Mirapecten rastellum (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Cream/Rose!F+++ 36,5 mm. Very beautiful special color. Upper valve cream color with attractive rose marks and lamellate side ribs, yellowish over the lip. Lower valve white color with soft rose marks and spiny ribs. Has few very small drill holes and micro defects. Cebu 2006

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Large Colorful! F+++/Gem 66,2 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, brown, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white and rose color. Trawled (bought at fishing market). Off Tirana, Albania, Adriatic Sea 2005

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Cute Colorful Knobby! F+++ 45 mm. Small but very beautiful extremely knobby. Multicolor attractive pattern with large knobs. Has irregular lips. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2015

Aequipecten opercularis (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++ 59 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve tones of red, rose, purplish, cream, white color with attractive fine spiny body and nodulose ribs. Lower valve cream/white, tones of red and rose color. Has a small growth defect and a chip. Trawled. San Carlos, Tarragona, Catalonia, Spain 1985

Nodipecten arthriticus (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Large Dark Red! F+++/Gem 78,5 mm. Very beautiful heavy and colorful. Upper valve dark red color with black, brown, beige lines and white marks, attractive few orange knobs and fine lamellas. Lower valve orange/brick, brown and blackish color rays with white dots. Has few micro defects. Dived at 15-20 m. in sand between rocks. Bajo Cope, Ayangue, Provincia de Santa Elena, Ecuador 2017

Volachlamys tranquebarica (Gmelin 1791) Outstanding!F+++/Gem 36,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with black, brown, beige pattern and attractive fine nodulose ribs. Caught by fishing nets at 150-200 feet on sandy mud bottom. Palau Tikus, Penang, West Malaysia 1973

Gloripallium pallium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Purple!F+++/Gem 51,7 mm. Very beautiful. Purple, cream, black and white colors attractive pattern and almost perfect lamellate ribs. Self collected under stone and dead coral at shallow water. Bunaken Isl. Manado, North Sulawesi May 1998

Laevichlamys lemniscata (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Colorful!Gem 28 mm. Small but very beautiful. Upper valve mauve and cream/white color with brown, blackish pattern, attractive perfect lamellate ribs. Lower valve white and lavender color with blackish pattern, attractive nodulose and perfect lamellate ribs. Cebu 2007

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Dark Large! F+++/Gem 29,2 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 20-30 m. Off Cayar, Senegal 1999

Aequipecten commutatus (Monterosato 1875) Gorgeous Orange Large! F+++/Gem 28,3 mm. Very beautiful special Mediterranean specimen. Tones of orange, purplish and white color with attractive fine nodulose body and fine lamellate ribs. Trawled at 25 m. in muddy sand bottom. Off Malaga, Spain 1980

Aequipecten glyptus (Verryll 1882) Gorgeous Rare! F+++/Gem 49,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve white and cream color with attractive reddish/brown ribs and sculpture. Lower valve white and pale yellow color. Inside bluish/white color. Has nicks. Trawled at 100-120 m. Off Dry Tortugas, Florida 1970

Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck 1819) Gorgeous Bluish! F+++/Gem 45,5 mm. Very beautiful. Upper valve bluish, brown, beige, cream and white color attractive pattern with nodulose body and ribs. Lower valve white, gray and yellowish/cream color. Taken on sand at extreme low tide. Cape Cod area, Massachusetts 1981

Chlamys farreri (K. H. Jones & Preston 1904) Gorgeous Large Colorful! F+++/Gem 65,3 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, orange, pink, cream and white color pattern, attractive sculpture with large lamellate and fine nodulose ribs. Trawled at 20-30 m. Nishinoshima Isl. Oki Isl. group, Shimane pref. Japan 1996

Chlamys farreri nipponensis Kuroda 1932 Gorgeous Large Dark! F+++/Gem 69 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, black, beige, cream and white color pattern, attractive sculpture with large lamellate ribs and fine nodulose body. Taken at 3-6 m. Posjet Bay, Vladivostok area, Siberia, Russia 1990

Chlamys tincta (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 24 mm. Very beautiful rare nowadays. Tones of orange color, attractive sculpture with fine spiny and lamellate ribs. Dived at 10-15 m. under sponges. Buffels Bay, False Bay, Cape Province, South Africa 1994

Mimachlamys cloacata (Reeve 1853) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 29 mm. Very beautiful, uncommon Qld. specimen. Upper valve tones of brown and cream/white color attractive pattern, nodulose body and ribs. Lower valve white color with pale beige dots. Taken on sand flat at low tide. Shoal Point, Mackay, Qld. Australia 1980

Lindapecten muscosus (Wood 1828) Gorgeous Light color! F+++/Gem 41,9 mm. Very beautiful hard to get from Mexico. Pale beige, cream and pale yellowish color with attractive fine nodulose body and spiny ribs. Trawled at 15 fms. North Cape Francisco, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico 1975

Mimachlamys crassicostata (Sowerby 1842) Gorgeous Colorful! F+++/Gem 74,8 mm. Very beautiful. Multicolor attractive pattern and sculpture with lamellate ribs. Trawled at 10-15 m. Sea of Japan 1987

Nodipecten subnodosus (Sowerby 1835) Gorgeous Orange Superb! F+++/Gem 118 mm. Very beautiful uncommon color. Tones of dark orange color. attractive sculpture with  knobs over umbo, nodulose and lamellate body and large ribs. Has few chips. Trawled. Baja California, West Mexico 1990