Beautiful Scaphella elizabethae Petuch & Sargent, 2011, personally collected from Pulley Ridge, Dry Tortugas, Florida. This is a very attractive specimen displaying the species’ distinctive creamy-white background with bold, dark brown rectangular spotting and a beautiful pale yellow aperture.

Specimen Data

Family: Volutidae
Species: Scaphella elizabethae
Author: Petuch & Sargent, 2011
Location: Pulley Ridge, Dry Tortugas, Florida
Method: Baited lobster trap
Depth: 200–220 ft
Date: March 2026
Collector: Randy Rivera — F/V AVA PILAR
Measurement: 95.8 mm
TSC #: 0736VOL-TSC

Condition

Very attractive specimen with strong, well-defined spotting and excellent overall presentation. Nice protoconch and clean aperture. Please examine the photos carefully for exact condition. Some minor imperfections may be present, normal for deep-water trap-collected specimens.

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Tortugas Shell Collection

Personally collected aboard the F/V AVA PILAR from the deep waters of Pulley Ridge and offered with complete collection data.