Ranellidae

Cymatium exaratum kiiensis (Sowerby 1915) Outstanding! F+++ 37,6 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, cream color, attractive sculpture with knobby ribs and nodulose cords. White ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch and the canal are chipped. Taken by lobster traps at 40-60 m. Minabe, Wakayana Pref. Japan 2008

Cymatium pyrum (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Orange! F+++/Gem 96 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange and beige color with white varices marks, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, orange knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The the protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on coral reef at shallow water. Toliara area, Madagascar 2010

Cymatium vestitum (Hinds 1844) Gorgeous Strange Shape!F+++/Gem 35 mm. Very beautiful. Brown, beige, grayish, white, cream, yellowish color bands and and marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. White, brown knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch  is slightly chipped. Taken under rocks at low tide. Herradura Beach, North Jaco, Puntarenas, West Costa Rica 1980

Gyrineum bituberculare fuscocostata (Dunker 1862) Gorgeous Superb! Gem W/O 33,3 mm. Very beautiful. White and cream color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine nodulose cords, perfect knobby varices. White mature ribbed aperture, canal and lip with teeth. Taken under rocks at shallow water. Cuddalore, State of Tamil Nadu, India 1980's