Cassidae

Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++ 39 mm. Very beautiful glossy, local form. Yellowish, cream, white and pale grayish color with attractive small spiral knobs, brown, beige marks. Yellowish/beige, white aperture and knobby, spiny lip. Has a growth mark on the side, slightly chipped protoconch and chipped one canal terminal. Taken in shallow water. Toliara area, Madagascar 2016

Semicassis bisulcatum (Schubert & Wagner 1829) Outstanding Globose! F+++/Gem 55,6 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and cream color with pale yellowish/beige soft marks and attractive cords. White, cream mature large base, aperture and lip with strong teeth. Trawled at 30-40 m. Amami Oshima, Kagoshima, Japan 1980's

Semicassis granulata peristephes (Pilsbry & McGinty 1939) Gorgeous Superb!F+++/Gem 43,5 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of grayish, beige and cream color with brown, beige spiral marks, attractive nodulose spires cords and soft body cords. Body color and white nodulose base. Beige, cream, white aperture and lip with beige marks and teeth. Has few nicks on the canal terminal. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Conceicao da Barra, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2023

Semicassis granulata (Born 1778) Gorgeous Thick! F+++/Gem 61,2 mm. Very beautiful with impressive lip. Yellowish/beige and pale grayish color with pale yellowish soft marks, attractive nodulose shoulder and body cords. White mature nodulose base, ribbed aperture and very thick lip with strong teeth. Has a slightly growth mark on the lip and a chip on the canal terminal. Trawled at 30-40 m. Colombia East 1998