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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 being discovered in the oceans depths and in remote locations.
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Livonia mamilla - 240mm, F++, $120
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Livonia mamilla - 240mm, F++, $80 |
Teramachia dupreyae - 175mm, F+++, Arafura Sea - $120 BEAUT SPECIMEN - CHEAP!!! |
Volutoconus bednalli, 85mm, Gem. $110 sold PERFECT DWARF!!! |
Volutoconus bednalli, 99mm, F++. $100 AMAZING PATTERNS!!! |
Some Australian Species |
See Amoria, Cymbiolacca, Others etc. below for other Aust. & World Species. |
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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 |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 170mm, F++, New South Wales. $90 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 - 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 |
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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 - 96.5mm, F++, Queensland. $30 DWARF ssp.!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 157mm, F++ (minor faults only), New South Wales. Albino semi patternless form. $90 ALBINO!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 118mm, F+++, New South Wales. Albino semi patternless form. $80 ALBINO!!! |
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Vol. Cymbiolista hunteri - 117.5mm, F++ (minor faults only), New South Wales. Albino semi patternless form. $80 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 - 128mm, F++(minor faults), New South Wales. $40
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Vol. Cymbiolista jansae - 112mm, 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. $50 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 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 |
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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. $15 |
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