Auckland Shell Club Auction Lot List - 20 October 2018 Albany Hall. Setup from 9am. Viewing from 10am. Auction starts at 12 noon Proxy bids to [email protected] Lot Type Reserve ($NZ) 1 WW Cellana - Pacific 2 WW Cellana - World Wide 3 WW Patella - Sth Africa 4 WW Patella - Sth Africa, Kermadec Is, Mexico 5 WW Patella - Pacific 6 WW Patella - World Wide 7 WW Patella - Europe 8 WW Patella - Sth Africa 9 WW Nacella - Sth America and Cellana - Campbell Is/McQuare 10 WW Volula scaphella - USA, Mexico, West Indies 11 WW Voluta - Australia, New Guinea, Phillipines 12 WW Voluta - Mostly Africa 13 WW Voluta pulguraria - Japan 14 WW Voluta - Sth America 15 WW Voluta cymbolena magnifica - NSW 16 WW Cypraea lyncina - Pacific Is 17 WW Cypraea listrio and arabica - Australia 18 WW Cypraea vitellus and talpa - Pacific, Australia 19 WW Cypraea mauntiana - Pacific Is 20 WW Cypraea argus - Pacific and curvus - USA 21 WW Cypraea frendii - Australia and steroiaria - Pacific 22 WW Cypraea pantheriraea and hesitata - Mostly Australia 23 NZ Alcithoe flemingi - Auckland Is 24 NZ Alcithoe knoxi - Auckland Is 25 NZ Volute Iredialina mirabilis - Timaru NZ 26 WW Muricindae thais - WorldWide 27 WW Muricndae rapana - World Wide 28 WW Murex - Nth America, Tonga 29 NZ Voluta alcithoe calva and ostenfeldi - NZ 30 WW Volva ovum and volva Australia, pacific 31 NZ 17 lots of Gastropods: Wide variety, good quality 32 NZ 12 lots of Trochidae, including Clanculus peccatus. Large lots, good quality, many shells w/o 33 NZ 3 x Maurea simulans, 45-48mm w/o. All top quality, good protoconchs 34 NZ 2 x Maurea maui, 57-57.2mm w/o w/p. Both top quality, good protoconchs 35 NZ 5 lots of large Gastropods: Astraea, Maurea, Struthiolariidae 36 NZ 15 lots of Gastropods, including Solariellidae, Turritellidae, Siliquariidae, Calyptraeidae, Capulidae. Good quality, some large lots 37 NZ 6 lots of large gastropods: , and Ranellidae, including 4 x Ranella olearium w/o 38 NZ 4 x Galeodea triganceae, 44-49mm. All good quality with good protoconchs 39 NZ Ranellidae: 4 x Monoplex exaratus 42-49mm w/o, 1 x Sassia parkinsonia 51mm, Fusitriton laudandus 102mm w/o, and 3 x Sassia kampyla 39-46mm. Good quality. 40 NZ Turritriton labiosus, 21.5mm. Top quality, good colour 41 NZ Cabestana tabulata, 73mm w/o. Large, top quality. See www.nzshells.net.nz/Images/164Q.jpg 42 NZ 2 x Coluzea mariae, 75-98.5mm. Top quality, long tails 43 NZ 13 lots of Muricidae, including 3 x Prototyphis eos, 6 x Zeatrophon mortenseni caudatinus, and a Zeatrophon sp. Good quality, many lots w/o 44 NZ 12 lots of Buccinulidae, including pallidum powelli, B.robustum, and B.colensoi. Top quality lots, most w/o

45 NZ 5 lots of Taron, Glaphyrina, and Amalda species. Good quality, large lots. 46 NZ 5 lots of good quality Volutidae: Alcithoe wilsonae (acuminata form), Alcithoe fissurata fissurata, Alcithoe flemingi, Provocator mirabilis, Provocator mirabilis (albino form) 47 NZ Two large fresh Provocator mirabilis, 127mm & 129mm, with short spires 48 NZ Provocator mirabilis (albino form), 103mm. Top quality specimen 49 NZ 2 x Comitas onokeana vivens, 40-43.5mm. Good protoconchs and lips. From deep water Chatham Rise 50 NZ Bathytoma parengonia, 29mm. From deep water Chatham Rise. Rare, but has a broken lip 51 NZ 6 lots of land and freshwater species, including a large lot of top quality Schizoglossa novoseelandica 52 NZ 17 lots of Bivalves. Wide range, good quality, some large lots 53 NZ 8 lots of Bivalves: Mytilidae Pectinidae, and Anomiidae. Good quality, some large lots 54 NZ 15 lots of Bivalves. Wide range, good quality, some large lots 55 NZ 9 lots of Bivalves: Mactridae and Mesodesmatidae. Good quality 56 NZ 14 lots of Bivalves: Tellinidae, Psammobiidae, Semelidae, Corbulidae, Pholadidae, and Myochamidae. Good quality, some large lots 57 NZ 14 lots of Veneridae: Dosinia, Tawera, Irus, Notocallista, Bassina, etc. Good quality, some large lots 58 NZ 5 x Euciroa galatheae from deep water east of the Aldermen Islands. Top quality 59 NZ Acesta maui, 160mm giant from deep water off the Auckland Islands. Very rare, but has some small holes, borings, and chipped lips 60 Books 4 New Zealand shell books for beginners 61 WW Placostylus miltocheilus 60mm Solomon Is. 62 WW Liguus fasciatus marmoratus[2] 40mm Florida 63 WW Liguus fasciatus castaneozonatus [2] 40mm Florida 64 WW Liguus fasciatus matecumbensis [2] 40mm Florida 65 WW Liguus fasciatus wintei [2] 40mm Florida 66 WW Liguus fasciatus elegans [2] 45mm Florida 67 WW Liguus fasciatus solidus [2] 45mm Florida 68 WW Liguus fasciatusbarbouri [2] 40mm Florida 69 WW Liguus crenatus capensis [2] 45mm Florida 70 WW Euhadra senckenbergiana aomoriensis 40mm Japan 71 WW Euhadra senckenbergiana notoensis 40mm Japan 72 WW Euhadra quaesita 35mm Japan 73 WW Euhadra gulicki 35mm Japan 74 WW Euhadra congenital hickonis 39mm Japan 75 WW Achatinella lorata [2] 20mm Hawaii 76 WW Achatinella laeviolata [2] 20mm Hawaii 77 WW Achatinella abbreviate [2] 20mm Hawaii 78 WW Achatinella viridans [2] 20mm Hawaii 79 WW Achatinella fulgens [2] 20mm Hawaii 80 WW Achatinella nigrolabris [2] 20mm Hawaii 81 WW Achatinella decora [2] 20mm Hawaii 82 WW Achatinella bella [2] 15mm Hawaii 83 WW Clos gracilis w/o, w/p 65mm Iceland 84 WW Neptunia kuroshio w/o 90mm Japan 85 WW Xenophora solarioides 40mm Queensland 86 WW Latiaxis pilsbryi 30mm Taiwan 87 WW Latiaxis gyrates 40mm Taiwan 88 WW Latiaxis dunkeri 45mm Japan 89 WW Latiaxis nakamigawai 35mm South Africa 90 WW Latiaxis pagoda 30mm Taiwan 91 WW Latiaxis nakayasui 35mm Philippines 92 WW Latiaxis aureotinctus 30mm Philippines 93 WW Latiaxis fructicosus 22mm Philippines 94 WW Latiaxis eugeniae 45mm Taiwan 95 WW Latiaxis spinosus 25mm Philippines 96 WW Latiaxis mawae 50mm Taiwan 97 WW Murex pellucidus 35mm Japan 98 WW Murex cabriti 40mm Puerto Rico 99 WW Murex penchinanti 35mm Philipines 100 WW Murex elongatus 60mm 101 WW Murex longicornis 35mm Queensland 102 WW Murex axicornis 45mm Rabaul 103 WW Murex plorator 35mm Japan 104 WW Murex pellucidus 40mm 105 WW Murex japonica 30mm 106 WW Murex verspetilio 30mm 107 WW Murex uncinarius 20mm South Africa 108 WW Cypraea sulcidentata 35mm Hawaii 109 WW Cypraea granulate 30mm 110 WW Cypraea tessellate 35mm 111 WW Cypraea pyrum 35mm Greece 112 WW Cypraea raysummersi 15mm Philipines 113 WW Cypraea punctata 12mm 114 WW Cypraea marginalis 28mm Somalia 115 WW Cypraea lentignosa 25mm Malaysia 116 WW Cypraea caputdraconis 28mm Easter Island 117 WW Cypraea englerti 22mm. Easter Island 118 WW Cypraea cinerea 30mm Martinique 119 WW Cypraea nivosa 45mm Burma 120 WW Cypraea pulchella 40mm Djibouti 121 WW Cypraea angustata 30mm Tasmania 122 WW Cypraea spurca 28mm Spain 123 WW Cypraea albuginosa 20mm Mexico 124 WW Cypraea verconis 22mm South Australia 125 WW Cypraea piperita 28mm. South Australia 126 WW Boreotrophon clathratus 30mm Iceland 127 WW Trophon beebei 40mm Mexico 128 WW Trophon carinatus[2] 25mm Italy 129 WW Typhis cumingi[2] 20mm Mexico 130 WW Typhis coronatus 30mm 131 WW Typhis sowerbyi 15mm Italy 132 WW Columbarium pagoda 55mm Taiwan 133 WW Columbarium eastwoodae 80mm South Africa 134 NZ Columbarium spiralis 60mm North Cape, NZ 135 NZ Columbarium spiralis 60mm Te Arai, NZ 136 WW Charonia tritonus, good condition. Nice colour. From old collection. 32cm. 137 NZ Powelliphanta hochstetterii hochstetterii, X Lorna Seeger collection, full site data incl. Old but in excl cond. 138 NZ Charonia capax. Small, 150mm, rich colour, W/O Cape Runaway. Small lip chip. 139 NZ Charonia capax, Slender light, pale colour, deep water form, Cray pot, 3 Kings area. Crabbed, 210mm. 140 NZ Charonia capax, Slender light, pale colour, deep water form, Cray pot, 3 Kings area. Crabbed, 170mm. 141 NZ Charonia capax, Thick heavy shell, nice last whorle, top rough, Houhora Harbour, 220mm W/O 142 NZ Semicassis labiata. Rich colour, washup live after storm, Piripai Spit, Whakatane. 60mm 143 NZ Semicassis labiata. Rich colour, washup live after storm, Piripai Spit, Whakatane. 50mm 144 WW Conus milneedwardsi, Trawled 45 fathoms, Nicobar Is, Bay of Bengal. 60mm. Damaged lip. 145 WW Cypraea armeniaca, Trawled, 140 mtrs Great Australian Bight, South Australia. Nice condition. 90 mm. 146 WW Mix. Cyp miliaris, marginalis, pustulata, cribaria, carneola, also cones, murex, strombs, callistoma etc. 20 sps 147 WW Bivalves, mixed, mostly Veneriidae, 148 WW Cones, inc virgo, spectrum, glaucus, striatus, doreensis, rattus, miliarus, imperator, flavidus, australis, victorae, 16sps

149 WW Gastropods mixed, Murix, Cassids, Bucinids, Harpa, Norocypraea, Nacella, Ficidae, etc. 16 sps. 150 WW Bivalves, mixed, mostly Tellinadae, and Veneriidae, 24 lots. 151 WW Mitres and olives, 14 lots, inc V. plicarium, compressum, rugosum, vulpecula. O.elegans, retuculata, ornata, 152 WW Mixed, cones, coweries, volutes, limpet, cassid, etc 16 lots 153 NZ Hydatina physis, 40mm, Parengarenga Harbour 154 NZ Placostylus hongi, From old collection, Whangaruru area. 155 WW Bivalves, mixed NZ and WW, Bassina, Pectin, Callista, Dosina, etc. 156 WW Bivalves, mixed, Pectin, Bassina, Dosinia, etc 157 NZ Semicassis royana, ex N W Gardner collection. 140mm. Old shell. Small part of lower lip missing. Much pitting. 158 Aust Mixed small Cyps from Wilson Island, Great barrier reef. 159 Aust Mixed small Cyps from Wilson Island, Great barrier reef. 160 WW Nerita, approx 20 sps inc chamaeleon, undata, povocata, striata, albicilla, polita, planispira, textilis, pulligera, 22sps

161 WW Nerita, approx 20 sps inc chamaeleon, undata, povocata, striata, albicilla, polita, planispira, textilis, pulligera, 20 sps

162 WW Nerita, approx 20 sps inc chamaeleon, undata, povocata, striata, albicilla, polita, planispira, textilis, pulligera, 22 sps

163 WW Mixed inc Tectarius, Tegula, Gehinius, Crithan, Naticarius, Planaxis, Modulus, Neriteron, Smaragdia, 19 sps. 164 WW Littorina, inc subviltata, pyramialalis, littorea, scutulata, angulifera, keenae, scabra, saxatilis, coccinea, scabra, 24 lots

165 WW Cassis tuberosa, Caribean. 115mm, good condition. 166 WW Mixed Pectinidae (some with data) including: Maximus, Jacobaeus, Opercularis, zic-zac, placopecten and Pallium.

167 WW Mixed including: Kelletii, Neptunea bulbaces, Undatum and Neptunea arthrtiica. Most w/o 168 WW Mixed Cymatidae including: Frustriton, Parthenopeum, krebsi and Argobuccinum (South Africa) 169 WW Mixed Cardiidae, most with data. 170 WW Large lot of mixed bivalves. 171 WW Small tray of mixed bivalves from Western Australia collected by Rev. Ivan Powell. 172 WW Mixed Fasciolariidae including: Princeps, Trapezium, Aurantiaca and Gigantea. Some W/O and data. 173 WW Mixed Strombidae including: 2x nice fighting conches. 174 WW 8x Fasiolaria Tulipa all W/O and data. 175 WW Mixed Haliotidae including: Ruber, Corrugata, Sorensoni, Crebrisculpta, Gigantea, Cracherodi and Asiniaa. 176 WW Small tray mixed mussels. 177 WW Small tray mixed limpets. 178 WW Mixed fresh water mussels, some large. 179 WW Muricidae: 8 medium - sized species 180 WW Littorinidae from around England and Wales 181 WW Selection of very small shells from the Indian Ocean and Seychelles 182 WW $100 Lovely selection including bullatus, pertusus, bandanus, autisiacus, pretiosus, generalis, episcopatus, magnificus, advertex, victoriae, betulinus, nussatrella, textile, litteratus, australis and heaps more.

183 WW $75 LANDSNAILS Hedleyella maconelli, Hedleyelia falconeri, Placostylus albersi, Pedingyra hayii, Chloraea intorta intorta, Helicostyla mirabilis, Helicostyla turbinoides hyselostyla, Sphaerospira informis, Camaena mamilla crassiventris, Hadra bipartita, Yellow Papustyla pulcherrima, Chrysallis virgata. 184 WW MURICIDAE Hexaplex stainforthi 9 Variations. 185 WW $40 CHARONIA VARIEGATA, Haiti, Large 186 WW $40 CHARONIA TRITONIS C Fiji. 187 NZ $60 Selection Protoyphis eos, (Ex. condition) Cabastana spengleri, (Large, 1950, Te Hapau. David Baker Collection) Ranella olearium, Architectonica reevei, Poireria zelandica, Xenophora neozelandica, Zygochlamys delicatula, Talochlamys zelandia, Provocator mirabilis, and lots more. 188 NZ Beautiful Pectinidae: convexums, gemmulatas, zelandiaes! 189 WW COSTELLARIIDAE Variation of Vexillum vulpecula 10 shells. 190 WW MITRIDAE & COSTELLARIIDAE Mitra belcheri, Mitra mitra, Mitra stictica, Mitra ambigua, Mitra swainsonii, Cancilla isbella, Vexillum vulpecula, Vexillum balteolatum, Pterugia dactylus and more. 191 Books The ENCYCLOPAEDIA OF SHELLS, 1, 200 Examples, Kenneth Wye and The SHELL:GIFT OF the SEA and THE SHELL GIFT OF THE SEA Hugh and Marguerite Stix and Tucker Abbott. 192 Books The SHELL HAND BOOK, Kenneth Wye and RARE SHELLS Peter Dance. 193 Books COMPENDIUM OF LAND SNAILS , Tucker Abbott, and TROPICAL LANDSHELLS OF THE 194 Book Indo-Pacific Region WORLD, Parkinson, Hemmen and Groh. Ex. condition. 195 Book OLIVIDAE A Collectors Guide Gunther H.W. Sterba Conch Books, as new. 196 Book $50 HARPIDAE A Conchological Iconography. In folder. As new. 197 Book $100 VOLUTIDAE - AMORIA A Conchological Icon Conch Books 198 Book $100 COWRIES A Guide to Worldwide Cowries. Felix Lorenz & Alex Hubert, Conchbooks 2nd Ed. Ex. Condition. 199 Book $100 CONIDAE Manual of Living Conidae. Indo - Pacific Region. Dieter Rockel, Wern Korn & Alan J. Kohn, Verlag Christa Hemmen Ex Condition 200 Book $100 STROMBIDAE A Conchological Iconography with hard cover. Ex. condition. 201 Books $2,000 PHILIPPINE MARINE MOLLUSKS G.T. Poppe. All 4 Volumes. Hard Covers, As new! Beautiful Books! Worth $4000 new. 202 Book Cone Shells, by Walls 203 Book Cone Shells of the World, by Marsh & Rippingale 204 Book $150 Manual of the Living Conidae Vol. 1 excellent condition, by Rockel, Korn & Kohn 205 Book Kingdom of the Seashell, by Abbot 206 Books Marine Shells of the Pacific Vol. I, Marine Shells of the Pacific Vol. II, & Tropical Pacific Marine Shells - all 3 books by Cernohorsky 207 Book The Encyclopedia of Seashells, by Gary Rosenberg 208 Book Queensland and Great Barrier Reef Shells, by Rippingale & McMichael 209 Books Poirieria Vol 1-4 and Vol 4-6 Bound copies 210 Books Indo-Pacific 2 binders, ex Conchology Section 211 WW Conidae (50) and Olividae (20) 212 WW Olividae (55 lots) & Tibia fusus 213 NZ N.Z. mixed 214 WW Shoebox - Conidae (38 lots) nice betulinus, bullatus, magus etc 215 WW Shoebox - Conidae (112 lots) nice orbignyi, bullatus etc 216 WW World mix (50) - mainly Natica 217 NZ New Zealand (24) - were priced for sale 218 WW Rhysota ovum ex Philippines 219 WW Rhysota lamarckiana ex Philippines 220 WW Cypraea tigris range (16) - 13 with simple data 221 WW Worldwide (60 lots) 222 WW Worldwide (39 lots) including Cones (12) 223 NZ Ranellidae: 2 specimens of Ranalla olearium - uncommon. 224 NZ Alcithoe including A. pseudolutea, A. larochei larochei, A. flemingi and a large A. arabica swainsonii form. 225 NZ Calliostomatidae including C. osbornei, C. blacki, C. tigris, a lot with operculums. 226 WW Epitonium scalare - Huge size and nice condition. 65.5mm. 227 WW Conus ammiralis. Very nice dark specimen from the Philippines. 228 WW Muricidae: 10 species including Phyllonotus margaritensis 85mm. Venezuela, and 105mm white murex trawled 300 metres from Timor Sea 229 WW Conidae: 12 species including 95mm Virgiconus kintoki 230 WW Cypraeidae: 12 species including nice Cypraea argus, testudinaria and unusual brown spotted C. tigris 231 WW $45 Cypraeide: 1 x Zoila marginata 53mm. from Mandurah, West Australia; light surface markings 232 WW Cassids, Distortios and and Harpas: 12 nice species 233 WW Terebras and Terebralia: 6 species 234 WW Cymatidae: 8 species includes 2 nice Ranularia gulternia 235 WW Strombidae: 10 species including a freak Lambis lambis 236 WW Turbonillidae: 3 quality species - Turbonilla angulata, pyrum and laevigata 237 WW $50 Vasidae: 6 species includes a white 165mm Altivasum flindersi from West Australia 238 WW $25 2 x trawled deep water Exilia hilgendorfi forms prellei (Madagascar) and claydoni (West Australia) 239 NZ Malea pomum 44mm. label says 25 metres Great Exhibition Bay 1989. Purchased at a previous Auckland shell auction

240 NZ 6 x fossil Placostylus being 2 each of Placostylus ambagiosus spiritus / worthyi and priscus plus 1 x Anadara trapezia all from top of New Zealand

Lots Vendor 1-30 Keith Gardner 31-60 Peter Poortman 61-135 Patricia Langford 136-165 Derrick Crosby 166-178 Claire Elliot 179-181 Whangarei Shell Club 182-201 Heather Smith 202-222 Derek Lamb 223-227 Luen Jones 228-240 Jenny Raven