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Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 
F+++, nick in lip, slightly smoothed,.
Philippines. Palawan. May, 2008

Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 
F++/F+++, small nick in lip, slightly smoothed. Philippines. Palawan. May, 2008

Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 
F++/F+++, small nick in lip, slightly smoothed. Philippines. Palawan. May, 2008

Sowerby, 1857
F+++/GEM under coral 5-6m
Grand Comores, Comores Island group

Audouin, 1831
F+++, small chip in lip and canal. 
Northern Mindinao, Aliguay Island. 12/2007

Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1810
F++/GEM Point Motumano, South West coast of Nuku Hiva, Marquesas Island 10/2000

Lauer 1989
F+/F++ under rubble 12m
SW Madagascar 1991

Lauer 1989
F+++ under rubble 12m
SW Madagascar 1991

Iredale, T., 1937
F++/GEM
Philippines, Aliguay Island 08/06

Motta, A.J. da, 1978
F++/F+++ small chip in lip Trawled in
100-150m Nagore, Tamil Nadu, India 10/05

Motta, A.J. da, 1978
F++/GEM small chip in lip Trawled at 80-120m
Off Racha Island, South Phuket, Thailand

Adams, 1853
35mm/F++
Zamboanga, Philippines

Linnaeus 1758 F++/F+++, w/o, BIG, small chips in lip, growthline near lip.  Diving at 20 feet Corba Island, Panama

Sowerby 1833
F++/F+++ w/o small scars
Cocos Island, Costa Rica

Sowerby
fine+, dark pattern, lip slightly smoothed.
Panama, taken off Gobernadora Island

46.32mm F+++/Gem, minor scars
Panama, taken off Gobernadora Island on extreme low tide, February of 2007

Lightfoot 1786
F++/GEM amongst rocks 20-30m
Motumano, Nuku Hiva, Marqueses

Lightfoot 1786
F++ on sand at night 8m
Tiomen Island, Malaysia