Strombidae

Strombus urceus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Blue! F+++ W/O 43,5 mm. Very beautiful special color. Tones of pale blue and yellowish/beige color with gray, white and brown dots. White, orange, yellow ribbed with blackish lines aperture and lip. Has a small slightly growth mark on the side and another very small on the lip, nicks on the lip and the canal, slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Palawan 2007

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 granulatus dwarf Swainson 1822 Gorgeous Yellowish/White! F+++/Gem 40,9 mm. Very beautiful. White and yellowish color with brown, beige marks, attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White nodulose aperture and pale yellowish/beige lip. Dredged on sand and rubble at 30-40 ft. Cebaco Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1987