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Panopea floridana 4 7/8” or 124.25mm. Heilprin, 1887-Extinct Choice Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020. Aggregates Pit, Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Collector S#1 -Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data on this fossil panopea. Again. this species rarely maintains a shell that isn’t chipped or if it isn’t

Contraconus adversarius 3 1/8” or 78.93mm. Conrad, 1840-Extinct superb Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation in 2020 Aggregates Pit, Tampa Bay Area, Hillsborough County, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.4 M.Y.A. Collector P#2. Identified by Melanie Briskin Collector and true locality will be divulged in the final data of this fossil Conus. Usual rough lip. This is the “True Adversarius”

Carolinapecten corpulentus 3 1/8” or 78.01mm. Waller, 2018-Extinct Miocene Ultra-Rare. Collected in the Jupiter Waterway Member of the Murdock Station Formation. Found in an area where they were digging a lake in 2020.Sarasota County, North Port, Florida. Hawthorn Group. Zanclean Pliocene 4.6-5.3 MYA Collector: BH#3 The collector and full locality data will come with the fossil shell when purchased. This shell exists in very few

Argopecten evergladesensis 1 3/4” or 46.40mm. Mansfield 1931-Extinct  Collected in the Ochopee Member of the Tamiami Formation-Bonita Marl Member on 1/18/2015.Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Collector: Melanie Briskin Outstanding  condition and preservation!  

Two F++ Siphonaria maura(2) 17.05mm & 15.63mm. Sowerby I, 1835 Collected on rocks intertidally at 1-2’ in December,1975 Deer Island, Close to Mazatlan, West Mexico.

Two F++/NG Tegula excavata 12.65mm & 11.92mm. Lamarck, 1822 Collected in 1-3’ of water under rocks with sand and algae in 1988 Glass Window Bridge Area, Eleuthera, Bahamas. Coll: Louise Briskin

A Near-Gem Mitrella scripta 14.51mm. Linne, 1758 Collected under stones at 2-3 meters resting on sandy bottom August,1983 Gumbet, about 4.5 km. west of Bodrum Turkey, Aegean Sea.

F++/NG Persicula interruptolineata(2) 8.56mm & 8.43mm. Muhfeld,1816 Collected in 4’ of water on sand at night by diver in May,1989 Crown Point, Tobago, West Indies Tending towards more albinistic.

An F/F+ Favartia (Favartia) maculata 10.44mm Reeve, 1845 Collected in tangle nets from 150 meters in 1982 by fishermen Punta Engano, Cebu Island, Philippines

Two F+/F++ Imbricariopsis conovula(2) 15.84mm & 14.66mm. Quoy & Gaimard, 1833 Collected by diver in 15’-20’ of water on or around rocks in 1980 Asan Point, Guam

F+/Near F++Virgiconus frigidus 1 ¼” or 30.36mm. Reeve, 1848 Taken in 6-30’ of water in rock crevices by scuba in April,1990 North Surin Beach, West Phuket Island, Thailand

An F+/F++ Amphissa columbiana 22.63mm. w/o Dall, 1916 Collected at low tide on rocks and in rock crevices in April,1993 Between Gonzales & McNeill Bays, South coast of Victoria, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada.

Taeniaturbo dominicensis f. laloi 24.56mm. C.J. Maury, 1917 -Extinct Ultra-Rare Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation in 2017. Aggregates Pit, Lee County, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin Ultra-Rare 

Panopea floridana 5” or 127.44mm. Heilprin 1887 Extinct filled with matrix Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Lower Beds) of the Tamiami Formation on 12/02/2018. Aggregates Pit, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Pair preserved and full of cement-like matrix. Usual chips on valves but mostly intact. A really nice piece to display.

Polystira tenagos 1 5/8” or 37.75mm. Gardner, 1947-Extinct Ultra-Rare Collected by pickaxe in sand and mud substrate matrix from the Chipola Formation, (Lower Beds) on 11/16/19.Alum Bluff, Alum Bluff Group, Chipola Formation, Apalachicola River, Liberty County, Bristol. Florida. Burdigalian Miocene 16-20.4 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin Quite rare in good condition.

Strombus evergladesensis 4 1/8” or 105.08mm. Petuch, 1991-Extinct Giant Rare Collected in the Belle Glade of the Bermont Formation on 10/16/16 Aggregates Pit, Bonita Springs, Florida. Calabrian Pleistocene 78,000-400,000 Years Old. This is a supergiant and is rarely offered so large.

Periglypta tamiamiensis 4" or 102.71mm. Olsson & Petit. 1964-Extinct Collected in the Ochopee Member of the Tamiami Formation on 09/02/18 Aggregates Pit, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin This is a complete pair held together by matrix with some layer missing as usual from this harsh environment.

Lindaconus tuckeri 2 5/8” or 64.91mm. Petuch & Drolshagen, 2011-Extinct Collected in the Golden Gate Member (Upper Beds) of the Tamiami Formation, Aggregates Pit, Bonita Springs, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.6-3.0 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin All markings visible under UV Light Outstanding quality specimen with usual minor lip chips. A must have in any collection!

Heilprinia caloosaensis 2 5/8” or 64.29mm. Heilprin, 1886-Extinct Superb Collected in the Pinecrest Member (Petuch Unit 7) of the Tamiami Formation on 04/16/16.SMR Aggregates, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 3.0-3.6 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin Really superb specimen with protoconch and the normal minor nicks. Collected the last day this pit mined fossil shell!

Heiprinia hasta 2 7/8” or 74.95mm. Petuch, 1994-Extinct Rare Collected in the Fruitville Member (Petuch Unit 3 , Uppermost beds)of the Tamiami Formation in the 1980’s Apac Pit, Sarasota, Florida. Piacenzian Pliocene 2.6-3.0 M.Y.A. Coll: Melanie Briskin Bonus Mollusk drill.