Bursidae

Bufonaria bufo (Bruguiere 1792) Gorgeous Large! F+++/Gem 52,5 mm. Very beautiful and glossy Brazilian form. Tones of grayi, bluish, beige and cream/white color with attractive nodulose cords and knobs. Violet and white aperture, cream/white nodulose base, white and yellowish lip with teeth. Has little chipped upper lip and few nicks on the canal. Trawled at 50-70 m. on muddy bottom. Off Luis Corer, Piaui, Brazil 2015

Bursa corrugata ponderosa (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 36 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange/beige color with soft brown marks, attractive spiral knobs and fine nodulose cords. Amazing beige base with cream/white nodules, white aperture and beige lip with teeth. and wings. Has slightly damaged apex as usual. Dived at 4-5 m. under rocks. Barra, Salvador, Bahia, Brazil 2009

Tutufa rubeta (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Elongate! F++ 80,3 mm. Very beautiful high spires, uncommon for the locality. Cream and white color with beige, brown marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Amazing orange and cream ribbed aperture and knobby lip. Has small worm drills mostly on the early whorls, chipped outer lip and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken under coral. Mogadisco, Somalia 1979

Bursa rhodostoma (Sowerby 1835) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful uncommon Hawaiian specimen. Cream/white color with brown, beige and blackish marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Amazing dark orange and cream aperture with white nodules lip. Dived at 15-18 m. under rocks. Ewa Beach, Oahu, Hawaii 1975