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Hey folks! Need some help with 4 gastropods. Age: Eocene, Priabonian Location: Bulgaria, Black Sea Super family : Stromboidea I have already asked on a facebook page about gastropods, received some constructive comments. I will publicise my original inquire and some comments I received. The first one (photos 1-3) I believe it is Oostrombus auricularius, after a friend guided me that it looks Stromboidea family. The second one (photos 4-6) must be Stromboidea as well, but cannot find a closer match. If you notice, the cone protrudes more than the first, so I am sure not the same species. Pictures 7-10 I would say again Stromboidea. It's form is again different compared to the second. Last one, I have no clue. The second is the most common and I have found a couple, while all the rest are single finds. Hope someone helps to narrow them down. This was my question on the page. Some comments: "Last one looks Stromboidea aswell, but... Third one looks Conus to me" "if it is priabonian, it is Oostrombus naticiformis, not auriculatus" Through this comment, I managed to find this page. Actually, the person who replied is the author of this article, so I assume he has good knowledge of gastropods. He has a silicon mold, search in the link for "Silicone mold of Oostrombus naticiformis (Oppenheim, 1901); Priabonian, upper Eocene; Alonte near Lonigo, Vicenza Province, Veneto Region, Italy; Coll. Virgilio Liverani" So I put them on side: The third one of this picture, must be O. naticiformis. The second shall be Oostrombus sp, yet probably different. The first, no idea. Please let me know if you want more pictures, which specific angle photographed. I really want to find out about these gastropods.