Shell Auction 2022

BROWARD SHELL CLUB AUCTION
Wednesday, March 9, 2022
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
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1. Busycon contrarium w/data, Florida. Our Club Shell!
2. Terebra taurina w/data, Palm Beach, FL
3. Terebra aureolata w/data, Marshall Islands
4. Terebra argus w/data, Guam
5. Conus striatus w/data, Zanzibar
6. Conus achatinus w/data, Oman
7. Conus aulicus w/data, Philippines
8. Cypraea teuleri w/data, Oman, opening bid $10.00
9. Cypraea pulchra w/data, Saudi Arabia
10. 2 Erronea caurica w/data, Oman
11. Cypraea hesitata beddomei w/data, Australia opening bid $10.00
12. Mitra belcheru w/data, West Mexico
13. Volva volva volva w/data, Philippines
14. Grab bag of assorted olives, some with names (most without), no data, opening bid $10.00
15. Mitra mitra w/data, Tonga Big and Colorful!
16. Fusinus novaehollandae w/data, SE Australia
17. Fusinus nicobaricus w/data, Philippines
18. Fusinus colus w/data, Philippines Beautiful specimen w/operc
19. Lambis truncata sebae w/data, Saudi Arabia Large beautiful specimen!
20. Hexaples fulvescens w/data & operc, Florida Nice large specimen!
21. Big Fake Tiger Cowrie Fun!
22. Single Valve of a Tridacna Clam 11” across, Great decorator item!
23. Patinopecten caurianus w/data, Alaska
24. Amusium japonicum japonicum w/data, Japan
25. Fasciolaria tulipa w/data & operc, Bahamas Collected by Bob Pace!
26. Shell Fabric Beautiful & high quality! 8 yards
27. Turbo imperialis w/data, Madagascar
28. * Coral! Large gorgeous head! Opening bid $75.00
29. Amaea ferminiana w/data & operc West Panama
30. Conus striatus w/data Mozambique
31. Conus geographus w/data Philippines
32. Conus textile w/data Solomon Islands
33. Conus cancellatus cancellatus w/data & operc
34. 2 Polymer Clay shells by Annie Olson
35. Phyllonotus pomum w/data & operc Florida
36. Oliva sericea w/data Philippines
37. Oliva bifasciata bollingi w/data Broward County!
38. Oliva miniacea w/data Philippines
39. Oliva irisans forma oldi w/data Philippines
40. 2 Olivancilla gibbosa 1 normal color and 1 “citrina”
41. Oliva annulata amethystina w/data Fiji
42. Oliva irasans forma chrysoides
43. 2 Turricula javana w/data Philippines
44. Trophon fraseri w/data & operc Morocco
45. Benimakia nodata w/basic data & operc Hawaii
46. Bullia striata w/data SE India
47. Melongena corona albinistic! w/data Marco Island
48. 3 Muricopsis blainvillei w/data Italy
49. Liguus fasciatus forma subcrenatus w/data, Topotype! Nice Specimen! FL Keys
50. Liguus fasciatus forma simpsoni w/data, Topotype! Nice Specimen! FL Keys
51. Liguus fasciatus forma miamiensis w/data Nice Specimen! Florida Keys
52. Tibia delicatula w/data & operc Donald Bosch collector! Oman
53. Tibia martini w/data Indonesia
54. Lambis truncata sebae w/data Red Sea
55. Syrinx aruanus small specimen w/data and operc Western Australia
56. Nautilus pompilius w/data BIG and beautiful! Philippines Opening bid $35.00
57. Blue & white beach wrap Brand new!
58. Spondylus americanus Pink! w/data Florida
59. Pleuroplaca gigantea w/data Marco Island
60. Scaphella junonia w/data 118.2 mm, natural gem lip. Gorgeous specimen! Florida Keys Opening bid $100.00
61. Vintage ceramic shell lamp Adorable!!! Opening bid $10.00
62. Hexaplex fulvescens w/data & operc Florida
63. * Phyllonotus brassica w/data West Mexico
64. Phyllonotus regius w/data West Mexico
65. Spondylus americanus w/data, Panhandle Florida
66. Cymatium lotorium w/data Beautiful Specimen! Guam
67. Cypraea cervus w/data, may be a cervus/zebra hybrid, Nice Shell! Boynton Beach
68. 2 Color forms of Amoria jansae, both w/data Australia
69. Trophon geversianus w/data & operc Argentina Opening bid $20.00
70. Fusinus adamsii w/data & operc South Africa
71. Strombus gallus w/data Key Largo
72. Homalocantha zamboi w/data Large Shell! Philippines
73. Pleurotomaria hirasei w/data Taiwan
74. * Vasum cassiforme w/data & operc Beautiful Shell! Opening bid $25.00
75. 2 Mimachlamys crossicostata Large specimens w/data. 1 orange & 1 red
76. Nodipecten nodosus w/data Florida
77. Nodipecten nodosus w/data Florida
78. Large Cast Shell, decorative item!
79. Carved wooden shell from Central America
80. * Genuine Fossil Fish in Matrix Opening bid $15.00
81. 3 Murex florifer w/data from old collection color forms! Dominica
82. Assortment of small obscure Caribbean Muricid species almost all w/data From the historic Lyman Family collection, collected in the 1940’s
83. “A Bevy of Bursas!” 7 different species of Bursas, all w/data, 12 shells total
84. * Cypraea valentia w/data Beautiful! Rare Shell! Opening bid $200.00 If opening bid is not met, donator wishes that the shell be used for a shell show raffle prize
85. Harpovoluta charcoti w/data rare & fragile shell has damaged lip Antarctica
86. * Lambis violacea w/data Oh, so pretty!!!! Mauritius
87. Lyria kurodai w/data Viet Nam Opening Bid 40.00
88. Cymbiola chrystostoma w/data Indonesia Opening bid $10.00
89. 2 Voluta musica w/data Aruba Opening bid $20.00
90. Murex florifer dilectus albino w/data Marco Island, FL
91. Eburna balteata w/data Aruba Opening bid $5.00
92. 2 Cirsostrema dalli w/data, from old collection! Florida Opening bid $40.00
93. 5 Ximeniconus wendrosi w/data Aruba Opening bid $10.00
94. Cypraea from Aruba: 3 Cypraea spurca acicularis & 1 Cypraea cinerea, all with data, Opening bid $5.00
95. Set of postage stamps from St. Vincent and the Grenadines, all featuring shells
96. 2 Trophon echinatus w/data, Italy
97. 2 Favartia paulboschi w/data, collected by the Bosch family, Oman Starting bid $35.00
98. 3 Oliva fulgorator w/data small specimens, Aruba Opening bid $8.00
99. 3 Conus hieroglyphus w/data, Aruba Opening bid $10.00
100. Tenoriconus currasaviensis w/data Aruba, Opening bid $25.00
101. Voluta guinaica w/data Venezuela
102. Cypraea donmoorei w/data Venezuela
103. Amoria ellioti w/data Australia
104. Conus centurio w/data Venezuela
105. Tellina magna w/data Bahamas Opening bid $5.00
106. Yellow Sweater w/beautiful embroidered & beaded shell design. Size L
107. PADI Open Water Scuba diving class material, videos, books, logs, tables, etc.
108. Matted print of a Pterynotus phyllopterus drawing by Richard Sedlak
109. Painting of a sailboat at sunset, painted & donated to the auction by
     Yasmira Colina of Aruba
110. Framed & Matted original drawing of a Chambered Nautilus by Mathilde Duffy
111. Shellcrafters! An assortment of Jingle Shells, all clean & sorted by color
112. An assortment of polished shells, craft or decorative items
113. 4 Riker Mounts of common Florida bivalves, all with data, collected in the 1930’s and 40’s, from the historic Lyman Family Collection
114. * Coral, Beautiful Specimen! Opening bid $10.00
115. Conus marmoreus bandanus w/data big beautiful specimen from old collection
116. Strombus thersites w/basic data only Okinawa Opening bid $25.00
117. 14 Plastic Specimen Boxes, new, 1 1/8” x 2 ¾”
118. * Charonia variegata Orange form! w/data Haiti
119. Cypraea granulata w/data Hawaii
120. Pecten ziczac, Clamys imbricata & Chlamys sentis, all w/data, in Riker Mount, collected by the Lyman Family in the 1930’s and 40’. This is special!
121. Conus litteratus w/data New Caledonia
122. Tridacna maxima w/data, yellow! Tonga
123. “Vase” made of yellow cowries!
124. 2 Cyrtopleura costata “Angel Wings” Big, beautiful specimens w/purple blush, Florida
125. Cypraea hesitata hesitata w/data Southern Australia
126. Terebra maculata w/data Tonga
127. Cypraea tigris w/data Niger! New Caledonia
128. Spondylus americanus w/data Panhandle Florida
129. 2 Astraea phoebia w/data Turks & Caicos
130. Fabric 72” x 24” cut of Batik style fabric w/shell & fish design, blues & greens
131. Aluminum serving dish in shape of a scallop shell Nice Quality!
132. Cassis madagascariensis forma spinella w/data, Florida Keys, Large! Opening bid $35.00
133. Coral, Another Beautiful Specimen! Opening bid $10.00
134. Cypraea sulcidentata w/data Hawaii
135. Harpa amouretta w/basic data East Africa
136. Conus marchionatus w/data Marquesas
137. Siratus articulatus w/data, from old Lyman collection, Dominican Republic
138. Lyria deliciosa howensis w/data Australia
139. Erosaria dillwyni w/data Tahiti Opening bid $5.00
140. Harpa harpa w/basic data, Philippines
141. Perotrochus teramachii w/data East China Sea Opening bid $10.00
142. Harpa crenata w/basic data Mexico
143. Pottery Shard from Woodland Stage, 1000BC-1000AD Deptford Check-stamped Collected by Dick Duerr
144. Cerithium tuberculatus & Cerithium aluco both w/data
145. Mitra belcheri w/data West Mexico
146. 2 Latirus cariniferus mcgintyi w/data Florida
147. Harpa major w/basic data Philippines
148. Painted terra cotta iguana from Costa Rica Great in the garden!
149. Conus araneosus w/data, Large specimen from old collection India
150. 2 Fasciolaria tulipa 1 red, 1 typical w/data Boca Raton
151. Bag of assorted sizes of zip-lock bags. Some new, some gently used. Perfect for your next collecting trip!
152. * Syrinx aruanus Huge! No data, Western Australia
153. 6 Exhibit Cases! Professionally made of Walnut, need glass, opening bid $25.00
154. Strombus sinuatus w/basic data only, SW Pacific
155. Conus vexillum sumatrensis w/basic data only, large shell from old collection!
156. 4 Liguus fasciatus from Lyman Family collection, collected in the 1940’s, Big Pine Key
157. 2 Tiphobia horei w/data, interesting freshwater snails! Africa
158. Bulla ampulla w/data, Zanzibar
159. Murex ternispira w/basic data only, Indonesia
160. Murex consuelae w/data from old Lyman collection, Dominica
161. Conus orbignyi w/data, Taiwan
162. 3 Conus jucundus w/data dead taken, Abaco Cays, Bahamas
163. Adelomelon ancilla magellanica w/basic data only, Argentina
164. Spondylus americanus w/data PINK! Florida
165. Polished abalone So Pretty!
166. Conus spurius arubensis w/data, Columbia, opening bid $10.00
167. Zidona dufresnei w/data Uruguay
168. Tampa Bay fossilized coral, beautiful pair, hard to find these days, opening bid $15.00
169. Charming “paint by number” painting of a shark…these are all the rage now days!
170. 2 Tusk Shells: Dentalium elephantinum & Pictodentalium vernederi, both w/data
171. Framed pen & ink drawing of shells by Sue Stephens Nice!
172. Cast Brass Pot, pecten design Quality piece opening bid $5.00
173. Pearlized Mussell Shell w/abalone inlay Neat!
174. Carved Cocolobo wood shell on base, Costa Rica
175. Float w/large barnacles
176. Leaf Coral! Opening bid $10.00
177. Cypraea lurida w/data, Malta
178. Lambis chiragra w/data Australia
179. Very realistic cast Horse Conch, decorator piece
180. Melo broderipi w/data, Big & Beautiful! Philippines opening bid $35.00
     
     Many Thanks to our Generous Donors for this Auction:
     *Nancy Galdo
     *Randy Allamand
     *The Broward Shell Club
     *An Anonymous Friend of the Broward Shell Club
     *Bob & Alice Pace
     *Sue Hobbs & Phil Dietz
     *Linda Zylman Holzinger & David Holzinger
     *Carolyn Vun Kannon
     *The Phyllis Diegel Estate
     *Mark Johnson
     *Gene Everson
     *Dr. Emily Weiss, the Estate of Fredric Weiss
     *Kevan & Linda Sunderland
     *Bob Janowski – “MdM Shells”
     *Doug Thompson
     *Richie Goldberg
     *The Estate of the late Jackie Gunn (via Genie O’brien)
     *Leslie Nyman
     *Annie Olson
     *Bernard M. Stanfield M.D.
     *Robert Schoeller
     *Leo Ros of Aruba
     *The David L. Rogers Family
     *Yasmira y. Colina of Aruba
     *Rex Stilwell
     *Mark Johnson