Conidae A-D

Conus centurio Born 1778 Gorgeous Light Colored!F+++/Gem 51,3 mm. Very beautiful . White color with tones of brown, beige. orange, yellow attractive pattern and corded low body. White aperture and perfect lip. Has a growth line. Trawled at 30-40 m. Off Vitoria, Espirito Santo, Brazil 2023

Conus canonicus Hwass 1792 Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 39,4 mm. Very beautiful unusual Solomon form. White color with tones of brown, orange and black attractive pattern. Bluish/white aperture and lip with brown dots and fine teeth. Taken on coral sand at shallow water. Kundu-Kundu Isl. in front of Munda Airport, Solomon Islands 1997

Conus bartschi Hanna & Strongi 1949 Gorgeous Granulose! F+++/Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful and very rare now. Brown color with yellowish marks, attractive cream shoulder knobs and granulose cords. Bluish/white  aperture and beige lip with brown dots Has a nick. Dredged at 40-45 m. Off Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1995

Conus bengalensis Okutani 1968 Gorgeous!F++/F+++ 85,7 mm. Very beautiful. Orange color with blackish axial streaks marks, attractive white with orange/brown over line pattern. White aperture and lip with blackish marks. Has a small healed slightly growth mark on the base near the shoulder and chipped upper rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Trawled at 70-100 m. Kollam, Kerala, India 2005