all shells here are caught by me and are already sold/donated to museums in Paris, G. Britain, Germay and the Netherlands and to seashell specialist..
Recently discovered seashells in Palawan
Vexillum pelaezi Poppe, G.T., S. Tagaro & R. Salisbury, 2009
Vexillum flaveoricum M. Herrmann & E. Guillot de Suduiraut, 2009
Vexillum pedroi Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
size: 23mm-32mm
Location: Isla Balabac
Scabricola martini Poppe & Tagaro, 2006
size: 13mm-18mm
Location: Isla Balabac, Palawan
Costellaria gouldi Salisbury & Guillot de Suduiraut, 2006
size: 8mm-10mm
Location: Isla Bancalaan - Isla Balabac, Palawan (south)
Costellarari rodgersi R. Salisbury & J. Wolff, 2005
size: 25mm-30
Location: Isla Linapacan
Costellaria vespula Turner & Marrow, 2001
size: 10mm-16mm Location: Isla Balabac
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Cyparea dani Beals, 2002
size: 18mm-23mm
Location: Isla Coron, Palawan (north) but recently discovered that it can also be found at Isla Balabac, Palawan (south)
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Cymbiola palawanica Douté, H. & P. Bail, 1999
size: 50mm-110mm+
Location: Northern Palawan (Endemic)
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Conus spectrum f. petergabrieli F. Lorenz, 2006
size: 20mm - 30mm+
Location: Northern Palawan (but mostly found at Isla Cuyo, Linapacan and Dumaran)
Conus leobottoni F. Lorenz, 2006
size: 20mm - 60mm+
Location: Isla Balabac, Palawan, Philippines
Conus guidopoppei R. Raybaudi, 2005
size: 20mm - 30mm+
Location: Throughout Palawan(Linapacan, Taytay, Quezon to Balabac Island)
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