BROWARD SHELL CLUB AUCTION
Tuesday, March 8, 2016
At the Pompano Beach Emma Lou Olson Civic Center
Auction Preview 6:15 p.m. Bidding Begins Promptly at 6:45 p.m.
NOTE: Items marked with an asterisk (*) can be viewed on the club’s website
- Busycon perversum sinistrum w/data, Our Club shell! A BIG beauty! Goodland, FL, Opening bid $40.00
- Tonna lischkeana w/basic data, Taiwan
- Conus litteratus w/basic data, great color & pattern! 105.5 mm, Indo-Pacific
- Conus aulicus w/data, Philippines
- Conus episcopatus w/data, Philippines
- Conus striatus w/data, Philippines
- Conus fergusoni w/data, w/operculum, & w/periostracum, Ecuador
- Tutufa bufo w/data & operculum, Philippines
- Tutufa bubo w/data Philippines
- Struthiolaria papulosa w/data New Zealand
11. Three species of Siphonalia, 6 shells total
S. trochulus w/data, Japan
S. cassidariaeformis w/data, Japan
S. cassidariaeformis forma funerea w/data, Japan
12. Babylonia spirata 3 specimens w/data, India
13. Babylonia japonica 2 specimens w/data, 1 w/periostracum & operc, Japan
14. Bolma tayloriana w/data & operculum, South Africa, Opening bid $15.00
15. Cypraea cervus w/data, Florida Keys
16. Set of 12 shell design lace valances, new in packages, Opening bid $10.00
17. Set of 8 shell design paper napkins in shell design gift bag, Opening bid $8.00 18. Box of shell design notecards & address book
19. Shell Puzzle, new in box, Opening bid $5.00
20. Men’s IST Pro-Line Dive Skin Size XXL, never worn, Opening bid $5.00
21. Glass Vase filled with shells valued at over $150.00, Opening bid $30.00
22. Glass Vase filled with shells valued at over $150.00, Opening bid $30.00
23. Turbinella angulatum w/data, w/operculum & periostracum, Bimini, Bahamas 24. Cassis simigranosum w/data, South Australia
25. Xenogalea inornata w/data, Japan
26. Galeodea echinophora w/data, Italy
27. Casmaria erinaceus 2 forms, smooth & wrinkled, w/basic data, Philippines 28. Phalium granulatum 2 specimens, w/data, Pompano Beach, FL
29. Galeodea rugosa w/data, Western Europe
30. Harpa major forma conoidalis w/data, Australia
31. Harpa major w/data, Zanzibar, East Africa
32. Harpa crenata 3 specimen growth series, w/data, West Mexico 33. Harpa amouretta 2 specimens w/data, Philippines
34. Harpa cabriti w/data, Mozambique, Africa
35. Harpa articularis w/data, Philippines
- 2 Books: Checklist of Living Cypraeida by Lorenz & Hubert, and
Shell Catalogue 1984, Published by Gov’t of Papua and New Guinea
- Book: Systematics of the Families Mitridae & Volutomitridae by Cernohorsky
- Book: The Mitridae of Fiji by Cernohorsky
- Pecten fumatus 2 specimens w/data, Western Australia
- Pecten maximus w/data, France
- Pecten novazelandiae w/data, New Zealand
- Pecten jacobaeus w/data, Spain
- Mirapecten rastellum 2 specimens, w/data
- Argopecten ventricosus w/data, West Mexico
- Amusium pleuronestes w/basic data, South Pacific
- Amphidromis furcillatus 2 specimens w/data, Sumatra
- 3 Species of “Shelly Operculated Land Snails” (2 of each species) Annularia
candeana, Tudora aurantia, & Opisthosiphon bahamiense, all w/data, Cuba,
Bonaire & Bahamas
- Ten Species of Bivalves collected at Crandon Beach on Key Biscayne, FL
- 3 Species of Shells from the Dominican Republic Strombus pugilis, Astraea
phoebium & Chicoreus pomum, all with data
- 3 Species of World Wide Cerithium: Pseudovertagus aluco w/data, Philippines
Cerithium vulgatum w/data, West Africa, & Rhinoclavis fasciata w/data,
Australia
- Astraea caelatum 6 specimen growth series w/data, Bahamas
- Book: Fabulous Florida Fossil Shells by Gary Schmelz, new, autographed copy!
- Books: Johnsonia – Monographs of Western Atlantic Mollusks
Volume I and Volume II; Volume II is autographed by William Clench
- Book: Shells of New Guinea and the Central Indo-Pacific by Alan Hinton
- Book: The Art of Shellcraft by Paula Critchly
- Book: Caribbean Seashells by Warmke and Abbott
- Book: Conchs, Tibias and Harps by Jerry Walls
- 24 Issues of American Conchologist
- 6 pairs of women’s shell design socks, in decorative storage box! Too cute!
- Gift bag of Coral & Shell design soap, glass soap dish and notecards.
- Snorkel, Brand New!
- Shell Design wheeled tote bag
- Ceramic fish decorative item, adorable!
*64. Liguus fasciatus f. dohertyi Topotype! w/data, Florida Keys
- Liguus virgineus 3 specimens w/data, unusual color form
- Liguus fasciatus f. barbouri 5 specimens/5 locations, w/data, Florida Everglades
- Liguus fasciatus 20 different color forms, w/data Florida
- Murex axicornis 3 specimens w/data, Philippines
*69. Chicoreus beauii 2 specimens w/data, Florida
70. Poirieria nuttingi 2 specimens w/data, Florida *71. Pteropurpura bequaerti w/data, Florida
- Liomesus c.f. dalei w/data, Norway
- Neptunea antique w/data, Scotland
- Colus c.f. gracilis w/data, England
*75. Argonauta argo w/data, Dania Beach, Florida
- 7 species of Florida/Caribbean Trivia
- Solemya australis w/data, Australia
- 10 World-wide species of Acmaea
- Polished Shells, 7 different species
- Conus vexillum w/data, Philippines
- Conus granarium 2 specimens w/data, Columbia
- Conus inscriptus w/data, India
83 Conus samiae w/data, Philippines
- Conus purpurascens 2 specimens, w/data, Costa Rica
- Conus centurio w/data, Columbia
86 Conus magus w/data Philippines
- Conus figulinus 2 specimens w/data, Solomon Islands
- 2 Mexican Olives: Oliva incrassata 3 specimens w/data, West Mexico &
Oliva polpasta 2 specimens w/data, West Mexico
- Oliva miniacea w/data, Philippines
- Oliva annulata 4 color forms w/data, Philippines
- Oliva carneola 3 color forms, 7 specimens w/data, Philippines
- 10 World-wide species of limpets! All w/data
93 Serpolorbis c.f. sipho 2 specimens w/data 94. Cymatium hepaticum 2 specimens w/data
*95. Timbellus phyllopterus w/data, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, Opening bid $100.00
- Agaronia propatula 2 specimens w/data, Costa Rica
- Neptunea heros w/data, Alaska
- Buccinum zelotes w/data, Japan
- Buccinum undatum, 2 specimens w/data, Rhode Island
- 4 species/3 genera/7 specimens of allied Buccinids, all w/data
- Framed Shell Art
- Shell Print Tote Bag, new in bag
- Matted photograph of Flamingos
- Print of Magnolia flower watercolor painting
- Original painting of Emoda sagriana, a purple & green landsnail, by Joseph
Regan, Beautiful! Opening bid $50.00
- Cypraecassis testiculus w/data, Guadeloupe French West Indies
- Pugilina morio w/operculum & periostracum, w/data, Guadeloupe,
French West Indies
- Fasciolaria tulipa w/data, Guadeloupe, French West Indies, unusual orange
color and inflated form, Nice Shell!
- Umbraculum umbraculum w/basic data, Columbia, Beautiful Specimen!
- Murex akritos w/data, Queensland, Australia
111. Boreotrophon beringi w/data, Japan 112. Jaton decussatus w/data, Senegal 113. Latiaxis diadema w/data, Philippines 114. Latiaxis bernardi w/data, Africa 115. Favartia pelepili w/data, Philippines 116. Latiaxis benoiti w/data, Spain
117. Columbarium natalense w/data, South Africa
118. Bag of assorted shells for shell arts & crafts
119. Collection of 7 small species of preserved sea-life…crabs, shrimp & urchin
120. Sea Urchin from Reunion Island Podophora atratus unique & beautiful specimen 121. Women’s Guy Harvey Billfish T-shirt size XL, new & never worn
- Book: The American Museum of Natural History Guide to Shells
by Emerson & Jacobson
- Book: Seashells of the World with Values by A. Gordon Melvin
- Book: Seashells of Western Europe by Bouchet, Danrigal, & Huyghens
- Shell Design Fireplace Matches
- Strombus galeatus 3 specimen growth series, with data, West Mexico
- Strombus costatus 2 specimens w/ data, Bimini, Bahamas and Marathon, Florida
- Strombus gigas 4 specimen growth series, w/data, San Blas Islands, Panama
- Polinices lewisi 3 specimens w/data, Oregon
- Triplofusus giganteus w/data, Large & Beautiful specimen of Florida’s State
Shell! Marathon, Florida Keys
- Haliotis sorenseni w/data, Mexico
- Haliotis kamtschatkana assimilis w/data, Mexico
- Haliotis cracherodii w/data, Mexico
- Haliotis fulgens w/data, Mexico
- Tutufa bufo 2 specimens, w/data, Philippines
- Tutufa rubeta w/basic data, Indo-Pacific
- Busycon coarctatum w/data, East Mexico
- Buccinum c.f. undatum 2 specimens w/data, elongated spires! Denmark
- Buccinum zelotes w/data, Japan
- Neptunea heros w/data, Alaska
- Buccinum striatissimum w/data, Japan
- Buccinum undatum 3 specimens w/data, color variations, Maine
143 Neptunea antique w/data, Scotland
- 4 different boxes of shell soaps, plus shell design nail stickers, in shell design
gift/storage box!
- Book: Sea Treasure, a Guide to Shell Collecting by K.Y. Johnstone
- Book: Collecting Seashells by K.Y. Johnstone
- Books: Seashells of the World by Golden, How to Clean Seashells by E. Bergeron
- Publications: Sea Frontiers & Sea Secrets & The Seaside Trail
- Publications: Shell Collector, issues 1 & 2
- 2 Species of Boring Clams: Parapholas californica 2 specimens w/data,
California & Penitella penita w/data, California
- Conus betulinus 2 different color forms w/data, Philippines & Mauritius
- Stombus raninus w/data, Key Biscayne, collected by the late Corinne Edwards
- 4 species of Tonna: Tonna galea, Tonna lischkeana, Tonna pennata, & Tonna variegata, all w/data
- Oliva porphyria w/basic data, 100 mm!! Gulf of California
- 3 color forms of Oliva reticulata, 7 shells total, w/data
- Oliva irisans 2 color forms w/data, Philippines
- Oliva tricolor 2 color forms, all w/data, 5 shells total, Philippines
- Cypraea tigris 2 color forms w/data, Philippines
- Cypraea mauritiana w/data, Hawaii
- Cypraea cinerea 2 large specimens w/data, Florida
- Cypraea obveleta 2 dwarf, heavily calloused specimens w/data, Huahine,
Polynesia
- Marginella glabella 2 specimens w/data, Africa
- Ellobium aurismidae 2 specimens w/basic data, SW Pacific
- Harpulina aurasiaca 2 specimens w/data, Indian Ocean
- Struthiolaria papulosa 2 specimens w/data, New Zealand
- Nucella freycineti elongata 2 specimens w/data, Japan
- Helicostyla concinna forma virens w/data, Philippines
- Epitoneum irregular w/data, Philippines, +/-40 mm!!!
Previous World Size Record!
- Laevicardium elatum w/data, West Mexico
- Aequipecten opercularis w/basic data, Belgium
- Siratus beauii w/data, Dry Tortugas
- Chicoreus orchidifloris w/data, Philippines
- Murex kiiensis w/data, Philippines
- Columbarium eastwoodae w/basic data, South Africa
- Pterynotus miyokoae w/data, Philippines
- Latiaxus pilsbryi w/data Taiwan Strait
- Latiaxus mawae w/data Taiwan Strait
- Siratus beauii w/data, Dry Tortugas
- Homalocantha zamboi w/data, Philippines, large & impressive shell!
- Homalocantha secunda w/data, Australia
- Astraea helioptropum w/data, New Zealand, 100 mm!
- Shell decorated glass vase
183 Ceramic Conch Shell serving dish/planter
- Margaret Furlong Heart Cockle ornament, in original box
- Cymbiola nobilis, polished
- Shell design decorative gift/storage box filled with assortment of shell notecards
and notepads, Lovely! Opening bid $10.00
- Shell Design decorative gift/storage box filled with assortment of shell notecards
and notepads, Gifts Galore! Opening bid $10.00
- Bag of coordinating shell & coral design paper plates, paper placemats, napkins
& guest towels, Opening bid $20.00
- Bag of coordinating shell & coral design paper plates, paper placemats, napkins
& guest towels, Opening bid $20.00
- Tridacna squamosa w/basic data. Everybody’s favorite fluted clam! Peach color.
- Chama lazarus w/basic data, Red Sea
- Lambis chiragra chiragra w/data, Indonesia
- 3 Lambis species: Lambis crocata crocata, Lambis lambis & Lambis millepeda,
all with data
194 Lambis truncata sebae w/data, Philippines. A BIG boy!
- Amoria ellioti w/data, Western Australia
- Odontocymbiola magellanica w/data, Argentina
- Voluta beckii w/data, Brazil
- Melo broderipi w/data, Philippines
- Melo amphora w/data, Australia
- Livonia mammilla leucostoma w/data, Australia, 265 mm F+
Many Thanks to our Generous Donors to this Auction: Nancy Galdo
The Lauren Cope Estate
Bob and JuYing Janowsky
Randy Allamand
The Broward Shell Club
An anonymous friend of the Broward Shell Club Bob & Alice Pace
Tom Ball
Sue Hobbs & Phil Dietz
Richard Kent
Don and Kitsmueller /“Keys Shells”
Phyllis Diegel
Stephen Tan / MT Shells
Vincente “Vic” B. Dungog
Randy Bridges
Kinsey Maxwell
Gene Everson
Linda Zylman Holzinger & David Holzinger Jose & Marcus Coltro/“Femorale Shells”
The Galka Family
The Georgia Lustig Estate
Marge & Gerry Heynes
Sally Marshall
The Sam & Betty Collins Estate
Al & Carol Brunner
Bev Dolezal
Dr. Gary Schmelz
Patrick J. Murphy, Esq.
Ildze Ejups
Phyllis Diegel & Dick Duerr
The Corrine E. Edwards Estate
Lucy Clampitt
Carolyn VunKannon