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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.

 

NEW Antigona sp. - 93.5mm, F++ (slight frill wear near umbones), India. $80

SPECTACULAR SPECIMEN!!!

 

Paphia alapapilionis, 74mm, Sri Lanka, $8

BEAUTIFUL!!!

Lioconcha fastigiata - 37.5mm, F++, $5

SUPERB PATTERN!!!

Periglypta magnifica - 95.5mm, F+++, Philippines. Big beauties and colorful in brown tones. $4 sold

BIG BEAUTIES!!!!!!

Antigona reticulata - 76mm, F+++, Fiji. $6

BIG!!!! 

Antigona puerpera - 70mm, F+++, Fiji. $5

UNCOMMON!!!! 
Antigona chemnitzii - 59mm, F++, Queensland. $6

Peryglypta sp. - 61.8mm, F+++, Thailand. $12

UNCOMMON!!!! 

Peryglypta sp. - 61.8mm, F+++, Philippines. $12

UNCOMMON!!!! 
Tapes sericeus - 60mm, F++, North Queensland. Intricate crossed zig zag pattern - how do they make it, amazing. $7

Tapes sericeus - 60mm, F+++, North Queensland. $10

VERY UNUSUAL PATTERN!!!!
Tapes platyptycha - 54.5mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $4

Tapes platyptycha - 52.5mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $4

GREAT PATTERN!!!
Tapes sulcarius - 54mm, F+++, Mozambique. $4
Paphia alapapilionis - 76mm, Gem-, India. $6
Paphia semirugata - 61mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $3
Paphia crassisulca - 59mm, Gem-, Northern Territory. $3
Paphia lischkei - 58.9mm, Gem-, China. $8
Paphia textile - 34mm, Gem-, Philippines. $3 sold
Paphia undulata - 44mm, Gem-, India. $4
Paphia undulata - 38mm, Gem-, Northern Territory. $3 sold
Calista brevisiphonata - 88mm, F+++, China. $15
Calista bardwelli - 55mm, F+++, North Queensland. $6
Callista bardwelli - 69mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $6

Callista erycina - 71.5mm, Gem-, India. $8

BEAUTIFUL SPECIMENS!!!
Callista impar - 46mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $3
Callista maculata - 66mm, Gem, Rio de Janeiro. $9
Callista florida - 59mm, Gem, Mozambique. $10
Meretrix pethechialis - 52mm, F+++, China. $5
Callista semisulcata - 32mm, F+++, Great Barrier Reef. $2
Callista sp. - 23mm, Gem, Western Australia. $6
Amiantis purpurata - 66mm, Gem, Argentina. $6

Pitar citrinus - 44mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3

sold
Pitar citrinus - 43mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3 sold
Pitar affinis - 44mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3
Notocallista kingi - 59mm, F+++, South Australia. $6
Venus flammiculata - 55mm, F+++, Nth. Queensland. $4
Venus toreuma - 46mm, F+++, Thailand. $8
Tivela compressa - 54mm, F+++, South Africa. $3
Marcia hiantina - 44mm, F+++, Northern Territory.$4

Bassina disjecta - 50mm, F+++, Tasmania. Beaut fresh specimens of this delicate species. Common name - Wedding Cake Clam $9 sold

AMAZING SPECIES!!!!!
Bassina sp. - 39mm, F++, Thailand, $4
Bassina jacksoni - 28mm, F++, Queensland. $8
Protothaca jedoensis - 44mm, F+++, China. $6
Gomphina melanegis - 43mm, Gem-, China. $5

Antigona lamellaris - 44mm, F+++, Thailand. $4

GREAT SIZE?QUALITY!!!!

Antigona lamellaris - 35.8mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $6 sold

EXCESS OF FRILLS

STUNNING!!!

Antigona lamellaris - 36.6mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $6

EXCESS OF FRILLS

ANOTHER BEAUTY!!!
Antigona persimilis - 30mm, F+++, Southern Queensland. $4
Chione stutchburyi - 41mm, F+++, New Zealand. $5
Globivenus embrithes - 38mm, Gem-, Northern Territory. $4
Lioconcha annettae - 37mm, Gem-, Great Barrier Reef. $2

Lioconcha fastigiata - 43.5mm, Gem-, Great Barrier Reef. $7

BEAUT BIG SPECIMEN!!!
Lioconcha fastigiata - 35mm, Gem-, Great Barrier Reef. $5
Venus verrucosa - 36mm, Gem-, South Africa. $5
Tawera lagopus - 35mm, Gem-, South Australia. $2
Placamen berryi - 39mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3

Placamen gravescens - 34mm, F++, Western Australia. $2 sold
Placanen callophylum - 28mm, Gem-, North Queensland. $5
Placanen tiara - 22mm, Gem-, North Queensland. $4
Katelysia strigosa - 55mm, F+++, South Australia. $4
Katelysia scalarina - 35mm, F+++, South Australia. $2
Katelysia rhytiphora - 37.5mm, F++, Western Australia. $2
Anomalocardia squamosa - 41mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $2
Pitar lupanaria - 50mm, F+, Mexico. Very unusual bivalve with delicate spines on posterior end, certainly an item of interest in any collection, seldom perfect. sold
Tapes variegatus - 30mm, F+++, Queensland. Uncommon orange form.$7
Tapes variegatus ssp.- 32.5mm, F+++, Queensland. $3
Tapes variegatus ssp.- 32.8mm, F+++, Queensland. $5
Marcia flammiculata - 39mm, F+++, Queensland. $5
Circe plicatina - 45mm, F+++, India. $4
Circe plicatina - 41.6mm, F+++, India. $4
Circe scripta - 33.5mm, F+++, Queensland. $3
Circe rivularis - 37mm, F+++, Queensland. $3
Circe nana - 22mm, F+++, Queensland. $2
Dosinia anus. - 60mm, F+++, New Zealand. $3
Dosinia caerulea - 58mm, F++, Victoria. $5

Dosinia scalaris - 66mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $5 sold

BIG!!!
Dosinia exasperata - 49mm, F+++, Western Australia. $2
Dosinia tumida - 43mm, F++, Queensland. $5
Dosinia deshayesii - 44mm, Gem-, Western Australia. $4
Dosinia victoriae - 37mm, F+++, South Australia. $2
Dosinia mira - 36mm, Gem-, Queensland. $4
Dosinia lucinalis - 35mm, F+++, Western Australia. $2
Chione stutchburyi - 36mm, F+++, New Zealand. $3
Eumarcia fumigata - 34mm, F+++, South Australia. $3

Gafrarium menkei - 50.5mm, F+++, Queensland. $5 sold

BIG!!!
Gafrarium transversarium - 30mm, Gem, North Queensland. $5
Gafrarium pectinatum - 30mm, F+++, North Queensland. $3
Gafrarium dispar - 28mm, Gem, North Queensland. $3
Gafrarium sp. - 27mm, F+++, North Queensland. $4
Irus crebrelemellarus - 25mm, F+++, Western Australia. $3
Irus irus - 18mm, F+++, North Queensland. $2

 

 

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