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An F+ Nearly F++ Perisserosa guttata 2 3/8” or 57.22mm. Gmelin. 1791 Trawled by fishermen at 100-120 meters in 2010 Palawan Island, Philippines. Fresh-Dead    

An F++ Mauritia grayana 2 ¾’ or 67.17mm. Duclos,1833 Collected by a diver from 8-10 meters in 2004 Samar Island, Philippines. 

An F+ very nearly /F++Hermes nussatella 1 ¾” or 46.67mm. Linne, 1758 Collected by Diver in sand at 10-15 meters in 2004 Punta Engano, Mactan Island, Philippines.   

An F++/ Near-Gem Muracypraea mus 1 3/8” or 33.38mm. Linne, 1758 Collected at 2-4 meters by skin diver in the grassy shallows in the 2000’s Amuay Bay, Venezuela.   

An F+ pair of colorful Nodipecten subnodosus 132.16mm high x 138.87mm wide Sowerby I, 1835.Diver collected at 30-35 meters in 2010 Baja California West, Mexico. Great Color some chips and one Bonus mollusk drill. Gorgeous Color and just really nice.   

An F+/Very Near F++Ericusa sowerbyi 8.22” or 209mm.  Kiener, 1839 Trawled at 50-70 meters in 2004 Victoria, South Australia. Very large size and lovely with small nick on siphonal canal. A winner in any collection   

An F+/ very nearly F++ Fusinus longissimus 12” or 304mm.w/o Gmelin, 1791 Trawled at 40 meters by local fishermen in 1999 Phan Tang, Vietnam. What a beauty and so large. Normally damaged protoconch on these very large specimens.   

Chicoreus xestos 1 3/4” or 44.40mm. E. Vokes, 1974-Extinct Superb Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 1989. Apac Pit, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and identified: Sue Stephens.   

An F++/NG Chicoreus (Triplex) brevifrons 2 1/4” or 55.16mm. Lamarck, 1822-Magnificent. Collected by Scuba diver at 12 meters in the 1990’s Tobago, West Indies. Extremely dark and quite rare in collections  

Hippopus hippopus 4 5/8” or 118.12mm. Linne, 1758-Decorative Bear Claw Clam Collected by fishermen in the 1970’s on mixed bottom. Punta Engano, Mactan Island, Cebu, Philippines. This is a nice decorative specimen.   

A nice decorative Melongena melongena 5 ½” or 136.36mm. Linne, 1758-Adult. Collected on sea grass and sand at 2-3 meters by snorkel diver in 1980.Gulf Of Mexico, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Shell has been artificially made shiny by acid dip or other method this is a nice decorative shell. The colors are wonderful but the shell might have been worth more with the artificial shine.   

A Fine/F+ Phalium decussatum 2 5/8” or 66.28mm. Linne, 1758 Collected by local diver on sand near reef in 2004 Punta Engano, Mactan Island, Cebu, Phillipines. This has lovely color and a little spire erosion. The shell has a typical siphonal canal that has been edged by local Philippine fishermen.   

An F+/Near F++Vexillum citrinum 2 3/4” or 70.62mm. Sowerby, 1828-Magnificent.Obtained from Local Fishermen from Unknown depth in the 2000’s. Toliara, Madagascar.   

An F+ /nearly F++ Cypraeovula mikeharti 18.92mm. Lorenz, 1985 Collected by diver around sponges at 18-20 meters in1989 False Bay, South Africa. Really nice dark specimen with sand grains under dorsum.   

An F+ Umbilia hesitata 3 7/8” or 99.52mm. Iredale, 1916 Collected by scuba at 80’ on clean white sand in 2005 Victoria, Australia . Very large monster with sand grains trapped under the enamel on the right side of the dorsum and growth line striations present. Otherwise, a nice collectible shell with good size.   

An F+ Umbilia armeniaca 3 ¾” or 95.92mm. Verco, 1912 Trawled at 150-17 meters by fishermen in 2001 Port Lincoln, South Australia. The mantle is freak with two folds in it but a really nice specimen.   

An F++/NG Arestorides argus 2 ¾” or 69.23mm. Linne, 1758  Collected by local divers at various depths in 2012 Central Visayas, Philippines.   

An F+/F++Clavus viduus 2 1/8” or 52.92mm. Reeve, 1845 Collected by diver at 12-15 meters on sand in 2004 Bohol. Island, Philippines.  

A Rare Offering-Seashells on Sanibel & Gulf Coast Beaches-A Picture Postcard Booklet fully intact by Harlan E. Witkopf & Anne Joffe 32 Species and 20 suitable for framing, All Photos are perforated and for postal use. Represents the glory of Sanibel Pre-Hurricane Ian. May be very difficult to obtain anymore. Want to pass it onto a new home that would appreciate my love for Sanibel.   

Florida-A Bicentennial History by Gloria Jahoda. 210 pages. Copyroght-1976.Book in Excellent Condition with Dust cover with some tears ISBN: 0-393-05585-X Printed by W.W. Norton NY, NY. The title speaks for itself. Very Good Condition. Hardcover.