Volutidae

Voluta Athleta studeri (Von Martens 1897) Gorgeous Unusual Pattern! F+++ 51,5 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color with attractive yellowish/beige marks and axial lines. White base, aperture and mature lip with soft beige arks. Has a growth scar on the base doesn't detract from it's overall beauty Trawled at 60-80 m. Moreton Bay, Qld. Australia 1989

Voluta Zidona dufresnei (Donovan 1823) Gorgeous Super Special!F+++ 94,7 mm. Very beautiful super special specimen from central Brazil, a very different local form. Cream, grayish and orange/beige color with attractive black, brown, grayish pattern. Yellowish, orange, pale bluish, cream/white aperture and lip. Has growth lines, chipped protoconch and few nicks. Trawled at 50-60 m. Off Vitoria, Espirito Santo State, Brazil 2023

Voluta Harpulina lapponica loroisi (Valenciennes 1863) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem 93,5 mm. Very beautiful, Nicobar form. Yellowish/cream, white color with attractive brown, black pattern and soft pale orange, beige marks. Pale pinkish, pale grayish, white aperture and yellow lip. Has few nicks. Taken by nets at 100-120 m. Off North East Nicobar Islands, India 2000's

Voluta Odontocymbiola cleryana (Petit 1856) Gorgeous Unusual Inflated! F+++ 45,7 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and white color with attractive yellowish/beige pattern, brown marks and knobby shoulder. White, pale beige, cream aperture and lip. Has a slightly growth mark on the dorsum and irregularities doesn't detract from it's overall beauty.  Trawled at 50-70 m. Off Niteroi, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 1994