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STROMBIDAE (Strombs, Spider Shells,Tibia etc.)

Lambis violacea
This family includes some unusually shaped, colorful, delicate and elegant species. Mostly from the tropics, they range in size from 25mm - 330mm and live from the intertidal zone to 450 mts deep.The beautiful colors of Strombus gigas and sinuatus and the graceful lines of Strombus listeri and the delicate Tibias make this an exciting family to collect. Aproximately 150 species.
Tibia species - 12
Lambis species - 20
Terebellum species - 5
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Strombus listeri - 135.5mm, F+++ - $20 sold
Strombus taurus w/o - 100mm, F+++, $220 BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!! |
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.Lambis digitata - 150mm, F+++ .Tanzania. $30 sold |
.Lambis digitata - 150mm, F++ Tanzania. $20 sold
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Lambis lambis - 200mm, F+++, $20 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
Lambis adami - 96mm, F+++, $12 NEW SPECIES!!! |
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Strombus gallus - 132mm, F+++, Florida. $30 VERY NICE - BIG!!! |
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Strombus tricornis - 130mm, F++, Red Sea. $20 sold BIG BEAUTIES!!! |
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Strombus sinuatus - 110mm, F++, New Guinea. One of the most colorful of the Stromb family with a beautiful purple mouth. A very showy specimen for a collection. $5 VERY COLORFUL!!! |
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Strombus sinuatus - 95.5mm, F++, New Guinea. $5 sold GREAT PATTERN!!! |
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Lambis chiragra - 225mm, F++, New Guinea. $12 BIG!!! |
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Lambis chiragra - 200mm, F++, New Guinea. $12 EXTRA ARM!!! |
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Lambis scorpio - 128mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 BEAUT SPECIMENS!!! |
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Lambis crocata - 118mm, F+++, Philippines. $10 GREAT QUALITY!!! |
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Lambis crocata - 117mm, F+++, Philippines. New stunning orange specimens with dark orange mouth. $24 AMAZING ORANGE COLOR FORM!!! |
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Strombus costatus - 117mm, F+++, Panama. $30 BEAUT MATURE SPECIMEN!!! |
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Strombus latus - 96mm, F++, Cameroon. $15 sold | |
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Strombus latus - 86mm, F+++, Cameroon. $15 | |
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Strombus aratrum - 89mm, F+++, Queensland. $5 | |
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Strombus aratrum - 86.6mm, F+++, Queensland. $5 | |
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Strombus aratrum - 92mm, F+++, New Guinea. $12 BIG!!! |
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Strombus lentignosus - 73mm, F+++, Fiji. Beaut fresh specimens with a lemon tinge to the coloring unlike the normal cream/pink. $4 | |
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Strombus lentignosus - 64mm, F+++, Zanzibar. $4 | |
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Strombus epidromus - 79.5mm, F++, Philippines. $7 | |
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Strombus alatus - 92mm, F+++, Florida. $4 | |
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Strombus alatus (purple mouth) - 90mm, F+++, Florida. $15 | |
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Strombus raninus - 78mm, F+++, Florida. $8 |
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Strombus raninus - 48mm, F+++, Florida. $5 | |
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Strombus gracilior - 57.5mm, F+++, Panama. $20 | |
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Strombus gracilior - 65mm, F+++, Mexico. $15 | |
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Strombus vittatus australis - 74mm, F+++, China. $6 sold | |
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Strombus vittatus japonicus - 73mm, F++, China. $15 | |
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Strombus vittatus vittatus - 66mm, F+++, Vietnam. Unusually light colored specimen.$4 | |
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Strombus vittatus vittatus - 66.5mm, F++, Queensland. $4 | |
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Strombus campbelli - 43mm, F+++, Western Australia. $2 | |
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Strombus campbelli - 54.5mm, F+++, Queensland. $3 | |
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Strombus marginatus septimus - 62mm, F+++, Vietnam. $4 | |
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Strombus marginatus - 49mm, F+++, India. $4 | |
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Strombus pippus - 58mm, Gem-, Philippines. $5 sold |
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Strombus pippus - 73mm, Gem-, Philippines. $8 BIG!!! |
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Strombus pippus - 67mm, F+++, Zanzibar. Very dark burgundy mouth, almost black. $8 | |
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Strombus vomer - 76mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $20 sold BEAUTIFUL SPECIES!!!
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Strombus aurisdiane - 63.5mm, F+++, New Guinea. $8 | |
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Strombus luhuanus - 60mm, F+++, New Guinea. $3 BIG!!! |
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Strombus decorus raybaudii - 60mm, F+++, Israel. $10 | |
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Strombus decorus raybaudii - 52mm, F+++, Turkey. $10 | |
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Strombus ustulatus - 63mm, F+++, Philippines. $10 | |
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Strombus boholensis - 57mm, F+++, Philippines. $20 | |
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Strombus bulla - 51mm, F+++, Philippines. $2 | |
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Strombus
plicatus pulchellus - 40mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $6 |
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Strombus
variabilis - 45mm, F+++, North Queensland. $4 |
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Strombus variabilis - 42mm, F+++, Mozambique. $6 NICE DARK PATTERN!!! |
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Strombus variabilis - 40.2mm, F+++, Mozambique. $6 | |
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Strombus decorus decorus - 47.5mm, F+++, Mozambique. $8 | |
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Strombus chryostomus - 42mm, Gem, Philippines, uncommon. Beaut little specimens with nice fresh colors. $8 | |
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Strombus chryostomus - 52.5mm, F+++, Zanzibar. $8 | |
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Strombus granulatus - 48mm, F+++, Panama. $25 | |
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Strombus labiosus - 52mm, F+++, Mozambique. $20 | |
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Strombus dilatatus - 53mm, F+++, North Queensland. $8 | |
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Strombus urceus sp. - 49mm, Gem, Philippines. Beautiful pink/apricot coloring - great specimens. $7 sold | |
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Strombus urceus sp. - 47mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 | |
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Strombus
urceus - 42mm, Gem, Western Australia. $4 |
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Strombus urceus - 43mm, Gem, Zanzibar. $5 | |
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Strombus plicatus columba - 50mm, F+++, Mozambique. $10 | |
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Strombus gibberulus albus - 48mm, F+++, Mozambique. $10 sold | |
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Strombus gibberulus albus - 46mm, F+++, Mozambique. $10 STUNNING MOUTH COLOR!!! |
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Strombus gibberulus - 43mm, F+++, New Guinea. $1 | |
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Strombus canarium - 41mm, F+++, Malaysia. $.50 | |
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Strombus canarium isabella - 55.5mm, F+++, India. $4 BEAUT SPECIMENS!!! |
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Strombus canarium isabella - 58mm, F+++, India. $5 | |
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Strombus canarium isabella - 53mm, F+++, Philippines. $5 | |
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Strombus turturella - 60.4mm, F+++, India. $8 GREAT PATTERN!!! |
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Strombus turturella - 64mm, F+++, China. $8 | |
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Strombus turturella - 62mm, F+++, Philippines. Has unusual iridescent silver/mauve columellar calosity as seen in the photos below. $8 | |
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Strombus turturella - 56.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $5 | |
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Strombus turturella - 59mm, F+++, Philippines. $5 | |
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Strombus terebellatus - 39mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $10 sold | |
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Strombus fragilis - 37mm, F+++, Philippines. $14 | |
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Strombus afrobellatus - 30mm, F+++, Mozambique. $18 | |
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Strombus fusiformis - 40mm, F+++, Mozambique. $20 | |
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Strombus
minimus - 27mm, Gem, New Guinea. $4 |
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Strombus plicatus sibbaldi- 27mm, Gem, India. $12 | |
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Strombus pulchelus - 35mm, F+++, Vietnam. $5 | |
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Strombus erythrinus - 28mm, F+++, North Queensland. $5 | |
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Strombus fasciatus - 28mm, F+++, Red Sea. $4 sold | |
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Strombus mutabilis - 33mm, F+++, New Guinea. $3 | |
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Strombus mutabilis - 36mm, F+++, Fiji. $4 | |
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Strombus mutabilis - 36.5mm, F+++, Fiji. Very dark pattern. $3 | |
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Strombus mutabilis ssp. - 32.5mm, F+++, Fiji. $5 | |
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Strombus mutabilis ssp. - 29mm, F+++, Fiji. $5 | |
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Strombus mutabilis ssp.(gold color form)- 26mm, F+++, New Guinea. $8 | |
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Strombus microurceus - 20.5mm, F+++, New Guinea. $3 | |
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Strombus labiatus - 36.5mm, F+++, New Guinea. $2 | |
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Strombus labiatus - 28mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 UNUSUAL COLOR FORM!!! |
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Strombus labiatus - 30.2mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 UNUSUAL COLOR FORM!!! |
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Strombus zebriolatus - 30mm, F+++, Philippines. $8 | |
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Strombus haemastoma - 19mm, F+++, Queensland. $15 | |
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Strombus maculatus - 17mm, F+++, Hawaii. $20 | |
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Terebellum nebulosum - 63.6mm, Gem-, India. $8 BIG!!!! |
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Terebellum nebulosum - 45.5mm, F+++, Philippines. Nice dark specimen. $6 | |
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Terebellum terebellum - 63.2mm, F+++, India. $8 DIFFERENT PATTERN FORM!!!! |
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Terebellum terebellum - 48mm, F+++, Vietnam. $6 | |
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Terebellum terebellum - 59.2mm, Gem-, India. $8 DIFFERENT PATTERN FORM!!!! |
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Terebellum lineatum - 53mm, Gem-, India. $8 | |
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Tibia powisi - 58mm, F+++, Philippines. $4 | |
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Rimella
cancellata - 30mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $4 |
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Tibia fusus - 220mm, F+++, Philippines - $16 EXCELLENT QUALITY & SIZE!!! |
Tibia martini - 152mm, F++, India. $20 |
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Tibia insulaechorab - 170mm, F+++, Red Sea. $30 BIG BEAUTY!!! |
Tibia curta - 141mm, F+++, India. $12 |
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