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VOLUTIDAE (Volutes, Lyria, Melo etc.)
Another visually stunning family with very diverse size, shape, texture, color and patterns. Found in all oceans and depths and again are very prized among collectors They are found on tidal sand flats to 400 metre deep trawled specimens and range in size from 20mm - 350mm. Approximately 250 species exist but new specimens are still being discovered in the oceans depths and in remote locations.
ULTRA RARITY!!!!
Voluta baconi - 53.7mm, Gem-, collected 150mts by ROV, $6,000 sold |
ULTRA RARE!!! |
Amoria kawamurai - 84.3mm, Gem-, $2,500 SOLD!!! |
THE VERY BEST I'VE SEEN!!! RARELY SEEN SPECIES!!! |
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NEW ARRIVALS!!! |
#M020 Volutoconus coniformis - 74.9mm, F+++. $500 sold |
Festilyria africana w/o - 73mm, F+++. $350 |
Athleta semirugata - 48mm, Gem. $150 |
Callipara bullatiana w/o - 46mm, F+++. $120 |
Enaeta cylleniformis - 18.4mm, F+++. $40 |
Notovoluta verconis - 30.2mm, F+++. $50 sold |
Nannamoria guntheri - 40mm, F+++. $50 sold SPECIAL PRICE!!! |
Festilyria queketti - 53mm, F++. $70 SUPERB COLOR, PATTERN!!! |
Nannamoria macandrewi - 40mm, F+++. $70 SPECIAL PRICE!!! |
Nannamoria macandrewi - 40.4mm, F++. $40 SPECIAL PRICE!!! |
Volutoconus bednalli - 122mm, Gem-. $280 SPECIAL PRICE!!! |
Volutoconus bednalli - 129mm, Gem-. $320 SPECIAL PRICE!!! |
Amoria molleri n.sp. - 54.5mm, F++/F+++, Queensland. $450
This is not molleri reducta, new deep water species!
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#M050 Livonia nodiplicata - 370mm, F+++, $1,000
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AN AMAZING SPECIMEN!!! THIS SIZE RARELY SEEN
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Livonia roadnightae - 187mm, Gem-, $140 BEAUTIFUL BIG NICELY |
Livonia roadnightae - 170mm, F+++, $120 PATTERNED SPECIMENS!!! |
Vol. Cymb. jansae - 139.8mm, F++, Queensland. $40 sold STUNNING PATTERN!!! |
Vol. Cymb. jansae - 121.2mm, F+++, Queensland. $50 VERY GOOD QUALITY!!! |
Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 135mm, F++(minor Faults only), Queensland. $25 sold BEAUT DARK PATTERN!!! |
Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 154mm, F++, Queensland. $40 sold PATTERNLESS FORM!!! |
Livonia roadnightae - 175mm, F+++, $120 sold
BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!!
Some endemic Australian species.
Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 122mm, F+++, Queensland. $40 sold BEAUT LIMITED PATTERN SPECIMEN!!! |
V. Cymbiolista hunteri - 113.7mm, F+++, Queensland. $40 sold BEAUT LIMITED PATTERN SPECIMEN!!! |
Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 139mm, F+++, Queensland. $40 sold
EXCELLENT QUALITY SPECIMEN!!!
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Livonia mamilla leucostoma - 240mm, F+++, $150 |
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Vol. Ericusa sowerbyi perspecta - 200mm, F+++, New South Wales, $150 LIGHTNING VOLUTE - SUPERB SPECIMEN!!! |
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Vol. Ericusa sowerbyi perspecta - 190mm, F++/F+++, New South Wales, $130 |
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Vol. Ericusa sowerbyi perspecta - 175mm, F++/F+++, New South Wales, $100 |
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Vol. Ericusa sowerbyi - 145mm, F+++, Victoria, $40 |
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Vol. Ericusa sowerbyi porcelana - 137mm, F++/F+++, Victoria, $120 sold |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 170mm, F++, New South Wales. $90 sold BIG!! BIG!! BIG!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 150mm, F++ (no scars), New South Wales. $60 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 141mm, F++ (no scars), Queensland. $40 UNUSUAL PATTERN!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 129mm, F+++, New South Wales. $30 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 120mm, F+++, Queensland. $20 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 129mm, F++ (minor faults only), Queensland. $30 sold |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 122mm, F++ (minor faults only), Queensland. Has jansae shape. $25 NICE PATTERN!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 118mm, F++ (minor faults only), Queensland. $20 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 156mm, F++ (minor faults only), Queensland. $30 UNUSUAL UNCOMMON ORANGE BASE COLOR!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 139mm, F++(minor Faults only), Queensland. $40 SPECIAL BANDED PATTERN!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 96.5mm, F++, Queensland. $250 DWARF ssp.!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 157mm, F++ (minor faults only), New South Wales. Albino semi patternless form. $70 ALBINO!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 159mm, F+++, New South Wales. Albino semi patternless form. $90 ALBINO!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 117.5mm, F++ (minor faults only), New South Wales. Albino semi patternless form. $80 sold ALBINO!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista jansae - 145mm, F++(no scars), New South Wales. Big size. $80 sold JUST NAMED!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista jansae - 111.5mm, F++(minor faults only), New South Wales. $40 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista jansae - 101.5mm, F++(minor faults only), New South Wales. $40 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista jansae - 140.5mm, F++(minor faults only), Queensland. $60 sold BIG!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista jansae - 120mm, F++(minor faults only), Queensland. $40 sold NICE PATTERN!!! |
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Vol. Ericusa fulgetra - 144mm, F++ (minor faults, no scars), Victoria.$60 VERY BIG!!!! |
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Vol. Ericusa fulgetra - 123mm, F+++, South Australia.$50 |
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Vol. Ericusa fulgetra - 118mm, F+++, South Australia.$40 sold |
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Vol. Ericusa fulgetra - 112mm, F+++, South Australia.$40 |
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Vol. Ericusa fulgetra - 105mm, F++, South Australia.Uncommon patternless form. $60 |
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Vol. Ericusa papillosa kenyoniana - 122mm, F++(minor faults only), South Australia.$40 |
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Vol. Ericusa papillosa kenyoniana - 115mm, F++(no scars, sand inclusions in mouth), South Australia.$30 sold |
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Vol. Ericusa papillosa kenyoniana - 154mm, F++(minor faults only), Victoria.$30 sold |
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Vol. Livonia roadnightae - 140mm, F++ (minor faults only), Victoria. $70 sold GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Vol. Livonia roadnightae - 138mm, F++, Victoria. $40 sold GREAT PRICE!!! |
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Vol. Livonia roadnightae - 115mm, F++(no scars), Victoria. Very bulbous protoconch.$40 sold |
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Vol. Ericusa sericata - 110mm, F+ (scar on underside, have F++ in smaller), Northern New South Wales, uncommon, nice big one of this species. $15 sold |
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Vol. Ericusa sericata - 101mm, F++ (very minor faults), Northern New South Wales. $15 |
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Vol. Ericusa sericata - 98mm, F+++, Northern New South Wales. $20 |
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Vol. Ericusa sericata - 101mm, F++ (very minor faults), Northern New South Wales. $12 |
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Volutoconus multiformis - 83mm, F+++, Queensland. $30 JUST NAMED (2013) VERY BIG SIZE!!! |
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Volutoconus multiformis - 60mm, F+++, Queensland.$20 JUST NAMED (2013) EXCELLENT QUALITY!!! |
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Volutoconus multiformis - 57.5mm, Gem- , North Queensland. $20 EXCELLENT QUALITY!!! |
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Notovoluta verconis - 30mm, F+++. $50 UNCOMMON!!! |
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