Fasciolariidae

Fusinus salisburyi H. C. Fulton 1930 Gorgeous! F++ W/O 170 mm. Very beautiful. White color with attractive spiral knobs and cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth.  Has a growth mark on the side, few micro defects, one chip on the lip and three on the side of the canal and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken at 25 m. by nets. Swain Reefs, Qld. Australia 1999

Latirus nagasakiensis (E. A. Smith 1880) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 44,7 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, beige, cream color body with black, brown ribs, attractive sculpture with corded body and ribs. Yellowish, beige ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-30 m. Nada, Wakayama, Japan 1989

Fusinus boettgeri (V. Maltzan 1884) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem W/O 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with nodulose cords and ribs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on muddy sand at low tide. N' Gor Isl. Senegal, West Africa 1998