Shell Auction 2023

BROWARD SHELL CLUB AUCTION
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
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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Auction List

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2023 Auction Shell Necklace and Earrings Marta Cruz Jewelry Artists
Shell Necklace and Earrings Marta Cruz Jewelry Artists
  1. Busycon (Sinistrofulgur) sinistrum Cedar Key, Florida with egg case
  2. Phyllonotus whymani Key West, Florida
  3. Melongena bispinosa Cancun, Yucatan, East Mexico
  4. Mitra (Nebularia) incompta Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands Opening Bid $5
  5. Bursa (Tutufa) (Tutufella) oyamai Bantayan Island, Philippine Islands 
  6. Cancellaria reticulata Holly Springs, Louisiana
  7. 20 Issues of “The Mollusk” Greater Miami Shell Club News Letters
  8. 2 Specimens of Liguus fasciatus forma walkeri “Topotypes!” P.C. Ham. #9, Big Cypress   National preserve, Florida Everglades Opening bid $10
  9. 2 Specimens/Same Location 2 color forms Cypraea pantherina Saudi Arabia
  10. Tonna sulcosa Luzon Island, Philippine Islands
  11. Haliotis assimilis Baja Norte, West Mexico Opening Bid $5
  12. Haliotis discus East China Sea, China Opening Bid $2
  13. Mitra (Nebularia) nodulosa pallida Palm Beach, Florida
  14. Land snail: Colobostylus humphreysianus Trelawny Parish, Jamaica  RARE!  Opening Bid $20
  15. Land snail: Annularia spinulosa Manchester Parish, Jamaica Opening Bid $5
  16. 10 Issues of “The Mollusk” Greater Miami Shell Club News Letter
  17. 2 Specimens of Calliostoma annulatum Monterey, California
  18. Fusinus dupetitthouarsi Guaymas, West Mexico
  19. “Two Color/Shape Forms of Oliva peruviana Chile, South America
  20. “Two Worldwide Bivalves” One East Beach, Texas and One Baja California, West Mexico
  21. Tectus conus Sarawak, Borneo
  22. Land snail: “2 Specimens Cerion tridentatum costellatum Delray Beach, Florida
  23. “Large!” Turritella anactor Guaymas, West Mexico
  24. Cypraea tigris “Dwarf Male!” Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands
  25. “2 Specimens Trophon geversianus varity cancelllada Punta Maria, Argentina, South America Opening Bid $10
  26.  Zidona dufresnei varity affinis San Antonio Oeste, Argentina, South America Opening Bid $10
  27. Echinophoria kurodai Broome, Western Australia, Australia Opening Bid $10
  28. Cypraea (Neobernaya) spadicea San Diego, California
  29. Busycon perversum Southern Texas Opening Bid $10
  30. Laevicardium elatum Punta San Felipe, West Mexico Opening Bid $5
  31. Hexaplex fulvescens Pensacola, Florida Opening Bid $5
  32. Lyropecten subnodosus West Mexico Opening Bid $10
  33. Haliotis iris Auckland, North Island, New Zealand Opening Bid $5
  34. “3 Green Turbos, similar with variations and 3 Data Locations Opening Bid $5
  35. “2 Specimens/color forms of Pecten (Euvola) raveneli Panama City, “Panhandle” Florida
  36. “2 Specimens/color forms of Haliotis kamtschatkana Denman Island, British Columbia Opening Bid $5
  37. Tibia fusus fusus “Turtle Islands”, Philippine Islands
  38. Mikadotrochus hirasei (Pilsbry, 1903) South China Sea  Opening Bid $10
  39. Ceratostoma foliatum “Unique color form!”  Monterey, California Opening Bid $5
  40. Pterochelus acanthropterus Dampier, Western Australia, Australia Opening Bid $5
  41. Harpa harpa Siasi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands. Opening Bid $10
  42. Liguus fasciatus “Hybrid!” “Timm’s Hammock”, Florida. Opening Bid $5
  43. Cypraea picta Gray, 1824 Senegal, West Africa Opening Bid $5
  44. Neptunea arthritic Hokkaido Island, Japan Opening Bid $10
  45. “12 Issues of “The Bailey-Matthews National Shell Museum Newsletter”
  46. Persicula interruptolineata Margarita Island, Venezuela, South America
  47. Morum tuberculosum Guaymas, West Mexico
  48. “3 Species of Vexillum from the Philippine Islands!”
  49. Babylonia japonica Taiwan
  50. Mitra (Atrimitra) idea Farallow Islands, West of California
  51. “2 Species of Vexillum vulpercula Jolo Island, Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands “large!” Opening Bid $10
  52. Fusinus dowianus Utila Bay, Honduras, Central America (Caribbean Side!)
  53. “ 2 Specimens” of Strombus gibberulus Queensland, Australia
  54. “3 Specimens” of Cypraea spurca acicularis Bimini, Bahamas
  55. Lambis scorpius Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea
  56. “3 Species of Mitra from Western Pacific!”
  57. Conus cancellatus cancellatus Guajira Peninsula, Columbia, South America Opening Bid $10
  58. Turbo marmoratus Samar Island, Philippine Islands
  59. “Richard Goldberg Photos and Descriptions! Of various species from around the world!
  60. Oliva splendidula Manzanillo, West Mexico
  61. Cymatium exilis Cebu Island, Philippine Islands Opening Bib $2
  62. “2 Specimens!” Terebellum terebellum Mauritius Island
  63. “2 Specimens!” Ocenebra poulsoni San Diego, California
  64. “2 Specimens!” Spondylus tenuis “Two data locations!” Pompano Beach, Florida and Bimini, Bahamas
  65. Mitra mitra Bohol Island, Philippine Islands
  66. Mitra eremitarum Bohol Island, Philippine Islands
  67. Pyrazus ebeninus Queensland, Australia
  68. Cypraea pantherina “Reddish-Black color form!” Saudi Arabia, Red Sea RARE! Opening Bid $20
  69. Conus striatus Maui Island, Hawaiian Islands “LARGE!”
  70. Tonna perdix Palawan Island, Philippine Islands
  71. Melo broderipii Palawan Island, Philippine Islands
  72. “3 Shell Club Newsletters/2 issues each!/6 Issues total!”
  73. “3 Worldwide species of Terebra with full data!”
  74. Fusinus colus Cebu Island, Philippine Islands
  75. Amusium japonicum Honshu Island, Japan
  76. Tibia insulaechorab Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Opening bid $10
  77. “Orchid Society Club Pins” from the Richard Sedlak collection!
  78.  Terebra areolata Marshall Islands, West Pacific”
  79.  “3 Specimens/color forms of Strombus (Conomurex) fasciatus Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in the Red Sea
  80. Vexillum coccineum Bohol Island, Philippine Islands Opening Bid $2
  81. Latirus cariniferus mcgintyi Ocean Ridge, Boynton Beach Florida
  82. Oliva miniacea tremulina Tanzania, East Africa
  83. “3 Data locations for Cymatium (Monoplex) aquatilis around the world: Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Fiji Islands and East Africa!”
  84. “Two specimens of Gloripallium pallium – One normal and one freak!”
  85. “Two specimens/two forms!” Dares Salaam, Tanzania, East Africa Filifusus filamentosus
  86. “Two Murex species from Indonesia!” Chicoreus brunneus and Hexaplex cichoreum
  87. “3 Species of Worldwide Volutes!” “Amoria undulata, Amoria zebra and Cymbiola pulchra forma woolacottae!” Opening bid $10
  88. Flexopecten glaber “Yellow color form!” Greece
  89. Phalium bisulcatum Thailand
  90. Bursa (Alanbeuella) corrugata varity Caelata “2 specimens!” Galapagos Islands, Ecuador, South America
  91. Turris (Turris) babylonia Palawan Island, Philippine Islands Opening Bid $2
  92. Conus textile Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
  93. Haustellum haustellum Bohol Island, Philippine Islands
  94. Melo georginae “Sub-Adult” Australia
  95. Cypraea (Zoila) thersites South Australia, Australia Opening Bid $10
  96. “Two species of Pomacea from South America: Pomacea canaliculata and Pomacea lineata!”
  97. Epitonium scalare Luzon Island, Philippine Islands
  98. Propeamussium sibogai Wakayama Prefecture, Japan
  99. Strombus listeri Andaman Sea, Thailand
  100. “2 Specimens of Liguus fasciatus forma marmoratus; Two Data Locations: P.C. Ham. #36 and P.C. Ham. #39!”
  101. “2 Species of Neritina and one specimen of Neritodryas all from the Philippine     Islands 8 specimens total!”
  102. Phalium decussatum Jolo, Sulu Archipelago, Philippine Islands
  103. Caribachlamys imbricata Pompano Beach, Florida
  104. “2 Species/2 Specimens/2 Data Locations!” Oliva miniacea saturata and Oliva acuminata!
  105. “Trophon geversianus varity acordonada!” “2 Specimens; Santa Cruz Province, Patagonia Argentina, South America
  106. Trophon fraseri Morocco, Northwest Africa Opening Bid $10
  107. “2 Color forms of Oliva (Viduoliva) Tricolor from the Philippine Islands!”
  108. Vexillum c.f. curviliratum South Vietnam
  109. Cancilla isabella Taiwan Opening Bid $5
  110. Phalium bandatum Dampier Archipelago, Western Australia, Australia
  111. Cypraea teulerei Jazirat Masirah, Oman.
  112. Cypraea pulchra Muscat, Oman
  113. Cypraea caurica Masqat Island, Oman
  114. Oliva incrassata Magdalena Island, Baja California, West Mexico
  115. Oliva sericea Bali Kaliyasem, Indonesia
  116. Fusinus tuberculatus Luzon Island Philippine Islands
  117. Fusinus ansatus Margarita Island, Venezuela, South America Opening Bid $5
  118. Lyria lyraeformis Kenya, East Africa “Rough Lip!”  RARE! Opening Bid $25
  119. Book: “The Henry Holt Guide to Shells of the World” by A.P.H. Oliver-Henry Holt
  120. Book: “National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Shells” by Knopf
  121. Book: “The Shell Desk Diary!” 1992
  122. Book: “Marine Gastropods from Curacao, Aruba and Bonaire” by K.N. De Jong, H.E. Coomans and E.J. Brill
  123. “5 Issues of Tulane Studies in Geology and Paleontology from September 26, 1990 to June, 1992!” by Emily Vokes
  124. Hexaplex fulvescens Palm Beach, Florida
  125. Tonna tessellata Sikubung Island, Sulu Archipelago, Japan, Sulu Sea
  126. “2 Specimens of Astraea undosa California to Western Mexico. One normal and one Polished!”
  127. “2 Specimens of Triplofusus giganteus One Fossil – One Recent-one from Louisiana  and one from Florida!”
  128. Cassis tuberosa Soldier Key, Miami, Florida
  129. Cassis madagascariensis forma spinella Conch Reef, Upper Florida Keys. UNCOMON TO RARE! Opening Bid $50
  130. “Cow Horn” Sculpture of a Sailing Ship!” Opening Bid $5
  131. “Cow Horn” Sculpture of a Sculpture of Freshwater Fish!” Opening Bid $5
  132. “Brass Shell Picture Stand!”
  133. Haliotis glabra Coron Island, Palawan Island, Philippine Islands
  134. Liguus fasciatus forma barbouri P.C. Ham. #36, Big Cypress National Preserve, Florida Everglades.  “LARGE!”
  135. Harpa major Taiwan
  136. Amaea magnifica Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan Opening Bid $10
  137. Mitra swainsoni Guaymas, Sonora, West Mexico Opening Bid $5
  138. Distorsio anus Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, Red Sea “LARGE” Opening Bid $10
  139. Cypraea talpa Eastern Samar Island, Philippine Islands.
  140. Phyllonotus margaritensis Margarita Island, Venezuela, South America Opening    Bid $6
  141. Lambis crocata Punta Engano, Cebu Island, Philippine Islands Opening Bid $5
  142. “2 Specimens/2 Data locations: One Adult and on Sub-Adult Cerithium nodulosum!”
  143. Cellana testudinaria “2 specimens!” Thailand one normal and on polished
  144. Buccinanops gradatum Uruguay, South America
  145. Neptunea arthritica Qingdao China Opening Bid $10
  146. Vexillum taeniatum New Caledonia RARE! Opening Bid $20
  147. Vexillum taeniatum Queensland, Australia RARE! Opening Bid $10
  148. Land snail: Forcatia globulus New Britain Island, Papua New Guinea
  149. Tibia insulaechorab Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Opening Bid $5
  150. Conus virgo Phang-Nqa,Thailand
  151. Conus textile “EXTRA LARGE!” Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands
  152. Architectonica perspectiva Luzon Island, Philippine Islands. “EXTRA LARGE!” Opening Bid $5
  153. Discotectonica acutissima Shikoku Island, Japan Uncommon to Rare Opening Bid $5
  154. Neptune lyrata Kodiak Island, Alaska Opening Bid $20
  155. Neptune lyrata decemcostata Nova Scotia’s Cape, Breton Island, Canada Opening Bib $10