Buccinidae

Antillophos candei (Orbigny 1842) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 20 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with beige marks, attractive nodulose cords and ribs. White ribbed aperture and lip with fine teeth. Trawled at 60-80 m. Off Cabo de la Vela, Colombia, Caribbean Sea 1993

Pareuthria plumbea (Philippi 1844) Outstanding! F++ W/O 25,7 mm. Very beautiful. Blue/mauve and cream color. Mauve, cream and brown aperture. Has micro defects, thin lip and chipped canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken at 20 feet. Falkland Isl. 1989

Cancellopollia insculpta (Sowerby III 1900) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 12,1 mm. Very beautiful deep water uncommon species. Pale beige and cream color, attractive sculpture with nodulose body and ribs. White, cream aperture and lip with fine teeth. The lip has a chip. Taken alive in crayfish traps at 100 m. Off Algoa Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1994

Cantharus wagneri (Anton 1839) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 23,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, brown and cream color pattern with attractive fine nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with knobby teeth. Taken under rocks in shallow water. Saraja Kecil, North  Labuanbajo, Flores Islands, Indonesia 2005