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Pterorhytis conradi 1 5/8” or 40.00mm. Dall, 1890-Superb Extinct Rare  Collected in the Chowan River Formation in the 2000's. Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort County North Carolina. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: Eric Prokopi Avery nicely preserved specimen. 

Siderastrea pliocenica 2 1/2" or 61.20mm. Vaughan, 1919-Extinct Superb Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 7 Equivalent, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 09/10/17. Bonita Grande Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and Identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

An F+/Nearly F++Siratus alabaster 2 7/8” or 149.54mm. Reeve, 1845 Collected in Tangle Nets by Local Fishermen at over 200 meters in 2000’s Bohol, Philippines. Collector: Local fishermen.   

AN F++/NG Siratus tenuivaricosus 2 ¼” or 56.45mm. w/o. Dautzenberg, 1927.Trawled by Fishermen at 39-40 meters on sand and hardbottom with coral in 2010. Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil.   

 An F+/ very nearly F++Spondylus regius 4 7/8” or 124.13mm. Linne, 1758-“Long Spines” Collected at 25-30 meters by fishermen in the 1990’s. Bohol Island, Philippines. Collector: Local Fishermen Collection of GH Lovely color and long spines.   

Turbo castanea f. ayersi 1 3/4" or 43.05mm. Tall Olsson, 1967-Extinct “freak” Collected in the Pinecrest Member of the Tamiami (Kissimmee facies) in the 2000’s, Rucks Pit, Fort Drum, Okeechobee County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Museum quality “freak” specimen with gerontic whorls.

A Near-Gem/Gem Vexillum citrinum 3 1/8” or 79.32mm. Sowerby, 1828-Magnificent.Obtained from Local Fishermen from Unknown depth in the 2000’s.Toliara, Madagascar.   

Pleioptygma nancyae 4 1/8” or 102.93mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 4, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Aggregates Pit, Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector P#2 -Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil pleioptygma. Rare Shell.   

An F+/F++Turbo (Dinassovica) imperialis 4 5/8” or 116.74mm. Gmelin, J.F., 1791.Taken on corals at 22-28 meters by diver in the 2000’sCommon growth marks. Tolagnaro, Madagascar   

A Fine Neptunea tabulata 3 1/8” or 79.20mm. w/o Baird, 1863 Trawled live at 90 meters in 1980’s British Columbia.   

An F+/near F++Siratus consuelae 1 5/8” or 40.18mm. w/o Vokes, 1963 Collected in Fisherman’s traps set at 120meters in the 1990’s Port Louis, Guadeloupe, Lee Ward Islands, Lesser Antilles, Caribbean.   

Antillia walli 2 ½” or 60.83mm. Duncan, 1863-Extinct Superb Preservation Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 7 Equivalent, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 05/15/16 Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector: Melanie Briskin The preservation is phenomenal.   

Calusaconus manueli 2 1/8” or 52.69mm. Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011-Extinct Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 7 Equivalent, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 03/19/17. Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin. Spots visible and superb condition. UV LIGHT PICTURE.  

Carolinapecten eboreus darlingtonensis 4 3/4” or 119.66mm. Dall, 1898-Extinct “Ultra-Rare” Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in2020. Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector S#1 Identified by Melanie Briskin This is a consignment item with 0% off. A Fully intact pair with sponge bore markings. These make nice additions to a collection of

Illustrated Catalogue of Recent Species of MURICIDAE Named Since 1971. Copyright:1994First Published. Hardcover in Good Condition. Fron and back cover scuffed. No dust jacket. Book kept in overall great condition. Used by researcher, so many species or highlighted in the book with a pink marker. Printed and Bound in Hong Kong.28 Plates of B/W photos and nice color photos. Errata pages included by owner to correct any errata, which is very rare

Lindaconus streami 2 7/8” or 73.35mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Giant” Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 3) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Aggregates Pit, Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector P#2. Identified by Melanie Briskin. Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil Conus. This is a giant Outstanding Example and fabulous in any

An F++ Palmadusta artufelli 15.30mm. Jousseaume, 1876 Collected by diver at 3-4 meters in 2009. Hokkaido, Japan.   

Stylophora affinis-Type 2   3" or 75.91mm. Duncan, 1863-Extinct Ultra-Rare Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 12/04/16. Aggregates Pit, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin Some great coral lite preservation visible on a typical piece found as branch coral. Ultra-Rare    

Contraconus adversarius 3 5/8” or 91.19mm. Conrad, 1840- “Extinct Superb Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2021. Large dig for a lake. Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Identified by: Melanie Briskin. A treasure for any serious fossil conus collector!!!!   

Lindaconus jeremyi 1 5/8” or 40.68mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Ultra Superb Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 2 Equivalent) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1970’s. Mule Pen Quarry, Collier County, Naples, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the Buyer of the fossil. One of the finest we have had with spots visible under UV light and perfect Spiral cords going around this fossil conus.