Auckland Shell Club Auction Lot List - 26 October 2019 Albany Hall. Setup from 9am. Viewing from 10am. Auction starts at 12 noon Proxy bids to [email protected] Lot Type Reserve ($NZ) Heather Smith ... 1 WW Many many small shells including CORALLIOPHILIDAE, TONIIDAE, CONIIDAE, OLIVIDAE, CYPRAEIDAE, PECTINIDAE, , and more. 2 WW STROMBIDAE including Strobis iredali, Semicassis angasi, Lambis lambis, Ancillista velesiana, Equichlamys bifrons, Siratus pliciferoides,Tellina viragata, Ficus subintermedia, Bolma aureola. 3 WW CYPRAEA tigris variations, including a very small shell, a white coloured shell, and two that are odd shapes. Also two Umbilia hesitata. 4 WW BEAUTIFUL BIVALVES including Chlamys farreri, Vasticardium vertebratum, Lyropecten nodosa, Vasticaerdium agulatum, Tellina virgata, Fulvia cygnorum, Zygochlamys delicatula, Macrocallista nimbosa etc 5 WW THREE LARGE BIVALVES Gorgeous Moaricaardium pseudolina, yellow Acesta rathbuni and Amusium ballot from Australia. 6 WW One very large Spondylus regis 7 WW One large orange Nodipecten subnodosus 8 WW CONIDAE Conus textile, Conus generalis, Conus marmoreus, Conus genuanus, Conus monachus, Conus connectens, Conus magnificus, and more. 9 WW Murex troschell and Murex pecten both perfect and very large. 10 WW COLOURFUL BIVALVES. Gorgeous selection including Lyropecten subnodosus, Mimachlamys asperrima, Macrocallista nimbosa, Argopecten ventriosus,Tellina chloroleuca, Gloripallium pallium, Mirapecten, rastellum, Verpricardium incarnatum, Zygochlamys delicatula and more. 11 WW MURICIDAE including Trophon plicatus, Orange Chicoreus brunneus, Purpura persica, Haustellum haustellum, Pterynotus miyokoae, Chonus brevifrons, Pliopurpura patula and more. 12 WW MURICIDAE One very large perfect Siratus alabaster, Hexaplex cichoreum and Chicoreus cornucervi. 13 WW MURICIDAE Large Hexaplex erythrostoma, Large Chicoreus brevifrons, large Chicoreus regius. 14 NZ Semicassis royana 145mm almost perfect condition. 15 NZ Semicassis sophia 98.5 mm Record size, beach collected off Great Exhibiton Bay 16 NZ Tutufa bufo 124mm Record size from Crayfish Pot Three Kings. 17 NZ PATELLIDAE kermadecensis 120mm Kermadec Is Collected by Margaret Morely 18 NZ Alicthoe fissurata 230mm very good condition. 19 NZ Semicassis thomsoni from Great Exhibition Bay. 20 NZ Bursa verrucosa 45mm 21 NZ Five SPECIAL NZ SHELLS Galeodea triganceae, Aeneator benthicolus, Cabestana tabulata, Polinices tawhitirahia, Calliostoma osbornei. 22 NZ Gastropods. Large Modelia granosa collected 1933, Half-moon Bay, large Austrofusus glans, Alcithoe arabica f motutaraensis, Callistoma granti, Calliostoma blacki and more. 23 NZ Tonna tankervillii 220mm It’s enormous and in perfect condition A beautiful shell!! 24 NZ Alcithoe arabic, Ranella olearium, tonna tankervillii and a unidentified species from a crayfish pot Three Kings.

25 NZ Bivalves, large Paphies ventricosa, Panopea smithi, Panopea zelandica, Paphies subtriangulata, Rare Euciroa galathea, rare Dosinia greyi, large rare Limazelandica collected 1969 Preservation Inlet, Neilo annectens, Purpurcardia reinga, and more. 26 WW RANELLIDAE AND CASSIDAE Lotoria lotoria, Frustrition magellanius from NSW, Ranularia pyrum, Malea pomum, Large Phalium bandatum from Broome, Galeodea echincphora, and more. 27 WW STROMBIDAE Lambis truncata, Lambis lambis, Strombus aratum, Strombus bulla, Strombus alatus, Dolomena dilatalus, Strombus Pugilis, and more. 28 WW AUSTRALIA CONIDAE Conus mustelinus, Conus tulipa, Conus episcopates, Conus striatus, Conus victoriae, Conus magnificus, Conus rufimaculosus, Conus pulicarius, Conus ammiralis, Conus ovaria, Conus cocceus, Conus monarchus, Conus anemone, Conus novaeholiandiae, Conus dorreensis, Conus magus… 29 WW CONIDAE, Conus pennaceus, Conus nobilis victor, Conus marmoreus batard, Conus sulcocastaneus, Conus pertusus, Conus dorreensis, Conus clenchi, Conus fumen kirai, Conus tetile serventi, Conus ximenes, Conus praecellens, Conus coccineus and more. 30 Book A Guide to World wide Cowries, by Felix Lorenz & Alex Hubert Claire Elliot ... 31 WW 48 specimens from New Guinea + book. Including Cyprea, Oliva, Strombus and Conus 32 WW 44 Strombidae variety 33 WW 10 mixed Turbinidae 34 WW 26 Conidae mixed 35 WW 5 Muricidae 36 WW Selection of micro shell from Sweden and Norway 37 WW Selection of land snails (no data) 38 NZ 7 Paryphanta (no data) 39 NZ 7 Paryphanta (no data) 40 NZ 7 Paryphanta (no data) 41 WW Large selection of Marginella 42 WW 15 mixed Distorsio 43 WW 19 lots Bursidae 44 WW 25 mixed Calliostoma - very nice specimens, some rare 45 WW Large selection of Mitridae Gardner collection ... 46 WW Cypraea (variety) Aus, Mauritius, Sth Africa 47 WW Cypraea tigris 48 WW Cypraea (variety) Aus, Pacific, Sth Africa 49 WW Cypraea (variety) Pacific 50 WW Cypraea (variety) Pacific, Queensland, Sth Africa 51 WW Cypraea annulus, moneta, caputserpentis 52 WW Voluta pulchra + others - Queensland 53 WW Voluta amoria, spenceranna - Aus 54 WW Voluta (variety) W.Australia 55 WW Voluta amoria, undulata - Aus, Pacific 56 WW Voluta vespercillo + others - Philipines, Aus 57 WW Epitoniidae - Aus, Pacific, and Conus - Pacific 58 WW Conus - Pacific Is 59 WW Conus - Queensland, Africa 60 WW Conus - Sth Africa, Pacific 61 WW Conus - Pacific Is 62 WW Conus - Pacific, Mexico 63 WW Conus - Pacific , Aus 64 WW Trochus - Pacific Is 65 WW Ensis (Razor Shells) - World Wide 66 WW Landsnails (variety) - Australia 67 WW Landsnails (variety) - Australia 68 WW Landsnails varahadra - Queensland 69 WW Placostylus - New Caledonia 70 WW Placostylus - Fiji, Vanuatu 71 WW Placostylus bivaricorus - Lord Howe Is 72 NZ Myadora and Thracia - NZ 73 WW Landsnails variety - Madagascar 74 WW Landsnails ampelita, tropidophora - Madagascar 75 WW Strombus and Conus - Solomon Is, Fiji Jill Griffiths ... 76 NZ Haliotidae (10 lots) from an old collection 77 NZ Maurea spectabilis (44mm) - possibly collected at Auckland Islands by Charles Fleming 78 NZ Cymatiidae (7 lots) and (5 lots) from an old collection 79 NZ Turbinidae (9 lots) from an old collection 80 NZ Muricidae (19 lots) from an old collection 81 NZ 6 lots of Struthiolariidae & Volutidae from an old collection 82 NZ 43 lots of Rissoidae, Epitoniidae, Marginellidae, Mitridae, Eatoniellidae, Turridae, Littorinidae, and Liareidae from an old collection 83 NZ 14 lots of Siphonariidae and Calyptraeidae from an old collection 84 NZ 12 lots of Mytilidae, Pinnidae, and Solemyidae from an old collection 85 NZ 18 lots of Carditidae and Veneridae from an old collection 86 NZ 10 lots of Chitons from an old collection 87 NZ 72 lots of Phials of micro shells - Charles Fleming's surplus shells, collected from the late 1920s to 1940s 88 NZ 27 lots of Phials of micro shells - Charles Fleming's surplus shells, collected from the late 1920s to 1940s 89 NZ 47 lots of Phials of micro shells - Charles Fleming's surplus shells, collected from the late 1920s to 1940s 90 NZ 6 x Struthiolaria frazeri (fossil species). No data 91 WW Mix of NZ and foreign shells. No data Peter Poortman ... 92 NZ Semicassis royana (118mm), from Northland craypot. Good 93 NZ Semicassis royana (130mm), from Northland craypot. Better 94 NZ Semicassis royana (140mm), from Northland craypot. Best 95 NZ Semicassis thomsoni (81mm) - Record size NZ specimen! 96 NZ Semicassis thomsoni (72mm), from Northland craypot 97 NZ Four forms (11 specimens) of Semicassis pyrum, from Northland deep water 98 NZ Tonna species from an old Northland collection: 8 x tankervillii, 2 x perdix, 2 x zonata, 1 x tetracotula, 1 x cumingii (cf.), & 1 x sp. 99 NZ Cabestana tabulata (59.5 w/o w/p) - beautiful specimen collected by Ian Scott from 22m, south of Leigh Harbour

100 NZ Coluzea mariae (88mm w/o w/p) - top quality specimen from deep water off the Auckland Islands 101 NZ 7 x Xenophora neozelanica. From a Northland fishing boat. 1960's 102 NZ 4 x Penion cuvierianus (heavy North Cape form), Penion cuvierianus jeakingsi, Penion cuvierianus, and 5 x Penion sulcatus 103 NZ 3 x Ranella olearium. Nice dark specimens. From 400m, off Mayor Island, Bay of Plenty 104 NZ 4 x Tutufa bufo. From a Northland fishing boat. 1960's 105 NZ 3 x Fusinus genticus. From a Northland fishing boat. 1960's 106 NZ 2 x Provocator mirabilis (albino form). From 430-490m, 70 miles east of the Auckland Islands 107 NZ 7 x Fissidentalium zelandicum (75-96mm). From Chatham Rise, 500m. 108 NZ Small but rare: Cumia mestayerae, Isara carbonaria, Adelphotectonica reevei, 2 x Austrosassia parkinsonia, Prototyphis eos, 2 x Aeneator recens, and 2 x Maxacteon milleri 109 NZ Mixed bag of 16 small species, some rare 110 NZ Hydatina albocincta from an old Northland collection, plus a Hydatina physis from Parengarenga Harbour, 2000

111 NZ Myochama tasmanica. Several attached to a Xenophora neozelanica from a Northland fishing boat. 1960's Russell Hodgson ... 112 - 36 lots with many species and forms 113 Cominella - 28 lots including many Cominella nassoides 114 Penion - 8 lots including Penion chathamensis and Penion fairfieldae 115 Turbinellidae - 8 lots of Astraea heliotropium, and one of Modelia granosa 116 Semicassis, Coluzea, Glaphyrina, Austrofusus, Monoplex, and Charonia - 19 lots 117 Maurea - 14 lots including Maurea blacki and Maurea tigris 118 Volutidae - 8 lots including Provocator mirabilis, Alcithoe tigrina, and Alcithoe wilsonae (acuminata form) 119 Muricidae - 7 lots of Poirieria zelandica, 3 lots of Murexsul, and 1 lot of Prototyphis eos 120 Muricidae - 10 lots of Huastrum and Dicathais 121 Muricidae - 20 lots of Paratrophon, Zeatrophon, Xymene, and Axymene 122 Bivalves - 13 lots including Gaimardia trapesina and Cleidothaerus albidus 123 Bivalves - 34 lots of small and minute species - many rare 124 $80 Bivalves - 7 rare species: Jupiteria wolffi, Neilo annectens, Neilo wairoana delli, Asthenothaerus maxwelli, Tawera phenax, Lucinoma galathea, and Terua arcuatilis 125 $50 Limidae - Lima zealandica, Escalima regularis, Limatula suteri, Limatula vigilis, and Divarilima sydneyensis Derrick Crosby ... 126 NZ Xenophora neozelandica, Dredged off Tryphena, Gt Barrier Is,6 sps up to 80mm x L Seeger coll. 127 WW Xenophora conchyliophora, robusta, polleneanus etc 7 sps mixed. X L Seeger 128 NZ Astraea heliotropium, Ringa Ringa Bch, & Stewart Is. 1 nice, 5 sps in lot. X L seeger 129 NZ Cabestana spengleri, Dredged, Foveaux St oyster beds, 185 mm, good cond W/O 130 NZ Argobuccinum tumidum, Dredged off Nelson, 100 fathoms, 115 mm, nice cond. W/O 131 NZ Recluzia rollandiana, Washup, 90 mile beach, up to 35mm 3 sps 132 NZ Recluzia rollandiana, Washup, Cape maria , up to 32mm 4 sps 133 NZ Fossils, Cape Runaway, L Seegar, 1961 134 WW Mitra Heilprin, large nice fossil, good cond, 128 mm, Florida. Good detail data 135 WW Cypraea problematica, large nice fossil, 65 mm, Newport, Florida, good detail data. 136 WW Conus adversarius, Large nice fossil, 80 mm, Lakeport,Florida, good detail data. 137 NZ Mixed NZ fossils, Castlecliffian stage, Lower Plestocene 138 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus keenorum, Spirits bay. Good cond. 75 mm, X Gardner collection 3 sps 1962 139 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus watti, North Cape, good cond, 75mm, 1962 X Gardner collection 140 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus , subfossil, Cape Maria sand dunes, 70mm, X Seeger collection, 1962. 141 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus watti, North cape, March 1950. A Hancox. 2 sps 80mm &65mm. 142 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus priscus, Te Werehi beach, June 1984, 80mm. B & B Grange. 143 NZ Alcithoe arabica, Hauraki Gulf, Nice, 150 mm, X L seeger collection 144 NZ Alcithoe arabica, Manukau Harbour, Nice, live taken, 110 mm, 145 NZ Semicassis labiata, washup, Ohope, 2 sps 70mm, 1 sps Mahia, 63mm 146 NZ Nerita melanotragus, nice, Whatapu, and Houhora, 32 mm W/O 147 NZ Sassia parkinsonia, 50mm W/O offshore reef near Tutukaka. 148 NZ Provocator mirabilis, Chatham rise, 1300 ft, 90 mm, nice. 2 sps. 149 NZ Small NZ shells, mostly Naticidae, 9 lots mostly NZ, small to very small. 150 NZ NZ small shells, mostly Naticidae, 9 lots mostly NZ, small to very small. 151 NZ Fossils, various NZ locations. 152 WW Spondylus tenellus, Bass St, Aust, trawled. 80 mm, nice. 153 WW Muricopsis oxytatus, from shell trap, deep water, S E Florida, 40 mm, W/O nice 154 WW Epitomium scalare, Keppel Bay Aust ,40mm, Japan, 55 mm, good cond. 155 WW Siratus beavi, Florida, 3 sps, largest 70mm good data shells average. Kris Woods ... 156 WW Cypraeidae: schilderorum, gracilis, ziczac, arabica, fuscodentata, subviridis, pyrum, isabella , chinensis, ocellata, onyx, cribraria, spurca, carneola, erosa, vitellus , eglantina, talpa, mappa, tigris. 157 WW Cypraeidae: childreni, caputserpentis, comptoni, ziczac, staphylaea, cicercula, arabicula, helvola, globulus, nebrites, piperita, hungerfordi, pantherina, lurida, cervis, spurca, testudinaria, argus, tigris. 158 WW Conidae: kashiwajimensis, capitaneus, taeniatus, pulicarius, tinianus, anabathrum, kintoki, legatus, quercinus, tiaratus, geographus, vexillum, bullatus, figulinus, magus, victoriae. 159 WW Mixed Gastropod Families: Olividae- irisans, miniacea, porphyria, incrassata, caerula, annulata, semmelincki, hilgendorfi, carneola. f bizonalis, sayana, volutella, vidua. Cerithidae- fasciata. Marginellidae- rosea, glabella, senegalensis, elegans, strigata. 160 WW Livonia roadnightae: Excellent specimen. Australia 170mm 161 WW Mixed Gastropod Families: Fasciolariidae- brasiliensis, niponicus, ambustus, opeatostoma pseudodon. Personidae- distorsio anus, distorsio clathrata, distorsio reticularis, perdistorta, kurzi. Turbinellidae- Vasum cassiforme.

162 WW Cymatiidae: lotorium, aquatile, gemmatum, marerubrum, perca, bozzetti, lacunatum, roseum, wiegmanni, argobuccinum pustulosum, vespaceum 163 WW Volutidae: marmoratum, soulieli, hunteri, damonii, mitraeformis, grossi, sericata, molleri, undulata, pulchra, maculata

164 WW Cymbiola vespertilio: Excellent specimen. Philippines, 105mm 165 WW Ceratostoma burnetti: Beautiful specimen. Korea, 100mm. 166 WW Mixed Gastropod Families: Angariidae- vicdani, poppei. Trochidae- Guildfordia yoka, Tectus niloticus. Turbinidae- argyrostoma. Haliotidae- rubra, semplicata 167 WW Calliostoma haliarchus: Beautiful specimen. Japan 168 WW Chicoreus miyokoae: Excellent specimen. Philippines, 53mm 169 WW Mixed Gastropod Families: Cassidae- granulata, fimbriata, glaucum, undulata. Strombidae- aratrum. - deaurata. Haliotidae- elegans. Muricidae- scorpio, venosa. Ovulidae- costellata, tigris. Patellidae- compressa. Fissurellidae- jukesii. 170 WW Mixed Gastropod Families: Cassidae- fimbriata, undulata, bandatum, rufa,nana. Strombidae- lambis crocata. Haliotidae- semplicata. Muricidae- stainforthi, haemostoma, rapiformis. Ovulidae- verrucosus. Patellidae- barbara.

Patricia Langford ... 171 NZ Placostylus bollonsi caperatus 90mm Three Kings 172 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus ambagiosus 80mm Cape Maria 173 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus ambagiosus 85mm Te Werahi 174 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus watti 80mm North Cape 175 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus annectens 85mm Spirits Bay 176 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus spiritus 80mm Spirits Bay 177 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus gardneri 80mm Tom Bowling Bay 178 NZ Placostylus ambagiosus priscus 70mm Cape Maria 179 NZ Placostylus hongii 75mm Whangaruru 180 NZ Placostylus hongii 75mm Poor Knights 181 NZ Rhytida stephenensis 35mm Kaikoura Coast 182 NZ Paryphanta busbyi 65mm Warkworth 183 NZ Paryphanta annectens 65mm Heaphy Track 184 NZ Paryphanta lignaria lignaria 55mm Mokihinui 185 NZ Paryphanta lignaria johnstoni 45mm Seddonville 186 NZ Paryphanta lignaria unicolorata 42mm Seddonville 187 NZ Paryphanta lignaria rotella 40mm St. Andrews Creek 188 NZ Paryphanta hochstetteri hochstetteri 55mm Canaan 189 NZ Paryphanta hochstetteri hochstetteri 60mm Canaan unusual colour 190 NZ Paryphanta hochstetteri anatokiensis 70mm Parapara Peak 191 NZ Paryphanta gilliesi montana 50mm Bock Peak 192 NZ Monoplex parthenopeus w/o 85mm Kermadecs 193 NZ Poirieria zelandica, growth series of 7, AWB Powell coll. Hauraki Gulf 194 NZ Alcithoe jaculoides, dwarf form, AWB Powell coll. Bay Of Plenty 195 NZ Tonna pomum 65mm Cape Karikari 196 NZ Cominella nassoides otakauica w/o 40mm Snares Islands 197 NZ Cominella nassoides haroldi w/o 2 x 25mm Puysegur Point 198 NZ Cominella olsoni w/o 32mm Pegasus Bay 199 NZ Xenophalium pyrum hamiltoni w/o 80mm Cape Campbell 200 NZ strigilis strigilis 80mm Campbell Island Selwyn Bracegirdle ... 201 Art $2,000 Original watercolour by AWB Powell, 1934 (signed). Described as “Sound with glacier backdrop” (Believed to be Mount Pembroke from Milford Sound). Gilt frame and glass. External frame measurement 460mm wide x 600mm high.

202 Art $200 Cypraea (Zoila) jeaniana thalamega. Original colour pencil illustration by Selwyn Bracegirdle, 2007. Black Frame and glass. External frame measurement 420mm wide x 300mm high. 203 Art $200 Zoila ketyana bataviensis. Original colour pencil illustration by Selwyn Bracegirdle, 2009. Black Frame and glass. External frame measurement 420mm wide x 300mm high. 204 Books $5 Selection of NZ books including rare 1960’s shell poster. 205 Books $5 Selection of NZ books including NZ Seashells Visual Guide. 206 Books $5 Selection of WW books including Sea Shells of Southern Africa and Shells of the World by Sowerby (Reprint).

207 Books $5 Selection of Australian books including A Review of the Volutidae. 208 Books $5 Selection of WW books. 209 Book $5 Mitre Shells, by Pechar/Prior/Parkinson. 210 Books $5 Journals including Cookia in colour (Volumes 21,22,23,26). 211 NZ $5 Plastic container of shell sand from Spirits Bay, Far North. 212 NZ $5 Selection of deep water shells from southern and northern waters. Very dirty and some damaged. 213 NZ $5 Selection of bivalves. 214 NZ $5 Selection of gastropods. 215 NZ $5 Selection of shells from Far North collecting trips. 216 NZ $5 Selection of shells collected a Owhiro Bay, Wellington. Now a reserve - impossible to collect there now. 217 NZ $5 Mix of shells. 218 NZ $5 Mix of shells. 219 WW $5 Mix of shells. 220 WW $100 Volutidae. 221 WW $5 Conidae. Generally smaller species from locations such as Seychelles, Loyalty Islands, Solomon Islands, Australia, Pacific Islands. 40+ specimens in plastic container (included). 222 WW $5 Ranellidae. Selection of smaller specimens (40+) under 100mm including NZ. 223 WW $5 Ranellidae. Selection of smaller specimens (50+) under 100mm. 224 WW $5 Ranellidae. Selection of larger sized specimens (10+) over 100mm from South Africa, Australia, Japan, Atlantic Ocean.

225 WW $20 Strombidae. 226 WW $20 Strombidae. 227 WW $20 Strombidae. 228 WW $5 Volutidae. Selection includes Cymbium marmoratum, Alcithoe fusus, Melo miltonis. 229 WW $25 Columbarium. Selection [Nine specimens] includes Columbarium hystriculum, Columbarium spinicinctum,, Columbarium harrisae. 230 WW $5 Ovulidae. Selection of approximately 30 specimens. Derek lamb ... 231 WW Olives: 15 spp in 42 lots (all singles) 232 WW Ceriths: 26 spp in 49 lots 233 WW Univalves: 22 spp in 53 lots inc. Iredalina mirabilis ex Poor Knights 234 WW Naticas: 24 spp in 28 lots 235 WW Fasciolaridae: Box lot inc. F. aurantiaca from Brazil and Semifusus mario from Abidjar (?) 236 WW Bivalves: 46 spp in 60 lots 237 Books Sowerby's Book of Shells 1990 edition, Shells Alive (Neville Colman), Seashells of South East Asia (R Tucker Abbott) paperback, Christmas [Island] Shells (Fred Wells et al), Reef and Beach Life of N.Z (Michael Miler and Gary Batt), and Shells - Treasures from the Sea (James A. Cox) 238 WW Cones: 70+ lots 239 WW Ovula and Volva: 14 lots 240 NZ Charonia capax: Nice speciman - taken by D. Crosby (scuba) 241 WW Conus ammiralis: ex fishermen, Zamboanga, Philippines 242 WW Murex: M. Axicornis (Papua New Guinea) and M. Gemma (California)