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Florida Specimen Shells
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Cypraea cervus Linne 1771 103mm F collected off Clearwater on rock ledges in 60 feet of water. --Large subadult with neat pattern. Adult pattern around mantle line, juvenile pattern on dorsum. Small hole anterior ventral. Photo |
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Cypraea cervus Linne 1771 109mm Gem collected off Clearwater on rock ledges in 60 feet of water. --Heavy adult with nice white spotted pattern-- Photo |
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Cypraea cervus Linne 1771 132.2mm F+ collected off Clearwater on rock ledges in 60 feet of water. --Beautiful big specimen. One broken terminal-- Photo |
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Cypraea cervus Linne 1771 129.1mm F++ collected off Clearwater on rock ledges in 60 feet of water. --Beautiful big specimen. Super, Large, Thick, Heavy Specimen-- Photo |
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Cypraea cervus Linne 1771 124mm Gem collected off Clearwater on rock ledges in 60 feet of water. --Beautiful big specimen. Very Neat "busy" pattern with purplish / blue spots. Awesome shell. I usually keep one shell out of every group that comes in. This was the one! Dorsum Photo |
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Cypraea cervus Linne 1771 124mm Gem collected off Clearwater on rock ledges in 60 feet of water. --Beautiful big specimen. Very Neat "busy" pattern with purplish / blue spots. Awesome shell. usually keep one shell out of every group that comes in. This was the one! Ventral Photo |
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Conus granulatus Linne 1758 34.6mm F++ collected by Joel Rosenthal off Pompano Beach, Florida at 46 feet of water in coral rubble by SCUBA. Rare Photo |
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Conus juliae Clench 1942 54mm Dead trawled off Port Canaveral, Florida Ex Derby Lane collection --Large, Rare, Broken lip.-- Photo |
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Conus regius Linne 1758 68.8mm F+ Giant. Marathon, Florida Keys. collected on sand and grass -- Ex Derby Lane Collection Photo |
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Conus spurius atlanticus Gmelin 1791 63mm F++ w/perio. Collected by EFM at south end of Hog Island Clearwater, Florida EFM Collection. Photo |
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Conus spurius atlanticus Gmelin 1791 58mm F+ w/some perio. Collected by EFM at south end of Hog Island Clearwater, Florida EFM Collection. Photo |
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Conus spurius atlanticus Gmelin 1791 44mm F+ w/some perio. Collected by EFM at south end of Hog Island Clearwater, Florida EFM Collection. Photo |
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Voluta Scaphella dohrni Sowerby III 1903 46mm F+ dredged off Key West, Florida Ex Brian Hayes Photo |
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Voluta Scaphella junionia Lamarck 1804 50mm F++ collected on Dunedin Reef, Florida 35 feet on sand by EFM in the 1980's. EFM Collection Photo |
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Murex recurvirostris FC Baker 33mm F++ Florida Keys. EFM Collection Photo |
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Murex cellulosus leviculus Dall 22mm F++ dredged in 200 feet of water off Venice Beach, Florida. Dredge material from Jim Moore EFM Collection Photo |
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Murex Chicoreus florifer dilectus Adams 1855 63mm, 38mm F+ Dunedin Reef at 35 feet on rocks and sand. Collected by EFM. EFM collection. Photo |
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Murex Chicoreus florifer dilectus Adams 1855 45mm, 39mm F+ Dunedin Reef at 35 feet on rocks and sand. Collected by EFM. EFM collection. Photo |
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Murex Chicoreus pomum Gmelin 1791 65mm F++ Live collected on rocks Dunedin Reef, FL 35 feet of water by EFM. EFM collection Photo |
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Murex Chicoreus pomum Gmelin 1791 54mm F+ Collected off 3 Rooker Bar, Dunedin, FL. Kept alive in aquarium until eaten by true tulip. Photo |
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Murex Chicoreus pomum Gmelin 1791 29mm, 21mm F+ Live collected on rocks Dunedin Reef, FL 35 feet of water by EFM. Kept alive in aquarium until eaten by true tulip. Juvenile specimens. EFM collection Photo |
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Murex Chicoreus pomum Gmelin 1791 51mm, 39mm F+ Live collected on rocks Dunedin Reef, FL 35 feet of water by EFM. EFM collection Photo |
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Murex Hexaplex fulvescens Sowerby 49mm F+ East Coast of Florida. Juvenile. EFM collection. Photo |
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Murex Siratus beaui Fischer & Bernardi 77mm F+ Live collected from shrimpers Gulf of Mexico. Shallow water form Rare Photo |
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(Murex) Muricopsis oxytatus M.Smith 30mm F+ dredged in 200 feet of water off Venice Beach, Florida. Dredge material from Jim Moore EFM Collection Photo |
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Busycon contrarium Conrad 1840 128mm F++ with operculum Marco Island, Florida from Gullivan Bay. --Rare Albino with deformed siphonal canal. Ex Derby Lane Collection. Photo |
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Busycon contrarium Conrad 1840 157mm F++ with operculum Marco Island, Florida from Gullivan Bay. --Rare Albino. Ex Derby Lane Collection. Photo |
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Busycon spiratum Lamarck 1816 104mm F+ Belleair Causeway found at low tide on grass flats. Fresh Dead - just eaten probably by a crab. Photo |
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Fasciolaria tulipa Linne 1758 7 1/2 inches with operculum collected on grass and sand off rock ledges Clearwater, Florida at 40 to 60 feet. Red Form Monster Sized. Photo |
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Fasciolaria tulipa Linne 1758 72mm F+ Clearwater, Florida from rock ledges 40 - 60 feet. Red Form. -- Inflated Shell, deformed siphonal canal -- Photo |
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Fasciolaria tulipa Linne 1758 85mm Gem with operculum collected on grass and sand off rock ledges in 40 to 60 feet. Tarpon Springs, Florida. Green Form. Photo |
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Mitra floridana Dall 1884 43mm F Harry Harris park, Key Largo, Florida Photo |
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Pleuroploca gigantea Kiener 1840 280mm
F++/Gem with operculum Marco Island, Florida from Gullivan Bay. Ex Derby
Lane Collection. Rare Albino - very excellent specimen. No worm holes, no
erosion. Fine spire tip and lip. Nice large shoulder knobs. Prize Specimen!!
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Pleuroploca gigantea Kiener 1840 280mm
F++/Gem with operculum Marco Island, Florida from Gullivan Bay. Ex Derby
Lane Collection. Rare Albino - very excellent specimen. No worm holes, no
erosion. Fine spire tip and lip. Nice large shoulder knobs. Prize Specimen!!
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Strombus costatus Gmelin 1791 137mm F++
collected in deepwater Gulf of Mexico off Tarpon Springs, Florida. Large,
Heavy Specimen. Ex Derby Lane Collection
Photo Dorsum |
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Strombus costatus Gmelin 1791 137mm F++
collected in deepwater Gulf of Mexico off Tarpon Springs, Florida. Large,
Heavy Specimen. Ex Derby Lane Collection
Photo Ventral |