Columbellidae

Columbella haemastoma Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous! F+++ 18,1 mm. Very beautiful. Body blackish, brown, beige, white and yellowish, orange color over the lip and the canal . Bluish/white aperture, amazing rose, orange canal and lip with teeth. Has a drill mark, few micro defects and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 13-15 m. under rocks. Isabella Isl. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador 1980

Cosmioconcha rikae K & D Monsecour 2006 Outstanding! F++ 6,8 mm. Very pretty. Slightly ribbed, yellowish/cream and white color. White aperture and lip with fine teeth. Has a drill hole. Dredged at 120-140 feet. San Blas Isl. Caribbean, Panama 2009

Columbella major Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown body color and yellowish/beige over the lip with attractive white, cream pattern and corded low body. White, cream aperture and thick lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1989

Columbella mercatoria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Unusual! F+++/Gem W/O 20,2 mm. Very beautiful this is one of the most different form, maybe a subspecies. Brown, black, white color attractive pattern with knobby and nodulose thick and thin cords. White, pale yellow aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken under dead corals and rocks at 1-3 m. Trellis Bay, Tortola, British Virgin Islands 1982