Buccinidae

Engina maura (Sowerby 1832) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem W/O 19,5 mm. Very beautiful. Black, white, beige and yellow color with attractive knobby ribs. Blue, white, mauve, gray knobby aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken under rocks at low tide. Herradura, West Costa Rica 1980

Pisania pusio janeirensis (Orbigny 1832) Gorgeous Black Corded! F+++/Gem W/O 31 mm. Very beautiful special southern Brazil subspecies. Black color with cream, white dots and marks, attractive fine nodulose cords. Pale blue and white ribbed aperture, yellowish, beige and brown lip with teeth. Has chipped protoconch. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Meaipe, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2023

Gemophos viverratoides (d'Orbigny 1840) Gorgeous Blue! F+++/Gem W/O 36,5 mm. Very beautiful. Blue, white and cream color with beige marks, black spiral lines and fine cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects. Taken among rocks and sand at low tide. Almadies, Dakar, Senegal 1990's

Cantharus gemmatus (Reeve 1846) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 30,7 mm. Very beautiful. Black, brown, cream and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10-20 feet in dead coral. Coiba Isl. Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2009