CASSIDAE   / Cassis madagascariensis
 

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Cassis madagascariensis Lamarck, 1822 

Collected by local fishermen while diving between
20  to 30 meters depth on sandy bottom;
Grand Bahama Island, Northern Bahamas; April 2014

ID 7709: 170 mm, w/o, F+

Beautiful heavy specimen, no erosion, no holes,
 intact syphon but a break on shield, small chipping on syphon

75.00 €