Buccinidae

Solenosteira anomala (Reeve 1847) Outstanding! F+++ W/O 38,5 mm. Very beautiful. White and pale yellow color top with  attractive fine nodulose and knobby cords. White mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has two slightly growth lines, a very small drill hole on the spires and chipped protoconch doesn't detract detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 20-30 m. Off Puerto San Jose, West Guatemala 2015

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

Afer afer (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++/Gem  W/O 29,8 mm. Very beautiful. Yellowish and white color with brown marks, attractive nodulose cords and shoulder knobs. White ribbed aperture and lip with beige dots and fine teeth. Has few micro defects/ Dredged on muddy sand and scattered rubble at 25-35 feet. Gorιe Isl. Senegal 1998

Afer pseudofusinus Fraussen & Hadorn 2000 Outstanding! F+++ 51,9 mm. Very beautiful deep water species. Yellow color with attractive cords and knobby spires. White ribbed aperture and lip. Has a chip on the lip and few nicks on the side of the canal. Trawled at 150 m. off Dakar, Senegal, West Africa 2009