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HUGE Cone Shell Collection! ONE HUNDRED Conus species!

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Sold Date: 07/04/2009
Channel: Online Auction
Source: eBay
Category: Advertising

ONE HUNDRED beautiful specimens from one of the most popular seashell families, the Cone Shells (Family Conidae), some common, some uncommon, from a wide range of geographic localities. Specimens are carefully selected for quality, and are rated fine+ (very good) to gem (perfect). Each specimen is accompanied by a data slip bearing the scientific name of the species, the locality of origin, and habitat/collection information. Sizes range from 17 mm (Conus axelrodi) to 82 mm (Conus aulicus). Pictures were taken at different magnifications, to provide details of smaller specimens. Tfore, each image includes a 10-centimeter scale to provide approximate size information. Conus species included are: amadis; araneosus nicobaricus; arenatus; asiaticus; aulicus; australis; axelrodi; bandanus; barbieri; bayani; betulinus; biliosus; boeticus ruppelli; brunneus; capitanellus; capitaneus; caracteristicus; catus; chaldeus; cinereus; circumcisus; cocceus; coccineus; coffeae; collisus; corallinus; cordigera; coronatus; dictator; doreensis; ebraeus; eburneus; ermineus; eximius; floridanus floridensis; floridulus; furvus; generalis; geographus; glaucus; granarius; gubernator; hyaena; imperialis; inscriptus; janus; kinoshitae; kintoki; laterculatus; lenavati; lividus; loroisii; malacanus; mercator; miliaris; monachus; monile; mus; nussatella; obscurus; ochroleucus; omaria; orbignyi; pagodus; parvulus; patricius; pertusus; planorbis; praecellens; pulicarius; purpurascens; quercinus; radiatus; regius; retifer; sanguinolentus; shikamai; spectrum; sponsalis; stercusmuscarum; stramineus; striatellus; striatus; sulcatus; sulcocastaneus; suratensis; telatus; terebra; tessulatus; textile; thalassiarchus; tribblei; tulipa; varius; victoriae; viola; virgo; voluminalis; ximenes mahogani; zeylanicus.