Columbellidae

Columbella major Sowerby 1832 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 20,8 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown body color and yellowish/beige over the lip with attractive white, cream pattern and corded low body. White, cream aperture and thick lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch. Taken under rocks at 1-2 m. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1989

Columbella dysoni cf. Reeve 1859 Gorgeous White! Gem 14,2 mm. Very beautiful interesting new species found in offshore reef. White color with attractive small brown marks and fine nodulose cords. White aperture and thick lip with teeth. Hand dredged at 20-30 m. 20 km. NE off Alcobaca, Southern Bahia, Brazil 2023

Microcithara harpiformis (Sowerby 1832) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 14 mm. Very beautiful. Black color with white, gray marks,  attractive sculpture with knobby shoulder, knobby low body cords and ribs. Amazing sky/blue and body color aperture, white lip with brown dots and fine teeth, knobby margin. Taken under rocks at extreme low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Bahia de Chiriqui, West Panama 2000

Columbella mercatoria elongata Usticke 1959 Outstanding Yellow! F+++/Gem 17,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive brown, beige, white marks and slightly nodulose cords. White, yellow base, aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 10-12 m. under rocks in a offshore reef. Off Alcobaca, southern Bahia, Brazil 2023