Ranellidae

Cymatium muricinum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Inflated! F+++/Gem 56,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with blackish, gray marks, attractive knobby, nodulose ribs and cords. Amazing white full mature thick base and lip with teeth, ribbed reddish, cream aperture with black marks. The protoconch is chipped. Taken on coral sand at 1-2 m. North West Cape, Western Australia 1992

Cymatium perryi Emerson & Old 1963 Gorgeous Thick Heavy!F+++/Gem 106,9 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange, beige and cream color body and cream/white, dark brown varices with attractive large spiral knobs, large and fine nodulose cords. White, orange ribbed aperture, canal and lip with teeth. Has a slightly growth over the lip to the siphon. Trawled in shallow water. Off Hikkaduwa, Sri Lanka 1980's

Distorsio robinsoni Petuch 1987 Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 43,7 mm. Very beautiful local form. White color body and tones of yellow, beige early whorls and top with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, cream, beige color base, canal, aperture and lip with beige marks and teeth. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Trawled at 30-50 m. Off Ilheus, Bahia, Brazil 2022

Distorsio reticularis cf. (Linne 1758) Outstanding With periostracum! F+++/Gem 52,8 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get from Australia. Yellowish/beige color periostracum and white body color, attractive sculpture with knobby and fine nodulose cords. White base, aperture and lip with teeth. Taken on muddy sand at night at low tide. Cairns, Qld Australia 1990's