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PR0384699 1086281 APLUSTRIDAE Hydatina physis C. Linnaeus, 1758 32.2 mm. Philippines. Bohol. Nocnocan Island. 10-20 m.

PR0384699 1083793 CASSIDAE Galeodea leucodoma PERIO W.H. Dall, 1907 49.1 mm. South China Sea. Near the Pratas Islands. Dongsha Islands. Trawled. 400-600 m

TROCHIDAE - CALLIOSTOMATIDAE Calliostoma zizyphinum f. conuloides (J.B. Lamarck, 1822) Locality : France. North Brittany. Ploubazlanec. Pors Even. In seaweeds at low tide. Remark : This lot of zizyphinum goes from fine to gem, fine is already highly selected in the conuloides from the Atlantic which usually has severe growth lines. Size : 25.6 mm. mm 1.01 inch

BUCCINIDAE Ancistrolepis vietnamensis SECOND B.I. Sirenko & V.N. Goryachev, 1990 Locality : China. South China Sea. Deep water. 500 m. Remark : These are still selected shells and in the better part of the catch, but they al have defects which can be noticed. They are excellent study material but to avoid only in top notch aesthetic collections. Size : 92.7 mm. mm 3.65 inch

ANGARIIDAE Angaria delphinus (C. Linnaeus, 1758) Locality : Philippines. Bohol. Jetafe. 1 m. Remark : Size : 44.7 mm. mm 1.76 inch

PLEUROTOMARIIDAE Bayerotrochus teramachii ORANGE (T.J. Kuroda, 1955) Locality : China. East China Sea. Trawled. 350-450 m. Remark : From a nice fresh set of teramachii, quality from fine+ to fine+++, best possible for this kind of large deep water shell. All selected out of many. Size : 90.4 mm. mm 3.56 inch

PR0384699 1062347 VOLUTIDAE Cymbium marmoratum FEMALE Link, 1807 136.9 mm. Senegal. Offshore Dakar. From fishermen. Shallow in sand.

PR0384699 1062332 VOLUTIDAE Cymbium cymbium MALE (C. Linnaeus, 1758) 133.7 mm. Senegal. Dakar. Hann Bel-Air. Lives shallow. Offshore. In sand.

NERITIDAE Neripteron violaceum (J.F. Gmelin, 1791) Locality : Philippines. Olango Island. In mangroves. Remark : Size : 23 mm. mm 0.91 inch

PR0384699 1060632 VOLUTIDAE Cymbium cymbium FEMALE (C. Linnaeus, 1758) 114.4 mm. Senegal. Dakar. Hann Bel-Air. Lives shallow. Offshore. In sand.

TURRITELLIDAE Turritella banksii J.E. Gray in Reeve, 1849 Locality : Panama. Pacific Panama. Isla Venado. Coll. T. Rice. Remark : Size : 42.2 mm. mm 1.66 inch

PR0384699 1052659 TROCHIDAE - EUCYCLIDAE Ginebis argenteonitens convexiusculus (Yokoyama, 1920) 56.4 mm. China. East China Sea. Trawled. Gravel and sand bottom. 280 m. With no or almost no knobs on the shoulder: the uncommon convexiusculus.

TROCHIDAE - CALLIOSTOMATIDAE Calliostoma ligatum (Gould, 1849) Locality : Canada. British Columbia. Cluxewe Beach. Port Hardy. At low tide. Coll. T. Rice. Remark : Size : 25.4 mm. mm 1 inch

ANCILLARIIDAE Amalda mamillata (R.B. Hinds, 1843) Locality : China. East China Sea. Taken offshore in deep water by fishermen from the region between Zhoushan and Wenzhou. About 100 m. Remark : Fresh lot from the East China Sea. A locally common but magnificent species. From fine to gem, check the images, all are selected. Size : 36.9 mm. mm 1.45 inch

PR0384699 1050217 CASSIDAE Phalium muangmani L. Raybaudi Massilia & Prati, 1995 75.9 mm. China. East China Sea. Taken offshore in deep water by fishermen from the region. Between Zhoushan and Wenzhou. 100 m. A nice lot of muangmani from the East China Sea with well saturated coloration on the dorsum. Live taken, but siphonal canals mostly damaged in the dredges and therefore fine only. Few gems,..

COLUMBARIIDAE Columbarium pagoda pagoda R.P. Lesson, 1831 Locality : China. East China Sea. Taken offshore in deep water by fishermen from the region. Between Zhoushan and Wenzhou. 100 m. Remark : Size : 59.4 mm. mm 2.34 inch