Cassis madagascariensis and form spinella

[pilsbryi]

These two might be the most difficult to get nowadays. At "Compendium of Seashells  they were stated as common and used for producing cameos !!!

No matter the rarity that a certain shell can reach these kind were my holy graal for a long,long time .

I had the luck to get both, so at the case of being interest at, i can provide its pictures . They were caught in Florida .



Both come from Florida and they are NOT from an older collection . ( 2001 - spinella and 2008 - madascariensis )
About their sizes : 140 mm for madascariensis and a true Gem specimen, and 170 mm for spinella that only has a tiny defect .
Both are quite forgotten, and it seemed a good idea to bring them up to light .
For all those that i see,  these two are actualy very rare and very hard to get as well .

Kind regards

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