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Nassarius (Uzita) locklini 11.06mm. Olsson & Harbison, 1953-Extinct Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami in the 1980's Apac Pit, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin Nice High- quality specimen.

A Near-Gem to Gem Pseudozonaria annetae 1 5/8” or 38.59mm. Dall, 1909.Divers at 3 meters around rocks in 1999. Guaymas, West, Mexico.   

An F++ Siratus articulatus 1 5/8” or 40.88mm. Reeve, 1845 Dredged at 150-250’over sand and some mixed bottom in the 1970's Southwest of Puerto Rico   

A “Dwarf” F+++/NG Trona stercoraria  1 ¾” or 45.92mm.Linne, 1758 Collected by diver at 3-5 meters in 1999. Cameroon, Victoria, West Africa.   

Latirus moorei 21.33mm. Gabb, 1860-Extinct Rare Collected in the Stone City Formation in the 2000's Burelson County, Texas. Middle Eocene 37.8-41.2 M.Y.A. Collector: Michael Reagin Outstanding condition! We can't completely clean some of the fossil because they are so old!  

An F++/Near-Gem Purpuradusta gracilis japonica 16.88mm. Schilder,1931 Lot#6820 Collected at night from shoreline to 60’ of water by diver under stones and rocks in September,1975. Manazaru, Japan Collector: Charles Cardin.   

Megapitaria (Macrocallista) maculata 3” or 75.97mm. Linne, 1758-Giant Fossil Collected in the Belle Glade Member of the Caloosahatchee Formation in 2001 Palm Beach Aggregates, Loxahatchee, Palm Beach County, Florida. Ionian Pleistocene 126,000- 400,000 Year. Museum quality specimen. Some color and gloss and faint spots under UV a Nice museum quality shell.

Two Near Gem to Gem Americoliva sayana (2) 45.58mm &44.40mm. Ravenel,1834 Low tide in sand in the 1980’s. Mullet Key, Ft Desoto Park, St Petersburg, Florida.   

An F++Sinistrofulgur sinistrum 5 ¾” or 148.09mm. w/o Hollister,1958 Collected live on sand bar at -04 low tide in March 1978.Sunset South Condos Beach, Sanibel Island, Florida. Collector: Melanie Briskin.No longer collected live on Sanibel since the live shelling ban of 1994.  

Two Near-Gem/Gem Eucithara stromboides(2) 11.00mm & 10.41mm. Reeve, 1846.Collected at low tide around rocks live in April 1990. Lovina Beach, North Bali, Indonesia. Collector: Unknown   

Hesperiturris nodocarinatus 20.12mm. Gabb, 1860-Ultra-Rare-Extinct Collected in the Stone City Formation in the 2000’s Burelson County, Texas. Bartonian, Middle Eocene 37.8-41.2 M.Y.A. Collector: Michael Reagin   

Two Near-Gem/Gem Imbricaria pretiosa (2) 18.29mm & 18.28mm. Reeve, 1844 Obtained from Local diver in 1988 Al-Fintas, Kuwait. Collector: Unknown diver.  

A Near-Gem Trachycardium egmontianum 1 ¾” or 42.06mm. Shuttleworth, 1856.-“Albino” Collected at low tide at night on sand bar in Dec 1978.Sunset South Condos Beach, Lee County, Sanibel Island, Florida. Collected and identified by Melanie Briskin. No longer collected live on Sanibel since the live shelling ban of 1994.   

An F++/NG Eupleura nitida (2) 17.18mm &14.29mm. Broderip, 1833 Collected under rocks by snorkel diver at 2-3 meters in 2010. Gobenadora Island, West Panama. operculum lost   

Gemophos tridentatus 1 ¼” or 31.50mm. Tuomey & Holmes, 1858-Extinct Collected in the Pinecrest Member of the Tamiami Formation (Petuch Unit 7) in the 1980’s Apac Pit, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin

Prunum limatulum 12.40mm Conrad, 1834-Extinct Collected in the James City Formation in the 2000’s Lee Creek Texas Gulf Mine, Aurora, Beaufort County, North Carolina Calabrian Pleistocene 780,000-1.8 M.Y.A. Coll: Eric Prokopi

Two Near-Gem to Gem Pseudozonaria arabicula (2) 25.85mm & 24.02mm. Lamarck, 1819. Collected by diver in shallow water amongst rocks in 1990. Las Perlas Islands, Panama.   

Solenosteira (Hanetia) vaughani 1 1/4” or 31.80mm. Dall,1903-Extinct  Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in the 1980's Apac Pit, Sarasota County, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector: Melanie Briskin   

Sconsia hodgii 1 7/8” or 47.55mm. Conrad, 1841-Extinct  Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation on March 8th, 2021. Diggings for a deep lake for future construction site. Sarasota County, Sarasota Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collected and Identified by: Melanie Briskin.   

An F++/NG Hexaplex cichoreum 1 7/8” or 48.96mm. w/o. Gmelin, 1791-“Dark Dwarf” Collected by local diver at 6-8 meters in 1/92. Mactan Island, Philippines. Nice dark dwarf shell,