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F+/F++Melongena corona f. johnstonei 3 ¾” or 95.90mm. w/o Clench & Turner, 1956 Collected Live in mud at low tide under the Goodland Bridge on May 21st, 2000 Goodland, Florida. Very limited numbers but this species can be found in Southwest, Florida.

Pterorhytis conradi 1” or 26.36mm. Dall, 1890-Extinct “Dwarf” Collected in the Chowan River Formation in 2016. Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort County North Carolina. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: Eric Prokopi. Identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

An F++/NG Umbilia hesitata 3 1/4” or 79.82mm. Iredale,1916. Collected by scuba at 60’ on clean white sand in 2005. Victoria, Australia. Bonus octopi Drill on Ventral side. 

An F++/NG Chicoreus florifer 2 7/8” or 73.32mm. Reeve,1846 Collected by a diver on hardpan bottom at 8-10’ in the 1990’s Berry Islands, Bahamas. Collector: Unknown. Operculum lost.  

Hystrivasum horridum 3’ or 76.19mm. Heilprin, 1886-Extinct Collected in the Ft Denaud Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation in 2004 Brantley Pit, Desoto County, Arcadia, Florida. Gelasian Pleistocene 2.2-2.4 M.Y.A. Collected and Identified By: Melanie Briskin.   

Lindaconus martinshugari 1 5/8” or 38.94mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Rare Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 4 Equivalent) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1970’s. Mule Pen Quarry, Collier County, Eastern Naples, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: To be furnished to the buyer of the fossil. Under UV light you can really see the pattern and some with the naked eye. This is a choice fossil.   

An F++Murex ternispina 4 ¾” or 117.55mm. Lamarck, 1822-“Freak Spines”Local Fishermen in 2000. Luzon Island, Philippines.   

A Fine Spondylus regius 5” or 126.17mm. Linne, 1758 Collected in Tangle Nets at 60-80 meters in 1990’s Olango Island, Cebu, Philippines. Collector: Local Fishermen Collection of GH. Nice specimen with some damage on one valve.   

Dauciconus bassi 1 1/4" or 29.34mm. Petuch, 1991-Extinct Rare Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Petuch Unit 7, Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1970's Mule Pen Quarry, Collier County, Naples, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected by: To be provided to the buyer. Identified by: Melanie Briskin. Markings visible still!!!    

Jaspidiconus susanae 23.12mm. Petuch, 1988-Ultra-Rare Pustulated Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Fruitville Equivalent, Unit 3)) of the Tamiami Formation in 2014.Bonita Grande Aggregates Pit, Le County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.00 M.Y.A. Collected and Identified by: Melanie Briskin   

An F+/ F++ Notadusta rabaulensis 16.40mm Schilder,1960 Tangle nets at 90-110 meters in 2010. Aliguay, Mindanao Island.   

Strombus evergladesensis 4 1/8” or 105.19mm. Petuch, 1991-Extinct Giant Rare Collected in the Belle Glade of the Bermont Formation on 10/16/16.Bonita Grande Aggregates Pit, Bonita Springs, Florida. Chibanian Pleistocene 126,000-400,000 Years Old. This is a supergiant and is rarely offered so large.   

Two F++/NG Vokesimurex chrysostoma (2)43.69 & 41.33mm. w/o Sowerby II, 1834.Collected in 1-3’ of water in mud by skin diver on March, 1989 Porlamar, Margarita, Venezuela. Collected and identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

Volutifusus typus 2 1/2" or 60.23mm. Conrad, 1863-Extinct Juvenile Collected in the Chowan River Formation in the 2000's Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort County North Carolina. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.6-3.0 M.Y.A. Coll: Eric Prokopi

Volutifusus typus 4"or 102.16mm. Conrad, 1863-Extinct Rare Collected in the Chowan River Formation in 2017 Lee Creek Mine, Aurora, Beaufort County North Carolina. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.58-3.0 M.Y.A. Collector: Eric Prokopi. Identified by Melanie Briskin   

An F++/NG Spondylus sinensis 4 1/8” or 103.90mm. Schreibers, 1793-Superb Collected by diver at 6-8 meters in the 2000’s Bohol Island, Philippines. Collector: Local diver. Collection of GH    

An F++/NG Spondylus variegatus 2 ½” or 60.29mm. Schreibers, 1793-Superb Spines Collected by diver at 25-30’ in the 2000’s Bohol, Island, Philippines. Collector: Local Fishermen Collection of GH. Umbo to the end of Long Spine.   

An F++Siratus tenuivaricosus 2 1/2” or 61.14mm. w/o. Dautzenberg, 1927 .Trawled by Fishermen at 35-45 meters on sand and hardbottom with coral in 2012. Guarapari, Espirito Santo, Brazil.    

A Fine Spondylus varians 5 ½” or 160.95mm. Sowerby, 1829 Collected by local divers at 20-30 meters. Bohol Island, Philippines. Collector: Local Diver. Collection of GH Top valve is slightly chipped in two spots. But this is a nice large heavy shell.   

Carolinapecten eboreus 3 1/4” or 81.13mm. wide. Conrad, 1833-Extinct Extra Superb Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2021. Lake being dug on land site, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida, Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector BH#3. Identified by Melanie Briskin. Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data on this fossil Carolinapecten. Another magnificent specimen pair