Distorsio decussata (Valenciennes 1832) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem W/O 63 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white color with pale yellowish band and attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Yellowish/beige, white base. aperture and lip with beige marks and fine teeth. Has a growth line on the spires and slightly chipped protoconch. Dredged at 60-80 feet. Afuera Canal, Chiriqui Bay, West Panama 2014

Cymatium parthenopeum echo Kuroda & Habe 1961 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 70 mm. Very beautiful Japanese subspecies. Yellowish, cream beige color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white apex. Pale yellowish, white ribbed aperture and lip with black marks and white teeth. Has slightly chipped canal. Trawled at 5-10 fms. Minabe, Wakayana, Hinshu, Japan 1980

Cymatium gutturnium (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Extra Large Superb!F+++/Gem 90,9 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with brown, beige axial lines and yellowish marks, attractive sculpture with spiny, large sculptured cords and granulose cords. Amazing reddish/orange, yellowish, white ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch and  the outer lip are little chipped. Dived at 12-15 m. under coral slabs Negros Isl. Philippines 2008

Cymatium hepaticum Roding 1798 Outstanding Colorful! F+++/Gem 36,2 mm. Very beautiful. Orange, yellow, cream, beige, white and black color nodulose cords. White, pale blue ribbed aperture and orange knobby lip with fine teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken on coral reef at 1-3 m. Tulamben, Bali Isl. Indonesia 1995

Cymatium pfeifferianum (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Rare Western Australian form!F+++/Gem 43,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, brown and beige color with attractive nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The siphon has a growth scar. Trawled at 100 m. Off Derby, Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, Western Australia 1988

Cymatium parthenopeum juvenile (von Salis 1793) Outstanding! F++ 79,3 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large and thin nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thin immature lip with beige marks. Has slightly chipped protoconch. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Cymatium parthenopeum americanum var. (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous North Brazil Form! F+++/Gem W/O 71,4 mm. Small but very beautiful. Beige, tones of yellowish and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, cream, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a small drill mark. Taken in rock sides at extreme low tide. Tutoia, Maranhao, Brazil 2019

Cymatium parthenopeum (von Salis 1793) Gorgeous Unusual Shape Large! F+++/Gem 108.7 mm. Very beautiful rare west Africa specimen. Tones of beige, pale yellowish, cream and white color, attractive sculpture with large cords. White, black, beige and brown varices. White ribbed aperture and beige, black, white lip with teeth. Has slightly chipped protoconch and a slightly growth mark on the side. Trawled 40-60 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2023

Cymatium caudatum (Gmelin 1791) Gorgeous Superb! F+++/Gem 67,6 mm. Very beautiful rare deep water Japanese specimen. Pale yellow and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Trawled at 200-300 m. Tosa Bay, Shikoku, Japan 1970

Gyrineum natator (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Large Dark!Gem 38,3 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige, cream and white color bands with attractive brown, blackish spiral knobs and fine cords. White, brown ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at low tide. Pat Wadi, Mumbai, India 1982

Cymatium aquatile (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous! F+++ 47,5 mm. Very beautiful. White, orange and yellow color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Pale orange, cream, white knobby aperture and thick lip with brown marks and white teeth. Has a healed slightly growth mark on the dorsum and chipped protoconch. Dived on outer reef. Koror Isl. Palau, Micronesia 1973

Gyrineum perca (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 55,2 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale yellow color with attractive knobby ribs and fine cords. perfect spiny and corded wings. White mature aperture and thick lip with teeth. Trawled on deep water. Off Tosa Bay, Japan 1983

Monoplex tranquebaricus (Lamarck 1816) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 40,1 mm. Formerly Cymatium tranquebaricum. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive blackish, beige, brown, bluish knobby and nodulose cords. Body color ribbed aperture and thin lip. The protoconch is chipped. From Greek trawlers. Senegal 1975

Monoplex kiiensis (G. B. Sowerby III 1915) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 33 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream and pale beige color with attractive knobby ri and nodulose cords. White color ribbed aperture and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken by lobster traps at 40-60 m. Minabe, Wakayana Pref. Japan 2008

Ranularia oboesa (Perry 1811) Gorgeous Uncommon! Gem 45 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, white color with brown, blackish, beige marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and thick lip. Taken by nets at 10-15 m. Off Chennai (Madras), India 1980

Cymatium ranzani (Bianconi 1851) Gorgeous Extra Large! F+++ W/O 200 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, yellowish, brown, cream and white color bands wit attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white and black marked varices. Amazing black, cream, white, bluish, orange base, mature ribbed aperture and large knobby lip with periostracum. Has a damaged knob on the spires and a chip on the canal doesn't detract from it's overall beauty. Dived at 15-20 m. Masirah Isl. Oman 2025

Distorsio smithi (Von Maltzan 1884) Gorgeous Large! F+++ 56 mm. Very beautiful from unusual locality. White, yellowish/beige and cream color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, beige color base, aperture and lip with teeth. Has very small worm drills and slightly chipped protoconch. Trawled at 20-40 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom State, Nigeria, West Africa 2025

Monoplex intermedius (Pease 1869) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O 42,6 mm. Very beautiful, rare in Hawaii. White and tones of yellowish/orange color with brown varices blotches, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Pale orange, white ribbed aperture with blackish lines and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived at 50 feet. Kahe Point, Oahu, Hawaii 1989

Monoplex martinianus (A. d'Orbigny 1853) Gorgeous Rare Superb! F+++/Gem W/O 55,9 mm. Very beautiful. White, cream, orange, beige, brown color with brown varices blotches, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Pale orange, white ribbed aperture with blackish lines and thick lip with teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Dived on coral reef at 22-35 m. Off Boynton Beach, Florida 1992