Cypraea nigropunctata J. E. Gray 1828 Gorgeous Exceptional Banded! F+++/Gem 27,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream and gray color banded attractive dorsum with cream/white dots and black terminal marks. Yellowish/cream base and margins with dense black, bluish spots and marks. Has few micro defects. Dived at 10-15 m. under rocks. Bahia Isabel, Fernandina Isl. Galapagos Islands 2002

Cypraea edentula nahoonensis Lorenz 1989 Gorgeous Rare Subspecies! F+++ 21,6 mm. Very beautiful. Cream color background with tones of orange, gray and beige marks. White base with pale bluish marks and callosus margins with blackish, brown, beige spots. Has few micro defects. Dived at 12-13 m. on reef. Fish River area, Port Alfred, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa 1993

Cypraea cribraria (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Extra Large Superb! Gem 33,9 mm. Very beautiful. Brown color with clear large cream/white spots. Callosus bluish/white margins and base. From my personal collection. Philippines 1974

Conus stearnsii Conrad 1869 Gorgeous Dark Superb! F+++/Gem 19,6 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of beige, brown and cream color with attractive marks and dots, nodulose corded low body. Cream, brown aperture and lip. Taken in mud flats on tide change. Tierra Verde, St. Petersburg, Florida 2008

Conus pineaui Pin 1989 Gorgeous Rare Superb! Gem 30,8 mm. Very beautiful. Cream, bluish and white color with attractive beige pattern. White, brown aperture and lip. Trawled in deep water. Off Isles du Faoud, Senegal 1992

Xenophora solarioides (Reeve 1845) Gorgeous! F+++/Gem W/O H 13 W 40 mm. including the attachment. Very beautiful. Cream/white color with attractive stones and pieces of shells attachment. White nodulose corded base, aperture and lip. Taken on sand bar at low tide. Dingo Beach, North Qld. Australia 2013

Hormospira maculosa (G. B. Sowerby I 1834) Outstanding Great! Gem 41,1 mm. Very beautiful. White, brown, beige and bluish color with attractive knobby shoulder and fine nodulose cords. White, beige color aperture and lip. Taken in sand at extremely low tide. San Felipe, Baja California Norte, West Mexico 1969

Latissistrombus latissimus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Thick Heavy Superb! F+++ 130 mm. Very beautiful and glossy, from unusual locality. Cream, white and tones of yellow color with amazing brown, white pattern on the early whorls and the base, attractive sculpture. White, cream, pale orange, beige aperture and thick callosus lip. Has few very small drills on the top, slightly rough upper lip and the canal. Dived at 30 m. on reef. Banggai Isl. Sulawesi, Indonesia 1982

Euprotomus aratrum (Roding 1798) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 72,4 mm. Very beautiful. Pale bluish and white color with beige marks, attractive sculpture with knobby and nodulose cords. Amazing orange, blackish, brown, grayish, beige and cream base, aperture, lip, canal and finger. Taken in sand in shallow water. Mission Beach, Qld. Australia 1970

Aliger gallus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Reddish/orange! F+++/Gem 116,6 mm. From finger to canal. Very beautiful special color. Reddish/orange and cream color with attractive large shoulder knobs and nodulose cords. Yellowish, tones of orange, cream and bluish/white base, aperture and lip. Has a drill mark on the spires and few nicks. Dived at 20-30 m. in coral sand. Off Alcobaca, Bahia, Brazil 2025

Aliger gallus (Linne 1758) Gorgeous Unique Light Sky/blue! F+++/Gem 112,6 mm. From finger to canal. Very beautiful special color. Light Sky/blue, cream/white and pale yellowish color with attractive large shoulder knobs, granulose cords and nodulose body. Yellowish/ beige, cream and bluish/white base, aperture and lip. Dived night at 12-15 m. on sand. Isla Caja de Muertos, Ponce, Puerto Rico 1993

Septa closeli (Beu 1987) Gorgeous Superb! Gem 42 mm. Very beautiful. Tones of orange and grayish color with attractive granulose cords, white, dark brown varices. Bluish/white ribbed aperture and yellowish lip with teeth.. Taken among sand and rocks at 1-2 m. Tulear area, South West Madagascar 2000

Cymatium raderi D'Attilio & B. W. Myers 1984 Gorgeous Yellow Superb! F+++/Gem 135,7 mm. Small but very beautiful and glossy. Tones of yellow, cream and white color with attractive knobby and nodulose cords, white, brown and blackish marked varices. Yellowish, beige, cream, white, blackish, brown lip and white ribbed aperture. Trawled at 45-60 m. Off Honduras, Caribbean Sea 1960

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Small Superb! Gem 63,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown, beige bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and frilly lip. Taken on beach after big storm. Whangapoua Beach, East Coast, Great Barrier Isl. North Isl. New Zealand 1955

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Large Superb! Gem W/O 102,7 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and thick frilly lip. Taken on rocks at extreme low tide. Tutukaka, Whangarei Harbour, N. Auckland, New Zealand 1987

Cabestana spengleri (G. Perry 1811) Gorgeous Giant Inflated! F++ W/O 131,2 mm. Very beautiful. Pale yellowish, white and cream color with brown bands, attractive knobby and nodulose cords. White ribbed, knobby aperture and frilly lip. Has slightly eroded early whorls and few nicks on the canal. Trawled in shallow water. Off Devonport, Auckland, North Isl. New Zealand 1960

Cabestana felipponei (Ihering 1907) Gorgeous Rare Dark! F+++ 24,8 mm. Very beautiful rare deep water species. Tones of beige and dark gray color with blackish marks and attractive nodulose cords. White, ribbed, knobby aperture and thick lip with teeth. Has chipped protoconch. Taken in lobster traps at 70-80 m. Off Macae, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2025

Oliva semmelinki Schepman 1891 Gorgeous Rare Superb! Gem 23,8 mm. Very beautiful and heavy. Cream, pale yellow color background with amazing black, gray, brown, beige pattern. Cream, bluish/white, pale yellowish base, aperture and lip. Trawled in deep water. Pamilacan, Bohol Isl., Philippines 2011

Glabella adansoni (Kiener 1834) Gorgeous Yellow Superb! Gem 22,2 mm. Very beautiful. Yellow color with attractive beige, brown delicate patterns and knobby shoulder. Bluish/white aperture, yellow margin and lip with fine teeth. Taken on sand at 1-2 m. N'Gor, Dakar, Senegal 1980

Haliotis virginea crispata A. Gould 1847 Gorgeous Superb Orange! Gem 34 mm. Very beautiful. Dark orange color and attractive sculpture with granulose cords. Inside iridescent bluish color with attractive sculpture and lip with fine teeth. Taken on beach. Ocean Beach, Mt. Maunganui, Northland, New Zealand 1986