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TURBINIDAE (Turbans)
This is a family of giant marine snails, Turbo marmoratus is a monster. This family only has approx. 80 species most being shallow water dwellers on coral reefs or rocky shorelines. They have a hard operculum and the operc. from the petholatus species has been used in jewellery for hundreds of years. The common name for this operc. is "cats eye" because of its amazing color and appearance.
Turbo heisei w/o - 22.2mm, F+++, Brazil. $20 UNCOMMON SPECIES!!! |
Turbo heisei w/o - 22.5mm, F+++, Brazil. $20 |
Turbo heisei w/o - 23mm, F+++, Brazil. $30 RARE COLOR FORM!!! |
Turbo radiatus w/o - 23mm, F+++, Queensland. $8 UNUSUAL SPECIES, LIKE A TOP!!! |
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Turbo marmoratus - 125mm, F+, New Guinea. $50 This is a small one, have up to 180mm, $120. |
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Turbo jourdani w/o - 192mm, F++, Western Australia. $120 MONSTER SIZE!!! PERFECT LIP!!! |
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Turbo jourdani - 170mm, F++, Western Australia, uncommon. $60 sold |
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Turbo militaris w/o - 85mm, F++, New South Wales. $12 BIG BEAUTY, EXCELLENT QUALITY!!! |
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Turbo militaris w/o - 88mm, F++, New South Wales. $15 BEAUT HORNED SPECIMEN!!! |
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Turbo militaris w/o - 70mm, F++, New South Wales. $15 BEAUT HORNED SPECIMEN!!! |
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Turbo militaris w/o - 53mm, F++, New South Wales. $8 sold |
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Turbo whitleyi w/o - 86mm, F+++, Western Australia. $20 sold BIG!!! |
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Turbo whitleyi w/o - 75mm, F+++, Western Australia. $15 |
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Turbo torquatus - 82mm, F++, New South Wales. $12 BIG!!! |
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Turbo torquatus w/o - 76mm, F+++, New South Wales. $15 EXCELLENT QUALITY!!! |
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Turbo canaliculatus w/o - 71mm, F+++, Brazil. $15 sold BIG BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!! |
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Turbo canaliculatus - 62mm, F+++, Brazil. $12 |
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Turbo crassus - 70mm, F++, North Queensland. $5 sold |
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Turbo kenwilliamsi w/o - 66mm, F+++, Western Australia. $15 EXCELLENT SPECIMENS!!! |
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Turbo smaragdus - 62mm, F+++, New Zealand. $8 sold |
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Modelia granosa - 60mm, F+++, New Zealand. $6 sold |
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Turbo perspeciosus - 55.2mm, F+++, Queensland. $8 |
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Turbo petholatus - 59mm, F++, Philippines. $3 |
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Turbo petholatus - operculum (Cats Eye), $2 |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 59.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $9 sold BIG!!! |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 46.4mm, F+++, Philippines. $7 |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 50.6mm, F+++, Philippines. $12 sold RARE COLOR FORM!!! |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 52.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $10 BEAUTIFUL PATTERN!!! |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 52.3mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 DIFFERENT PATTERN!!! |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 49mm, F++, Philippines. $5 |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 43mm, F++, Philippines. $4 |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 54.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 BIG SIZE!!! |
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Turbo reevei w/o - 42mm, F+++, Philippines. $10 sold UNCOMMON PATTERN!!! |
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Turbo sp. w/o - 49.5mm, F+++, Western Australia. $30 NEW SPECIES!!! |
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Turbo sp. w/o - 54.3mm, F+++, Western Australia. $40 NEW SPECIES!!! |
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Turbo chrysostomus w/o - 49mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $7 |
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Turbo chrysostomus w/o - 42mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $6 |
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Turbo chrysostomus w/o - 42.5mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $8 BEAUT IRRIDESCENT YELLOW MOUTH!!! |
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Turbo sparverius - 48mm, F+++, Indonesia. $5 sold |
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Turbo sparverius - 51mm, F+++, Indonesia. $8 SUPERB SPECIMEN!!! |
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Turbo intercostalis - 46mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 sold |
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Turbo intercostalis - 40mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 |
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Turbo intercostalis w/o - 46mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 |
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Turbo fluctuosus w/o - 46mm, F++, California. $6 sold |
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Turbo fluctuosus w/o - 44mm, F++, California. $6 sold |
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Turbo undulatus - 32mm, F+++, Queensland. $4 |
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Turbo undulatus - 39mm, F+++, South Australia. Southern Australian form. $4 |
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Turbo saxosus w/o - 33mm, F+++, Panama. $6 sold |
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Turbo cidaris w/o - 30mm, F++, South Africa. $6 |
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Turbo gruneri w/o - 30.2mm, F+++, Western Australia. $20 PINK COLOR FORM!!! |
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Turbo tumidulus - 29mm, F+++, Indonesia. $8 |
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Turbo cinereus - 28.9mm, F+++, Queensland. $4 |
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Turbo squamosus - 33mm, F+++, Western Australia. $4 sold |
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Turbo chrysostomus w/o - 36mm, F+++, New Guinea. $5 |
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Turbo haynesi - 27mm, F+++, Queensland. $8 |
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Turbo coronatus - 21.6mm, F++, Vietnam. $4 |
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