| The collectors page |
| from: New Zealand GEOGRAPHIC - 1990 |
| RARE UNCOMMON UNUSUAL AND JUST PLAIN KOOL ! |
| Camaena mamilla crassiventrisRensch,1933 . $15.00 |
| Papuina lacteolota japenensis Van Benthem Jutting,1965. 36+mm. New Guinea. $12 |
| Drymaeus dombeyanus (Pfeiffer,1846). Central Mexico.44mm.+ $20 |
| Camaena illustris (Pfr.). 30mm.up. $20.00 |
| Obba papilla konawensis Bollinger,1918. 32mm $7 |
| Guamampa gloriosa sarasinorum. P/F sarasin ,1899. 32mm.up. $6.00 |
| Guamampa bulbus bulbus 30mm. up. (Pfeiffer,1853). On the rare side. color forms $7.00 |
| MEXICO |
| Acroptychia metableta Crosse/Fischer,1877) 25mm. $10.00 |
| PHILIPPINES |
| MADAGASCAR |
| Camaena cicatricosa ducalis (Ancey).60mm.up. $25.00 |
| INDONESIA |
| AUSTRALIA |
| Thersities etheridgei (Brazier,1877) Mid Queensland. 34+mm. Rare. $10.00 |
| Calocochlia festiva (Donovan,1825). 35mm.+ $6.50 |
| Calocochlia pulcherrima Sowerby. 34mm.+ $4.00 |
| Calocochlia cailliaudi Deshayes,1839. 35mm.+ $4.00 |
| Solomon Islands |
| Crystallopsis hunteri Cox. 25+mm. $7.00 |
| Crystallopsis purchasi (Pfeiffer,1858). Subsp. paravicinnii Rensch,1933. 26mm+. $9.00 |
| Calocochlia pyrostoma (Ferussac,1819). 50+mm. Halmahera Island. Big, Beautiful ! $15.00ea. Three color forms. |
| Rhiostoma hainesi from border with Cambodia and Thailand. W/o. Average size 34mm.+ x 25mm.+ $7.00 |
| THAILAND and CAMBODIA |
| Dyakia salangana (Martens,1883). 37mm.up. From border areas between Thailand and Cambodia. $8.00 |
| Calocochlia pulcherrima Sowerby. 34mm.+ many color forms. $4.00 |
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| Camaena quoyi Sulawasi Collected live! 50mm.+ RARE! $25.00 Collected live!! |
| Camaena species. China 34mm. COMMING SOON |
| Orthalicus floridensis Collected in the 70's. 50+mm. $7 |
| Camaena mamilla mamilla Ferussac,1838. Sulawasi Island. 35mm.up. $12.00 |
| Levantina hierosolyma Mousson,1854. 34+mm. Jerusalem. Tough and rugged shells. $6.50 |
| Levantina werneri Kobelt, 1889. Bareqet, Israel. Very rounded, tough . 32+mm. $6.50 |
| Papuina exsultans Tapparone/ Canefri,1883. One of the rarer species in the family. From Sorong, West NewGuinea. Always scarce, these are gem shells. Just a few. 20+mm. Really beautiful and rare $35 |
| Cyclophorus perdix plicifera Von Martens,1900. Very much like perdix, but about 20% larger with a wider flaring lip. not common and very seldom offered if a all! 40+mm. w/o. $6.00 |
| Rhagada setzeri. Alor Island, IndonesiaUncommon.19-22mm. It turns out that this is a 'new' species. Just described and named after me! $6.00 |
| Rhagada species. Here is another 'new' species and un described as well from Jakarta, Indonesia. 13-14mm. Cute! $6.00 |
| Leptopoma helicoides (Grate.,1840 Luzon, Philippines. 15-16mm. across base. $1.25 |
| Leptopoma stainforthi (Sowerby,1842) Ticao Island, Philippines. 15-16mm. across base. $1.25 |
| Cyclophorus species. From Panay Island, Philippines. Few. 35mm. $5.50 |
| Isomeria subcastanea (Pfeiffer,1842) Ecuador. Rare. Few! 35-36mm. $20.00 |
. Sasakina plesseni Rensch,1938. Bali,
Indonesia. Several colors $5ea
Indonesia. Several colors $5ea
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| Cyclotus dimidiatus Kobelt,1896 Indonesia. w/o. 24mm. $3.50 |
| Labyrinthus bifurcata (Deshayes,1838) Amazon Rain Forest. Rare. $25.00 34mm. |
Well, after about two years of searching I have finally found
what I set out to find! This is Calocochlia festiva Donavan.
REALLY ! If you have Walter Webb's book on land shells
look on page 12, #8. From Cagayan Province, Luzon Id. comes
this amazing shell. Color is all natural. All of these are live
collected. 48-52mm. Color varies some. $8.50ea
what I set out to find! This is Calocochlia festiva Donavan.
REALLY ! If you have Walter Webb's book on land shells
look on page 12, #8. From Cagayan Province, Luzon Id. comes
this amazing shell. Color is all natural. All of these are live
collected. 48-52mm. Color varies some. $8.50ea
| Cyclophorus appendiculatus Pfeiffer,1851. Panay Island.real nice. 31+mm. $3. |
| Helicostyla grandis c.f. ? 40mm. up. Extremely small form from Luzon Island, Philippines. Very rugged shells. Not at all common. $7. |
Chloraea fibula
(Reeve,1842). Cebu Id.
19-20mm. $2.50
(Reeve,1842). Cebu Id.
19-20mm. $2.50
Ryssota oweniana(Pfeiffer,1853)
29mm. up. Negros Id.
Uncommon. $3.50
29mm. up. Negros Id.
Uncommon. $3.50
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| Israel |
haemastoma
red lip $6
red lip $6
melanotragus
black lip $6
black lip $6
superbus $15.
| Sri Lanka |
The Amazon Rain Forest
| Ecuador |
Recent name changes to these two species.
Florida
| Eudolichotis distorta (Pilsbry, 1895). Venezuela. Uncommon. not many! $18.00 |
| Policaria rochebruni (Mabille, 1887). N.E. Vietnam. Rare,w/o Few. $35.00 |
| Rhachis zonulata Pfeiffer,1846. Sulawasi, Indonesia. 17+mm. $4.00 |
Cepolis lincolni
Domonican Republic. Endemic. Rare.
Almost never seen, this little fellow
is endemic to Beata Id., D.R.
Just a couple 17mm. up $15.00
Domonican Republic. Endemic. Rare.
Almost never seen, this little fellow
is endemic to Beata Id., D.R.
Just a couple 17mm. up $15.00
| Planispira giloloensis (E.A.Smith). Halmahera Island, Indonesia. 14mm.up. Rare. $12.00 |
| Sterophaedusa valida (Kuster, 1847). Japan. 22+mm. $4.50 |
| Tropidauchenia mirifica Chen/Gao 1982. China. Rare. 17mm.up. $25 |
| Tricheulota zodiacus tuba Albers,1854 From Sulawasi Island, Indonesia. $8.50 |
| Beddomea albizonatus (Reeve, 1849). Very rare,Sri Lanka. 20+mm. $30.00 |
Cepolis porcellana
Grateloup.16mm.up.
Dominican Republic.
Uncommom. $6.00
Grateloup.16mm.up.
Dominican Republic.
Uncommom. $6.00
ORDER AT: steve@specimenlandshellsales.com
Pollicaria gravida Always rare.
from Guangxi, China. Few! $ $25.00
from Guangxi, China. Few! $ $25.00
Farcimen vinalense
scopulorum
Cuba. 24mm.up. $6.00
scopulorum
Cuba. 24mm.up. $6.00
Farcimen subventricosum
Cuba. 25mm. $6.00
Cuba. 25mm. $6.00
Acroptychia bathei
Cross,Fischer,Piette
Bedoucha,1965.
25mm+/-. Rare
$12.00
Cross,Fischer,Piette
Bedoucha,1965.
25mm+/-. Rare
$12.00
| Chloritis vanbruggeni Wim Massen,2009. A new species of Chloritis discovered By John Abbas in 2008. 20-22mm.+/-. Indonesia. Fairly rare. $6.25 |
CHINA &
JAPAN
JAPAN
Leptopoma perlucidum
Grateloup,1840.
12-13mm. Few. $2.00
Grateloup,1840.
12-13mm. Few. $2.00
Thelidomus asper
(Ferussac,). 44mm.up.
Live collected. . Tough,
rugged shells. About as
good as they get. Has
not been offer for
several years. not many.
$6.00
(Ferussac,). 44mm.up.
Live collected. . Tough,
rugged shells. About as
good as they get. Has
not been offer for
several years. not many.
$6.00
Eurycratera jamaicensis
(Gmelin,1791) These are
outstanding shells. Found
in caves, these are a real
rarity. Not a lot! 39mm+
and up. $12
(Gmelin,1791) These are
outstanding shells. Found
in caves, these are a real
rarity. Not a lot! 39mm+
and up. $12
| JAMAICA |
