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An F++/NG Spondylus sinensis 4 1/8” or 103.90mm. Schreibers, 1793-Superb Collected by diver at 6-8 meters in the 2000’s Bohol Island, Philippines. Collector: Local diver. Collection of GH    

 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.   

An F+/ almost F++ Spondylus victoriae 4 5/8” or 116.35mm.(Umbo to Longest Spine) G. B. Sowerby II, 1860.Trawled in the Capricorn Channel approximately east of Yepoon, Keppel Bay, Queensland, Australia. Collector: Fishing Trawlers. Collection of GH   

Contraconus adversarius 3 3/8” or 83.00mm. Conrad, 1840- “Extinct Choice" Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector P#2 Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil conus. A treasure for any serious fossil conus collector!!!!  This is a consignment item with 0%

Two Near-Gem/Gem Imbricaria pretiosa (2) 18.29mm & 18.28mm. Reeve, 1844 Obtained from Local diver in 1988 Al-Fintas, Kuwait. Collector: Unknown diver.  

Turbo castanea f. ayersi 1 3/8" or 32.95 mm. Olsson, 1967-Extinct superb Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami formation in the 1990's. Quality Aggregates Pit, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector: Herbert Waldron Identified by Melanie Briskin.   

Calusaconus spuroides 1 3/8” or 33.72mm. Olsson & Harbison, 1953-Extinct Collected in the Ft Denaud Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation in 2004 Brantley Pit, Desoto County, Arcadia, Florida. Gelasian Pleistocene 2.2-2.4 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin Spots visible.   

Two F++/NG Vokesimurex chrysostoma (2)43.69 & 41.33mm. w/o Sowerby II, 1834.Collected in 1-3’ of water in mud by skin diver on March, 1989 Porlamar, Margarita, Venezuela. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

Melongena sarasotaensis 4 5/8” or 115.36mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Superb Giant Adult Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 2) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Found in a lake being dug for a land site in 2021. Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: BH#3 Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil melongena This is a consignment item with 0% off. 

Calusacypraea globulina 2 5/8” or 66.83mm. Petuch, 1996-Extinct Mature Full Adult Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Found in a lake being dug for a land site in 2021. Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: BH#3 Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil cypraea.This is a consignment item with 0% off.   

Carolinapecten murdockensis parawatsonensis n. ssp. 3 1/4” or 79.60mm. (Wide) Waller, 2018 Collected in the Jupiter Waterway Member of the Murdock Formation in a lake being dug insitu in the lake wall in January,2022. North Port, Sarasota County, Florida. Zanclean Pliocene 4.4-5.3 M.Y.A. Collector: BH#3 Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil Pecten. This is a very rare complete pair of this hardly

Carolinapecten(eboreus) walkerensis 3 3/8” or 82.92mm. Tucker, 1934-Extinct Rare Collected in the Buckingham Member (Petuch Unit 10) of the Tamiami Formation in July. 2021.. Lake being dug on land site, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida, Piacenzian Pliocene 3.4-3.6 M.Y.A. Collector BH#3. Identified by: Melanie Briskin -Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data on this fossil Cypraea. This is a 0% off consignment

Pusula dalli mulepenensis 9.74mm. Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011-Extinct Superb Rare. Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 4 Equivalent, Upper Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 02/02/2020. Aggregates Pit. Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

Calusaconus manueli 1 7/8” or 47.64mm. Petuch & Drolshagen 2011.-Extinct Rare 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.   

An F++ Fasciolaria tulipa 1 5/8” or 40.07mm. w/o Linne, 1758-Brown/Orange Juvenile Collected at -0.6 Low tide between sand bars in January 1976 after N.W. Storm. Sundial Beach, Lee County, Sanibel Island, Florida. Collector: Louise Briskin Identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

A rare deep-water Flabellum moseleyi 2 3/8" or 56.65mm. Poutales 1880. Trawled by Royal Red Shrimpers at 800-1200' in 1969. Gulf of Mexico West of the Ft Myers, Florida Area. Collected By: Royal Red Shrimpers and identified by: Melanie Briskin Ultra-Rare deep- water coral.   

Chicoreus judeae 1 3/4” or 45.69mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation on 04/04/2016 SMR Aggregates Pit, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin Quarry now defunct   

Strombus sarasotaensis 3 5/8” or 91.73mm. Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011-Extinct Adult Giant. Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 4, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1980’s. Apac Pit, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

Two F++ NG Sinum perspectivum (2) 1 ¼” or 31.15mm & 1 ¼” or 30.18mm. Say, 1831 Collected live on sand bar at -0.4 low tide in March 1989 Sundial Beach Resort, Lee County Sanibel Island, Florida. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin. Can no longer be collected “Live Taken” since the “Live Shelling ban of 1994” Common Name: Baby's Ears.   

Mansfieldostrea compressirostra 4 ¾” or 118.55mm. Say, 1824-Extinct Collected in the Jupiter Waterway Member of the Murdock Station Formation Found in an area where they were digging a lake in April,2022. Sarasota County, Nokomis Hawthorn Group. Zanclean Pliocene 4.6-5.3 M.Y.A. Collector: BH Identified by Melanie Briskin. Collector will be divulged in the final data. This is a 0% off Consignment Item.