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From his collection

Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838; Baia Farta, Angola; 6/2010; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • Comment Ulrich Wieneke: " In my collection, I have about 40 specimens from Baia Farta. Half of it show the white area between the first and the second digit on the dorsal site. Sexual dimorphism?"

Aporrhais senegalensis Gray, 1838; freak form; Baia Farta, Angola; 6/2010; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera Boettger, 1902; middle Miocene; Lale, Karaman Basin, Turkey; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera Boettger, 1902; early Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Costeiu de Sus (Kostej), Timis County, Banat Region, Transylvanian Basin, Romania; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera Boettger, 1902; Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Disevica near Pleven, Pleven Province, Bulgaria; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dactylifera Boettger, 1902; Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Pleven, Pleven Province, Bulgaria; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  1. 32 mm
  2. 21 mm
  3. 21,5 mm

Aporrhais dactylifera Boettger, 1902; Freak; Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Pleven, Pleven Province, Bulgaria; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830); Miocene; Dzvynyache, Ternopil Region, Ukraine; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830); Miocene; Ternopil Region, Ukraine; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830); Miocene; Ternopil Region, Ukraine; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830); Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Rohoznik, Slowakia; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830); Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Rohoznik, Slowakia; 22 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais alata (Eichwald, 1830); Badenian (Langhian), middle Miocene; Mikulov, Czech Republic; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. alata (Eichwald, 1830); Miocene; Dubova near Bratislava, Slowakia; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. dingdenensis Marquet, Grigis & Landau, 2002; Reinbekian, Miocene; Twistringen, Lower Saxony State, Germany; 25,0 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet, Grigis & Landau, 2002; Reinbekian, Miocene; Twistringen, Lower Saxony State, Germany; 16,6 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet, Grigis & Landau, 2002; Reinbekian, Miocene; Twistringen, Lower Saxony State, Germany; 19,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais dingdenensis Marquet, Grigis & Landau, 2002; "Glimmer Ton", Reinbekian, Miocene; Twistringen, Lower Saxony State, Germany; 16,2 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. dingdenensis Marquet, Grigis & Landau, 2002; Langenfeldian, upper Miocene; Groß-Pampau, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 18,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais aff. pespelecani dertominor (Sacco, 1893); Tortonian/Messinian, upper Miocene; Stazzano, Alessandria Province, Piedmont Region, Italyy; 17,0 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais callosa (Roth von Telegd, 1915); Egerian, Oligocene; Eger, Heves County, Hungary; Ex-coll. Zoltan Vician; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais digitata (Roth von Telegd, 1915); Egerian, Oligocene; Eger, Heves County, Hungary; Ex-Coll. Zoltan Vician; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. speciosa (von Schlotheim, 1820); Egerian, Oligocene; Eger, Heves County, Hungary; Ex-Coll. Zoltan Vician; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais speciosa (von Schlotheim, 1820); "Consrader Gestein, Chattian, upper Oligocene; Consrade near Schwerin, Mecklenburg-West Pomerania State, Germany; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. bicarinata Koch & Boll in Koch, 1861; Erratic boulders, "Holsteiner Gestein", Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Holstein, Hamburg, Hamburg State, Germany; 37,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. bicarinata Koch & Boll in Koch, 1861; Erratic boulders, "Holsteiner Gestein", Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 56,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. bicarinata Koch & Boll in Koch, 1861; Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Damsdorf, near Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 34,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. bicarinata Koch & Boll in Koch, 1861; Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Damsdorf, near Bad Segeberg, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 39,1 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. bicarinata Koch & Boll in Koch, 1861; Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Kücknitz near Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 42,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. bicarinata Koch & Boll in Koch, 1861; Erratic boulders, "Holsteiner Gestein", Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Malente, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 44,3 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais cf. speciosa (von Schlotheim, 1820); Vierlandian (Aquitanian and early Burdigalian), lower Miocene; Kücknitz near Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 30,7 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais aff. speciosa (von Schlotheim, 1820); "Hemmoorer Gestein", Hemmoorian (Burdigalian-Langhian), middle Miocene; Kronsmoor near Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 36,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais aff. speciosa (von Schlotheim, 1820); "Hemmoorer Gestein", Hemmoorian (Burdigalian-Langhian), middle Miocene; Lägerdorf near Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; 35,1 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Aporrhais aff. speciosa (von Schlotheim, 1820); "Hemmoorer Gestein", Hemmoorian (Burdigalian-Langhian), middle Miocene; Itzehoe, Schleswig-Holstein State, Germany; tl: 32,8 mm, m & bl: 34,0 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Helicaulax ornatus (d'Orbigny, 1843); upper Santonian, upper Cretaceous; Sougraigne, Aude Department, France; 51 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Pseudanchura carinata (Mantell, 1822); "Banc B", Albian, lower Cretaceous; Courcelles Quarry, Troyes, Aube Department, France; 53 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tessarolax acutimarginatus (Nagao, 1932); Cretaceous; Inasato, Hubetsu district, Hokkaido Island, Japan; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke no. 2314

Tessarolax acutimarginatus (Nagao, 1932); Santonian, upper Cretaceous; Nakafutama-Zawa, Haboro-Cho, Tomamaegun, Hokkaido Island, Japan; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Dicroloma cf. bicarinata (Münster in Goldfuss, 1844); Kimmeridgian, upper Jurassic; Drügendorf 10 km NO from Eggolsheim, Bavaria State, Germany; 25 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Toarctocera subpunctata (Münster in Goldfuss, 1844); Aalenian, middle Jurassic; Mistelgau, Bayreuth District, Bavaria State, Germany; 19,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tylospira scutulata (Martyn, 1784); Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia; collected in sand at 2-3m; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • t: UW2530: 34,3 mm
  • m: UW2528: 43,1 mm
  • b: UW2529: 38,8 mm

Pelicaria vermis vermis (Martyn, 1784); South of Leigh Harbour, Northland, North Island, New Zealand; hermit crabbed on sand at 20-22 m depth by scuba-diver; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • t: UW2531: 40,5 mm
  • b: UW2532: 37.7 mm

Pelicaria vermis tricarinata Lesson, R.P., 1841; Tory Channel, Queen Charlotte Sound, Marlborough Sounds, South Island, New Zealand; snorkelling in 1-3 m; 2/1987; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • t: UW2533: 41,6 mm
  • b: UW2534: 40,2 mm

Tylospira pagodiformis Ludbrock, 1978; Roe Calcarenite, Pliocene; Roe Plains, Madura, Western Australia; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tylospira pagodiformis Ludbrock, 1978; Roe Calcarenite, Pliocene; Roe Plains, Madura, Western Australia; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus costatus (Gmelin, 1791); Camocim, Ceara State, Brazil; lobster nets in 25-30 m, sand; 149 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus costatus (Gmelin, 1791); freak; Camocim, Ceara State, Brazil; lobster nets in 30-40 m, sand; 115 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus gigas pahayokee (Petuch, 1994); Holey Land member, Bermont Formation, middle Pleistocene; Palm Beach County, Florida, USA; 195 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus gigas pahayokee (Petuch, 1994); Holey Land member, Bermont Formation, middle Pleistocene; Palm Beach County, Florida, USA; 175 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lobatus gallus (Linnaeus, 1758); off Recife, Brazil; 133 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Persististrombus aff. granulatus (Swainson, 1822); Panama; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium urceus (Linnaeus, 1758); 5 km south of Port Dickson, Malaysia; 49,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium urceus incisus (Wood, 1828); Siquijor Island, Siquijor Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; Hookah divers, 40-70 m; 29,5 mm; 6/2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium urceus incisus (Wood, 1828); Yanbaru, north of Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; 36 mm; fresh dead in sand; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium urceus incisus (Wood, 1828); Kermadec Islands, New Zealand; 27,9 mm; 2003; dived alive on sand grass by night at 20-25 m; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium urceus incisus (Wood, 1828); Rabaul Island, Papua New Guinea; at low tide; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium labiatum (Röding, 1798); Nou & Ouen Islands, Noumea, South Province, New Caledonia, Melanesia; dived in 2001 at 3-6 m on mud coral by night, t: 32,3 mm: b: 27,9 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium wilsonorum (Abbott, 1967); Oahu Island, Hawaii Islands, USA; 27,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium wilsonorum (Abbott, 1967); North of the Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; by local diver near reef; 2004; 27,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium wilsonorum (Abbott, 1967); Nacala Bay, Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; dive at 3-8 m; 2011; 27,0 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821); El Harish, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea; 34 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821); Watamu, Kenya; 26 mm; 9/1972; Ex-coll. P. Martin; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821); Nacala Bay, Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; dive 1-5m; 30 mm; 6/2000; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium mutabile forma zebriolatus (Adam & Leloup, 1938); Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Mimaropa Region, Philippines; 37,3 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium mutabile forma zebriolatus (Adam & Leloup, 1938); Dangerous Banks reef, South Province, New Caledonia, Melanesia; dived in 2010 at 4-8 m, on sand grass coral by night; 22 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium mutabile (Swainson, 1821); Paradise Bay, South of Coral Bay, Western Australia; 2m deep on sand; 18,7 mm; 6/1991; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium cf. mutabile (Swainson, 1821); Tarae Bay; Hurhinei, Society Islands; in shallow water; 8,1 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium cf. olydium (Duclos, 1844); Nacala Bay, Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; 32,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke no. UW1874

Canarium cf. olydium (Duclos, 1844) ; Nacala Bay, Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; 32,0 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke no. UW1875

Canarium olydium (Duclos, 1844); Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; dived at 5 m; 8/1977; 44,1 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium olydium (Duclos, 1844); Nacala Bay, Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; dive at 3-5 m; 35 mm; 2011; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium olydium (Duclos, 1844); Nacala Bay, Nampula Province, Republic of Mozambique, Indian Ocean; dive at 3-5 m; 36 mm; 2011; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium maculatum (Sowerby, 1842); Mataiva Atoll, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; 16,3 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium maculatum (Sowerby, 1842); Tikehau Atoll, Tuamotu Islands, French Polynesia; 17,7 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Canarium microurceus Kira, 1959; Salalihra, Western Samoa, Polynesia; t:20,1 mm, b:14,8 mm; 2/2007; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • The lot contains further Canarium microurceus with the heights: 11,4 mm, 13,5 mm; 14,9 mm, 17,4 mm, 20,3 mm, 21,0 mm,23,1 mm

Canarium ochroglottis (Abbott, 1960); Pereybere, NW Mauritius; 23,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke no. 2553

Canarium ochroglottis (Abbott, 1960); Trou aux Biches, Triolet Village, NW Mauritius Island; 24,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke no. 2548

Canarium hellii (Rousseau in Kiener, 1843); Oahu Island, Hawaii Islands, USA; at 40 m; 27,3 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke no. 2578

Canarium cf. erythrinum (Dillwyn, 1817); Olango Island, Cebu province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; dived in 50 m; 46 mm; 11/2011; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo lentiginosus (Linnaeus, 1758); El Harish, Egypt, Mediterranean Sea; 54 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798); off Raya Islands, South of Phuket, Western Peninsular, Thailand, Andaman Sea; trawled at 30 - 50 m; 59,4 mm; 2013; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798); off Raya Islands, South of Phuket, Western Peninsular, Thailand, Andaman Sea; trawled at 30 - 50 m; 51,5 mm; 2013; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798); Noongur reef, Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, East Africa, Indian Ocean; at low Tide on reef; 63 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798); Santa Rosa Island, Cebu Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 40-45 m deep, sand & rubble; 54 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo pipus (Röding, 1798); Tahiti Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia; 5/1979; 67 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lentigo lentiginosus x pipus; hybrid form; Olango Island, Cebu Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; live taken by diver in 10-20 m; 3/2013; 75 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tricornis indecoratus Lorenz & Wiese, 1990; Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea; 130 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786); Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • top: Pleistocene; Er Dahar, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; 88,9 mm
  • bottom: recent, shallow reef flats, taken between weed on sandy bottom with rubble by local diver; Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; 161,9 mm; 1992

Tricornis tricornis (Lightfoot, 1786); Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • top: off Sawabi Bad-el Mandeb, Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea; 1994; 127 mm
  • botton left: Djibouti, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea; 84 mm
  • bottom right: Red Sea; 68 mm

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); off Toliara (formerly Tuléar), Atsimo-Andrefana Region, southern Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 129 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); Mbudya Island, Tanzania; coral reef, 2-6 m; 10/2002; 148 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata'' (Link, 1807); Mauritius; 7/1990; 131 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); Cebu Island, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 107 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); Cebu Island, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 119 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); Cebu Island, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 117 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); Ryukyu Islands, Japan; 132 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata (Link, 1807); freak form?; Papua New Guinea; coral reef edge, on sand and rubble substrate, by local fisherman; 8/1980; 137 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • Comment Ulrich Wieneke:
    • "One digitation is missing."

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Queensland State, north east Australia; by diver at 10 m depth; 250 mm (measured parallel to shell axis); 2002; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Kangean Archipelago, Madura, Indonesia; in coral reef on gravel bottom, coll. by local divers; 123 mm; 5/2005; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); male specimen(?); Anse Royale, Mahé Island, Seychelles Archipelago, Indian Ocean; in sand and weed at low tide; 202 mm; 4/1972; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • Comment Wieneke: large male

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Ras Hafun, Bari Region, Puntland State, Somalia, Indian Ocean; 145 mm; 1988; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Toamasina (Tamatave), Atsinanana Region, east Madagascar; on coral reef, by diver from 3 m; 137 mm; 7/1992; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; 12/1980; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • top: female, 155 mm
  • bottom: male, 150 mm

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Katong, Phuket, Thailand; Senil, female; in sand and weed at low tide; 169 mm; 4/1972; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); Hikkaduwa, Southern Province, Sri Lanka Island (formerly Ceylon); in sand and weed at 2m; 127 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); female; Samar Island, Eastern Visayas, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); with Spondylus sp.; Surigao, Surigao del Norte Province, Caraga Region, Philippines Islands; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003; Sarangani Island, Philippines; 25 m deep; 50,9 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • Comment Wieneke (12/2012): This seems to be a Lambis lambis, which has grown normally until a certain time (marked by the white arrows) and afterwards a rapid process of becoming adult has started with building a varix-like structure. I speculate, that this has been triggered by environmental factors.

Lambis lambis forma adamii Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003; Balut Island, Sarangani Islands group, Davao Occidental Province, Davao Region, Philippines; 38,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003; Sarangani Island, Philippines; 25 m deep; 42,2 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003; Balut Island, Sarangani Islands group, Davao Occidental Province, Davao Region, Philippines; 1-2 m deep; on reef; 68 mm; 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003; Bohol Island, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 20 m deep; 61 mm; 11/2004; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis forma adamii Bozzetti & Cossignani, 2003; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • Comment Wieneke (12/2012): The body whorl shoulder splits into one (left), two (middle) or three (right) digits. There seems to be a tendency that the smaller the specimen the less digits it have.

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); freak form; Caubian Island, Cebu Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; compressor diver, 8-10 m; 104 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis (Linnaeus, 1758); freak form; San Isidro, Leyte Island, Leyte Province, Eastern Visayas Region, Philippines; 94 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758); Honiara, Solomon Islands; intertidal in sand and weed; 143 mm; 12/1971; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758); with Spondylus sp. attached to the spire; Bohol Island, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis millepeda (Linnaeus, 1758); Inside coral; Bohol Island, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821); Huahine Island, French Polynesia; taken at 10 m, on sand, inside reef; 126 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821); Puna'auia; Papeete, Tahiti Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia; 137 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821); juvenile specimen; Puna'auia; Papeete, Tahiti Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia; 20 m depth, corals; 102 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis robusta (Swainson, 1821); freak form; Puna'auia; Papeete, Tahiti Island, Society Islands, French Polynesia; 20 m depth, corals; 150 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris Abbott, 1961; Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 137 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris Abbott, 1961; subadult specimen; Indian Ocean; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris Abbott, 1961; freak form; Lanta Island, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis indomaris Abbott, 1961; freak form; Yao Island, Thailand, Andaman Sea; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); Aliguay Island, Zamboanga del Norte Province, Zamboanga Peninsula Region, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); Leyte Island, Eastern Visayas Region, Philippines; taken from coral rubble and sandpatches in 25 m; 142,7 mm; 2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); Samoa Islands, Polynesia; 1976; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); Siasi Island, Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Province, A.R.M.M. Region, Philippines; subadult; by hookah diver, 60-100 m; 59,8 mm; 10/2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); Sulu Sea, southwestern Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • one spine missing

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); Siocon, Mindanao Island, Zamboanga del Norte Province, Zamboanga Peninsula Region, Philippines; by hookah diver; 40-80 m; 160 mm; 12/2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • one additional spine

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); freak form; Escalante, Negros Island, Negros occidental Province, Negros Island Region, Philippines; from fisherman, between 20-25 m; 116,7 mm; 2005; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis scorpius (Linnaeus, 1758); freak form; Cebu Island, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786); Zanzibar Archipelago, Tanzania, East Africa, Indian Ocean; shallow water to 5 m, sandy rubble bottom of reef; 353 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis truncata ([Lightfoot], 1786); Tanzania; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis sowerbyi (Mörch, 1872); Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Mimaropa Region, Philippines; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis sebae (Kiener, 1843); El Dahar, Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis sebae (Kiener, 1843); Hurghada, Red Sea Governorate, Egypt, Red Sea; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata (Perry, 1811); off Toliara (formerly Tuléar), Atsimo-Andrefana Region, southern Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 130 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata (Perry, 1811); off Toliara (formerly Tuléar), Atsimo-Andrefana Region, southern Madagascar; trawled by local shrimpers at 20 m depth on sandy bottom; 114 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata (Perry, 1811); freak form, Madagascar; 108 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata (Perry, 1811); Mauritius Island; 119,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis digitata (Perry, 1811); Saint-Gilles, La Reunion; 171 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Ophioglossolambis violacea (Swainson, 1821); dwarf form; Saint Brandon Archipelago, northeast of Mauritius Island, Indian Ocean; 56,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica (Röding, 1798); Tanzania; from local fishermen, trawled in 20-35 m; 145 mm; 6/2006; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica (Röding, 1798); Sri Lanka Island (formerly Ceylon)(?); 131 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica (Röding, 1798); Palawan Island, Palawan Province, Mimaropa Region, Philippines; by diver, 6/2012; 134,7 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago arthritica (Röding, 1798); SWT, Phuket Island, Thailand; 136 mm; 2/1973; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago rugosus (Sowerby II, 1842); east Diamond Islets, Coral Sea Islands, Queensland State, north east Australia, South Pacific; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); Tôlanaro (formerly Fort Dauphin), Anosy Region, southeast coast of Madagascar; 10 m by diver; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); Sorsogon Bay, Luzon Island, Philippines, female; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); male; Siasi Island, Sulu Archipelago, Sulu Province, A.R.M.M. Region, Philippines; 145 mm, by hookah diver at night, 40-70 m; 11/2012; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); female; Causeway, Phuket Island, Thailand; in sand and weed at 1 m; 140 mm; 4/1972; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • Comment Ulrich Wieneke: small female

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); Panglao Island, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; male; 94 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); female; Zambamisaki, Okinawa Island, Okinawa Prefecture, Ryukyu Islands, Japan; 5/2002; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

  • big: female; Trincomalee, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka Island (formerly Ceylon); on sand, shallow reef
  • small: male; Tuticorin, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu State, Southeast coast of India; 145 mm

Harpago chiragra (Linnaeus, 1758); juvenile specimens; Somalia(?), Indian Ocean(?); 200 mm (large specimen), 90 mm (small specimen); Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata x lambis; hybrid form; Salar, 180 km north of Toliara (formerly Tuléar), Atsimo-Andrefana Region, southern Madagascar; intertidal, on grass bed; 175 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis lambis x millepeda; hybrid form; in shallow water on sand; Calitoban Island, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; 119 mm; 2001; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Lambis crocata x scorpius; hybrid form; Nocnocan Islands, Bohol Province, Central Visayas Region, Philippines; in 50 m, 4/2012; 138 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke


My visit in Ste-Marie-aux-Mines in June 2007. New fossils:

  • Wateletia geoffroyi
  • 2x Tessarolax sp. from Japan
  • Some Strombus bonellii from Mikulow
  • Protoconchs of Aporrhaid species from Sternberg and others
  • and a book: Piette, 1891: Paleotologie francaise, Terrain Jurassique; only about jurassic Stromboidea (91 plates!)
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