Auction list: New Zealand Shell Show, Wellington, December 2018

Auction terms: Bidders must be registered at least 10 minutes before the auction commences. All bids are final and payment must be settled on the night. Postal bids may be accepted from within New Zealand only (payment within 2 days); contact [email protected] by November 29th. The Wellington Shell Club takes 10% of the sale price as commission. The Wellington Shell Club and auctioneer accept no liability for any misidentifications or inaccuracies in the descriptions provided although effort is made to ensure that items are honestly and fairly represented. Queries to [email protected]

Sellers: 1 to 7: Derrick and Ann Crosby 8 to 11: Heather Smith 12 to 13: Jenny Raven 14 to 15: Wellington Shell Club 16 to 18: Kris Woods 19 to 24: Selwyn Bracegirdle 25 to 32: Pat Lakeman 33 to 55: Peter Poortman 56 to 58: Jill and Alan Griffiths

Notes: w/o = with operculum w/p = with periostracum * = photo(s) available, see www.wellingtonshellclub.org.nz Res. = reserve

Lot Species Res. Country Details 1* Charonia tritonis - Fiji 330 mm by 180 mm, nice shell in excellent (Linnaeus, 1758) condition, Lorna Seegar collection. 2* Charonia lampas - NZ 240 mm, crabbed, light-weight, deep-water form, (Linnaeus, 1758) cray-pot, northern NZ, ultrasonic cleaned, nice. 3* Ranella olearium - NZ 225 mm, crabbed, good condition, good colour, (Linnaeus, 1758) cray-pot, northern NZ, ultrasonic cleaned. 4* Semicassis pyrum - NZ 85 mm, fresh-dead, good condition, trawled in 60 (Lamarck, 1822) m, Stewart Island, Lorna Seegar collection. 5* Semicassis labiata - NZ 68 mm, washed-up live, excellent condition, Piripai (Perry, 1811) Spit, Whakatane, D&A Crosby collection. 6* Hydatina physis - NZ 35 mm, live-taken, excellent condition, (Linnaeus, 1758) Parengarenga Harbour, H&M Seelye collection. 7* Perirhoe circumcincta - NZ 35 mm, fresh-dead, excellent condition, dredged in (Deshayes, 1857) 40 m, Graham Clifford collection. 8* Scutellastra kermadecensis - NZ 120 mm, Boat Cove, Kermadec Islands, Margaret (Pilsbry, 1894) Morley collection. 9* Livonia nodiplicata Res. Australia 360 mm, lobster-pot, off Rottnest Island, Western (Cox, 1910) Australia. 10* Cassis tuberosa Res. Brazil 240 mm, Maragogi, Alagoas, Brazil, large for this (Linnaeus, 1758) species. 11* Strombus gigas Res. USA 230 mm, East Sister Rock, Florida Keys, USA, Ken (Linnaeus, 1758) Piech collection, beautiful shell. 12 Exilia krigei - Mozambique 72 mm, gem. Trawled in 200 m off southern (Kilburn, 1971) Mozambique 13* Altivasum flindersi Res. Australia 160 mm, with spines, peach colour, very nice (Verco, 1914) condition, craypot, Augusta, Western Australia. 14* Semicassis royana Res. NZ 145 mm, craypot, Three Kings Islands, slightly (Iredale, 1914) damaged tail, very good lip, good specimen. 15* Bursa verrucosa Res. NZ 29 mm, off Meyer Island, Kermadec Islands, decent (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) specimen. 16* Murex pecten Res. Philippines 145 mm, Cebu Island, Philippines, very good (Lightfoot, 1786) specimen. 17* Cymbiola imperialis Res. Philippines 135 mm, Philippines, very good specimen. (Lightfoot, 1786) 18* Lyria lyraeformis Res. Kenya 120 mm, Lamu, Kenya. Very good condition. (Swainson, 1821) 19* Provocator mirabilis x5 Res. NZ 14-140 mm, one specimen has long apex point but (Finlay, 1926) dull surface and rough immature lip, others in Growth series good overall condition. Locality data for each. 20* Cookia sulcata - NZ 75 mm high by 90 mm wide, Lyall Bay, Wellington, (Lightfoot, 1786) good size and condition, a little worn near apex. 21* Astraea heliotropium x7 Res. NZ 34-93 mm, condition variable but tidy overall, (Martyn, 1784) locality data for each. Growth series. 22* Maurea species Res. NZ Maurea alertae (w/o), M. tigris (w/o), M. (6 species, 7 shells) turnerarum (w/o), M. blacki, M. selecta, M. granti x2. Generally good condition, locality data for each 23* Charonia lampas - NZ 185 mm, craypot, Three Kings Islands, tidy (Linnaeus, 1758) condition. 24* A selection of New - NZ Fusitriton magellanicus laudandus (w/o, 97 mm), Zealand Ranellidae and Penion sulcatus (rough specimen), P. chathamensis Buccinidae species (rough lip), Cabestana spengleri (w/o), Ranella (5 species, 1 of each) olearium (w/o) – all except Ranella with data. 25* Alcithoe fissurata x2 Res. NZ 165 mm & 160 mm; 500 m, Bay of Plenty, both (Dell, 1963) with growth lines but intact lips. 26* Murexul octogonus x2 Res. NZ Both ~50 mm, Leigh Harbour, w/o, good condition. (Quoy & Gaimard, 1833) 27* Galeodea triganceae x2 Res. NZ 35 mm & 30 mm, Chatham Rise, imperfect Dell, 1953 specimens. 28* Maurea foveauxana Res. NZ 40 mm, Sorenson Canyon, off Otago Heads, 80 (Dell, 1950) fathoms (146 m), 24 Nov. 1992 29* Scutellastra kermadecensis Res. NZ 95 mm, Kermadec Islands. Worn surface but nice (Pilsbry, 1894) colour, excellent underside. 30* Scutellastra kermadecensis Res. NZ 125 mm, Kermadec Islands. M. Morley collection. (Pilsbry, 1894) Worn surface. 31* Haliotis virginea huttoni Res. NZ 45 mm, Carnley Harbour, Auckland Islands. M. Filhol, 1880 Morley collection. Sub-adult, nice top and bottom. 32* Semicassis royana Res. NZ 125 mm, craypot, Three Kings Islands. Slightly worn (Iredale, 1914) surfaces but intact lip. 33 Maurea simulans x2 - NZ 56 & 58mm, w/o, w/p. Huge, top-quality (B.A. Marshall, 1994) specimens, good tips. 350 m, North Chatham Slope 34 Maurea maui x2 - NZ 53 & 54 mm, w/o, w/p. Top-quality with good tips. (B.A. Marshall, 1995) 350 m, North Chatham Slope 35 Galeodea triganceae x2 - NZ 42.8 & 46.1 mm, w/o. Top-quality with good tips. Dell, 1953 Deep water off Auckland Islands 36* Monoplex exaratus x2 - NZ Both 56 mm, w/o, one w/p. Top quality. 18 m, (Reeve, 1844) south of Leigh Harbour 37 Sassia parkinsonii x2 - NZ 43 & 44 mm, w/o. Top-quality. Reotahi, Whangarei (Perry, 1811) Harbour 38* Turritriton labiosis x2 - NZ 20 & 21.5 mm. Top-quality. From open coast at (Wood, 1828) Bland Bay 39 Cabestana tabulata x2 - NZ 46 & 53 mm, w/o, one w/p. Top-quality. 22 m, (Menke, 1843) south of Leigh Harbour 40 Sassia kampyla x2 - NZ 47.2 & 48.2 mm, w/o. Top-quality. 1200 m, south (Watson, 1883) of Chatham Rise 41 Fusitriton magellanicus - NZ 96.5 mm, w/o. Top-quality. Trawled off Oamaru laudandus Finlay, 1926 42* Fusinus genticus - NZ 128 mm, w/o. Top-quality. From Northland fishing (Iredale, 1936) boat 43 Coluzea mariae x2 - NZ Both 96 mm, w/o. Top-quality, long tails. Powell, 1952 300-500 m. Mid Chatham Rise 44* Zeatrophon ambiguous - NZ 50 mm, w/o. Exceptional specimen with frilled (Philippi, 1844) axials, perfect protoconch and lip. No data 45 Morula palmeri x2 - NZ Both 24 mm. Top-quality. Poor Knights Is, 1974 Powell, 1967 46 Maxacteon milleri x2 - NZ Both 17 mm. Dredged off Pakiri Rudman, 1971 47* Selection of New Zealand - NZ A. valedictus 42 mm w/o. A. comptus 53 mm w/o. Aeneator species A. otagoensis 55 mm. A. recens 41mm w/o. All top- (4 species, 1 of each) quality 48 Provocator mirabilis x2 - NZ 135 & 136.5 mm. Large fresh specimens with short (Finlay, 1926) spires. From deep water off Auckland Islands 49* Provocator mirabilis - NZ 113 mm. Big gem specimen with short spire. From (Finlay, 1926) deep water off the Auckland Islands 50* Alcithoe wilsonae - NZ 104 mm. Full rich colour pattern and good tip but (Powell, 1933) some small imperfections. 500 m, Chatham Rise 51* Volutomitra banksi - NZ 46 mm. Large gem specimen with good lip, good (Dell, 1951) tip, w/p. Deep water off Auckland Islands 52 Comitas onokeana vivens - NZ 37 & 43 mm, w/o. Top quality with good tips and x2 Dell, 1956 lips. Deep water off Otago Peninsula 53 Recluzia rollandiana x2 - NZ 30 & 31 mm. Washed up in Great Exhibition Bay Petit de la Saussaye, 1853 54* Acesta maui - NZ 137 mm. Top-quality, with full periostracum and B.A. Marshall, 2001 good edges. Deep water off Auckland Islands 55 Anomia sp. - NZ 20 mm, from inside a Provocator mirabilis dredged off the Auckland Islands 56 Maurea osbornei x3 - NZ 18x20 mm (2) & 20x24 mm (1), w/o. Crayfish pots (Powell, 1926) off Mahia Peninsula. Nice specimens. 57 Selection of New Zealand - NZ 31 lots, includes Liarea aupouria, Serpho small and medium-sized matthewsi, Therasia thaisa, Wainuia urnula and landsnails (31 lots) sub-fossil Amborhytida duplicata 58 Selection of uncommon - NZ Prototyphis eos (x5), Sabia australis (x2), New Zealand marine Stiracolpus delli (fossils), Globisinum drewi, species. Condition ranges Volutomitra obscura, Lima zealandica, Ellatrivia from poor to good. merces (x2) & Monodilepas diemenensis.