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Two F+ juvenile Cymatium (Monoplex) vestitum (2) 22.81mm & 27.36mm. Hinds,1844. Collected at low tide under rocks in June 1994 Panama Beach, Guanacaste Province, Northwest, Costa Rica.   

Two Near Gem to Gem Americoliva sayana (2) 45.58mm &44.40mm. Ravenel,1834 Low tide in sand in the 1980’s. Mullet Key, Ft Desoto Park, St Petersburg, Florida.   

Chicoreus floridanus 1 7/8” or 47.35mm. E. Vokes,1965-Extinct 7 Fronds Superb. Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation on 02/02/94. Quality Aggregates 6, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Mollusk drill in body is a bonus. Very rare 7 frond specimen!!!  

Dinocardium robustum 4 1/4” or 105.87mm. Lightfoot, 1786 Fossil Exceptional Collected in the Belle Glade Member of the Bermont Formation on June 24th, 2001.Palm Beach Aggregates Pit, Loxahatchee Florida, Palm Beach County, Florida. Chibanian Pleistocene 126,000-400,000 Years Old. A beautiful fossil pair with markings on the shell and just exceptional.     

Pterorhytis conradi 1 5/8” or 39.65mm. Dall, 1890-Extinct Collected in the Chowan River Formation in 2016. Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort County North Carolina. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: Eric Prokopi. Identified by: Melanie Briskin. Several visible labral teeth and bonus mollusk drill. A really superb specimen!   

Okeechobea shawnae 2 ¼” or 57.44mm. Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011-Ultra-Rare Extinct Collected in the Fort Denaud Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation in 2003-2004 Brantley Pit, Desoto County, Arcadia, Florida. Gelasian Pleistocene 2.2-2.4 M.Y.A. Collected by: Herbert Waldron with Dr. Ed Petuch. Identified by: Melanie Briskin.    

Siphocypraea (Lokossea) wigginsi 2 3/4” or 68.43mm. Petuch & Drolshagen 2011-Rare Extinct Collected in the Bee Branch Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation in 2004. Brantley Pit, Arcadia, DeSoto County, Florida. Gelasian Pleistocene 2.0-2.2 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin There is some minor color and pattern and noted which is rare for a wigginsi and nice size.   

Siphocypraea cannoni 2 3/8” or 59.24mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Ultra-Rare Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 3 Equivalent, Upper Beds) on 03/21/2021.Bonita Grande Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin. Rare in the Golden Gate Member.   

An F++ Siratus articulatus 1 5/8” or 40.88mm. Reeve, 1845 Dredged at 150-250’over sand and some mixed bottom in the 1970's Southwest of Puerto Rico   

A Near-Gem to Gem Pseudozonaria annetae 1 5/8” or 38.59mm. Dall, 1909.Divers at 3 meters around rocks in 1999. Guaymas, West, Mexico.   

An F++/NG Eupleura nitida (2) 17.18mm &14.29mm. Broderip, 1833 Collected under rocks by snorkel diver at 2-3 meters in 2010. Gobenadora Island, West Panama. operculum lost   

 A nearly F++ Acesta rathbuni 6 1/8” or 155.79mm. Bartsch, 1913-“Gorgeous Tangle Nets at 200- 250 meters in 2010.Bohol Island, Philippines   

Four F++/NG Theodoxus luteofasciatus (4) 13.98mm,13.56mm, 12.98mm,12.35mm. Miller, 1879 Collected on rocks at 2 meters in the 1970’s.Guaymas, West Mexico. Lovely!   

Epitonium scalare 1 ¾” or 46.26mm. Linne, 1758 Trawled from deeper waters in 2016. Nha Trang, Vietnam. Collector: local fishermen. This specimen has nice little or no damage to the whorl’s it is one of the better we’ve seen. Lost operculum.     

Calusacypraea globulina 2 5/8” or 65.35mm. Petuch, 2004-Extinct Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1980’s. Apac Pit, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

An F++ Nearly /Near-Gem Busycotypus spiratus pyruloides 3 3/4” or 94.61mm. w/o Say 1822 Collected between sand bars at -0.6 low tide in February,1980. Sunset South Condos, Sanibel Island, Florida. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin These specimens are no longer collectible live since the live shelling ban in 1994.  

An F++/NG Lobatus raninus 3” or 76.78mm. w/o Gmelin, 1791-Superb Quality Collected in sand and mixed rubble near patch reef snorkeling in 3-4’ of water in April 1979.Marathon, Florida Keys. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin   

An F+/ F++ Melongena corona 2 7/8” or 73.64. w/o Gmelin, 1791-Very spikey Collected on mudflats in grass and sand at low tide in 1979.Blind Pass, Lee County, Sanibel Island, Florida. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin   

Akleistostoma (Mansfieldicypraea) macbrideae 2 7/8” or 72.31mm. Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011-Extinct Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 4, Black Layer) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Aggregates Pit, Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: To be provided to the buyer of the fossil. Identified by: Melanie Briskin. Nice smaller variant with color and gloss and clean. 

Pseudadusta (Bithloa) kalafuti 2 7/8” or 73.77mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Ultra Superb Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 3, Middle beds) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Aggregates Pit. Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Identified by: Melanie Briskin. Super Superb rarely seen clean beauty.