but most collectors look for the ornamentation variety. This includes spines, frills, fronds, and varices.
Most Murex shells are thick and heavy but some are fragile and delicate. The Long Spine Murex is a thick heavy shell, popular for its spines.
The Long Spine Murex likes warm water and coral reefs. There they prey on other invertebrates/mollusks.
LONG SPINE MUREX INDIVIA SPECIMEN SHELL SIZES AND PRICES
One Long Spine Murex Indivia specimen shell 3 1/2 to 3 7/8 inches......$2.85
One Long Spine Murex Indivia specimen shell 4 to 5 inches......$3.85
MUREX ALABASTERS SHELLS
The Murex Alabasters is coveted for its spines and frills. This is easily seen in the listing picture.
This shell is found in the Indo-Pacific region; ranging from the Indian Ocean to the Northern Australian shores.
MUREX ALABASTERS SIZE AND PRICE
One Murex Alabasters specimen shell 4 to 5 inches......$15.45
CARRIER SHELL WITH CORAL Carrier shells are delicate top shape shells that collect sea floor debris and attach it to their upper shell surface This shell is found in the Indo-Pacific region from the East Africa coast to the Northern shores of New Zealand. Some Carrier shells have been found in the Japonic seas.
The Carrier shell lives in deep Tropical water.
CARRIER SHELLS SIZES AND PRICES One Carrier Shell with coral specimen shell 6 to 8 inches......$12.65
One Carrier Shell with coral specimen shell 5 to 5 7/8 inches......$11.25
CARRIER SHELL
Carrier shell species is Xenophora Pallidula Reeve from the family Xenopnoridae. In short the name most often used is PALLID CARRIER.
The Pallid Carrier is a thin fragile shell. Its upper surface has oblique vertical ribs, covered by shells and other debris. The color is white to yellowish white. As the picture depicts the Pallid Carrier attaches sea debris and sea floor shells to its outer periphery. It like dwells in deep tropical seas from the Indo-Pacific rim to the Japonic sea area (near Japan). Some have been collected around the shores or South Africa.
- CARRIER SHELL (PALLID CARRIER)SIZE AND PRICE
One Carrier shell (Pallid Carrier)4 inches
JUVENILE PALLID CARRIER SHELL
The smaller Juvenile Pallid Carrier shells like the larger Carrier's are from the Indo-Pacific region ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the Northern shores of Australia and the southern shores of Japan.
JUVENILE PALLID CARRIER SHELLS SIZE AND PRICES Onn Juvenile Carrier Carrier shell 3 inches......$.50
One dozen Juvenile Carrier shells 3 inches......$5.60
CONUS EBRAEUS SHELL
The Conus Ebraeus shell is often called the Hebrew Cone
The Conus Ebraeus is a squat heavy shell. Its color is whitish with three broad spiral bands of large square like black blotches.
The Conus Ebraeus or Hebrew Cone ranges from the Indian Ocean east to the Northern Australian/New Zealand shores and southern Japanese shores. It likes shallow tidal pools.
CONUS EBRAEUS SHELL SOME TIMES CALLED THE HEBREW CONE SIZE AND PRICE
Four Conus Ebraeus shell/Hebrew Cone 3/4 to 1 1/4 inches......$2.80
CYMATIUM SARLOSTOMA SHELLS
The Cymatium Sarlostoma shell belong to the Triton Family
These are moderate sized Triton shells. The Cymatium Sarlostoma are carnivorous feeding on other shell bearing creatures and sea urchins.
Sarlostoma shells are found in tropical seas especially from the Indian Ocean east to the Tropical seas of southern Japan.
CYMATIUM SARLOSTOMA COLLECTOR TRITON SHELL SIZE AND PRICE
One Cymatium Sarlostoma collector shell 1 inch......$2.10
CYMATIUM RUBECULUM SHELL
Terms you must know for this shell
WHORL One complete turn of the tube of a gastropod shell around its imaginary axis.
GASTROPOD mullusk that bears one shell or sometimes no shell.
APEX The starting point of shell growth to top of a gastropod spire.
SPIRE The coiled part of a gastropod shell apart from the body whorl; it usually tapers to a point.
APERTURE The opening at the front end of the grastopod shell and a tusk shell
The Cymatium Rubeculum belongs to the Triton shell family of grastropods. The
The Cymatium Rubeculums are often called the Robin Redbreast Triton.
The Cymatium Rubeculum has several identifiable features. It has irregular growth on its spire whorl giving the shell a distorted look. There are spiral rows of coarse and fused beads on the whorl. The aperture is broad and the siphonal canal short. The shell's color ranges from bright red to orange with an occasional pale spiral bak and white varices. If the shell has over exposure to sunlight, its colors are sometimes pale looking. It likes the tropical seas of the Indo-Pacific rim, ranging from the Indian Ocean east to the northern Australian shores. Most of these collector shells are found in or near corol reefs.
CYMATIUM RUBECULUM (ROBIN REDBREAST TRITON) SIZE AND PRICE
One Cymaatium Rubeculum (Robin Readbreast Triton)1 inch........$2.10
CASSIS RUFA OR CAMEO COLLECTOR SHELL
Cassis Rufa belongs to the group of shells called Helmet shells. It is often called the Bull's Mouth Helmet. Scientific name Cypraecassis Rufa Linnaeus.
The Cassis Rufa is a thick heavy shell. It is ornamented with 3 or 4 rows of blunt knobs with size decreasing toward the anterior end. It has smaller tubercles and pitted grooves between the rows. You will notice between 20 to 24 teeth along the outer lip. The body has shades of red and brown; vertical and spiral riblets are whitish. Its folds are white separated by dark brown.
- Habitat Found from the Indian Ocean east to the northern shores of Australian/New zealand near coral reefs.
CASSIS RUFA/CAMEO COLLECTOR SHELL SIZE AND PRICES
One Cassia Rufa collector shell 4 to 4 7/8 inches......$6.89
One Cassis Rufa collector shell 5 to 5 1/3 inches......$8.10
One Cassis Rufa collector shell 5 1/2 to 6 1/2 inches......$9.45
HAMMER HEAD OYSTER WITH SPINY OYSTER ATTACHED
Hammer Oysters Mallus Albus Lamarck. This is a small group of Oysters that have a hammer-headed appearance. They have elongated valves with undulating edges.
Habitat. Indo-Pacific region from Indian Ocean to northern Australian shores. The Hammer Oyster or sometimes called the White Hammer prefers sandy or muddy sand shallow sea.
These particular Hammer Oysters have a spiny oyster attached to them; a very unusual occurance.
HAMMER-HEAD OYSTER SHELL WITH SPINY OYSTER ATTACHED SIZE AND PRICE
One Hammer-head Oyster collector shell with Spiny Oyster shell attached 6 to 7 inches......$1.75
STROMBUS GALLUS ROOSTER TAIL CONCH
Rooster Tail Conch description This is a solid high-spired (spired= coiled part of the gastropod shell apart from its body; the spire usually tapers to a point)solid shell but light weight for its size. The Rooster Conch has an extension unique to this shell(hence Rooster Tail Conch).
Color Underside of shell is creamy with brown streaks. The aperture is golden brown
Habitat West Indies south along the Brazilian shore. They prefer sandy ocean floor off-shore.
ROOSTER TAIL CONCH SHELLS SIZE AND PRICE
- One Rooster Tail Conch collector shell 4 inches......$1.75
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