Unionidae
Unionidae

Genera on this page:
   TOTAL: 
Manage Shopping Cart
Manage Your Shopping Cart
  MARINE SHELLS     NON-MARINE SHELLS     SHELL BOOKS     SHELL EXTRAS
  ANODONTA

Anodonta cygnea
Click to enlarge
Anodonta cygnea (Linné, 1758)
Thin shiny green shell.
  • FAMILY:  UNIONIDAE
  • LOCALITY:  Belgium
  • SIZE:  100-107mm
  • GRADING Range for Lot:  Fine / Fine+
  • DESCRIPTION:Variable shape. Short minor stress lines along edge.
  • DATA:  Good
  • PRICE (U.S. Dollars):  $5.00   Convert Currency

Quantity:
  LAMPROTULA

Lamprotula caveata
Click to enlarge
Lamprotula caveata (Heude, 1877)
Undulating sculpture. Uncommon.
  • FAMILY:  UNIONIDAE
  • LOCALITY:  China
  • SIZE:  56-60mm
  • GRADING Range for Lot:  Fine
  • DESCRIPTION:Typical umbo erosion.
  • DATA:  Good
  • PRICE (U.S. Dollars):  $28.00   Convert Currency

Quantity:
  LASMIGONA

Lasmigona costata
Click to enlarge
Lasmigona costata (Rafinesque, 1820)
Large, solid and heavy species with massive hinge development.
  • FAMILY:  UNIONIDAE
  • LOCALITY:  Ohio
  • SIZE:  120-134mm
  • GRADING Range for Lot:  Fine
  • DESCRIPTION:Some erosion spots, which is typical for the species.
  • DATA:  Detailed
  • ONE ONLY
  • PRICE (U.S. Dollars):  $8.00   Convert Currency

Quantity:
  QUADRULA

Quadrula metanevra
Click to enlarge
Quadrula metanevra (Rafinesque, 1820)
Warty surface with intricate hinge construction.
  • FAMILY:  UNIONIDAE
  • LOCALITY:  Kansas
  • SIZE:  42-47mm
  • GRADING Range for Lot:  Fine / Fine+
  • DESCRIPTION:Olive green with varied darker markings
  • DATA:  Very Good
  • PRICE (U.S. Dollars):  $10.00   Convert Currency

Quantity:
  UNIO

Unio pictorum
Click to enlarge
Unio pictorum (Linné, 1758)
The name pictorum comes from the fact that early European artists used the single valves to hold paints.
  • FAMILY:  UNIONIDAE
  • LOCALITY:  Belgium
  • SIZE:  79-84mm
  • GRADING Range for Lot:  Fine+
  • DESCRIPTION:Olive green with silvery interiors.
  • DATA:  Very Good
  • PRICE (U.S. Dollars):  $5.00   Convert Currency

Quantity:
Unio tumidus
Click to enlarge
Unio tumidus Philipsson, 1788
This species has many form names. These are exceptional specimens of a typical U. tumidus.
  • FAMILY:  UNIONIDAE
  • LOCALITY:  Belgium
  • SIZE:  70-72mm
  • GRADING Range for Lot:  Fine++
  • DESCRIPTION:With periostracum. Green with hint of darker green rays.
  • DATA:  Very Good
  • PRICE (U.S. Dollars):  $8.00   Convert Currency

Quantity:
 
  MARINE SHELLS     NON-MARINE SHELLS     SHELL BOOKS     SHELL EXTRAS     HOME PAGE
All content on this Web site is © 2011, Worldwide Specimen Shells.
All right reserved. No content may be reproduced, or retransmitted
without prior written approval from the copyright holder.