Strombidae

Strombus alatus Gmelin 1791 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 73,7 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Tones of brown, beige, body and cream, yellowish, white color early whorls with brown, beige soft marks, cream over the lip, attractive shoulder knobs, corded early whorls and low body. Amazing dark brown, orange, black, tones of violet, white base, ribbed aperture and lip. Has few nicks on the canal. Taken semi buried in sand at 5-7 feet. Ramrod Key, Florida Keys, Florida 1994

Strombus bulla (Roding 1758) Gorgeous! F+++ 50,2 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish, pale yellowish/beige, dark orange/beige and white color with cream dots attractive large spiral knobs and smaller white shoulder knobs. White, rose, yellowish/cream base, aperture and thick lip. Has slightly chipped canal, upper lip, finger and protoconch. Taken on coral sand with grass in shallow water. Kundu Kundu Isl. Munda, Solomon Islands 1997

Dolomena orosminus (Duclos 1844) Gorgeous Yellow!F+++/Gem 35,6 mm. Very beautiful and uncommon. Yellow and white color, attractive sculpture with spiral knobs, cords and ribbed spires. White, pale yellow base, ribbed aperture and thick lip. Has chipped protoconch. Trawled in muddy sand at 20-30 m. Dong-Noi, 55 km. west of Uthai-Thani, Thailand 1976