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.

 

 

Strombus listeri - 128mm, F+++ - $30

Strombus latissimus - 155mm, F++. $15

Strombus oldi - 90.2mm, F+++, Somalia. $350

Lambis digitata - 150mm, F+++, Tanzania. $30

 

Strombus aratrum - $6

Strombus boholensis - $20

 

Strombus tricornis - 130mm, F++, Red Sea. $20

BIG BEAUTIES!!!

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. $6

VERY COLORFUL!!!
Lambis chiragra - 225mm, F++, New Guinea. Very showy shell in any collection with the mottled brown pattern on white background and the curved arms. Large shell. $8

Lambis scorpio - 128mm, F+++, Philippines. $8

BEAUT SPECIMENS!!!

Lambis crocata - 118mm, F+++, Philippines. $10

GREAT QUALITY!!!

Lambis crocata - 117mm, F+++, Philippines. New stunning orange specimens with dark orange mouth. $24

AMAZING COLOR!!!
Underside of the above, orange mouth is very bright.
Strombus lentignosus - 73mm, F+++, Fiji. Beaut fresh specimens with a lemon tinge to the coloring unlike the normal cream/pink. $4
Strombus alatus - 92mm, F+++, Florida. $4
Strombus gracilior - 57.5mm, F+++, Panama. $20
Strombus vittatus vittatus - 90.5mm, F+++, Vietnam. $2

Strombus pippus - 58mm, Gem-, Philippines. $5

BEAUTIFUL COLORED SPECIMENS - top and bottom
Strombus bulla - 51mm, Gem-, Philippines. $4
Strombus plicatus pulchellus - 44mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $6
Strombus variabilis - 45mm, F++/Gem, North Queensland, uncommon, dredged 6 mts. $4
Strombus chryostomus - 42mm, Gem, Philippines, uncommon. Beaut little specimens with nice fresh colors. $8
Strombus granulatus - 48mm, F+++, Panama. $25
Strombus urceus - 49mm, Gem, Philippines, dived 10mts. Beautiful pink/apricot coloring - great specimens. $7 SOLD
Strombus urceus - 42mm, Gem, Western Australia, common. $3
Strombus minimus - 27mm, Gem, New Guinea, common. $4

Strombus labiatus labiatus - 28mm, F+++, Philippines. $4

UNUSUAL COLOR FORM!!!

Terebellum lineatum - 53.5mm, Gem, Vietnam. $4 SOLD
Terebellum nebulosum - 45/53mm, F+++, Vietnam. $6
Tibia powisi - 58mm, F+++, Philippines. $4
Rimella cancellata - 30mm, Gem, New Guinea, uncommon. $7

 

Tibia fusus - 220mm, F+++, Philippines - $16

Tibia martini - 152mm, F++, India. $20

OTHER STROMB SPECIES

No.
Species
Locality
Size-mm
Quality
Price $US
1501 aratrum
Nth. Queensland
65-76
F+++/Gem
6
1502 bulla
New Guinea
50-60
F++
2.50 
1503 canarium
New guinea
40-47
Gem
2 
1504 gallus
Curacao
115-135
F+
8 
1505 gibberulus - white, purple forms
New Guinea
40-50
Gem
3 
1506 haemastoma
Nth. Queensland
17
Gem
16
1507 kleckhamae
Philippines
62
F++
20
1508 labiatus
New Guinea
30
Gem
2 
1509 labiosus
New Guinea
35-37
Gem
6 
1510 latissimus
Fiji
135
F/F+
9 
1511 lentiginosus
Fiji
73-80
F+++
4
1512 luhuanus
Nth. Queensland
55
Gem
1.50 
1513 microurceus
New Guinea
30
F+++
4
1514 minimus
New Guinea
25-28
F++
4
1515 mutablis - various color forms
Fiji
30
F+++
1
1516 pipus
New Guinea
55
F++
3 
1517 plicatus pulchellus
New Guinea
25-40
F+
6
1518 sinuatus
New Guinea
100
F+/F++
7 
1519 urceus
Western Aust.
42
Gem
3
1520 variabilis
New Guinea
34
F+/Gem
4 
1521 vitatus campbelli
New Guinea
50-54
Gem
2 
1522 vitatus japonicus
New Guinea
68
F++
6 
1523 Terebellum terebellum
New Guinea
30-40
F++
5 
1524 Rimella cancellata
New Guinea
25-30
Gem
7
1525 Lambis chiragra
New Guinea
135
F++
7 
1526 Lambis crocata
New Guinea
140
F++
5 
1527 Lambis lambis
Nth. Queensland
130
F++
4 
1528 Lambis scorpio
New Guinea
125
F++
5 
1529 Lambis truncata
New Guinea
200
F+
12 

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