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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.   

Anadara aequilitas 1 ¾” or 45.48mm. Tucker&Wilson,1932-Extinct Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 7 Equivalent, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 12/6/15.Bonita Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

Jaspidiconus hyshugari 1” or 24.91mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Collected in the Holey Land of the Bermont Formation in the 1990’s.Palm Beach Aggregates, Pit #9Loxahatchee Palm Beach County, Florida. Calabrian Pleistocene 781,000-1.8 M.Y.A. Collector: Herbert Waldron with Dr. Ed Petuch Normal lip chips but nice fossil conus and hard to obtain now with no quarry producing them   

Tropochasca lindae 4” or 100.85mm. Petuch, 1991-Ultra-Rare Extinct Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2021. Aggregates Dig for large lake insitu. 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. This shell is EX -LG for the discriminating collector.   

Melongena (Rexmela) subcoronata 2 5/8” or 62.95mm. Heilprin, 1886-Extinct Superb Multiple Rows of Spines” Collected in the Okaloacoochee Member of the Ft Thompson Formation in 2021. Aggregates Pit, Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Tarantian Pleistocene-79,000-129,000 Years Ago. Collector: Furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

Calusacypraea (Myakkacypraea) myakka 2 3/8” or 57.78mm. Petuch, 2004-Ultra-Rare Superb Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 4, Lower Bed) of the Tamiami Formation in 2021. Land site where lake is dug. Sarasota County, Sarasota Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil.   

Pseudadusta metae 2 7/8” or 72.91mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Adult Collected in the Fruitville member (Petuch Unit 4) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1990’s. Quality Aggregates Phase 9. Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.00 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossils.   

Phyllonotus labellensis 2 ½” or 60.79mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct  Collected in the Bee Branch Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation on April 25th, 1992. Desoto Pit #7, Desoto County, Arcadia, Florida. Gelasian Pleistocene 2.0-2.2 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Well preserved features.