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

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 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

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

Argobuccinum pustulosum (Lightfoot 1786) Outstanding! F+++/Gem W/O 51,1 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of yellowish, white and cream color with attractive  knobby brown bands, beige spiral lines and fine nodulose cords. White knobby aperture and lip. Has few micro defects. Taken on rocks at shallow water (natural habitat). Muizenberg, South Africa 1966

Austrotriton subdistortus (Lamarck 1822) Outstanding Tick Dark! F+++/Gem 41,6 mm. Very beautiful, hard to get. Grayish, tones of brown and black color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. Yellow, cream ribbed aperture and lip. The protoconch is slightly chipped. Taken on tide pools. Port Welshpool, Victoria, Australia 1996

Cymatiella sexcostata (Tate 1888) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 20,5 mm. Very beautiful, uncommon species, hard to get, especially in this quality. Tones of orange and cream color, attractive sculpture  with granulose cords, white top. White, cream aperture and lip with teeth. Taken among rubble on the edge of sand bar. Wattle Point, South Australia 1980

Lotoria grandimaculata (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Slender Form Yellow! F+++/Gem W/O 83,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellow and white color with attractive knobby and fine nodulose cords, black, beige, brown and white varices. White, black, blue and pale yellow base, ribbed aperture and knobby lip. Taken in coral rubble at shallow water. Kilakarai, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, India 1973

Monoplex durbanensis (E. A. Smith 1899) Gorgeous Rare! F+++ 21,2 mm. Very beautiful. Cream/white and grayish color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords with brown lines. White, grayish mature knobby aperture and lip with teeth. The protoconch is chipped. Taken in low tide pools. KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa 1970

Monoplex thersites (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Rare! F+++ W/O 44,8 mm. Very beautiful. Beige, white, cream and yellowish color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White, pale yellow mature ribbed aperture and lip with teeth. Has few micro defects and the protoconch is chipped. Taken sand at low tide. Freemantle, Perth, Western Australia 1984

Ranella olearium (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Thick Knobby! F+++ W/O 106,7 mm. Very beautiful. Bluish/white, beige, orange, grayish and yellowish color with attractive thick knobby and fine nodulose cords. White, pale yellowish aperture and lip with teeth. Has few worm drills on the spires, few micro defects and chipped apex. Trawled at 40-100 m. Ria de Vigo, Galicia, Spain 1969

Lotoria lotoria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Heavy Superb! Gem 114,2 mm. Very beautiful and glossy. Yellow and cream/white color body and top with black and white varices, attractive large spiral knobs, large and fine nodulose cords. White, black ribbed aperture, canal and thick lip with teeth. Dived at 10-12 m. in coral heads base. Bantayan Isl. Philippines 1986

Ranularia sinensis (Reeve 1844) Gorgeous Extra Large Superb! Gem 79,3 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, bluish/white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and thick knobby lip with teeth, perfect syphon. Taken by nets. Nha Trang area, Vietnam 2000