Buccinidae

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

Hesperisternia multangulus (Philippi 1848) Gorgeous Yellow! F+++/Gem 24.8 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get nowadays. Yellow body color and white top with attractive cords and knobby ribs. White ribbed aperture and cream lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the lip side and slightly chipped protoconch doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Taken on sand on beach. Kice Isl. Marco Isl. Florida 2006

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

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