F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, orange and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords White, brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The apex is chipped. Taken by tangle nets at 70-80 m. Panglao Isl. Bohol 1987
Metula cumingii A. Adams 1853 Gorgeous Large!
F+++ 42,6 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of brown, beige and cream color attractive pattern and nodulose cords on low body. Cream, pale blue, yellowish mature aperture and orange lip with cream/white ribs and fine teeth. Has a slightly growth scar on the side, slightly chipped protoconch and lip. Trawled at 20-40 m. Off Kwa Ibo, Akwa Ibom, Nigeria 2022
Cymatium testudinarium (A. Adams & Reeve 1850) Gorgeous!F+++/Gem 72 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow, orange and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords White, brown, cream ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The apex is chipped. Taken by tangle nets at 70-80 m. Panglao Isl. Bohol 1987
Cypraea lurida dwarf (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Dark!
F+++ 31,5 mm. Very beautiful. Grayish/brown color with pale grayish soft bands. Cream, white color margins and base, orange canals and black terminals blotches. Has micro defects. Mediterranean populations are now protected this is from old collection. Self collected under large stones at 4-5 m. Offshore Reef 2 miles off from Voula Bay, Saronicos Gulf, Greece 1998