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VENERIDAE (Venus Clams)
A large Family of approx. 250 species with many sub groups - Antigona, Paphia, Chione, Dosinia, Tapes, Marcia, Pitar etc. A very collectable family if you love bivalves as the range of colors, patterns and shell architecture is very variable and attractive.
Bassina disjecta, 60.2mm, F+++, South Australia, $30
BEAUTIFUL SPECIES!!!
Antigona somwangi - 93.5mm, F++, India. $80 SPECTACULAR SPECIMEN!!! sold
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Fimbria sowerbyi - 82mm, F++, Western Australia. $30 HARD TO GET NOW !!!
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Bassina disjecta, 57mm, F+++, South Australia, $30 BEAUTIFUL!!! |
Bassina disjecta, 55.5mm, F+++, South Australia, $40 sold SPECIAL SPECIMENS!!! |
Bassina disjecta, 57mm, F+++, South Australia, $30 |
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Bassina disjecta, 53mm, F+++, South Australia, $30 |
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Antigona lamellaris - 39.9mm, F+++, Queensland. $8 BEAUT FRILLY SPECIMENS!!!
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Antigona lamellaris - 39mm, F+++, Queensland. $8 STUNNING!!! |
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Periglypta magnifica - 101mm, F+++, Philippines. Big beauties and colorful in brown tones. $12 BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN, MONSTER SIZE!!! |
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Chione pubera - 78mm, F+++, Brazil. $8 |
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Antigona reticulata - 76mm, F+++, Fiji. $6 BIG!!!! |
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Antigona puerpera - 70mm, F+++, Fiji. $5 UNCOMMON!!!! |
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Antigona chemnitzii - 66mm, F+++, Queensland. $8 |
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Antigona persimilis - 36.3mm, F++, Queensland. $5 |
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Peryglypta sp. - 61.8mm, F+++, Thailand. $12 UNCOMMON!!!! |
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Peryglypta sp. - 61.8mm, F+++, Philippines. $12 UNCOMMON!!!! |
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Tapes sericeus - 66mm, F+++, North Queensland. $8 |
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Tapes sericeus - 60mm, F++, North Queensland. Intricate crossed zig zag pattern - how do they make it, amazing. $10 |
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Tapes sericeus - 60mm, F+++, North Queensland. $10 sold VERY UNUSUAL PATTERN!!!! |
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Tapes sericeus - 66mm, F+++, North Queensland. $12 |
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Tapes platyptycha - 54.5mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $4 |
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Tapes platyptycha - 52mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $5 GREAT PATTERN!!! |
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Tapes sulcarius - 54mm, F+++, Mozambique. $4 |
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Paphia amabilia - 70mm, Gem-, China. $6 |
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Paphia alapapilionis, 74mm, Sri Lanka, $8 BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!! |
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Paphia semirugata - 61mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $4 |
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Paphia crassisulca - 38mm, Gem-, Queensland. $3 |
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Paphia crassisulca - 59mm, Gem-, Northern Territory. $3 |
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Paphia lischkei - 58.9mm, Gem-, China. $8 |
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Paphia textile - 34mm, Gem-, Philippines. $3 sold |
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Paphia undulata - 44mm, Gem-, India. $4 |
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Paphia undulata - 38mm, Gem-, Northern Territory. $3 sold |
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Calista brevisiphonata - 88mm, F+++, China. $15 |
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Calista bardwelli - 55mm, F+++, North Queensland. $6 |
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Callista bardwelli - 69mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $6 |
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Callista erycina - 71.5mm, Gem-, India. $8 BEAUTIFUL SPECIMENS!!! |
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Callista impar - 46mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $3 |
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Macrocalista maculata - 69mm, F+++, Brazil. $8 |
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Callista florida - 59mm, Gem, Mozambique. $10 |
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Callista semisulcata - 32mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $2 |
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Callista sp. - 23mm, Gem, Western Australia. $6 |
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Circe tumefacta - 50mm, F+++, Western Australia. $6 |
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Circe plicatina - 45mm, F+++, India. $4 |
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Circe plicatina - 41.6mm, F+++, India. $4 |
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Circe scripta - 33.5mm, F+++, Queensland. $3 sold |
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Circe scripta - 38mm, F+++, Queensland. $5 |
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Circe scripta - 40mm, F+++, Queensland. $6 BEAUT SPECIMEN!!! |
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Circe rivularis - 37mm, F+++, Queensland. $3 |
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Circe nana - 22mm, F+++, Queensland. $2 |
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Circe nana - 18mm, F+++, Queensland. $2 |
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