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 bertarollae Costa & Simone 1997 Gorgeous Reddish/orange! F+++/Gem 18,8 mm. Very beautiful specimen from new population. Reddish/orange color with attractive white pattern, corded low body. Rose aperture with cream marks and lip with fine teeth. Taken on sand on coral reef in 5-10 m. Off Coroa de Fora, Arengueiras, Caravelas, South Bahia, Brazil 2023

Conus cargilei Coltro 2004 Gorgeous Greenish! F++/F+++ 16,9 mm. Very beautiful and colorful. Greenish and yellowish white color with attractive white, brown spiral marks and dots, dark brown spire marks and rose tip. Multicolor aperture and yellowish lip with brown lines. Has a chip on the canal and slightly rough lip doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 25-35 m. on coral sand. Off Caravelas, Southern Bahia, Brazil 2016

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