Voluta musica laevigata Lamarck, 1811 - 94,7mm Genus_Scalptia with a octopus microhole

with a octopus microhole

Collected by nets at 20/25 meters depth

VERY DIFFICULT TO GET

Locality: Biesbosch

Voluta musica laevigata Lamarck, 1811 - 94,7mm Genus_Scalptia with a octopus microholeLocality: Puerto Escondido, Oaxaca, Mexico, 2026 Grade: F+++ GEM Dredged at 100 150 meters depth The shell is absolutely gorgeous, you can clearly see the iconic music score patterning that gives this species its name: the horizontal lines crossed by dark spots resembling musical notes. The laevigata subspecies tends to have a smoother, more polished surface with a lighter, creamier base color compared to damula, and this example shows that