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CORALLIOPHILIDAE (Coral Shells, Latiaxis)
Some amazingly beautiful specimens amongst this Family of approx. 200 species. The Coral Shells tend to be shallow water dwellers living on coral reefs and the Latiaxis like the deeper waters with most shells being netted or trawled by fishing boats.
Lati
Babelomurex kawamuraiu
Babelomurex yumimarumai. - 20mm, F+++, $30 |
..Babelomurex fruticosus - 25mm, F+++, $20
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Rapa rapa - 82mm, F+, North Queensland, uncommon. Found embedded in soft corals (parasitic host).Very unusual shell from the Muricidae Family. $7 SOLD |
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Coralliophila erosa - 33mm, F+++, Vietnam. $8 |
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Coralliophila neritoidae - 26mm, F+++, Vietnam. $5 |
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Latiaxus marwae w/o - 51.3mm, F++, Taiwan. Very unusual Latiaxis, very collectable because of shell sculpture. $30 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Latiaxus marwae - 30mm, F++, Taiwan. $18 |
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Latiaxis lischkeanus w/o - 46.8mm, F+++, China. $25 |
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Latiaxis fearnleyi - 43mm, F+++, Philippines. Has a mauve tinge to the color and mauve mouth.$15 |
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Latiaxis japonicus - 29mm, F+++, Philippines. $15 |
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Babelomurex cristatus - 32mm, F+++, Philippines $20 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
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Babelomurex pagodus - 32.8mm, F+++, Philippines $20 NICE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Babelomurex armatus - 33.3mm, F+++, Philippines, uncommon. Cream/brown color form. $25 |
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Babelomurex armatus - 32mm, F+++, Philippines, uncommon. Another beautiful little specimen. $20 |
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Babelomurex armatus - 30mm, F+++, Philippines. $25 |
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Babelomurex princeps - 30mm, F+++, Philippines. $30 |
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Babelomurex princeps- 30mm, F+++, Philippines. $30 |
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Babelomurex takahashii - 30mm, F+++, Philippines. $30 |
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Babelomurex yumimarumai - 32mm, F+++, Philippines. $25 |
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Babelomurex wormaldi - 19mm, F+++, Philippines. $25 |
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Babelomurex fruticosus - F++, Philippines. Unusual color and. $15 |
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Babelomurex takahashii - 25.5mm, F++. Beautiful candy pink coloring. $20 |
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Babelomurex echinatus - 17.5mm, F+++, Philippines. Another beautiful little specimen with candy pink coloring. $30 |
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