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CYMATIIDAE (Tritons)

This is a very interesting Family with approx. 150 species. It has some of the most beautiful and some of the most unusual specimens. They come in a range of shapes colors, patterns and sizes and most can be found in the intertidal zone so are easy to collect. The big Charonia tritonis below is a stunning specimen growing to around 300mm - it is now prohibited from being taken because it is the species eating the Crown of Thorns starfish which are destroying our coral reefs.

Fusitriton magellanicus w/o - 118mm, F++, $35

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	Charonia lampas rubicunda- 150mm, F++, New South Wales. Nice big specimen. $25
	Cymatium pyrum - 119mm, F+++, Philippines.$20 BIG!!!
	Ranella olearia - 113mm, F++, South Africa. $15
	Cymatium pileare - 114mm, F+++, India. $12
	Cymatium aquatile - 111.5mm, F+++, New Guinea. $20
	Cymatium aquatile - 78mm, F+++, Philippines. $8
	Cymatium lotorium - 110mm, F+++, East Africa.$15 sold
	Argobuccinum tumidum - 96.6mm, F++, Tasmania. $15
	Cymatium testudinarium - 96mm, F+++, Philippines.$14
	Cymatium grandimaculatum - 94mm, F+++, Philippines.$9
	Cabestana spengleri - 89mm, F++ (no scars), New South Wales. (endemic)$15
	Cabestana spengleri - 78mm, F++ (no scars), New South Wales. (endemic)$12
	Cabestana spengleri - 76mm, F++, New South Wales. (endemic)$10 sold
	Fusitriton magellanicus - 105mm, F++, South Australia. Trawled 500mts. $9 sold
	Cymatium echo w/o - 86.5mm, F+++, China. $8
	Ranella australasia - 86.5mm, F++, Western Australia. $10
	Ranella australasia - 84mm, F++, New South Wales. $10
	Argobuccinum pustulosum - 80mm, F+++, South Africa. $10
	Cabestana africana - 69mm, F+++, South Africa.$20
	Cymatium grandimaculatum - 55mm, F+++, Philippines.$8
	Cymatium perryi - 75mm, F+++, Sri Lanka.$15 sold
	Cymatium tripus - 65mm, F+++, India.$8
	Argobuccinum argus - 47mm, F+++, South Africa. (endemic) $8
	Distortio anus - 66mm, F+++, New Guinea. $10 BIG!!!
	Distortio decipiens - 66mm, F++, Philippines. $6
	Distortio reticulata - 60mm, F+++, Queensland. $8
	Distortio francesae - 46mm, F++, Philippines. $12
	Cymatium doliarium - 40.5mm, F+++, South Africa. $12
	Cymatium sarcostomum - 73mm, F+++, Philippines. $10
	Cymatium sinense - 57mm, F+++, Queensland. $10
	Cymatium gutturnium - 75.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $10 BEAUTIFUL SPECIMEN!!!
	Cymatium nicobaricum - 57mm, F+++, New Guinea. $6
	Cymatium gemmatum - 57mm, F+++, New Guinea. $8 sold
	Cymatium caudatum - 53.7mm, F+++, China. $15
	Cymatium aquatile - 53mm, F+++, Indonesia. $8
	Biplex pulchrum (Kookaburra Shell) - 44mm, F+++, Queensland. $12
	Cymatium tenuiliratum - 40mm, F+++, Philippines. Cute little specimen. $8
	Linatella succincta - 43mm, F+++, Indonesia. $12
	Cymatium rubeculum - 44.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $5
	Cymatium rubeculum (orange color form) - 34mm, F+++, New Guinea. $5
	Cymatium sp. - 38mm, F+++, New Guinea. $15
	Cymatium hepaticum - 40mm, F+++, Philippines. $5
	Cymatium hepaticum - 38.5mm, F+++, Philippines. $5
	Cymatium klenei - 40mm, F+++, South Africa. $15
	Cymatium vespacium - 37mm, F+++, Philippines. $8
	Cymatium exaratum - 37mm, F++, Queensland. $7
	Cymatium mundum - 28mm, F+++, New Guinea. $7
	Gyrineum fuscocostata - 32mm, F+++, Philippines. $4
	Gyrineum natator - 32.5mm, F+++, Indonesia. $6
	Gyrineum bituberculare - 30mm, Gem-, Indonesia. $6
	Gyrineum gyrinum - 30mm, Gem, Philippines. $3
	Gyrineum lacunatum - 20mm, Gem-, Queensland. $4
	Sassia sexcostata - 22mm, F+++, South Australia. $6
	Sassia sexcostata - 19mm, Gem, South Australia. $8
	Cymatium sp. - 19.5mm, F+++, New Guinea. $20 NEW SPECIES???

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