Auckland Shell Club Auction Lot List - 24 October 2015 Albany Hall. Setup from 9am. Viewing from 10am. Auction starts at noon. Lot Type Reserve 1 WW Many SMALL CYPRAEIDAE including the rare Rosaria caputdraconis from Easter Is. Mauritian scurra from Somalia, Cypraea eburnea white from from, New Caledonia, Cypraea chinensis from Solomon Is Lyncina sulcidentata from Hawaii and heaps more. 2 WW Many CONIDAE including rare Conus queenslandis (not perfect!) Conus teramachii, beautiful Conus trigonis, Conus ammiralis, all from Australia, Conus aulicus, Conus circumcisus, Conus gubernator, Conus generalis, Conus bullatus, Conus distans, and many more. 3 WW BIVALVES: Many specials including Large Pearl Oyster Pinctada margaritifera, Chlamys sowerbyi, Glycymeris gigantea, Macrocallista nimbosa, Pecten glaber, Amusiium pleuronectes, Pecten pullium, Zygochlamys delicatula, and heaps more. 4 WW VOLUTIDAE: Rare Teramachia johnsoni, Rare Cymbiolacca thatcheri, Livonia roadnightae, Zidona dufresnei, Lyria kurodai, Cymbiola rutila, Cymbium olia, Pulchra woolacottae, Cymbiola pulchra peristicta, Athleta studeri, Amoria undulata, Cymbiola nivosa. 5 WW MIXTURE Rare Campanile symbolium, Livonia roadnightae, Chlamys australis, Distorsio anus, Bulluta bullata, Penion maximus, Matra incompta, Conus imperialis, Ancilla glabrata, Strombus aurisdianae, Fusinus brasiliensis, Columbarium harrisae, Mauritia mauritana, and heaps and heaps more! 6 WW CYPRAEIDAE: 12 stunning shells including Trona stercoraria, Cypraea cervus, Makuritia eglantrine f. grisouridens, Cypraea pantherina, Maurita histro, white cypraea tigris 7 WW VOLUTIDAE: 5 special shells including Livonia roadnightae wirth beautiful markings, Ericusa sowerbyi, Cymbium cucumis, cymbiola noblis, Cymbiolista hunteri. 8 WW MITRIDAE and COSTELLARIIDAE: colourful Vexillum citrinum, Vexillum taeniatum, Vexillum melongena, Mitra evemitarum, Vexillum vulpecula, and more. 9 WW MURICIDAE: 8 special shells- Chicireus palmarosae, Pterynotus bednalli, Pterynotus acanthopterus, Ceratostoma falliarum, Siratus superbus, Naquetia annandalei, Murex nutalli, Hamalocantha zamboi. 10 WW 3 SPECIAL CYPRAEIDAE from Australia: Zion marginal consulate, Umbilia hesata howelli, Zoila ventusta f. sorrentensis. 11 WW LUCKY DIP: Interesting selection of shells including some CONIDAE, CYPRAEIDAE, PECTINIDAE, CASSIDAE, COSTELLARIIDAE, TURBININIDAE and more! 12 NZ LUCKY DIP including PECTINIDAE, VOLUTIDAE, CALLIOSTOMATIDAE, TURBINIDAE, HALIOTIDAE, PATELLIDAE, BUCCINIDAE (Cominella nassoides otakauica) 13 WW 6 SPECIAL SHELLS: Strombus vomer, Harpa doris, Callistama formsense, Marginella desjardini, and two lovely Corallophilidae - Babelomurex japonicus and Mipus gyratus. 14 WW OLIVIDAE: A special selection of large shells including sericia, texilina, miniacea, miniacea f. marrati, miniacea f. johnsoni, irisans, incrassata, rare hirasei, vidua, and more. 15 NZ PECTINIDAE: 10 Zygochlamys delicatula, 5 Mesopeplum convexum, and 5 Talochlamys zelandiae. 16 WW AUSTRALIAN SHELLS: Interesting selection from W.A. and GBR and Dingo Beach Qld. including a nice Strombus aurisdianne, Strobes variables, Tellinas, Lioconcha chasteness, Strobes gibbous, and heaps more. 17 WW OLIVIDAE: Variety of small olives including a white Miniacea, and orange amethystina. 18 WW MANY SMALL SHELLS: Nassariidae, Naticidae, Muricidae, Cerithiidae, Strombidae 19 WW SPECIAL MURICIDAE from AUSTRALIA: rare white Chicoreus cornuceri, Murex queenslandicus, Chicoreus terrstactus, Murex brevispiona, Murex axicornis, Pterochelus akation, Pterochelus triformis, Chicoreus banksii, and more. 20 WW SPLENDID STROMBIDAE! Lambis chiragra, beautiful rare Lambis chiragra species from East Diamond Is Aust. large orange Lambis lambis from Stanage Bay Aust. Lambis scorpios, Lambis crochet, Tibia martini, and a freak Lambis lambis from Tonga! 21 WW MURCIDAE: Hexaplex princeps, Chicoreus axicornis, Hexaplex stainforthi, Chicoreus salatrix, Vokesimurex rubidus, Chicoreus brunneus, and more. 22 WW MURCIDAE: Murex ternispina, Choreus cichoreum, Murex pecten, Hamalocantha zamboi, Chicoreus axicornis albino, Hexaplex stanforthi 23 WW MANY SMALL shells including Atys naucum, Aporrhais pespelecani, Nectarous coronatus, Pulchra peristricta (chip), Crepidula fornicata, Harpa kajiyamai, Sunetta perecavata, Frogum hemicardium, Chama lazarus, Tivela ponderosa, Anitgona chemnitzii, Chione latilirata, and heaps more. 24 WW TELLIDAE: Tellina rastellum, Tellina atternata, Tellinella listeri, Tellina astula, Macoma constricta, Scutarcopagia scobinata, Tellina tennis, Asaphis deflorata, and lots more. 25 NZ 6 POOR KNIGHTS shells from old collections all collected before 1985. 26 NZ Polincies tawhitirahia, Calliostoma tigris, Lycina vitellus, Buccinulum linea f. aupouria, Waimatea obscura, and Sassia parkinsonia. 27 NZ 20 lots of NACELLIDAE, FISSURELLIDAE, LOTTIIDAE 28 NZ 24 lots of TROCHIDAE, CHILODONTIDAE 29 NZ 11 lots of CALLIOSTOMATIDAE, TONNIDAE, TURBINELLIDAE,TURBINIDAE, XENOPHORIDAE 30 NZ 22 lots of LITTORINIDAE, EATONIELLIDAE, RISSOIDAE, ANABATHRIDAE, RISSOINIDAE, RISSOIDAE, SOLARIELLIDAE, IRAVADIIDAE, CERITHIOPSIDAE 31 NZ 24 lots of TURRITELLIDAE, VERMETIDAE, SILIQUARIIDAE, BATILLARIIDAE, EULIMIDAE, CAPULIDAE, CALYPTRAEIDAE, VELUTINIDAE, TRIVIIDAE, NATICIDAE, NERITIDAE 32 NZ 12 lots of CASSIDAE, including Galeodea triganceae and various forms of Semicassis pyrum and labiata 33 NZ 11 lots of RANELLIDAE, including Ranella olearium w/o, Sassia kampyla, and Cabestana spengleri & Monoplex parthenopeus with protoconchs 34 NZ 23 lots of MURICIDAE, including Agnewia tritoniformis, Oppomorus nodulifera, Rolandiella scotti, and Zeatrophon mortenseni caudatinus 35 NZ 33 lots of BUCCINULIDAE, comprising 3 x Aeneator, 2 x Austrofusus, 15 x Buccinulum, 11 x Cominella, and 2 x Penion 36 NZ 15 lots of COLUBRARIIDAE, NASSARIIDAE, COLUBRARIIDAE, FASCIOLARIIDAE, OLIVIDAE 37 NZ 18 lots of VOLUTIDAE, including fissurata, flemingi, jaculoides, larochei, pseudolutea, tigrina, and wilsonae f.acuminata & f.knoxi 38 NZ 23 lots of VOLUTOMITRIDAE, COSTELLARIIDAE, MITRIDAE, MARGINELLIDAE, PSEUDOMELATOMIDAE, HORAICLAVIDAE, BORSONIIDAE, MITROMORPHIDAE, MANGELIIDAE, RAPHITOMIDAE, TEREBRIDAE 39 NZ 32 lots of ARCHITECTONICIDAE, EPITONIIDAE, JANTHINIDAE, TRIPHORIDAE, PYRAMIDELLIDAE, RETUSIDAE, DENTALIIDAE 40 NZ 30 lots of ACTEONIDAE, AMPHIBOLIDAE, APLYSIIDAE, BULLIDAE, BULLINIDAE, CAVOLINIIDAE, CYLICHNIDAE, ELLOBIIDAE, HAMINOEIDAE, PHILINIDAE, SIPHONARIIDAE, UMBRACULIDAE 41 NZ 11 lots of PECTINIDAE, OSTREIDAE, ANOMIIDAE 42 NZ 20 lots of MYTILIDAE, LIMIDAE, GLYCYMERIDIDAE, MALLETIIDAE, SOLEMYIDAE, ARCIDAE 43 NZ 21 lots of CARDIIDAE, CARDITIDAE, CRASSATELLIDAE, LUCINIDAE, MACTRIDAE, UNGULINIDAE 44 NZ 17 lots of MESODESMATIDAE, PSAMMOBIIDAE, SEMELIDAE, TELLINIDAE 45 NZ 27 lots of CLEIDOTHAERIDAE, CORBULIDAE, CUSPIDARIIDAE, EUCIROIDAE, HIATELLIDAE, MYOCHAMIDAE, PERIPLOMATIDAE, PHOLADIDAE, TEREDINIDAE, THRACIIDAE, VENERIDAE 46 NZ Chatham Rise (A): 8 lots of BUCCINULIDAE, CALLIOSTOMATIDAE, CASSIDAE, TURBINELLIDAE, VOLUTIDAE, EUCIROIDAE 47 NZ Chatham Rise (B): 8 lots of CALLIOSTOMATIDAE, CASSIDAE, MURICIDAE, NATICIDAE, PSEUDOMELATOMIDAE, TURBINELLIDAE, VOLUTIDAE 48 NZ Land Snails (10 lots, including WRS Schizoglossa major), Freshwater Bivalves (2 lots), and Freshwater Gastropods (3 lots) 49 NZ Small Land (16 lots) and Freshwater (3 lots) 50 NZ Small Bivalves: 21 lots, including 3 x Pleuromeris species, Kidderia costata, Saccella maxwelli, and Verticipronus mytilus 51 NZ 3 x Xenophora neozelanica neozelanica from an old collection 52 NZ 3 variations of Prototyphis - eos, eos pink form, and paupereques (26.7mm - NZ record size) 53 NZ Sassia kampyla (35mm, w/o) from 300m on the Bounty Platform 54 NZ Turritriton labiosus (32.5mm - NZ record size), from Northland 55 NZ Casmaria perryi (32.5mm) from Bland Bay rock pool 56 NZ Cabestana tabulata (62mm, w/o) from Mill Bay, Manukau Harbour 57 NZ Tutufa bufo (131mm) from Northland craypot 58 NZ Beauty and the Beast: Argonauta argo (162mm) and Nautilus macromphalus, both from Ninety Mile Beach 59 NZ Interesting Specimens: Provocator mirabilis (with notes by A.W.B.Powell), Hydatina physis (large gem, with story), Spirula spirula (NZ record size, and one with dried animal) 60 WW Volutes from an old collection - sparse data 61 WW Cassids and Tonnas from an old collection - sparse data 62 WW Ranellidae from an old collection - sparse data 63 WW Muricidae from an old collection - sparse data 64 WW Baler shells from an old collection - sparse data 65 WW Large Strombidae from an old collection - sparse data 66 WW Small Strombidae from an old collection - sparse data 67 WW Cones from an old collection - sparse data 68 WW Cypraea from an old collection - sparse data 69 WW Cypraea from an old collection - sparse data 70 WW Paua from an old collection - sparse data 71 WW Land and Freshwater from an old collection - sparse data 72 WW Bivalves from an old collection - sparse data 73 WW Bivalves from an old collection - sparse data 74 WW Miscellaneous shells from an old collection - sparse data 75 WW Cypraeidae: approx 25 different species 76 WW Muricidae: 17 species nice selection 77 WW Fasciolariidae: 9 shells includes trapezium giganteus, nicobricus, filamentosa 78 WW Strombidae: 12 species, medium size 79 WW Conidae: 15 species 80 WW Muricidae: 17 species, includes 300 metre dredged specimen from Timor sea 81 WW Cypraeidae: approx 25 different species 82 WW Columbariidae: 8 species includes icarus, hystriculum, spinicinctum, hedleyi, craspedotus (fossil) 83 WW Spondylidae 4 specimens:- victoriae,