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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.

An almost F++ Chicoreus (Triplex) virgineus 2 3/4” or 67.14mm. Roding, 1798 Trawled at unknown depth in 1999. Cuddalore, India.   

A “Fake” but in few collection Homalocantha anomaliae 4 3/8” & 109.18mm.Put together by Philippine Craft Artisans using different materials and pieces of other shells to create this large “Fahe Beauty. One reason one must be careful from buying from the Philippine fishermen without knowing their reputation is good. These were offered to an anonymous private collector years back. Ther are noy many in collections but

Siphocypraea(Lokossea)daughenbaughi 2 1/8” or 54.76mm.Berschauer & Waller, 2020-Extinct New Species variant Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 3) of the Tamiami Formation on 11/24/19.Bonita Grande Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene approximately 2.8 M.Y.A. Collector: Melanie Briskin Ultra-Rare Some Gloss and some color and markings. Spots show on both sides characteristic of the

A F+/ F++ Cymbium cymbium 4 ½” or 111.12mm. Linne, 1758 Netted by fishermen at 30-60’in the 1990’s SW Dakar, Senegal, West Africa. Some of the usual laquer is sometimes put on by fishermen from Africa is common. It can be removed if the buyer wants to.  

Chicoreus cichoreum 4 7/8” or 125.29mm. Gmelin, 1791 Fishermen Trawling at 25-30 meters in 2000. Negros Island, Philippines   

Lindaconus martinshugari 1 5/8” or 38.94mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Rare Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 4 Equivalent) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1970’s. Mule Pen Quarry, Collier County, Eastern Naples, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Under UV light you can really see the pattern and some with the naked eye. This is a choice fossil.   

An F++Chicoreus (Triplex) virgineus 3 ½” or 86.50mm. Roding, 1798’”Dark”Collected by a diver on reef rubble at 10-15 meters in 1990.Manar, Sri Lanka. This darker color is much rarer. Not offered from Sri Lanka in this dark form as much anymore.   

An F++/Mostly Near-Gem Amphidromus basilanensis 44.20mm & 40.29mm. Bartsch,1917 Land Snails Found by natives. Basilan Island, Mindanao, Philippines.    

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.  

17518 An F+/F++ Sinistrofulgur sinistrum 5 ¾” or 147.84mm. w/o Hollister. 1958 Collected on sand bar live buried partially in the sand at -0.5 low tide at night in Dec 1976. Sundial Beach Resort, Lee County, Sanibel Island, Florida. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin. This shell hasn't been collected live since the shelling ban of 1994.  

An F+/F++ Chicoreus (Triplex) brevifrons 3 1/8” or 79.15mm. w/o  Lamarck,1822 Collected under mangroves root in the sandy mud at low tide in 2010. Parguera, Puerto Rico Area.   

An near F++Murex  (Murex) tenuirostrum 4  5/8” or 114.19mm. w/o Lamarck,1822 Local Fishermen in nets from unknown depth. Central Visayas Region, Straits of Cebu between Bohol Island & Cebu Philippines.   

Cyclophorus daranganicus(2) 28.15mm. w/o & 28.10mm. Hidalgo,1888 Landsnail around shrubbery, ground trees etc. Quezon N.P, Luzon, Philippines. Large one with operculum. Collector: Proestler.   

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

Hawaiian Marine Shells by: E. Alison Kay Book in Good+/Very Good Condition considering a Copyright of 1979. Dust Cover is torn but the book is not marked inside and is in excellent condition. Bishop Museum Press. Pages: 654195 figure photos and illustrations of species. A few color Pages but mostly in B/W/ If you collect Hawaiian shells is a must have book .  

F+/F++Thaisella kiosquiformis (2) 39.69mm & 30.24mm. w/o Duclos, 1832.Collected at low tide on sand in 2012. Coiba Island, Panama.   

An F++ Chicoreus ramosus 2 ½” or 59.85mm. w/o Linne, 1758 Orange/Peach-Ultra-Rare. Diver collected at 20-30’ on dead coral. Laminusa, Sulu Seas Archipelago, Philippines. Another large fabulous orange dwarf shell that is just perfect and with operculum.   

An F++/Near-Gem Murex troscheli 6 3/8” or 159.24mm. w/o Lischke, 1868-EX-Large. Collected in nets by local fishermen in 1999. Bantayan Island, Philippines.   

Chesapecten middlesexensis 7 ¼” or 183.20mm Tall x 192.89mm. wide. Mansfield, 1936 Collected in the Cobham Bay Member of the Eastover Formation. James River, Surry County, Virginia. Messinian Miocene 5.33-7.246 M.Y.A. Collector: Unknown. A very large- superb example with the usual pin-holing and minor damage as show on the umbo. This is a matrix piece and is very heavy as both sides are attached. Rarely offered still intact this