Volutidae

Voluta musica guinaica Lamarck 1811 Gorgeous! F+++ 70,4 mm. Smooth specimen! identified as guinaica, but I assume it is just a smooth form. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern. Yellowish/cream mature lip with black marks, pale yellowish/orange, cream, bluish base and aperture. Has few micro defects and few nicks. Taken in turtle grass/sand in shallow water. Amuay Bay, Peninsula Paraguana, Venezuela 1997

Voluta Zidona dufresnei (Donovan 1823) Gorgeous Super Special!F+++ 94,7 mm. Very beautiful super special specimen from central Brazil, a very different local form. Cream, grayish and orange/beige color with attractive black, brown, grayish pattern. Yellowish, orange, pale bluish, cream/white aperture and lip. Has growth lines, chipped protoconch and few nicks. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Vitoria, Espirito Santo State, Brazil 2023

Voluta Odontocymbiola cleryana (Petit 1856) Gorgeous! F+++ 39,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive yellowish/beige pattern and strong knobby shoulder. Bluish, beige, cream aperture and lip. Has slightly rough lip and canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled 50-70 m. Off Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2000