Strombidae

Strombus terebellatus Sowerby 1842 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 34,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and beige color background with attractive brown, beige, grayish, blackish marks, spots and dots. White, pale yellow aperture with brown lines and lip. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken on grass and sand. Marau Sound, East Guadalcanal, Solomon Isl. 1980's

Strombus variabilis Swainson 1820 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 46,1 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. White, yellow, brown and beige color attractive pattern with black basal blotch. White slightly ribbed aperture and lip. Has few micro defects and nicks. Taken in sand bars at low tide. Korore, East New Britain Isl. Papua New Guinea 1980

Canarium labiatum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Dark Aperture! F+++/Gem 34 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern and knobs. Orange, brown, black, beige ribbed aperture and lip. Taken on coral sand at low tide. Nukui, Lauthala Isl. Vit-Levu Group, Fiji 2006

Strombus granulatus dwarf Swainson 1822 Gorgeous Brown/White Lilliput! F+++/Gem W/O 40,6 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, white and beige color with attractive knobby shoulder, fine nodulose and knobby body cords. White nodulose aperture and yellowish lip. Dredged on sandy mud 25-35 m. Secas Isl. Chiriqui Bay, Veraguas, West Panama 1995