Misc. Gastropods

Planaxis planicostatus Sowerby 1825 Outstanding! Large! F+++/Gem 23,4 mm. Very beautiful. Black body and brown color top with attractive slightly nodulose cords. Bluish/white, cream ribbed aperture and brown, black lip. Taken under rocks at low tide. Gobernadora Isl. Veraguas, West Panama 1992

Nassarius globosus Quoy & Gaimard 1833 Gorgeous Thick! Gem 12,6 mm. Very beautiful. White color with tones of brown dorsal blotch, attractive sculpture with granulose cords and very tick full mature white base. White, brown ribbed aperture and thick lip. Dried animal and maybe the operculum inside. Self collected on sand at shallow water. Phi-Phi Isl. South of Phuket, Thailand December 1999

Otopleura auriscati magnifica (Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous Rare Subspecies! F+++/Gem 21 mm. Very beautiful. White color with mauve marks, attractive shoulder knobs and granulose body. White aperture with brown marks and pale yellow lip. Taken in coral sand in shallow water. Kundu Isl. Solomon Islands 1997

Pupa sulcata (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding! F+++/Gem 18,2 mm. Very beautiful. Corded, cream/white color with yellowish marks and dots. Calituban Isl. Bohol 2002